The Valley’s Top 10 Local Guitarists
Phoenix teems with guitar players, and some of them are actually pretty good. A handful of them are exceptional.
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Showing 18965 - 18986 of 27269Rage in the Cage: JoJo Thompson vs. Eric Prindle
When I was little, my dad would take my brother and I to see amateur boxing matches. I would spend pretty much the entirety of the bouts watching through my fingers, praying that the boxers didn’t kill each other. While I still blame having to sit through those matches for…
Back Ted N-Ted In Photos
Did you miss Back Ted N-Ted’s performance at Trunk Space last night? No worries. They’re playing Trunk Space again on January 20 with Chronic Future and DJ Ben Collins. Until then, check out our Back Ted N-Ted slide show from the gig last night…
Department of Eagles, Crooked Fingers, and Marrianne Dissard Are Part of What’s Selling at Stinkweeds Record Exchange
Daniel Rossen (left) and Fred Nicolaus of indie outfit Department of Eagles. Brooklyn folktronica duo Department of Eagles found themselves — or, more specifically, their October release In Ear Park — landing on a number of requisite year-end top 10 lists. Critics from Filter and NPR gave the disc its…
You Asked For It: The Dagg Nabbit Stubbs
Few bands are anywhere near as funny as they think they are — The Dag Nabbit Stubbs is an exception. I mean, they’re not, like hilarious, but they play their hand for all it’s worth, backing up their redneck rock posturing with a sound like what the dead and zombified…
Local Serial Novel Shows Vexing Side of Mill Avenue
Mill Avenue Vexations is an ongoing literary project of Kyt Dotson, a former anthropology major at ASU who hangs out on the busy Tempe strip every weekend. The novel revolves around the character of Vex Harrow, a goth hottie who drives a cab for a living. Many of the stories revolve around Vex’s fares, friends, and family conflicts, and include details of familiar Mill hangouts like the Graffiti Shop and the Coffee Plantation.
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Dodge Theatre Dumps Ticketmaster, Other Live Nation Venues To Follow
The Internet age has finally done what Eddie Vedder couldn’t: Break Ticketmaster’s stranglehold on concert ticket sales.Starting now, tickets to Dodge Theatre will be available only through Livenation.com. Sarita Ray, public relations coordinator, says Cricket Wireless Pavillion, the mega-promoter’s other big Valley venue, will have its own system sometime soon,…
International Pop Overthrow: Phoenix Edition
The International Pop Overthrow is coming to Phoenix.What’s that? You haven’t heard of International Pop Overthrow before this? Don’t worry, neither had I and I’m a) a music critic and b) someone with a softspot for indie pop.Still, this plucky little multi-city indie festival seems pretty cool, and will be…
Aww…Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel Got Engaged
Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel both enjoy wearing a silly hat, a basic freedom most Americans sadly don’t take advantage of.Well it finally happened. Indie rock icon and dorky eyeglasses connoisseur Ben Gibbard – better known to those few grandmothers and Buddhist monks (who actually don’t know who he is)…
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Reel Big Fish’s Marquee Gig Was Fantastic…If You Were Under 25
Reel Big Fish’s trombone player Dan Regan (left) and vocalist Aaron Barrett. See more shots in our Reel Big Fish slide show. Dear Reel Big Fish, I never thought it would end like this, but I think we’re gonna have to call it quits. After more than a decade, I…
Club Candids: Time Out Lounge
Much more of this in the slideshow.So we were basically feeling like poo-poo during this entire holiday season. We got the crud and it refused to go away. So it wasn’t until way after New Year’s Eve that we could even consider getting back to our partying ways.We were feeling…
Up on the Sun’s Top 5 Entries of 2008
Happy New Year, Phoenix. Here’s one last look at 2008 with the top five blogs as determined by the sheer number of eyes that read them. Catch the top three slots after the jump. 5 – The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan…
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Two More AZ(ish) Bands Do Daytrotter Sessions
A couple weeks ago we brought you news that local favorites Dear and the Headlights recorded a session for Daytrotter, which is sort of Chicago’s answer to The Peel Sessions, with upcoming indie acts doing four-song semi-live sets. Since then, two more bands with Arizona connections have been on, Tucson’s…
Wanda Jackson Show on Jan. 11 Cancelled
Old timey rock chick Wanda Jackson has canceled her January 11 performance at the Rhythm Room due to a family emergency. The 71-year-old Oklahoma native is known as “The Queen of Rockabilly” once dated Elvis Presley… before setting down with a IBM programmer named Wendell. Refunds are available through The…
Over the Weekend: Bob Log III, First Friday, Cream Stereo Lounge and New Year’s Eve
Happy New Year, Phoenix. A lot of stuff has happened since we gave the axe to 2008. Take a look at the events you’ve missed this weekend and keep on scrolling down for a quick look back at our New Year’s coverage. First Friday on January 2, 2009 Costumed freaks,…
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Bob Log III Only Kinda Blue
See more shots in our Bob Log III slide show.I’m not usually much for gimmick bands, but when Phoenix’s paltry post-holiday concert calender has us planning to review Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Reel Big Fish within a week, options are limited. And so it was that I found myself at…
Strung Out singer appears on track from Valley’s Intrinzik
Strung Out singer Jason Cruz lends his vocals on Valley hardcore/hip-hop artist Intrinzik’s “Live Fast, Die Young,” a track from Intrinzik’s latest disc Fall Guy: Resurre6t7on. The single and the disc can be found on iTunes. Intrinzik will open for (hed)p.e. at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 14…
Party Crasher: The Epic Red Cup Massive NYE Extravaganza
A trophy thingy was set up in front of the DJ area at the Epic Red Cup Massive NYE Extravaganza. Click here for more pictures from the event. New Year’s Eve was a busy night for the Party Crasher. This sultan of celebration had more than a dozen destinations on…
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What’s On Tap For Tonight’s First Friday
“Arms Wide” by Lindsey Nochta. We’re changing things up for this month’s edition of our First Friday preview post. In addition to providing you with a rundown of musicians performing at the monthly event, from here on out we’ll also be giving you the scoop on much of the artwork…
No More e4? Scottsdale Club Closes
The front door at the now-closed e4 in Scottsdale. If you were hoping to spend Friday night bumpin’ the humps at e4, better make some new plans. The Scottsdale danceteria, which opened in 2005 amidst much pomp and circumstance, has closed its doors sometime in the past week, possibly for…
Cream Stereo Lounge Opening in Photos
After scouring the city for New Year’s Eve shots Benjamin “Party Crasher” Leatherman headed off to Cream Stereo Lounge to see what all the fuss was about. What he found was bathing beauties, boffo beats and more during the opening night festivities at Scottsdale’s newest nightime hangout on Wednesday, December…
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Just Announced: The Game, Rev. Horton Heat
We’ve got a lot of show announcements for you this week, though by and large they’re D-listers. The major exception is The Game, who’s coming to the Celebrity on February 21. As a long time West Coast partisan, I’ve always admired the way the Compton rapper went to head to…