Jazz organists are a unique breed, able to switch from serious to funky quite literally at the push of a button. Joey DeFrancesco has been performing since he was a child, following in the footsteps of his jazz-playing father and grandfather…
Kelly Clarkson and The FrayUS Airways CenterWednesday, August 1, 2012 See also: Pop Isn’t Dead, and Here’s 7 New Songs That Prove It If there was one thing that was surprising at the Kelly Clarkson show at US Airways Center last night, it wasn’t that Clarkson looked smoking hot as…
If you’ve ever felt like all music on the radio is the same, you’re not alone. Your grandmother felt the same way once. It’s an old complaint that has always bugged me, because sure, the latest Rhianna single is a pile of dogshit, but I hate blanketing all music with…
Yesterday, Fat Wreck Chords released the very sad news that Tony Sly, singer and guitarist of ’90s punk band No Use for a Name passed away on July 31. The cause of death has not been released. Sly was 41…
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It hasn’t taken long for Kickstarter to seem as played out as a months-old Internet meme (I can haz money, plz?). But the fact remains, the crowd-funding service is all the rage with indie musicians trying to raise capital. For the average price of a record, you can secure your…
The Daughters of Fission are a band in search of an identity. A web search offers mostly misleading information and even features former bassists who doubled on “assorted mumblings” and “screams.” “There’s a lot of information out there that’s outdated,” says drummer and lead vocalist Jason Prichard. “We’re trying to…
The idea of Los Angeles and Phoenix performers uniting for a split LP of collaborative love may sound pleasant, but the results are hardly harmonious. Noise bands saddle up alongside experimental synth pop, and interpreters of video-game rock jam alongside glum folkies. There’s not one smooth transition here, but that’s…
Portland folk-metal conjurers Agalloch are among the best of a growing sect of earthy, naturalistic metal bands. The band’s 2010 full-length marathon, Marrow of the Spirit, is an hour-long journey that intertwines black-metal caterwaul with acoustic guitar flourishes, low-end piano stabs, and sublime cello arrangements. This approach is similar to…
Round and round the orange Camaro went, slowly disappearing in a cloud of acrid smoke. If that high school parking lot hadn’t been repaved the next year, the circular tire marks left by the muscle car might still shine in the greasy glory that marked the the final day of…
If you ever need to get hold of Al Page on a Saturday afternoon, forget about trying to dial up the dope DJ and club promoter. The ringtone probably will get lost in the sweet sounds of whatever funk and soul blend he’s brewing up at that particular moment of…
Everyone loves an underdog, but even more, they love to be the underdog, even if the evidence suggests otherwise. The Tea Party paints itself as a grass-roots middle-class movement, but it consists mostly of white middle-class suburbanites, the biggest voting bloc. This year’s Miami Heat championship team was granted a…
Thursday 2 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Crescent Ballroom: Discothèque Thursdays with Sean Watson, Hoodwink, & more (disco) Dollhouse: Ladies Night Thursdays feat. DJ Design (various) Hanny’s: Freestyle Thursdays with Mark 5 (rare groove, funk) Margarita Rocks: Thirsty Thursday with DJ Steel (Top 40, rock)…
Exactly what you’re going to hear and see on Kanye West’s upcoming Cruel Summer compilation and short film is a guarded secret. Originally rumored to drop on August 7, the release now is scheduled for September 4 via G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam, but none of that is to say that…
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During hot summer days, Mill Avenue is easy to navigate- you can easily find an unoccupied meter on Mill, and the lines in bars and restaurants aren’t too long thanks to ASU students going home between semesters. The same cannot be said for weekend summer nights, as certain Mill hotspots…
See also: Space-Alien Donald (aka “The World’s Oldest Gay Canadian Rapper”) Opens New Venue Called Funny World See also: Treasure Mammal’s Checkognize Is Seriously Funny See also: Treasure Mammal’s SXSW Real Talk Diaries Ladies and gentlemen, meet Phoenix’s ambassador to Los Angeles on Kingdom Mammalia’s new L.A./Phoenix compilation Bringing it…
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See also: Haymarket Squares Aren’t Afraid to Get Political See also: The Anti-Arpaio Haymarket Squares Storm the Cronkite Building (Video) Local “punkgrass” combo The Haymarket Squares isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers. The band’s 2010 record Dancing in the Streets features divisive songs like “Bullet Catcher” and “I Hate This City.”…
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American Artifact (2009) Directed by Merle Becker FilmBar Monday, July 30, 2012 See also: 10 Awesome Concert Posters at SXSW’s Flatstock 33 In recent years there have been a slew of rockumentaries about long gone golden eras, from the disappearance of the mom and pop record store thanks to the…
