See also: Miniature Tigers Get Sexy @ Crescent Ballroom We’ve documented the fact that Miniature Tigers’ new album, Mia Pharaoh has no shortage of totally sexy songs. The group’s latest video, “Sex on the Regular” furthers the vibe, featuring a fox lady with a singing vagina. You know, because nothing…
See also: Fatigo Covers Depeche Mode The Love Me Nots’ Nicole Laurenne and Michael Johnny Walker have been married for four years, but if it wasn’t for The Doors, they may have never met. “That song, [“Soul Kitchen”], my old band used to cover it,” says Laurenne. “We used to…
Underground Cities has come a long way in the past few years. The band’s upcoming full-length album made our list of local releases to look forward to this year and the band is about to embark on its first national tour. The album was initially predicted as a February release,…
I couldn’t have asked for a better time to hear about the Summerland Tour. While waiting for a coffee in Venice Beach, California, I was browsing Up On The Sun on my phone and saw that Everclear was coming. I knew what I had to listen to, because I rolled…
Coming up with answers to life’s big questions is daunting. What if you make the wrong decision? What if Satan were the hero and God the villain? That’s the premise of The Devil’s Carnival, the latest film project from the creators of Repo! The Genetic Opera. “It’s the same type…
Normally kids get to have all of the fun on Easter, namely with hunting for eggs and munching on candy. But Provocatease’s Easter-themed performance will ensure that grown-ups have some fun leading up to the holy day. We’re All Going To Hell explores the seven deadly sins through burlesque, belly…
There’s nothing quite like a college party. And just because you have graduated doesn’t mean you can’t still party like you’re pledging for a frat. Giligin’s has everything that made a college party fun, namely beer pong and a young, attractive crowd. There were other bar games that looked a…
Covering Depeche Mode without a synthesizer can be a bit of a challenge, but Fatigo pulls it off with a piano, a trumpet, and some cool bass effects. “We are going to integrate some of Depeche Mode’s synthy sounds [while] giving it that Fatigo south of the border sound,” says…
When I photographed M83 a few months ago, I was expecting to hear a bunch of cinematic instrumental music. I thought M83 worked better as background music than a live show. I couldn’t have been more wrong. If you also have M83 pegged as a run of the mill post-…
Walk into Long Wong’s at the Firehouse on any given Wednesday night and you’ll most likely hear Page Davis singing about Jan Brewer and teenage plastic surgery. Davis performs under the Page the Village Idiot moniker and is easy to spot thanks to his handlebar mustache and fanny pack. He…
Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where we revisit the overplayed, over (and under)rated, and the one-hit and multi-hit wonders of yesteryear. I have a bone to pick with Sixpence None the Richer for giving me unrealistic expectations about dating. When “Kiss Me” came out, it made me think that once I…
Forget camping out for the midnight showing of The Hunger Games, the most crazed film aficionados are gearing up for the Phoenix Film Festival. The 12th edition of the fest begins with an opening night gala , and a screening of Robot & Frank, featuring Frank Langella as an aging…
Arizona’s wacky political landscape is prime fodder for any comedian, but local one-man band Page the Village Idiot manages to make his subversion both funny and catchy. His hilarious commentary on Joe Arpaio’s policies (“Thank You Joe Arpaio”) may have been topped in his so-called love letter to Jan Brewer…
Future Loves Past released a new single yesterday and it’s gorgeous. “Seekers” came out just in time for the summer, and its effervescent percussion and melodic vocals are a pleasant reminder that pool season is just around the corner. But the meaning of the song isn’t as carefree as the…
Born Loser and The Hangers Onput together a Pixies set after a fan said BLATHO reminded him of The Pixies. Initially, some band members thought it was a bad idea thanks to odd timing, but it turned out well. “[We decided] we’ll just do whatever ‘Where is my Mind?’ is…
The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival Dr. AJ Chandler Park Saturday, March 24, 2012 Better Than: The last five years of Warped Tour. There was a little something for everyone at the Chandler BBQ and Beer Festival, and it was pretty clear who was there for what purpose. Families…
After three years, a music feature, and a bunch of gorgeous music videos, Boys & Frogs has decided to call it quits. But it’s not so much an ending as beginning, according to songwriter Michael Alexander. “I just think it was time for me, personally, to move on. I’ve been…
Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where we revisit the overplayed, over (and under)rated, and the one-hit and multi-hit wonders of yesteryear. Today’s tidbit of information that will make you feel old: Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” is 15-years-old. Even if the title doesn’t ring a bell, its chorus is probably still rattling…
Being nice has a time and a place, but acting naughty is so much more fun. Ludacris was on to something: Gals who act like a “lady on the street, but a freak in the bed” make for ideal mates. The Festival of Flesh celebrates just about every sort of…
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. It’s one of the few days where getting drunk and trying to kiss people is not just acceptable, it’s encouraged. We actually did not see much kissing going on at Seamus McCaffrey’s on St. Patrick’s Day. There were lots of people dancing or sipping on Guinness,…
Cults Rhythm Room Monday, March 19, 2012 Better Than: Sweating buckets or inhaling copious amounts of secondhand smoke at previous Cults shows. Being “Internet famous” can come as a mixed blessing, but Cults has now played three sold out Arizona shows thanks to hype from the blogosphere. The band’s career…
When The Madera Strand prepared a Police set for Cover the Crescent, the band’s main obstacle was finding the right pitch. “[Sting] sings so high anyway, but I’m also an alto, so some of those notes were kind of hard to hit,” says vocalist d’Averill Demetrulias in reference to “Walking…
