When Jimi Hendrix reinvented the guitar instrumental as we know it with “Third Stone from the Sun,” he took time out to make a PSA warning that stated: “You’ll never hear surf music again.” In 1967, the sounds of 1961 and, even, 1964 seemed a century removed. But if surf…
It seems pointless to define the music of Sade (either the female lead singer/songwriter or her group of the same name) as “sexy” at this point. “Sexy” is as Sade does. Sure, sexy will always have a place on the radio, but it’s Sade’s career model that flies in the…
First, you notice the beats. The melodies pulsating in the air have a hypnotic quality, and their rhythms command your hips to move, your feet to shuffle, and your arms to be thrown in the air. It’s such feel-good electronic dance music that fist pumping is forgivable, but standing still…
San Diegan DJ Scooter has built a reputation on the West Coast and beyond. His hometown consistently shows him love, like voting him San Diego’s best DJ four years in a row. Hey, what can he say? He’s a fun dude to have at a party. Always mixing up his…
Thursday 1 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Carly’s Bistro:…
On Thursday, August 25, Cue Bar celebrated their 16th birthday with a huge party. The bar’s signature long island iced teas and sexy clientele made it quite the sweet sixteen. Check out pictures in this week’s Club Candids slideshow…
Dear and the Headlights may have officially broken up, but we’re not done hearing music from the Phoenix indie rockers. In their official breakup letter to fans, guitarist PJ Waxmen expressed frustration with the music industry, but not with writing music itself. Clearly they were actually pretty prolific when it came…
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live From the E-Werk Viewed at Cinemark 16Watching a rock concert from a seat in a Mesa movie theater is a strange experience. People in the theater clapped after every song as if they were really there, but nobody cheered or hooted or got rowdy and…
Welcome to the first installment of our new weekly feature, Sound Off, where I will be 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…
You know how every once in a while an album comes out and just throws a right cross to your jaw? That’s how I felt the first time I heard ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? by Mexico’s hip-hop metal outfit Molotov. It was epic. The album, titled as a play off…
Jack White and I.C.P. have one thing in common — they love screwing with people’s expectations. Scratch that, they’ve got two things in common. Just listen to “Leck Mich Im Arsch,” the new single that combines unlikely collaborators Jack White, I.C.P., Mozart, and Jeff, the Brotherhood. I’ve spent plenty of…
During all of the times I had seen Patrick Stump perform with Fall Out Boy, he never looked quite as comfortable, confident or happy as he did last night during his solo set at Martini Ranch.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but conventional wisdom suggests that fans of Morrisey and The Smiths are prone to naval gazing, crying, and a lot of black clothing. But that’s all stereotyping, right? You don’t have to be a depressive to dig the band. Even Fred “I…
Cake will surely come bearing an arsenal of their awkward but lovable alternative hits, including “Love You Madly,” “Walk on By,” “The Distance” and “Short Skirt/Long Jacket,” and that signature monotonous droning on their cover of “I Will Survive.”Joining Cake with shows of their own are Deer Tick, GLOWfest, The…
Earlier this year, I pissed off a whole bunch of Aaron Lewis/Staind fans when I claimed that Lewis’ song “Country Boy” was a “gone country” cash-in. Let me tell ‘ya — Lewis’ fans are a feisty bunch. One even tweeted at me, insulting the jacket I was wearing in my…
Devin Fleenor of Mr. Meeble is a busy guy. Talking over the phone, he explains to me that, somehow, he’s got to finish mixing a few songs, line them up on disc, and then burn a 100 or so copies before waking up early and catching a flight to Europe…
Click. Download. Stream. It’s never been easier score a musical fix. But is digital necessarily better? James Fella makes records. His label, the Tempe-based Gilgongo Records, puts out a couple releases a year the old fashioned way, on 45 and 33 rpm vinyl. You may regard vinyl as an antiquated…
It’s been awhile since we heard anything from New Yorkizonans Miniature Tigers, but yesterday they released a tune off their upcoming album, Mia Pharaoh.There’s no official word on a release date for the disc just yet, but if “Boomerang” is any indication, we might be hearing more from the Miniature…
Who said ill-fated tours with a mass of cancelled shows aren’t good for anything? Every little adventure has its upsides.
Emo pop and pop country aren’t separated by much distance when it comes to thematic material, though skinny-jeaned balladeers tend to sing about trucks less. So when I read that the fresh-faced Scottsdale quintet The Summer Set was taking on country star Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee” for Billboard’s Mashup Mondays,…
Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be a good one for local music. KWSS 106.7 announced plans to today to play nothing but local music starting Friday at midnight, and continuing on till Monday, when the TMI Morning Show’s Beef Vegan, Shorty, and Buddah will count down their 20…
Up On The Sun is putting a local twist on Tumblr of the Week by shedding light on some blogs that are closer to home. So this week, we’re brining you The Season Premiere. More on what’s awesome about this week’s Tumblr of the Week after the jump… …
