Fat Joe

Bronx-based rapper Fat Joe is involved in a tense game of mudslinging due to his feud with the wife of deceased rapper Big Pun. The widow, Liza Rios, has alleged that Fat Joe failed to pay her family the royalties from the album released by her late husband Big Pun,…

Haggis to Play Hollywood Alley Aug. 29

​ Haggis is back. And they have a show planned at Mesa’s Hollywood Alley on Saturday, Aug. 29. The rock band, who has been around for years although they rarely gig these days, will perform with desert rockers Truckers on Speed and N.A.P.P.The show starts at 9 p.m. and cover is $3…

Share Your Old School Vinyl at Jugheads on Sundays

Do you have a vinyl Ramones or The Smiths album you’re jonesin’ to share? Or maybe a rare music piece that you’ve always wanted to play DJ with? Head to Jugheads on Sundays where you can turn some of the friendly bar patrons on to your music over a round…

Bowerbirds

If stores like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods sold music, Bowerbirds would be on the list of organic artists in stock. Simple folk music with haunting melodies and lyrics (free of any overproduction or trans fats) is the recipe for guitarist Phil Moore and keyboardist/accordionist Beth Tacular. Oh, yes, and…

The Cab

If you haven’t heard of The Cab yet, you’re probably over the age of 23. Associated with Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, and Cobra Starship, this Las Vegas quintet is known for dance-rock ear candy. Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump and Panic at the Disco singer Brandon…

Cobra Skulls

You have to love a band that puts its name in its song titles, as Reno punk trio Cobra Skulls have done in the past. Take their 2007 disc, Sitting Army, for example. Every one of the 13 tracks utilizes the word “cobra.” “Don’t Count Your Cobras Before They Hatch,”…

Tempe12 Busted For Underage Drinking at American Junkie on Sunday

R.I.P. American Junkie. You’re in some hot water. Two undercover police officers busted a few of the girls from the Tempe12, a local promotional modeling agency that often hosts bikini contests on Sunday’s, outside the club a little before 9 p.m. Sunday. Did anything appear out of the ordinary? Not to…

Good With Grenades to Release New EP Aug. 10

GWG have been gradually building up steam in the AZ and have made a name for themselves locally, often packing their shows. The guys played last month on the New Times Summer of Sound bill alongside Jim Adkins at the Tavern on Mill. FBGM is a follow-up to the group’s…

Dirt Nasty meets Dirty Scottsdale

Love him or hate him, there’s no escaping rapper Dirt Nasty, otherwise known as actor Simon Rex. Rex has performed with Mickey Avalon and will be invading Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch on a weekly basis for the club’s new night Hustlerwood. You’re welcome, Scottsdale. Rex seems to be a regular in…

New Let Go Music on Split EP With The Story Changes

Jonesin’ to hear some new Let Go music? Us too. Thankfully, the wait is over. The popular AZ pop-rock act has released a split EP with Dayton, Ohio two-piece indie act The Story Changes, who are friends of the band as well as past touring buddies. Just last weekend, the guys shared a bill…