Valley hip hop act Golden Cousins – a project of members from the groups Golden Tung and Cousins of the Wize – released a new video for a song they penned for the Arizona Cardinals. The song, titled “We Do This Together,” is played often during halftime at the University…
It’s that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it’s a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way…
Show: Bloc Party at The Marquee on Dec. 14After a terrible interview to advance the show, I wasn’t expecting Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke to have much verve on stage. Boy, was I wrong. The front man carried his British indie band through an exciting set at a packed Marquee…
Where: Four Kings Cocktail Lounge (5041 N. 19th Avenue, a two-minute walk from the stop) Drink: Rum & Coke for $2.75. There are daily drink specials, depending on the day of the week: Mondays – Rum, Tuesdays – Vodka, Wednesdays – Gin, and Thursdays – Brandy. Scene: The lounge tends…
By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks…
By Dan Leroy A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience–these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008?…
Down AKA Kilo is scheduled to perform Friday at the Sets in Tempe. This weekend’s lineup of concerts isn’t exactly big on star power. Sure, there are few major names scheduled to perform in the Valley over the next two nights (including local superstars The Maine, Latin hip-hopper Down AKA…
Show: The Hives at The Marquee on Sept. 19.First, a correction on my review this evening. In panning Eagles of Death Metal – who truly were awful – I offhandedly dissed their new record, Heart On, which wasn’t out at the time and sure seemed bad based on what they…
Where: Stop #3, 7th Avenue and Camelback Road: Charlie’s (727 W. Camelback Road, a one-minute walk from the stop) Drink: $2 Cuervos, Coronas, and Goldschlaggers (on Tuesdays), $3 beer pitchers from 2 to 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with $1 happy hour drinks from 7 to 9 p.m. Scene:…
THURSDAY 25 Club Red: The Blunt Club with Pickster Uno, DJ Element, & guests (hip-hop) Ruby Room: Phoenix Christmas Sol Party with DJ Johnny D. (eclectic, rarities) FRIDAY 26 Axis/Radius: AR Weekly (hip-hop, house) Homme: Party Foul! Fridays with Kevin the Makeout Bandit, Bigie, Epidemic, BC/AD, Craig Citizen, & more…
In just a few short days (December 27, to be exact), the Valley Metro will be running. With those electrified cables comes the chance to drink down Phoenix like never before. Yes, soon you’ll be able to get booze from Mesa to damn near Glendale without forcing a friend to…
Tempe’s The Maine has MySpace tweens and teens eating out of their hands. And can you blame them? With their emo haircuts, skinny jeans, and songs filled with bouncy choruses about girls, love, and boys who just want to have fun, it’s not hard to see their charm. MTV has…
With its two final out-of-town members making the big move from Flagstaff to Phoenix, Caecelia is ready to unleash its unique brand of indie/electronic music on the Valley. The band’s keyboards, guitars, and cello are the perfect complement to its heavily electronic sound. Caecelia’s music is filled with angst-ridden lyrics,…
How do you want to spend your New Year’s “Rockin'” Eve? At home, sitting on the couch watching Ryan Seacrest struggle to host another bloated celebration from Times Square, biding your time until the ball drops? Sure, that telecast will feature some more popular artists performing their hits, but those…
A decade ago, the neo-swing movement was in, er, full swing. That damned commercial for The Gap, featuring models foxtrotting and Lindy-hopping to Louis Prima, was cluttering our TV screens, and the retro wailing of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and The Royal Crown Revue was choking the airwaves. Near the…
If nothing else, we can thank Styx for burning the phrase “domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” into the public’s memory — forever. Though the band is most respected for the string of staple hits it contributed in the ’70s, it is remembered, like an athlete who hung just a bit too…
When it comes to metal, humor is as dead a horse as you can get. Let’s face it: In the post-GWAR era, there arguably isn’t any new boundary of shtick that hasn’t been breached. Yet bands keep on flogging away. And, while the boneheaded insistence on sophomoric humor results in…
If anybody deserves to celebrate this weekend’s debut of P-town’s newfangled Metro light-rail system, it’s the party people down at Homme Lounge. Like many along Camelback Road, the staff and patronage of the ultra-fly nightspot have suffered through the seemingly endless track construction that snarled traffic and caused massive headaches…
DJ Ian Frost is scheduled to spin on Christmas night at the Blunt Club in Tempe.The next two days are gonna be a overwhelming whirlwind of presents, family, and plenty of yuletide fun and frolic for many Valley urbanites. But if you get tired of sucking down watered-down egg nog…
The Dead Eyes of London rock the house at last week’s Third Thursday concert.’Tis the season for giving, so it’s appropritate that Valley rock outfit The Dead Eyes of London have a special holiday gift for local music fans: a free downloadable copy of their latest disc, Here Comes the…
Show: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse Theatre, May 26.Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity — so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside…
Where: Stop #3, Central Avenue and Camelback: Applebee’s (201 E. Camelback Road, a three-minute walk from the stop) Drink: Applebee’s Main Street ‘Ritas (in strawberry, mango, or wildberries flavors) for $3.40 before 7 p.m., or for $7 after 7 p.m. Scene: Applebee’s is the only drinking hole within walking distance of…
