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    April 5, 2012

    Flying Scorpion Wants You to Bring "All Your I.D.s" to Yucca This Saturday

    Tempe's Flying Scorpion might still be a young band, but that doesn't mean they're new to music. As the one-year-old hard rockers release their first three-track disc, Z,  at Yucca Tap Room this Saturday, they bring years of experience from former and current local bands like Mourning Maxw ... More >>

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    November 22, 2011

    Flier of the Week: Thanksgiving Eve Party at the Sail Inn

    ​Creamy Radio and Last Exit Live are presenting Tempe with a Thanksgiving Eve party at the Sail Inn. Although they aren't promising a turkey like the one this flier depicts, there will at least be plenty of holiday spirit.It's all about giving thanks for local music, which means local music lovers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Celebrate National Novel Writing Month with Five Musician/Novelists

    Nick Cave, author of And the Ass Saw the Angel and The Death of Bunny Munro​People like to dedicate the month of November to specific tasks. Say, growing a mustache (Movember) or writing a novel (National Novel Writing Month). One dude who clearly knows how to do both is Nick Cave. His books, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    The Smith Family Band @ Yucca Tap Room

    Nick Cave, author of And the Ass Saw the Angel and The Death of Bunny Munro​People like to dedicate the month of November to specific tasks. Say, growing a mustache (Movember) or writing a novel (National Novel Writing Month). One dude who clearly knows how to do both is Nick Cave. His books, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2011

    Out of Reverie Tour: Day 1

    While Los Angeles might be a sexier destination, we are setting out for one of it's many little brothers--the kind of trendy downtown area in Whittier, California. Lead singer Dain Griffin's cousin owns a little bar right in the center of town, so the band thought it would be the perfect spot to st ... More >>

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    April 28, 2011

    McDowell Mountain Music Festival

    While Los Angeles might be a sexier destination, we are setting out for one of it's many little brothers--the kind of trendy downtown area in Whittier, California. Lead singer Dain Griffin's cousin owns a little bar right in the center of town, so the band thought it would be the perfect spot to st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Courtney Marie Andrews, Smith Family Band, Banana Gun, Mergence, Hooves, and Gospel Claws Tapped for Creamy Radio Stage at McDowell Mountain Music Festival

    ​McDowell Mountain Music Festival named its headliners more than a month ago -- Edward Sharpe, Black Joe Lewis and Xavier Rudd probably having the most mass appeal. Now local independent web radio station Creamy Radio has announced the acts playing the local state they schedule. New Times co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Hear Gospel Claws New Single "Summer Nights Lakeside"

    ​Gospel Claws upcoming record, C-L-A-W-S, isn't due until October but the first single, "Summer Nights Lakeside" was made available for download from Magnet Magazine earlier this week."The song is great summer sing-a-long about camping, drinking beer, and drowning," they claim. Another track, "Wa ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 18, 2010

    ​Gospel Claws upcoming record, C-L-A-W-S, isn't due until October but the first single, "Summer Nights Lakeside" was made available for download from Magnet Magazine earlier this week."The song is great summer sing-a-long about camping, drinking beer, and drowning," they claim. Another track, "Wa ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Bombshell: The explosive backstory in the Robert Ortloff murder trial may be more fascinating than the case itself

    ​Gospel Claws upcoming record, C-L-A-W-S, isn't due until October but the first single, "Summer Nights Lakeside" was made available for download from Magnet Magazine earlier this week."The song is great summer sing-a-long about camping, drinking beer, and drowning," they claim. Another track, "Wa ... More >>

  • News

    July 9, 1998

    Unions Struggle for a Foothold

    ​Gospel Claws upcoming record, C-L-A-W-S, isn't due until October but the first single, "Summer Nights Lakeside" was made available for download from Magnet Magazine earlier this week."The song is great summer sing-a-long about camping, drinking beer, and drowning," they claim. Another track, "Wa ... More >>

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