This week’s “Flier of the Week” comes (once again) from the local rave scene, which is known for its glossy, two-sided event fliers (perpetually hanging out at a Zia Record Exchange near you). The picture below is the front side of a themed event that pays homage to Stewie, that smart ass “baby” character from the animated TV series Family Guy.
UB40: Friday, August 8, at Fort McDowell Casino By Clay McNear Ah, what a tangled web Neil Diamond unwittingly wove when he wrote the song “Red Red Wine” back in ’67. For starters, it was a pretty un-Diamondlike tune, something borne out by what happened after Neil’s own raspy-throated version…
When discussing the Projekt Revolution tour, now in its fifth year, with this summer’s participating artists — like Linkin Park, The Bravery, and, most especially, Chris Cornell — it’s impossible to avoid the shadow the first and greatest festival tour (Lollapalooza) casts across space, time, and musical epochs. Lollapalooza was…
DJ Shane Kennedy stares intently at his laptop screen at Bikini Lounge, plotting his next play. It’s Friday night, and the dimly lit, tiki-style dive on Grand Avenue is packed with artsy types and rough-looking regulars pounding piss-quality pitchers of beer. Not many folks are actually listening to the music,…
“I don’t know why I didn’t think it was wrong,” says Dead Child guitarist Dave Pajo with a laugh, recalling how he used to steal metal albums from his local record store as a teenager in Louisville, Kentucky. Looking back, Pajo paints a hilarious picture of a slight, acne-ridden kid…
After a fruitful 40-year career, the legendary Steve Miller finally comes out with his first live DVD, Live from Chicago (Coming Home Media/Koch Records), a three-disc package that includes a full concert captured during last year at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago (to which he returned for its release); a…
The arrest of DJ Double-O, one half of East Coast hip-hop duo Kidz in the Hall on Saturday, July 26, has been the talk of the town this week. Double-O, whose real name is Michael Aguilar, was arrested in Tempe and charged with assault and disorderly conduct after a performance at Cherry Lounge & Pit. As reported in The Arizona Republic this week, Aguilar was walking around the venue with a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. When venue security tried to take the bottle from Aguilar, he held on to it. Video shot by witnesses shows Aguilar holding a bouncer on the floor, before several bouncers jumped in the fray and began punching Aguilar. The 29-year-old performer was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery for a broken eye socket.
By Jonathan McNamara That’s right, Phoenix! Have you checked out Weezer’s Web site today? If you had you’d know that the geeky foursome from california is coming to the Arizona State Fair on October 18. For the complete list of dates and locations (in text rather than cryptic picture collages…
By Jonathan McNamara Weezer loves YouTube. If the video for “Pork and Beans” wasn’t proof enough, there’s this latest offering from the band on their official YouTube channel that reveals the band’s upcoming tour route…through song. Did I hear “Phoenix” in there? The band says the concert will begin on…
I had already planned to review the new CD from local hip-hop icon Roca Dolla when I received a phone call from local MC Justus yesterday. Justus is a veteran of the Phoenix hip-hop scene, and he’s recently started doing a guest blog for us, called “Ear to the Street.” He asked if we were writing something on Roca’s new CD, because he said he felt it was “Arizona hip-hop” to the max and a really great record that’s representative of the best talent AZ has to offer.
This past weekend marked the Phoenix New Times Summer of Sound metal show. The event, on Saturday, August 2, was jam packed with bands. In addition to headliners Godhead and local SoS bands The AMPutatiONs, Malakai, The Human Condition, and Fracture Point in Club Red, the venue had four other Valley metal bands playing on the Red Owl side of the club.
By Joseph Golfen It’s a total drag when you really need someone bumped off and you’re a little short on cash. Enter the Discount Assassin. The super-low budget short by local filmmaker Shaun Clayton, premiered at Samurai Comics on Saturday night. The six-minute film takes a look at the gritty…
By Joseph Golfen Everybody’s got one. That song that’s always on no matter where you go or what you do. That song that is at once instantly recognizable and eternally evil! You cringe at the opening chords and every time you hear it a little piece of your love for…
Brian Coughlin plays guitar for Phoenix rock band Kinch, and he’s also the group’s self-appointed financial planner. He keeps detailed logs of where the band’s modest cash revenue is spent: T-shirts, gas, mechanical service, you name it. As he calculated potential costs for Kinch’s upcoming 19-day tour through the West…
Ringo’s All-Starr shows used to be just that: All stars. You had actual frontmen of bands (Mark Farner, Peter Frampton, Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman, Felix Cavaliere, Levon Helm, Joe Walsh, John Entwhistle, Gary Brooker, Dave Edmunds, Ian Hunter, and Jack Bruce to name too many), all happy to be able…
This week’s review is the new solo album from Mark Zubia.
If you’re hankering for some hard rock but haven’t had the dough to check out Cruefest this Thursday, July 31 at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, take heed: you can purchase lawn seats for $10 a piece. The catch is, these tickets are only available today (Monday, July 28). Visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com to get some.
I’ll admit it: I didn’t do jack this weekend. There were some cool shows going on, but this past weekend was the first one in several months where I decided to just hang completely low for two days in a row. But the local music scene charged on, and I did keep an eye on my incoming e-mails. Hence, this week’s (and the first ever) local music news wrap!
Karen Traviss: 7 p.m. Monday, July 28, at Changing Hands Bookstore By Clay McNear George Lucas is the sort of hypersensitive, litigious billionaire who’d sue a vending company for stiffing him on a soda pop, so he’ll probably drag my ass to court for calling him sexist, but there it…
By Clay McNear Why are tribute bands so maligned? By definition, they lack original thought, but most make up for it with suicide-bomber zeal. Not to mention pride of craftsmanship. As someone who used to play “Smoke on the Water” and “We’re an American Band” in a shitty junior-high band,…
By Jonathan McNamara We wrote about them in last week’s New Times, now see them in action for yourself. Less Than Jake hit the Marquee with a pumping, rock fist along with veteran punk-rockers Goldfinger last night. Goldfinger gets the audience on stage for their finale. See more shots in…
This week’s “Flier of the Week” is for local garage pop band The Love Me Nots’ CD release party. Groovy.
