Impact Zone Wrestling Finds a New (Temporary) Home

As we reported yesterday, the closure of Tempe nightclub The Sets this past weekend left Impact Zone Wrestling, the Valley’s resident grappling group, searching for a new location to hold its bi-weekly slamfests. We just spoke with IZW spokeperson Chris McClennan, who informed us that they’ve found a new home…

Peachcake, Rainbird, Alfaress Invited to CMJ

It’s September already which means we’ve got our first piece of CMJ news. Three Phoenix bands have been invited to showcase at College Music Journal’s influential Music Marathon festival through their Sonicbids accounts. As always, CMJ seems to go for more gimmicky acts than SxSW.The always-around Peachcake (pictured) is one,…

New Panic! at the Disco Video

OK, I admit it, I’m a sucker for Panic! at the Disco — especially now that they have that delicious exclamation point back — so I was pretty excited to see what the new band looks like post-split. Turns out they’re still great, in a guilt-inducing sort of way. Megan…

Karlie Hustle Is Super Emo (For An Urban Radio DJ)

Now, Ms. Hustle has upped the ante. In the last two months she’s started a blog filled with personal anecdotes about her BFF’s move to Europe, the process of getting a passport and a few introspective essays like “The Woman That Love Made,” which includes the following prose: “I’m not special…

Puscifer Sets Tour Dates, Plays Phoenix December 3 and 4

Arizona-dwelling Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s side project, Puscifier, has announced fall tour dates, including two shows at Phoenix’s stunning Orpheum Theatre. The show, which actually allows you to see Maynard, unlike Tool’s concerts, where he stands on the back of the stage, has been explained as, “a performance art…

Definitely Maybe is 15 Years Old, and Oasis Finally Splits

As Rolling Stone pointed out yesterday there’s something sadly coincidental about Britpop’s guiding light, Oasis, splitting, nearly 15 years to the day after their stellar debut, Definitely Maybe, was released. And, no, they have not split before, though they’ve certainly feuded plenty.As I wrote in a column a few weeks…

Foo Fighters Greatest Hits, Blueprint 3 Leak, Street Scene Reviewed

Idolator: Vh1 Can’t Stop Getting Behind Bret MichaelsNME: Strokes’ Julian Casablancas makes solo live debut in Japan – videoPitchfork: Foo Fighters Greatest Hits Album DueRolling Stone: Jay-Z Stays Calm Over “Blueprint 3″ Leak, Tells Fans “Enjoy It”Silver Platter: www.WheninAz.com launch parties this First Friday and Saturday!Spin: Harvey Danger Play Final…

Phoenix DJs React to Death of Adam Goldstein (a.k.a. DJ AM)

The music world was stunned and saddened by the tragic and untimely passing of DJ AM (a.k.a. Adam Goldstein), who was found dead in his NYC apartment this past Friday. It’s been reported that the 36-year-old superstar was the victim of an apparent accidental drug overdose. The shockwaves from Goldstein’s…

Earn It Yourself Tour with Gavin Castleton Visiting Trunk Space

Earn It Yourself is the brainchild of Sarah Saturday, singer/songwriter of Gardening, Not Architecture fame. After dropping out of college to put her focus full-time on her band, Saturday began developing the blueprint for what would become the present day Earn It Yourself (EIY) ideals. Saturday self-promoted her band, booked…

Against Me! in 140 Characters or Less

There were hundreds — not thousands — of people at Sunday night’s Against Me! show at The Icehouse in downtown Phoenix, but we did manage to find some pretty fun tweets from the hip little art gallery venue that housed a weekend of music presented by Kia. The twittersphere was…

Poison and Def Leppard in 140 Characters Or Less

Also check out our show review here.VictorVladmir: Poison was fucking awesome but they didn’t play cherry pie! Dam you bret michaelsjhoium: Poison sucked big time. Bret michaels should go back to banging skanks.DXDONMEGA: I’m in phoenix at the Poison & Def Leppard concert! Been waiting to see this show since I was 7, and I’m finally here at 31! Rock on!…

DJ Dossier: Rob Wegner

In 2001, Wegner launched a class dedicated to the ins and outs of the DJ biz over at Scottsdale Community College, the first of its kind in the Valley (which got some ink in the pages of the Wall Street Journal). It’s since expanded to three separate courses that cover…

Steve Earle’s Lil Sis Rocks Mama Java’s One Last Time

Stacey Earle, of the Steve progeny, and her hubby Mark Stuart are planning their third and final appearance on at Mama Java’s Coffeehouse. They’ll dole out their brand of Tennessee twang-a-lang in a coffee-buzzed room in the Indian School corridor on September 13th.The pair are set to finish out their…

Jim Adkins Modified Show Sells Out, Second Show Added

Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins has added an early show to his September 17 engagement at Modified Arts. Adkins 8 p.m. show sold out online (we hear there are still some for sale at Stinkweeds) so now he’ll also be playing a 5 p.m. set.Tickets are $10 and we’d…

The Bob Dylan That Stole Christmas

​Let me preface this by saying that the fact Dylan is donating all of the U.S. royalties from his upcoming album to the charity Feeding America is a very noble move, and one that deserves respect. He obviously doesn’t need the money, but there might be something more — something…

Silver Medallion Posts New Music Video

Filmed and edited by local lensman Giulio Sciorio (who’s photog work has been featured in New Times over the past few years), the three-minute video is for the single “Gravity” and is a vibrant nighttime tour of some of the cooler/funkier parts of downtown Phoenix. Oren and Carnegie hop onboard…