Music

By Jonathan McNamara Call them activists or just your run of the mill rap-based band from Colorado, but The Flobots kicked serious ass all over the SRP stage at Edgefest 2008. Check out this slideshow from The Flobot’s set:…

By Benjamin Leatherman So I’ve been walking around Edgefest for the last hour or so and I keep seeing people with the phrase “Fuck You We’re From Phoenix” spray painted in stencil form on their bodies or tee shirts. Turns out it’s a shtick for local rock band Vistalance, who…

Providing the fans with a much-needed changeup, Airborne Toxic Event descended on the SRP Stage to play their unique brand of alt rock. Featuring a female violin player at Edgefest is a bold move, but the band was able to pull it off quite smoothly. Those few fans that took the set in – an unfortunately low number – were treated to a smooth and effortless set.

By Michael Lopez Amidst the bizarre early morning/mid afternoon scene here at Schnepf Farms, Authority Zero descended upon the SRP “second” stage to rile up the fans that braved the amazingly long lines to get in. Starting at 12:15, the band ripped into their set, quickly prompting the crowd to…

Screaming girls ran across the grassy field of Schnepf Farms as jumpy Brit pop started blaring from the main stage. The Kooks have arrived. The pixie-like, English groups are finishing out a solid set from their two albums, starting with their new single “Always Where I Want To Be.

Hey guys, we’re having some internet problems that’ve kept us from posting for the last couple hours but, rest assured, we’re getting tons of cool stuff, and will be back up soon. -Martin…

Yvonne Zusel We previously reported on the Edgefest 2008 schedule…but that schedule has changed!! We repeat: CHANGED!! So if you want to see Gogol Bordello, for instance, get yer ass here, pronto!…

By Joe Golfen Mickey Avalon is shirtless beneath the Arizona sun, finishing his set with the hit song “Jane Fonda” and “My Dick.” Avalon sounds surprisingly tight for a hip-hop group playing outside at noon and he’s managing to get the growing crowd waving their arms and singing along. The…

By Benjamin Leatherman After a little bit of a delay with credentials and whatnot, we are setup backstage at Edgefest out in Queen Creek and doing the liveblogging thing. White boy rapper Mickey Avalon is finishing up his set and UK rockers The Kooks are getting ready to go on…

I’m wide awake, it’s morning. Well maybe not wide awake, but nominally awake, and about to head out to Schnepf Farms for a full day of liveblogging with a New Times crew that of eight people shooting photos, video and writing. If it’s happening at Edgefest, we’ll be telling you about it.

So the shows announced this week are all pretty underwhelming (list below) so rather than give you info on Mudvayne and an Australian Pink Floyd cover band, I present to you links of the musical guests on everyone’s all-time favorite prime-time teen soap, Beverley Hills, 90210.

By Benjamin Leatherman Dear and the Headlights is scheduled to hold its CD release party tonight at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. Even though this weekend’s concert schedule is dominated by tomorrow’s massive Edgefest hootenanny out in Queen Creek, there are plenty of other big-time shows happening around the…

By Benjamin Leatherman Believe or not, William Katt’s gonna be in the Valley this weekend. One of my favorite shows as wee lad of six or seven years old undoubtedly had to be The Greatest American Hero. While the ABC superhero show wasn’t as high-tech and cool as say, Knight…

By Benjamin Leatherman The gypsy punks of Gogol Bordello are scheduled to perform at 5:50 p.m. on the SRP Stage at tomorrow’s Edgefest in Queen Creek. Tomorrow’s Edgefest is sure to be an off-the-chain affair with almost 12 hours of alt-music mayhem. More than 30 different local and major label…

By Steve Jansen I’m pretty sure that I don’t know a more interesting cat than James Roemer, the Tempe-based sound artist behind Glochids (pronounced “Glow-kids”). Last year, Roemer worked and lived in the wilds of Nevada. Now, at the moment, he is stationed in Antarctica, where he will be working…

THURSDAY 25 Axis/Radius: Red Bull Ladies Night with DJ MCB (hip-hop, rock, Top 40) Bar Smith: Peppermint Lounge with DJ Brazilia, DJ Mara, & guests (electro, funk, ’80s) Bikini Lounge: DJ HFE (rockabilly, surf, jazz, classic country, indie, obscuro) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cash Inn: DJ…