You know, we’ve been hearing some mumblings about Sunday nights at Sidebar so this past weekend, we decided to hold off our picture-snapping until then, hoping to catch the roll-off from Adult Swim.And indeed we did just that (take a look at our slideshow). It was a bit of a…
What do you get when you combine The Kills, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and The Greenhornes? A fuzzy, alt-rock supergroup known as The Dead Weather.Like Damn Yankees and The Travelling Willburys before them, The Dead Weather are intent on taking over the world with their collective…
NME: The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas to release solo album – exclusive Waved Rumor: “Dis-co Sucks!” Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 12, 1979 Idolator: Jack White Can’t Get Out Of Music Writers’ Spotlights Rolling Stone: Ex-Panic! At the Disco Members Will Embrace Beach Boys, Kinks Electric Mustache: Pearl Jam…
Perspiration was the cologne of choice at last night’s A-Trak show at Tempe’s Club Red, as the sweltering 100-degree-plus temps inside the nightspot caused many a scenester to baste in their own sweat. Then again, it might’ve also been the white-hot beats that the A-List turntablist and remix king was…
Brad Perry and the Acoustic FingerprintsBrad Perry and the Acoustic Fingerprints(Self-released)Grade: C-I’m sure our weekly locals-only music review column, You Asked For It, has unwittingly kicked people when they were down before but, honestly, that’s never the intent. That’s why it’s so hard to write about this week’s selection, offered…
Jay Farrar spends a lot of time talking about the old days. Not just because his band, Son Volt, draws heavily from traditional American roots music. Also not just because his old band, Uncle Tupelo, pretty much invented the “alt-country” genre – though Farrar has been known to bristle at…
Philly psych rockers Dr. Dog seem a lot older than they are. That sound seems straight out of the 60s, as does the animation in the above video. Hell, even the name seems like something that should’ve appeared on Nuggets. Still, we kind of love them.What other shows were announced…
Jenny Lewis at The Marquee: Not Quite Convincing Jenny Lewis is certainly an entertainer. “From Los Angeles, with love, here’s Jenny Lewis,” the announcer belted Vegas-style as she took the stage at the Marquee on Saturday night, and Ms. Lewis wasted no time making her indie-diva status abundantly clear. As…
Not only can you see What Laura Says for free at The Heard Museum Friday, you can also get free ice cream. The venerable downtown museum (“Word Famous For A Reason” appears to be their new tag line) has all sorts of cool programs aimed at locals this summer, including…
This Wednesday, July 15, marks the last day for Valley bands to submit for the upcoming 2009 CMJ Music Marathon, to be held October 20-24 in New York City. The festival, named for the New York City Marathon that takes place at the same time, is geared towards college radio…
NME: Blur defy illness to play ‘last gig’ at T In The Park State Press: Bowerbirds’ simplicity shines Idolator: The Invisible Glove: Jackson Presides Over Parallel-Universe Charts Idolator: Panic! At The Disco Post New Music, Restore Their Exclamation Point Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Explains Why He’s Keeping the Smashing Pumpkins Name Rolling…
Jenny Lewis is certainly an entertainer. “From Los Angeles, with love, here’s Jenny Lewis,” the announcer belted Vegas-style as she took the stage at the Marquee on Saturday night, and Ms. Lewis wasted no time making her indie-diva status abundantly clear. As her ace-card backing band cranked out solid seventies-folk…
Name: Rani “g” A.K.A.: Rani Gharfeh. Club night(s): Thursdays at Bomberos Cafe & Wine Bar, first and third Fridays at Incognito, and I’m the resident DJ at Desert Botanical Garden. Preferred genre(s): It could involve anything from global soul, good house music, deep house music. That may mean some Afro-tech…
Everything seems to be falling in place for Phoenix hip-hop artist Willy Northpole: he’s signed to an imprint on a major label (Island Def Jam’s Disturbing Tha Peace, owned by Ludacris), his first album, Tha Connect, hit stores to favorable feedback on June 23, and his first video from the…
It’s gonna be plenty toasty this weekend. Like, unbearably uncomfortable, or even Hell-worthy hot. The ever-smiling weatherbots of the 10 o’clock news set have been predicting for the past few days that its gonna get up to 115 gawdamned degrees (gulp) by Sunday afternoon. So it might be wise to…
Glendale-based deathcore act Job for a Cowboy dropped the new record Ruination Tuesday in the midst of their run on the Mayhem Festival tour that comes through their hometown a week from today.Though the New York Times praised them in the same paragraph as arty French outfit Gojira, who they…
Idolator: Wikipedia Sparks Rumor About Panic At The Disco And Michael Jackson’s Guitarist NME: Michael Jackson’s death causes The Dandy Warhols to cover The Beatles NME: Black Keys side project announces album, tour Pitchfork: Jack White’s Third Man Opens NYC Store Rolling Stone: M.I.A. Protege Rye Rye Speaks Out About…
Edge Radio FM 103.9 is kicking off its first Third Thursday installment under it’s new moniker with some big name talent. The radio station, formerly known as The Edge, will host its Third Thursday block party between Dos Gringos and Upper Deck Sports Grill in downtown Scottsdale, Thursday, July 16 with a performance from…
Fuck You Ups, an Arizona punk band, has posted a fun cover version of defunct Phoenix indie duo The Format’s “The First Single” on it’s MySpace. It’s seriously good stuff. Hat tip to Jose Gonzalez for this one…
Brooke White, the 5th place finisher on Season 7 of American Idol, will be hosting a unique live performance with the help of social networking site Facebook today at 5 PM PST. The event, dubbed “Facebrooke,” will showcase songs from the singer’s debut, post-Idol album High Hopes & Heartbreak –…
At The Scream The Prayer Tour, there’s no better way to express your love for the lord than to yell loudly at people about how Jesus Christ died for your sins. Jesus Christ. I’m not kidding.It’s Always Darkest Before The…..
OK, it’s not exactly easy to understand what’s going on with this poster from Chandler indie rockers Lisa Savidge (not actually a girl, as previously reported) but that’s kind of great. You have to look at this bad boy for a little while to figure everything out, during which time…
