The first batch of bands for SXSW, the large music industry trade show, conference and festival every year in Austin Texas, have been announced. Unlike my Coachella post earlier this week, the list comes straight form SXSW.com so we know it is right (but subject to change). This year’s line…
In anticipation of the upcoming live comedy show this Sunday at the Marquee Theatre featuring Adult Swim goofballs Tim & Eric, I feel I must bring to light the magnificent music video directing skills of Eric Wareheim (the nice young fellow on the right). Wareheim is the more musically inclined…
Mid-’90s hitmakers Sponge are scheduled to perform tonight at the Edge 103.9’s Third Thursday in Scottsdale.Is it just me, or does it feel like the ’90s never ended at The Edge 103.9? Not only does it seem as if every time I flip on the local alt-rock radio station they’re…
A Rocket to the Moon is scheduled to perform Friday night at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. With Monday being Martin Luther King Day, chances are most of you are gonna get three whole days of relaxation and recreation this weekend (that is, unless “the man” is making you…
As reported on this past Friday, Fleet Foxes have been named the musical guest for this Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night Live with host Rosario Dawson. Lorne Michaels booked the band to perform a week after sugary-sweet teen pop-star Taylor Swift graced the stage, ushering in the second time Fleet…
Ministry of Love is scheduled to perform Friday at PHiX Gallery. There’s something of an indie/alt-rock bent to this weekend’s slate of concerts, as numerous shoegazers, mop-toppers, and other shabby chic types will be performing around these parts sometime in the next 72 hours. For instance, Friday features Minuiature Tigers…
Reel Big Fish’s trombone player Dan Regan (left) and vocalist Aaron Barrett. See more shots in our Reel Big Fish slide show. Dear Reel Big Fish, I never thought it would end like this, but I think we’re gonna have to call it quits. After more than a decade, I…
Happy New Year, Phoenix. A lot of stuff has happened since we gave the axe to 2008. Take a look at the events you’ve missed this weekend and keep on scrolling down for a quick look back at our New Year’s coverage. First Friday on January 2, 2009 Costumed freaks,…
See more shots in our Bob Log III slide show.I’m not usually much for gimmick bands, but when Phoenix’s paltry post-holiday concert calender has us planning to review Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Reel Big Fish within a week, options are limited. And so it was that I found myself at…
Strung Out singer Jason Cruz lends his vocals on Valley hardcore/hip-hop artist Intrinzik’s “Live Fast, Die Young,” a track from Intrinzik’s latest disc Fall Guy: Resurre6t7on. The single and the disc can be found on iTunes. Intrinzik will open for (hed)p.e. at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 14…
Theresa Andersson is scheduled to perform on Sunday at Modified Arts. The holiday season is finally over, which means we’re close to the end of the interminable “dry period” of big-name concerts as band’s put away their egg nog and start touring again. So who’s on tap for this weekend?…
Steve Perry (a.k.a. MC Large Drink) jumps and jives for the crowd. (Photos by Jonathan McNamara)I’m at war with myself over last night’s Cherry Poppin’ Daddies show.While the fanboy part of me (who’s followed the band since picking up Kids on the Street in 1997) was jazzed at seeing one…
Welcome back! We hope you had a sufficient amount of ho-ho-hoing and present opening to last another twelve months. Just in case you haven’t, here’s a package of some of the stories and photos you may have missed during the holiday. Light Rail Launch Hundreds of thousands turned out to…
Valley Metro pulled out all the stops for yesterday’s debut of the 20-mile light rail system we’ve been writing about all month. They had parties scheduled at pretty much every stop on the line — though, honestly, I’m not sure there was anything beyond an unmanned purple tent full of fliers…
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…
Santarchy A hundred or so pub crawlers dressed as jolly old St. Nick went in search of booze in a bar hop they affectionately refer to as Santarchy. Not enough Santa for you? The big man himself also made a stop at Salty Senorita in Peoria this weekend brining a…
It’s nearly 1 a.m. and I’m a few drinks into the night. I’m at Tempe’s Last Exit Bar & Grill to watch Violet Wild, one of my favorite local pop-rock bands who used to play anywhere and everywhere a year ago and pretty much whored themselves out in the local…
Since debuting last year, The Edge 103.9’s monthly Third Thursday free concert series has featured headliners that easily fall into one of two categories: burgeoning and innovative indie-style bands or old-and-busted ’90s has-beens and one-hit wonders. Last night’s event along Craftsman Court in Scottsdale fell firmly in the latter category,…
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is scheduled to perform on Friday, December 19, at the Celebrity Theatre. As we get closer and closer to Christmas (just seven days to go), the number of regular concerts tends to dwindles off, and the number of holiday-themed performances increases substantially. Which means, if you’re into carols…
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.
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…
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…
