34 Dec 8th–Dec 14th, 2022 phoenixnewtimes.com phoenix new Times | music | cafe | film | culTuRe | NighT+Day | feaTuRe | NeWs | OPiNiON | feeDBacK | cONTeNTs | SAT 12/10 Johnny RAwlS 8PM • $15 MARMAlAde SkieS 4PM • $20 The lucky devilS 8PM • $0 GARy hoey 8PM • $23-$25 Sun 12/11 wed 12/12 wed 12/14 FRi 12/9 Thu 12/8 The Soul PoweR BAnd 8PM • $15 AnTiBAcTeRiA cAFeTeRiA PReSenTS 7PM • $10 uneverything. According to Crye, this is actually the first half of an album that’s been “gridlocked in the studio for nearly a year,” and thus this will likely be just a limited release. So, until that time comes, be sure to complete a few spins of the arguable standout track, “Eyes Bleed Red.” It’s a big, brash track tailor-made for doing donuts in a convenience store parking lot. ‘Plutonian Wedding’ G-Owens G-Owens hails from San Jose, California, has lived in Phoenix for some two decades, and yet occupies another space entirely. Across his genre-hopping catalog, he readily bounds between ideas and senti- ments. Whether that’s the experimental pop of O Sentimento, or the more direct R&B goodness of “Marmalade,” G-Owens is beholden to energies over genres. For his latest release, he’s taken to the stars for a series of sci-fi-inspired instrumentals collected as Space Epic II. There’s heaps of interstellar goodness across these 11 tracks, but “Plutonian Wedding” is the romantic soundtrack for spring nuptials on Saturn’s moon of Titan. ‘Kumbia Kapadokya’ Pijama Piyama It was a year ago this month that we high- lighted the majesty of Pijama Piyama, a group of “Sonoran desert degenerate scums” banging out tunes for their “cacti deity.” It would appear their gods require more offerings as the outfit returned this November with the three-track Hongo Mofongo. This EP takes place pre-worship as the band “hear a short sermon on ‘More important than religion.’” If all of that narration and world-building is too much for you, though, just spin “Kumbia Kapadokya” a few dozen times. It’s seven- ish minutes of beguiling, otherworldly cumbia that’ll have you seeing god or even your own ancestors. ‘Percy Sledgehammer’ Joan of Arkansas Joan of Arkansas, Phoenix’s unofficial sludge pop champions, gave us a weird and manic summer soundtrack with July’s ¡Distortionista! (and its undeniable standout, “Say Anything”). Now, the band are closing out the year with yet another release, the three-track Doom Wop. When previewing the EP, they’d asked if it was your “speakers farting at you or just the sludgiest sludge seeping through.” Based on the crunchy hooks and big bass noise of “Percy Sledgehammer,” we’d have to argue the latter, as the production here really lets the band shine. And by shine, we mean unleash more sludge-tastic goodness. ‘Dry Ice’ DOMS There’s seemingly been a few changes amid DOMS across 2022. Band members have moved out of state, and some (like vocalist Dani Heykoop) have assumed a larger role in the lineup. But wherever they are, and whatever the roster looks like, DOMS remain a quintessential Phoenix band. Which is why we’re tickled pink to be able to talk about their latest release, DOMCORP VOL 1 + 2. So named to distinguish DOMS from DOMCORP (long story), it’s the same grimy garage punk that’s made DOMS so compelling. That includes “Dry Ice,” a swel- tering jam that shows the untapped desert will always be DOMS’ true home. ‘Shakespear’ Grim Moses When discussing August’s SUPREME GRODD tape, we wondered if local MC Grim Moses could complete a hat track among his recent releases. (Spoiler: He totally did.) But perhaps he took that as a challenge of sorts, as now he’s outpaced even his steady release schedule with two all-new efforts in two months. First came the four-track Amorphous EP in September, and now the 10-track Somethin’ Like ’86. The record’s all about Moses’ life and development as an artist. And perhaps nowhere is that better represented than in “Shakespear,” in which Moses’ robust lyricism paints a vivid portrait of both the man and the artist. Ears from p 32 Katie Mae of Katie Mae and the Lubrication. Katie Mae
