There have been some rumors going around that Tom LaPenna, owner of both the Marquee Theatre on Mill Avenue and prominent promotion company Lucky Man Concerts, is filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy and being bought out by media megagiant Clear Channel. But according to LaPenna, that’s not true.
One of central Phoenix’s most popular live music venues, The Brickhouse Theatre, has closed.
By Benjamin Leatherman Revolver Records, 4214 North Seventh Avenue, just recently celebrated its first anniversary, so we figured the best way to fete the music store and its owner TJ Jordan would be to let y’all know what his top 10 best-selling LPs were for the week of September 1-7…
DJ Big Latin Many Latinos are wondering why McCain picked Daddy Yankee to endorse his campaign when there are so many other Latino artists and actors he could have picked. It has me in awe! What was his state of mind? Did he pick Daddy Yankee because of his song…
This week’s review is the new solo CD from former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, whom Staff Writer John Dickerson profiled back in June.
Legendary artist Brian Wilson has been confirmed as the headliner for the Fiesta Bowl Invitational on January 4, 2009, at the Phoenician Resort.
By Jonathan McNamara Happy Monday, Phoenix. Here’s what you missed while you were decompressing at home from the last work week. First Friday The kids were all right last night as they partied up and down the streets of Phoenix celebrating September’s First Friday. View: this Night Out slideshow with…
By Sarah Ventre The Yucca Tap Room is one of those celebrated landmarks left standing in Tempe, made famous by the bands that grew up there. Last Saturday night, local music fans were treated to a bit of nostalgia when Art Edwards, bassist of the Refreshments, made his first appearance…
By Jonathan McNamara Yesterday we told you which bands would play First Friday. Today, we’re giving them to you.Courtesy of Clubs Editor Benjamin Leatherman, here is a video sampler of the tunes rocked on Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Row last night. Need more First Friday fun? Don’t miss this slideshow…
By Jonathan McNamara September has reared its slightly cooler (we hope) head and bestowed upon us a great deal of new things to see and do. Here’s what we’ll be hitting up this weekend. Friday, September 5: First Friday in Downtown Phoenix You know the drill: a bunch of kats…
By Benjamin Leatherman Mr. Meeble is scheduled to perform tonight at the Hotel San Carlos. There’s gonna be plenty to see and do at the monthly First Friday art walk. Here’s a sample of the bands and musicians who’ll be doing their thing in and around downtown Phoenix…
Here are two big shows that were just announced this week.
By Benjamin Leatherman B.B. King is scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Celebrity Theatre. What do ’80s pop-rockers Hall and Oates, the hip-hoppers of Three 6 Mafia, and the metalheads of Whitechapel all have in common? Other than the fact they’re all on our iPod playlists (yes, we openly…
By Yvonne Zusel Eastern European-gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello might think they have the market cornered on the gypsy-punk genre. But mustachioed frontman Eugene Hutz & Co. had better think again. New York-based Mad Juana have taken Bordello’s formula and put their own twist on it, led by sultry blues-voiced lead…
By Jonathan McNamara Anybody heard the clanking of chains and muffled moans coming from the club that formerly housed The Loft underneath Gordon Biersch on Mill? Me either, which is a shame because that spot’s new joint, Whip Lounge, wants you to get an S&M vibe from the new digs…
By Justus What’s cracking Phire City? I’m pleased this week to have the opportunity to review the biggest record to come out of the New West Coast: the king of the “New West” Movement, The Game and his new album “LAX.” I’d like to thank my homie over at Black…
By Jonathan McNamara Hot on the heels of the release of her fourth book “Breaking Dawn,” a stake has been driven through the heart of the Twilight Series and possibly its fans as well. Stephenie Meyer reports on her Web site that “Midnight Sun” the fifth volume in the Twilight…
By Benjamin Leatherman If you’re in the mood for a little sexy and sinful nightlife action this evening, head on over to Mill Avenue in Tempe where Whip Lounge is celebrating its grand opening with a primo blowout. Party monster extraordinaire Brian Durkee will be presenting the affair, which starts…
I spent the winter of 1994 through the summer of 1995 soaking myself in the Counting Crows album August and Everything After. I did lots of variations on the theme of playing it through, playing some part of it, and playing some part of a part of it over and…
THURSDAY 4 Bar Smith: Peppermint Lounge with DJ Brazilia, DJ Mara, & guests (electro, funk, ’80s) Bikini Lounge: DJ HFE (rockabilly, surf, jazz, classic country, indie, obscuro) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cash Inn: DJ Sting (hip-hop, dance) Cherry Lounge: DJ M2 (hip-hop, Top 40) Club Forbidden:…
On a recent Monday night, I’m inside the downtown art collective The Firehouse, where The Complaniacs drummer Matt Spastic lives. The band is auditioning a new bass player in Spastic’s bedroom. A few Firehouse regulars poke their heads in, grab beers from the mini-fridge, and watch the bleached blond, tatted-up…
You might’ve seen DJ Dino (a.k.a. Denard Webb) rocking the decks with dirty electro tracks last weekend at the Lovestruck party in downtown Phoenix. Or perhaps you saw him when he was doing the same back in July at the Dark Knight, or at any of the dozens of other…
