B.o.B.Arizona might not have a House of Blues yet, but the owners of Jackrabbit Lounge are hoping the nightclub becomes a destination for live music lovers in Old Town Scottsdale.Since Don Serpe purchased the bar back in July, the bar has hosted nearly 10 Top 40 performances, including Nelly, DMX…
Sleigh Bells October 13, 2010 The Clubhouse An army of sweaty hipsters turned out for Brooklyn pop metal duo Sleigh Bells at the Clubhouse last night. They didn’t have to wait long for a full-on onslaught of cute, noisy, pop. It didn’t last long, either. The whole thing was over…
The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne made a poster using his own blood as ink, according to Consequence of Sound.Wayne poured four vials of blood that he had drawn in early September into a cup, spilled his hemoglobin onto a screen print, and went to town on an Austin City…
Michelle DonovanIwrestledabearonceAs if their name isn’t cool enough, Iwrestledabearonce totally hit the jackpot with this flier. There is an army of cutesy looking bears creating a bevy of psychadelic eye candy to the viewer, and they look so cool, they probably won’t have any people trying to wrestle them any…
He sometimes DJs while covered in fake blood. A paper-bag mask or other strange disguise frequently obscures his face. And the grinding electronica tracks he produces feature such nasty titles as “Kill These Fucking People” and “Sexual Sacrifice.” Yup, it’s safe to say that Screamer Clauz is probably about as…
Is the world ready for a grunge revival? At first blush, that might appear to be a ridiculous question. For Gen Xers, it seems it wasn’t even that long ago that Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains were the toast of MTV and modern rock radio. Then there are bands…
“Who says we can’t go to Africa?” Those immortal words are uttered by Nas’ character, Sincere, in the gripping (if narratively challenged) 1998 film Belly. They’re words of hope, a desire to return to something original, a home you’ve never seen. Belly is a modern camp classic unmatched in its…
Do you remember the rousing, anthemic song you heard sound-tracking key moments in Barack Obama’s presidential bid? This was long ago, in the halcyon days of late 2008, when the feeling was one of indefinable rush, belief that maybe the process could work and we could make history simply by…
Vince Gill’s star has dimmed in the past decade. He hasn’t scored a country Top Ten single since 2000’s “Feels Like Love,” but it certainly has more to do with Nashville’s shift toward younger, pop-inflected artists than the 53-year-old Gill’s having lost his golden touch as a writer and performer…
It’s been over 20 years since “Love Shack” reached the Billboard Top 40. Since then, there hasn’t been one wedding, bar mitzvah, sweet 16, or retirement party that is safe from the song. Actually, though, the B-52s formed a dozen years before “Love Shack” hit the mainstream. Though they may…
Affixing a tidy genre label to most music these days isn’t a daunting task. In fact, it’s almost like bands want to fit into a certain genre, for marketing ease, lest their eager fans be left in the dark. Toronto’s Holy Fuck have become adept at actively avoiding easy classification…
Paul Oakenfold is getting long in the tooth. Although the 47-year-old British-born trance superstar isn’t ready for AARP membership just yet, he’s been bringing forth the beats since the Studio 54 era and has outlasted his peers from London’s early-’80s DJ scene to become arguably one of the most successful…
THURSDAY 14 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities, vintage vinyl) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday (retro) Bobby C’s:…
Pop-folker Courtney Marie Andrews, a former New Times covergirl, isn’t releasing her new record, For One I Knew, until January but her label is already streaming it.Hear the album in its entirety below or you can go to to her bandcamp page.It’s obviously no great departure — CMA’s powerful, occasionally…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.What’s up with the Dodge Theatre’s new name?Is Kanye West the busiest mofo in America?How were concerts…
Artist: The MoondoggiesTitle: TidelandsRelease date: October 12Label: Hardly ArtWell, well, well, whaddaya know? There is something called the “rock canon,” and it’s right here in one handy bound volume. There’s also this less-formal version, which is mostly the favorites of the white old guard. But we’ll get back to that…
How much you enjoy Tucson’s Mostly Bears depends on how high your tolerance for shirtless press photos, warbling falsetto vocals and anthemic indie-prog is. If the idea of Muse barn-storming with The Mars Volta sounds like something you could get down to, by all means, catch the band when…
Psychobilly legends The Quakes shook Chaser’s Bar and Nightclub on Friday night and New Times was there to assess the damage. Check out our slideshow…
Song: David’s Lyre, “Heartbeats”Context: This artist’s name, combined with the opening of this song, made me sincerely worry we had a male Joanna Newsom on our hands. Whatever your feelings on Ms. Newsom (mine? “Over-Rated! clap, clap, clapclapclap”) you can probably agree the last thing on earth we need is…
Eminem has clarified that there’s a borderline between what he raps about and what his opinions actually are, according to NME. Em told CBS in a recent 60 Minutes interview that he doesn’t have anything against gay people and that he’s on good terms with all groups of people.He went…
Brooklyn-livin’ Phoenix-leavin’ indie-pop band Miniature Tigers have done a second Daytrotter session.The Chicago-based Quad Cities-based taste-making website writes: “Miniature Tigers are one of the best examples America has of a young band working a something new, something old and something borrowed mentality with its songwriting. With each album they make…
Artist: Belle and SebastianTitle: Write About LoveRelease date: October 12Label: MatadorSometimes, after a hard day spent arguing with co-workers about which records people who write about music should be exposed to, you just want something breezy, something feel-good. Enter the new record by longtime indie darlings Belle and Sebastian. Write About…
