Though she sometimes strives for demure in promo shots, Michelle Branch ain't no Tori Amos -- at least I've never seen Tori look like this -- making her an interesting choice for an all-woman music festival. But it's Branch who's slated to headline the Chicks with Picks Music Festival in Tempe later this month.Branch, a Sedona native, will be joined at Tempe Beach Park by country singer Sarah Buxton (warning: DO NOT do a Google image search for her at work!), Waylon Jennings' widow Jessi Colter,
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Jonathan McNamara
It's no secret that we at Up on the Sun love local music. Hell, our music editor just made the journey to SxSW to make sure you get to read first-hand accounts of how Miniature Tigers, Kinch, Dear and the Headlights and several other Phoenix bands did in Austin, Texas.
So it was with this love for all local music firmly held in our hearts that we ventured to Tempe Beach Park on Saturday, March 21 for the Chicks with Picks Music Fest. The event promised "over 70 performers" at
SxSW Wrap Up
Whether you're trying to put back together the memories you made after being hit by the speeding truck that was this weekend's SxSW music festival or you're a local who couldn't make the trip, we've got all the slide shows and articles to catch up on what you missed. This is South by Southwest 2009...full listing
Twilight Midnight DVD Release Party at Hot Topic
Friday night, crazy devoted Twilight fans lined up outside of Hot Topic at the Tempe Marketplace for the exclusive Midnigh
