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You don’t need us to remind you that the Valley is a massive piece of land. Phoenix alone is a whopping 517 square miles, according to Wikipedia (which is never wrong, right?). That dwarfs metropolises such as Chicago (234 square miles) and Seattle (142 square miles). Even Los Angeles is…
Hang on guys, here’s something you won’t believe: Phil Anselmo of Pantera/Down is mad about something. But it’s not the sort of thing we’re used to him being mad about. As you’re no doubt aware, with the weather beginning to act like it might cool down, college campuses swelling with…
Thursday 6 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bobby Q’s: Labor Day Weekend Jumpoff with DJ Phlava, MC Focus, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, reggae, R&B) Cadillac Ranch: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dario, & DJ Kyko (hip-hop, Top 40) Crescent Ballroom: Discothèque Thursdays with…
Nothing places your heart on your sleeve like naming your electro-pop band after the public cubbyholes where teenagers go to feel each other up. Indeed, the lyrical themes of Passion Pit, spun by vocalist and lyricist Michael Angelakos, draws on teenage angst and adolescent sexual appetites. Angelakos originally crafted the…
The good-for-nothing good ol’ boys of Natural Child must be stopped. This is a band that titled an earlier record 1971, a year these sprites clearly wished to have experienced, and are now plotting to name the rest of their output after fucking Kevin Costner movies. Their latest disc of…
Jens Moelle and Ismail Tüfekçi don’t simply juggle electronic beats. In fact, the EDM artistry unleashed by the German-born duo Digitalism is more akin to beat alchemy than anything else: They don’t just polish up a steady stream of Ableton output, but instead slice, dice, mash, blend, and twist electro…
Don’t worry if the name “John Hiatt” doesn’t immediately ring a bell for you. You’ve no doubt heard the man’s tunes, especially the ubiquitous “Have a Little Faith in Me,” which has been belted by everyone from Mandy Moore to Jon Bon Jovi. Hiatt’s something of a songwriter’s songwriter, penning…
When you spend as much time on the road as songwriter Brandon Decker does, you begin to feel at home on it. The Sedona-based musician and bandmates in Americana outfit decker. have spent countless hours on Southwest highways, promoting their brand of blissed-out desert folk in a “new” 1999 Toyota…
Swans were one of the most original acts of the early ’80s. Formed in New York City, they created grim, ominous throb that suggested industrial music at its most minimalist and fatigued, the entire structure on the verge of inward collapse. Early on, concert volume approached levels that could drown…
Depending on whom you ask, the sound of reggae is either one of spiritual enlightenment or the soundtrack to an awesome kegger. Rastafari might consider the music sacred, but frat boys and sorority girls nationwide simply want to party to it. The double bill of Matisyahu and The Dirty Heads…
Indie diehards cried into their PBRs when Nancy Whang and the other members of LCD Soundsystem went their separate ways last spring, bringing one of the most lauded and influential dance-punk acts of the Aughts to an unfortunate end. Thing is, Whang probably didn’t return the favor and shed any…
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When it comes to hip-hop, cadence is everything. Well, maybe not everything, but a rapper’s flow is a damn big deal. Whether you’re making a club banger or flexing your lyrical chops, delivery makes or breaks a jam. Phoenix emcee Sar KAZum knows this, so he looked to hip-hop heavyweights…
Self-taught singer/songwriter Taj Mahal has grooved with everyone from The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton to blues progenitors like Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, and Muddy Waters. Like his friend Ry Cooder, he navigated the twisting waters of the late ’60s and ’70s session scene of Santa Monica, before easing into…
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See also: Strung Out at Clubhouse Music Venue, 1/28/12 (VIDEO) See also: Top Five Must-See Shows This Week Strung Out has been generous about performing in Phoenix over the course of its two decade career. The band tends to perform old songs (link to Face to Face/Strung Out review) while…
