Did you get that memo? Not the one about the TPS report, but the one that says fluorescent hues slowly drain the light out of your eyes and that desk jobs are hazardous to your health. Saddles frontman Charles Barth did not did get that memo, but he was recently…
What’s better than a rock show and a costume party together under one roof? How about an ’80s slasher costume party benefiting pets of the homeless with The Jack Rollers. AZ Retro Rescue is hosting the fright night at The Rogue Bar in Scottsdale this Saturday, October 22. TJR are…
Local boys Ross Andrews and Wally Boudway are very open about the love-hate relationship they have with Phoenix. “The only thing we love as much as we hate Phoenix is Phoenix,” the two quip on their Facebook page. The tug-of-war between love and hate seems to drive the duo’s music…
As if things couldn’t get any worse for Valley sports fans. First the Diamondbacks run out of pixie dust, ending their season in gut wrenching fashion, and now NBA commish David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the regular basketball season. Something about money, or whatever, is keeping…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. Shopping at Spanish language record shops is a whole lot different than a regular trip to your local Zia Record Exchange. Discotecas…
It’s been almost a month since Kinch made its latest record, The Incandenza, available to stream online. On Thursday, October 13, they’ll be celebrating the official album release with a performance at the Rhythm Room with Let Down Right and Yellow Minute. Andrew Junker took time from the highway to…
As you already know by now Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN have officially parted ways. For 20 years Williams’ song, “All My Friends” has opened “Monday Night Football” games. However, after comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, Williams has belted out his last, ‘Are you ready for some football?”…
Whatever your stance on Arizona’s music scene, you probably have an opinion or two on the matter. Some of the more opinionated people happen to be local musicians. Anamieke Quinn is one such person who has surveyed the Valley’s landscape only to find it leaves much to be desired. Quinn…
Well the Diamondbacks extended their postseason dreams with an 8-1 drubbing of the Milwaukee Brewers last night at Chase Field. After dropping the first two games in this best of five playoff series, the D’backs find themselves in quite the predicament knowing that they can’t lose another game if they…
As a musician, film maker and performer, renaissance man Voltaire has a flare for the theatrical. His live performances, which are best described as a kind of campy gothic carnival, have been known to resemble a vintage cabaret show that revels in the macabre. On Thursday, October 6, he’ll be…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. After taking most of 2010 off, Chicago indie-pop rockers Wilco are back strong with last week’s The Whole Love release taking top…
Phoenix psych rockers The General Electric are knee deep into the recording of their debut LP. The quartet were originally slated to play the Lost Leaf last night but have had to alter their performance schedule as they put the finishing touches on their as of yet, unnamed debut album…
What kind of music do you listen to? It’s an honest question that rarely yields an honest answer. After all, the wrong answer could get you shunned in certain circles. However, a more complex question could very easily be, what kind of music does your band play? With lines blurring…
This year has been kind of fantastic for Phoenix indie-rockers, Snake! Snake! Snakes! Aside from making their way into the trailer of the independent film Tanner Hall, their song “We Come Out At Night” is in The Morning Infidelity’s top 25 list of the year’s best local songs, and the…
Polish up your wingtips and bust out your finest duds Tempe, you have a new dance floor to cut a rug on. Starting on October 6, Thursday nights are going to be a whole lot fresher with the start of Café le Swing. Hosted by Savoy Hop Cats, the same…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. After thoroughly enjoying Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive and it’s 1980’s-inspired synth-pop soundtrack, we’re super stoked to see Neon Indian’s Era Extrana holding…
After four weeks of competitive gigging, the dust has settled on X103.9’s Fall Frenzy Showdown. What started back in August culminated in last night’s seven-way battle for a slot on this year’s main stage featuring Blink 182, Matt & Kim and Jimmy Eat World. Local bands, Saving Shea, Halocene, Howard…
Manu Chao The Lot Across From El Portal Restaurant Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Last night’s Manu Chao appearance ended up being more than just a free concert on an empty parking lot across the street from a Mexican restaurant. I mean, those were definitely the basic logistics, but this wasn’t…
According to the Facebook event page the bands created, this show is a few months behind, comparing it to, “a baseball rain delay game.” In that case, game on! Mergence and Quick Henry will be rockin’ Teakwoods at Phoenix this Friday, September 23. Lauded for their live performances and groovy…
It was a familiar sight in front of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s downtown office yesterday afternoon. Another assembly of a dozen protesters or so had gathered and members of the media were waiting in tow. Word eventually reached Joe that some multilingual, slightly-famous international recording artist was on his way to…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. It’s not very surprising that Lil Wayne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the sales charts at Zia Record Exchange last…
Brian Coughlin chimed in on three tracks from local artists in last week’s installment of Sound Off with Jason Woodbury. Now you can hear what he and local indie rockers, Kinch, have to offer with their latest effort The Incandenza streaming online. The new record picks up where 2009 EP,…
