The most punk thing about punk is that punk can mean so many, many things. It is an amorphous concept that even I don’t dare pretend to fully comprehend. But when you know it, you know it. And the Melvins with Le Butcherettes at Crescent Ballroom was pretty fucking punk…
Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of a much beloved…
Some good news and some bad news comes this morning from San Antonio, Texas, where Mesa punk band Authority Zero got robbed of their transportation and gear earlier this week. Police have recovered the stolen van and trailer from an apartment complex parking lot some 45 minutes away from where…
Ben McKee’s decision to drop out of the prestigious Berklee College of Music with only one semester remaining to join Imagine Dragons must have seemed foolish at the time. In hindsight, the bassist for Imagine Dragons (whose members also include singer Dan Reynolds, Wayne “Wing” Sermon on guitar, and drummer…
Monday evening news broke that Griffin Kolinski, singer of local band Apparitions and former Knights of the Abyss bassist, passed away on July 20. He was 28. The cause of death was congenital heart failure. Apparitions issued a statement on the passing of Kolinski on their Facebook page, stating: “Some…
Downtown Phoenix’s club zone along Washington Street got an infusion of throwback charm recently, courtesy of newly opened dancing and drinking spot, Club Luxx. The 3,500 square-foot establishment, which opened in mid-July, features a vintage flair and is aimed at those looking for some after-work imbibing or some after-dark dance…
Here are our picks for the best live music in Phoenix this week. Be sure to browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Le Butcherettes – Tuesday, July 21 – Crescent Ballroom Many bands have elaborate stage shows, but not many are as violent or eccentric as Le Butcherettes…
Texas. Rick Perry, Ted Cruz, and now this. Local punks Authority Zero reported on Facebook that their van containing all their gear — and their only means of transportation — was stolen last night, stranding the band in San Antonio. The gear was in a white dual axle Lark trailer…
Most probably know Himanshu Suri, a.k.a. Heems, from his work with the irreverent joke-rap group Das Racist. The group was known for its dizzying lyrics and snide social critiques, while rising to prominence with songs about Taco Bell. It was never clear whether they were casting playing a joke on the…
Say “Arizona” to any citizen of the other 49 states, and that person is sure to picture llamas on the highway, absurd state laws, and prejudice run amok. He or she might envision a whole state of starched-collar folks sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic as they quietly make the 40 minute…
As of last Friday, July 10th, Minions is in theaters. The lovable yellow overall-clad henchmen of Steve Carrell’s “Gru” character from the first two Despicable Me films finally have a motion picture to call their own. Minions have become a ubiquitous part of society, popping up in commercials across multiple…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival has set a date for 2016. On March 11-13, the festival will return to Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix. Last year’s festival came at the end of March; this year the organizers are moving it earlier in the month to take advantage of (hopefully) better…
Jim Adkins – “I Will Go” Last week Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World launched a fascinating project with the “Jim Adkins Single Series”. Every Friday, starting last Friday, Adkins will release a new song through August 14. Six songs in total consisting of three originals (A-sides) and three covers…
Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms takes a look around the live room at Uranus Recording and sighs. There are a few guitars still hanging on the walls, some scattered furniture, gold and platinum records in a corner, and framed pictures of Lynda Carter and Julie Newmar, Wilson’s favorite Catwoman…
Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That’s because every Wednesday (give or take) from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector’s item of…
Stripped Up Eternal Summers took advantage of the studio on the band’s new album. Preparing to record its fourth album, Eternal Summers settled on a goal of discovering and incorporating the sort of sounds the band had never put on an album before. “We just really wanted to explore the…
Nothing says ’90s nostalgia like a band that made it big during the dot-com boom, releasing two chart-topping albums, only to face constant struggle in the age of Napster and American Idol. When Eve 6 emerged in 1998, the group revealed itself as a smarter Blink-182 and a less self-pitying…
In the 2002 song “Without Me,” Eminem told Moby: “You’re too old, let go, it’s over/Nobody listens to techno!” He was wrong, of course. And in a cruel twist of fate, techno ended up outlasting Slim Shady himself. The Detroit native wasn’t oblivious to techno (a genre his hometown played…
Here are our picks for the best live music in Phoenix this week. Feel free to browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Wednesday 13 – Wednesday, July 15 – Club Red Wednesday 13 is known as a force to be reckoned with in the world of goth/horror punk/metal…
I loved you, iTunes. I loved you, and you betrayed me. You and your evil, malformed henchman, the iCloud, have trashed my 20,000-track music library and I don’t know what to do. I admit, I adopted you reluctantly at first — I was proud of my CD collection, and those…
The only thing Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkins seemed to have in common, other than cynicism, were successful ‘90s careers. Manson’s was punctuated with public hatorade and embraced for waking a decade to the darkly perverse, and the Pumpkins became spokesmen for the grunged out and pissed off people…
The Pizza Underground is so last year. In terms of this year’s hit junk food parody cover band, it’s so-called “drive-through metal,” brought to you by the greasy sarcasm of Mac Sabbath, who turned Crescent Ballroom into a corporate cesspit for two hours on Friday night. I had a flat…
