Compiled By Jonathan McNamara Another issue of your favorite alternative weekly has hit the stands and the Web. This of course presents us with an opportune chance to pick Phoenix’s collective brain on last week’s stories. Below you will find a choice selection of comments left across our articles and…
By Jonathan McNamara Last time we saw the Minibosses press start on their own brand of 8-bit Nintendo music, it was under the influence of several spirits at Yucca Tap Room’s Shotfest 2. It was good, but unmistakably degraded by a waterfall of alcoholic substances. Looking for a chance to…
By Sarah Ventre Better Than: Any other rainy Sunday afternoon with about 100 underage kids. Ah, summertime! It is a time for remembering one’s youth from endless days of swimming to eating ice-cold watermelon and who can forget summer camp? Certainly not the good folks at Unlimited Enthusiasm, a summer…
Muon Speakers play for Jerry’s Video and Audio in Scottsdale Designed by the same man responsible for the Sony Walkman and Apple I-Mac, this pair of “Muon” speakers from UK-based KEF offers incredible sound for a mere $140,000. But is the sound quality worth the price tag? Unlimited Enthusiasm featuring…
PJ Standlee They are six-feet tall, made of super vacuum-formed solid aluminum and boast six 250 mm woofers, a 250 mm midrange speaker and a state-of-the-art 165 mm tweeter. They’re called “Muon,” and they just might be the best sounding speakers money can buy – if you have $140,000 to…
By Jonathan McNamara Friday: Ukulele Ray and the KoKonutz We’re unsure how much faith you can put in anything a parody artist says, but if myspace is to be believed, Ukulele Ray is capable of imitating a “cast of thousands.” Come take a gander at the man who dresses like…
By Jonathan McNamara What? You think just because Harry Potter is a wizard he doesn’t know how to rock? You know what rocks? Petrification…by a basilisk. Have you ever stared into the magic eyes of a massive, serpentine demon and whispered “oh shit” in parsletongue before feeling your very fibers…
By Jonathan McNamara I’ve been betrayed. Past experience and a few bumper stickers have lead me to believe that beer is liquid proof that the gods want us to be happy. Oh, how I have been living in naivety! I took a chance on a beer labeled with a chili…
By Jonathan McNamara In the ancient times before Rock had been drawn, quartered and separated into an unrecognizable mass of encyclopedic classification Britannica in proportion; before The Beatles ushered in the first British Invasion; before the very word “rock” was even uttered in a backwater pub by some guitarist who…
By Jonathan McNamara You’re stuffed full of grilled meats and your clothes still smell like fireworks, but alas, the weekend has drawn to a close. Before you head back to the grind stone, take a gander at these weekend activities. Did you hit them all or did you miss out?…
By Joseph Golfen Better than: a sauna, but not by much. The little, wooden stage at the Modified Arts was sweltering. The air was still and thick with the type of humidity that rolls in with the monsoons every summer. “I know you guys probably get tired of bands coming…
By Jonathan McNamara While I’m sure all of you are planning to spend the weekend reading biographies on our founding fathers and saluting the flag, here are a few less patriotic suggestions you may wish to employ. Friday: First Friday Just because it’s Independence Day doesn’t mean the monthly spectacle…
The 4th Dimension: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Space 55 Theatre By Clay McNear David Lynch, blecch. He’s the Alan Rudolph of cinematic subversion, and here’s how much I dislike him: I’d rather writhe through a Rudolph triple-bill of The Moderns, Choose Me, and Trouble in Mind before seeing…
By Jonathan McNamara In a move that’s sure to bring a smile to John Walsh’s trademark serious mug, the Peoria Police Department has gone Web 2.0 by posting its top-10 most-wanted criminals on its their Web site similar to America’s Most Wanted Dirty Dozen. Have you seen these people? The…
By Jonathan McNamara Avid New Times readers may be under the impression that working here is a never-ending party. We cover concerts. We write about sexist chocolates. We get to have our say about the actions of public officials. But believe me when I say there are times when working…
By Jonathan McNamara I was running late. I grabbed my camera gear and sped off toward Yucca Tap Room to cover the Kirkwood Dellinger CD release party. By the time I walked in tiny venue was already packed to capacity and I had to fight my way through PBR-guzzling crowd…
By Joseph Golfen Jerryd Bayless was in a tough spot. Two towering players blocked his path, but the Phoenix native was determined to take it to the hoop. He swerved between the two giants, jumped and seemingly flew toward the backboard. Gracefully juggling the ball from hand to hand to…
By Jonathan McNamara Experimental epic or Halloween soundtrack? This is the question you must answer by listening to RPM Orchestra. Today’s track “Fields of Gavotte” will be appearing on the orchestra’s album which will be released “later this summer,” so sayeth the orchestra. For more information, check out RPM Orchestra…
By Jonathan McNamara What is the most over-the-top form of entertainment? This weekend, two forms of joyous audio/visual overload locked together in battle to find out. U.S. Air Guitar Championship (Phoenix) A gang of invisible guitar strumming maniacs hit The Brickhouse Theater in downtown Phoenix this weekend proving that you…
By Jonathan McNamara A bassoon, a bass clarinet, a guitar, assorted percussion, a cello and ethereal vocalizations are the combined elements that give Dry River Yacht Club their strange but undeniable charm. Hear the eclectic group in action with a song called “Broken Back.” Dry River Yacht Club will soon…
By Jonathan McNamara Friday: Gunnin’ for that #1 Spot Director Adam Yauch’s documentary about NYC’s Rucker Park hits theaters this weekend. See local b-ball hero Jerryd Bayless and seven other players looking for a shot at the NBA go head-to-head in a dramatic basketball showdown. For more information, read “Baseline…
By Jonathan McNamara June, named after the Roman Goddess Juno, has once again retreated into the ether leaving us to revel in a month’s worth of stories and slide shows. Click for the month in photos…
