If you were looking at it on a superficial level, Mergence’s “Me and My Family Vs. The Robots” might seem like it’s pandering to the “LOL sO RaNdOm” generation with their incessant texting, gum chewing and love for robots, zombies, and other stuff of apocalyptic lore. But really, it’s less…
A Perfect Circle Comerica Theatre July 25, 2011 It was just this past November that the members of A Perfect Circle ended their six-year hiatus by performing a trio of shows at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre. Each of the three shows had the group focusing on one of their three albums…
How much brass can you handle? If you think whiny trumpets, throaty trombones, and snappy snare drums are the bee’s-knees, well then you might want to jive your way down to The Lost Leaf to catch Phoenix’s Bad Cactus Brass Band later this week. On Thursday, July 28, the New…
“This City,” the first single from Patrick Stump, previously know as “that guy in Fall Out Boy who doesn’t flash his wang on the interwebs,” drops on iTunes today.The single, which features Lupe Fiasco, is from Stump’s upcoming solo debut, Soul Punk. The record has been plagued with delays, but…
Last Thursday, KWSS station manager Frank Magarelli informed us that the station would be back on the FM dial within “five to eight days.” Apparently Magarelli is a big fan of “under promise, over deliver,” because the station was back on the air by Friday afternoon…
Liturgy is a band that generates controversy within the small but rabid black metal community. Chalk up the friction to Liturgy’s accomplishments: the band earned a rave review from Pitchfork (not a site generally associated with metal), and the band is currently the only metal band on indie-label Thrill Jockey…
Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails Phoenix’s dead showed up in grand style for the Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails on Friday night. Undead ghouls slammed back shots and cold ones while the still-living got painted up to look like their zombie brethren…see photos Cannonball…
If every discerning music nerd only gets to pick one pop princess to admit to unapologetic digging, I totally pick Katy Perry.Yes, she’s good looking– that’s a given, but it’s much more than that. Perry has a sort of easygoing charm, a rare thing in the realm of radio-dominating queens…
David Heartbreak is considered an innovator in the tropical bass dance genre, Moombahton. He is fresh off his self titled Heartbreak (EP) release and gearing up for his first European tour in September.He has been playing gigs in Europe for a while now and featured regularly on BBC’s Radio 1. Heartbreak…
Alkaline Trio The Nile Theater July 24, 2011 After 15 years, the guys in Chicago punk staple Alkaline Trio still rock as hard as ever. It just may be a bit harder to hear them over the roar of their boisterous fan base. From the moment the band took the…
Night Ranger, Foreigner, and JourneySunday, July 24Ashley Furniture HomeStore PavilionIn all my years attending concerts at this pavilion (under its myriad names), I’ve never seen traffic like what we waded through before the Foreigner/Journey concert. Cars were still backed up and blocking the intersection at 83rd Avenue and McDowell an…
English singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment Saturday. She was 27 years old, according to NME.While the cause of her death is currently unknown, it is suspected that she died of a drug overdose.More recent reports are saying that Winehouse died from an ecstasy overdose, according to MTV…
BY LAUREN WISE For more than 20 years, 311’s energizing yet mellow mixture of rock, reggae, funk, and jazz has appealed to listeners, and the band boasts the sales figures to prove it: eight million records world-wide from 10 albums. On July 19 the band released Universal Pulse, the band’s…
BY LAUREN WISERed Line Chemistry 910 Live Saturday, July 23, 2011 “This Phoenix show is by far the best we’ve done yet on this tour,” admits Red Line Chemistry bassist Tom Brown, pushing his black-stripe-spiked mop of hair from his forehead after finishing his performance at 910 Live last night.”But…
To celebrate 15 years as a band, Alkaline Trio released a semi-acoustic greatest hits album called Damnesia earlier this month, which features a couple new songs from the band and a Violent Femmes cover. Alkaline Trio is scheduled to play at The Nile Theater on Sunday, July 24 with fellow…
For a crate digging DJ, nothing is quite as exciting a truly rare find. Dry spells are common; you can go months of searching high and low through thrift shops and garage sales with nary a decent find.For Dominic Khin Htay, known better by his professional handle DJ Organic, the…
Remember when you used to buy your music from, you know … an actual music store? We do too. Valley storefronts like Stinkweeds, Revolver Records, Hoodlums, and Zia Record Exchange continue to be reliable sources for music fans to find their music fix. This week we take a look at…
Source Victoria has a new album coming out, but not just yet. In the meantime, the band is offering up a brand new maxi-single, Once I’m Dead, which features not one, not two, but three versions of the song. The takes on the singles are each unique. Side: A’s version…
Eric Steven Glomski The director of winemaking at Arizona Stronghold Vineyards is helping host a river trip in the Verde Valley Saturday, July 23, complete with lunch and a wine tasting. Correction: this event has been canceled. See Stronghold Vineyard for more information on future events. When you put your key…
The silly string will fly at the Rogue Bar this summer. Valley electro-pop band Peachcake, known for their interactive shows featuring silly string, stuffed animals, and crazy costumes, will be holding down a residency at the Rogue Bar every Saturday in August.And the lineups look killer. Peachcake will be joined…
Construction paper? Check. Squiggly scissors? Got ’em. Magazine cut-outs of kittens? Definitely. No, we’re not helping our kid sister make a collage; we’re making ironic D.I.Y holiday cards to celebrate Bon Iver Day. That’s right, y’all, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett has proclaimed July 22, 2011 Bon Iver Day. And even…
We shared news on Monday that blues-rock duo The Black Keys are finished with their follow-up to the freaking great album Brothers, and this week we profiled young Ohio-based singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield in our print issue, whose latest album Tell Me, along with her previous, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt,…
