While many highly anticipated records have finally dropped in the last few weeks, everyone from Spin to NPR to our very own Nothing Not New column has had something to say about the latest release from Blitzen Trapper. Phoenicians have not been oblivious, as Destroyer of the Void charted number…
If you dared to log on to Twitter this weekend, you undoubtedly saw the onslaught of not only massive amounts of Tweets on the start of the World Cup, but also on the Bonnaroo Festival that you were not at.There’s nothing like a constant influx of instantaneously updated reminders that…
This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Nineball at CK’s Tavern and Grill.The look: Middle class sports bar.The smell: Tank tops and testosterone.The taste: Fried food.Three words/phrases to describe the night: Thoughtfully casual, flip-flops, straightened hair.Who to bring with…
While we at Chow Bella strive to provide you with the the best coverage of fine dining, interviews with the most sophisticated chefs in the greater Phoenix area, and recipes that will amuse even the most sophisticated bouche, we also realize that every once in a while you need a…
This week’s music feature is an explanation of the strange series of events that made Elycia Marie, the girlfriend of Malcolm in the Middle child star Frankie Muniz, who plays drums for a Phoenix band, the Twitter nemesis of music editor Martin Cizmar.While this may sound like an odd twist…
Chef Aaron Chamberlin of St. Francis joined us for this week’s Chef Chat. Below you will find his recipe for hazelnut parfait — if you’re daring enough to try it on your own. (Warning: This one comes in multiple parts…)…
It’s decreasingly rare that a musician or band ever gets big enough that a tribute band is truly warranted. I don’t believe a tribute band is ever a good idea, just because they do a huge disservice to the one being paid tribute. Having said this, if there is one…
Though the name Jed’s a Millionaire may conjure images of rich hicks who struck black gold, the five-piece band from Tempe is known for its softer side. Lead singer R. Shawn Harrington compares the songwriting process to sex: “It’s like, each time you make love, you give a little of yourself…
For a city our size, Phoenix really doesn’t get a whole lot of films that aren’t super mainstream, multi-million dollar budget affairs. So let’s celebrate this one. While La Mission may not be playing everywhere, it isn’t one that would easily slip under the radar of a serious film buff…
This week, New Times ran a box 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 should Arizonans boycott the band Stars? What’s up with whipped cream wrestling at Cream Stereo…
If there are two people in the entertainment world who know how to get folks talking, it’s Jack White and Conan O’Brien. Both are kings of the lost art of the whisper campaign, getting word of mouth buzzing both in real life and virtually whenever they make even the slightest…
Yesterday we heard from Chef Aaron Chamberlin of St. Francis. Today the conversation continues. Though Chef Chamberlin worked for nine years with French chefs in the U.S., he decided that St. Francis wouldn’t be pigeonholed. Rather, he wanted to utilize the talents he has on his staff, allowing room for…
Though school may be out for the summer, Tempe kids shopping at Zia Records manage to stay turned on to all that is new.They’re still all over the Deftones latest record, and Sleigh Bells sneaks in at the number four slot even though not everyone on our staff is as…
Aaron Chamberlin’s central Phoenix restaurant St. Francis may only be seven months old, but he’s not new to the restaurant business. Coming from three generations of a food industry family made an impact on the chef. You can see it from his grandparents’ tasting spoons embedded into the restaurant’s entranceway,…
It seems the fight over who actually owns music is never-ending. This time, the fight isn’t about burning CDs, online torrents, or album leaks. It’s about re-selling physical copies of a record that you bought and paid for. Who knew that this was a problem?Well, the folks at Universal Music Group…
This is part of a series of reviews on weekly events at local bars. Having lived in the Valley my whole life, I only recently realized that tons of bars offer weekly events featuring bands that are staples of the music community. The shows are nearly always free, and the…
We all know that people are multi-dimensional, and cannot be defined by one singular act or piece of art that they produce. Having said this, it’s hard to imagine that the same guy who sings “Hey Ladies” would be interested in a documentary on William S. Burroughs. Adam Yauch, the…
This week, New Times ran a box 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. How was Brian Wilson’s show in Scottsdale? What does Pearl Jam’s protest song about the oil…
This week’s music feature traces the sociological lineage of Juggalos — the bizarre, and cultish fans of Insane Clown Posse. Craig Outhier gives ethnomusicologists a head start by pointing out some of the defining characteristics of the Juggalos, and exactly from where their traditions originated.We also take a look at…
MURS does everything with purpose. Every song, every line, every collaborator seems to spring from deep thought. Even his name, which he asserts was received from the heavens, is an acronym for either “Making Underground Raw Shit” or “Making the Universe Recognize and Submit,” depending on whom you ask. The…
This is part of a series of reviews on weekly events at local bars. Having lived in the Valley my whole life, I only recently realized that tons of bars offer weekly events featuring bands that are staples of the music community. The shows are nearly always free, and the…
One of the coolest things about reading What’s Selling every week is seeing how people in different parts of town at different record stores in the same city buy such drastically different kinds of records. Revolver Records attracts a lot of the die-hard vinyl consumers in CenPho, and their taste…
