It’s hard to tell how much mileage Pete Yorn sure is getting out of his collaboration with actress Scarlett Johansson. On one hand, touring in support of Break Up, the New Jersey singer-songwriter is charging $37 for tickets to a show at The Marquee, which seems pretty steep — not…
The “ENTER FAMOUS MUSICIAN HERE” nights at Yucca Tap Room have apparently been a huge success, since we keep seeing more of them. This week’s Neil Young show doesn’t have the clever name of, say, a “Petty Thieves,”but has a similarly great lineup of local artists.Who’s got “Heart of Gold?”…
This is a weird one: Kottack, a band that has the drummer from The Scorpions playing guitar and Tommy Lee’s sister playing drums, will be at The Ruby Room on October 30.Named for James Kottack, who is married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee’s little sister Athena, the band’s drummer,…
I’ve been excited about the new Against Me! record since we got to hear half of it at the band’s stellar Kia-sponsored show at The Icehouse a little while back. Now, it has a name: White Crosses. Butch Vig (Nevermind, Siamese Dream, etc.) produced the record, which was finished in…
Maybe it’s just that we’ve run not one but two think pieces on the concept of and criteria for “supergroups” in the last month, but I became physically ill upon seeing the headline over The Arizona Republic’s review of U2’s show in Glendale last night.”Supergroup U2 delivers in Glendale,” it…
How was last night’s U2 show at The University of Phoenix Stadium? Well, I slaved over a review here but why take a critic’s word for it when you can consult the twittersphere.And the Twittersphere says…. cdaukas: Traffic is bad. U2 is good. Almost there. So, yeah, that’s pretty much…
There’s something inherently incongruous about the serene, relentlessly thoughtful music U2 made at its creative peak and the stadium-sized spectacle that came to Glendale last night. Sure, the band has been one of the few extant rock acts capable of (nearly) selling-out football fields for two decades, but I still…
Local indie band Dear and the Headlights has been tapped to play a Red Bull Soundclash show with SoCal Rock/rap/reggae outfit The Dirty Heads on November 4 at Marquee Theatre. You can get a pretty good feel for the event from the above video or read this blurb from the…
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Band: The Green Lady Killers, an all-girl garage rock trio from Phoenix. Record: Just Fine LP. Basics: There are a bazillion garage rock grrl bands to compare these ladies to, any of which would undoubtedly raise hackles from someone citing some small difference between The GLKs and the other band…
Cardiac Party is breaking up. Considering the Phoenix electro-pop outfit’s Teen Challenge was one of my favorite local CDs of the year, I’d say this is very unfortunate news, though if there’s any silver lining it’s that the band’s bassist Jason Woodbury may have more time to write the excellent…
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Tucson’s Golden Boots is one of the finest indie bands in the state, as we’ve told you before. Unlike a lot of Tucson bands they also occasionally play Phoenix — which gives them a whole new level of cred in our book. It’s cool to see the band land the…
Wait, repeat that: Were you considering not going to see Wavves at The Rhythm Room tonight? Really? I’m so sorry… that you’re a total fucking idiot.Admittedly, I’m sort of a Wavves fanboy at this point, having written a column kinda-sorta about the band that quoted one of their songs in…
It’s been a long time since we checked in with our friends Nunzilla, the band that New Times staff writer (then music editor) Niki D’Andrea wrote about in a piece selected for DeCapo’s Best Music Writing guide last year. With Halloween coming up it’s a perfect time for even, say,…
BY MIKE ESCOTO If you were a music fan in Phoenix on Wednesday night and looking to hit up a concert you had plenty of acts to choose from. The obvious choices were Yo La Tengo at Marquee Theatre or Ghostface Killah and Mayer Hawthorne at The Clubhouse. With two…
It’s a shame we can’t get every concert advance we’d like to in the paper, but it’s nice to have PHXmusic.com for occasions like this: The Black Heart Procession and The Mumlers are coming to Rhythm Room on Tuesday. BHP, the veteran San Diego indie band, just put out their…
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Live Nation says it’s 2-for-1 ticket deal is a hit, and will expand it. “After seeing sales increase by 300% over the previous weeks’ promotions, with fans saving more than $350,000, Live Nation announced today that fan response has been so positive, the company’s popular 2-for-1 concert ticket offer has…
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Quick synopsis: I wrote a column saying CenPho’s music scene was dying as Tempe rises up, a bunch of people freaked out, someone even printed an ironic t-shirt mocking my column. The situation blew up over the weekend (we hear reports of “Fuck Martin Cizmar!” Fuck New Times!” and “Downtown…
The much talked about demise of Modified Arts as an indie rock venue has another twist: South Scottsdale’s The Rogue Bar is entering the fray by moving to a full-time live venue. Sadly, as part of that, DJ William “Fucking” Reed’s always wonderful Shake! dance night is going the way…
