THURSDAY 18 AZ 88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house, electronica) Club Red: The Blunt Club with DJ Vadim, DJ Element, Pickster One, Emerg McVay, & more (hip-hop) Copper State Tavern: Copper…
Lead singer Aaron Weiss wants to set the record straight: MewithoutYou are not a Christian rock band. Unless you want them to be. “It’s not like I’m offended if someone calls us a Christian band,” Weiss told journalist Matt Fink back in 2007. “I just don’t think it’s true. I…
Where can you find a fix of pure, unadulterated sensual pleasure for the insanely low, low price of $6? You know, without habit-forming side effects or the use of needles? Try the Trunk Space, where some of the region’s top up-and-coming ska and surf-rock acts will convene for a night…
Baby mama drama is all the rage when it comes to rappers. And like many rappers before him, Rick Ross is dealing with some major shizz. The burly Miami MC — who is signed to Def Jam Records and often hides behind a pair of sunglasses — is the father…
A quick history of Cryptacize: Chris Cohen, former Deerhoof guitarist, met Nedelle Torrisi while recording as The Curtains, plucking Torrisi from obscurity as a back-up singer. The two began collaborating in 2007 and, shortly thereafter, released Cryptacize’s first studio album, Dig That Treasure, after recruiting percussionist Michael Carreira. The two…
Authority Zero frontman Jason DeVore is one hell of a juggler. He sings and plays guitar in the Celtic-rock band The Bollox, who have quickly attracted a fan base in the Valley, and has a successful career as a solo artist. Thankfully, DeVore hasn’t let Authority Zero, his bread and…
It’s been five years since Loretta Lynn’s Grammy-winning collaboration with Jack White but it seemed even longer at last night’s Celebrity Theatre show, where the Van Lear Rose era seemed long forgotten. Sure, a few curious hipsters made their way down to the show, but, for the most part it…
Next time you’re bombing around Old Town Scottsdale, be sure to pick up a rock. Next, try flinging it in any direction. Chances are relatively good that you’ll hit some gaudy discotheque with a Top 40 night. (Note: It’s also possible to substitute a dead cat for this trick). What’s…
George Harrison Let It Roll – Songs by George Harrison (Capitol/Apple/Dark Horse) A great band is always more than the sum of its individual parts and, perhaps, no band illustrates that adage better than The Beatles, arguably the greatest band of all time. You could cherry pick the best songs…
“Now, where you go when you die is an age-old question. Here’s the answer: 7th Avenue and Jefferson.” Stacy Holmstedt didn’t skip a beat between appearing on stage at the Tempe Center for the Arts and beginning her presentation about what happens when you die. Her audience was eating it…
Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar’s Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips’ Double Album “Embryonic” Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYWAY you…
By all definitions, Viva Voce are a Portland band. They feature at least one member with a beard, and while no one was wearing flannel, it felt like they were one load of laundry away from reaching that point. It is easy to bunch together Portland music as being simple…
The Melrose District’s loss is Evans Churchill’s gain. In case you hadn’t heard, CenPho vinyl emporium Revolver Records will be moving later this month from its current home on Seventh Avenue into much-roomier digs at 918 North Second Street, which is just off Roosevelt Row across from Carly’s Bistro. According…
Though there were no spiritual apparitions at Gamestop at 5707 Northern Ave. in Glendale during the midnight launch of the new Ghostbusters The Video Game, there were plenty of EKG meters and “proton packs” just in case. These delicate scientific instruments belonged to none other than the AZ Ghostbusters, a…
First and foremost, don’t be fooled by the fact that DJs Diplo and Switch are the brains behind Major Lazer. Also, don’t get caught up in the fact that Santigold is on the lead single, “Hold The Line.” Major Lazer’s Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do is 100% a reggae album. Sure,…
Sometimes, we just like to pay a little attention to the regular folks in town. So rather than heading to a big event with all the scenester kids wearing their flashiest crap, we decided to check out a relatively new spot in the downtown Phoenix drinking rotation.The Turf is just…
So, it was no surprise to find a few familiar faces at this past Saturday’s Anime Fest at the Atomic Comics Paradise Valley location. The venue was packed with teens playing Anime-themed games like Anime Password and Project Anime, thumbing through the $4 bargain bins (tip: the Atomic Comics PV Store is moving, so look for…
The stylish and suave Merc Bar has always seemed to be a cut above all the other gin joints and laidback lounges that abound in Phoenix. How come? There’s a clandestine, speakeasy feel to the place, as it’s secreted behind an unmarked door deep in the heart of the Esplanade…
When I first got a press release about The Original Music Tee (not to be confused with The Original Music Shirt), a shirt that has a record’s album art on the front, track list on the back, and comes with a code for downloading the album, I thought, “What a…
So Much Silence: Wale at Bar Smith Wednesday NME: Supergrass members form band with Radiohead producer Spin: Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You Rolling Stone: Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte Join Denny’s “Rockstar” Menu Pitchfork: White Stripes’ Crazy 2007 Canadian Tour Gets a Documentary Film Spin: Devo to Collaborate…
Put on your experimental rock shoes and walk down to the Clubhouse in Tempe this Friday to catch the Philly foursome mewithoutYou. The band will be playing tracks off their fourth and latest album, It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright! The Fox, The Crow And…
I feel like it’d be a little cheesy to write a real “review” of a show I helped book but, suffice to say, our first Summer of Sound showcases kicked some ass Saturday night. In addition to our annual effort to spotlight the best local bands of five genres, we’re…
