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Calexico

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Three Things to Eat, Drink, and Bake This Weekend -- The Easter Edition

    Happy Good Friday, Happy Easter, Happy Passover, or just plain ol' Happy Friday! For the first time in thirty years, my mother has decided not to cook Easter dinner for her family but instead she and my dad are going to Tucson to see their favorite band, Calexico. Damn her for being so awesome. Oh w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    NOFX, Black Carl, First Friday of the Year and More

    Photo by Melissa FossumFat Mike (NOFX)​NOFX at The Marquee Theatre, 1/7/12 Photo by Melissa FossumNOFX at The Marquee Theatre​Fat Mike painted a grim picture of Arizona a couple weeks ago. He was convinced that nobody goes to shows in Phoenix anymore because it's on its way to becoming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Five Holiday Gifts For Your Dad

    ​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 we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. We're starting with dear old dad. Here ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2011

    Iron & Wine at Crescent Ballroom, 12/2/11

    Jason P. Woodbury​Iron & Wine Crescent Ballroom 12/2/11 How much saxophone is too much saxophone? You might want to ask the young lady who passed out during the extended dub-into-free jazz-psychedelic blues skronk of "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)," the fifth song played by Iron & Wine ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Iron and Wine @ Crescent Ballroom

    Jason P. Woodbury​Iron & Wine Crescent Ballroom 12/2/11 How much saxophone is too much saxophone? You might want to ask the young lady who passed out during the extended dub-into-free jazz-psychedelic blues skronk of "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)," the fifth song played by Iron & Wine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    What's Selling: Stinkweeds Top 10 Selling Albums of the Week

    Jason P. Woodbury​Iron & Wine Crescent Ballroom 12/2/11 How much saxophone is too much saxophone? You might want to ask the young lady who passed out during the extended dub-into-free jazz-psychedelic blues skronk of "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)," the fifth song played by Iron & Wine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Steve Weiss, What Are You Listening To?

    Anthony SandovalSteve Weiss​Steve Weiss Weiss is a fine art photographer with Candid Landscapes and executive director of No Festival Required Independent Cinema, a four-time Best Of Phoenix winner. Weiss will be doing film programming for Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's new SMoCA Lounge i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Iron & Wine's Sam Beam Scheduled to Bring His Extra Large Beard to The Mid-Size Crescent Ballroom

    ​We pretty much crowned Sam Beam, the songwriter who leads Iron & Wine, "King of Octobeard" last week (okay, he came in behind Zakk Wylde, but still). I know a lot of people who thought that Iron & Wine's last record, Kiss Each Other Clean, was too much of a departure from the wispy, fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and Seven More Music Flicks That Don't Suck

    A scene from A Heroic Life​I didn't make it out to the French pop spectacular at FilmBar on Saturday night, but the pics posted on Facebook got me super-pumped to catch Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life. Non-documentary or concert films are tough to pull off (those are, too) but when a movie ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Cake @ Mesa Amphitheatre

    A scene from A Heroic Life​I didn't make it out to the French pop spectacular at FilmBar on Saturday night, but the pics posted on Facebook got me super-pumped to catch Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life. Non-documentary or concert films are tough to pull off (those are, too) but when a movie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Stephen "Psyko Steve" Chilton, What Are You Listening To?

    Maria VassettStephen Chilton​Stephen "Psyko Steve" Chilton The Valley-based music promoter has more than 20 events he's producing, which may be found at www.psykosteve.com When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? When I am in the car, I ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2011

    Jackson Browne @ Comerica Theatre

    Maria VassettStephen Chilton​Stephen "Psyko Steve" Chilton The Valley-based music promoter has more than 20 events he's producing, which may be found at www.psykosteve.com When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? When I am in the car, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Calexico, Keb' Mo, Dar Williams and More Playing Tucson Benefit

    ​A Tucson-based community group has a huge benefit show lined up in the wake of the Laughner shootings.Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico are all signed up to play Tucson Convention C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Calexico, "Ready To Start" (Arcade Fire cover)

    ​Song: Calexico, "Ready To Start" (Arcade Fire cover) Context: In honor of this crazy "new" band Arcade Fire apparently no one's every heard of (despite the fact that they had a #1 album on the Billboard chart last year) here's Arizona's own Calexico covering "Ready To Start" from an album even to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 2/10 Issue

    ​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 was really behind the White Stripes breakup and where does Meg White go from here? Is Nicki Minaj the mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Watch Lisa Savidge's Trippy B&W B-Roll Video for "Appalachacha"

    When I ran into the Lisa Savidge guys at the Calexico show Friday they said their new record, which they'll start handing out at a show next Thursday at the Rhythm Room ($10 gets you in and a copy of the record to take home) is more shoegaze-y than their previous effort.Well, they put out a video f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Calexico, Super Bowl XLV, The Twelves, Interpol, The Bird's Nest, Dual Duel, Daniel Bernard, and First Friday Over the Weekend

    ​Calexico at Corona Ranch ​Someone at Corona Ranch realized it was after 11 p.m. Someone knew the band had been playing for damn-near two-hours. Someone wanted to punch their time-card and go home, not caring to hear a truly stellar Southwesternized version of "Tomorrow Never Knows," which y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Dawn Jameson, Calexico, Interpol, Soundcheck and More In This Week's Issue

    ​In this week's big feature, Nicki Escudero looks at the burgeoning career of North Scottsdale crooner Dawn Jameson -- examining whether she's just another no-talent slutwave star along the lines of Ke$ha or if she's got talent to match her looks. Whether you agree she's got the goods or not (you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Tucson: There's More to It Than Tragedy

    Tucson: Isn't she a beaut?​For a long time (and possibly forever), Tucson is going to be synonymous with tragedy. That's a shame. You see, our neighbor to the south is much more than a place where six people lost their lives and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was severely injured. Arizona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Mostly Bears to Play October 15 at Yucca Tap Room

    ​How much you enjoy Tucson's Mostly Bears depends on how high your tolerance for shirtless press photos, warbling falsetto vocals and anthemic indie-prog is. If the idea of Muse barn-storming with The Mars Volta sounds like something you could get down to, by all means, catch the band when they ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Painting by Cris Kirkwood, Signed Calexico and DeVotchKa Guitars, and More in Artists For Action Raffle

    ​Artists for Action, those plucky do-gooders counteracting Evil Mastermind Zach de la Rocha's attempts to make our state silent until SB 1070 is "repealed" (despite the fact that California's "eerily similar" Prop 187 was never repealed -- it just got stopped by a judge, the same way SB 1070 did) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/2 Issue

    ​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 the 25 craziest things The Maine's singer has tweeted? • Why did Bob Dylan's "ticketless" show i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2010

    Artists for Action Voter Registration Concert and Rally at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    ​Artists For Action featuring Calexico w/ Miniature Tigers, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Big Son featuring Sam Means of The Format and Jeff and Chris of Reubens Accomplice, Sand Rubies, Salvador Duran, Kinch, and more...August 27, 2010Marquee Theatre About 1,500 people showed up at the Marquee T ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2010

    Artists for Action

    ​Artists For Action featuring Calexico w/ Miniature Tigers, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Big Son featuring Sam Means of The Format and Jeff and Chris of Reubens Accomplice, Sand Rubies, Salvador Duran, Kinch, and more...August 27, 2010Marquee Theatre About 1,500 people showed up at the Marquee T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Calexico, "Two Silver Trees"

    ​Song: Calexico, "Two Silver Trees" Context: Getting excited for the big Artists For Action show this weekend. Two Silver Trees

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Calexico, Miniature Tigers Play Free SB 1070 Show for Voters ($30 for People Who Will Not Promise to Vote)

    ​Are you interested in seeing Calexico, Miniature Tigers, Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta, Big Son (featuring Sam Means of The Format and Jeff and Chris of Reubens Accomplice), Sand Rubies, Kinch, and more for free?Yes?Are you sure?OK, you can, and all you have to do is pledge to vote on November 2. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Chris Bianco is Deejaying Today

    Just got the word that local celebrity Chris Bianco will be spinning tunes instead of pizza dough today. He's set to be a guest DJ on ASU's The Blaze 1330 AM today from 1 to 2 p.m. Ever talked music with Bianco? Dude's got great taste, actually -- I've run into him at a Calexico show, he clued me in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Concert Review: Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta

    ​I cannot claim to be an expert on -- or even a dedicated aficionado of -- Latin music. My Spanish skills, though purportedly honed by classes taken over three years in high school and another two semesters in college, are more suited to ordering food and drinks than following the dialog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Outside Lands Festival Dubs Beasties, Pearl Jam Worthy Headliners

    Pear Jam is set to rock it on out at this year's Outside Lands FestivalAs we all eagerly await the set times to be announced for this weekend's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival announced its initial lineup. The headliners for the second edition of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Tempe Music Festival, Country Thunder, Bruce Springsteen and (Way) More Over the Weekend

    Wait! Before you check out all the content from our weekend coverage, grab a big cup of coffee and relax. It was a big weekend and as such, there's a lot here. Take it in and enjoy it.  Tempe Music Fest 2009 This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2009

    Bonnie Prince Billy Awes at Modified Arts

    Bonnie Prince Billy (a.k.a. Will Oldham) doing what he does best. I've never seen Modified Arts as packed as it was last night during Will Oldham's performance as Bonnie Prince Billy. And it's no surprise why. More than 60 people jammed into the downtown Phoenix music venue to watch the iconic and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2009

    Country Thunder 2009: Where My 'Necks At?

    Watch out, another twisters a-comin! Damn, how I wish we were in that there V.I.P tent!I've spent the last year telling everyone who'll listen that Country Thunder is the premier music festival in Arizona. Whether you like country music or not, you should recognize that compared with any other festi ... More >>

  • Articles

    March 12, 2009

    Funky fun with Black Carl

    Watch out, another twisters a-comin! Damn, how I wish we were in that there V.I.P tent!I've spent the last year telling everyone who'll listen that Country Thunder is the premier music festival in Arizona. Whether you like country music or not, you should recognize that compared with any other festi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Just Announced: Mostly Bears, New Found Glory, Asylum Street Spankers

    The lack of crossover between the Phoenix and Tucson scenes has always struck me as a little odd, not only because we're out here in the desert together, without another decent-size city within a five hour's drive of us, but because the music coming out of the scenes isn't all that different, really ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Okkervil River, Calexico, Damien Jurado, and Giant Sand Are Just Some Of What’s Selling At Stinkweeds Record Exchange

    The lack of crossover between the Phoenix and Tucson scenes has always struck me as a little odd, not only because we're out here in the desert together, without another decent-size city within a five hour's drive of us, but because the music coming out of the scenes isn't all that different, really ... More >>

  • Music

    August 24, 2006

    Ratatat

    Classics
    (XL)

  • Music

    February 23, 2006

    Reubens Accomplice

    It's not a dill spear, either

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Walk This Way

    Hot city nights, and a DJ contest

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Iron & Wine/Calexico

    Fusion menu

  • Music

    March 24, 2005

    Three's Company

    A trio of Phoenix bands make the scene at South By Southwest

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Nancy Sinatra

    Nancy Sinatra
    (Sanctuary Records)

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Rum Pum Pum Pum

    Valley sextet Rum Tenor gently rumbles through atmospheric songs that tell stories -- mostly without words

  • Music

    March 6, 2003

    Positive Spin

    Locals find national success – despite a lack of Valley interest

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Club For Rock

    Nita's Hideaway

  • Music

    April 12, 2001

    Show Business

    TV-3's NewShow is overhauled, and local music gets the boot

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Roadhouse Blues

    Demise of Tempe brewery and nightspot is the latest bit of bad news for the East Valley music scene

  • Music

    November 9, 2000

    Pinetop Seven

    Bringing Home the Last Great Strike (Self Help/Truckstop)

  • Music

    November 2, 2000

    Back in the Zone

    Retooled version of local music showcase returns to the FM dial

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Club for Rock Music

    Nita's Hideaway
    1816 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
    480-966-7715

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