I’ll never for the life of me understand how Blink-182 are considered a guilty pleasure band while people who are supposedly grownups listen to Green Day. Every time I see a picture of Green Day I’m so embarrassed for them. They look like the kind of teenagers I’m glad get…
Whether it is a testament to legacy or a ploy to make fans feel old, Tempe’s own heritage rockers of the ’90s, The Refreshments, will be reissuing its debut breakout album, 1996’s Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy, on vinyl record for its 20th anniversary celebration. It is scheduled for release this…
Looking for a memorable show to see over the next few nights? Consider any of the following eight options, which comprise our concert picks for this week. If you’re looking for even more live music in and around the Valley, be sure to check out our comprehensive Phoenix concert calendar…
Phoenix is truly rich with music festivals these days. Not just the enormous festivals with nationally known headliners and $116 tickets, either — Phoenix has music festivals dedicated to local artists, single-day, South by Southwest-like affairs, festivals for every major drinking holiday of the year, and even festivals that are…
Last month New Times celebrated the city with our 37th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for the best places to catch live music in Metro Phoenix. Best Country Bar Norton’s Country Corner The trek to Queen Creek might be too far for downtown Phoenix types,…
Chester Bennington will no longer perform as lead singer with Stone Temple Pilots, the band announced today. Bennington joined Stone Temple Pilots roughly two-and-a-half years ago. In a statement released by the band on its website, Bennington said the split boils down to scheduling. “The last few years have been…
The Shout! House is playing a new tune these days. The popular piano bar and nightspot, situated on the upper level of the Westgate Entertainment District over in Glendale, recently completed at $50,000 renovation that not only jazzed up the look of the place but also allowed it to beef…
Got any big plans for the weekend? There’s definitely a lot going on music-wise, including the final concerts of this year’s Arizona State Fair, the annual MIMFest at the Musical Instrument Museum, and all the live performances happening on street corners and inside gallery’s at tonight’s First Friday along Roosevelt…
“My name is Juan Manuel Chavez, better known as Bebi. I’m 19 and I play the cello.” Chavez is speaking Spanish in the trailer for Landfill Harmonic. He hoists his “cello,” a colorful instrument fashioned out of an oil drum and kitchen accessories salvaged from the Paraguayan landfill he grow…
Alan Parsons Live Project — the latest incarnation and live version of the Alan Parsons Project — announced today it will play Celebrity Theatre on Friday, March 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 13, at the Celebrity Theatre box office or website. “We’ve established the…
It seems as though there are only two seasons in the Valley — hot and not hot. And as you’re undoubtedly aware, particularly this week, we’re firmly in the midst of the latter. However, that only extends to the weather only, because we’re also in the midst of one of…
At one time or another, two worries cross every fan’s mind about their favorite musician: What if the artist gets bored (we’ve all seen that disconnected, smug expression on stage)? Even worse, what if they get burned out? Some of the world’s greatest have met their demise this way, channeling…
Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved Phoenix band that only sounds like it…
If there is one thing that Phoenix-based folk artist Daryl Scherrer knows about, it’s heartbreak. Whether performing his solo acoustic stuff as “The Voice Who Lost Its Man” or playing with either of his bands, The Blood Feud Family Singers and Monster May I, the central theme to any Daryl…
Around the back of Tempe’s Cartel Coffee Lab, just after 8 one night, the members of Chandler’s Draa sit in a perfectly lined formation along the farthest perimeter of the alley, looking like they just got shot down by their prom dates. That wouldn’t seem too farfetched considering the fact…
It’s hard not to think HEALTH is more mechanized than Kraftwerk ever could have dreamed. The Los Angeles quartet teethed itself on the abrasive thrash of New York noise rock bands but committed to harmonic balance with trademark melodic synth licks and singer Jake Duzsik’s distant, unaffected voice. With a…
There is no arguing that Treasure MammaL is one of the strangest musical acts in the Valley of the Sun. When the group drops its next album I Will Cut You With My E.B.T. Card, it will enter the argument for being one of the biggest bands in the Valley of the…
The last band with pure exuberance and panache to hit the scene and remind everyone what rock and roll was about in the first place—raw edge and rebellion with a don’t give a shit attitude—was The Strokes. Now, The Struts invade the U.S., blending hard rock’s stomp, glam’s over the…
If Tool fans were upset by some of the statements Maynard James Keenan made in our cover story this week, they didn’t show it last weekend. Somewhere between 25,000 and 30,000 people packed into Tempe Beach Park Saturday night to hear Tool play its only concert of 2015. The fans ate…
Happy Fall, Arizona metalheads! The heat is officially over, people are looking forward to the holidays, and one of the best holidays of the year just passed: Halloween. While I love the holiday, I must say that the Best October metal shows list was a bitch to write; there were…
Last month New Times celebrated the city with our 37th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for best radio stations in Metro Phoenix. Best Local Music Showcase on the Radio KJZZ’s Tiny Desert Concert Though KWSS’ The Morning Infidelity remains Valley radio’s most consistent supporter of…
Over the past century, no one musical style has entranced multiple cultures of fans quite like bossa nova. Influenced by the swing of American jazz and saunter of Brazilian Samba, the music has entranced fans worldwide with its seductive syncopation. And since the ground-swell of bossa nova began to take…
