Album Review: Fairy Bones – 0% Fun ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - February 20, 2018 Article by: Jason Robey The new album by Phoenix alternative hard rock band, Fairy Bones, may be called 0% Fun, but don’t be fooled by the title. In fact, the 9 songs on this record are upbeat, bouncy, and a very fun listen, full of catchy riffs and hooks guaranteed to
The Wind + The Wave // Live at Valley Bar // 2.6.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - February 9, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ — The Wind +The Wave returned to Phoenix in support of their new album, Human Beings Let You Down, with an energetic performance Tuesday night at the Valley Bar. This was the Austin, TX band's third headlining visit to the area in less
KWSS Guilty Pleasures // Live @ Last Exit Live // 11.18.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey Popular public radio station, KWSS, out of Phoenix, AZ, held their annual "Guilty Pleasures" benefit concert at Last Exit Live on Saturday night, with the help of 80/20 Records. The show included nine well-known bands from the area, playing short, 20-minute sets of cover songs,
Album Review: Beck – Colors ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 23, 2017 Article by: Jason Robey Featured Image cred: Rolling Stone Ever-changing veteran of alternative rock, Beck, released his much-anticipated eleventh studio album this week, proving once again that he can seamlessly take on a multitude of musical styles. Colors, one of the happiest and most danceable works in his catalog, is a stark
Vamps // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 9.25.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey Japanese hard rock group, VAMPS, made a much-anticipated stop in Tempe, AZ on Monday night, when they played a short-but-sweet set to a highly enthusiastic crowd at the Marquee Theatre. The group played second on a bill of four bands, with 3Teeth, Deafheaven, and Danzig. As
Against Me! // Live @ The Van Buren // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey Punk rockers, Against Me!, brought their tour to the brand new Van Buren venue in downtown Phoenix on Sunday night to an enthusiastic crowd. The night kicked off with a 30-minute set by Canadian group, The Dirty Nil, who got the room whipping their arms
Stone Foxes // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey San Francisco blues-rockers, The Stone Foxes, returned to the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix Sunday for a night of high-energy rock n’ roll. The band, who makes regular stops in the valley, is always well-received as if they were honorary locals, and this weekend was
Vérité // Live @ Valley Bar // 9.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ -- Indie-pop singer, Vérité, made her first headlining appearance in Arizona at the Valley Bar, in downtown Phoenix Tuesday night, to an enthusiastic room of her fans. The night started with a set by Tigertown, from Sydney, Australia. The four-piece pop group did a
Album Review: Upright Man (Self-Titled Debut) ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 22, 2017 Article by: Jason Robey New York City rockers, Upright Man, just released their self-titled debut album. The album consists of ten genre-bending songs, nodding to the band’s wide variety of influences. The album’s opening track, “Elysia,” bursts out of the gate with a riff reminiscent of material from Led Zeppelin’s Houses of
Dead Cross // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 08.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — Veteran metal vocalist Mike Patton and ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo brought their new hardcore supergroup, Dead Cross, to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, on one of the first dates of their first tour. The four-piece also includes bassist Justin Pearson, of The