It’s apparently in vogue to jump from Stray Cat Bar & Grill in Tempe to Jugheads. First it was DJ Johnny Volume and his bartending bud Tyler, who moved their popular BANNED night to the east Phoenix punk bar back in March. And now it’s Reflekshin’s turn to relocate. The…
Life’s been good to the DJ collective of Above & Beyond (a.k.a. Jonathan Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness). Madonna reportedly is a big fan of the U.K.-based trance triumvirate and requested that they remix two of her singles (2001’s “What It Feels Like For a Girl” and 2003’s “Nobody…
In these threadbare days of continued financial insolvency, local music fans are logically looking to stretch their concert-going dollar as far as possible. So chances are you’ll see plenty of cheapsk…er, thrifty types at this weekend’s Property Six show at Chasers in Scottsdale. The West Valley rap-rock band will feature…
Phoenix native Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. DJ Z-Trip) is scheduled to appear on tomorrow’s edition of the highly influential radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic, which airs weekdays on Santa Monica’s KCRW. According to the e-mail we received, Sciacca will be “taking over the turntables” during the three-hour program, which runs from…
Last night’s Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers was all about streaks. Following the 3-1 win, the NL West-leading Blue Bombers have amassed 12 straight victories at Chavez Ravine for the season. Conversely, the D-Backs have lost three in a row, equaling their worst losing streak this year…
Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It’s Cinco de Mayo and the tequila’s gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Valley. Looking for a place to party? Click here to persue…
Someone better call in Mulder and Scully, because there’s gonna be a UFO sighting going down during tonight’s First Friday in downtown Phoenix. Or at least, that’s what the people at the Firehouse (1015 North First Street) are saying is gonna happen. According to Firehouse artist-in-residence Michael 23, the unidentified…
[jump] FRIDAY, MAY 1: Tomcat Courtney[blues]8 p.m., $7Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842. DJ Matt DareyWith Sean Essex, & Brook B[trance/house]9 p.m., $5-$20Myst, 7340 E. Shoeman Ln., Scottsdale, 480-970-5000. Bruce Fine[comedy]8 & 10 p.m., $10-$12The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422. Jim Florentine[comedy]8 p.m.., $20Club…
The intersection of Washington and Second streets in downtown Phoenix is an absolute hip-hop hotspot, as places such as PHX Nightclub and Silver pump out the bumps and beats for thousands of crazed club-goers every weekend. It’s precisely why Sol Martinez and the rest of the peeps behind FUSE Fridays…
God bless the souls of Don Cenobio Sauza and José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Why? Because they’re the crafty cats who first imported the spirituous concoction known as Tequila to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1870s. Thus, they gave our country one of its favorite mind-erasers. So be sure to…
Turnabout, as they say, is fair play. A mere 24 hours after routing the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks got a taste of their own medicine last night in the form of an 11-3 drubbing by the Windy City sluggers. So long, winning streak, we hardly knew…
Loads of people were biding a fond farewell to Last Exit Bar & Grill in Tempe this past Saturday night at its sixth anniversary party. As I reported last week, the affair was ostensibly the music venue’s last hurrah before closing for good due to its co-owners Devin Schulte and…
Uncertainty is sometimes the only certainty in life. That’s ultimately the best way to describe the current situation at Last Exit Bar & Grill, as the Tempe live music venue may or may not be closing come tomorrow night. It’s a surprising about-face from what I reported two weeks ago…
What’s there to do this weekend? A lot. Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere (or haven’t been reading Up on the Sun much lately), you probably aware that fearless freak Wayne Coyne and the rest of the Flaming Lips are performing on Saturday at the massive multi-day McDowell…
Okkervil River and Roger Miret are about as disparate musically as you can get. The former is the eclectic indie darling septet from Austin, Texas whose intricate instrumentation and folkie sound has been described by NPR as “dark, literate rock that’s as explosive as it is thoughtful and intimate.” The…
If you’re into the genre of mashups, no doubt you’ve heard of the dope DJ duo of Adrian and the Mysterious D (a.k.a. A Plus D). Over the past six years, the punky San Francisco couple have pimped the art form of smashing together songs, either through their own masterful…
If you’re into mash-ups, no doubt you’ve heard of the dope DJ duo A Plus D (a.k.a. Adrian and the Mysterious D. Over the past six years, the punky San Francisco couple have pimped the art form of smashing together songs, either through their own masterful mixes (merging Kanye and…
God bless the souls of Don Cenobio Sauza and José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Why? Because they’re the crafty cats who first imported the spirituous concoction known as Tequila to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1870s. Thus, they gave our country one of its favorite mind-erasers. So be sure to…
Arizona Diamondbacks fans, meet your newest scapegoats: Bobby Korecky, Doug Slaten, Juan Gutierrez, and Jon Rauch. What’s their crime? The quartet of relief pitchers collectively screwed the D-Backs out of a two-game win streak (not to mention their first series clinch of the season) by blowing a three-run lead and…
There’s one word to sum up the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2009 season thus far: Exasperation. While the emotion has been brewing amongst players and fans since the second game of the year against the Colorado Rockies — when the Snakes began their infuriating tendency of squandering decent pitching with woefully-inconsistent offense…
Just in case you weren’t already enticed into participating in tomorrow’s Record Store Day after reading Steve Jansen’s and Michael Lopez’s scribblings on the nationwide event (which celebrates the independent spirit of mom-and-pop music emporiums), we’ve got one more reason for you. And it’s kinda teh awesome. Kimber Lanning and…
[jump] THURSDAY, APRIL 16: The Brian Jonestown Massacre [rock/pop/indie] With Flavor Crystals 8 p.m., $15 The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238. Grayskul With The Insects, Crusher Sound System, DJ Element, Pickster One, Emerg McVay, & more [hip-hop] 9 p.m., $10 Club Red, 2155 E. University Dr.,…
