NBA All-Star Weekend made me loathe drinking in downtown Scottsdale this past weekend more than usual. Hanging out in Arizona’s wanna-be L.A. conjured up bad memories of covering celeb-heavy and douchebag-filled Super Bowl parties last year for the East Valley Tribune. Here are three reasons why I’m excited to bid…
Hometown rock heroes Jimmy Eat World have re-mastered Clarity in honor of the disc’s 10th anniversary and are offering it as part of an exclusive package on their 10-date Clarity X 10 tour. The package, which is available online and through vinyl-only on the tour, features the bonus tracks “Christmas…
Rap star and Mary Jane-toker Snoop Dogg will bring his new variety talk show “Dogg After Dark” to MTV at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 17. The new weekly variety show, which will air on MTV for seven weeks, was filmed in an LA nightclub and features Snoop chatting up celebs…
Pre-sale tickets for Jack’s Mannequin’s Farther From Earth tour, slated to hit Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on Saturday, May 23, are available on the band’s Web site.The pop-rock band, which started out as a side project of Something Corporate frontman Andrew McMahon and seemed to turn into the singer/pianist’s main love,…
The not-so-talented Jessica Simspon graces the cover of three celebrity weeklies today, according to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Simpson, who has been all over the news lately because of her recent weight gain, will appear on the cover of People, Us Weekly and In Touch. The latter has the…
Hey, Tweeps! One of Arizona’s finest, Jimmy Eat World, is on Twitter. The band is joining the ranks of popular local groups such as The Loveblisters, Miniature Tigers, and The Maine who use the social-networking site to Tweet about band news, share fun anecdotes, and photos in 140 characters or…
Rockabilly Fest Arizona tickets have been reduced. Pre-sale tickets for the three-day fest, which pays homage to the fastest-growing music genre in the Valley, are now $50 for a one-day pass and $99 for a three-day pass.The festival — to be held March 20-22 outside Phoenix’s F1 Race Factory, 317…
Katy Perry is hot! Well, she’s cute and she’s hot. This seemed to be the general consensus from the sold-out audience at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre on Tuesday. Perry, who wore a flashy gold dress and looked like she should be adorned on the top of a cake of some sort,…
They Twitter to tell fans what they’re doing. They use MySpace to post bulletins and blogs. And they use Buzznet to post videos and photos to let their fans in on some of their more intimate moments, from pics of their pets to videos of them on tour. These social-networking…
With the economy in the toilet and massive layoffs occurring daily, the Coachella Music Festival, which announced its lineup today, is offering two layaway options for people wanting to purchase three-day passes and avoid paying the lump sum at once.Considering that these passes go for $269, this is a smart choice…
Mill Avenue’s Cherry Lounge & Pit is getting all Dita Von Tees-ed on us. The trendy ASU dance club, located at 411 South Mill Avenue, hosts Scandalous Thursdays every week with Scandalesque, a classy Valley burlesque troupe known for its tease and seductive performances around town. The provocative cabaret features…
Were you too young to see the final Beatles concert 40 years ago or, perhaps, you simply missed it? It did take place in London, after all. Well, don’t fret. Arizona Beatles tribute band AZ Beats will re-create the legendary band’s final performance, which took place in London on Jan…
Think you’re better than some of the colorful people on American Idol or think you’re Arizona’s next Jordin Sparks? Well, you have a shot to prove it next month at Chandler’s Lone Butte Casino. The casino will host “Lone Butte Lucky Break,” the first in a series of televised talent shows,…
The Phunk Junkeez announced on their MySpace page that they will release a new live album sometime this spring. The disc, a follow-up to 2007’s “Hydro Phonic,” will feature new and unreleased tracks from the local high-energy rap/rock band. The group recently posted “Come to Party,” a new track, on…
Valley indie-rock buzz band Source Victoria (a Jim Adkins favorite!) and Gin Blossoms über-guitarist Scotty Johnson are mixing it up this weekend with gigs outside the box. Source Victoria will perform at Scottsdale’s Art One Gallery, 4120 N. Marshall Way. The show starts around 10 p.m. Cover is $5. Proceeds go…
Arizona hip-hop acts Cousins of the Wize and Golden Tung will reunite to play a show at Chaser’s, 8005 E. Roosevelt, on Friday, February 20. The two bands collaborated last year to record “We Do This Together,” a song that is often played at Arizona Cardinals games. Cover is $7,…
Does a show featuring Bad Religion, The Used, and Slightly Stoopid scream St. Patrick’s Day to you? Yeah, us neither. Tempe Beach Park will have the three bands perform as part of its annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, which fittingly featured the Irish punk-rock band Flogging Molly in years past…
Tears, screaming and screeches – oh my! Wednesday’s American Idol auditions, which were held in Kansas City, home of last season’s Idol winner David Cook, had all of these things along with dozens of snarky comments from judge Simon Cowell.While one of our favorite moments took place in the beginning…
It’s been a while since a local band graced the cover of a popular music magazine, but East Valley pop-punksters The Maine will do just that in March. The guys, who are making tween and teen girls’ hearts throb all over the U.S., will have their mugs plastered on the…
Single and want to add a twist to your Valentine’s Day this year? Then head over to Phoenix boutique Devious Wigs & Things, 1229 NW Grand Ave., on Saturday, Feb. 14 for the Devious Dating Game. The boutique is looking for four women and four men to participate as contestants…
A couple of years ago, The Loveblisters arguably were the hottest band in Arizona. They played out nearly every week — often several shows a week — and they still drew, which isn’t easy. Their 2005 record, Silver White Sunlight, was beloved locally and labeled “one of the finest slabs…
Strung Out singer Jason Cruz lends his vocals on Valley hardcore/hip-hop artist Intrinzik’s “Live Fast, Die Young,” a track from Intrinzik’s latest disc Fall Guy: Resurre6t7on. The single and the disc can be found on iTunes. Intrinzik will open for (hed)p.e. at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 14…
