Shelby James

Bob Log III, Adam Arcuragi, Sticky Fingers' Michael Jackson Tribute, and More

The ladies love Bob Log III, who's scheduled to perform at Chopper John's on Saturday Night.​Although downtown may or may not be ovah (depending on the particular mood of our fair editor Martin Cizmar), but in the meantime, East Phoenix might just be coming alive when it comes to live music. In a ... More >>

Shelby James and the Crying Shames

Flier of the Week: Shelby James and the Crying Shames at Long Wong's

​ When it came to crafting the flier for their show this Saturday, June 12 at Long Wong's in Tempe, maybe Shelby James and the Crying Shames should have insisted on putting it together themselves. Instead, they're stuck with the attractive piece of work above. And no, the man behind the monstrosit ... More >>

Twittenemies and Online Nemeses, New Record Releases, and More in This Week's Issue

Elycia Marie: Martin Cizmar's internet nemesis.​This week's music feature is an explanation of the strange series of events that made Elycia Marie, the girlfriend of Malcolm in the Middle child star Frankie Muniz, who plays drums for a Phoenix band, the Twitter nemesis of music editor Martin Cizma ... More >>

Saint Misbehavin'

St. Patrick's Day Guide

Hanksgiving at Yucca Tap Room

Hank done it this way.​Undoubtedly, one of the coolest things about the Yucca Tap Room is the community of people that congregates there. Starting last summer, a core group of musicians from that community began putting together special concerts as a tribute to some of their favorite musicians. ... More >>

Hank You Very Much

Sun Sessions: Alan Jackson's "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"

Jonathan McNamaraA few weeks back, we had a little idea for Up on the Sun: inspired by The Black Cab Sessions and The Peel Sessions we thought it'd be cool to do something similar with Phoenix bands here on Up n the Sun. The Train Tracks, a very cool local site, is also doing something like this, ge ... More >>

The Green Party

The Green Party

Tempe's Black Moods reunite for New Year's Eve Show

Tempe's Last Exit Bar & Grill will reunite The Black Moods on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, for a headlining performance. The once-hot high-energy trio, who broke up (guitarist Josh Kennedy is now in Violet Wild) more than two years ago, were unlike most bands in the local music scene and brought ... More >>

All About Eve

All About Eve

Los Guys Take It Easy and Don’t Sweat the Mill Ave. Label

Niki's Weekend Word: Tramps & Thieves, *Sadisco, and down-low debauchery

Shelby James and the Crying Shames

Cadillac Valentine
(self-released)

Fever Pitch

Changes of venue

New discs from local artists

Trench, Dolphins Kill for Love, The Eleven Forties, The Secret Life of Painters, Longshore, Split the Enemy, Intrinzik, Goliath Monsignor, Shelby James & The Crying Shames

The Next Rig Thing

Covering the tracks of Truckers on Speed's raucous new CD

Open War

Former friends host closed-mikes at opposite ends of town, but their pasts keep crossing