Jimmy Eat World might not have burst onto the national consciousness until “The Middle” hit the airwaves in 2001, but the band actually formed in 1993, during the heyday of the Mill Avenue jangle-pop scene. But while the Gin Blossoms were riding the wave of “Hey Jealousy” and the streets…
Maynard James Keenan of Puscifer, Tool, and A Perfect Circle has always had an odd sense of humor. If he has a signature lyrical trick with the band, it’s injecting lightheartedness into songs and verse ideas that are deathly serious. No track on Money Shot, the band’s 2015 album, better exemplifies…
DRAWL! is a video series created by all-around Renaissance man Robbie Pfeffer and New Times that focuses on the odd and exciting experiences that make life in a band interesting. With a mix of first-person storytelling and animation, DRAWL! hopes to show that these artists’ lives can be just as…
Alex Trebek, you need to chill. On Jeopardy the other day, host Alex Trebek talked to one the contestants, Susan Cole, for one of the short get-to-know-you interludes he does between rounds. Voice dripping with cynicism, Trebek announced that Cole was into a type of music that “doesn’t sound like fun.” …
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame has always been known to have eye-popping visuals accompanying his concerts. Now, for the first time since 2012, Phoenix fans will get the chance to judge for themselves. Waters’ Us + Them Tour will stop by Gila River Arena in Glendale on June 14,…
After selling out the 2,650-capacity Celebrity Theatre in August, Brian Wilson will return to the venue once more on May 22, 2017, the singer announced today. Wilson has been touring the country for the 50th anniversary of the iconic Beach Boys album Pet Sounds, hailed critically as one of the most…
For the first time since 2013, Green Day will play another concert in the Valley, the band announced today. The band is scheduled to play Talking Stick Resort Arena on March 1. Against Me! will open. Green Day just released Revolution Radio on Friday, October 6. It is the band’s 12…
If chains of love got a hold on you, then you’re in luck. Bon Jovi will come to Phoenix for the This House Is Not For Sale tour on Saturday, March 4. The band will come play a concert at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The tour is in support of the…
Crescent Ballroom celebrates its fifth anniversary today. It’s hard to imagine what downtown would look like without the venue, which in terms of influence seems older than it is. But back in 2011 owner Charlie Levy just wanted to create a venue with character. “Strip it down to the bare…
Behold this massive list of local artists (we counted 245) that will be playing the Arizona Hip Hop Festival on November 19, which promises to be bigger than ever. On top of the flood of Arizona rappers that will be scattered throughout the theater, the festival boasts a few headliners…
As far as culture goes, Phoenix has the best of everything — be that music, art, food, dance, theater, whatever. And it wouldn’t be the same without our proximity to our nation’s southern border. That’s why it’s time to honor Phoenix’s inescapable Mexican influence with this year’s Best of Phoenix…
The music world doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
The music world doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
Death Cab for Cutie, Flogging Molly, G-Eazy, and Sublime With Rome top the bill for the third annual Pot of Gold Music Festival, which will take place on Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18, at Rawhide in Chandler. The festival will be spread across two stages on each day…
The music world doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
The music scene doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
It’s an end of an era. Black Sabbath has played its final concert; the ride has stopped. A moment of silence for the best and most influential metal band in history. It didn’t feel like the band’s final concert last night at Ak-Chin Pavilion last night, despite the marketing video…
The thing about Rose Mofford, Arizona’s first female governor who died last week at the age of 94, is that she wasn’t just a beloved civil servant with ardent fans on both sides of the aisle. She was also kind of cool, says Valley Bar owner Charlie Levy. It’s why…
There’s something special about the moment when a big-piece soul ensemble clicks and all the musicians start really feeling each other. That undefinable, magical groove is no doubt what enchanted Daryl Hall and John Oates in the first place and led to their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career…
The Womack, the Chez Nous-inspired nightspot created by Tucker Woodbury’s Genuine Concepts, will open its doors on September 30. Now, the plan is to recapture some of the Chez Nous vibe in The Womack by bringing in some of the same musicians that once played the classic Phoenix club. The…
The music scene doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
There was once a time when blues music was a popular force in American music. Funk music dominated the ’70s. Folk singer-songwriters once ruled Billboard charts. Now, blues rarely strays outside the confines of blues clubs, funk music is a garden from which hip-hop artists occasionally harvest to create new sounds,…
