A Perfect Circle Comerica Theatre July 25, 2011 It was just this past November that the members of A Perfect Circle ended their six-year hiatus by performing a trio of shows at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre. Each of the three shows had the group focusing on one of their three albums…
America Wild Horse Pass Casino Friday, July 15, 2011 Sure, the venues that America is likely to play these days have gotten smaller, but it doesn’t mean that the band isn’t still capable of putting on a good show. The crowd of folks who came to watch them perform at the…
When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual Gathering of the…
White Denim Sail Inn Monday, May 23, 2011In the world of current indie rock, there seem to be two places which produce a fairly high number of quality bands: Canada and Texas — specifically, Austin, Texas. One band in particular, White Denim, stands out amongst the crowded scene, thanks in part to…
You may not instantly recognize the name but if you’re a fan of prime time dramas on network television there is a chance you may have heard the songs of Joe Purdy. The Arkansas singer-songwriter has had songs appear on Lost, House, and has become a bit of a regular…
But Cage the Elephant isn’t content to rest on its laurels. The band released a new album in January called Thank You Happy Birthday and will be doing some extensive touring to promote it. You can catch the band opening for the Black Keys on Thursday, April 14, at Mesa…
Janet Jackson Comerica Theatre April 8, 2011 It’s easy to forget how impressive a career Janet Jackson has had over the years. But when you come from one of America’s most dysfunctional families, it’s probably not hard to get lost in the shuffle. Especially when your siblings tend to grab…
The Pink Floyd ExperienceComerica TheatreMarch 26, 2011 It used to be that tribute acts were typically seen in casino showrooms. Lately, it seems that if you’re a good enough tribute act, you can bring in good audiences at concert halls. Already this year we’ve seen a orchestral version of Led…
South by Stateside Day 2Sail InnMarch 21, 2011 Last week, roughly 35,000 music lovers, journalists and industry types made their way down to Austin for a week’s worth of music and cheap booze. Fortunately for everyone who didn’t get to go to SxSW, a handful of bands who performed there…
DeVotchKaMarquee TheatreSunday, March 13Considering how many indie-centric shows took place around The Valley last night it wasn’t a big surprise to find a smallish crowd at the Marquee Theater for DeVotchKa. It was a decent showing, but far from capacity. Those in attendance — especially those who came early enough…
Portland is a city that’s known for its amazing music scene. So much so that it’s starting to give Los Angeles and Brooklyn a run for their money as a place bands looking to get discovered relocate. In such a crowded scene it can often times be difficult to stand…
Festival season is a great time to be a music fan in Phoenix. With South by Southwest and Coachella both right around the corner, tons of great bands will be passing through Arizona on their way east or west across our state. You can add The Dodos to this list…
It’s been five years since The Strokes released their last album, First Impressions Of Earth. For a while it looked as if we may not be getting another record. Reports of tensions and creative differences within the group led many to believe that First Impressions might be the band’s last…
Linkin Park US Airways Center Monday, February 28 Linkin Park is taking their sound in a new direction. While that move is taking them into some unfamiliar territory, it’s something that isn’t completely unexpected. Even though they are best known for their rap-rock style that was found on their debut,…
The Aquabats It’s been almost six years since the costume wearing pop-punk veterans The Aquabats put out a new album. That’s a pretty big gap, but you can probably attribute a big portion of that to the fact that Aquabat’s lead singer The MC Bat Commander is also Christian Jacobs,…
Arcade Fire It’s been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire’s amazingly good album The Suburbs won ‘Album of the Year’ at this year’s Grammy Awards. Frankly, I’m still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I…
Pete Yorn In this week’s print edition we catch up with New Jersey rocker Pete Yorn just in time for Valentine’s Day to get his take on some classic love songs. You can read the whole thing here. But love songs weren’t the only thing we had the chance to…
The White Stripes If you’re anything like me, your first thought when you heard that the White Stripes were breaking up was this: “Sucks to be Meg White right now!”After all, it’s not like Jack White has got anything to worry about. He’s still got The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs,…
In this week’s print edition we ran a story about the the recent reboot of New York City’s most fashionable gloom-rockers Interpol. For the piece we caught up with Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino to talk about some of the recent changes the band has undergone. Most notably of which is…
Ozzy Osbourne and Slash Comerica Theatre January 26th, 2011 Have you ever wondered what happened to the people who appeared in the ’80s rock documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Well, from the looks of it they were all standing in a line that stretched around the Comerica Theatre last night…
Chester Bennington It seems as if most casual fans are still likely to associate Linkin Park with the nu-metal sound that the band helped make popular in the early ’00s. But that was then and this is now.The groups’ latest album, A Thousand Suns, finds the band making its most…
Being as how you’re visiting Up on the Sun, a music blog, it’s probably a pretty safe bet to assume that you like music. But, have you ever stopped and asked yourself the question: What is music? It’s a pretty deep question and it also happens to be the subject…
