Consider this question: Are you an Earwig? Let the idea roll around on your brain for a minute. Longtime Phoenicians know the bug well, even if they haven’t seen one for a while. Are you a human equivalent? Are you even a 10th earwig? More than likely, this is an…
The 1st and Ten Kickoff Concert and Party made a big splash in September, when it was one of the first local Super Bowl nightlife events to be announced, promising a huge selection of performers and enormous crowds. Turns out it was more of a belly flop, however. Earlier today,…
You know what sucks the most, as a huge fan of live music, about living in Phoenix? A lot of bands that come through here don’t bring their A-game, and MarchFourth Marching Band contributed to that tradition on Friday night. To be fair, the bands’ hands were tied a bit…
And it begins. One solid week where rich outsiders and big money descend on Phoenix, inflating ticket prices, creating traffic, and bringing the nation’s eyes upon our sleepy little valley. All things Super Bowl don’t really ramp up until Wednesday, but until then there’s still plenty to do. Here are…
There is no “I” in band, and there is no me either. No matter how stellar one member of a band may be, they still don’t get anywhere without surrounding themselves with equally talented players. That usually means having to mesh two or more big personalities into one cohesive unit…
Brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin have made musical careers of taking what was once old and making it new again. In some cases, the two who were the creating force behind acclaimed roots rock ‘n’ roll band The Blasters, have also created new music that you could swear was…
As one of the original Gothenburg (Sweden) metal bands, Dark Tranquillity offers a style of music that’s few and far between. Formed in 1989 by guitarist Niklas Sundin and vocalist/guitarist Mikael Stanne, the five-piece melodic death metal act has released 10 studio albums over the years, each one substantially different…
The biggest question about Super Bowl XLIX’s halftime show starring Katy Perry isn’t if the pop starlet will top Bruno Mars’ record-setting ratings from last year, what songs she’ll sing, or even if it will be any good. Instead, the world seems focused on how she’ll publicly diss Taylor Swift…
If skills sold, truth be told, Jay Z would probably lyrically be Talib Kweli. Well, Talib Kweli has no choice but to be himself, and his bad self will play a DJ set at Bar Smith on Saturday, January 31, the day before the Super Bowl. The event, put on…
Hey there, Phoenix! We’re rolling out the grassy green carpet in honor of the biggest event to hit town since – well, since the last Super Bowl rolled through. The 49th annual celebration of all things professional football promises to be the grandest yet, and Phoenix New Times has it…
Lots of options this weekend. Check out our picks below, and browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more options…
It isn’t any great secret that cats like Pickster One, M2, Chris Villa, and Liquid Stranger are some of the biggest and best DJs in the Valley, especially among those in the know. After this week, however, they’re also considered to be among the top DJs in the country, at…
View image | gettyimages.com For many music fans, jazz can be a riddle wrapped in a mystery. While we may enjoy it, we would never attempt to explain it. In fact, jazz may be the most “alternative” music there is, because most of our brains just don’t work the way…
In what proved to be a diverse lineup of metal and rock bands, Periphery’s Juggernaut Tour made its way to Arizona Wednesday night. If you have yet to see any of the bands that played, you’re missing out, and you’d better hope they come again soon. Each band has its…
The Lonesome Wilderness-“Cigarettes” I’ve recently tuned into The Lonesome Wilderness, and I can’t get enough of this five-piece. Their debut EP, which will be released this spring, is one of my most highly anticipated releases of 2015. They have a great rock ‘n’ roll sound with a desert flair; the…
Michael Schwartz has boasted more than a few titles in his day. Over the last couple of decades, the venerated DJ has been referred to as a “serial wax killer,” a turntable guru, a three-time DMC world champ, and the (unofficial) fourth Beastie Boy. And if his legal name doesn’t…
If you happen to dig chillwave singer Twin Shadow or indie pop band Smallpools, you’re going to be buying some tickets to this year’s Viva PHX music festival sometime today. Guaranteed. Same goes for those who are down with party-hearty freak Andrew W.K., indie rock/dream pop act Geographer, psych-heavy art…
Admit it, you’ve already started calling Wednesdays ” Heritage Hump Day!” That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s…
Joel Robinson is a young man with a clear view of his heroes, artists like Sun Ra, Captain Beefheart, and the Meat Puppets, musicians who followed their own singular paths. As band leader of experimental jazz combo Sunn Trio, Robinson’s goals are lofty: music reflecting the desert and addressing no…
White Arrows frontman Mickey Church approached writing the band’s latest, In Bardo, as though it were the end of his musical world on Earth. The result: a playfully quirky, anything-goes-into-a-pop-song groove inhabiting the album from start to finish. “I didn’t really know or care what was going to happen after…
When Christian Berishaj writes music, he disconnects. The iPhone is turned off, the e-mail and texts and phone calls reach an electronic dead end, and the Los Angeles-via-Detroit artist seeks out space. For now, that space is the North Hollywood apartment he rents, yet another place of his own he’s…
Some people have success tumble down upon like tr? If You’ve Got a Grand, You Can See Her Before the Super Bowlhe pool at the bottom of a waterfall. Charli XCX is one of those people. Just 22, the UK-born singer had a monster 2014. Following the success of Icona…
