Bloody Death Skull Take Their Devilish Bubblegum Pop to Church
For a band with a name that drips menace, Bloody Death Skull’s music is surprising sweet. Picture Lesley Gore covered in gore, or Roky Erickson & Wednesday Adams doing the Mashed Potatos at a sock hop in Hell and you’ll have some idea of what Bloody Death Skull sounds like. It’s old school bubblegum pop...
This Saxophone Kills Fascists Gave The Angels in Downtown Tinnitus Last Night
Last night This Saxophone Kills Fascists kicked up a transcendent free jazz ruckus inside Grace Lutheran Church's Sanctuary.
The Gentle Hits on Creating For The Right Reasons
We got a chance to talk with scene veteran Ian Metzger (ex-Dear In The Headlights) about his new band The Gentle Hits and what he's learned as a musician in Phoenix.
YACHT on Festivals, The Future, & Making Music For Xenomorphs
“Renaissance man”, like genius, is a bestowed label that gets overused. There are far more Leonardo Ninja Turtles out there in the world than there are Leonardo Da Vincis. That isn’t the case with the duo of Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt, the polymath brains behind YACHT. Not only has the pair released astonishing albums...
Soft Deadlines, redactions, and the modern intelligence state
It’s common enough to go check out a local band, and find some musicians that clearly got a handle on their craft and a cohesive sound. But every once in a while one of those damned hooks get stuck in your head and you just have to go home with a copy. After repeated exposure,...
The 18th Annual Animation Show of Shows Is An Astonishing Collection Of Films
No Festival Required brings a touring show of cutting edge animated shorts to Phoenix Center For The Arts this weekend. Here's our reviewer's thoughts on this spectacular Show of Shows.
Weird Phoenix DIY Veterans Playboy Manbaby Prepare New Album ‘Don’t Let It Be’
Playboy Manbaby is self proclaimed “PHOENIX POST-FUNK” which they really live up to, having a sound almost enitrely unique to Phoenix and the band itself. Their new album Don’t Let it Be is dropping this Saturday through lolipop records.
Outer Space is Hosting a Open Synth/Noise Jam
Featuring, the Chaos System, which is the only bass setup I've personally seen cause a wood floor to produce sine waves.
Looking Back At PHX SUX’s Previous Nights of Neuralgia
neuralgia [n(y)o͝oˈraljə] noun intense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, esp. in the head or face. PHX SUX has been throwing shows since we started, but our experimental noise Nights of Neuralgia (NON) have been the most popular by far. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights over the last...
Artist James B. Hunt On Death, Dreams, And CB Radio Drug Deals
We sat down to talk with prolific Phoenix artist James B. Hunt about CB radio, Current 93, treasure hunts, and being chased by cops during the Super Bowl.
