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By Gustavo Arellano

Jake Goldsmith on Why Every Single DJ Should Know How to Dance

Jake Goldsmith is one funny dude. Whenever we get to speak with the 30-year-old selector and member of the Rebel Disco collective, he tends to be quick with quips or some sort of wittiness that always makes for a lively interview. Such was the case when Up on the Sun had a chat with Goldsmith recent ... More >>

Ask a Mexican's Annual Christmas Guide

Morrissey Is Coming to the Marquee Theatre

See also: We Love Morrissey, but Does He Love Us? See also: Morrissey at the Oprheum Theatre It's weird time to be Morrissey: British rock tabloid NME recently apologized to the downer-pop icon for calling alleging he's racist (stop me if you think that you've heard that one before), he's currently ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on the Rio Grande and Loading Pickup Trucks

The Donkeys, Yucca Tap Room, 5/14/12

The Donkeys Yucca Tap Room Monday, May 14, 2012 It's hard to tell your friends "I'm going to the Donkeys show" with a straight face. No, not some perverted freak-show in Mexico. I mean the psychedelic San Diegan blues rockers The Donkeys, who tore the Yucca Tap Room apart with their '60s-inspired p ... More >>

Grupo Fantasma, Fayuca, Crescent Ballroom, 4/8/12

Grupo Fantasma and Fayuca Crescent Ballroom Sunday, April 8 There can't be too many places in the world where you can spend the first half of your day observing a certain notorious motorcycle club's barbecue shindig with a bunch of tattooed, leather-clad pistoleros and the second half at some swing ... More >>

A Whirlwind Year Leaves Portugal. The Man's Frontman Stress-free

The Insects, Mouse Powell and Afro Classics Wrap Up SxSW Tour Tonight at Hidden House

Our local music acts make one helluva trip come SxSW time. Aside from the drive to Austin itself, many of the musicians take the opportunity to spread their sounds along the southwest with various gigs along the way. Then of course there's the actual music festival. Although March 18 marks the offi ... More >>

Treasure MammaL's "Real Talk Diaries" Chapter Six

Saturday, March 17, 10:00 a.m. Today is our "off day," with only one show booked. But it's a big one, at Barbarella near Sixth Street, Austin's main drag. Treasure MammaL was put on the bill by Josh Lambert of The Octopus Project, so the pressure's on. Luckily, the show isn't until 5:00 p.m., giv ... More >>

Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

Dominic Armato: What I Did on My Summer Vacation

courtesy of Dominic Armato​Fall is officially in the air -- so since a couple more foodie summer vacation reports fell from the sky, we figured we'd share. Today: Dominc Armato, who blogs his heart out at skilletdoux.com. Where I went: Big sky country... Marfa, West Texas. Popul ... More >>

Top Ten Songs About Dust

July 5, 2011: The day everyone's cars were rendered absolutely filthyI was going to say that unless you were living under a rock the past few days, you probably heard about Tuesday night's massive dust storm -- known as a haboob in some parts of the world (parts that aren't home to Republican presid ... More >>

The Ten Best Last Songs on an Album

Time to party, then​According to Christian radio host/old-timey nutjob Harold Camping, the Rapture will occur this Saturday, May 21. On Saturday, all of Camping's followers -- an estimated 200 million -- will be taken into heaven as God's chosen people after earth is ravaged by a massive earthquak ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Carlos Mencia, and Searching For Beer and Salsa

Arizona Ranchers Not Happy With Janet Napolitano's Border Plan for Rural Areas -- or Lack Thereof

Arizona ranchers are not fans of Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano. ​The Arizona Cattleman's Association is not impressed with a speech given by Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano this week, in which, the group says, she "abandoned her mantra of the past year that the U.S. Me ... More >>

Enchantment: Songs About New Mexico (1976)

Enchantment: Songs About New Mexico​Welcome to Obscuro, a weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collectin ... More >>

The Whisperlights: Wake Up Dead EP

The Whisperlights - Wake Up Dead EP​Artist: The WhisperlightsAlbum: Wake Up Dead EPBasics: Phoenix's The Whisperlights are amongst the stable of indie rock bands currently making the rounds in Phoenix/Tempe -- Black Carl, What Laura Says, Dry River Yacht Club, and Gospel Claws. Many an opening slo ... More >>

Willie Nelson Messed with in Texas: Caught with 6 Oz. of Marijuana

​Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas on Friday for possession of six ounces of marijuana on his tour bus, according to People.The 77-year-old country star was on his way to his ranch in Austin when he got stopped in El Paso at a border patrol checkpoint. Furthermore, he could face up to six months ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: On Moving to Mexico and Argentinians

Emily Spetrino-Murtagh, What Are You Eating?

Emily Spetrino-Murtagh​ Emily Spetrino-MurtaghThe co-owner of Sweets & Beats hosts a show at The Trunk Space Sunday, October 17th, featuring Liam and the Ladies and more. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Homemade egg salad. Actually, egg salad or eggs of some form have been the last seve ... More >>

Repurposing Circle Ks Is a Phoenix Specialty

Badlands: For Those Living in the Arizona County That's Ground Zero for Drug and Human Trafficking Along the Border, the Illegal Immigration Crisis Is Personal

Ask A Mexican on Hating Mexicans With Proper Terms

Casper...That Funky DJ Talks Laidback Luke, Hype Machine, Ludachrist, and More

​Name: Joshua Alan CasperAKA: Casper...That Funky DJ Current club nights: Currently a resident DJ for Relentless Beats You can catch me at Cream Stereo Lounge on Giant Wednesdays and their one of parties. Thursday nights at Incognito for Beat Freq. I also have regular guest appearances at a varie ... More >>

Puscifer Sets Tour Dates, Plays Phoenix December 3 and 4

​Arizona-dwelling Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project, Puscifier, has announced fall tour dates, including two shows at Phoenix's stunning Orpheum Theatre. The show, which actually allows you to see Maynard, unlike Tool's concerts, where he stands on the back of the stage, has been e ... More >>

fun. Releases New Song, Sets Second Tour

Victor Palaganofun. at their first Phoenix show.With their album, Aim And Ignite, set for release on August 25, Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit fun., the vehicle for former Format member Nate Ruess, has a new song called "Walking The Dog" out. Yes, Nate is still, apparently, a little obsessed with ... More >>

Auto Theft Down in Phoenix and Tucson; Arizona DPS Takes Credit

Roger Vanderpool, DPS Director The Arizona Department of Public Safety is taking credit for a decrease in auto thefts in Phoenix and Tucson, saying a smorgasbord of enforcement efforts made the difference. Referring to a report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau that show no Arizona city i ... More >>

KonGeror Dreams of Post-Rap Glory in the Frigid North Woods

You Asked For It: Instant Hobo

Corn or flour? You choose the tortilla

Budget Beat: El Taco Tote

The Mexican on COPS, Latin romance, and defeating racism with wit

PUEBLO bats Sheriff Joe Arpaio pinatas, KTAR wing-nuts lose crucial brain cells as a result.

Dias de las Muertas

Playwright's work captures a bordertown without pity

Reignited

How the Walnuts survived a raging house fire, two comas, and a near fatal rollover — and documented it

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 23, 2006

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Toe the LINES

SF ballet troupe's got rhythm and Blues

Dude Where's My Car?

Tales from the nation's auto theft capital

Perfect Gamer

Even after catching the big unit's masterpiece, Robby Hammock still marvels that he's made it to the show.

Through the Lens Violently

An unusual show at the Heard Museum exceeds expectations

Jung at Art

Apocalyptic art and an artist's true identity

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

The Lesser of Three Evils

Mexico and U.S. authorities finally captured Arizona's leading drug kingpin. Good work, guys. Now let him go.

Stayed in a Phoenix motel recently?

The NFL isn't the only entity ripping off taxpayers

Strange Bedfellows

In a marriage made in boardroom heaven, the Valley's newspapers and television stations have begun merging their newsrooms

Peace Be Still

The Plea for Peace/Take Action Tour

Pic Hits for the week

A RIVER RAN THROUGH ITA TANGLED DEBATE SURROUNDS THE SAN PEDRO RIVER, ARIZONA'S ECOLOGICAL STOREHOUSE