By now you’ve probably read music editor Martin Cizmar’s contentious column from this week’s issue regarding his opinion that “CenPho’s Music Scene is So Over” with the impending change to Modified Arts later this year and the opening of Rodney Hu’s 23 West venue.Like many others who’ve spoken out since…
The much talked about demise of Modified Arts as an indie rock venue has another twist: South Scottsdale’s The Rogue Bar is entering the fray by moving to a full-time live venue. Sadly, as part of that, DJ William “Fucking” Reed’s always wonderful Shake! dance night is going the way…
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[jump] Music sales have been in steady decline, in my opinion, since the week of March 21, 2000. It was on that Tuesday that ‘N Sync’s No Strings Attached was released, going on to sell 2.4 million — million — copies in it’s first week. No album has been able to come…
If you had asked me a month or two ago whether Tempe had any chance of re-establishing itself as the center of the local music scene, I would have said no. Actually, I probably would have said, “Hell no, dude. Are you fucking serious?” But that was before huge news…
You’re a young, creative cat studying music at a university a few hours from your hometown. All in all, things are good and comfortable. But being comfortable is for people with finance degrees and not for a percussionist like you. You need a change, to get out there, but nothing…
They were one of the ’90s defining acts, spawning legions of bands in their wake. Sunny Day Real Estate’s arty, churning post-punk textures, led by Jeremy Enigk’s impassioned vocal croon, were instrumental in codifying the elements of emo’s first wave. Yet despite the resonant chord their music struck, the band…
Tool frontman and vino aficionado Maynard James Keenan’s on-the-sly musical endeavor, Puscifer, is set to headline two nights at downtown Phoenix’s Orpheum Theatre this December. Lucky for you, tickets are available this Friday, October 9, at 10 a.m. via Live Nation.Apparently, Keenan leaves behind that dark, brooding, plz-don’t-look-at-me persona he…
Local boy Alice Cooper, the self-proclaimed “King of Halloween,” is releasing a new single called “Keepin’ Halloween Alive.”The iTunes exclusive track –which you can hear in the video above — also comes with a “Cooperoke” vocal-free version which fans are encouraged to video themselves singing along to for a contest…
Brad Perry, the former Channel 3 broadcaster has a new gig. The former Good Morning Arizona weather man, an all around good guy, who I had the unenviable task of panning after The Arizona Republic conveniently sidestepped the question of musical talent in their feature, has been hired on at…
Last week on his show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, host Jimmy Fallon mentioned that he came down with a sore throat over his weekend and spent most of it listening to his iPod, which was filled with, as he described it, “AM Gold.” One particular song Fallon listened to…
The sour economy continues to hit concert promoters. LiveNation, which drew a lot of attention with a “No Service Fee Wednesday” promotion this summer, is now offering two tickets for the price of one to some shows this fall. Sorry, you’re not gonna get U2 tickets cheap, but if you’re…
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The HoloNet…er, Internet was abuzz with Star Destroyer-sized superlatives last night after Star Wars: In Concert swept through town. While I had a rather “lukewarm” reaction (pun very much intended) to the multimedia extravaganza, my opinion was very much in the minority. Dozens of hyperspaced out geeks were feeling the…
Two things I’ve reviewed harshly on this blog: The people who put on The Nest haunted house and local metal band St. Madness.So, rest assured, I will not be at “Arizona’s No 1 and Scariest Haunted Theme Park!!!” (sarcastically quoted) on October 24 when St. Madness, Kult of Thorn and…
Modified Arts is will again host a three-day music showcase for some of Phoenix’s best up and coming bands. The event, which started last year with 25 local bands and comedians, has commitments from What Laura Says, Matthew Reveles, Black Carl, Yellow Minute, Dry River Yacht Club, and Treasure MammaL…
A sage singer/songwriter named Willie Nelson once extolled the joys of “making music with my friends” and a younger, but perhaps no less sage, singer/songwriter named Neil Finn obviously got the message. But instead of heading out “on the road again,” New Zealander and Crowded House frontman Finn invited many…
The never-ending economic nightmare hasn’t been a complete tragedy for everyone. In fact, for folks like DJ Slippe it’s been something of a boon. As more and more drinkers and urbanites spend less and less of their money at Valley nightclubs, some club owners have turned to the underage crowd…
If you missed local boy Dierks Bentley’s opening set at the Brad Paisley show this week you’re in luck, as the Feel That Fire singer will be back in town in less than two months. The show is at Tempe Marketplace — but is ticketed — so it should be…
Looking for something interesting to do come November? Want to witness a truly unique band from Japan that you’ve most likely never seen before? Then take your concerns to Mesa’s Hollywood Alley come November 4 to witness Melt Banana live. The trio have been expanding the bounds of noise-rock mixed…
Well that was an interesting few weeks, now wasn’t it? First it was announced that Phoenix’s US Airways Center would be the first date (November 10) on the upcoming Fame Kills tour featuring co-headliners Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Today comes the news that the tour is no longer. Bad…
