The Phoenix music scene really does feel like it has grown a lot over the past few years, with new venues opening, new fans getting enticed into the scene, and new groups of musicians stepping up to reign over the rest as the biggest bands in town. But none of...
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Phoenix isn’t just an incubator for bands with odd tunes like Treasure MammaL, RPM Orchestra, and Drunk and Horny — it’s also a beacon for them. From O.G. shock rocker Alice Cooper, who migrated to the Copper State from the Motor City decades ago to The Minibosses, which brought its...
“We're not critiquing against God. We're critiquing against man. That's one of the most fundamental differences with the critics... when you start going into the mainstream, there's a lot of talk about God, and that is not exactly what we're talking about here.”—Nameless Ghoul, interview with New Times, October 23,...
Rock 'n' roll is alive and kicking. And writhing, twirling, lunging, and twitching — thanks to a new dance program called ROCK that Scorpius Dance Theatre premièred Thursday, June 25. Rock hits nearly all the right notes, thanks to a genuinely entertaining blend of dance, aerial arts, live electric guitar performance,...
It’s nothing new for actors to want to be musicians and musicians to want to be actors. Unfortunately, few do both well (Donald Glover/Childish Gambino is one of the rare exceptions). Thankfully, rock stars and rappers can still get their fill of the Hollywood life by popping up (often unexpectedly)...
Slow Roll In the not-so distant past, Phoenix has been decried as one of the nation’s least bicycle friendly cities. But, as one freewheelin’ poet observed, the times they are a changin’. With a Grid Bike Share system now in place, Phoenicians can expect to see more events like Slow...
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Microsoft recently rolled out a website that tries to guess the age of someone just based on a photograph. So, we took pictures of some of Arizona's most famous residents, to see what the computers came up with:...
Urbane Manner A sinister sideshow spectacle awaits those who attend the Dead Carnival Block Party on Friday, October 30, at this Scottsdale spot, as does an enormous array of DJs, producers, and EDM artists that are scheduled to perform at the event. The lineup will include gigs by co-headliners Ookay,...
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Look, we get it. You’re probably going to be really short on money and time this month, what with the holidays exhausting your supply of both. But if you can somehow pry yourself away from the yuletide hullabaloo and set aside a few bucks for yourself, any of the following...
August 21. The hottest day of the year everywhere — especially Phoenix. But hey? Guess what? We have a ton of awesome metal shows to look forward to this month. And since it’s waaay to hot to figure out the best shows to attend, we do it for you. This...
The Pizza Underground is so last year. In terms of this year’s hit junk food parody cover band, it’s so-called "drive-through metal," brought to you by the greasy sarcasm of Mac Sabbath, who turned Crescent Ballroom into a corporate cesspit for two hours on Friday night. I had a flat...
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Think of iconic bands of the '70s, and alongside British bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, there are the Bad Boys of Boston, Aerosmith, whose blues-soaked glam rock 'n' roll blazed a direct path to the hair metal of the '80s. Fronted by the uncontainable and ever-entertaining frontman...
Editor’s note: Ever since the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' debut single "Love Me Do") we've been on a half-century celebration cycle in which we are scheduled to relive every Beatles innovation, every release of the Beatles' landmark career in real time, right until the inevitable 50th...
SPECIAL EVENTS Alwun House 1204 E. Roosevelt St. www.alwunhouse.org Thrills and chills await at Alwun House's annual Monsters Ball, which will be occupied by creepy creatures and nightcrawlers aplenty. Performers on tap for this year's event include Romantasy Cabaret, Opendance, Lady Purple, and others. Hors d'oeuvres, dancing, and other freaky...
There are quite a few musical acts in town that would make just about any casual music fan stop and ask themselves, "What in the world is going on here?" But none of them dive as deep into the waters of "high weirdness" as proto-industrial Americana five-piece RPM Orchestra. "'High...
The desert has always been a place of spirituality and mystery, where wanderers seek truth and solace and eclectic art and music are made. On one hand, it invokes deep creativity and a refined type of swagger. On the other, it creates a divide, a feeling of every man for...
"The public really doesn't listen when they're being told straightforward facts," says the Amazing Randi. The magician, escape artist, and tiny lion of principled skepticism, now north of 80, leans forward in a black chair, all knees and elbows and Old Testament beard. If it weren't for that sharpie's suit...
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McDowell Mountain Music Festival (March 27-29 at Margaret T. Hance Park) announced its the lineup for the local stages this week, all but solidifying the festival lineup for the end of March. On the bills are Pastries With Teeth, Snake! Snake! Snakes!, The Senators, Captain Squeegee, Gus Campbell, Wooden Indian,...
There are plenty of things we've come to expect around the holiday season. Crazy shoppers, long lines, snowbirds, traffic, and Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding. Now if you've been living under a rock for the past decade, Christmas Pudding isn't a holiday dessert your grandmother force feeds you after dinner, it's...
The holiday season is winding down, and we at New Times hope that you had a great 2014. As we look forward to the New Year, I wanted to recap some of the best Metal Mondays blogs of the year. These were picked based off of social media shares, how...
Musically, Phoenix doesn't have a ton to brag about. Sure,, we've had some locals make noise in the national circuit like Jimmy Eat World, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, not to mention people like Rob Halford and Stevie Nicks, who have had homes in the Valley at one point or another...