O.T. Genasis’ “CoCo” is one of those songs that blows up, and no one really knows why. It’s a somewhat repetitive beat with a dumbed-down chorus that somehow worms its way into your ear a takes up permanent residence. For every song like “CoCo” that makes it big, there are…
Sometimes, there’s no better way to get in the spirit of the holidays than to listen to some of the great music that has endured centuries. Phoenix is full of orchestras, choirs, and instrumentalists dedicated to classical music. Here is where to find classical holiday music in Metro Phoenix…
You know how people are always complaining that good bands never come to Phoenix? Those people can put this on their Sonoran hot dogs and eat it: U2 announced two dates in Phoenix at the venue formerly known as US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena. The band will be…
Another local stadium’s naming rights now belong to a casino. Maybe our local sports teams owe someone money? The venue formerly known as US Airways Center will now be called Talking Stick Resort Arena, the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community announced today. The arena serves…
Lana Del Rey announced tour dates for May and June today, and the fourth stop of the tour will be in Phoenix at Ak-Chin Pavilion on May 14. Somewhat surprising is the announcement that supporting Lady Lana on the tour will be Courtney Love. Yes, the Hole lead singer and…
A fledgling online radio station that launched in early August with a focus on local music is losing support quickly after its general manager and registrar of the station’s website, allegedly posted a racism-laced rant on Facebook in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. After New Times contributor…
There was a moment at the Primus concert last night at Orpheum Theatre when bassist Les Claypool left the stage and came back wearing a mask, joining the droning groove his bandmates Larry “Ler” LaLonde (guitar) and Tim “Herb” Alexander (drums) were maintaining. The audience gave a raucous cheer. At…
Foo Fighters announced their 2015 tour a few days ago. The radio rock stalwarts will swing through Ak-Chin Pavilion on September 25, 2015…
Dias de la Crescent at Civic Space Park was an overwhelming success in many ways. But the most impressive might be that the main draw for the estimated 3,500 people who attended the festivities were local bands. Locals playing the park included Phoenix heavyweights Black Carl and Dry River Yacht…
In the past few months, we opened a call for photographers to nominate themselves as the Best Concert Photographer in Phoenix. We then had a panel of judges winnow the almost 50 entries down to 10 finalists. Over the next few weeks, we introduced you to each finalist and showed…
The Black Keys came on stage at US Airways Center last night in front of a light blue curtain with red, velvet stage drapes with gold trim on either side. After the fourth song, during a tension-building burst of distorted guitar noise, the curtains dramatically dropped, and the band launched…
Throughout the past four weeks, we’ve introduced you to the 10 finalists in our Best Concert Photographer in Phoenix contest. To recap for those who haven’t been paying attention, earlier this year, we made a call for photographers to submit 10 concert photos. A panel of five judges winnowed the…
Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing you to each photographer, presented in random order. The final finalist is Shari Corbett…
Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing you to each photographer, presented in random order. Next up is Christopher Mark…
Roger Clyne sits at a table at Four Peaks Brewing Company’s Tempe stronghold, and he’s about three beers into an afternoon dominated by Pumpkin Porter. Through the patio speakers, Coldplay’s “Yellow” comes on. When the song came out, Chris Martin’s reedy, thin falsetto crooning “your skin, oh, yeah, you’re skin…
Due to space limitations, we couldn’t include every part our conversation with Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, who’s coming to US Airways Center on Monday, November 10, in our print feature this week. Our story focused mostly on Carney’s outspoken stance on the need for streaming music services to pay…
Take a look at the following quotes about digital music and try to guess which came out of the mouth of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich during the Napster days and which came from Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney a few weeks ago while talking to New Times. “It has nothing…
Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing you to each photographer, presented in random order. Next up is Joseph Abbruscato…
Queens of the Stone Age began its set a little after 7 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair. To get there, you have to spend time winding through the fairgrounds, past the hordes of children tugging their parents’ hands, begging for tickets to games and rides…
Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing you to each photographer, presented in random order. Next up is Jim Louvau…
Earlier this year, we announced a concert photography contest. We received more than 46 submissions, and a crack panel of judges winnowed down the submissions to 10 finalists. We are now introducing you to each photographer, presented in random order. Next up is Mike Smith…
It seems one music festival at Tempe Beach Park in six months wasn’t enough for Lucky Man Concerts — on Saturday the promoter announced another event, the Pot of Gold Music Festival, on March 13-15 and March 17. That’s right, four days of music. And the lineup is pretty massive,…
