Last week on his show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, host Jimmy Fallon mentioned that he came down with a sore throat over his weekend and spent most of it listening to his iPod, which was filled with, as he described it, “AM Gold.” One particular song Fallon listened to…
If you’ve driven by Eye Lounge at Roosevelt and 4th Street lately you maybe have noticed this cool mural promoting the upcoming Monsters of Folk show at The Orpheum. Turns out local promoter Charlie Levy (the man behind Stateside Presents, which, if you’ve seen our Best Of Phoenix issue, put…
The sour economy continues to hit concert promoters. LiveNation, which drew a lot of attention with a “No Service Fee Wednesday” promotion this summer, is now offering two tickets for the price of one to some shows this fall. Sorry, you’re not gonna get U2 tickets cheap, but if you’re…
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It’s hard to take Wavves serious, but really, that’s kind of the point. Everything about the project, the work of California “Weed/Beach Demon” Nathan Williams, comes across as tossed off: the scuzzy, no-fidelity sound of the records, the “So Bored” lyrical stance, the moronic misspelling of the band name (and,…
The HoloNet…er, Internet was abuzz with Star Destroyer-sized superlatives last night after Star Wars: In Concert swept through town. While I had a rather “lukewarm” reaction (pun very much intended) to the multimedia extravaganza, my opinion was very much in the minority. Dozens of hyperspaced out geeks were feeling the…
For the past three decades, the “Great Bearded One” has been on a Jedi-like quest to separate Star Wars fans from their paychecks by any means necessary. His unabashed over-licensing has even exceeded Krusty the Clown-like levels of hucksterism at times, as evidenced by such WTF? merchandise as green-friendly organic…
Two things I’ve reviewed harshly on this blog: The people who put on The Nest haunted house and local metal band St. Madness.So, rest assured, I will not be at “Arizona’s No 1 and Scariest Haunted Theme Park!!!” (sarcastically quoted) on October 24 when St. Madness, Kult of Thorn and…
Portland indie-electro outfit Starfucker are at a crossroads. They’ll soon change their name to cope with their more widespread popularity — no doubt possible with their accessible, fresh music. Despite all that potential, last night’s show at Phoenix’s Modified Arts was more of a testament to the band’s dedicated fans,…
Modified Arts is will again host a three-day music showcase for some of Phoenix’s best up and coming bands. The event, which started last year with 25 local bands and comedians, has commitments from What Laura Says, Matthew Reveles, Black Carl, Yellow Minute, Dry River Yacht Club, and Treasure MammaL…
By Frances Michelle Lopez The throngs of excited First Friday goers seemed to have been M.I.A at the Trunk Space Friday night for the One AM Radio, Former Ghosts, Knesset show. Having had a late start to my night, I wasn’t able to catch much of the Los Angeles-based One…
A sage singer/songwriter named Willie Nelson once extolled the joys of “making music with my friends” and a younger, but perhaps no less sage, singer/songwriter named Neil Finn obviously got the message. But instead of heading out “on the road again,” New Zealander and Crowded House frontman Finn invited many…
The never-ending economic nightmare hasn’t been a complete tragedy for everyone. In fact, for folks like DJ Slippe it’s been something of a boon. As more and more drinkers and urbanites spend less and less of their money at Valley nightclubs, some club owners have turned to the underage crowd…
If you missed local boy Dierks Bentley’s opening set at the Brad Paisley show this week you’re in luck, as the Feel That Fire singer will be back in town in less than two months. The show is at Tempe Marketplace — but is ticketed — so it should be…
Looking for something interesting to do come November? Want to witness a truly unique band from Japan that you’ve most likely never seen before? Then take your concerns to Mesa’s Hollywood Alley come November 4 to witness Melt Banana live. The trio have been expanding the bounds of noise-rock mixed…
The art is hung, the floors are swept, and the touch-up paint has been applied. The “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit is ready for its First Friday reception tonight. Here are some cool-as-all-get-out things you can expect to see:…
Well that was an interesting few weeks, now wasn’t it? First it was announced that Phoenix’s US Airways Center would be the first date (November 10) on the upcoming Fame Kills tour featuring co-headliners Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Today comes the news that the tour is no longer. Bad…
Leave it to Shiny Toy Guns to transform a Blue Oyster Cult classic track into an electro pop flavor of the week. This new track follows STG’s cover of “Major Tom” by Peter Schilling a few months back. Both covers were recorded by the band for a current Lincoln Car…
There’s only one thing that almost kept The Skinwalkers from claiming this week’s Flier of the Week nod, and that’s the fact that they’ve done something similar to this before. Still, I’m OK seeing this oddly compelling piece of Esherian art twice. I’m not sure exactly what it’s doing to…
There are a number of snarky depictions of our beloved Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit – what else would you expect from a Valley-wide call to Phoenix-based artists? – including Luis Gutierrez’s Sheriff Joe, Patron Saint of Clowns…
The ex-Dead Kennedys frontman is still pissed at the state of the world and formed a new band last year to help back up his typically shrill vocal histrionics with plenty of hardcore punk riffs. Collectively dubbed “Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine,” the five-piece outfit is his…
