I’d be willing to bet exorbitant sums that most of you readers weren’t aware that California-based power poppers best known for the eternal torment of anyone cursed with the digits 867-530-NI-EE-I-INE, Tommy Tutone, still gig around. Don’t let their web site tour section, which hasn’t listed a show since late…
Valley singer-songwriter Stephen Steinbrink wears many caps. Not just in the obvious sense — though Steinbrink is rarely seen without his trademark trucker cap or feathered Peter-Pan style headgear — but in the sense that though many Phoenix artists are content to sit around bitching about the state of the…
No one’s sick of talking about Kanye West, right? Because if the Killers are going to keep it up, why shouldn’t I? After Kanye stole the mic and the spotlight from Taylor Swift at the VMAs in a publicity stunt — the blatant scripting of which has been addressed in…
For all its hazy definitions, there was a time when “emo,” maligned as the genre has always been, indicated the smart, melodic pop-punk of The Get Up Kids and their breakthrough 1999 sophomore record, Something to Write Home About, instead of conjuring up images of mopey girls in heavy eyeliner…
Pardon us as we take a moment to give Psych 101 a round of applause for being such good sports with their “Wonderland” submission. A few months back, New Times asked Jeff Miller of the local psych-rock ensemble to write a song based on this year’s Best of Phoenix theme…
Tickets to Creed’s Tuesday show at Jobing.com Arena are now available at the bargain basement price of $10. Yes, this is the original lineup, and Staind opens too. $10! This band was the first act to have seven consecutive number one rock radio singles, four of which came off of…
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This Christmas album thing is really overdone — shit, even The Grinch himself, Bob Dylan is doing one — so it’s nice to see a jam band like String Cheese Incident taking their genre’s longstanding Halloween traditions to the next level. Like Phish, Colorado’s STI likes to play lots of…
Baltimore indie folk duo Cotton Jones plays Modified Sunday. The band, made up of Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw along with their friends, are also playing Denver’s Monolith and Austin City Limits on their national tour. Nau, formerly of Page France, has been releasing solo work under the name The…
I have to admit when I heard about Las Bandas Borrachas (slideshow here) back in May it seemed like quite a novelty to me. Turns out the guys from the Minibosses have been doing the every-bandmember-does-a-shot-between-songs thing for years. This year’s Shotfest (Las Bandas Borrachas is a better name, I…
About a month after former Format singer Nate Ruess’ new band fun. released their debut, Aim and Ignite (review here), the other half the the Phoenix indie duo is making music. Sam Means will do six songs for the soundtrack of the upcoming film The Sinking of Santa Isabel, reports…
Portland’s hottest little electronic/dance/DIY band, Starfucker, is coming to The Valley soon — October 4, to be exact — but they may have a new name by then. The band has reconsidered their controversial moniker, deciding to take action and just get themselves a shiny (hopefully not shitty) new one…
In case you thought October would be a snoozer pre-Halloween, PBR’s got ya covered. On October 10, the booze purveyor is hosting a Tiki Throwdown in the Yucca Tap Room parking lot featuring Fishbone, backed by a local lineup including Liar’s Handshake, Matthew Reveles, What Laura Says and Black Carl…
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Chickenfoot — the non-supergroup made up of Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Chad Smith and Michael Anthony — will record their Phoenix show at Dodge Theatre this Wednesday for use in a possible DVD. The band’s first single, “Oh Yeah,” is the No. 1 single on the classic rock charts (who…
We already told you about a few of last week’s biggest concert announcements — including Fuck Buttons, Kanye West and Rob Zombie. There’s oh-so-much more though: Widespread Panic, John Prine and Dashboard Confessional. Prine, known for his sad songs, and Dashboard Confessional, known for their sad songs, are interesting, but…
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The massive stage has been disassembled, the bands have moved on to their next tour stops, and the the $7 beers have all been, uh, recycled by now. Yep, Arizona Fall Frenzy is in the books after Flogging Molly and Social Distortion sent the three-day music festival out in style…
Blink 182’s Travis Barker is a huge fan of Twitter (his tweet war with Perez Hilton over MJ’s death comes to mind), as is Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (who used the social media service to raise money for the Invisible Children charity), and pretty much most of their collective…
Steven_Rose: @AJMIX969 Had a great time, would’ve been better if the headliner Rob Thomas didn’t get cut short. Maybe don’t schedule till closing time anniebuentello: Picking up In-N-Out before I collapse @ home. Impressed by Jason Mraz. Rob Thomas was poured into his Levis. taramiller8: Rob Thomas rocked my face…
Besides his moniker, Wylie also shares something else with a boob tube star. Just like George Jefferson, he’s moved on up from his days at the Hidden House spinning alongside Al Page in favor of rocking the record decks at joints like the Stone Rose Lounge and Blue Martini. Name:…
Rodney Hu has some big plans for the Yucca Tap Room. Walking through a vacant restaurant space adjacent to his Tempe bar and music venue, Hu eagerly gestures around the room while describing how he’ll transform the place into a funky lounge area. “There will be a doorway from the…
