Tobie Milford

Beck's Song Reader To Get Local Treatment by Black Carl, Jim Adkins, Spirit Cave, and More

In case you've got the memory of Mr. Magoo, Beck's latest musical release wasn't an album. Instead, it was just a book of sheet music. Called Song Reader, the book includes over 100 pages of original artwork and 20 songs that Beck wants you to bring to life. Already dozens, perhaps hundreds, of folk ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

For every up there's a down. It's like reading the awesome news that Elton John plays on the new Queens of the Stone Age record the same day you read Christina Applegate is leaving NBC's Up All Night.. Bummer! So here's the bad news: It's Monday, which is the worst. But some good, too: There's some ... More >>

Pie Social 2012: The Winners

Good morning! Has your sugar hangover worn off yet??? Thanks to the hundreds of folks who came out Saturday afternoon for the third annual Chow Bella/Roosevelt Row Pie Social. From the bright sunshine to Tobie Milford's music to spontaneous swing dancing on the grass, it was a lovely day. Oh yes, ... More >>

Michelle Blades Bids Phoenix Farewell With Ambient-Electro Collaboration With Scenery

See also: Songwriter Michelle Blades Walks a Tightrope See also: Michelle Blades Streams Album, MarianaIn this week's issue, we discuss Valley singer/songwriter Michelle Blades, and her delicate balance between riot grrrl verve and orchestral grandeur. We ended up with more material than we could fi ... More >>

Sareena Dominguez Gets Her Groove on With Moonbeams

In this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, we profiled ten new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boom-boxes this long, hot summer. We'll be focusing more deeply on those artists over the next couple days here on Up on the Sun. See the entire list: 10 Phoenix Bands You Should Be Lis ... More >>

Florence and the Machine, Coachella, and The Love Me Nots (With Jim Adkins) Over the Weekend

Florence and the Machine @ Comerica Theatre When I streamed the band's Coachella performance last weekend so I could get an idea of what to expect when they came to Phoenix, I thought, "She's great, but something about the performance is kind of weird." To hell with those thoughts! Last night, Flor ... More >>

The Love Me Nots and Jim Adkins Perform at Stinkweeds for Record Store Day, 4/21/12 (VIDEO)

Whether you got up early to buy the Feist/Mastodon split or went to one of the many free shows in town yesterday, it's safe to say that yesterday was a good day. Stinkweeds celebrated its 25th anniversary and Record Store Day with a barbecue and live performances by Dylan Pratt, Mergence, Source Vic ... More >>

Record Store Day Round Up 2012: Valley Stores Offer Up Exclusives, Live Performances and More on RSD

As we inch closer to Record Store Day we're directing our attention to the wonderful independent storefronts participating in this weekend's revered event. In recent years the indie-moniker has been thrown around so much that it's almost diluted the meaning of the word. Luckily RSD helps us revel in ... More >>

Underground Cities Launches Kickstarter for New Full-Length Album

Underground Cities has come a long way in the past few years. The band's upcoming full-length album made our list of local releases to look forward to this year and the band is about to embark on its first national tour. The album was initially predicted as a February release, but the band needs hel ... More >>

Michelle Blades @ The Trunk Space

Michelle Blades Streams New Album, Mariana Ahead of February Release

​It's been two years since Arizona transplant Michelle Blades' last album release. During that time the soulful singer-songwriter spent some time in Paris where she turned 21, and put in work on her new record, Mariana. The new album, which is scheduled for release on February 18, is current ... More >>

Lisa Whealy, What Are You Listening To?

Lisa Whealy​Lisa Whealy Whealy is the CEO of Surface to Air Records and owner of Mountain Music Promotions.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Radio iPod. What's the first album you bought? Emerson, Lake, & P ... More >>

Ree Boado of Dearspeak on Sharing Stories, Mending the Soul, and Local Musical Friends

Local indie pop band Dearspeak is celebrating the release of their new EP, Oh For Freedom by inviting you to join them for a biographical night of music and art. We talked to lead vocalist Ree Boado earlier this year about her solo work, but right now she's concentrating on makin ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Dearspeak

Dearspeak​Be sure to join Dearspeak this Saturday at New City in Phoenix for a very special occasion.They're playing a show in honor of the release of their new EP, Oh For Freedom. Plus, Dearspeak will be performing with additional members for this show!The event will be an enjoyable eve ... More >>

Carla Bozulich at Trunk Space, 9/9/11

Jason P. Woodbury​Carla Bozulich, Badwater Bob, Where Dead Voices Gather, and Tobie Milford The Trunk Space Friday, September 9, 2011 "That's a pretty song, right?" -- Badwater Bob There's only about twenty people in the Trunk Space, and we're sitting on the floor. Badwater Bob is on stage, ... More >>

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Tobie Milford's Violin Music Strays Out of the Box

Tobie Milford Explains "Tiny Eucatastrophes" (VIDEOS)

River JonesTobie Milford performs at Modified Arts August 6, 2011​Check out this week's issue of Phoenix New Times for a feature on a guy many call one of the most talented young musicians in the Valley, indie singer/songwriter/violinist Tobie Milford. Milford performs with band The Whisperlights, ... More >>

Peachcake Announces Residency at the Rogue Bar in August

Peachcake: Rockin' the Rogue every Saturday in August​The silly string will fly at the Rogue Bar this summer. Valley electro-pop band Peachcake, known for their interactive shows featuring silly string, stuffed animals, and crazy costumes, will be holding down a residency at the Rogue Bar every Sa ... More >>

Whisperlights' "Ulna Habenaha," Explained by the Band

​The Whisperlights have released plenty of catchy songs between their debut EP, Wake up Dead, and their upcoming full-length album, Surfaces. The new album explores new sounds with violinist/singer Tobie Milford picking up a guitar on tracks that shift away from themes of death to subtle love song ... More >>

Kara Roschi, What Are You Listening To?

Kara Roschi​Kara Roschi The local artist is co-owner of Practical Art. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I am proud to be car-free! But when I did have one, it was NPR in the afternoons, KSLX in the evenings ('specially Gettin' the L ... More >>

Ignite Phoenix's Music Coordinator, Erika Delemarre, Brings Local Tunes to Valley Creatives

Jeff AmbroseTobie Milford performing solo at Ignite Phoenix #9 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts​For almost three years, locals have flocked to Ignite Phoenix to check out what their peers are passionate about, by watching 5-minute, 20-slide presentations that expose audience member ... More >>

Ryan Taverna, The Black Moods and More from Over the Weekend (VIDEO)

Tiffany EgbertTobie Milford​Locals who decided to stay in town for Thanksgiving weekend got quite the treat this past weekend, as a slew of great Valley acts entertained people in-between bites of turkey. On Thanksgiving Eve, at The Sail Inn in Tempe, The Black Moods, Black Carl and What Laura Say ... More >>

Punk Rockers, Porn Stars, Born Losers, and Other Thanksgiving Weekend Cheap Thrills

Porn star Priya Rai will be in attendance at Club Silver tonight.​Unless you happen to be some hermit living by yourself in a Hoarders house, chances are good that you'll be hanging out with your friends and family sometime during the next few days. But instead of sipping and supping with dear Au ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Father Figures at The Trunk Space

​When your band plays a brand of music called "zombie jazz," you've got to come up with a flier that is just as hypnotically creepy to promote your summer tour. That's exactly what Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band Father Figures was going for with the creation of this epic poster, which advertises their ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 29, 2010

Civic Duty

Rock out on your lunch break

Whisperlights: Trent Reznor’s Chair Is Not as Comfortable as You Might Imagine

Final Folk Festival at Modified

​Sunday afternoon, Modified filled to capacity for River Jones Music Label's Final Folk Fest. Seventeen bands and solo artists played to eager audiences, mainly sitting pretzel-legged on the rickety floorboards, hot beverage in hand, while wintery winds sauntered through the old house. This ain't ... More >>

Final Folk Festival

Folk Off

10 Things Under $10 This Thanksgiving Weekend

The Limit Club is scheduled to perform on Friday at The Firehouse in downtown Phoenix.​Turkey Day is almost upon us, which means there's five straight nights of drinking and debauchery ahead. There's gonna be plenty of fun and frolicking to be had starting tonight through Sunday, with much of it h ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Green Streets Festival, Obscura, PAPA, and More

Turn Back O Man is scheduled to perform tonight at Fifth and Roosevelt streets.​Downtown Phoenix is gonna be a hotbed of activity this weekend. Of the 10 different low-cost/no-cost events getting pimped in this blog post, eight will be taking place within the confines of P-Town's urban core. There ... More >>

Incoming: E-40, MDC, Big D and the Kids Table, Joe Firstman, and More

E-40 is scheduled to perform on November 14 at the Venue of Scottsdale.​This week's crop of just announced concerts are quite diverse, to say the least. Not only will blues-rock legends like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Kim Wilson be making a stop at the Rhythm Room in the coming weeks, but hip-hop su ... More >>

10 Things Under $10: Inglorious Bastards, Deadheads, Sugar Thieves, and Punks Aplenty

Calabrese is scheduled to haunt Atomic Comics during Fright Night on Sunday.​ Discount-priced distractions are in abundance this weekend, ranging from Faux Punks and real punks to fashionistas and freaks. Looking for some inexpensive adventure? Here's our weekly list of what's going on. Wes ... More >>