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2011 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• It's Now Officially Okay to Listen to Christmas Music

  published Nov 25, 2011

  Though malls and retail have already been doing it for a couple weeks, we're going to go ahead and make an official statement: It's now totally okay to listen to Christmas music. And while plenty of ... More >>

• Sting's "Back to Bass" Tour At Comerica Theatre

  published Nov 23, 2011

  The cynical among us (ahem) might view Sting's "Back to Bass" tour as a way to cash in on The Police experience without having to deal with the other two guys who make The Police so awesome. But we... More >>

• Rumspringer, Mayhem, Crooked Fingers and More in This Week's Issue

  published Nov 23, 2011

  The death of the CD may be neigh, but as Serene Dominic tells us, the format's demise probably won't impact punk trios like Rumspringer much. The band acts a lot like it doesn't care much, but the p... More >>

• Blogs Teased in our November 24 Issue

  published Nov 23, 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 are your 1... More >>

• R.I.P. Tony Richey and Paul Thomas; Valley Loses Two Musicians

  published Nov 22, 2011

  It's a sad day when we have to comment on the passing of two Valley musicians, but over the weekend Phoenix lost two members of its music community. Tony Richey, who played in heavy bands like Nihil... More >>

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  What Laura Says' Mitch Freedom on BobbyBrandNew, Crash Street Kids, and Terra Firma

  published Nov 22, 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 >>

• Mark Sultan, The Wrong Ones, Andrew and His Feisty Felines, and The Cosmeticators at Trunk Space, 11/21/11

  published Nov 22, 2011

  Marks Sultan, The Wrong Ones, Andrew and His Feisty Felines, and The Cosmeticators Trunk Space Monday, November 21 Mark Sultan: Someone has offered me a Xanax and an enema tonight. Audience member: ... More >>

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  The Maine's John O'Callaghan on New Album Pioneer

  published Nov 22, 2011

  It's been a little over a year since Tempe-based pop-rockers The Maine released Black and White, the band's major label debut. And while the paint still seems wet from that album's promotional blitz (... More >>

• DJ Fresh @ Club Red

  published November 24, 2011

  Christmas music is weird stuff. Sure, grandmas like it, but for poor souls folks manning the boards at 99.9 KEZ FM, it's less the music of... More >>

• Switch @ Crescent Ballroom

  published November 24, 2011

  David Taylor, better known by his dance-floor-packing name Switch, comes to Phoenix packing serious credentials. He's worked with M.I.A.,... More >>

• Timothy B. Schmit @ The Compound Grill

  published November 24, 2011

  Timothy B. Schmit always felt like "the new kid in town" in The Eagles, but that's because he pretty much is. Schmit played on only one... More >>

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  William Shatner is Coming to Phoenix Comicon 2012

  published Nov 21, 2011

  "Beam me up, Scotty." "There's...somethingonthewing. Some...thing!" "Rock-it-man." Get your best/worst Shatner impression ready, because Phoenix Comicon announced today that none other than Captain... More >>

• Immortal Technique, Loudon Wainwright III, John Prine, Mr. Meeble, and More Over the Weekend

  published Nov 21, 2011

  Immortal Technique at the Puente Office Friday was a good night to fight the powers that be, especially if you were in Phoenix around 13th and Van Buren. In the wake of the Pearce recall, Puente Movem... More >>

• Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

  published Nov 21, 2011

  Anyone who's ever picked up a guitar and tried to play along with another human knows that that process if a whole lot of "miss" and the occasional "hit." In this week's exciting installment of Reco... More >>

• John Prine and Loudon Wainwright III at The Orpheum Theatre, 11/19/11

  published Nov 20, 2011

  John Prine and Loudon Wainwright III Orpheum Theatre Saturday, November 19, 2011 Early yesterday afternoon, I found myself at Tempe Marketplace, wandering the parking lot dazed. Christmas music waf... More >>

• Palace World Music Party Shows "Love For Southeast Asia"

  published Nov 18, 2011

  DJentrification's weekly Palace World Music night at Filmbar always features far out world music, but this weekend, it's got another goal as well. "I have been to South East Asia and feel very lucky... More >>

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  Fading Point: Gas Masks for the Occupy Movementr

  published Nov 18, 2011

  With Occupy encampments being dispersed all across the country, protesters are getting antsy. In New York, protesters took on Wall Street and tried to jam the Union Square subway station. In Los Angel... More >>

• Fishbone, The Lesser Saints, WTFunk Fridays, Leo Kottke, and Willy Tea Taylor This Weekend

  published Nov 18, 2011

  It's another packed weekend in the Valley. Tonight, Sound Striker-Immortal Technique performs a benefit show at the Puente Office, and Mr. Meeble brings its crazy-as-hell laser show to Crescent Ballro... More >>

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  Maynard James Keenan (Puscifer, Tool, A Perfect Circle) on The Importance of Keeping It Local

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Maynard James Keenan is a successful guy: he's fronts two massive rock bands, Tool and A Perfect Circle, owns Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars in Jerome, Arizona, where he lives. Though ostensibl... More >>

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our November 17 Issue

  published Nov 17, 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 does alt-c... More >>

• Mr. Meeble, Morrissey, Loudon Wainwright III, and More in This Week's Issue

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Touring Europe sounds like a blast rightr Well, sure, but it's a lot of work. Phoenix-based glitch rockers Mr. Meeble did it, booking the entire tour without the help of a tour manager or press peopl... More >>

• Eddy Detroit Out on 11/29; Release Party at Revolver Records on 11/26

  published Nov 16, 2011

  We reported back in August that downtown wax-shack Revolver Records would be launching a vinyl imprint, Ammit Records, with a single from Eddy Detroit, set for release in October.Well, it's...um...Nov... More >>

• Mark Sultan on Free Jazz, People Not Getting His Music, and "Doing Some Drugs"

  published Nov 16, 2011

  "I don't want to be hip. I don't want to be cool. I think that shit [trends] is not hip or cool, so I don't want to be that," Mark Sultan, also known as BBQ, says over the phone from Austin. We're dis... More >>

• Melt Banana @ Hollywood Alley

  published November 17, 2011

  Robert "Fun Bobby" Birmingham was a fixture behind the bar at Hollywood Alley for over a decade — a talkative, friendly dude with a... More >>

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  What Are Arizona's 100 Greatest Songsr

  published Nov 15, 2011

  As we barrel toward the impending Arizona Centennial, we find ourselves contemplating a lot of things. Why would someone settle in this hot-as-bejeebus desertr Who serves the best burrito in the state... More >>