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2011 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our October 27 Issue

  published Oct 27, 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's the scoo... More >>

• The Knux Kick Off US Tour at Scottsdale's Rogue Bar

  published Oct 26, 2011

  It's a pretty common complaint around town that awesome acts often skip Phoenix on tour. Well, here's a story that argues the opposite. New Orleans-based rap duo The Knux are kicking of their tour her... More >>

• Metallica & Lou Reed's Lulu: Music for Gas-Huffing, Denim-Clad Arizona Teenagersr

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Clanging acoustic guitars, pitched somewhere between Led Zeppelin's ballads and John Fahey's American Primitivism, and then, a voice, singular and unmistakable. It is the voice of Lou Reed: "I would c... More >>

• Random and Mr. Miranda Team for "Planet Silk"

  published Oct 25, 2011

  I don't want to get too hyperbolic here, but this year Jay-Z and Kanye teamed up for one of the year's biggest albums, and I can't help but make the comparison when I think about Phoenix emcees Mr. Mi... More >>

• Wild Flag Is Indie Rock's Female Supergroup

  published October 27, 2011

  In 2010, former Sleater-Kinney guitarist and NPR blogger Carrie Brownstein announced she was starting a new band. A MySpace page went up. No... More >>

• Nobunny @ Yucca Tap Room

  published October 27, 2011

  Former Tucsonan Justin Champlin has roots in area bands like The Okmoniks, Sneaky Pinks, and Golden Boots, but since 2001, he's occasionally... More >>

• Wild Flag's Rebecca Cole: "It's a Nice Thing to Start Something."

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Putting it simply, the women of Wild Flag knew exactly what they were in for starting a new band. "We've all been in bands," says keyboardist/vocalist Rebecca Cole. "We knew the pros and the cons." ... More >>

• So What Do Those 15 Favorite Songs Say About Us Anywayr

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Okay, so the 15 Favorite Songs thing. It happened. I freaked out a little (a lot) picking my selections, but it was a fun, in a self-aggrandizing way. I wrote yesterday that it was nearly impossible... More >>

• Judas Priest, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra, and Boobapalooza Over the Weekend

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Judas Priest at Arizona State Fair Let's get it out of the way straight off the bat: I've never been big Judas Priest fan. I don't dislike the band, mind you, but I've never really delved in beyond th... More >>

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  Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Up on the Sun is proud to present the first installment of our new weekly comic strip, Record Heat, by Brad Dwyer. We're pretty big fans of Dwyer around here, awarding his series Epic Tales of the M... More >>

• 15 Favorite Songs Tonight at Crescent Ballroom

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Stinkweeds dude and bassist-about-town Dario Miranda already illustrated the difficulties surrounding those foolish enough to accept Stateside Presents' invitation to DJ our 15 Favorite Songs tonight ... More >>

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  Judas Priest at Arizona State Fair, 10/21/11

  published Oct 22, 2011

  Judas Priest Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair Friday, October 21, 2010 Let's get it out of the way straight off the bat: I've never been big Judas Priest fan. I don't dislike the... More >>

• Five Concerts to Catch This Weekend: ZiRoh, The Game, Designer Drugs, Monophonic Hillside, and Mills End

  published Oct 21, 2011

  We often start off our weekend roundup of concerts by talking about how much there is to in Phoenix on any given weekend. And we're never lying -- we swear -- but this weekend is really packed. Saturd... More >>

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  St. Vincent at Crescent Ballroom, 10/20/11

  published Oct 21, 2011

  St. Vincent Crescent Ballroom Thursday, October 20 On the lightrail ride home, the words of a friend: "Do you think she was wearing that ring to ward off potential stalkers or is there something she ... More >>

• Scott Bomar of The Bo-Keys on The Memphis Sound

  published Oct 21, 2011

  It's been a good year for Memphis instrumental soul. Not only did original groover Booker T. release a great album (The Road From Memphis), but The Bo-Keys, featuring Stax, Hi Records, and American St... More >>

• George Lindell, St. Vincent, Jon Rauhouse, and More in This Week's Issue

  published Oct 20, 2011

  In this week's issue, Benjamin Leatherman takes a peak into the life of George Lindell, the motormouth Phoenix-based drummer who achieved internet stardom after a car accident yielded him a viral hit,... More >>

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our October 20 Issue

  published Oct 20, 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 ten songs ... More >>

• Pearl Jam Twenty Screening Presented by X103.9 and PBS Channel 8

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Nearly every piece I've read about Pearl Jam's 1991 release Ten turning 20 has been some variation on the "this makes me feel old riff." And it makes sense. I didn't buy Ten when it first came out, bu... More >>

• Landmine Marathon Featured on Brooklyn Vegan

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Tipped off from a friend over at Waved Rumor, we were alerted today that prominent music blog Brooklyn Vegan featured Phoenix's own Landmine Marathon as part of the blog's CMJ coverage. Well, kinda. L... More >>

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  Mike Viola on Get Him to the Greek, Breaking Bad, and Living with Kim Fowley at 13

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Mike Viola is one of those guys you've heard a hundred times and not realized it. He's the vocalist singing "That Thing You Do" (from the 1996 film of the same name); his '90s band The Candy Butchers ... More >>

• World Class Thugs @ The Lost Leaf

  published October 20, 2011

  It's hard not to wonder where super-villains like The Joker and The Penguin picked up their henchmen thugs. They never seemed that good at what... More >>

• Collie Buddz @ Clubhouse Music Venue

  published October 20, 2011

  As we gear up for another election season, it's easy to start thinking about all the things America gets wrong. But even though our politics... More >>

• Jon Rauhouse @ Crescent Ballroom

  published October 20, 2011

  There's no other way to put it: Jon Rauhouse is a badass. When the dude shows up to play on your record or add a little of his pedal steel to... More >>

• Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Features Members of Cheap Trick and Brian "Head" Welch of Korn

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Talk about tying things together. We recently blogged about former-Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch dropping a new single and about Alice Cooper's twisted maze in Hollywood. But now we can blog abo... More >>

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  Halloween Otoacoustic Emissions at St. Augustine's Parish in Tempe

  published Oct 18, 2011

  When I was young, my family attended a church in Chandler where we would have a "Harvest Fest" on October 31, an alternative to the perceived Satantic nastiness of Halloween. I still got to dress as S... More >>