Phoenix DJs React to Death of Adam Goldstein (a.k.a. DJ AM)

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 Tour with Gavin Castleton Visiting Trunk Space

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…

Against Me! in 140 Characters or Less

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…

Poison and Def Leppard in 140 Characters Or Less

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!…

DJ Dossier: Rob Wegner

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…

Steve Earle’s Lil Sis Rocks Mama Java’s One Last Time

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…

Jim Adkins Modified Show Sells Out, Second Show Added

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…

The Bob Dylan That Stole Christmas

​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…

Silver Medallion Posts New Music Video

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…

Doggass Productions “Best Fucking Live Show” Friday Night

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,…

When Tragedy and Politics Turn into Popular Music

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,…

Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

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 Preps Third Comp CD, Party

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…

Fall Out Boy Arrest, Kings of Leon Remixed By Pharrell, Timberlake and Ronson, Madonna Works With Weezy, No Age Download

Spin: Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump ArrestedElectric Mustache: mp3: Stricken City “Pull The House Down”Idolator: The Best-Selling Album Of 2009 Is Actually A Compilation From 2003Idolator: Madonna Is Now Hung Up On Lil WayneNME: Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake set for Kings Of Leon remix albumPitchfork: Download No Age’s “You’re…

WWE Smackdown in 140 Characters or Less

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…