6 Best Concerts in Phoenix this Weekend
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Showing 6227 - 6248 of 27258Primus’ Chocolate Factory Concert Was Insane
There was a moment at the Primus concert last night at Orpheum Theatre when bassist Les Claypool left the stage and came back wearing a mask, joining the droning groove his bandmates Larry “Ler” LaLonde (guitar) and Tim “Herb” Alexander (drums) were maintaining. The audience gave a raucous cheer. At…
New Dance Night at Crescent Searches for Phoenix’s Alt-Latin Audience
“A monthly exploration into Latin Rhythms across genres” reads the subtitle of Clandestino!, a highly rumored and now-realized Latin night at Crescent Ballroom. Does Phoenix have a “Latin Alternative” audience big enough to sustain a monthly party at the most relevant music venue in town? El Nico, curator and mastermind…
Foo Fighters Are Coming to Phoenix September 2015, Want You to Beat Scalpers
Foo Fighters announced their 2015 tour a few days ago. The radio rock stalwarts will swing through Ak-Chin Pavilion on September 25, 2015…
Step Inside the Dark World of Primus & the Chocolate Factory
Everyone loves chocolate–some more than others. Les Claypool, the mad genius behind Primus has taken his love of chocolate and churned it into a new album, Primus and the Chocolate Factory. Inspired as a child by the Gene Wilder cinematic portrayal of Roald Dahl’s book, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate…
Tempe History Museum Exhibit Shows That Music Scene’s History Goes Beyond Gin Blossoms
Walking through the back rooms of the Tempe History Museum, it’s easy to get distracted by the various artifacts of the city’s lore. Boxes are stacked like in the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark; one clumsy turn could result in someone accidentally getting his face melted. Navigating…
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10 of the 11 Best Pretenders Songs Came Out Before 1984
How many women out there can say they have married both a Kink (Ray Davies) and a Simple Mind (Jim Kerr)? Chrissie Hynde can. She’s arguably the most badass alto of all time, and I’d certainly hate to ask her, “How does it feel to know almost all of your…
Why Modern Baseball’s Pop Punk Relates to You
If it seems odd that a band named Modern Baseball lives in a house named Michael Jordan, well, that’s all just part of the fun. After all, it wasn’t as though this Philadelphia pop-punk quartet devised some master plan that would make them stars. From the start, Modern Baseball just…
Screaming Fans and Tour Frustations Now the Norm for Post-Disco Band De Lux
Snowstorm, flipped cars littering the highway, middle of tour, canceled show, apathetic promoter, frustrated band. This is a common scenario for any touring act, but here we are talking about De Lux, the critically acclaimed post-disco duo from the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, comprising guitarist/vocalist Sean Guerin and bassist…
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Hot Buttered Rum Is a Traveling Bluegrass Party
It’s official! Hot Buttered Rum, a five-piece bluegrass band from San Francisco (of all places!), is now more popular than the après-ski cocktail of the same name. At least, the group finally shows up above the drink in Google searches. “We’ve arrived!” guitarist Nat Keefe says with a laugh from…
Shooda Shook It Brings Weird Tucson Funk to Phoenix
Tucson’s Shooda Shook It are, well, a little weird. But the relatively new group is that kind of weird that is both an entertaining spectacle, while also laying down some solid funky dance music. Fronted by twins Kee Kopps and Dawn Copps, the group has only been playing live for…
15 Best Guitarists in the Phoenix Metal Scene Right Now
The Valley of the Sun has a lot of musical talent that spans across all genres. However, when it comes to heavy metal, the desert spawns some killer musicians. So we decided to take a look at some of our favorite heavy metal shredders. There’s no way to really define…
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Phoenix Bands at Los Dias de la Crescent at Civic Space Park Draw Thousands
Dias de la Crescent at Civic Space Park was an overwhelming success in many ways. But the most impressive might be that the main draw for the estimated 3,500 people who attended the festivities were local bands. Locals playing the park included Phoenix heavyweights Black Carl and Dry River Yacht…
The Best Concert Photographer in Phoenix Is…
In the past few months, we opened a call for photographers to nominate themselves as the Best Concert Photographer in Phoenix. We then had a panel of judges winnow the almost 50 entries down to 10 finalists. Over the next few weeks, we introduced you to each finalist and showed…
The Most Influential Arizona Punk Records: #10 – The Zany Guys, Party Hits Volume II
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. The name of the EP alone — Party…
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6 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week
Before we go on to the picks for this week, let’s reflect on the events of this past weekend. Phoenix hosted Dias de la Crescent, a massive outdoor festival that walled off Civic Space Park and attracted thousands (one estimate said 3,500) people of all ages and walks of life,…
Slayer, Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies – Comerica Theatre – 11/15/2014
In true Slayer fashion, there was no sanctuary for anyone within earshot when the band came through town for a killer show along with Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus this past Saturday night. Yes, some might only assume that Comerica Theatre was overrun with fighting and headbanging boozers and lowlifes. Others…
Screeching Weasel Singer Challenges CM Punk to Punch Women Like He Did
I’ve never had an interest in Screeching Weasel, as I don’t listen to punk music that comes off like it was meant to be the soundtrack of a straight-to-video film about kids rollerblading in a shopping-mall parking garage. I listened to Boogadaboogadaboogada! a few times (primarily just so I could…
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MIM’s New Exhibit Examines the Universal Language of Drums
For thousands of years, the drum has been one of the most integral pieces of human civilization. It’s provided a steady beat for everything from war marches and healing ceremonies to weddings and initiation rituals. Beginning November 15, Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) will host its “Beyond the Beat” exhibition,…
The Color of Noise Doc Offers In-Depth Look at AmRep Records Founder
At the end of Eric Robel’s Kickstarter funded documentary The Color of Noise, there is a montage of artists that were on or associated with the Tom Hazelmyer’s groundbreaking record label Amphetamine Reptile Records (AmRep) that attempt to describe the alternative music Svengali in one word. These words range anywhere…
6 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend
Crossing our fingers, but we haven’t heard a single Christmas song yet. We hope the holiday hasn’t yet entered your ears either, and to keep it that way, here are six suggestions for great music to hear this weekend that won’t make you want to strangle yourself with tinsel. For…
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EDM Phoenix Changes Its Name to Element 14
It’s commonplace for new businesses to make any number of adjustments within the first few months of opening, and EDM Phoenix is no exception to that rule. The proprietors of the newly opened downtown dance club, which debuted last month along Central Avenue, recently rechristened the place Element 14…