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Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Top Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Five Must See-Shows This Weekend (Father's Day Edition)

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Sunday, June 17: The Kirkwoods @ Musical Instrument Museum It's not every father that gets to share a sta ... More >>

Blood On The Dance Floor at Nile Theater, 4/5/12

Blood On The Dance Floor Nile Theater Thursday, April 5, 2012 It's "Holy Week," and this week I accepted a challenge not to criticize or gossip. I've been doing pretty well, reserving judgement on others, but I think it's okay to put all of that on pause for work. Besides, if Blood on the Dance Flo ... More >>

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival at Dr. AJ Chandler Park, 3/24/12

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival Dr. AJ Chandler Park Saturday, March 24, 2012 Better Than: The last five years of Warped Tour. There was a little something for everyone at the Chandler BBQ and Beer Festival, and it was pretty clear who was there for what purpose. Families formed long line ... More >>

August 8 In Blogs: Unicorn Art, KMFDM, Curry, and John Teets

​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:

Tony Culture, Kurt Vile, Katy Perry and More in This Week's Issue

Kurt Vile​This week's issue features Tony Culture, a local artist who has his roots in Jamaica. As a fan of the Studio 1 and "lovers rock," he loves many styles of reggae. He's a do-it-all MC, DJ and Sound System master. His wife owns Afida's Hair Culture, which is where you can see Tony ... More >>

April 5 In Blogs: Richard Chrisman, Spy Headquarters, The Flaming Lips, Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame, and Final Exit Network

​​​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:

Cricket/Desert Sky Pavilion's New Name a Mouthful: Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion: It really rolls of the tongue.​The outdoor amphitheater previously known as Desert Sky Pavilion, Cricket Pavilion, and Desert Sky Pavilion again now has a new name. It's a doozie, too. How much are you going to love seeing shows at the Ashley Furniture Ho ... More >>

Underoath @ Marquee Theatre

Greeley Estates Cuts Out the Pop Vocals for New Record

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 >>

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 >>

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:

Q&A with Eyes Set To Kill Before Warped Tour Phoenix

​Getting kids to choose to see your set over other bands on the Vans Warped Tour can be a challenge, but when your band has two of the hottest women in the metal genre, things are a little easier. So metalcore band Eyes Set to Kill, which comes straight out of Phoenix, should have a good turn-out ... More >>

Anarbor at Warped Tour, Virginia's Secret Treasure, and Blitzen Trapper on Not Boycotting AZ in This Week's Issue

Anarbor.​This week's music feature is on the local band Anarbor. Though their recent tour to Japan may have been a bit of a flop, involving lost teeth and a select band members lying in a pool of his own blood, they're poised to rock the Warped Tour, and are hoping that they'll come out of it with ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 6/24 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. Why did several local metalheads go to jail after getting tossed from Club Red for moshing? Who are the biggest ... More >>

June 21 In Blogs: Neo-Nazis, Fight Club Sadisco, Club Red, Petite Maison, and Lil' Wayne

​​​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:

Hellz Bellzapoppin

Juggling swords and demographics

June 2 In Blogs: Silly Bandz, Adult Swim, MacAlpine's, and Jan Brewer

​​​​​​​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: Feathered Bastard: Ray Stevens' Dumb, Anti-Immigrant Song "Come To the U.S.A." Jackalope ... More >>

Get High to Anarbor This 4/20

​Gage Young​Forget the same old music you've always gotten high to this 4/20 holiday. Why don't you consider Anarbor, a Phoenix-based band who's releasing their debut full-length album, The Words You Don't Swallow, today. It's no coincidence the group, signed to Hopeless Records, decided to drop ... More >>

Story of the Year

Greeley Estates Cuts Out the Pop Vocals for New Record

Cowboy Mouth/Junior Brown

Peoria's Fivespeed Is Back After a Storm of Drugs, Fighting, and Label Woes

July 1 In Blogs: Courtney Marie Andrews, Jay-Z, Twilight Farmer's Market, and Van's Warped Tour

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: Feathered Bastard: More Shawna Fordes in the Making? Violent Rhetoric and Unbalanced Actions from Phoenix Nativists ... More >>

How Dear and the Headlights Became the Most Important Band in Arizona

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 >>

Meet The Maine at Hot Topic in Tempe Marketplace

AZ pop-punkers The Maine, who have quickly hit the national circuit, will appear at Hot Topic at Tempe Marketplace Sunday, May 29 for a meet and greet with fans.Fans are invited to purchase any Maine CD or shirt before the event at the Tempe Marketplace Hot Topic prior to the event and they will re ... More >>

Anarbor Announces Massive Tour, Gets Song On "The Hills"

Local kiddie dance-pop act Anarbor has announced a massive slate of tour dates with The Cab, The Secret Handshake, Forgive Durden and You Me and Everyone We Know, as well as a stint on Warped Tour.The Phoenix-based band has been touring pretty much non-stop since releasing Free Your Mind, their seco ... More >>

Sexy Peel

California burlesque gang gussies up, strips down

Massive Attack

Here come the big boys of summer

Emery

Jump Around

Queen of Blackhearts

Joan Jett wants "a fair shot" for Sinner

From First to Last

To screech his own

The Queers

They're here

Pistolita

When piano does not mean quiet

Far From Phoenix

With thrashed vocal cords and van wrecks galore, Greeley Estates pays its dues on the road

Taste of Chaos

So good it's almost Norwegian

Punk Is Dead

Long live punk

Kidding Around

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

The Letter Kills

Emo for the masses

Yellowcard

The Lashes

The Stupid Stupid
(Lookout!)

Higher Authority

Authority Zero is recording its sophomore album in a gated community in Scottsdale. Totally punk rock!

New Found Glory

Sticks and Stones (MCA)

Revenge of the Nerds

More than just another mid-'90s alt-rock act, Weezer spawned a now-popular genre and still commands respect from scenesters

Highway to Heck

Though Christian on the inside, MxPx is pure punk on the outside

Wargasm

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy