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2012 Stories by Jason P. Woodbury

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  The Beach Boys Are Coming to Phoenix (And Playing Tucson Tonight)

  published Apr 24, 2012

  It hurt back in February, when we had to announce that The Beach Boys were visiting our lovely neighbors to the South (some weird town nobody had every heard of called Tucson. I suggested a road tri... More >>

• Record Heat: Meta Commentary by Brad Dwyer

  published Apr 23, 2012

  See also: Comic Approach I look forward to adding my little commentary to Brad Dwyer's strip each week. It gives me a chance to stretch out, touch on strange topics, or share some goofy insight I ... More >>

• Florence and the Machine, Coachella, and The Love Me Nots (With Jim Adkins) Over the Weekend

  published Apr 23, 2012

  Florence and the Machine @ Comerica Theatre When I streamed the band's Coachella performance last weekend so I could get an idea of what to expect when they came to Phoenix, I thought, "She's great, ... More >>

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  Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

  published Apr 20, 2012

  Curious what's going on around town this weekendr Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sunr Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Hunx and... More >>

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our April 19 Issue

  published Apr 19, 2012

  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 our 1... More >>

• M. Ward, Crescent Ballroom, 4/17/12

  published Apr 18, 2012

  See also: M. Ward Discusses A Wasteland Companion, and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb M. Ward Crescent Ballroom Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Following fIREHOSE's blistering set of p... More >>

• KWSS' The Morning Infidelity Celebrates Local Music on 4/20

  published April 19, 2012

  Brad Pfirrman listens to the radio. The gravel-voiced Pfirrman, better known to a loyal chunk of listeners in Tempe and Phoenix as Beef... More >>

• Cursive and Cymbals Eat Guitars Cover Gin Blossoms

  published Apr 17, 2012

  See also: Cursive at Crescent Ballroom, 2/27/12 (VIDEO) See also: Cursive's Ted Stevens on I Am Gemini, Duality, and Line Up Changes We're big fans of AV Club's Undercover Series, where the Chicago-b... More >>

• Record Heat: Comic Approach by Brad Dwyer

  published Apr 17, 2012

  See also: Record Heat: I Feel Like Puking by Brad Dwyer Collecting comics is a lot like collecting records, only they are a little less strenuous to move (just a little). They take up a lot of spac... More >>

• Kelly Clarkson Is Coming to Town (But You Might Have to Sit Through The Fray Before Watching Her)

  published Apr 17, 2012

  See also: Kelly Clarkson Nails Super Bowl 2012 National Anthem Maybe you're a Carrie Underwood fan, but for my money, Kelly Clarkson is the best American Idol the show has given us yet. I should pr... More >>

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  10 Record Store Day Exclusives You'll Have to Fight Me For

  published Apr 17, 2012

  It's almost here: Record Store Day. The day the industry bands together and does its best to shine a light on the independent record stores that dot neighborhoods in cities all over the U.S. Now, I co... More >>

• Download: Nite Jewel's Sultry, Direct Song "In the Dark"

  published Apr 13, 2012

  What music critic prophet could have predicted that in 2012 hip, indie songwriters like Los Angeles-based Ramona Gonzalez, who records haunting, danceable pop as Nite Jewel, would be compared to acts ... More >>

• Tech N9ne Discusses The Clubhouse Shooting, The Doors, and Machine Gun Kelly

  published Apr 13, 2012

  Aaron Dontez Yates, better known to the world as Tech N9ne, is not a big fan of the typical. "How many black dudes do you see painting their faces and coming out with bishop robes on the stager" he ... More >>

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  Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

  published Apr 13, 2012

  If there's ever been a weekend you don't have to scramble for musical options, this is it. You've got a quadruple threat: Country Thunder in Florence, McDowell Mountain Music Fest in Phoenix, Way Out ... More >>

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  M. Ward Discusses A Wasteland Companion, and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb

  published Apr 12, 2012

  See also: fIREHOSE's Ed Crawford: "It Was Our Job. We F**kin' Showed Up Every Day." M. Ward has slowly and sturdily built himself up as a songwriter and producer over the past decade, with a string o... More >>

• From Print: Blogs Teased in Our April 12 Issue

  published Apr 12, 2012

  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 do you nee... More >>

• Kickstart The Lost Album by Elton Duck, L.A. Power Pop Band Featuring Micki Steel of The Bangles and Mike Condello

  published Apr 11, 2012

  See also: The Psychedelic Pop of Mike Condello Remembered With Two New Releases When we were working up our 100 Songs That Defined Arizona list, one name was mentioned more than any other by our read... More >>

• Carolina Chocolate Drops Have Roots in Arizona, Too

  published April 12, 2012

  One of the best moments of the current season of NBC's Parks and Recreation (in a season full of great moments) was the show's spot-on... More >>

• M. Ward's Solo Work Reveals the "Him" in She & Him

  published April 12, 2012

  There was once a time when the name M. Ward was reserved for only the hushiest kind of record collectors, the kind of dudes who scratched John... More >>

• Squeeze's Chris Difford on England, John Cale, and the Paul McCartney-Produced Record That Never Came to Be

  published Apr 11, 2012

  Coachella is a weird beast: In addition to hotly tipped acts like Avicii and Justice, big name standard bearers like Radiohead and The Black Keys, and holy-hell-they're-reuniting bands like Refused an... More >>

• Harold Aceves, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe & The Fish Drummer, to Be Remembered at Sail Inn

  published Apr 10, 2012

  "Top the Morning," the 1966 single by Phoenix garage rockers The Hobbit starts off with a simple rhythm, the sound of a clamped high-hat tapping out a simple 4/4 beat. Then it blows up: white boy soul... More >>

• Record Heat: I Feel Like Puking by Brad Dwyer

  published Apr 09, 2012

  Jeez, was Mad Men strange last night or whatr Last night's episode was probably the closest the show has come to acting like a horror flick, with all the blurry, murderous details, and the blood spl... More >>

• Portugal. The Man, Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Trunk Space Anniversary Party, Artopia, Over the Weekend

  published Apr 09, 2012

  Portugal. The Man at Crescent Ballroom When a band spends a considerable amount of time on the road, as Portugal. The Man has since the release of In the Mountain in the Cloud almost a year ago, the ... More >>

• Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Treasure Mammal, Half String, and More

  published Apr 06, 2012

  See also: Up on the Sun: The Podcast, Episode 3, with Ron Livingston, Isaac Brock, Wanda Jackson, and More "I wanted something with a lot of textures and songs [that] could take you somewhere new," s... More >>

• Finally, Snoop Dogg Is Going to Put Out a Lyric Book You Can Smoke

  published Apr 05, 2012

  See also: Jackalope Ranch's Five Other Books We'd Like to Smoke Move over Gene Simmons -- the Snoop Dee-oh-double G is poised to eclipse you in terms of marketing gimmicks. You know all those times... More >>