James Blake

The xx @ Marquee Theatre

Coachella 2013 Official Lineup is Posted

The wait, as they say, is finally over. You can cease all the speculation of who the hell is officially playing this year's Coachella as Goldenvoice unveiled the lineup in grand fashion. See also: -Who Is Really Playing Coachella This Year? -The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella, but Some ... More >>

Byron Fenix on Why Phoenix Isn't Ready for Real Jazz Music

Byron Fenix is a bit different than your normal DJ or selector. First off, you normally won't find him performing at some glitzy club, as he generally prefers to spin at far funkier venues and events, such as The Lost Leaf, Djentrification's Civic Space Jam, or at his monthly gig Cosmic along with R ... More >>

U.S. Dubstep More Fun Than Its U.K. Cousin, Says Porter Robinson

10 Phoenix Bands You Need to Hear This Summer

Borgore on Making Dubstep Decadent and Sexy, Hanging With 12th Planet and Skrillex at Coachella, and Why He Loves the Haters

"They call me the ice cream man/I serve it on a cone with two giant balls/And you swallow it even if it comes up your nose." As the above lyrical bit illustrates, the music of Asaf Borger (better known in the music world as Borgore) is provocative and downright filthy. The epic rhymes spat by 23-y ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Korn and Sluggo at Comerica Theatre, 3/1/12

​Korn and Sluggo Comerica Theatre Thursday, March 1 James Blake would've been in absolute hell watching Korn last night. The waifish English electronica producer, who's loudly decried the overflowing machismo and thuggish aura of Americanized dubstep, would've seen his worst nightmare writ large ... More >>

Balam Acab's Alec Koone Lives With His Mom, Quietly Reviving R&B

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Mike Escoto

Bon Iver​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. This installment comes from Mike Escoto, who contributes to Up on the Sun and is one of the main perpetrators over ... More >>

YUS @ Crescent Ballroom

Active Child's Pat Grossi on Irony, and Sounds From Another Era

Brent Mullins​The '80s. Pretty much since they ended, there has been mini-to-full-scale '80s revivals every few years, with New Wave, dance punk, vintage hip-hop and other sounds of the cocaine-decade repurposed by young musicians. But some of 2011's most buzzed-about records share a common bond, ... More >>

Bass Oddity: Skrillex Brings Dubstep to the Masses

David Heartbreak Discusses Timbaland, Europe and the Origins of Moombahsoul

​​David Heartbreak is considered an innovator in the tropical bass dance genre, Moombahton. He is fresh off his self titled Heartbreak (EP) release and gearing up for his first European tour in September.He has been playing gigs in Europe for a while now and featured regularly on BBC's Radio 1.& ... More >>

Five Reasons Why Metronomy Should Win the 2011 Mercury Prize

English experimental/electronic outfit Metronomy​The shortlist for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced. Among the nominees for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland are a few bands expected to be there -- James Blake, Adele, Tinie Tempah -- mixed with a few surpr ... More >>

Jared Alan of Faux Show on Cut Copy, Adult Swim, and Putting His Foot in His Mouth

​This Sunday marks the return of the Adult Swim pool party at Millennium Resort, 7401 North Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale. The event won't be a weekly one, like the SPLASH and Cannonball parties, but will feature DJs Jared Alan, Tricky T,  Goldsmith, Sean Watson, Benni Beatnik, and Don Rica ... More >>

DJ Racoon on Beat Mass, SLASH Pool Party, & Straying From Top 40

​ By this point in July, it almost feels stupid to talk about how hot it is. Brains are practically melted, and the heat has just become this all oppressing force, destroying day-off plans and any semblance of ambition of doing anything outside. Anything besides lounging by the pool and drinking ... More >>

DJ Jake Goldsmith Talks The Scenario, Sei A, Storm Queen, Ramadanman, and More

Penny LaneDJ Jake Goldsmith​Name: Jake Goldsmith AKA: DJ Goldsmith Current gigs: Wednesday nights at Bar Smith for The Scenario with Hempsey in the Main Room. Genres spun: House, disco, techno, acid and many, many others. How did you get started as a DJ? I've always loved music and have alway ... More >>

10 New Songs for 2011

Stone Cold Gear2011 - the year of the rockIt's tough to get back to work on this first Monday of the new year. The prospect of another year of the daily grind is daunting, but I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be. No -- there are plenty of things to look forward to in 2011, fresh new musi ... More >>

Pitchfork's Top 10 Albums of 2010 Explained

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig​The wonderful people over at Pitchfork just released their 10 best albums of 2010 today. In what should have came as no surprise, Kanye West took the top spot. His latest album had been given a notorious perfect 10 a month ago and, if Rolling Stone and Spin have anyth ... More >>

Court Date

Scottsdale gets served

We're Talkin' Baseball

Cactus League springs into action

The Plot To Assassinate Arpaio

It was a diabolical scheme. Problem is, most of it was hatched by the Sheriff's Office.