When Martin Cizmar did a recent New Times cover story about KWSS 106.7’s The Morning Infidelity morning show, he detailed the fact that the three lovable goofballs who run the thing, Brad “Beef Vegan” Pfirrman, Lisa “Shorty” Short, and “Big Buddah,” don’t get paid a normal salary from the station…
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 top 40 songs with Arizona in the lyrics? What shows will new downtown…
Winter’s Bone- Music from the Film Performed LiveMesa Arts CenterJune 8, 2011Americana is a funny genre. It’s not fair to call every dude or lady in cowboy boots a poser — and, seriously, in 2011 the word poser sounds awfully outdated — but it does seem that the acoustic guitar-wielding…
THURSDAY 9 Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (various) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3…
Sir Paul McCartney is no stranger to the world of classical music. The Beatles were among the first rock tinkerers to introduce elements and motifs from classical compositions into their work. At the dawn of the ‘90s, McCartney began releasing bonafide classical suites like Liverpool Oratorio and Standing Stone, and…
It isn’t fair to call Mercurius FM a “retro artist,” but there is a definite “old school” tone to his work. His 2007 remix of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” augmented the sexy vibe of the original song with squiggly synths and brisk tempos, and established a steady stream of hype…
The Meat Puppets are rightly considered legends by just about everyone in Arizona. The band’s records for SST are generally regarded as classics, unique keepsakes from a time when the band’s blend of psychedelic rock, dusty country, and punk rock was inspiring guys like Kurt Cobain, who famously covered a…
You know how powerful Cake is? When you Google the word “cake,” the band’s website is the first search result. That’s serious stuff, a band being able to muscle its way to the top, beating out all the love actual cake earns on the Internet. What’s even more impressive is…
The African djembe drum may be a familiar sight for pop music fans — it’s popped up onstage with plenty of Western artists like Paul Simon, Ben Harper, and Peter Gabriel — but intrepid percussionists will have a chance to hear the drum played by two grand masters, Mamady Keïta…
Do you fear the upcoming zombie apocalypse? Do you have a dog-eared copy of The Zombie Survival Guide stashed on your night stand next to a loaded revolver? Well, prepare for big news: The Zombies are indeed coming to town.But don’t climb into your shelter just yet; It’s the lovelorn…
Phoenix/Las Vegas duo HavocNdeeD recently remixed Linkin Park’s “Wretches and Kings,” and the track is getting some major love from the NME Blog. “Oh my. This is, well, bloody amazing,” writes Rebecca Schiller about the remix. “Wretches and Kings” originally appeared on Linkin Park’s divisive album A Thousand Suns, a…
This weekend Phoenix indie-poppers Boys and Frogs released their new video, “Old Tribes” and album, Rain Dance Snowed In, at MADCAP Theaters. We blogged about the video premier a few weeks ago, but couldn’t share the actual video at the time, which we are now happy to do, as it’s…
My favorite people watching moment at Phoenix Comicon had to be spotting a crew of teens dressed as Hogwarts students smoking outside of the Convention Center. I liked to imagine I had found the “bad kids” of the school, looking bad-ass in their school uniforms, puffing away with magical indifference.The…
Crystal AntlersThe Rhythm RoomThursday, June 2Last night, outside of The Rhythm Room, Damien Edwards of Crystal Antlers explained to me some of the band’s punk cred. “Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag, OFF!) is like our godfather,” the lanky percussionist said, smoking an American Spirit. “He saw us play in…
It was just a few weeks ago that we profiled Danny Zelisko Presents, the new venture by the longtime Valley concert promoter and radio DJ. DZP has announced a whole slew of new shows, all scheduled to take place at new downtown venue The Foundry on First boasting a 1,500-capacity…
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.Why is local band Born Loser and the Hangers On launching an LGBT awareness campaign?Were Tegan and Sara…
Peoria rock band Hogjaw gets classified as “Southern rock” a lot, a tag the band doesn’t shy away from. But there’s more going on than mere Molly Hatchet worship when it comes to the band’s music — a greasy combo of metal, punk, and classic guitar rock influences. The band…
THURSDAY 2 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage, & DJ Android (Top 40, dance) Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities, vintage) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ…
Winter’s Bone, the 2010 film adapted from Daniel Woodrell’s 2006 book of the same name, tells the story of Ree Dolly, who must navigate the treacherous, meth-ruined landscape of the Ozark Mountains in Missouri, in search of her erstwhile father, Jessup. The bank is closing in on the home she…
The music of the Gin Blossoms has always been sugary. Even at their darkest – for example, the suicide jam “Follow You Down” from their sophomore album Congratulations, I’m Sorry — the legendary local band has always managed to hide mournful lyrics under a thick layer of jangle-pop sweetness. You…
The official blog of old-school OC punk rockers CH3 might not be the first place you’d think to go to in search of a review of Glee. But don’t miss out; it’s well worth a read. Over the course of more than 1,200 words, a CH3 member band articulates a…
Kansas’ 1977 hit “Dust in the Wind” is a pretty serious song. Penned by guitarist Kerry Livgren, it’s straight out of the book of Ecclesiastes, a mournful, solemn existential statement that nothing lasts, no one lives forever, and at the end of the day, we aren’t much more than dirt…
