Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 4 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage, & DJ Android (Top 40, dance) Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) American Junkie: Groove Candy with DJ M2, & Fresh 85 (neo-soul, classics) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy…

E-40 @ The Venue Scottsdale

Carlos Santana isn’t exactly the hardest brother on the block. Those Rob Thomas and Michelle Branch collaborations didn’t do much for his street cred. Luckily, his personal brand of champagne, Santana DVX Sparkling Wine (it’s just so smooth), is one of the few factors keeping the Mexican guitar-god legit. That…

Mergence Explains “Me And My Family Vs. The Robots”

If you were looking at it on a superficial level, Mergence’s “Me and My Family Vs. The Robots” might seem like it’s pandering to the “LOL sO RaNdOm” generation with their incessant texting, gum chewing and love for robots, zombies, and other stuff of apocalyptic lore. But really, it’s less…

Crescent Ballroom – Whatchu Know ‘Bout It? No, Seriously.

And today on Mystery Venue Theatre, Crescent Ballroom — a mystical name that almost rivals the mystery surrounding the new downtown Phoenix venue. Formerly home to Bentley’s Nightclub, whose former website bentleysnightclubphx.com now leads to the sultry, kind of NSFW Pinupdoll.com, specific details about the venue at 308 N. 2nd Avenue,…

Radiohead Debuts New Track: “Staircase”

If Radiohead’s February full-length King of Limbs left you scratching your head, feeling like you just didn’t “get it,” here’s another track to add to the whoosh, over-the-head pile.  ​Or, you know, maybe it will offer some clarity. The slightly more melodic, bass-driven “Staircase,” just released by the Oxfordshire fivesome, is…

Clarence Clemons: Five Awesome “Big Man” Moments

“The Big Man” was an appropriate moniker for Clarence Clemons. At 6-feet-4 and 250 pounds, the saxophonist, who died Saturday from complications involving a recent stroke, was literally quite large. But even his physical stature couldn’t measure up to his legendary sax skills as a 40-year member of Bruce Springsteen’s…