Mercury Prize-nominated British synth-pop duo La Roux have been making a name for themselves since the release of their single “Bulletproof” this past December. The duo, singer Elly Jackson and dude who does everything else Ben Langmaid, burst onto the scene with their fresh take on electronic music, borrowing synths…
In case you missed it, the re-established Hoodlums Music store in Tempe turned one year old this weekend, proving you can’t keep a good store down (the store even managed to win a Best Of award before it re-opened for business). Owners Steve Wiley and Kristian Luce celebrated their success…
Tonight is a huge night for Phoenix shows. Not only are !!! and The Cave Singers combining their shows at Rhythm Room, Bon Iver is nearly sold out at Mesa Arts Center, Creed is selling $10 tickets at Jobing.com and Insane Clown Posse is coming to Marquee Theatre.For me there’s…
The cheapest and most indicative souvenir of a place is definitely the postcard. Thanks to Cindy Dach and Greg Esser, Phoenix now has some of the coolest take-home keepsakes around. The two integral players of the downtown Phoenix creative community designed, from scratch, four different styles of postcards that will…
To browse Twitter, you’d think the most common word used in describing The Killers show at Dodge Theatre was “amazing.” Eh, I didn’t really think so, but here are a few people who did — and one lone dissenting voice of reason, a wise young man under the handle dsmitch…
There is no better group of Indie Rock impersonators than The Killers. Last night’s sold-out show at Dodge Theatre demonstrated that clearly, as the band’s Fabulous Las Vegas Indie Rock Revue brought down the house, showing the band is, however improbably, one of the biggest acts to emerge in the…
Sometimes two little wieners who take jabs at each other over the internet turns out to be just a wussy little war of words. When those two happen to be in the bands Black Lips and Wavves — two bands whose pride reaches staggering amounts — shit can seriously go…
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Concert Review: The Get Up Kids at The Clubhouse in Tempe There was something very telling about the two songs The Get Up Kids chose to open their encore at last night’s packed Clubhouse Music Venue show in Tempe. On one hand, it was odd to hear covers of The…
“Rising from the ashes” may be a cliché, but for the Phoenix Chorale’s Holly Sheppard, the old saying was the catalyst for making great art. On October 4, 2002, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral — the wow-look-at-that church on Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix — celebrated a remodeling job with a dedication…
There was something very telling about the two songs The Get Up Kids chose to open their encore at last night’s packed Clubhouse Music Venue show in Tempe. On one hand, it was odd to hear covers of The Cure’s “Close To Me” and The Replacements’ “Beer For Breakfast” get…
Kimber Lanning, the prominent Phoenix record store owner turned community activist, has released a statement saying she plans to step away from her Roosevelt Row gallery/venue, Modified Arts. Lanning has become more and more involved in big-time community planning issues in recent years and says she plans to retain ownership…
By Frances Michelle Lopez After a successful year in 2008 touring their critically acclaimed debut album The Airing of Grievances, Glen Rock, New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus graced the Modified Arts stage to once again dazzle a lucky Phoenix audience with their immensely exuberant and inspiring punk rock gems. I had…
The tour will resume on October 16 in Washington, DC after lead singer Brian Johnson, who recently underwent a medical procedure, takes some time to rest on the advice of his doctors. In related news, AC/DC fans are officially banned from using the adjectives “badass,” “tough,” “macho,” manly,” or “ballsy,” to…
Do you like Alice in Chains but are bothered by Layne Stanley’s deadness? Have we got a band for you! Grind, a Tempe-based Alice in Chains tribute band plays Joe’s Grotto (32nd Street and Thunderbird) tonight. Astrocreep 2000 and Aces High (White Zombie and Iron Maiden, respectively) also play.Warning: Do…
An incident where Lindsay Lohan was confronted by a man in Scottsdale has made a New York Daily News list of “celebrity Stalking Victims.”A 38-year-old alleged stalker was arrested outside a club in Scottsdale, Arizona after lunging at starlet Lindsay Lohan. The actress was leaving the nightclub… when the man,…
Huge news in this week’s concert announcements: After taking a year off, Flogging Molly is coming back to headline Tempe’s St. Patrick’s Day shindig. The Los Angeles Celt-punk band is officially listed as playing The Marquee, but we expect to see that moved to Tempe Beach Park.KISS is also coming…
Friday Night Live at PHX Nightclub (Friday) While DMX warned the world to “stay the fuck outta Arizona” after his recent stint in Tent City, the embattled rap star appears to have set aside his negative feelings for our state in order to appear at PHX Nightclub’s Friday Night Live…
Gregory Sale and Kimi Eisele have a simple, yet profound question for Phoenicians: Ever wonder about the future of this place? If so, you can immediately become an active participant in their interpretive piece Go Ahead, Wonder, which will have a presence at the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New…
Things are chug-chugging along on this humpday, and while music news may be at a premium today, there have been quite a few recent music videos in the past week or so that have come to my attention. It’s always fun to fawn over new videos, and today has provided…
Has your tapedeck — and your Credence — gone missing? Yucca Tap Room will host another of their cover nights (previously Bob Dylan and Tom Petty got their turns) Wednesday night, this time paying homage to Credence Clearwater Revival. Solid lineup and no cover, as always…
