Emilie Autumn @ The Nile Theater, Mesa, Arizona
Emilie Autumn brought her Bloody Crumpets to the Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona for her “Fight Like A Girl tour on January 29, 2013.
Emilie Autumn Fights Like a Girl: A DOOM! Interview
She’s a classically trained violinist, composer, burlesque act leader, author, madwoman, survivor, and inspiration. She’s Emilie Autumn. DOOM! caught up with Emilie on her “Fight Like a Girl Tour,” the afternoon before her performance at the Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona.
Puddddinnnggggg….Need Christmas Pudding!
Alice Cooper’s 12th annual Christmas Pudding Show featured Zombie Santa and Johnny Depp.
Red Hot Chili Peppers with Band of Skulls @ Jobing.com Arena Glendale, AZ
The Red Hot Chili Peppers toured on the heels of their 2011 release, I’m With You, appearing at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on September 25, 2012.
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra @ Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra brought the Theater Is Evil tour to the intimate Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix on Saturday. It was a night filled with laughter, tears, and hijinks with a stuffed tiger named Maxi.
Teenage Bottlerocket, Chasers, Scottsdale, AZ 7/28/12
Teenage Bottlerocket brought humor, along with their brand of proto-pop-punk-thrash and quirky/smartass lyrics to Scottsdale on Saturday, July 28.
They Might Be Giants (with Jonathan Coulton), Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ 1/29/2012
After spending a few years slyly infiltrating the children’s edutainment market with albums Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s, and (my personal favorite) Here Comes Science, indie-geek-eclectic band of the century, They Might Be Giants, came to Tempe’s Marquee Theater in January with a 14+ show. Children’s hour was over. Not that anything on [...]
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss – Club Red, Tempe, AZ 12-09-2011
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss each have true punk cred, no matter which definition you use: Wheeler as frontman for SoCal punk revival band Throw Rag. Schloss has played bass and guitar in iconic punk acts like The Circle Jerks, The Weirdos, and Joe Strummer.
X – Club Red, Tempe, AZ 12-09-2011
I was 18 when I first saw X. Exene Cervenka and John Doe were 22. She was a tiny, exotic beauty with a voice that would alternately rip your guts out and break your heart. He was hot punk on wheels. The music was raw, the lyrics often brutal. I was hooked.
Yellowcard – Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ 11/15/2011
After an almost three year hiatus pop-punk alt band, Yellowcard, returned to headline touring in 2011, behind the release of their latest album, When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes.
Patrick Stump: Fear and Loathing in Fandom
Today I read a heartbreaking blog entry by multi-talented musician, Patrick Stump. For nine years, Stump served as Fall Out Boy’s lead vocalist, primary composer, and guitarist. Stump’s treatment by ‘fans’ during his solo run, is heart-rending and shockingly repulsive.
Patrick Stump, A Soul Punk On the Road – Interview
These days, Patrick Stump is a lean, mean soul machine. Touring with a crack team of musicians, Patrick’s amazing vocals rock the dance-your-ass-off soul/synth/r&b/urban-pop-punk brew.
Phoenix Comicon 2011 – RoundUp
What an amazing four days. There was so much to see, so much to do, so much to buy! So many people to talk to! So many, many, many panels to attend.
Phoenix Comicon 2011 – Local Talent Rocks the Con (Part 3)
I present to you the phenomenal artwork from the place I’ve been know to call a “cultural wasteland”; each and every one of these creators puts a lie to those words.
Phoenix Comicon 2011: The Zombie Apocalypse Edition
As I wandered through the four days of PCC 2011, I had the opportunity to ask attendees and guests, alike, how they’d handle what we all know is the impending Zombie Apocalypse. Here is what they had to say to this pressing question:
If you woke up tomorrow and it was the zombie apocalypse, what would you do?
The Limit Club: This Is Cutthroat Business (2011)
The gentlemen from Phoenix’s The Limit Club want you to swing through the apocalypse. If you happen to have their 2011 release This is Cutthroat Business on hand at the end of the world, you’ll probably want to follow their advice; the twelve tracks on the new album will have you swinging, shaking, rocking, rolling, and reeling into a psychobilly frenzy.
Jesse James Comics: 2 years and Growing Strong
Big Names Turn Out to Celebrate Beloved Retailer’s Success & Growth Artists, writers, fans, and friends are expected to flock to Jesse James Comics on Saturday, August 27, to celebrate the store’s second anniversary and the expansion of the shop. Award winning writer, John Layman (Chew) will be on hand (from 12-6), as will many other comic [...]
Atomic Comics: R.I.P.
I have a long list of things to write about; near the top of the list is a long overdue Local Lifesavers: Atomic Comics. Now it’s too late. I learned yesterday evening that Atomic Comics has shuttered all four locations. My first reaction was to yell, very loudly, WHAT THE FUCK?!? Next, I called my [...]
Phoenix Comicon 2011: Chew on This! John Layman & Rob Guillory
Chew is great stuff: an engaging police mystery that is by turns funny, bizarre, intriguing, funny, touching, thought-provoking, funny, sick (in the good and bad meanings of the word), and, if I didn’t already mention it, really, really hilarious.
Phoenix Comicon 2011: Spotlight on Kids Need to Read
“Phoenix Comicon supports Kids Need to Read like no other convention supports a charity,” says Denise Gary, Executive Director of KNTR. “None of them come close to doing for their sponsored charities what Phoenix Comicon does.”
Civet at The Nile Theater Underground – Interview & Galleries!
Femme fatale punk rockers, Civet, steam up the desert at the Nile Underground.
Phoenix Comicon 2011 – Local Talent Rocks The Con (Part 2)
Yes, Stan Lee was there. And big guns from Marvel and DC. Of course, Todd McFarlane is a local dude, but he gets enough press already. But aisle after aisle after aisle (this ended up being a VERY BIG CONVENTION) was filled with incredible artists, writers, publishers, and one very special retailer (we’re getting there [...]
