Up on the Sun
9:00 am
May. 27, 2012
Nadia Ali at Monarch Theatre, 5/26/12
By Melissa Fossum
Nadia Ali
Monarch Theatre
Saturday, May, 26
Better than: dishing out hundreds of dollars to see Katy or Britney, only to find out there's no room to dance.
Thanks to Comicon, downtown was a g...
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Up on the Sun
10:00 am
May. 26, 2012
Ladylike, Crescent Ballroom, 5/25/12 (Video)
By Jason P. Woodbury
Ladylike, Factories, Gospel Claws, Steff Koeppen and The Articles
Crescent Ballroom
Friday, May 25, 2012
See also: Ladylike Approaches '70s Pop With Sharp Tools
In this week's music feature th...
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Up on the Sun
9:45 am
May. 25, 2012
Gardner Cole, What Are You Listening To?
By Nicki Escudero
Gardner Cole
Cole, who has written and produced for artists such as Madonna, is the producer for local country pop band Arrowheart, who are schedueld to perform Sunday, May 27 at Hidden Meadow R...
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Up on the Sun
8:00 am
May. 25, 2012
Flashback Friday: Factories Talk the '80s
By Anthony Sandoval
Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday.
In case you missed it, Google commemorated the 78th birthday of electr...
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Up on the Sun
5:00 am
May. 25, 2012
Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend
By Phoenix New Times Staff
Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.
Fri...
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Up on the Sun
11:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Throwback Thursday: TLC
By Melissa Fossum
Tupac's hologram appearance at Coachella sparked all sorts of buzz, from the Hologram Tupac Twitter to the exclusive all-hologram Coachella lineup.
And, sure, it would be pretty rad to see Micha...
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Up on the Sun
8:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Ladylike Says the Honeymoon Is Over
By Jason P. Woodbury
See also: Ladylike Approaches '70s Pop With Sharpened Tools
Records don't often sound as effortless as Ladylike's self-titled debut. The Tempe-based power-pop combo subtly incorporates disparate...
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Up on the Sun
7:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Our Ten Favorite Sexy, Swinging Porno Soundtracks (NSFW)
By Glenn BurnSilver
It was a night of porn like no other.
Before relocating to Arizona I did a night shift at KUNC, a public radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. Broadcasts occasionally adopted a theme and one show...
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Up on the Sun
5:00 am
May. 24, 2012
From Print: Blogs Teased in Our May 24 Issue
By Jason P. Woodbury
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 de...
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Live Wire
12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Bill Horist @ Trunk Space
"I'm not of the 'avant-garde über alles' mindset," guitarist Bill Horist says on the phone from Seattle, where he's lived and launched tours...
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Live Wire
12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Reggie Watts @ Crescent Ballroom
Don't worry if you have trouble categorizing what exactly Brooklyn-based artist Reggie Watts does. Is it performance art? Music? Comedy? It's...
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Up on the Sun
11:30 am
May. 23, 2012
Ear Candy Teams With Scottsdale Leadership
By Jason P. Woodbury
Valley charity Ear Candy -- which gets instruments out of closets and sheds and into the hands of Arizona school kids -- has teamed up with some notable names. Like the dance party residents at S...
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Up on the Sun
8:20 am
May. 23, 2012
OMB, Justin Bieber is Coming to Glendale!
By Lenni Rosenblum
It looks like Christmas is coming a little early this year.
Justin Bieber will be kicking off his just-announced North American headlining tour in the Valley. OMB!
Biebs will be stealing the h...
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Up on the Sun
7:00 am
May. 23, 2012
Flier of the Week: The Regal Octopus Show
By Lenni Rosenblum
The Regal Octopus Show is coming up this weekend. Between the monocle on the "fedorable" cigar-smoking mustachioed octopus that looks wise beyond his years and the design of a traditional movie p...
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