The Chainsmokers Blew Smoke Up Our You-Know-What at March Madness
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The 9 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week
From Marquee to the MIM.
Myrlin Hepworth’s Powerful Music Video Tackles Issues of Race and Violence Head-On
You may find yourself watching it more than once.
The 30 Best Concerts in Phoenix in April 2017
You really oughta get out and see a concert this month. Brent Cowles – Saturday, April 1 – The Rebel LoungeLast year was big for Brent Cowles. The singer-songwriter and former frontman of Denver’s You Me & Apollo signed to the Greater Than Collective label. He has a new EP…
Mike Ness and Social Distortion Have Matured With Age Like a Fine Wine
Through the eyes of its die-hard fans, Orange County punk rockers Social Distortion should be content to crank out formulaic songs of impulsive teen-angst and rebellion in the vein of “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Another State of Mind” over and over, right? They could, but enigmatic frontman and band originator…
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Final Four-Part Harmony: Which Team’s Home State Makes The Best Music?
You know how, when college basketball’s national champion is crowned at the end of the Final Four, they play a highlight reel set to “One Shining Moment” on CBS? Yeah, that song sucks. But it got us thinking of the music that comes from states with teams in this year’s…
Holly Pyle of House of Stairs Shares Her Obsession with Looping Her Vocals
In Pound For The Sound, we get technical with local musicians about what gear they use to create their signature tones. Holly Pyle is an extremely talented singer and composer. She is a big time outside-the-box thinker, and is constantly pushing the barriers of vocal melodies in her music. When…
The 13 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend
Final Four weekend is finally upon us, and (as you’ve probably heard by now) there’s a lot going on. Other than the games themselves, the biggest thing is undoubtedly the March Madness Music Festival featuring Aerosmith, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, The Chainsmokers, and other high-profile acts. However, it’s not the…
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And The Winner of the Phoenix Phinal Phour Is…
The big reveal is inside.
New Music from The Sink or Swim, Sunset Voodoo, Huckleberry and More
Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new songs in his column, Right Hear, Right Now. The Sink or Swim – “Arizona” The Sink or Swim have just unloaded their first single of 2017, and like the…
Panic! At The Disco Made Thousands of Teenage Hearts Swoon at Talking Stick Resort Arena
A few years back, I wore a shirt that had a hole in it to a rehearsal for a storytelling event. The organizer asked me why I was wearing it; I gave her an honest answer: “Because I’m fucking broke.” I couldn’t help but think of this exchange tonight as…
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Michelle Sparks Found Success in Being Herself
There’s a lesson here, kids.
Black Joe Lewis Says SXSW is “Slave Labor”
Shots fired.
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The Orwells Rock Away From Responsibility
The Orwells’ Mario Cuomo once had a skate ramp built in a loft he shared. Bandmate Matt O’Keefe’s description of the vocalist’s crazy digs sounded like a scene from the Ben Stiller male-model comedy Zoolander. On the run from assassins, the film’s titular character hides out in the apartment of…
The Phinal Phour Is Here! Join New Times For a Free Concert and Free Beer
You literally have no excuse not to go.
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Ultra Music Festival 2017 Was Strangely Apolitical
Music has always been a way to escape, and dance music embodies this mission more than any other genre. Following the “disco sucks” movement of 1979, marginalized groups — black, Latino, and gay — were once again pushed outside the mainstream. Genres like house and techno were born in the warehouses in which these groups sought refuge.
Is Live Music at Ultra Dead?
Currently, 18 of the first 30 songs listed on Billboard’s Hot 100 are electronic, hip-hop, or a style that contains some element of either. This year, the 19th edition of Ultra Music Festival was a reflection of that trend. The main stage, headlined by the biggest names in EDM — DJ Snake, David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, etc. — drew the largest crowds.
Crown on Seventh’s New Concert Series Kicks Off on March 29
If you have a business with a roomy courtyard, why not use it throw a concert? The folks at the Crown on Seventh (the complex that houses Okra Cookhouse, Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen, The Root Salon, and more) are doing just that at their multi-business hub that mixes retail shops…
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Ultra Music Festival 2017 Winners and Losers
Sunday night, Ultra Music Festival let downtown know that its three-day party was over with a fireworks display at the end of DJ Snake’s set on the main stage. Condo dwellers breathed a sigh of relief knowing they would finally be free once again to roam the city.