If you’ve loved all the hipsterrific DJs, EDM artists, and remix maestros who’ve been coming through the Valley in recent months (including Flosstradamus, Pictureplane, and Cassian), be sure to give a hearty high five to Jeremiah Gratza. The Stateside Presents co-promoter has been exposing our fair city to some of…
Ravers are an ultra-colorful bunch, to say the least. For example, if you happened to hanging out at Stratus this past weekend, your eyeballs likely woulda exploded from the onslaught of outrageous outfits, multi-colored madness, and bizarre behavior. The event was called Just Keep Raving IV, and the cast of…
Looking for something to spice up an otherwise boring Monday? The folks down at The Rogue Bar in Scottsdale will be throwing a special shindig both today and tonight that will raise money for one of their own and feature an impressive array of local musical talent. The raucous rockers…
Black Fag The Rogue Bar Saturday, February 26 Henry Rollins, circa 1982, is an absolute archetype of manliness. Covered with tattoos and boiling over with testosterone, Hank the Tank thrashed his way through live gigs and dispensed plenty of punches as the frenetic frontman for Black Flag. Meanwhile, punks and…
Name: Adrian John Flanagan AKA: DJ FLNGN Current schedule: This weekend I have private gigs, but next weekend I am playing Axis/Radius on Thursday, Afterlife on Friday and School of Rock in Tempe on Saturday. My schedule constantly rotates. Genres spun: I mostly spin electronica and techno. Those are my…
Henry Rollins might not dig Black Fag, but don’t let that dissuade you from attending their gig this weekend in Scottsdale. According to the MySpace blog for the over-the-top gay Black Flag tribute act, Hank was reportedly a little gruff when Black Fag’s frontman attempted to invite him to participate…
Here’s some heartbreaking news for Phoenix’s DJ and indie music scenes: Anthony Hart (who goes by the stage name DJ HartBreaks) is planning to vacate the Valley next month and will head for the concrete jungle of New York City. The 29-year-old made his plans known yesterday via Facebook, posting…
The Phoenix Suns kicked off the second half of their season last night in arguably the best fashion possible: By upending one of the Eastern Conference’s better teams and earning a much-needed win in their quest for a playoff berth. Buoyed by Channing Frye’s 20-point performance, Planet Orange defeated the…
THURSDAY 24 Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bobby C’s: DJ Willie B. (old school) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Chilly Bombers: DJ Gregg (Top 40, rock, old school) Cream Stereo Lounge: Blush Thursdays (Top 40, hip-hop,…
The popularity of the dubstep scene continues to grow in the Valley. At least four different nights devoted to the bass-heavy genre are operating at local clubs, including Subversion’s Thursday throw-down at Disco, 4301 North Civic Center Plaza in Scottsdale. Anchored by rock star residents HavocNdeeD (the talented twosome made…
Despite Scottsdale’s notorious reputation for dirty deeds and scandalous behavior, every once in awhile folks in Old Town will raise (or lower) the bar with something quite salacious. To wit: The braintrust behind Spanish Fly, the Mexican beach bar that’s coming soon to the spot formerly occupied by Drift, are…
The dubstep scene is the Valley right now. How big? There are at least four different nightsdevoted to the bass-heavy dance music genre by our count. For instance, the cats over at Subversion are bringing in some of the biggest dubstep DJs in the world every Thursday night, including Jakwob,…
Though it’s been almost a decade since Zach Sciacca put the Valley in his rearview mirror, the artist known as Z-Trip still casts a huge shadow over the local scene. There are few DJs in this town who aren’t connected to the turntable titan. We’ve personally lost count at the…
THURSDAY 17 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities) Bobby…
Although they might be loath to admit it, the members of the Valley’s current hipster DJ scene owe a ginormous debt of gratitude to William Fucking Reed (pictured). His highly popular indie dance weekly Shake!, which rocked The Rogue Bar in Scottsdale for five years straight, also proved to be…
If Christopher Walken’s memorable turn on Saturday Night Live as The Continental taught us anything, it’s that there’s nothing better than a fine bottle of cham-pahn-ya. Said lesson was perfectly illustrated when we visited brand new North Scottsdale nightspot Narcisse recently. Valentine’s Day weekend was filled with plenty of action,…
Have sympathy for Devil’s Martini. Both locations of the nightlife chain (one’s in Old Town, the other is near the Scottsdale Airpark) will be closing for good after this coming Saturday. I spoke with a few employees at the Old Town location who chalk the closures up to both locations…
Name: Blake Ludera AKA: DJ ill-legal? Genres spun: Glitch, dubstep, breakbeats, and hip-hop mostly. I also like to scratch and get into some turntablism stuff, and on rare occassion I’ll play house music or drum ‘n’ bass. I’m really all over the place when it comes to different genres. Current…
If you’re single, Valentine’s Day kinda sucks. You’ll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their respective S.O.’s dine, drink, and dance, all in the name of romance. Then again, if you’re in a relationship,…
THURSDAY 10 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B,…
When Oren J. Schuable’s cell phone rang on the morning of September 11 last year, he didn’t want to pick up. His group, Silver Medallion, had staged two off-the-hook gigs the evening prior in Scottsdale, and the 24-year-old hip-hop artist was sleeping off a hangover after a night of performing…
The King of Pop. His Royal Badness. Collectively, Michael Jackson and Prince helped define the early-’80s era of MTV, revolutionized both R&B and popular music, sold an eff-load of albums, and influenced thousands of musicians worldwide. Head-to-head, however, it’s hard to say who was better. This pop-star smackdown is at…
