Seriously, who would want to miss a Japanese musical group modeled after Devo? Not these peeps. Check out what people from around the Valley had to say about Polysics’ show at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix last night (and read our review here.) @MistressKitty @MistressKitty-WEEE!! Me with Fumi and Kayo…
Tribute bands are like high-tech silicone sex dolls — it looks like the real thing, feels like it, hopefully even sounds like it. But who’s kidding who? That ain’t Gwen Stefani. Still, it’s fun to pretend sometimes, no? Take Badfish, a collection of former University of Rhode Island computer science…
George Strait is underrated. Perhaps that statement sounds ridiculous: Strait has 34 albums that have sold over a million copies each, seemingly countless hit songs, and a string of sold-out concerts year after year. He’s only the second Country Music Hall of Fame inductee to be honored while still recording…
In Southern California, a place of seemingly limitless sub-regionalism and cultural density, it seems as though every city, county, and housing development has served as the epicenter of some well-documented “movement” in commercial music. From Silver Lake’s anti-folk revolution in the ’90s to Orange County’s ongoing pop-punk apocalypse to South…
You may remember that little trilogy titled Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured Keith Richards playing the part of Captain Teague Sparrow, the father of Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. Apparently, Depp’s friendship and fascination with Richards goes far beyond that of a pretend father/son relationship. He plans to…
Okay. We’ve received complaints that New Times makes a point of mentioning all the good bands that don’t come to Phoenix yet rarely, if ever, mention it when they do. So . . . Deer Tick will be coming to the Trunk Space on April 14. Last time Deer Tick were in town, they played…
Seems like Phoenix band The Attitude has found themselves in some controversy recently. The rock band is holding a benefit show on Thursday, February 4, for singer Jim Louvau, per the flier that’s displayed on the Clubhouse Music Venue’s website, but it doesn’t specify what the show is benefitting, exactly. A call…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
You Hang Up – the band that showcases former Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz on the drums – has canceled its gig scheduled for this Saturday at Chopper John’s. The reason given, according to show promoter Alia Souissi, was a “family emergency.” The band also confirmed the news…
Rolling Stone: At a time when a lot of retro-garage types are playing it languid and low-fi, the Soft Pack exude wide-eyed angst — a sense of discovery that’s hard to put across with hand-me-down rock…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
The owner of Hoodlums music store in Tempe is taking on the Marquee Theatre over ticket prices. Ticket price stories tend to make my eyes glaze over pretty fast (I’m a critic, I don’t pay!) but Arizona Republic freelancer Serene Dominic did an interesting little piece on the matter. The debate…
Chart Attack readers named Lucas Silveira of Canadian rockers The Cliks, the “Throw Your Underwear Award.” This makes him the first transgender man to win. He even beat out Avril Lavigne’s ex, Sum 41 front man Deryck Whibley. Considering that the rock world is progressive, but still has stark lines…
As French rock band Phoenix played the Marquee Theatre in Tempe last night, much of the young crowd seemed to be glued to their iPhones…possibly Tweeting and Facebook status updating the show? Here’s what was said about the concert. (And read our review here.) @Claymoore- @Claymoore @taybaugh: Ok Sea Wolf…
If there’s any teeny bopper performer who really stands out for having musical chops these days, it’s Nick Jonas, the youngest JoBro–and also the cutest. The 17-year-old Virgo writes much of the Jonas Brothers’ music and is the bonafide leader of the group, sort of like the president of his…
Imogen Heap, who last night won the award for “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical” at the Grammy’s sported one of the most unique outfits of the night. Her dress actually incorporated an electronic Twitter feed into it. The dress showed Twitter pics sent in by fans, and Heap said that she…
Some news from our corporate parent: The lineup for the 2010 Village Voice SXSW party has been announced. Superchunk, the xx, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Surfer Blood will play the show in Austin. We know the economy is tough, but if you can beg, borrow or…
Some of y’all are going to love this. Show promoter Alia Souissi just hipped me to a show she’s putting on at Chopper John’s, 2547 East Indian School, that will feature a 30-minute set by headlining act You Hang Up, the Frankie Muniz band that some of our readers seem…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
On Thursday, New Times music editor Martin Cizmar wrote a post for this blog asking “Do House Shows Matter?” and his tone and his own comments to the post show he does not see much worth in them, going as far as to say they “actually undermine any real scene.”…
This is the second in a two-part series by two Phoenix-based music critics that happen to feel that D’Angelo’s Voodoo, which turned ten years old this week, is (to put it bluntly) one of the best things ever. Part one can be found here. He stands there, clad in a…
[jump] Jokes.comPatton Oswalt – Metal-Maniacomedians.comedycentral.comRead Patton Oswalt’s biographyWatch Patton Live at the New York Comedy FestivalFind more from this comedian in the Shop.This bit, “80’s Metal,” is from Oswalt’s album Feeling Kinda Patton — which came out in 2004. It just took Jeff Beck 6 years to finally figure it…
