“I think Tristan’s [Jemsek, guitars/vocals] Craigslist addiction is the biggest influence on the band,” says Dogbreth bassist Erin Caldwell. Dogbreth — the long running downtown pop punk combo — has been around for a while, but 2012 has been a year of growth for the band, seeing it make a…
Ho-ho-holy crap there are a lot of shows going on this Christmas week. There’s plenty of local action going on, so be sure to strap on those sweet new socks your grandma got you and go see some live music. Here’s our top five must-see shows this week…
Touring with New Found Glory seems like a dream come true for any up and coming pop punk band…especially one that takes its name from the closing track of Sticks and Stones, like California band The Story So Far does. The group just wrapped up a tour with NFG, where…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
Party at ground zero/Every movie starring you/And the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew — Fishbone Shit could be getting real in about 96 hours from now, yo, when the fated date of December 21 finally dawns. It’s highly unlikely, since NASA hasn’t spotted any killer comets en…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it. Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest — our top five must-see shows this week…
The Sword @ Club Red|12/14/12Valley metal heads got one the their last doses of heavy riffs and shredding guitar solos this year when Austin sci-fi enthusiasts The Sword played to a packed house last night at Club Red. By 9:00 — well before the band were scheduled to perform –…
In this week’s issue of New Times, I chart the conversation that occurred when I sat down with J.S. Aurelius and Alexander Jarson of Tempe’s Ascetic House, a creative “collective” that releases art, video, music, and literature. The two aren’t eager to define what Ascetic House “is.” And that’s the…
Alt-country rockers Limbeck may technically be a Southern California band, but the group has number of ties to Arizona. “Comin’ From Tucson” is about a long drive home after playing a show at Club Congress almost a decade ago, the band is good friends with Reubens Accomplice, who just so…
It’s peculiarly fitting that these two punk trailblazers should arrive in town on the same night, because they’ve been inextricably bound together for more than 35 years since the beginnings of Los Angeles’ punk underground. For one thing, they’ve endured, even though (or perhaps because) their members have solo careers…
Bloc Party @ Marquee Theatre|12/9/12Bloc Party brought a night full of surprises to Tempe — chiefly one that all attendees would be able to get a good night of sleep. Singer Kele Okereke had a bit of a cold, and the show ended at the very un-rock ‘n’ roll hour…
Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding: Don Felder, L.A. Guns, Sebastian Bach, John O’Hurley, Murray SawChuck, and Alice Cooper with Johnny Depp @ Comercia Theatre|12/8/12Local shock rock legend and all Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee Alice Cooper hosted his 12th annual Christmas Pudding holiday bash at Comerica Theatre in downtown…
La La Land Music Festival @ Phoenix Convention Center, 12/7/2012Has the current zeitgeist of electronic dance music about to hit its expiration date? It’s a contentious topic that’s been bandied about by DJs, producers, and online music wonks in recent weeks. No less a source than the great godhead himself…
Orgy @ Joe’s Grotto|12/7/12Alt metal band Orgy had its heyday in the late ’90s/early 2000s, but after singer Jay Gordon retooled the lineup last year (Gordon is the only remaining original member) I was curious to see how they would actually fare live. Luckily, what I found at Joe’s Grotto…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Jobing.com Arena|12/6/12Who is Bruce Springsteen anyway? The street rat poet singing about characters straight out of West Side Story? The balladeer casting American youth in B movie glory, Roy Orbison grandeur, and fleets of fast cars? The protest singer, spitting bile at…
David Bazan Band (with members of Jimmy Eat World) @ Rhythm Room|12/5/12David Bazan’s grandma spent the evening at the merch table. I’m not sure when exactly it struck me, the realization that Bazan’s relentless honesty knows no bounds, and that the man’s grandma must be used to it. Maybe it…
Sufjan Stevens @ the Rialto Theatre in TucsonIt was a night of deliberate holiday kitsch. It was an ugly Christmas sweater gone awry. If someone told me I mistakenly traveled down to Tucson for a Katy Perry Christmas celebration, based on the costumes, blow up unicorns, and giant game show…
Math the Band @ Trunk Space|11/3/12Imagine if that goofy indie rock cred of The Shins and Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, the “Napoleon Dynamites” of music, hadn’t lost so much popularity and had instead evolved, embracing the EDM subculture with sentimental Millenial generation video game samples and more energy than…
World Party @ Crescent Ballroom|12/2/12It was almost with a sigh of relief that Karl Wallinger and World Party began their Crescent Ballroom concert with “Waiting Such A Long Time,” as it has been some years since Wallinger has taken World Party on a large-scale tour. See also: World Party Offers…
People have recognized Danny Marianino — he of the infamous Danzig punching incident and hardcore band North Side Kings — ever since video of the incident hit the Internet. But lately, it’s been a little crazy. While signing my copy of his new book, Don’t Ever Punch a Rockstar: A…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
Gospel Claws, Sleep Money, Vial of Sound, Knesset, Zero Zero, Me Vale Madre @ Crescent Ballroom|11/30/12 Leave it to Crescent Ballroom to have such a fantastic representation of local acts here in metropolitan Phoenix. Last night may have been an LP release party for Gospel Claws, but the lineup (including…
