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First Five Bands Announced for Punk Rock Bowling 2012

The term "punk festival" conjures up images of bratty tweens with asymmetrical haircuts crowd surfing at Warped Tour. Remember when Warped Tour actually had punk bands and was, you know, good? It may seem like a bygone era, but the annual

The Devil Wears Prada's Jeremy DePoyster on Dead Throne Hear an Unreleased Song

BY LAUREN WISE ​ The Vans Warped Tour blew through Phoenix this past Sunday, and one of the bands that concert-goers were itching to see was metalcore's rising star The Devil Wears Prada. These Warped Tour veterans have three released albums and have a fourth due next month, Dead Throne. Known ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour 2011

Maria VassettEyes Set to Kill​ The heat. Yeah, that's the first thing you expect when you start reading about the Vans Warped Tour. Yes, it was hot. Yes, most of the stages, merch booths, and product tents are set up on a parking lot, and of course, this is not helpful in regards to staying cool.B ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour, Wicked Tattoos, and First Friday Over the Weekend

​Vans Warped Tour 2011 The heat. Yeah, that's the first thing you expect when you start reading about the Vans Warped Tour. Yes, it was hot. Yes, most of the stages, merch booths, and product tents are set up on a parking lot, and of course, this is not helpful in regards to staying cool...ful ... More >>

The Vans Warped Tour Is Known for Punk, But There's More

​Vans Warped Tour 2011 The heat. Yeah, that's the first thing you expect when you start reading about the Vans Warped Tour. Yes, it was hot. Yes, most of the stages, merch booths, and product tents are set up on a parking lot, and of course, this is not helpful in regards to staying cool...ful ... More >>

Incoming: Alison Krauss, Bill Callahan, David Bazan, Dirty Beaches, Vans Warped Tour

Warped Tour 2011 - coming to a parking lot near you​Not a whole lot of new shows to announce this week, but at least there's a Warped Tour for that. The venerable punk rock tour is now in its 17th year, a rather impressive feat in this day and age. Bands such as NOFX, Poison The Well, Gym Class He ... More >>

Unwritten Law @ Marquee Theatre

Warped Tour 2011 - coming to a parking lot near you​Not a whole lot of new shows to announce this week, but at least there's a Warped Tour for that. The venerable punk rock tour is now in its 17th year, a rather impressive feat in this day and age. Bands such as NOFX, Poison The Well, Gym Class He ... More >>

Justin Bieber: The New Face of Nail Polish

rtvchannel.tv​Can somebody please tell me why the hell Justin Bieber is the new face of nail polish? Seriously, what has the world come to?According to Just Jared Jr., J. Biebs has teamed up with Nicole by OPI to make the One Less Lonely Girl Collection because "nail polish really makes girls feel ... More >>

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

rtvchannel.tv​Can somebody please tell me why the hell Justin Bieber is the new face of nail polish? Seriously, what has the world come to?According to Just Jared Jr., J. Biebs has teamed up with Nicole by OPI to make the One Less Lonely Girl Collection because "nail polish really makes girls feel ... More >>

Rockstar Energy's Uproar Festival @ Tempe Beach Park

rtvchannel.tv​Can somebody please tell me why the hell Justin Bieber is the new face of nail polish? Seriously, what has the world come to?According to Just Jared Jr., J. Biebs has teamed up with Nicole by OPI to make the One Less Lonely Girl Collection because "nail polish really makes girls feel ... More >>

Anarbor Debuts "Gypsy Woman" Today on mtvU

​Darn those gypsy women, with their ability to create fire within men's chests and their voodoo ways. See the evil in action as Phoenix pop rock band Anarbor shows off their latest video for their single, "Gypsy Woman," on mtvU today.The song, off their current album, The Words You Don't Swallow, ... More >>

Andrew W.K. Defines Partying, Talks Good Persian Food, and Discusses the Social Connotation of the Word "Cult"

Shawn AndersonAndrew W.K. at Warped Tour. See the whole slide show here.​Andrew W.K. likes to have a good time. And it's no secret that he was our favorite at this year's Warped Tour. The musician, entertainer, and professional partier ripped through a killer set in the middle of yesterday's sizz ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 7/1 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. What happened when New Times clubs editor Benjamin Leatherman joined a fight club? What does local promoter Charl ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour: Disappointment Is the Best Word to Describe It

Shawn Anderson Andrew W.K.: The only really amazing part of Warped Tour.​I have a vague recollection of always wanting to go to Warped Tour when I was in middle school. It was just a few years after it had begun, and it was the first time in my life that punk rock could have made sense to m ... More >>

June 30 In Blogs: Bragg's Pie Factory, Social Media, Scissor Sisters, Tongue, and the Blue Basket Bandit

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

We Are the In Crowd Hopes Vans Warped Tour Fans Want to Join Their Clique

​If you're heading to the Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Pavilion today and are a little overwhelmed by the array of band choices in front of you, newbies We Are the In Crowd might be worth a listen--especially if you're a fan of female-fronted groups with catchy pop hooks. The band from Pou ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour 2010: A Survival Guide

Johnathan McNamara​ For a lot of people, the Vans Warped Tour is a mixed bag. Though the idea of putting on an all-day rock music event at Cricket Wireless Pavilion sounds like a good time, there are a lot of different things that can put a damper on people's good times. The most obvious of whi ... More >>

Anarbor Are Recovering on the Warped Tour After Bombing in Japan

Johnathan McNamara​ For a lot of people, the Vans Warped Tour is a mixed bag. Though the idea of putting on an all-day rock music event at Cricket Wireless Pavilion sounds like a good time, there are a lot of different things that can put a damper on people's good times. The most obvious of whi ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour's 10 Biggest Douchebags

  Jonathan McNamara ​To some, the Vans Warped Tour is heaven -- dozens of pop, rock and punk bands on multiple stages and tons of young, scantily clad people reveling in the sweaty, fun mess of dancing and moshing. And to others, Warped Tour is hell. Besides the 100-plus degree heat, ... More >>

The Summer Set Gears Up For (Go Figure) a Busy Summer with Hot Topic In-Store Appearance and Vans Warped Tour

The Summer Set: Their bikes could beat up your bikes​Fresh off a successful run on the AP Tour this spring, Scottsdale pop rockers the Summer Set are not slowing down. The band returns to the road this week as part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. The genre-bending mega-festival kicks off this Frid ... More >>

The Fast and the Bi-Curious

Punk-rock flick showcases Blink-182, NOFX, and . . . Katy Perry?

Anarbor Song in Scooby Doo Movie, Band Plays Tempe Show Tommorow

Fresh off their stint on the Warped Tour, Phoenix pop act Anarbor has landed their song "You And I" from its debut EP Free Your Mind in the upcoming Cartoon Network movie Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. The band is also featured (briefly) in the commercial previewing the movie (above). Hear the re ... More >>

Intense Apparatus

Fresh off their stint on the Warped Tour, Phoenix pop act Anarbor has landed their song "You And I" from its debut EP Free Your Mind in the upcoming Cartoon Network movie Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. The band is also featured (briefly) in the commercial previewing the movie (above). Hear the re ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Pavilion: The Maine, Dear and the Headlights, and Popsters Aplenty Entertain the Twees

The local heartthrobs of The Maine: Better than NOFX and Bad Religion. Until yesterday, I used to loathe the Warped Tour. Not because of the bands or music, mind you, but rather because of some bad experiences I'd had while attending the annual summertime mega-tour. When the Warped Tour first c ... More >>

The Maine Jump To Warner Brothers

Tempe pop-rockers The Maine have jumped from Fearless Records (a pretty decent label in it's own right) to Warner, one of The Big Four, reports Absolute Punk and elbo.ws.The band already had pretty legit distribution, but they're now making an even bigger push, re-releasing their 2008 debut, Cant' S ... More >>

Summer Slaughter Tour

Tempe pop-rockers The Maine have jumped from Fearless Records (a pretty decent label in it's own right) to Warner, one of The Big Four, reports Absolute Punk and elbo.ws.The band already had pretty legit distribution, but they're now making an even bigger push, re-releasing their 2008 debut, Cant' S ... More >>

Valley Bands on the Warped Tour

Tempe pop-rockers The Maine have jumped from Fearless Records (a pretty decent label in it's own right) to Warner, one of The Big Four, reports Absolute Punk and elbo.ws.The band already had pretty legit distribution, but they're now making an even bigger push, re-releasing their 2008 debut, Cant' S ... More >>

Peachcake To Kick Off Tour at Clubhouse Music Venue

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Pretty Things Peepshow

Peachcake bring the party with them every time. Peachcake, AZ's colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will al ... More >>

Sexy Peel

California burlesque gang gussies up, strips down

J.J. Keo

California burlesque gang gussies up, strips down

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

The Other Big Party

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Vans Warped Tour in Photos

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

A Q&A with Greeley Estates guitarist Brandon Hackeson

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Tour de farce: the corporate-sponsored tours we don’t want to buy tickets to

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Post-Hardcore Meltdown: A preview of Greeley Estates' forthcoming new album

Have Another Ball!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Moneen

Six stars out of five

Jump Around

Six stars out of five

Out From Down Under

Aussie punks seek American airwaves

The Lawrence Arms

Oh! Calcutta!
(Fat Wreck Chords)

Kidding Around

Scary Kids Scaring Kids stay down to earth as their career skyrockets

Warped Minds

A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

Opiate for the Masses

The Spore
(American Voodoo)

Edgefest

Another festival flogs the field at Peoria Sports Complex

Vans Warped Tour

Hundreds of bands converge on Peoria Sports Complex

Electric Youth

The upstarts of Static Management bring new energy -- and undiscovered bands -- to the Vans Warped Tour

The Vans Warped Tour

Long-standing Lollapalooza knockoff rages on