By Benjamin Leatherman Innerpartysystem will perform at the Edge 103.9’s Third Thursday concert in Scottsdale. This is just an FYI for those who might not have heard the news: Starting tonight, the Edge 103.9’s Third Thursday monthly free concert series will no lo longer be held at the Tempe Marketplace,…
We’ve said it before and we’ll gladly say it again: Andy Herrera (a.k.a. Big Latin) is one of the hardest-working cats in the P-town DJ and dance scene. He’s got gigs going down at some of the biggest Latin nightspots around the Valley. For instance, every Friday afternoon and evening,…
Based out of Chicago, this groundbreaking Grammy-winning sextet presents an entertaining program of contemporary classical music entitled The Only Moving Thing, which features “provocative and engaging” performances, compositions, and instrumentation. Take a look at this video of the group in action, and I’m sure you’ll agree: Tue., Oct. 21, 7:30…
Here’s the sitch: You and your partner have managed to vanquish friend and foe alike at the alcohol-fueled bar sport of beer pong. The boys from the frat house? Easy pickings. The mooks down at the neighborhood tavern? Made ’em beg for mercy. But before anointing yourselves “champeens of the…
Hope you’re in the mood to shake a tail feather this weekend, as the PHX is being invaded by a trio of top-shelf EDM talent. SoCal house maestro DJ Dan, a boffo beat-mixing protégé of Donald Glaude (who’s been rated one of the best in the biz by BPM), visits…
The “Kung To-Fuey.” “Vegans are punk as fuck!” My late friend Sean Pettibone was kind of a caustic guy, as you’d probably reckon by the above quote. More opinionated than Henry Rollins (and twice as mouthy), Sean was a funny and whip-smart spitfire of punk ideology who was rock solid…
By Benjamin Leatherman Sybris is scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Rhythm Room. This weekend’s concert calendar is loaded up quite heavily with talent, with such marquee-level names as Twista, Neil Diamond, Patti LaBelle, and DJ Irene will be performing at venues around the Valley (and that’s just tonight)…
A long-haired Henry Rollins (circa 1983) sings with Black Flag in Tucson. Photo by Ed Arnaud. I was fortunate enough to attend Henry Rollins’ incredible spoken word gig last night at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. As staff writer Niki D’Andrea detailed in her review of the show, the punk…
Dunno if y’all heard the news, but the economy’s kinda in the toilet. Majorly. So much so that what little money you have for leisure activities has to be stretched tighter than the spandex hugging the naughty bits of the Cardinals cheerleading squad. Hence, you’re probably in the market for…
Sign number one of Dennis Rowland’s renown: he’s got an entry on Wikipedia. Sign number two: he used to perform with Count Basie. Sign number three: he’s got some seriously smooth pipes, as evidenced by this video of one of his sessions in the studio. Sun., Oct. 12, noon, 2008…
Santa, forgive us for saying this, but screw Christmas. In our opinion, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. And since the haunted holiday is just around the corner, there’s gonna be plenty of scary soirees that we’re going to be hanging out at over the next few…
Santa, forgive us for saying this, but screw Christmas. In our opinion, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. And since the haunted holiday is just around the corner, there’s gonna be plenty of scary soirees that we’re going to be hanging out at over the next few…
By Benjamin Leatherman Much like the mythical bird from which our ‘burg draws its name, popular record store Hoodlums has risen – quite literally – from the ashes. As Steve Jansen wrote in this week’s issue, the music emporium’s former location on the ASU campus was gutted by a tragic…
By Benjamin Leatherman It’s not a deep-fried corn dog, but it’ll do nicely. I used to love the Arizona State Fair. But this year I’m gonna hate it. Endlessly. See, one of the main highlights of attending our fair state’s annual exposition (which kicks off this weekend) has been loading…
By Benjamin Leatherman The Donnas are scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Phoenix. — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3: ABBA – The Music [tribute band] 8 p.m. $28-$45 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com) Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600. The Blood Countess With Giants Among Us, Beneath…
By Benjamin Leatherman DJ William Fucking Reed will be doing an after-hours spin session at Modified Arts tonigh…err, Saturday morning starting at 1:30 a.m. There’s gonna be plenty to see and do at the monthly First Friday art walk. As Lilia Menconi wrote earlier today, Chaos Theory 9 will be…
By Benjamin Leatherman The members of the newly re-christened What Laura Says. As Clubs Editor for Phoenix New Times, one of my main duties is compiling listings of upcoming gigs by local bands and musicians for the paper’s music section and concert calendar. And as of late, I’ve noticed something…
By Benjamin Leatherman GFCB’s “Chocolate Delight” Cookies: egg-free, dairy-free, wheat-free, but not flavor-free. When I last visited my doctor in April, he didn’t pull any punches. Start losing weight now, he told me, or you’ll be dead in 10 years or less. Damn. As depressing as his proclamation was, it…
By Benjamin Leatherman After a little bit of a delay with credentials and whatnot, we are setup backstage at Edgefest out in Queen Creek and doing the liveblogging thing. White boy rapper Mickey Avalon is finishing up his set and UK rockers The Kooks are getting ready to go on…
By Benjamin Leatherman Dear and the Headlights is scheduled to hold its CD release party tonight at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. Even though this weekend’s concert schedule is dominated by tomorrow’s massive Edgefest hootenanny out in Queen Creek, there are plenty of other big-time shows happening around the…
By Benjamin Leatherman Believe or not, William Katt’s gonna be in the Valley this weekend. One of my favorite shows as wee lad of six or seven years old undoubtedly had to be The Greatest American Hero. While the ABC superhero show wasn’t as high-tech and cool as say, Knight…
By Benjamin Leatherman Kimber Lanning’s Stinkweeds Record Exchange, 12 West Camelback Road, specializes in indie and alt-rock music, so it’s only natural that the store’s Top 10 best-selling albums for the week of September 15-21 feature such acts as Mogwai, Tilly and the Wall, Kimya Dawson, and Tucson’s Calexico. Here’s…
