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,...
Words, Whales, and Wonder at Canal Convergence 2017
Pictures and thoughts on this year's edition of Canal Convergence, happening in Old Town Scottsdale - the Valley's gilded hive of scum and villainy.
The Light Rail Plays Moves Us While We’re On The Move
Each year Rising Youth Theatre takes theater off the stage and gets it on the light rail for two weeks of live public performances. Our correspondent bought a metro pass and tagged along to see this year's Light Rail Plays. Was he impressed, or did he get off at the next stop?
Priests Testified At Valley Bar Last Night
Last night erudite DC punks Priests played Valley Bar. Our correspondent was there to hear them spread the good word.
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.
