Shining Soul has been relentlessly promoting their newest release Sonic Smash in both the hip hop and activist community over the past few weeks, including interviews, radio appearances, and their Sonic Smash Tour (we talked to them back in September.) The entire endeavor culminated with their welcome home CD release…

Dry River Yacht Club released its newest album, El Tigre, on November 16 and threw a party at Crescent Ballroom to celebrate it. At the height of the party, the Yacht Club had more than 400 people packed into the Crescent, losing their minds to some of the best performers…

The city of Tempe opened the grassy area beneath the Hayden Flour Mill for a concert Friday night by two of the Valley’s biggest acts, Black Carl and Mergence. Up-and-comers The Prowling Kind and Bears of Manitou opened. With the old mill right beside the stage, the string lights overhead,…

Clairy Browne and The Bangin RackettesCrescent BallroomWednesday, November 5, 2013 Clairy Browne and The Bangin Rackettes visited Downtown Phoenix’s Crescent Ballroom last night and they were a bonafied Rhythm and Blues snoozer. The entire performance was devoid of anything that even remotely resembled soul. The Melbourne based nine piece just…

Few bands merit having the wall of talent that is Phoenix’s Haymarket Squares open for them at Crescent Ballroom. But Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one that did when they brought their twangy, country, bluesy sound through downtown Phoenix Sunday night. “The Rev,” Breezy Peyton, and Ben “Big Bird”…

“Halloween is like drama club… on crack.” That was Dumper Foo, the Blunt Club’s resident live artist. Foo, a local celeb in his own right, came in sporting a Bob Ross afro, a paint pallet at the ready for his homage to the happy tree afficianado, Bob Floss. The Blunt…