The past Harper and the Moths record was based on a depressing time. Singer Harper Lines had moved to Seattle for love, and what resulted was a heartbreak record aptly titled Love Songs for the Damned — released after Lines trekked back to his home state of Arizona and reunited…
Forget being left out of the Grammys; you rarely hear about anything in those heavy metal and hard rock in the news, unless someone passes away or gets arrested for something ridiculous. But it doesn’t really faze metal and rock fans that much. We don’t really care about whose dating…
By Liz Ohanesian We can’t fault the person who thinks there are no female DJs playing this year’s Coachella. After all, Annie Mac — whose affiliation with BBC Radio 1 makes her pretty high-profile — is buried one row from the bottom of the third-day line-up. (One other lady DJ,…
Remember that one line in “Still Dre” where Dr. Dre tries to establish his credibility and continued relevance after a few years out of the spotlight by stating that his last album was The Chronic? Or that part in “The Takeover” where Jay-Z is ripping apart Nas’s somewhat mediocre output…
If ever a song were to frame the longevity, trajectory and torque behind the Boston based heavy metal act, Godsmack, it would have to be the first single, “1000hp”, from their sixth studio album of the same name. While the track sounds like a piece of hype music, the autobiographical…
With so many good bands taking the stages at nearly 20 venues throughout downtown at Saturday night’s Viva PHX event, I thought I’d have a hard time staying in one place for the whole night, ogling texts and Facebook posts about what I was missing elsewhere. However, once I got…
Looking around at the people at Tempe Beach Park Sunday night, I couldn’t help but giggle to myself the entire night, thinking, “Wow, it looks like a Fall Out Boy concert in here.” I’d never seen the Illinois-based four-piece live before and I’ve never been much of a fan of…
The acts that took the Monroe Street Stage at Viva PHX on Saturday night were absolutely phenomenal, despite a subpar sound crew. It didn’t seem like a single set went off without some sort of glitch, but the performers themselves didn’t let that hurt their swag one bit. Not bad…
Overall, it was a glorious kick off to the Pot Of Gold Music Festival on Friday Night at Tempe Beach Park. With little exception, the afternoon and evening were filled with amazing acts, danceable grooves, and beautiful people. It also certainly helped that the weather was absolutely perfect for an…
Right now, things are still nice outside as far as the weather goes. But if you’ve lived in the Valley for any stretch of time, however, you’re probably well aware by now that its not gonna last much longer. Like it or not, we’re on the cusp of warmer temperatures…
A dinner date with Los Angeles/Philadelpia based Rat Fist is a special time. There are no bones about it, both literally and figuratively, as bandleader, guitar player/shouter, and all around nice guy Randy Randall (also of Sub Pop recording artists No Age) is vegan, so we decided on dining at…
No, you can’t see everything you want to at Viva PHX, but you could make a tour of some of the best local live bands if you wanted to make it a hometown event. There are other festivals this weekend not featuring local bands, but this one has a ton…
Downtown Phoenix is going to be more than a little busy this weekend, you might say. More specifically, its sidewalks and even an alley or two are going to be crowded with music fans on Saturday evening, as will 20 different venues scattered throughout a two-mile radius when the second…
On Tuesday, a California federal jury ordered Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke to pay $7.4 million to the estate of Marvin Gaye, finding that the duo ripped off Gaye’s classic “Got to Give It Up” for their 2013 song of the summer “Blurred Lines.” The two songs share a similar…
“Hold on, I’m buying tequila.” These are the first words that Unwritten Law singer Scott Russo says after answering his phone for a New Times interview. In the background he asks a liquor store clerk for advice on the bottle that offers the best bang for his buck and ultimately…
Viva PHX is back and you’re a year older, 40-somethings. Bolder? Maybe. Clever, definitely, and probably more inclined to party downtown than last year. In fact, it’s obvious the over-40 set is taking back the night, since so many of you are out and about on a regular basis, running…
Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now…
You’d think that Doro Pesch would come off as a pretty tough broad. I mean, this is the first female band leader in heavy metal. Her name has been synonymous with “strength” over the past 30 years. She helped pioneer heavy metal’s style, not just blazing a trail for future…
Grand Forks, North Dakota saw a high of 9 degrees and a low of minus-18 on Februrary 26. That’s way too cold for South African native Albert Mazibuko, who describes the scene outside his hotel room window. “We are freezing. It is very cold,” says the Ladysmith Black Mambazo singer…
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…
2014’s winner for Best Festival, Viva PHX is back for round two and this year it is even bigger. Bigger headliners, more touring acts, more local acts, more venues involved, more activated spaces, and lucha libre wrestling. The only thing that Stateside is leaving out is the kitchen sink …..
Tempe Beach Park has hosted major concert fests and outdoor gigs over the last decade — a lot of ’em, in fact. However, few are as high-profile and star-studded as this weekend’s four-day Pot of Gold Music Festival at the park. It’s definitely one the longest, as the springtime music…
