I got an e-mail from our main man Murph over at So Much Silence today expressing some concern The Flaming Lips were not going to be at McDowell Mountain Music Festival after all, despite what I reported Sunday. Don’t worry folks, while Murph is right that they aren’t listed on…
The last time Eagles of Death Metal were in town, their show was nearly unberable. Opening for The Hives at the Marquee, the band made their (now latest, then soon-to-be released) record Heart On sound so boring I almost gave up on them. “By the end, it was like watching…
Can’t say we didn’t see this coming. E! Online is reporting that Chris Brown has canceled his participation in a few of this weekend’s festivities surrounding the NBA All-Star Game. The 19-year-old R&B artist was arrested early Sunday morning in connection with an alleged assault of his main squeeze, pop…
First Friday: February 2009 Modified bikes, tasty drinks and The Love Me Nots had Phoenix’s streets covered in First Friday fans on February 6, 2009. See: shots direct from Phoenix in this First Friday Slide Show. ‘The Heart is a Drum Machine’ Draws Big, Loud Crowd For Premiere It’s not…
Those dudes are responsible for two years of drunken debauchery on the dance floor of the now defunct GLAM and we will follow their partying ways across this town as long as we’ve got legs.Speaking of having legs, we hit their newest dance party, Best Friends Forever at Club Red…
Partially-clothed but fully painted dancers reinvented artistic expression on stage at The Orpheum during the Tuaca Body Art Evolution Tour on Feb. 8, 2009. See more shots from the tour in our Tuaca Body Art Evolution Slide Show…
Latin music, in all its variations, has become one of the most popular and prominent genres in the United States over the past several years. In addition to the explosion of reggaeton, Latin music artists have crossed into mainstream music with contributions to rock and hip-hop, and many have established…
For those of you who tuned into the 51st annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, you were most likely treated to a lamely named performance of the “Rap Pack:” Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Lil’ Wayne. The four artists gave a dapper performance, no doubt flustering audiences of 40-year-olds in the Midwest…
Turns out I should go to my neighborhood hotel bars more often! Yes, that’s Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder doing U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name” at the Best Western Dobson Ranch Inn in Mesa. Vedder was in town for the Chicago Cubs 2009 Fantasy Camp, according to Stereogum.Two…
On Friday, Tempe Music Festival announced a pretty uninspired lineup (Kid Rock, Three Doors Down) for April 3 and 4 at Tempe Beach Park. It was better than I was expecting (ahem, nothing) but it certainly didn’t pack the punch of last year’s event, headlined by Fergie and My Chemical…
Extended bikes, tasty drinks and The Love Me Nots had Phoenix’s streets covered in First Friday fans on February 6, 2009. See the antics in our First Friday Slide Show…
It’s not often a movie with Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, George Clinton, Wayne Coyne and a host of other big names premieres in Phoenix, so it probably wasn’t surprising that The Heart is a Drum Machine’s opening at Phoenix Art Museum drew a huge crowd last night. Free wine from…
With so many big announcements this week, including (finally!) the bill for Tempe Music festival, Franz Ferdinand, E-40 and Il Divo we didn’t have time to give you the scoop on this one in a special post, but you’ll be happy to learn that Kings of Leon are coming to…
An interesting thing is happening. It seems these days everyone is lip-synching. It used to be the case that is was the random pop hack or teen puppet who was exposed in the act. But now it seems that some of the best and talented artists in entertainment are guilty. Take Yo-Yo…
Our favorite Friday of the month is upon us: First Friday. As usual, both Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue will be packed with plenty of culture lovers and thrillseeking urbanites during the monthly art walk. And as always, we’ve assembled a list that details what the various galleries, restaurants, and…
Charlie Brand, lead singer of local indie rock darlings Miniature Tigers, will be departing the Valley tomorrow afternoon for the band’s 11-city tour with Ben Folds later this month. But before the singer blows this pop stand, he’ll be making a special in-store appearance tonight at Zia Record Exchange’s Chandler…
The not-so-talented Jessica Simspon graces the cover of three celebrity weeklies today, according to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Simpson, who has been all over the news lately because of her recent weight gain, will appear on the cover of People, Us Weekly and In Touch. The latter has the…
We’re still waiting for the full lineup, but Sarita Ray of LiveNation has confirmed several acts for Tempe Music Fest on April 3 and 4: Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth and Roger Clyne play Friday. Three Doors Down and All-American Rejects play Saturday…
Hey, Tweeps! One of Arizona’s finest, Jimmy Eat World, is on Twitter. The band is joining the ranks of popular local groups such as The Loveblisters, Miniature Tigers, and The Maine who use the social-networking site to Tweet about band news, share fun anecdotes, and photos in 140 characters or…
Things are changing up just a bit for this edition of the weekend concert calendar. We’re going to start including Thursday in our weekly roundup, if for no other reason than there seems to be a number of big and boss shows that are happening on Thump Day. (Besides, Thursdays…
Will there be balling at Arizona’s 1st Annual Porn Star Ball? We can only hope. But one thing’s for sure — there will be boobs and booze aplenty (and some local hip-hop, too) at the February 11 hoedown (pun intended), set to steam up the windows at Babylon Showclub, 3613 East Van Buren.
I like to compare “Group Night,” during Hollywood Week of American Idol, to what I’ve heard it’s like to give birth: You look forward to it at first, because it seems like it should be so drama-filled and juicy and fun to watch. And then you start to watch (or…
