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Department of Eagles, Crooked Fingers, and Marrianne Dissard are Part What's Selling at Stinkweeds Record Exchange

Tue Jan 6, 7:45 PM

Daniel Rossen (left) Fred Nicolaus of indie outfit Department of Eagles. Brooklyn folktronica duo Department of Eagles found themselves -- or, more specifically their October release In Ear Park -- landing on a number of requisite year-end top 10... More >>

You Asked For It: The Dagg Nabbit Stubbs

Tue Jan 6, 7:12 PM

Few bands are anywhere near as funny as they think they are -- The Dag Nabbit Stubbs is an exception. I mean, they're not, like hilarious, but they play their hand for all it's worth, backing up their redneck rock... More >>

Local Serial Novel Shows Vexing Side of Mill Avenue

Tue Jan 6, 4:33 PM

Mill Avenue Vexations is an ongoing literary project of Kyt Dotson, a former anthropology major at ASU who hangs out on the busy Tempe strip every weekend. The novel revolves around the character of Vex Harrow, a goth hottie who drives a cab for... More >>

Dodge Theatre Dumps Ticketmaster, Other Live Nation Venues To Follow

Tue Jan 6, 2:28 PM

The Internet age has finally done what Eddie Vedder couldn't: Break Ticketmaster's stranglehold on concert ticket sales.Starting now, tickets to Dodge Theatre will be available only through Livenation.com. Sarita Ray, public relations... More >>

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Features

Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

By Martin Cizmar

Thursday, January 01

The desert is dancing. At least that's the impression you'd get from this list of the 10 best records of the year, which reflects the synth-y... More >>
The Slackers

By Michael Lopez

Thursday, January 01

Imagine, if you will, that this is one of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. First things first: Do you like ska? Are you not annoyed by... More >>
Reel Big Fish

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday, January 01

Besides being most identified as the poster boys for the mid-'90s ska explosion, the members of smart-alecky Orange County outfit Reel Big Fish... More >>
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

By Michael Lopez

Thursday, January 01

Younger generations may not know him outside his appearance in the 1994 college comedy PCU and Dr. Dre sampling his work, but 67-year-old funk... More >>
BoomboxXx

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday, January 01

If there's one thing that the 'Nix has its fair share of, it's DJ collectives. There's the VinylTech DJs (who do the house music thing), the... More >>
Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday, January 01

THURSDAY 1 Club Red: The Blunt Club with Pickster Uno, DJ Element, Emerg McVay, & guests (hip-hop) Crabby Don's: DJ Johnny Knuckles (mash-ups,... More >>
Night Train: The Ultimate Light Rail Pub Crawl

By New Times staff

Thursday, December 25

In just a few short days (December 27, to be exact), the Valley Metro will be running. With those electrified cables comes the chance to drink... More >>
The Maine

By Kelly Wilson

Thursday, December 25

Tempe's The Maine has MySpace tweens and teens eating out of their hands. And can you blame them? With their emo haircuts, skinny jeans, and... More >>
Caecelia

By Michael Lopez

Thursday, December 25

With its two final out-of-town members making the big move from Flagstaff to Phoenix, Caecelia is ready to unleash its unique brand of... More >>
Jerry Riopelle

By Michael Lopez

Thursday, December 25

How do you want to spend your New Year's "Rockin'" Eve? At home, sitting on the couch watching Ryan Seacrest struggle to host another bloated... More >>
Cherry Poppin' Daddies

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday, December 25

A decade ago, the neo-swing movement was in, er, full swing. That damned commercial for The Gap, featuring models foxtrotting and Lindy-hopping... More >>
Styx

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

Thursday, December 25

If nothing else, we can thank Styx for burning the phrase "domo arigato, Mr. Roboto" into the public's memory — forever. Though the band is... More >>
Austrian Death Machine

By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

Thursday, December 25

When it comes to metal, humor is as dead a horse as you can get. Let's face it: In the post-GWAR era, there arguably isn't any new boundary of... More >>
Soul Train

By Benjamin Leatherman

Thursday, December 25

If anybody deserves to celebrate this weekend's debut of P-town's newfangled Metro light-rail system, it's the party people down at Homme Lounge.... More >>
Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday, December 25

THURSDAY 25 Club Red: The Blunt Club with Pickster Uno, DJ Element, & guests (hip-hop) Ruby Room: Phoenix Christmas Sol Party with DJ Johnny D.... More >>
Minibosses, The Advantage, and sBACH Prove Video Game-Influenced Music Isn't Just Playing Around

By Martin Cizmar

Thursday, December 18

Most musicians have little more than quiet distain for video games employing a plastic guitar. Not Minibosses. Drinking Diet Mountain Dew and Dr... More >>
2008's Best Christmas CDs

By Christian Schaeffer

Thursday, December 18

Some music fans will argue that the art form known as the Christmas album achieved perfection with Vince Guaraldi's score to A Charlie Brown... More >>
Snoop Dogg, Amy Winehouse, and Ozzy Explain Hanukkah

By Michael Alan Goldberg

Thursday, December 18

Let's face it. Every year around this time, many of the non-Jewish among us struggle to understand (or spell) Hanukkah. Some mistakenly think... More >>
Agnostic Front

By Michael Alan Goldberg

Thursday, December 18

Around this time last year in these pages, I noted that a shit-ton of ancient hardcore punk bands are still regularly out on the road, and that... More >>
Peachcake

By Michael Lopez

Thursday, December 18

Wading through the horde of indie pop coming out of Carefree/Cave Creek is no easy task. Well, maybe it's a little easier than expected, thanks... More >>