There’s a faint buzzing in the air on the day I sit down with Nanami Ozone to hear the band’s demos from their debut album. It’s an overcast, sleepy haze — the sky is tuned to static — and drummer Mo Neuharth is fiddling with her vintage stereo. While the…
Looking for a great show to see this week? Here are our picks for the best concerts worth checking out this week in Metro Phoenix. For more options, visit our comprehensive online concert calendar. Electric Six – Tuesday, March 15 – The Rebel Lounge Most of America got to know…
For music fans who are also inclined to delve into comics books from time to time, Coheed and Cambria are the perfect band. The name of the band itself comes from the writings of the New York-based band’s guitar playing lead singer, Claudio Sanchez, and his Evil Ink Comics series,…
Slug has something to say. In fact, Slug has a lot to say. Ask one-half of the Minnesota-based Atmosphere to expound on a question and ready yourself for an unfurling that only a rapper who’s been at this for three decades can deliver — the man indulges in words, unfolding…
Few musicians are quite as raw and honest as Genevieve Schatz. From the sound of her voice to the message of her music, the performer, known simply by her first name, doesn’t hold back. For that matter, Genevieve doesn’t always even know how or where her performances are going sometimes,…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival returned to Margaret T. Hance Park for the third straight year, attracting tens of thousands of people downtown for weekend of dual-stage musical madness. There were changes galore at this year’s incarnation, including the elimination of camping, waste (there were three-bin recycling stations throughout the festival), and…
Viva PHX’s third edition once again ignited downtown Phoenix last weekend, proving for just one night that under the right circumstances Phoenicians will brave the great outdoors on their quest for excellent music. The festival operates by setting out a beacon for bands touring on their way to South By…
Heavy metal is a fixture, almost like comfortable yet spike-laden easy chair you can always count on here in the desert. We are lucky to have a great mix of local, regional, national, and internationally acclaimed talent. During a recent conversation with Cannibal Corpse’s drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz, he mentioned he…
50 Cent wasn’t in the club but the grocery store in Phoenix last night, as he partied not with Bacardi but with vodka — Effen Vodka, the brand the rapper invested in last year. The rapper, with the help of the Phoenix Suns dancers, helped sell $10,000 in vodka at…
Why would Bruce Springsteen want to revisit the over 35-year-old album The River? I asked myself the above question as the New Jersey-based singer-songwriter, accompanied by his incomparable E Street Band, played the 20 songs on the breakthrough double album in chronological order to a sold-out crowd at Talking Stick…
Even if you don’t know the synth-pop stylings of MS MR, make sure to shake the hands of Lizzy Plapinger or Max Hershenow if you see them around town — it’s likely that you indirectly owe them something if you’ve turned on a pop radio station in the past three…
We’ve got both good and bad news for anyone eager to celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day, particularly those who tend to drink to excess. First, the bad news: It’s happening on a weekday this year – a Thursday, to be exact – which could spell trouble for those with obligations…
Kitten’s Chloe Chaidez is a killer interview. An old soul, for sure, especially for someone who can’t even by a legal beer yet, but something tells us she’s maybe had one or two alcoholic beverages. The Los Angeles, California singer/songwriter basically is the band she fronts, but to hear her…
Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now. Sunset Voodoo -“Sweet Release” Last year I was pretty enamored with Sunset Voodoo’s sophomore EP Strange Things and it seems they…
Although it seems more irreverent to watch just after Sir George Martin has passed away, the British comedy sketch show Big Train had a brilliant bit called “George Martin Kidnapped” which poked fun at the legendary producer’s constant recounting of Beatles recording sessions. He never tired of retelling them, and…
To say that downtown Phoenix will be busy with live music and concertgoers this weekend would be an understatement. Two of the Valley’s biggest festivals of the year will be taking place and bring tens of thousands of people to the area who are eager to see a show, including…
Throughout the years, McDowell Mountain Music Festival (MMMF) has stopped asking what downtown Phoenix can do for them and started asking what it can do for downtown Phoenix. In an effort to better serve the community that has served them so well since 2012, MMMF has made a couple of…
For many local fans of death metal, the biggest show of the year is happening on Friday, March 11, at Club Red in Mesa. There will be lots and lots of growling vocals, double bass drums, and dual guitar attacks drowning out the bass lines. The legendary purveyors of the…
“I love the New Times.” That was Nils Lofgren’s opening gambit so how can you not be charmed by a guy who professes deep seated feelings for your publication right out of the gate? (Though perhaps our cover story on Lofgren’s box set had something to do with that.) Some…
Today in news we can hardly even believe, we learned rapper 50 Cent will be heading to a grocery store in South Phoenix later this week to sign bottles of vodka. Yes, that 50 Cent, as the best-selling rapper who rose to fame in the mid-2000s when he trying to…
It stuns me each year as Viva PHX, Stateside Present’s mini-South by Southwest that takes place in 17 venues in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, gets better and better, how difficult the decisions are about when and where to be. In addition to the sheer mind-blowing volume of touring acts booked,…
Though not all band members are related, folk rock outfit the Avett Brothers does contain a pair of biological brethren — Seth and Scott. The two started playing music together in the late ’90s and in early 2000 released their first EP. As for the current lineup, bassist Bob Crawford…
