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2011 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• Alice Cooper, Rob Halford, The Tubes, Brian "Head" Welch, at Welcome 2 My Pudding

  published Dec 18, 2011

  Alice Cooper, Rob Halford, The Tubes, Brian "Head" Welch, and more Comerica Theatre Saturday, December 17 See the full slideshow of Alice Cooper's Welcome 2 My Pudding at Comerica Theatre. They don... More >>

• Top 5 Shows to Catch This Weekend: State Bar at Club Red, Cult of the Yellow Sign Dance Party, Winter Soulstice, Lustmord, Yip Deceiver

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Field recordings made in crypts, caves, and slaughterhouses combined with eerie, ambient electronics. Sound like your idea of holiday cheerr Exactly. There probably won't be a lot of green and red at... More >>

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  Top 15 Local Releases of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent.... More >>

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  Tommy Stinson of Guns N' Roses and The Replacements: "A [Replacements] Reunion Is About As Likely as an Original Guns Reunion."

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Tommy Stinson can't slow down. The guy stays busy -- playing bass in Guns N' Roses (clocking nearly 14 years in the band, only Axl Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed have been in the band longer), releas... More >>

• Oxford Coma Closes Out Open Source Project

  published Dec 15, 2011

  As reported by our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, Tempe's Open Source Project is scheduled to close at the end of the month, making it another entry is a sad string of venues closures. But the doors w... More >>

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  Top 15 Albums of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Is it just me, or was ... More >>

• Alice Cooper, Balam Acab, Savant, and More in This Week's Issue

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Alice Cooper is a lot of things: Shock rock pioneer, radio personality, golfer, restauranteur, and advocate for at risk youth. This weekend's 11th annual Welcome 2 My Christmas Pudding event is yet a... More >>

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  Yaya Martinez on Sorrower, Young Spider, and Future Loves Past

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists... More >>

• 15 Favorite National Songs: Jason P. Woodbury

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! I'm already regretting... More >>

• Tucson MC Savant Doesn't Create Standard Hip-Hop

  published December 15, 2011

  The story of how hard it is to break into the national rap scene is an oft-told tale. Breaking into the Phoenix scene? That's hard, too, says... More >>

• Low Culture @ Meat Market Garment Factory

  published December 15, 2011

  You know what I love? I love when an upbeat rock 'n' roll song manages to sound sad without staring at its shoes. It's hard to explain exactly... More >>

• Lonna Kelley and The Broken Hearted Lovers Return

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Phoenix-based alt-country band Lonna Kelley and the Broken Hearted Lovers disbanded five years ago (on Valentine's Day, no less), but not before cementing an intriguing legacy: The band recorded a lon... More >>

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  Foundry on First AZ Relaunching as Foundry Live

  published Dec 13, 2011

  When downtown Phoenix venue Foundry on First shut its doors in mid-November, most music fans assumed the worst. Rumors spread that the music venue was done for, in the wake of canceled shows, reported... More >>

• Five Favorite Shows of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, editor Jason P. Woodbury and the staff will countdown their favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 201... More >>

• Red Hot Chili Peppers Coming to Arizona; Is Coachella 2012 Nextr

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Those speculating about Coachella 2012 (I for one would love to see Refused, but a reunion would ruin the whole breakup, and if Tom Waits is indeed playing, I'll probably soil myself) should take note... More >>

• 10 Favorite Reissues and Compilations of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, editor Jason P. Woodbury and the staff will countdown their favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 201... More >>

• X, Puscifer, and Cake Over the Weekend

  published Dec 12, 2011

  X, The Love Me Nots, and more at Club Red Eight overlapping bands in four hours. Last night's X show felt more like a music festival than a Friday night concert. Eager fans bounced back and forth b... More >>

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  Five Holiday Gifts For Your Dad

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week w... More >>

• Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

  published Dec 12, 2011

  They say that being in a band is just like a marriage -- there are ups, downs, fights, and plenty of time where you're not sure anything is working. The of course, there are those transcendent momen... More >>

• Top 5 Shows to Catch This Weekend: What Laura Says, Terra Firma, Joe Strummer Memorial, Rock For Tots, Greyhound Soul

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Well, it's Friday. You know, I feel like there was some song that made a big splash this year about Friday...but...I can't quite remember it. Must not have been that catchy. Your weekend is not dou... More >>

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  Eight Songs for Hanukkah (Not Including That Adam Sandler Song Because We're Still Mad Jack and Jill Exists)

  published Dec 08, 2011

  As you've no doubt noticed, we've dived headfirst into the holiday spirit around here. We've got song to string your Christmas lights to, our favorite WTF Christmas albums, and even a weekly series, "... More >>

• The Black Heart Procession's Paul Jenkins on BHP: "Sad, Depressing, Hopeless -- All Those Things"

  published Dec 08, 2011

  WRITTEN BY REYAN ALI It doesn't look like The Black Heart Procession will wrap their career up any time soon, but when the day of their dissolution does come, "The Waiter" saga will surely be remembe... More >>

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our December 8 Issue

  published Dec 08, 2011

  This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What songs have... More >>

• Will Anderson, X, Cake, and More in This Week's Issue

  published Dec 08, 2011

  When it comes to local music (and apparently, everything) all things must pass. So goes the reign of punk promoter Will Anderson, whose belly laugh, dirty Avail hat, and jovial smile have been a near-... More >>

• Large Marge and Ricochet Reloaded Headline Hoodlums Art Rocks! Event

  published Dec 07, 2011

  What can we sayr We're suckers for a good cause. Hoodlums Music's Art Rocks! event is certainly a good one. The indie record store is teaming with Arts Council for Youth, Marcos de Niza High School, K... More >>