Wait, what? The Hold Steady, beloved hipster bar band, sharing a stage with unrepentant frat-rock douches Dave Matthews Band? It’s happening in St. Louis, reports our sister paper, Riverfront Times. It’s too late to call Live Nation, and the listing for Dave at Cricket Wireless doesn’t say anything about The…
HogjawDevil in the Details(Self-released) As much as I generally prefer music that bears the stamp of the town that births it, there’s something to be said for a band that becomes so obsessed with another region’s music that they transform themselves, to the point they mimic it perfectly. The Love…
We fully admit to our jealousy of Mathew Ward. Not only does the Portland guitarist have an obscene amount of talent (which he’s demonstrated much over the past decade on seven separate full-length albums), Ward’s collaborated musically with such indie all-stars as Cat Power, Bright Eyes, and Yo La Tengo…
Attention all appreciators of fine art into making snarky comments when presented with “art” best suited for hotel bathrooms: Chow Bella has your number. “Art Burn” is a new series on Chow Bella that takes a look at various works of artistic expression hanging up in Valley eateries. This week’s…
After a horrible, seizure-inducing Hollywood Week, I was actually sort of excited to get this show on the road and hear the offerings of The Best Singers in All the Land, as decreed by the “experts.” I should have known better than to be optimistic. Have I learned nothing over…
We don’t normally run two pieces previewing acts from a single concert in our print edition, but last week I made an exception for Jessica Lea Mayfield and Annuals at Rhythm Room. After tonight’s show I’m definitely glad I did.As the headliner, Annuals, a six-piece indie act from North Carolina,…
When I blogged about the costuming blunders at the opening weekend of the Arizona Renaissance Festival last week, you were probably wondering where all the hot wenches were. Because, as we all know, that’s the real reason why so many guys flock to the ren faire. Not for the turkey…
Long-running nightspot The Buzz is transforming into Club Deep. But then again, maybe it isn’t. Confused? So am I. Some recent postings on Craigslist state that an east coast club promoter named Brian Speed has “taken over” the north Scottsdale danceteria (which was famous for its 18-and-over night). Help wanted…
As we come right smack into another Tuesday rife with new releases, I will choose to focus my energies on one particular release, N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit of Apollo. N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) is the collaboration between DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales) and Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel). Apollo has been hotly…
Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:”A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read “this bike…
So, since Joanna Pacitti’s American Idol audition back in Louisville, I haven’t made any secretabout the fact that her ass should’ve been sent packing long ago, especially after she forgot the words to her song during Hollywood Week. In my opinion, Pacitti has used up all of her singing lifelines…
There’s a Janis Joplin tribute band playing in Phoenix, and as the late ’60s icon herself would say, “Get it while you can.”Phoenix resident Susan Ballard has been impersonating blues singer Janis Joplin since 1997, when she played her first tribute show at a club on 7th Avenue called Desert…
NBA All-Star Weekend made me loathe drinking in downtown Scottsdale this past weekend more than usual. Hanging out in Arizona’s wanna-be L.A. conjured up bad memories of covering celeb-heavy and douchebag-filled Super Bowl parties last year for the East Valley Tribune. Here are three reasons why I’m excited to bid…
Fresh off a three-night stint at Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood have announced a 14-city U.S. tour beginning in June, which stops in Glendale on Friday, June 26. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 23 at 10 a.m. through LiveNation.The duo teamed up at the Chicago Crossroads…
We’ve been getting a lot of comments complaining we’re too snarky lately, so we’ll let you take care of this one yourselves. The following press release from Limp Bizkit begins with this sentence: “The original line-up of Limp Bizkit is back, do you believe in miracles?”Have at ‘er…
All-Star Weekend brought us many things. There was the Arizona Porn Star Ball, a Playboy party and of course that amazing game. Check out the highlights from the weekend. T.I., Juice and Pokafase at Celebrity Theatre 2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced Drama T.I. Proves…
You really can’t blame folks for wanting to get a little boozed up on this holiday.If you’re hooked up, it’s time to get loose and get kinky. If you’re single, there’s no better time for some drunken wallowing. And, if you get lucky, you’ll find another lonely soul at a…
With The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach’s solo record, Keep It Hid, having come out last Tuesday and his protégé, Jessica Lea Mayfield coming to town tomorrow, I thought this would be a good time to share a story I wrote on Auerbach for my college paper back when his band…
It should come as no surprise to know that in today’s music scene, albums are leaked months before their release date. Ever since Napster became all the rage and the MP3 format made world domination a feasible notion in the latter half of the 90’s, bands have been seeing the…
“After 20 years the Simpsons have changed their opening sequence. Tonight the show had its premiere in HD and with it brought the first revamp of the main titles since 1989.” – The Huffington PostI am not so sure I know what to think of this. Is it reaching for…
With all the glitzy, glammy events happening for All Star Weekend, we felt the need to scum it up just a little bit. Sure, it’s fun to hit up Playboy parties or rub elbows with Snoop Dogg, but we tend to stick with the seedier side of town.Not that The…
It’s been an interesting career for Bankhead/Atlanta-based rapper T.I. He’s currently weathering the brunt of charges brought against him for illegally owning three unregistered firearms, a part of his life he was not shy to mention while onstage at the Celebrity Theatre on Sunday night. He’s not stupid and he…
