IDENTITY FESTIVAL @ ASHLEY HOMESTORE PAVILION | 8/19/12See also: Live Nation Looks to Cash In on EDM Rage with Identity Festival See also: Paul van Dyk on Why He Dissed Madonna, His Quest for the Perfect Track, and the Growth of EDM in America See also: Luke Romero on The…
Dear Paul Ryan, Congrats on getting the nod for Romney’s VP. Must be a big month for you. While you and I probably won’t ever agree politically, I realize we have a few things in common. You and I are both male carbon-based lifeforms that breath oxygen and the melanin…
King Tuff @ Meat Market Garment Factory| August, 19, 2012See also: King Tuff at Meat Market Garment Factory Show PreviewThe overcast summer evening meant lots of humid heat, building up exponentially as Meat Market grew packed with bodies. Turnout was solid for a showcase of anthemic yet charmingly lacksidasical pop…
See also: Metallica at Outside Lands: The Five Best Parts of the Band’s Fiery San Francisco Show See also: The 10 Most Ridiculous Claims Made By Dave Mustaine of Megadeth See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs InHeavy metal fans are a tenacious…
See also: decker: Love, God, and Sex in SedonaCall it a rough weekend: While on tour in California, Sedona-based folk band decker.’s van flipped over on Friday night, injuring one of the band members. On the road from Santa Cruz to their Los Angeles show, a tire blew out, causing…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
The news waits for no one — at least that’s what we read somewhere — so it’s perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of…
LOS DIAS DE LA CRESCENT DAY TWO @ CRESCENT BALLROOM | 8/18/12 The party continued to rock local on night two of Los Dias de la Crescent, adding the Latin flair that’s inescapable in Arizona. Saturday night’s set showed that the flag placement, Chicano-inspired art and official state color hues…
LOS DIAS DE LA CRESCENT @ CRESCENT BALLROOM | 8/17/12I challenge anyone who thinks that Phoenix has a faltering music scene to go to the second night of Los Dias de la Crescent tonight. Go ahead, I dare you. You’ll most likely see that this so-called Tempe versus Phoenix rivalry…
There isn’t much that Paul Van Dyk hasn’t done during his 21-year career. The venerated German electronica all-star has won a Grammy and a slew of other awards, performed for hundred of thousands, traveled the world, collaborated with the likes of David Byrne and Wayne Jackson, and is one of…
See also: Phoenix Rockers Dynamite the Liberator Talk About What’s Been Missing in the Valley Music Scene Alternative funk rockers, Dynamite the Liberator have become regulars around town. The fledgling quartet comprising singer Marcus Terrell Smith, guitarist John J. Yohimbe, bassist Rich Tokatyan, and drummer Chad Calton has made an…
Luke Romero probably has been hard to get ahold of over past few days, likely due to the fact that he’s prepping for one the biggest gigs of his embryonic DJ career this coming weekend. A little over 48 hours from now, the 23-year-old will take over the Relentless Beats…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: Pet Shop Boys’ New Release Rivals Muse’s Official 2012 Olympic Anthem See also: George Michael: Better Today Than Yesterday? See also: Madness, a Soundtrack to ’80s Fun Houses…
Even faced with seven years in prison for a political stunt pulled in the Russian Orthodox Church, feminist punks Pussy Riot shouldn’t feel alone. The riot grrls’ plea for the Virgin Mary to expel Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin has gained global support from musicians as varied as Madonna, Paul…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
Like scrunchies and Clarissa Explains It All, Alanis Morissette is an integral part of the ’90s. The Canadian singer/songwriter’s enjoyed a solid eight-album career, but there’s no denying that she peaked with 1995’s seminal Jagged Little Pill. A more pop-minded Exile in Guyville or a grunge-lite update on Blood on…
Although it’s been more than five years since Steve Conrad pulled a regular air shift on local public radio station KJZZ, the 38-year-old disc jockey still gets many chances to share his love of jazz, blues, and soul songs on vinyl. From time to time, Conrad says he helps out…
See also: Hank Williams III Rips the Rulebook to ShredsHank Williams III @ Marquee Theatre| August 15, 2012 “The kind of country I hear nowadays is a bunch of fuckin’ shit to me.” That lyric from Hank Williams III’s “Dick in Dixie” sums up his performance Wednesday night at Marquee…
See also: Dave Mustaine Says Obama Staged Fast and Furious Gunwalking Scandal, Aurora, Colorado, and Sikh Temple Shootings See also: Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson: “Why I’m Trying to Become a Pastor” See also: Dave Mustaine’s Advice for Starving Women in Africa: “Put a Plug in It” See also: Gigantour Featuring Megadeth,…
See also: Improbable Lee: Lee Hazlewood Re-Issues Chart an Unexpected Trajectory See also: John Dixon Discusses the Lee Hazlewood-produced “The Fool,” by Sanford Clark, 1956 See also: 100 Songs That Defined Arizona In this week’s issue, we cover the psychedelic trajectory that brought songwriter/producer/vocalist Lee Hazlewood from Arizona to Sweden…
Social media may have gifted us LOLcats and the like, but it’s also partly to blame for the crushing 24-hour news cycle and a growing collective paranoia about the intentions of our neighbors. The yearning for “simpler times” is understandable, but it’s no coincidence that those simpler times always line…
The future is now, but what do you know? It sounds an awful lot like the past. This could serve as a mantra for Athens, Georgia’s Futurebirds, though it’s rare to find a band so expertly mixing together so many disparate styles. A heady dose of alt-country, replete with pedal…
