The music world was stunned and saddened by the tragic and untimely passing of DJ AM (a.k.a. Adam Goldstein), who was found dead in his NYC apartment this past Friday. It’s been reported that the 36-year-old superstar was the victim of an apparent accidental drug overdose. The shockwaves from Goldstein’s…
Earn It Yourself is the brainchild of Sarah Saturday, singer/songwriter of Gardening, Not Architecture fame. After dropping out of college to put her focus full-time on her band, Saturday began developing the blueprint for what would become the present day Earn It Yourself (EIY) ideals. Saturday self-promoted her band, booked…
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There were hundreds — not thousands — of people at Sunday night’s Against Me! show at The Icehouse in downtown Phoenix, but we did manage to find some pretty fun tweets from the hip little art gallery venue that housed a weekend of music presented by Kia. The twittersphere was…
Also check out our show review here.VictorVladmir: Poison was fucking awesome but they didn’t play cherry pie! Dam you bret michaelsjhoium: Poison sucked big time. Bret michaels should go back to banging skanks.DXDONMEGA: I’m in phoenix at the Poison & Def Leppard concert! Been waiting to see this show since I was 7, and I’m finally here at 31! Rock on!…
In 2001, Wegner launched a class dedicated to the ins and outs of the DJ biz over at Scottsdale Community College, the first of its kind in the Valley (which got some ink in the pages of the Wall Street Journal). It’s since expanded to three separate courses that cover…
Stacey Earle, of the Steve progeny, and her hubby Mark Stuart are planning their third and final appearance on at Mama Java’s Coffeehouse. They’ll dole out their brand of Tennessee twang-a-lang in a coffee-buzzed room in the Indian School corridor on September 13th.The pair are set to finish out their…
MC Chris got a great review from Michael Lopez when he came to Clubhouse last year so his Halloween show at Club Red should be amazing. Who knows what kind of crazy costumes the geeks that show up for that concert will be wearing on The Devil’s Day. What other…
Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins has added an early show to his September 17 engagement at Modified Arts. Adkins 8 p.m. show sold out online (we hear there are still some for sale at Stinkweeds) so now he’ll also be playing a 5 p.m. set.Tickets are $10 and we’d…
Let me preface this by saying that the fact Dylan is donating all of the U.S. royalties from his upcoming album to the charity Feeding America is a very noble move, and one that deserves respect. He obviously doesn’t need the money, but there might be something more — something…
Filmed and edited by local lensman Giulio Sciorio (who’s photog work has been featured in New Times over the past few years), the three-minute video is for the single “Gravity” and is a vibrant nighttime tour of some of the cooler/funkier parts of downtown Phoenix. Oren and Carnegie hop onboard…
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Nick Kizer, the mastermind behind the When In AZ compilation I wrote a column about this week, will be on the radio twice today. For more info on When in AZ check out that column here.Listen to Nick on The Blaze, 1330 AM (or here if you live more than…
Doggass Productions’ monthly Best Fucking Live Show at Last Exit is scheduled for Friday night. The show, promoted by Darkness Dear Boy’s Ted Organ (read my column on Ted’s “Support Live Music” movement here) will feature DDB along with Soulafide, Whats Left, and Juicy Newt. Comics Tim Bateman, Ricardo Rocha,…
Looking for something to do this Friday, Aug. 28? Two noteworthy local shows popped on our radars. First up: Rising Peoria pop-rock shaggy-haired heartthrobs Hello Hollywood will headline a show at Glendale’s The Bridge with fellow West side buzz band It’s Like Love (pictured), Crash Coordinates, Hey Girl Hey and…
At first glance, a bill featuring Def Leppard and Poison seems a natural fit. After all, they’re two of the most successful bands of the 1980s and, no doubt, they probably share a significant number of fans, which should bode well for this tour. But upon closer examination, Def Leppard…
Americans who witnessed the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 surely reacted in a variety of ways. Some applauded the violence. Others abhorred it. But you can be certain not one of them turned to his or her neighbor and said: “This would make a totally sick dance song.” Ultimately, strangely,…
In 1978, Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau stood in the shadows of Akron, Ohio’s sputtering smokestacks, penning a 5,000-word piece about the city’s music scene. Why did the self-described “Dean of American Rock Critics” make the jaunt from NYC to my hometown, a smallish city most famous as home…
Scottsdale’s Afro:Baile Records will release their third Brazilian-tinted comp CD on September 19. The latest 12-song disc, I love Bossa Nova, has many styles of Bossa Nova, using 11 female vocalists, incorporating some jazz, soul, and acoustic elements for “a timeless groove.” This vibrant compilation captures all the essence of…
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Rocky Horror fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Three months after the closure of Chandler Cinemas where The Rocky Horror Picture Show became a staple for awhile, the show has found a new home in Tempe’s Madcap Theaters, formerly Harkins Centerpoint. Rocky theater hopped over the last several years and was often homeless for some…
As the terrifying titan known as the Undertaker walked through clouds of smoke during last night’s WWE Smackdown tapings at U.S. Airways Center, thousands of raucous wrestling fans held up their cell phones like Zippos at an arena rock show to pierce the darkness with glowing points of light. That’s…
