Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week…
Through and Through Gospel Review Crescent Ballroom Saturday, July 14, 2012 See also: Download: Gospel Claws’ New Song, “Pale Horse Dry Cleaning” See also: Joel Marquard Fought Cancer and The Indie Community Chips in To Help Him Out Despite Joel Marquard’s adamant assertion that the Americana/roots sounds of his full-blooded…
JJCNV Trunk Space Saturday, July 14, 2012 See also: Seriously Joking: Local Punk Trio JJCNV Brings the Noise — And The Knee-length, Airbrushed Boob T-shirts Phoenix trio JJCNV — which used to stand for Janis Joplin Crap N Vomit until the deceased singer’s estate made them stop using her name…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
Extra Life, James Fella, Death House, Barren Nieces Trunk Space Tuesday, July 10 Few bands can pull off genre-bending and blending without sounding contrived, but New York based group Extra Life does it easily with virtuosic precision and genuine finesse. In support of a new album entitled Dream Seeds, released…
See also: Mega Ran Drops New Project in Time for Phoenix Comicon Phoenix hip-hop collective The Writer’s Guild has grown weary of the politics and standard operating procedures employed by promoters and venues around the Valley. They’re tired of the lack of cohesion between musicians and the various acts that…
La Mala Rodriguez Crescent Ballroom Sunday, July 8, 2012 See also: Spanish Rapper La Mala Rodriguez to Bring Flamenco-Infused Hip-Hop to Crescent Spanish emcee La Mala Rodriguez lived up to her promise of an emotional and powerful showing at the Crescent Ballroom with jamming grooves, little clothing, and an unrelenting…
The Bouncing Souls and The Menzingers Nile Theater Sunday, July 8, 2012 See also: The Bouncing Souls’ Greg Attonito on Florida, Comet, and ECFU See also: The Menzingers’ Tom May Discusses Touring With His Heroes, Like The Descendents and Bouncing Souls If you’ve seen The Bouncing Souls before, you know…
The Beach Boys @ Grand Canyon University Arena 50 songs for 50 years. It’s hard to imagine any band getting away with it, right? It’s even harder to imagine it being exceptional, but that’s the best word I can use to describe what The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love,…
Beach Boys Grand Canyon University Arena Saturday, July 7, 2012 See also: The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine On The Band’s Wild and Woolly Days, 50th Anniversary and New Album See also: Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine Reflect on 50 Years of West Coast Pop See also: Our full…
Motörhead, Slayer, Slipknot, and more Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion Friday, July 6 See also: Why Isn’t Corey Taylor of Slipknot Listening to Metal? See also: What Mayhem Band Has the Craziest Fans (According to Tom Araya of Slayer)? See also: Motorhead, Slipknot, Anthrax, and Slayer Unite for Mayhem Fest See…
Foster the People Comerica Theatre Friday, July 6, 2012 See also: Foster the People at Venue Scottsdale Foster the People played to a packed house at Comerica Theatre last night, along with opening act Kimbra and Detroit’s Mayer Hawthorne and the County…
Joan Jett Talking Stick Resort Friday, July 6, 2012 Joan Jett is one of those musicians whom everybody should see if they get the chance. She’s an inspiration to every girl who ever picked up a guitar, pioneering the riot grrl movement before it had a name (she later produced…
See also: The Menzingers’ Tom May Discusses Touring With His Heroes, Like The Descendents and Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls’ recently released its ninth album, Comet, celebrating 26 years of energetic New Jersey punk. “We’re doing it for us and them [the audience] almost as a family, it feels like…
See also: Chilean MC Ana Tijoux to Celebrate Women With Puente Arizona This Weekend As if it weren’t bad enough that Spain owns international soccer (or football, as the rest of the world insists on calling it), now it’s cutting into our musical turf. No pues, ¡wow! While soccer may…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
See also: Slipknot, Anthrax, Motorhead, and Slayer Unite for Mayhem Fest See also: Why Isn’t Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Listening to Metal? American thrash-metal band Slayer can easily be called one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Their 1986 album Reign in Blood is considered to be the foundation…
Punk is just too stubborn to die. Because of the genre’s tenacity, some young bands are lucky enough to tour with artists that have been making music for decades. The Menzingers have played shows with The Descendents, and the group is currently on the third leg of a tour with…
Summerland Tour Featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Marcy Playground, and Lit Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Comerica Theatre See also: Our full Summerland slideshow, featuring Gin Blossoms, Everclear, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Sugar Ray. See also: Should We Feel Bad About ’90s Nostalgia? See also: Our Throwback Thursday archives, feat…
See also: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Shawn M. Crahan Launch Production Company; Taylor Explains “I’m still waiting to write the ultimate song,” explains Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, a bold statement for a musician who fronts two successful bands, appeals to a wide range of music fans, and, in the age…
For those that crank pop country radio out of their pick-ups, Darius Rucker is the breakthrough solo singer with a silky baritone and two chart-topping albums. For those that haven’t turned on a radio in ten years, Darius Rucker is perhaps more recognizable as the leader of 90’s pop-rock balladeers…
The Men and Lower Dens Sail Inn Thursday, June 28 See also: ‘Open Your Heart’ to The Men In a two-for-one deal that worked out swimmingly, the combined bills of Lower Dens and The Men converged at Sail Inn for a two-stage show that felt like a mini-festival…
