The Pogues

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Bettye LaVette on the Death (and Possible Rebirth) of Detroit

When Bettye LaVette swears, she swears. The Detroit songstress sounds passionate when she talks (and occasionally tosses out a little blue language), but she punctuates each burst with a wonderful laugh, one that somehow conveys the power in her voice as much as her songs. She's been busy exercisin ... More >>

Bah, Humbug: Eight Un-Christmas Songs

No one loves Christmas more than Juggalos.​ Maybe I'm still bummed that Santa won't pay my bills or leave fancy camera equipment under my tree, but Christmas is lame. The holiday makes people mean and greedy -- it must have something to do with all that obnoxious music and eggnog, which is on ... More >>

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears @ Crescent Ballroom

Christopher Danowski, What Are You Listening To?

Christopher Danowski​Christopher Danowski Danowski is the co-conspirator of Theater in My Basement, which is working on a new series of performance/video/installations on the nine muses and planning for the next Teatro Caliente festival in January 2011.When you put your key in the ignition and tur ... More >>

Top Authentic Celtic Punk Bands

And don't let the talent and success of the Yanks fool you, some of the best Celtic punk outfits of the past and present still have their roots on the other side of the Atlantic. Here is a list of the top five groups that actually have members from the Emerald Isle (or at least close by).

This Week in Music History: June 13 through 19

Wikimedia CommonsWeezer singer Rivers Cuomo: Born 41 years ago today.​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. Here's "This ... More >>

Titus Andronicus Thought Time Touring With the Pogues Sucked

​Highly hyped New Jersey band Titus Andronicus' tour with the Pogues infuriated Titus' lead singer, Patrick Stickles, according to Paste.The Pogues, who the members of Titus Andronicus consider to be musical heroes, didn't give their opening band the time of day. They never once watched Titus open ... More >>

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

Flogging Molly performs at Tempe Beach Park last night.​Flogging MollyTempe Beach ParkThursday, March 17With all of indie folks invading Austin to schmooze and snap photos at SxSW, the rest of us were left with what's become a Tempe St. Patrick's Day tradition: watching Flogging Molly at Tempe ... More >>

Celtic Punkers Flogging Molly and Keltic Cowboys Make Serious Green on St. Paddy's Day

St. Patrick's Day in Arizona: the Irish, the Mexicans, and the Nativists

There's something particularly obscene about the fact that state Senator Russell Pearce's bigoted, anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070/HB 2632 will be heard today on the House floor, falling, as the date does, on St. Patrick's Day.Because before nativist hatemongers had Mexican immigrants to kick aro ... More >>

Concert Review: The Pogues More Than Justify A $60 Ticket Price

The original lineup of the Pogues, who impressed with aplomb last night at the Marquee Theatre.​"Tell me why people are willing to pay $60 to see an old fucking Irish punk band." This was the mandate that was handed down by music editor Martin Cizmar when I mentioned my desire to review last nigh ... More >>

The Pogues in 140 Characters or Less

Twitpic of last night's Pogues show by ickmusic.​Thanks to the stream-of-consciousness immediacy that is Twitter, its possible to get a glimpse into the thought processes of many an Internet user. Witness the progressions of Pete Icke's opinions in regards over the course of yesterday evening in ... More >>

Tonight: Vice Magazine Throws The Desert Bender Party

​Let it never be said that there's never anything rad to do in Phoenix, especially since there's an overabundance of awesome events going down this evening. Not only are Shane MacGowan and the Pogues visiting Tempe tonight, but the Monsters of Folk Tour will be hitting the Orpheum and Valient ... More >>

The Pogues

The Pogues

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Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

A Rundown of Live Music & Club Events Going Down During Christmas

DJ Ian Frost is scheduled to spin on Christmas night at the Blunt Club in Tempe.The next two days are gonna be a overwhelming whirlwind of presents, family, and plenty of yuletide fun and frolic for many Valley urbanites. But if you get tired of sucking down watered-down egg nog and listening to ... More >>

Girl In A Coma Coming to Mesa

By Martin Cizmar If you like Joan Jett – and judging by every karaoke night I’ve attended in the last year, you do – you might want to check out Girl in a Coma, coming to Hollywood Alley on December 3. Hailing from San Antonio (I’ll do it for you, Phoenix: booooo Tim Duncan sucks!) the a ... More >>

It Came From YouTube: Covers by Local Bands

Dropkick Murphys hit the Marquee on Monday

Cabaret on Crack: March Fourth Marching Band @ Alice Cooper'stown, Saturday, October 27

The Liars Handshake

Pants on fire

Future Shock: The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor, Saosin, and more

Modest Mouse

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
(Sony)

Anti-Xmas Rant

Northern Cree & Friends, Vol. 5

Long Winter Nights
(Canyon Records)

Hard Luck of the Irish

Low-down, dirty Shane

The Young Dubliners

Blarney rock

Pogue Mahone

Erin go bar

Swindled Art

Freestyle Fellowship

Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio

Clumsy Lovers

A decade of picking -- and choosing

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Lust for Laab

Fresh flavors restore our critic's faith in food

Leatherface

Boat in the Smoke DVD
(Punkervision)

The Clumsy Lovers

Roadhouse Rules

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

They Like It Rough

And so does our brave writer, who dove headfirst into a never-ending series of fascinating world- music compilations

Flogging Molly

Boisterous band adds an Irish spring to Edgefest

Guinness Record

Flogging Molly's new album makes for a rocking Irish spring

Paperback Writers

Latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

Clash City Rocker

Joe Strummer gives his band enough rope, and arrives at a democratically created, internationalist gem

Book 'Em

Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

Texas State of Mind

The South by Southwest music conference might've been a disappointment this year, but there are still plenty of questions left to be answered

Future Shock

Gumbo gazes into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect in jazz, blues and heritage as we approach 2001

Locals

Live From New York

Saturday Night Live and DreamWorks Records team up for two not-ready-for-prime-time compilations

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