Three weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Ministry’s legendary frontman and all-around heavy metal veteran Al Jourgensen. We had a slightly concerning start to the interview (Jourgensen was sick from food poisoning caused by Chobani yogurt that had since been recalled, and was sitting around, drinking vodka…
First you have to know that SpikeTV still exists. Then you’ll have to take my word that one of its reality shows is a Kitchen Nightmares clone called Bar Rescue. Then you’ll have to know that Tempe’s Rocky Point Cantina (briefly known as Havana Cabana) is the bar the show…
All bad things must come to an end, or so we were told by countless teasers and promo adds for the final season of Breaking Bad. Looking back on how we got to the conclusion, it’s easy to see all the fantastic attributes that made Bad so good. The writers…
Word has broke of a major shakeup at Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch that will ultimately result in the end of the longtime Old Town music venue and dance joint. The owners of the long-running nightspot announced today that it will close next weekend before being sold to new proprietors who will…
Booker T.MIM Music TheaterOctober 3, 2013 Heading to the Musical Instrument Museum to see Booker T. Jones, I–and probably many other concert goers–expected a soul revival. Instead, the sold-out audience was treated to a rock and roll show. To be fair, the bulk of the nearly two-hour long concert from…
Look, this could go either way: It could be that all the broken, empty-hearted Breaking Bad fans who’ve spent a month of weekends in their houses, talking about Breaking Bad with each other, decide to get some fresh air and see a show, and you’ll be able to see some…
We Got Power, the fanzine, grew out of a desire to document the Reagan-era ’80s hardcore punk scene as it was taking off in Southern California. Amy Young, the drummer of the now-defunct She*Riffs and of the garage-pop band French Girls (and a sometimes-New-Times contributor), brought the We Got Power…
The Beatles are the greatest band to ever hit this planet. You may have heard that. But how much do you really know? What I have found over the years, both in the record store and while conversing with my friends, is that most people recognize the Beatles brilliance, but…
What better way to celebrate your birthday than by throwing a concert with some of your closest friends? That’s exactly how local singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for Treasurefruit, Anamieke Quinn is ringing in her 33rd year. Catch her this Friday, October 3, with a shindig at Rogue Bar , where she’ll…
Tooting your own horn isn’t always a good thing. In moderation, though, what’s the problem? It’s just a way of telling others you’re happy or proud about something–and there’s nothing wrong with that, right? Assuming that you answered “Right!” or “No, not at all,” I guess it’s okay for me…
by Amanda Ventura John Mayer (See the complete slideshow here) Ak-Chin Pavilion October 2, 2013 Say what you need to say about John Mayer. You just don’t know the goodness of his music until you’ve heard him blowing his songs wide open with guitar solos and those special deviations and…
You know him as Johnny D., as in Mostly Vinyl with Johnny D., the radio program on KWSS that celebrates rare and obscure soul and funk. But John Dixon is also an obsessive collector of recorded music — mostly on vinyl — as well as a record producer, a former…
With a goal of playing 150 shows all over the country in 2013, Boulder-based rock ‘n’ roll band West Water Outlaws have come a long way from 2010, playing shows in singer Blake “Whiskey” Rooker’s basement. The band’s urgent message to keep vintage rock alive was heard loud and clear…
There’s something to be said for a local band having the gall to throw a CD-release party in 1995. “Before that,” laughs Rich Fourmey, “everything was a tape-release party. So we said, to hell with it. We’re gonna shell out thousands of dollars and have a CD.” It’s the kind…
There’s something to be said for a local band having the gall to throw a CD-release party in 1995. “Before that,” laughs Rich Fourmey, “everything was a tape-release party. So we said, to hell with it. We’re gonna shell out thousands of dollars and have a CD.” It’s the kind…
Thursday 3 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Thursday Ladies Night with DJ AL3, & DJ NERD (hip-hop, Latin, EDM) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays…
Just because Mother Nature’s dialed down the blast furnace and summertime is officially over doesn’t mean that the pool party season is done quite yet. Nope, it turns out that there’s one final water-wing wingding to enjoy before hanging up your swimsuit to dry. The promoters and EDM fiends behind…
There’s no point in asking Roger McGuinn if “Eight Miles High” is a drug song. The band claimed at the time it was about flying to an unfriendly London for a tour, but the intent seems obvious, and fellow Byrds Gene Clark and David Crosby eventually supported the allegations. Whatever…
Sister Lip brings the spirit of jazz to the rock scene, and local rock fans are feeling the music. And the year-old band (the current lineup has been together since April) is starting to land coveted slots on high-profile bills. For instance, on Saturday, October 19, the local quartet will…
Roger McGuinn has had a somewhat storied career that’s moved from folk to rock to country and back. A founding member of the seminal psychedelic band The Byrds, McGuinn’s career actually began in folk bands, notably The Chad Mitchell Trio and The Limelighters, along with a stint as guitarist in…
Savages Crescent Ballroom October 1, 2013 If you name your band Savages, you’d better be damn ferocious and feral. I suppose you could go the irony route and be real timid and wimpy, akin to when a giant, burly ax murderer’s name turns out to be Tiny. Me, I prefer…
By Jeff Moses Sister Lip brings the spirit of jazz to the rock scene, and local rock fans are feeling the music. And the year-old band (the current lineup has been together since April) is starting to land coveted slots on high-profile bills. For instance, on Saturday, October 19, the…
