Well, he’s done it. Sean Bonnette, one half of Valley mainstays Andrew Jackson Jihad, lover of hip-hop, passionate defender of all things Phoenix, has moved away. But don’t get up in arms. “This is just a temporary thing,” Bonnette says of his recent move to Chicago to be with his…
Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, and The Walkmen Comerica Theatre Thursday, September 15, 2011 It feels like I’ve been discussing the term “indie” with a lot of people lately. Last week’s Foster the People show spurred a lot of the conversation, which basically boils down to this: the term is bankrupt…
Chick Corea is one of the most recognized names in jazz, and for damn good reason. He played with Miles Davis, and has explored avant-garde, fusion, and classic jazz since the mid-sixties. You can hear Corea’s Manhattan heritage in his voice. His thick accent gives his words a musical quality…
Cheap Time, Vegetable, and Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, September 14 There are those who like to think of punk as an idea as much as a sound. I like to think I’m one of them, and seeing Tennessee-based rockers Cheap Time, and local bands…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at over the past week. Here are links to those posts. •What’s up with Manu Chao’s Alto Arizona benefit concert? •Where are gigs scheduled for the now closed Canyon Club being…
In this week’s issue Nicki Escudero brings you the story of The New F-O’s, who are taking the Old Town Scottsdale scene by storm with dance-friendly hip-pop. In our Shrapnel section Mike Escoto pontificates on the Bon Iver/Fleet Foxes gig (which may well be the Superbowl of indie concerts), and…
Forever, the new album from Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White, may be credited to Corea, Clarke, and White, but most fans can read between the lines: It’s a Return to Forever album in all but name (and that title sure is cheeky). Touring in support of the two-disc…
Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email…
If you honestly love music, you’ve got rules about it. Here are a few my mine. 1. Non-jazz artists and bands may feature no more than two saxophone solos during the duration of their career. 2. Bass guitars should be strung with two to four strings, but any more is…
The Rhythm Room opened in 1991, and this week the juke joint celebrates 20 years of operation by bringing in both the blues artists that have defined the place as well the local indie music that promoters like Psyko Steve bring to the room…
Look, I’ve had my differences with Weezer. The band has done some things in the past decade that I have a hard time forgiving. But Hurley, the band’s last record, wasn’t that bad, and I was into seeing them at the State Fair — because what is the State Fair…
“Vinyl isn’t dead…But something is rotten in Phoenix.” That’s the tagline for The Big Something, the first feature for Phoenix-based Running Wild Films. The film is a whodunit revolving around the murder of a record store owner, and was shot on location at Phoenix’s Tracks in Wax record store. Director…
Johnny Cash died eight years ago today. Do you remember the first time you saw the video for “Hurt,” the Nine Inch Nails song brilliantly interpreted by Johnny Cash on his album, American IV: When the Man Comes Around? I do. The song and accompanying Mark Romanek film are beautiful…
David Lowery stands at the helm of two well known bands — Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker — and he’s playing with both of them tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13, at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. Not only is Lowery pulling double duty, but both bands will be playing seminal recordings in…
David Bazan — who issued records under the Pedro the Lion banner before embarking on a “solo” career — is an artist who values connection with his listeners. That sounds flowery, sure, but it’s true. All of Bazan’s records, including this year’s excellent Strange Negotiations, have centered around big themes:…
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, a spry, gray gentleman…
When I was young, I used to love Friday night because it meant TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Funny) — the ABC block of programming that included Dinosaurs, Full House, Boy Meets World, Hanging With Mr. Cooper, Muppets Tonight, and Family Matters. I really liked those shows. I don’t love any…
September 15 marks the celebration of Grito de Dolores one of the five Fiestas Patrias, or national holidays, in Mexican history. It’s an important day, coming directly before Aniversario de la Independencia, the day Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called for the end of Spanish rule in Mexico. For DJ…
Manu Chao has announced a free concert in support of Alto Arizona. The concert, hosted in collaboration with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Alto Arizona, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 21, at West Grant and S. 2nd Avenue, right across the street from El Portal…
Worship Music, the new record from thrash kings Anthrax, is slated for release on September 13, but the record wasn’t easy for the band to get out. Plagued by problems with vocalists, the record was delayed time and time again, with the band cycling through a selection of vocalists before…
This week, Christina Caldwell brings us the story of iamwe, a Phoenix-based indie rock band. The band’s forthcoming record She’s a Soldier tells the tale of a 100-year-old Englishwoman. “We’re all fighting our own personal wars,” the band says. Anthrax members Joey Belladona and Charlie Belante discuss the band’s killer…
This week, New Times ran a list 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 are the best songs with whistling? What does Super Stereo thing about being featured on…
