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Local Label Spotlight: Diverse-Fi Music

Mon May 12, 8:03 PM

Phoenix is one of the most diverse cities on the West coast, and the eclectic, multi-cultured sounds on the Diverse-Fi Music label provide ample examples of the rich sonic stew we’ve got brewing in P-City. This week, we tip our hat to... More >>

Hogjaw, Jack Ripper, and Jackyl at Brickhouse Theatre, Friday, May 9

Sat May 10, 8:24 PM

First, let me just say that my friends Bones and Chazz ? longtime cohorts for my “Niki at Nite? column ? were super-stoked to see Jackyl. They’re both big fans of raucous, rowdy metal, and Jackyl is one of a handful of bands they can... More >>

Future Shock: Tom Waits, Tina Turner, Coldplay, and more

Fri May 9, 9:43 PM

This might be our most exciting Future Shock yet, as several big-name shows and rare concert opportunities came down the wire. Rather than sit and gush about how awesome it is that Phoenix is one of only 17 cities on Tina Turner’s tour, or... More >>

Podcast: Digital Summer

Fri May 9, 10:21 AM

By Jonathan McNamara Digital Summer's numerous sticker advertisements have nothing on the sheer number of multimedia pieces we've put together to supplement Benjamin Leatherman's cover story on the Valley-based band. If you haven't seen the two... More >>

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Features

In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, May 08

If there's one thing the self-satisfied, liberal, tofu-munching, cappuccino-sipping, in vitro fertilization-utilizing coastal elite hate, it's... More >>
Booze Pig roots around The Spurr Lounge

By C.M. Redding

Thursday, May 08

It's 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday and I'm sitting in rush hour traffic, trying to fight my way to happy hour at the Spurr Lounge. I'm doing a sort-of... More >>
A few of the rock stars we wish we could call this Mother’s Day

By Cole Haddon

Thursday, May 08

With Mother's Day fast approaching, we here at New Times have spent a lot of time mulling over what makes a great mom. In the end, we each wrote... More >>
Tristan Prettyman on Hello . . . x

By Michael Alan Goldberg

Thursday, May 08

Tristan Prettyman — the San Diego folk-pop singer-songwriter, surfer, and former Roxy model — is back with her sophomore album, Hello... More >>
Meshuggah
obZen
(Nuclear Blast)

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

Thursday, May 08

Prong's Tommy Victor recently remarked that metal bands can't play in standard E tuning anymore because they'd "sound like the Eagles." Not that... More >>
Stanley Jordan
State of Nature
(Mack Avenue)

By Ernest Barteldes

Thursday, May 08

After a decade-long major-release hiatus during which he dedicated himself to music education and independent recordings, Stanley Jordan... More >>
The Foxglove Hunt
Stop Heartbeat
(Common Wall Media)

By Niki D'Andrea

Thursday, May 08

Some of the best '80s music was made by duos — Hall & Oates, Wham!, Roxette, Eurythmics, Pet Shop Boys, Tears for Fears. If The Foxglove... More >>
The Whigs, and What Made Milwaukee Famous

By Tim Grierson

Thursday, May 08

Just as it's rare to have the U.S. president and vice president at the same public event, lest a deranged lunatic take them both out in one fell... More >>
Armin van Buuren

By Chris Parker

Thursday, May 08

Like '90s country artists making their bid for pop play, post-millennial European trance DJs are increasingly pushing their artist albums (as... More >>
Hot Tuna

By Mark Keresman

Thursday, May 08

Nowadays, the concept of a "side project" — a long-term member of a band leading another combo part-time — is fairly common. Back in... More >>
J.D. Samson

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday, May 08

The over-the-top androgynous appearance of J.D. Samson often leads to confusion about what, exactly, is the gender of the cross-dressing... More >>
Seven nights of DJs and dancing

Thursday, May 08

THURSDAY 8 Bar Smith: Peppermint Lounge with DJs Brazilia, & Mara (various) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom... More >>
The Deal sisters bring back the Breeders with Mountain Battles

By Rob Trucks

Thursday, May 01

Given that the Breeders release records less often than February 29 appears on your kitchen calendar (this month's Mountain Battles makes just... More >>
Noise Boy goes out drinking with the Phoenix Bach Choir

By Steve Jansen

Thursday, May 01

On a recent First Friday, I dispensed with the art early to take in some music. But instead of the folk singers, experimental rock acts, and... More >>
Clinton vs. Obama: Is Neil Peart the best drummer in the world?

By Michael Alan Goldberg

Thursday, May 01

[A fictional transcript of the 27th debate between presidential hopefuls Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.] George... More >>
Lyrics Born raps back at the critics

By Michael Alan Goldberg

Thursday, May 01

Bay Area rapper and Quannum Projects co-founder Lyrics Born, a.k.a. Tom Shimura, has a big, engaging personality, whether on wax — as with... More >>
Various Artists
Conquer The World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records
(Sony)

By Mark Keresman

Thursday, May 01

A recurring aspect of pop history is the "hit machine," a moniker bestowed upon creative teams of producers, songwriters, and/or record labels... More >>
Clinic
Do It!
(Domino)

By Dominic Umile

Thursday, May 01

Clinic's path back to form after a half-hearted detour with Winchester Cathedral finds the Liverpool art rockers leaning constructively toward... More >>
The Wood Brothers
Loaded
(Blue Note Records)

By Ernest Barteldes

Thursday, May 01

A mix of blues, folk, and acoustic rock with fringes of jazz is what you hear on this new release by the duo of brothers Chris (from Medeski,... More >>
Duran Duran

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

Thursday, May 01

When Duran Duran made its U.S. splash in 1981, the heady excess and glitter of the era, along with the surging energy of MTV, made it difficult... More >>