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 engaging…
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,…
Someone ripped off Future, and Drizzy isn’t happy about it. The two rappers played a concert at Talking Stick Resort Arena last night (read our review here). According to TMZ, someone sneaked onto a tour bus at an undetermined time and nabbed a suitcase containing somewhere between $2 million and…
The title of the lead single off Diners’ new album three, called “Fifteen On A Skateboard,” telegraphs what the song is about, at least on the surface. The song begins with some audio of skate wheels on pavement, and as the chorus hits, brimming with warm, hazy nostalgia, singer Tyler…
Brian Faber, the owner and vice president of Zia Records, died on Sunday, September 4. The store announced the news today in a statement on its social media channels. The cause of death, according to the statement, was a brain hemorrhage and a stroke. “Brian was full of boundless energy…
One of Phoenix’s prized musical daughters announced a solo tour today, and the first date will kick off in Phoenix. Stevie Nicks, the mystical Fleetwood Mac singer, will kick off her tour on Tuesday, October 25, at Talking Stick Resort Arena. She will be joined by the Pretenders, the Rock…
According to Justus Samuel, the organizer behind Respect The Underground and the AZ Hip Hop Festival, August 2016 was the most important month ever for Arizona hip-hop. It was a month of album releases by local artists, the culmination of years of hard grinding. It was a month where multiple…
Cool weather is just around the corner, Phoenix, and with it, the opportunity to actually walk outside. Scottsdale Quarter, the fancy mall up north on Scottsdale Road and Main Street, is preparing for the cool temps by throwing together a weekly concert series starting September 10 and featuring bands that…
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,…
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,…
A longtime voice of and advocate for the local music scene, KWSS morning show host Brad Pfirrman, a.k.a. Beef Vegan, is leaving local airwaves. Friday morning, August 25, will be his final show. “It’s bittersweet,” Pfirrman says. “But I’m excited to start this new chapter in my life.” For almost…
Go to enough pop concerts and certain parts of the show will start to annoy you. For instance, pretty much every pop star incorporates the state flag of whatever city they’re in into the set, usually to resounding, pandering applause. They throw unrealistic superlatives to the audience, saying they’re the…
What Coldplay is these days is increasingly rare: A young-ish rock band that inspires a monoculture and plays to adoring crowds in arenas nationwide. To illustrate: Coldplay headlined the Super Bowl halftime show last year, a show where only the least offensive, most broadly popular artists get to perform. It…
Adele has rescheduled the concert she canceled due to illness. The singer will return to Phoenix for a November 21 concert at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Tickets for the previously scheduled August 17 date will be honored at the new event. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase. …
Adele sends her love, Phoenix, but she has to cancel tonight due to illness. Refunds will be available at point of purchase. In a video posted to her Twitter account, a red-nosed and puffy-eyed Adele told fans that she’s been battling a cold for the past few days, but the…
I’ll admit to being a bit baffled at times by the magnitude of Adele’s success. She deserves every bit of it, of course, and she’s obviously an amazing singer. But her voice alone doesn’t quite explain the massive level of global adoration she’s experienced. This isn’t a knock on her…
The Guns N’ Roses song “It’s So Easy” just might be the most swaggering rock song ever written. Even coming from an era of dick-swinging hyper-masculine rock music, it feels gaudy. The song oozes an easy confidence, an arrogance that can only come when your social capital is in such…
The Summer Slaughter Tour hits Marquee Theatre Saturday, August 13, and with it comes a death metal lineup that is, in a word, punishing. Alongside headliner Cannibal Corpse are Nile, Suffocation, After the Burial, Carnifex, and a whole slew of other absurdly heavy bands looking to plunge thunderously dark and…
Unlike the next Tool album, rumors of Maynard James Keenan’s authorized biography were not unfounded. It appears that the tome, penned by Sarah Jensen, will actually publish and see the light of day (unlike the new Tool album). Keenan, along with Jensen, will discuss the new book, A Perfect Union…
Hey, everyone! Winter is coming! Hooray! We Phoenicians have a much different view of winter than the inhabitants of Westeros, the world of HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series. Winter is coming for those sad, feudal peons, and fans will have reason to celebrate as they bunker in until season seven…
Fresh off the release of a new music video, AJJ (formerly known as Andrew Jackson Jihad) is playing a pair of homecoming shows at Rebel Lounge next week. Tickets will set you back $20 a pair, but if you’ve already ran through your monthly folk-punk budget, never fear. New Times…
DRAWL! is a video series created by New Times and all-around renaissance man Robbie Pfeffer that focuses on the oddball experiences that make life in a band interesting. By mixing first-person storytelling with animation, DRAWL! hopes to show that these artists’ lives can be just as engaging as their music…
