Smokey Robinson

Concert Schedule for This Weekend: Fear Before, High Places, The Bakerton Group, and Jonas Brothers

Recordings

Pic Hits for the week

Goin' Fishin'

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

End of a Record Run

The sudden demise of Zia founder Brad Singer shakes the local music community he helped to build

Letters

08-24-2000

GoGoGo Airheart

Not lost at sea

Axe Riverboy

Tutu to Tango
(Minty Fresh)

She & Him

Volume One
(Merge Records)

Festival of Frugality

Your dollar goes farther at this weekend's music mega-event

Jason Mraz

Another boy crooner

India Summer

Mamata does Mesa

Slay Bells

Santa bangs his head at the Clubhouse

Eye of El Tigre

Is Phoenix fighter Jesus Gonzales the next Oscar De La Hoya? He may not be as good-looking, but he punches just as hard.

Hollywood Babble-On

Ron Shelton tries to mock the L.A. cop buddy movie, but the joke's mostly on him

What Was Going On

At long last, the spotlight replaces the Shadows that obscured the Funk Brothers

Dark Horse

Though defined by the Beatles, George Harrison's greatest musical breakthroughs were very much his own

I, Claudia

Claudia DiFolco isn't really a ditz. She just plays one on TV.

For the Love of Mike

Claudia DiFolco isn't really a ditz. She just plays one on TV.

GUMBO CHEFUSING JAZZ AS A BASE, GEORGE DUKE DISHES UP A SPICY, AUTHENTIC BLEND

Claudia DiFolco isn't really a ditz. She just plays one on TV.

'Idol' Keeps it Classy With Rat Pack Week

Think she's got one more week left in her?So before we review last night's episode, can we please discuss the guest judges or the celebrity mentors or whatever they're calling them this season? They started out making sense, with Randy Travis and Smokey Robinson. But for the past couple of weeks, it ... More >>

Bob Dylan Opens White House Concert Series

​Last night began the "In Performance at the White House" concert series, and focused on music from the civil rights era. Both Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed, though not in fact together. (Initial buzz had specualted that they would be singing a duet.) Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, the Blind ... More >>

Death of a Record Store: Robrt Pela Spins Through His Life as a Vinyl Geek at the Soon-Defunct Associated Distributors

​Last night began the "In Performance at the White House" concert series, and focused on music from the civil rights era. Both Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed, though not in fact together. (Initial buzz had specualted that they would be singing a duet.) Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, the Blind ... More >>

T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

Elvis Costello Is King

Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

Incoming: Brian Wilson, Roger Waters, Smokey Robinson, George Benson

​What draws better these days than older, more beloved musicians from bands such as The Beach Boys and Pink Floyd? Not much, outside of an act like Lady Gaga or Justin Beiber -- that is why both Brian Wilson and Roger Waters lead the pack for an impressively fruitful week of show announcements.Let ... More >>

Five Holiday Gifts For Your Dad

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. We're starting with dear old dad. Here ... More >>