METROnome: Emo Nite returns to Valley Bar
A night of Dashboard Confessional karaoke was what started it all, but Emo Nite has grown into an enterprise boasting a list of guests...
METROnome: Indie folk band Darlingside coming to Valley Bar this month
Following the release of its five-track EP “Whippoorwill,” folk quartet Darlingside will perform at Valley Bar on Nov. 12 for a harmony-based performance. Opening...
Deconstructed: Zines in downtown Phoenix
By Jacob McAuliffe and Kelsey Hess
Deconstructed is a collaboration between the Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio.
For this episode, Kelsey Hess, Lerman Montoya and Jacob McAuliffe...
METROnome: Safe in Sound will bring bass to The Pressroom
Leading dubstep producer Borgore will headline the Safe in Sound Festival at The Pressroom this Friday night, in the company of LAXX, Terravita and more.
Curtain Critic: Orange Theatre, SCC collaborate to bring ‘Ida’ downtown
Director Matthew Watkins says he hates theater.
“I just find it excruciatingly boring,” he said a few hours before Friday’s performance of “Ida” at Scottsdale...
METROnome: Hinds is hot, but The Gooch Palms are hotter
For their first ever Phoenix performance, Hinds heated up Valley Bar on last Thursday for a well-played performance that never quite boiled past the band’s...
METROnome: Nahko and Medicine for the People bring indigenous-influenced rhythms to Crescent
Musical collective Nahko and Medicine for the People will be headlining at Crescent Ballroom on Friday with Satsang as the opening band.
Both of these bands’ genres include...
Phoenix Rising: Homelessness: It takes a village
When we talk about homelessness, we often focus on what we may do to help the individual before us, but homelessness is a systemic issue that...
Devil’s Advocate: 11 underappreciated things about downtown Phoenix
When I was in high school, only the hippest of the hip traveled to downtown Phoenix for First Fridays.
These kids had cars and licenses,...
METROnome: Hinds to stop in Phoenix next week on ‘Leave Me Alone’ tour
Vocalist and guitarist Carlotta Cosials is changing the way the world looks at rock. She strays from steadfast stereotypes of angst and violence with...