Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: An ’80s Conversation with Super Stereo I hadn’t thought about British synthpop duo Erasure for a long time — until Super Stereo brought them up during last week’s…
The Lost Leaf has always been an intimate setting. But quiet? Not so much. So when local quartet Snow Songs takes the stage this weekend for their acoustic set, it should be a nice change of pace for one of our favorite watering holes. Snow Songs, along with Jess Willamson…
With all of the marquee movies in theaters right now, you might have missed the June 1 release of Piranha 3DD, a sequel to the 2010 horror-comedy Piranha. The flick promises to deliver, “twice the terror, and double the D’s,” with celebrity cameos by none other than Mr. Baywatch himself,…
Hip-hop duo Numbers are continuing to prove that they are a formidable force in the Arizona music scene with their latest release, Nerds Gettin’ Paper: The Establishment. The Establishment is a follow up to last year’s Attack of the Robots EP, and continues to show off emcee IP’s linguistic mastery…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. Local future-pop rockers Super Stereo are marking their triumphant return to the stage with a super-sweet lineup tomorrow night at Crescent Ballroom. After a brief hiatus from performing, the five-piece…
In this week’s issue of New Times, we profiled 10 new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boomboxes 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…
It took bassist Rich Tokatyan and guitarist John J. Yohimbe of Phoenix outfit Dynamite the Liberator three years to see their vision of a rock ‘n’ roll band come to fruition. They searched high and low for potential suitors — musicians who could not only jive with their philosophy and…
La Llegadora and Grupo Poderozzo La Casa del Mariachi Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Arizona’s banda scene really knows how to party. Decked-out dudes and chicas filled the music hall side of La Casa Del Mariachi last night and danced their asses off. It didn’t matter to anyone that it was…
Best of Phoenix winners, Banda La Llegadora, charge a pretty penny for their services: Something to the tune of $600 per hour the last time we checked. The whopping fee fetches you a Mexican musical menagerie that really know how to carry a puro pinche parii. Lucky for you, the…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. Seminal ’80s ska revivalists Madness are probably best remembered for their kooky house-of-mirrors-style riff-raff and carnival music flair. During MTV’s glory days, it was all about the cheery pop/rock sound…
See also: Meet The Devil’s Daughters, Phoenix’s New Sultry Rockabilly Sirens The Devil’s Daughters became the talk of the rockabilly town last week when we introduced the Valley to their smokin’-hot sound and cool-cat style. As promised, the lovely ladies released their first music video over the weekend. The slick…
It was a year of landmarks when rock en español pioneers Caifanes released their self-titled debut. The Washington Redskins were crowned Super Bowl champions, then-presidential candidate George Bush made “read my lips” a catchphrase, and the hottest woman on the planet was a cartoon character named Jessica Rabbit. That year,…
See also: We Hate Los Angeles A couple of weeks ago we showed Valley hockey fans some support with a “We Hate Los Angeles” themed blog post as the Coyotes prepared to face off against the L.A. Kings for the NHL Western Conference championship. It was a chance to not…
A taste of São Paolo is en route to Phoenix. That doesn’t mean a new churrascaria is opening up soon, unfortunately, but Brazil’s Curumin will be serving up a fresh blend of samba-infused funk and groovy electronic beats when he and fellow-Brazilian Céu come to town. The half Spanish, half…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. In case you missed it, Google commemorated the 78th birthday of electronic music pioneer, Bob Moog, with a wicked-cool doodle earlier this week. Moog left his mark on the world…
Arizona’s rockabilly music scene has a new voice in Mesa’s “devilish duet” The Devil’s Daughters. Sultry sirens Mysti Moon and Lisa Mortensen are equipped with drop-dead stares and cool croons, and a swinging band to announce their arrival. Backed by drummer Leeroy Nelson, guitarist Shorty Kruetz, and stand-up bassist Tommy…
The original big-screen blockbuster, Star Wars, is turning 35 big ones, and to mark the occasion, Rips Ales & Cocktails is throwing a themed party to celebrate. “We’re encouraging everybody to come over after Comicon because we actually have a ton of people from Tucson that are coming up, and…
The Avengers may still be kicking plenty of ass at the box office, but don’t get it twisted — superheroes are not easy to come by. As luck would have it, though, the closest thing to a hero Phoenix has will be making an appearance at this weekend’s Comicon. He…
El Tri, Celso Piña, Inspector, La Lupita Comerica Theater Friday, May 18, 2012 In the buildup to last night’s Chido Fest featuring Celso Piña, Inspector and La Lupita, frontman Alex Lora of host band El Tri told us that the event would be a great chance to hear all sorts…
Where we’re going we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. When I got the green light to revisit some of my favorite ’80s music for this series, it kind of felt like I was going to start making a really…
You don’t need us to remind you that temperatures are rising fast in the Valley, but lucky for us, local musicians like Arizona rapper Savant, have responded with some hotness that is actually music to our ears. (Soak up the cheese, people, I’m here all week.) In all seriousness, though,…
“Legendary” might be a diluted description for a band these days, but there’s no other way to label Mexican rockers El Tri and their frontman Alex Lora. The dude is — how do we put this? — kind of a big deal. The names may not ring immediate bells, but…
