Black Fag The Rogue Bar Saturday, February 26 Henry Rollins, circa 1982, is an absolute archetype of manliness. Covered with tattoos and boiling over with testosterone, Hank the Tank thrashed his way through live gigs and dispensed plenty of punches as the frenetic frontman for Black Flag. Meanwhile, punks and…
It’s hard to decide which is more awesome: This flier or the names of the bands that are performing. Based on the flier, Japanther’s upcoming show at the Trunk Space seems like it’s going to be a damn good time.The New York duo will also be joined by the bands…
Song: Canibus, “Patriots” (Feat. Free & Pras)Context: Queens-bred rapper Canibus will be at Tempe’s Club Red tomorrow night. He’s an interesting dude — a guy who joined the military after scoring a gold record and who is probably best known for his feuds with other rappers — but it’s hard for anyone…
Name: Adrian John Flanagan AKA: DJ FLNGN Current schedule: This weekend I have private gigs, but next weekend I am playing Axis/Radius on Thursday, Afterlife on Friday and School of Rock in Tempe on Saturday. My schedule constantly rotates. Genres spun: I mostly spin electronica and techno. Those are my…
San Francisco’s symphony famously backed Metallica for a two-disc epic called S&M, redefining how many people look at metal in the process. The Phoenix Symphony will back Canadian Christian singer Jim Witter, who has made his living doing knockoffs of popular tours like the Elton John/Billy Joel piano duel in…
Ozzy was to drunk to board the plane that was going to take him to Japan for a tour, so Sharon took one for the team and lied to get concert promoters to pipe down.”Everybody felt really bad. They excused him,” Sharon said.This incident occurred when Ozzy’s drug and alcohol…
Glassjaw Clubhouse Music Venue Thursday, February 24Last night’s show by Glassjaw was eight years in the making. The band — best known for their post-hardcore classic, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence and Vincent Gallo acting tough in the “Cosmopolitan Bloodloss” video — has been on a long,…
Title: The New Millenium ManBasics: San Diego born, RoQ’y TyRaid (né Jacob Raiford) has since moved to Phoenix to try and make his new name. I say new because Raiford was once known as J RoQ, but as he explains on “Vanguard,” “J RoQ is Neo, who was slain /…
Lara Plecas The local artist has a show at Art Detour at her studio The Aviary from March 19 to 21. It is located at 1020 Grand Ave. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I pretty much…
In this week’s print edition New Times writer Chris Hansen Orf — himself a member of a veteran Tempe Americana act — catches up with hard-nosed roots rockers Flathead. The band talks about how they’ve been able to fit on bills with everyone from Meat Puppets to Ralph Stanley, X and The…
Song: The Cool Kids, “Bundle Up”Context: The Cool Kids have their first real record coming out — hard to believe since they’ve been buzzing for so long and have a few mixtapes out. This track, “Bundle Up,” is availible for free download from the duo’s site. The Cool Kids -…
Henry Rollins might not dig Black Fag, but don’t let that dissuade you from attending their gig this weekend in Scottsdale. According to the MySpace blog for the over-the-top gay Black Flag tribute act, Hank was reportedly a little gruff when Black Fag’s frontman attempted to invite him to participate…
, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi’s sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year’s parties. Mariah Carey was paid $1 million to perform four songs at the party, which they held in St. Barts.It is being considered by the general public that by doing…
Title: So Close Yet So Foreign EPBasics: It’s back to the pop punk grind here at YAFI, thanks to No Gimmick last week and now Russian Arms and Optics this week. Thankfully, RAO’s brand of pop punk isn’t that terrible — there’s is a pop punk with plenty of synths…
Here’s some heartbreaking news for Phoenix’s DJ and indie music scenes: Anthony Hart (who goes by the stage name DJ HartBreaks) is planning to vacate the Valley next month and will head for the concrete jungle of New York City. The 29-year-old made his plans known yesterday via Facebook, posting…
It’s been a good couple weeks for fans of indie hip-hop. Last weekend, Nocando and Open Mike Eagle stopped by the Hidden House, and this weekend, fellow LA underground rapper Busdriver is performing at the Red Owl in Tempe. (Tickets available here or at the door.) In a recent e-mail…
Hype can be a double-edged sword in the music industry. If you don’t have enough of it, your music, no matter how good it is, will go unheard before fading away into obscurity. Too much hype, though, and you’ll find it increasingly difficult to live up to it. That is…
Sometimes the anticipation of sex can be just as thrilling as the act. The same goes for MartyParty’s bass, especially heard in concert. His slow, ever-building melodies — constructed with bleeping synths and snare — peak, then pause, before giving way to deep valleys of dubstep bass lines. As a…
Rocky Votolato’s music has a hushed, strummy ambiance and bittersweet, minor key melodies that recall Elliott Smith — albeit with more backbeat and a hint of country. Votolato grew up in Dallas before moving to Seattle for high school, and he blends the disparate sensibilities honed in those cities with…
New Jersey band Streetlight Manifesto is the whole package — all the raucous fun we’ve come to expect from Jersey without the orange tans and irritating accents. Yes, the seven-piece band plays ska punk, a genre that’s irritating almost by default, but they do it so flawlessly that even people…
There’s a musician’s adage that goes something like “Being in a band is like being married to all of its members at the same time.” It’s not surprising most groups collapse after a few years under the weight of petty personal issues (“You’re a dick, dude!”), or the dreaded, clichéd…
The popularity of the dubstep scene continues to grow in the Valley. At least four different nights devoted to the bass-heavy genre are operating at local clubs, including Subversion’s Thursday throw-down at Disco, 4301 North Civic Center Plaza in Scottsdale. Anchored by rock star residents HavocNdeeD (the talented twosome made…
