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…
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…..
