Nightclub crowds are boisterous bunches. With all that drinking, flirting, and dancing to do, who has time to focus on a live performance? Despite the many distractions, when local hip-hop/pop duo The New F-O’s take the stage, all eyes are on them. MCs Lifted and Pancho command the crowd with…
Thursday 15 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Carly’s Bistro:…
Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email…
Old Town Scottsdale girls were dressed to impress at High Society Friday, a weekly upscale party at Jackrabbit Lounge. Guests danced all night to the hip-hop beats dropped by DJ Robby Rob and DJ Kaydee. Check out the fun in this week’s Club Candids slideshow…
Gleeks will rejoice on Tuesday, September 20 as Finn, Rachel, and the gang return for the third season of Glee. After two years of hype, I decided to check the show out for myself. I couldn’t get past the first season. The show could be decent if it wasn’t for…
Power Hour. It’s a time-honored tradition that 20-year-old kids across the country look forward to with eagerness as they push the limits of blood-alcohol levels. In Tempe and Phoenix, most people target Mill Avenue as their destination for drunken debauchery, but when Tucson-based pianist/vocalist Steff Koeppen comes to town Saturday…
Hanson Marquee Theatre Tuesday, September 13 Hanson is way past “MMMBop.” The band of brothers has come a long way since their 1997 debut album Middle of Nowhere. The Hanson boys are all grown up, and their material has matured as both they and their fans did. Attendance was lacking,…
Foster the People The Venue Scottsdale Tuesday, September 13 Foster the People is the kind of band you hope to see when you shell out money for a concert. It’s just that seeing was the difficult part. The dance pop trio and creators behind the song of the summer, “Pumped…
If you honestly love music, you’ve got rules about it. Here are a few my mine. 1. Non-jazz artists and bands may feature no more than two saxophone solos during the duration of their career. 2. Bass guitars should be strung with two to four strings, but any more is…
The Rhythm Room opened in 1991, and this week the juke joint celebrates 20 years of operation by bringing in both the blues artists that have defined the place as well the local indie music that promoters like Psyko Steve bring to the room…
Look, I’ve had my differences with Weezer. The band has done some things in the past decade that I have a hard time forgiving. But Hurley, the band’s last record, wasn’t that bad, and I was into seeing them at the State Fair — because what is the State Fair…
“Vinyl isn’t dead…But something is rotten in Phoenix.” That’s the tagline for The Big Something, the first feature for Phoenix-based Running Wild Films. The film is a whodunit revolving around the murder of a record store owner, and was shot on location at Phoenix’s Tracks in Wax record store. Director…
NOTE: This article has been modified since its original publication to correct mistakes regarding samples and clarify the title of the post. I had never met a rapper who claims to like Adele, the Black Keys, and dubstep. That is, until I spoke to local hip-hop artist Jaron Ikner,…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. It’s been eight months since Adele’s sophomore album, 21, debuted with a bluesy pop fervor that has helped the soulstress continue her…
The legendary Roxy Theatre in Hollywood has a sterling rock legacy, but I have to be honest. I kind of expected the Scottsdale’s new Roxy Lounge to be, uh, a little more unsavory — especially considering the location they chose to house their new digs. In my head, Roxy Lounge…
It’s been a while since I’ve written about musical duo Snail Quail, but my goodness are they enjoyable. They write fun songs about goofy topics, which kind of makes them the Flight of the Conchords of Phoenix (and who doesn’t miss FotC? HBO Sundays just aren’t the same without them). This week…
Johnny Cash died eight years ago today. Do you remember the first time you saw the video for “Hurt,” the Nine Inch Nails song brilliantly interpreted by Johnny Cash on his album, American IV: When the Man Comes Around? I do. The song and accompanying Mark Romanek film are beautiful…
David Lowery stands at the helm of two well known bands — Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker — and he’s playing with both of them tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13, at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. Not only is Lowery pulling double duty, but both bands will be playing seminal recordings in…
Red, White and U-Fest in Photos Firebird International Raceway was invaded over the weekend by some of the heaviest metal bands ever to grace the radio waves of KUPD. Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax, Filter and more descended upon the stage to rock and rock hard…see photos. Hot Chicks and…
Before two fighters meet in the squared ring a different kind of ballet takes place first. We’re not talking about the precision dance consisting of jabs, hooks and uppercuts combatants exchange during the fight, but the mental warfare that takes place in the moments leading up to it. From intense…
Down Marquee Theatre Sunday, September 11 You have to feel bad for opening acts. Upon arriving at the Down concert last night, Ponykiller had just ended its set and In Solitude was in full force, playing their hearts out on the stage for a half-full Marquee Theater. A handful of…
Cults became a buzz band without even trying. Last year, the ’60s pop-influenced group posted a couple songs on Bandcamp for friends to hear, not expecting bloggers to find and praise the demos. Content that the music spoke for itself, Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion decided against posting any additional…
