Local indie act Dear and the Headlights is featured in a session with Daytrotter that was just offered up. Daytrotter’s four-song postings are sort of Chicago’s answer to The Peel Sessions, with up-and-coming acts doing a semi-live set recorded in the course of a couple hours and put up for download. Daytrotter…
Where: Portland’s Restaurant & Wine Bar (105 W. Portland St., Phoenix, 602-2795-7480) located directly from where you’re standing as you exit the train. Drink: The Urban Cosmo; a taste sensation for $10. Scene: Upscale living is king in this part of downtown Phoenix, as the neighborhood surrounding Portland’s consists…
You’d probably expect a band with a song called “Sheriff Joe” (refrain: “Fuck you, Sheriff Joe, fuck you, Sheriff Joe”) to find a sympathetic ear here at Phoenix New Times. And, honestly, The Video Nasties do get some credit for calling out Maricopa County’s most evil man, even if it’s…
Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican): Sentenced to spend the the next four decades or so in the pokey. The life of Texas rapper Carlos Coy (a.k.a. South Park Mexican) is a tale of triumph, terror, and tragedy. As John Nova Lomax, current staff writer and former music editor for…
Today Weezer digitally released six Christmas songs originally recorded for the recently released iPhone app “Tap Tap Revenge Christmas With Weezer.””For the first time ever a band recorded music for an app but demand was so great from non-iPhone users that the band decided to make the songs available at…
Old-timey prog rock band Yes is coming to Phoenix on Wednesday, February 25. This according to a press release filled with proclamations that’d make The Beatles blush:”A dominant force in rock music for more than four decades, YES has created some of rock’s most enduring and compelling hits and has…
For more of this charming man, check the slideshow.What can we say about a DJ night with Andy Rourke of the Smiths that this guy didn’t? Well, for one, we didn’t spill a drink on him and make total asses of ourselves. Instead, we actually maintained some semblance of self…
Music and conceptual artist Kevin Ogilvie’s been known by a couple names since forming industrial band Skinny Puppy in 1982. As a member of Skinny Puppy, he took the stage name “Nivek Ogre,” but these days he’s known just as “Ogre,” and he’s making solo music that deviates from Skinny Puppy’s machinistic throb while maintaining the group’s dark art aesthetic.
Where: Seamus McCaffrey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (18 W. Monroe St., 602-253-6081). Walk one block South and one block East from where you stumbled off the train. Drink: a pint of Guinness for the tiny sum of $5.50. Scene: Seamus McCaffrey’s has long been one of the Valley’s premier Irish pubs…
Staind vocalist/guitarist Aaron LewisWe got word late yesterday that the Edge 103.9’s annual holiday concert “How the Carolla Stole Christmas,” scheduled to happen tonight at Dodge Theatre, has been cancelled due to the illness of Staind frontman/guitarist Aaron Lewis. Refunds for the event are available at point of purchase…
An Australian Bank has a new commercial out featuring a “metal band” that turns out to be Tempe’s The Cover Up. Click here to see the video which is pretty hilarious. The next video in the series, “Florida,” is also pretty funny.Thanks to our friend Psyko Steve for the heads…
It’s not even Christmas, but we have our first piece of big summer concert news today: Dave Matthews Band is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 6.Yes, it’s time for “Dave” again, already.DMB’s first studio record in four years (oddly produced by Rob Cavallo of Green Day and My…
Last week, I called out Andy Rourke of the Smiths for standing me up not once, not twice, but thrice. As you may know, Rourke of The Smiths took my advice and showed up to spin this weekend at the Ruby Room. And me? Well, I took the opportunity to…
Whew! Boy did we cover a lot of ground this weekend. Clubs Editor Benjamin Leatherman was out being a one man wrecking ball for this weekend’s “Night Out” slide show while Music Editor Martin Cizmar hit up Bloc Party last night. I kept myself busy reviewing the Aquabats show while…
Costume designer Randall Christensen has dressed some very famous people throughout his career. Since 1985, he’s tailored for stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, R&B singer Toni Braxton, actress Susan Lucci, and *NYSYNC member Lance Bass. He’s been the sole costume designer for the popular ABC TV series Dancing with the Stars since season two, and he won an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program” in 2006 for his work on DWTS.
Where: Copper Door Restaurant and Bar at The Hotel San Carlos (202 N. Central Avenue). Jump off the train and head East on Central toward the historic Hotel San Carlos. It should take you about two minutes on foot. Drink: The Humphrey’s Palm Room Mojito. Bacardi Razz combined with fresh black…
In their review of Bloc Party’s latest record Intimacy, the guys over at Pitchfork went in to a long and arduous comparison between the band and U2. I didn’t really see it, until last night’s show at The Marquee.Playing for an impressively packed house – Sunday night shows are risky…
Last Thursday, Lilia Menconi brought you the first word on Saturday’s “Fill in the Groove: Vinyl Art Show” at Hoodlums in Mesa in both blog and article form. Frankly, we have a great interest in crazy art, so we couldn’t help but get a few shots direct from the show…
See more shots in our Aquabats slide show.Ask what sets The Aquabats apart from other former ska outfits turned synth-punk and the answer is simple: enemies. After all, what would a crime-fighting band of costumed crusaders be without a few villains to lob their collective super powers at? Saturday night’s…
Where: Marjele’s at 24 N. Second Street. Walk a block West, turn on Second and you’re mere steps away from liquid goodness. You can make the trip in about five minutes on foot. Drink: The Suns Bomber. What you’ll get is a glass of orange energy drink and a shooter of…
Almost every slip of paper the publicist for Bloc Party sends out has some mention of how much Kele Okereke doesn’t like interviews. Without fail, the articles in their publicity packet have some bit about how shy the singer is, or how he hates to discuss his personal life, or…
Where: Los Dos Molinos at 1010 E. Washington Street. It’ll take you about five minutes to walk there from the station. Drink: House Margarita. Yes, despite the fact that you’ve now stumbled your way through 13 drinks on our epic bar crawl, we’re going to insist that you keep this…
