It used to be no big deal for Phoenix/Chicago-based folk punks Andrew Jackson Jihad to play the Trunk Space. In fact, it seems it used to happen a couple of times a week. It wasn’t the first place I saw the band (that would’ve been at The Palace of No…
You’d never know it if you took their black T-shirts, black hair and, well, black outlook at face value, but metalheads have no problem laughing at their own darkness. Cartoon Network’s late-night Adult Swim block capitalized on this with Metalocalypse, a show about a cartoon metal band that simultaneously celebrates…
It’s common for a song lyric to mean one thing to the audience and a very different thing to the performer. Not sure what Led Zeppelin is babbling about specifically? It’s probably something horny and fantastical. Other times, nonsensical lyrics end up illustrating some deep insight. “I Am the Walrus,”…
Call us crazy, but it seems some DJs or EDM artists are so prodigiously talented that their skill set may have been born of some supernatural power, like maybe even The Force. It seems a fitting — if not slightly geeky — explanation as any for the keen abilities wielded…
There’s nothing quite like a college party. And just because you have graduated doesn’t mean you can’t still party like you’re pledging for a frat. Giligin’s has everything that made a college party fun, namely beer pong and a young, attractive crowd. There were other bar games that looked a…
Well, this is hands down one of the best fliers we’ve seen in a long time, and it’s too good not to be shared. It’s creative, informative, and most of all, a little familiar. Where have we seen this before? We racked our brains and came up with good ol’…
See also: Those Dungeons and Dragons Nerds Are More Sane Than You While heavy metal is a lifestyle to some people, to many it’s just a fashion statement. Take Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless, for example. She dresses like a hooker, flips people off, and publicly talks…
Michelle Blades can’t sit still. Her latest solo record, Mariana, is still fresh off the press, but along with her bandmates in North Dakota (Emily Hobeheidar and Mo Neuharth), she’s ready to release yet another new record this week. Aside from Blades’ signature vocal flutters, North Dakota is an entirely…
Arizona’s wacky political landscape is prime fodder for any comedian, but local one-man band Page the Village Idiot manages to make his subversion both funny and catchy. His hilarious commentary on Joe Arpaio’s policies (“Thank You Joe Arpaio”) may have been topped in his so-called love letter to Jan Brewer…
Singer/songwriter Marcos Martins hails from São Paulo, Brazil, and his four backing musicians have the unwieldy task of encompassing the music of one of the world’s largest and most diverse nations. Though Brazil blends cultures and traditions, there’s an easiness to the sounds that provides a cohesive feel. Bossa nova…
If you’ve seen the recent documentary Re:Generation, you’re probably aware of the current trend of reconfiguring rock, pop, and other music forms by spicing ’em up with various electronica elements. But as any chef will tell you, sometimes the whole doesn’t wind up tastier than the sum of its ingredients…
Over the past few years, Blake Ludera (a.k.a. Ill-legal?), Mary Mahan, and the other bassheads behind the scenes at UK Thursdays have worked their collective asses off to make the dance night famous among EDM fans as the best place in the Valley to hear dubstep. Thing is, the weekly…
Things were most definitely loco inside Loco Patron in Scottsdale this past Sunday evening. The Mexican-themed Old Town drinkery was filled with an upbeat and goofy aura as energetic and inebriated patrons populated the place, each with their own reasons for partying it up on a school night.See the full…
You’ve still got a couple of days to win tickets to 11th Annual Cowtown’s Phx AM After Party, scheduled to go down on Saturday, March 31 at Yucca Tap Room. The party features No Age, The Growlers, Radio Moscow, The Goat, The Father Figures, Scorpion Vs Tarantula, Earthmen & Strangers,…
Another great bubblepalooza event is coming to Phoenix. Bubble Bobble 4 is this Saturday, March 31, at the Madison Event Center, and since it’s a sick foam party it is not to be missed. The rave features dubstep, hardcore, electro and hardstyle, so there will be plenty of variety for…
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Saturday, March 17, 10:00 a.m. Today is our “off day,” with only one show booked. But it’s a big one, at Barbarella near Sixth Street, Austin’s main drag. Treasure MammaL was put on the bill by Josh Lambert of The Octopus Project, so the pressure’s on. Luckily, the show isn’t…
Friday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. I wake up to the above photo. This tour feels more than three days old. Outside, the morning is overcast but refreshing. While my bandmates sleep, I do push-ups and yoga in the backyard; Treasure MammaL teaches you not to give a fuck in public…
Nü Sensae vocalist/bassist Andrea Lukic and drummer Daniel Pitout recently added guitarist Brody McKnight to their lineup, expanding the violent melodies that underpin Lukic’s frenzied, venomous vocals. On the Canadian band’s new three-track seven-inch, Tea Swamp Park, the heavy, theatrical group decelerates, if only slightly, conjuring thoughts of Sonic Youth’s…
God bless YouTube for preserving moments of true human passion. Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson divorced in 1980, but not before appearing on English variety show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1971, singing “Help Me Make It Through the Night” together. As they huddle close around a single microphone,…
It’s tough to be a fan of the portmanteau. Blending words is an art mastered by few keen wordsmiths, like Liz Lemon on 30 Rock with the word “snart.” But for every “snart,” there are dozens of “turduckens” and “Blaxploitations.” Apparently, it’s the nature of idiots and geniuses alike to…
When the hip-hop duo of Kentrell “Krispy” Lindsey and Alvin “Joey” Lindsey, better known as The Knux, burst onto the scene with 2008’s Remind Me in Three Days, they were decked out in skinny jeans and leather jackets, with electric guitars strapped on and skateboards under their Chucks. In short,…
