Joni Mitchell

Mad for Madeleine

SWISS BOOM BAH

Aversion Vinyl

Some of the weirdest and worst albums still to make their digital debuts

The Good Foot

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

Recordings

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

Local Folk

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

At Long Lost Live?

In search of the historic double live album . . . who started it, and who finally finished it off?

Joni Mitchell

Both Sides Now
(Reprise)

The Band

The Last Waltz (WB/Rhino)

Cat Power

Jukebox
(Matador)

Cat Power

Jukebox
(Matador)

k.d. lang

Watershed
(Nonesuch)

Herbie Hancock

Watershed
(Nonesuch)

Joni Mitchell

Shine
(Hear Music)

Madeleine Peyroux

Falling over in the forest

Joanna Newsom

Ys
(Drag City/Caroline)

Beth Orton

Comfort of Strangers
(Astralwerks)

Tristan Prettyman

If Ani DiFranco surfed

The Ditty Bops

One-ring circus

Paperback Writer

The 33 1/3 book series lets love-struck authors celebrate their favorite records

Ray LaMontagne

Follow his bliss

It's Noa or Never

Israeli singer in concert November 27

Various Artists

This Is Americana
(Narm Recordings)

Habitat for Inhumanity

The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

Man Abroad

Matt Dillon takes on Cambodia in City of Ghosts

Biltmore Builds More

Neighbors fight new five-level parking garage behind historic resort

Casal in the Air

Neal Casal Anytime Tomorrow (Morebarn Records)

Eliza Gilkyson

Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes

Send in the crowds for folk legend Judy Collins

Eccentricities

While they may not top the Billboard charts, this month's batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases is definitely worth hearing

Candy Cane Mutiny

Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

Bin There

Where have all the overeducated, underachieving record-store clerks gone?

CSN & Sometimes Y

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

Judy, Judy, Judy

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

WHO'S THE FIFTH LED ZEPPELIN?

How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

TORCHING THE TWANG

K.D. LANG WAS ALMOST BURIED ON THE LONE PRAIRIE. NOW SHE'S CAUGHT FIRE WITH A HOT NEW ALBUM.

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Pirates, Psychobillies, and Creepy Bunnies

The Bay Area's Nobunny will terrorize the Trunk Space on Saturday night. There are gonna be two kinds of people in the Valley this weekend: Those who can afford to go to Fall Frenzy, and those who can't. Given the $50-$60 price tag for tickets, its to be expected that a few thrifty types might consi ... More >>

Leonard Cohen and the Most Overlooked Live Album of 2009

​Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is not just some re-mastered re-issue. It ain't no run-of-the-mill recording. This is the first time that Cohen's entire performance at the historic festival has been released. Why is this exciting and noteworthy, you may ask? For several reasons.& ... More >>

Is Bob Dylan a 'Fake?' Joni Mitchell Sure Thinks So

Bob Dylan's fake? Them's fightin' words, Joni Mitchell​In an interview with the LA Times, noted folk singer Joni Mitchell called out Bob Dylan, telling the interviewer she thought the celebrated musician was  "not authentic at all."The two folk artists are no strangers, having spent plenty of ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 4/29 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box 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. How was the Norah Jones show at Dodge Theatre? Why does Joni Mitchell think Bob Dylan is "fake?" What does lo ... More >>

Just Wright Is Just Wrong

​This week, New Times ran a box 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. How was the Norah Jones show at Dodge Theatre? Why does Joni Mitchell think Bob Dylan is "fake?" What does lo ... More >>

The Kids Are All Right's Warm and Fuzzy Lesbian Family Values

​This week, New Times ran a box 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. How was the Norah Jones show at Dodge Theatre? Why does Joni Mitchell think Bob Dylan is "fake?" What does lo ... More >>

The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

Shawn Phillips Is Stranger Than Fiction

Meet Navy rescuer and true rock and roll Zelig

A Perfect Circle @ Marquee Theatre

Meet Navy rescuer and true rock and roll Zelig

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 >>

A Recap of the 2011 Grammy Awards: A Quick, Easy Guide to What Happened

Dan MacMedan, USA TodayNicki Minaj, doing what she does best: always trying to get attention.​The 2011 Grammy Awards kept things classy this year: There wasn't even a single mention of Ke$ha during the entire show!Good job, Grammy people! Thanks for taking out the trash this year. Aside from the l ... More >>

America at Wild Horse Pass Casino, 7-15-2011

America, though they have aged a bit since this photo was first taken ​America Wild Horse Pass Casino Friday, July 15, 2011 Sure, the venues that America is likely to play these days have gotten smaller, but it doesn't mean that the band isn't still capable of putting on a good show. The crow ... More >>

Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith on the "L.A. Sound," Warren Zevon, and The Big Pink

​Nothing is Wrong, the sophomore album from Los Angeles rock 'n' roll band Dawes, is an earnest effort. There are times you wonder if it's too earnest, to forthcoming about its mellow, sun-drenched intentions. But the album works, charming right past your cynicism, with golden-hued tracks like t ... More >>

Ewan Currie of the Sheepdogs on Rolling Stone, Their Next Album, and Crosby, Stills & Nash

Emma McIntyre​Earlier this year The Sheepdogs became the first unsigned band to land on the cover of Rolling Stone after they won the magazine's Choose the Cover contest. Although they toured extensively before they entered the contest, their world was turned somewhat upside down when they finally ... More >>