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…
Fuck Buttons, the much-lauded two piece experimental electronic duo from England, are crossing the pond this Fall to display their gut-pounding, mind-fucking and life-affirming music to us Americans. Being the proper blokes that they are, they scheduled a date in The Valley for November, a decent decision on their behalf…
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The Meats join a sweet list of Arizona bands that Daytrotter has hyped including What Laura Says, Miniature Tigers and Lymbyc Systym. Although it’s not a formal sesh, the digital split includes a live recording of Meat Puppets performing “Go To Your Head” that Daytrotter captured at this year’s SXSW,…
You might not know this, but with Insane Clown Posse and Slipknot singer Corey Taylor coming to town within five days next week there is potential for unrest. Watch as these two teens discuss the feud between fanbases and who’s a “fag” before trying to find common ground, all the…
METRO light rail and the Phoenix Suns made a big announcement today: free rides for ticketed customers at U.S. Airways events. They’re calling it “a unique program entitled, ‘Rail Ride Event'” but it’s not so complicated. It is, apparently, “a first in the U.S. between an entertainment venue and public…
Hoodlums Music is celebrating it’s first anniversary at it’s new location with events spread over the next few weeks. The super-cool Tempe store burnt down along with Arizona State’s old Memorial Union and took a hiatus before re-opening between Changing Hands bookstore and Trader Joe’s on McClintock south of Guadalupe.Here’s…
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In the annals of rock history, there’s been only one “supergroup” that did anything truly super, and that was the very first supergroup of all, the band that introduced the term into the rock lexicon, the Eric Clapton/Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker ’60s power trio Cream. In 1966, Bruce and Baker were…
After going from singing in the once-ubiquitous ’90s alternative-rock band Bush to fronting the short-lived and largely unknown Institute, Gavin Rossdale is starting over again with a solo effort. Maybe not surprisingly, it’s proving to be a tough sell. “It’s hard to make your mark when you’re just starting out…
Okay, so acts like M.I.A., The Dead Weather, Tool, and The Black Keys are not playing Arizona Fall Frenzy, as they did at the two geographically but not musically comparable festivals, San Diego’s Street Scene and Denver’s Mile High Music Festival. That’s not really the vibe organizers are going for…
Fashionably Moral – What Laura…..
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The Yucca Tap Room will host a “Tiki Throwdown” next month featuring local acts like Fivespeed, Black Carl, Liar’s Handshake, The Revenge, The Necronauts, and What Laura Says. The event is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon (the cheap suds which The Onion has pointed out is still cruising on a…
The speculation broke last night that Pavement have announced a reunion set for 2010 via the fine folks at BrooklynVegan. Not wanting to fan the flames of a fire that has not yet started, they stayed relatively speculative about the whole thing, citing a lack of concrete dates the band…
Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye’s last tour, I’m super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael…
Summer is over and gone with it are the ubiquitous hipster-friendly downtown pool parties.What to do? Local party promoter Jen Deveroux’s Royal Filth seems like a pretty good option. The party kicks off next Saturday at The Rose and Crown (a.k.a. that place you go when Pizzeria Bianco’s long wait…
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Local psychedelic dance duo Peachcake are the latest Phoenix band to record a session for Daytrotter, an influential Chicago music blog. Like Dear and the Headlights and some others before them they were treated to a cool mid-fi recording session and the above portrait — though we have to say…
Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there’s money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around…
Three years seems like a hell of a long time — especially when the only thing filling the void during that time is a tantalizingly superb album that showcases just how a rock band can reinvent their sound and capture a wider mainstream appeal. Those three years are filled with…
