Concert Review: Everclear at The Big Pour It’s a well-established fact that the mark of a truly brilliant pop song is its ability to stand the test of time, captivating new generations or, at the very least, remaining meaningful to it’s intended audience over a lifetime. As an admitted Gen…
The kids in The Summer Set are barely legal, yet the pop rock band is one of the most prominent repping for the Valley music scene right now. “It’s pretty crazy that I graduated high school, and 48 hours later we were touring and haven’t really stopped,” says singer Brian…
It’s a well-established fact that the mark of a truly brilliant pop song is its ability to stand the test of time, captivating new generations or, at the very least, remaining meaningful to it’s intended audience over a lifetime. As an admitted Gen X/Y cusper with a 90s obsession, I…
Photos by E. Groves Nothing was sacred in splatter metal band GWAR’s theater of costumed insanity at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Saturday. Michael Jackson’s face got ripped off. Babies were disemboweled. President Obama’s noggin got partially severed and was rolling around on his shoulders, but he kept smiling.The…
It must be nice for a band like Switchfoot to play an intimate venue like Martini Ranch. The pop rock band sold out tonight’s show, and the audience, which was made up of mostly 20- and 30-something’s, actually sung along, danced and clapped to the music. Switchfoot released their seventh studio album,…
There’s been plenty of hubbub and hype over Gila River Casino’s chic new Wild Horse Pass Hotel opening up this weekend, with plenty of attention being paid to the plush Airia Nightclub, and with good reason. According to the press release being sent out by its proprietors, the Las Vegas-style…
Arish “King” Khan and Mark “BBQ Show” Sultan have been making some news headlines this morning after not showing up to their gig at St. Louis’ Off Broadway last night. As reported by the Riverfront Times’ music blog A to Z, members of the band were nabbed in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on…
It’s shaping up to be a big weekend for Jared Alan. Mere hours from now, the 29-year-old DJ/producer/scenester/ fashion plate/eagle scout will be staging the “official” re-launch of his long-absent fauxShow Friday Nights gig at Sanctum. Less then 24 hours later, he’ll then welcome NYC disco-punk superstars of The Juan…
Oh yeah, and to ensure maximum hipster cred and irony, be sure to be wearing your “Downtown is Ovah” tee shirts when attending many of these events. Green Streets Festival on Roosevelt Row (Friday) Besides all the earth-loving artists and vendors that this eco-friendly extravaganza is promising, Psyko Steve Chilton…
Weezer will play Dodge Theatre on January 15. Touring on perhaps their worst reviewed record ever ( a record, admittedly, I have not bothered to actually listen to yet) Rivers Cuomo and Co. seem to be getting more ink for Snuggie-style publicity stunts, like playing with Kenny G, than playing…
It’s still a little warm here in Phoenix, but you can catch a show in a cool place tonight in Flagstaff as folk/Americana band Dave McGraw and Crow Wing takes the stage at the Green Room (15 N. Agassiz St.) The band released their current full-length album, Coyotes Came Around, this…
Two words: New Moon. Ohmigodohmigod it’s coming in one week! *Squeal* We know, unless you’re a die-hard Twilight fan you probably don’t give a rat’s ass about the upcoming flick. But even Twihaters might get a kick out of The Cullens, a local Twilight “tribute” band who’ve been rabidly pimping their national tour…
It’s been a few months since I had the onerous task of reviewing Tempe punk band VW Trainwreck’s super-shitty record Dramaturgy in our You Asked For It column, only to field comments from the band suggesting:1) I did not really listen to the record even once.2) Record companies pay for…
Bishop Allen bolstered Modified’s mid-week lineup leading up to the annual, and, very sadly, final Modifest. The Brooklyn-via-Cambridge crew took to the drooping stage, and set up to the barking of exuberant fans, like eager puppies begging for a treat. And the band delivered, but not in the sweet, twee…
Is there anything more ridiculous than finding yourself upset by a change in management on a music blog? No one seems to managed to stay employed in one place anywhere for long, so Maura Johnston’s three year run at Idolator (starting with the site’s founding) was bound to come to…
The crowd was thin at the Rhythm Room last night. There was virtually a show at every venue and gallery; all pulling the Phoenix music scene in various directions. However, the concertgoers who were fortunate enough to catch Brooklyn-based trio Growing and the UK’s critically acclaimed duo Fuck Buttons (Pitchfork Media…
Oderus Urungus’ language is as colorful as the fake bodily fluids he spews on his audiences. The singer of theatrical splatter-metal band GWAR — the intergalactic crew of sinewy beasts (read: costumed former art students from Virginia) that’s been wreaking havoc on heavy metal for a quarter-century — describes GWAR’s…
THURSDAY 12 AZ/88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (reggae, hip-hop) Bomberos: Rani G., dk.stricker, & more (lounge, house) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Club Red: The Blunt Club with SamiYam, DJ Element, & Pickster One (hip-hop) Drinx: Roc Thursdays with DJ Louder, & DJ Soloman (various)…
List of possible reasons to see Blues Control at Trunk Space: 1) Indie cred. Your unhip friends “wouldn’t get it,” and even though Pitchfork has already given the band some love, they don’t even have a Wikipedia page yet. You and your post-rock sensibilities are so ahead of the curve…
The best thing about a band that classifies itself as a blend of death metal, progressive house, and Christian rap is finding out that they’re fucking with you. It’s a great way to endear yourself to a listener, as the King Khan & BBQ show do on their MySpace page…
You would be forgiven if you assumed that Powerman 5000 was a protein-rich meal-replacement shake or the name of a roughly three-mile charity race benefiting lupus sufferers. But you’d be wrong. It is, in fact, the 15-year-old industrial metal band fronted by Rob Zombie’s real-life kid brother, Spider One (a.k.a…
“Like a Disney ride, but with murder.” That’s how frontman/creator Brendon Small describes the “virtual” live show he puts on in the guise of Dethklok, the animated heavy metal quintet whose comic misadventures and skull-blasting power-chords form the basis of the cult series Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. Small “performs” as…
