Not too many bands would post a flier for a show where they’re not even named, but I thought there was something telling about Third and Maryland’s decision to do so here, where they’re, presumably, referred to as “LIVE BAND !”Third and Maryland, a four-piece gener-ock band from Phoenix/Scottsdale/Buckeye/Cave Creek…
Check the slideshow for more hot chicks.Every week, we approach at least 20 strangers and ask if we can take their photo. We’ve gotten used to the feelings of nervousness but it’s always a little embarrassing when someone says, “no.” Hate to admit it, but there’s a teeny part of…
It’s still a bit of a deadzone, show-wise, but things really start pickup up next week and by the end of the month we’ve got Willie and Weezy in a three day span. In the meantime, we’re digging Stone Foxes, who come to The Ruby Room Saturday. Their brawny San…
The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule is the same. Axioms aside, it’s hard not to spread the word about this Saturday’s fifth annual Fight Club-themed Sadisco*, the only dance party in town where ear-splitting industrial music and bare-knuckle fistfights…
In terms of originality, there’s nothing brave about what these citizens are up to. Sonically, they worship at the un-nuanced, widescreen altars of U2, Angels & Airwaves, and the Killers; vocally, frontman/guitarist Andrew Capra seems to regard Patrick Stump as a mentor, aping the Fall Out Boy singer’s tendency for…
Despite a productive 15-year career in the music industry, first as the frontman of San Diego indie rockers The Rugburns and most recently as a solo performer, Steve Poltz’s biggest claim to fame may ultimately be his co-writing credit on the ubiquitous and annoying 1996 Jewel mega-hit “You Were Meant…
We probably should’ve seen it coming. After The White Stripes hit the big time earlier this decade, a host of other two-piece acts followed in their footsteps, from the bluesy rock of the Black Keys to the bass-driven dance-punk of Death from Above 1979 to the sludgy doom metal of…
Heaped in the late ’60s and early ’70s blues, rock, and folk scene of their native San Francisco, Stone Foxes have established their sound as a force to be reckoned with. A clear contender for one of 2009’s early buzz bands, the Foxes have been riding a wave of publicity…
If manufacturing sick-ass mixes and phat sounds were a crime, then The Gaslamp Killer undoubtedly would have fried in the electric chair by now. The 25-year-old turntablist genius is a certifiable freak, whether he’s sporting kinky hairstyles or molesting the wheels of steel to spit out his filthy-sounding experimental flows…
Seven Car Pileup Seven Car Pileup (Self-released) With all the American Idol in Phoenix fever it took me awhile to sit down and do this week’s You Asked For It. Luckily, Seven Car Pileup, was a nice change of pace, sounding like nothing you’ll ever hear on Idol. Unless, that…
The “Louis Vuitton Don” is moving units down at Zia Record Exchange. Although Kanye West’s emotionally-wrought 808s & Heartbreak didn’t prove as big a smash with most fans and critics as his previous discs, it’s still a quality album (our music editor Martin Cizmar considers it one his faves of…
For more things inappropriate, click the slideshow.It’s no secret we frequent the bigger night events in this town, but our very favorite part of Club Candids is discovering a new place.Not that Doc and Eddy’s is new to anyone else in the area. In fact, it’s a stand-by sports bar…
Almost every local venue has been going through a long post-holiday slump, booking-wise. Not Trunk Space. The Jewel of Grand Avenue has been staging a ton of shows lately, including the Back Ted N-Ted concert we shot earlier this week and the concert promoted by this cool flier, local folkie…
One basic characteristic of Bollywood films is the fact that actors generally do not use their own singing voices during the musical numbers — that task goes to playback singers like Asha Bhosle, who has participated in almost 1,000 such flicks during the past six decades. In the meantime, she…
Kieran Hebden is an electronica performer better known as Four Tet; drummer Steve Reid is a veteran of 1960s and ’70s R&B and free jazz scenes. They initially seem like an unlikely pairing, but not when one considers the cross-pollination between jazz, electronica, and indie-rock scenes over the past couple…
For a band not too far removed from high school, you’d think Ministry of Love might have paid more attention in English class. In George Orwell’s 1984, the Ministry of Love was the building where Winston Smith was interrogated, tortured, and brainwashed. Not exactly the epitome of “love.” Considering the…
Before embarking on a national tour with Valley darlings Dear and The Headlights — one that ends with a swanky SxSW showcase — Phoenix’s own Miniature Tigers will hone their craft at Modified Arts. A spot at SxSW seems like the natural progression for the band, fresh off their performance…
Ladies and gentleman, start your SoCal punk and rap-rock engines. Orange County punk rockers (hed) p.e. are kicking off their 2009 tour in Tempe a day after their new album, New World Orphans, hits the shelves. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “What does the ‘p.e.’ stand for?” Perhaps it’s…
We sincerely hope the walls of the Draw 10 Lounge, 5444 East Washington Street, are earthquake-proof because they definitely will be shaking, thanks to all the bass-heavy beats that will be blasted Saturday, January 10, during Jumpdown Sessions Vol. II. A throbbing selection of dubstep, jungle, and other booming genres…
Da REAList is not Plies’ meditation on Platonic realism; it’s mostly just demonstrably false braggadocio and sentimental hooey. The main problem with this record is that a July Hip Hop DX report showed that despite Plies’ claims to be a lifelong thug, he’s actually been arrested only twice — fairly…
Heading into their full-length debut with a full head of steam — thanks in part to a series of infectious singles — British four-piece Late of the Pier crashes the party, ready to unleash an unflinching electronic sound upon the masses. Most of the album consists of bizarre sounds that…
Daniel Rossen (left) and Fred Nicolaus of indie outfit Department of Eagles. Brooklyn folktronica duo Department of Eagles found themselves — or, more specifically, their October release In Ear Park — landing on a number of requisite year-end top 10 lists. Critics from Filter and NPR gave the disc its…
