Music

It’s that time of year where I get to say “‘Tis the season to be metal.” The temperatures have finally fallen, and some of our favorite metal band’s touring schedules are still in full swing. It’s that time of year where we can leave those sweaty mosh pits and emerge…

Local blues harmonica player — and Rhythm Room owner — Bob Corritore could not have picked a better title for his latest release. That Taboo is an all-instrumental album is rare enough these days in the blues world, but one fronted by a harp blower makes the outing even rarer…

Claiming blues legend Muddy Waters as a teacher is something few musicians can do with a straight face. “Steady Rollin” Bob Margolin is one such musician. Already showing promise as an upstart blues musician following a short-lived foray into the psychedelic rock world with Boston’s Freeborne (the band’s lone album…

The holidays are fast approaching, which means while you’re baking a ham, mashing potatoes, and putting those crispy onions on the green bean casserole, your mother is drunk on egg nog, and your father is going out of his way to push your buttons. My dad and I don’t generally…

A fledgling online radio station that launched in early August with a focus on local music is losing support quickly after its general manager and registrar of the station’s website, allegedly posted a racism-laced rant on Facebook in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. After New Times contributor…

Being the torchbearer of the modern American doom metal movement can be a tough job, especially when you list Kansas as one of your favorite bands. But it makes sense, according to Pallbearer bass player and vocalist Joseph D. Rowland, who says the band’s progressive tendencies are just as important…

An estimated crowd of more than 7,000 people came to the Global Dance Festival at Tempe Beach Park this past weekend, most of whom were dressed both warmly and colorfully for the outdoor electronic music massive — including hordes of attendees in outrageous and over-the-top costumes. Others went with skimpier…

In late October, we introduced The 10 Most Influential Punk Records of Arizona. Over the next few weeks, we will reveal how we’ve ranked each record, and we will take an in-depth look at the people and circumstance behind each album’s creation. When I was a young’un, we would often…

I have personal issues with Black Friday. I just don’t get it. Why would you leave your house after a perfectly good day of football and feasting to embark on a wild goose chase for yet another flat-screen television or deep fryer, no matter how deeply discounted they are? Rabid…

Earlier this year, New Times celebrated the cream of the crop with our 36th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for places to hear music in metro Phoenix. Best Venue for Local Acts: Crescent Ballroom Local bands aspire to perform at Crescent Ballroom, and when they…

Downtown Tempe is in no danger of running low on electronic dance music or off-the-chain dance parties anytime soon, what with the clubs of Mill Avenue pumping out four-on-the-floor jams and killer drops most nights. The clamor of beats and bass coming from Tempe is going to get even louder…

By Gabriel San Roman It was no coincidence that Rage Against the Machine released The Battle of Los Angeles on what’s traditionally observed as Election Day in the United States in 1999. The 2000 election season was already in gear, with Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore setting…