Megadeth, Godsmack, and Disturbed at Rockstar Mayhem Festival Friday, July 15, 2011 The Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion”You guys are fucking amazing, Phoenix!”This was the first thing I heard as I approached the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion for the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. The compliment, enthusiastically hollered from the stage by Machine Head singer…
Roar is a popular band name, but the bewitching vocal-driven pop of Phoenix’s Roar makes them stand out from their hard rock contemporaries. Plus, our Roar recorded a Daytrotter session. As much as I’d like to classify Roar as ’60s pop, indie pop, beach pop, or vaudeville, frontman Owen Evans…
Snake Snake Snakes are coming to the Yucca Tap Room tonight at 9 p.m. for a 21-and-over show. Boys & Frogs, Milo the Mayor, and Seaworthy Vessels will be joining them. Best of all, like every show at Yucca, it’s a free gig!It’s sure to provide a rockin’ good time…
2011 is the year that music geeks finally beat the jocks. When it comes to Valley bars, live music fans seem to be gaining the upper hand. The Red Owl announced its sports grill to music venue conversion earlier this week and now the Canyon Club, formerly Fox Sports Grill…
This Sunday marks the return of the Adult Swim pool party at Millennium Resort, 7401 North Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale. The event won’t be a weekly one, like the SPLASH and Cannonball parties, but will feature DJs Jared Alan, Tricky T, Goldsmith, Sean Watson, Benni Beatnik, and Don Ricardo.In addition…
As temperatures continue to rocket upwards of triple digits here in the Valley, the idea of going to an all-day concert at an outdoor venue sounds like an adventure in masochism. Today, the Rockstar Mayhem Festival (featuring Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, and more) is going on at…
Shantidas Contu-Owen The local fashion designer was the winner of Project Ethos’ VitaminWater Zero Fashionista Challenge. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Generally 96.9-FM. I’m not really loyal to any one station. I just switch around and…
The time is nigh to get your last dose of local songstress Courtney Marie Andrews before she embarks on her west coast tour later this month. The acoustic americana singer has assembled a full band to accompany her on stage for next week’s show.Andrews will be playing at The Rhythm…
120 Minutes, the MTV show that broke countless alternative bands from 1986 to 2000, is coming back, this time on MTV2 — and it will be hosted by the show’s original veejay, music geek extraordinaire Matt Pinfield. Pinfield has been one of the most influential and enthusiastic figures in alternative…
Well, thankfully for those Americans who must have their tunes on them at all times, Swedish streaming music service Spotify has officially landed on U.S. shores. Spotify allows you to stream music from Spotify’s gigantic database of 15 million songs — on any computer with an Internet connection. Best of…
Despite some media reports to the contrary, DMX did not “smuggle drugs” into prison, according to both a representative for DMX and a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Corrections. Though the public inmate record for DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) shows a disciplinary infraction on June 30 for failing…
BY LAUREN WISE If you’ve never heard of Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jace Everett, there’s little doubt you’ve heard a song he’s best known for — the theme from HBO’s massively popular, supernatural-saturated television series True Blood. Everett’s music is a fusion of blues, rockabilly, and country, brimming with primal emotions and…
Local and national sports pundits are still somewhat befuddled by the degree of ferocity with which Arizona fans brought the hate on Monday and Tuesday nights.
But don’t let this uproar fool you. Unruly crowds can appear anywhere. And not just in sports.
We recently caught you up on The Persuaders, a local band comprised of veteran Valley musicians whose influence of 90’s sounds can be heard in their music today. You can check out the group, who plan to release a new album this September, when they play Foundry on First in…
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 cover songs in other languages? • What does Lawrence Zubia of…
As with Todd’s ordeal, Oliveri’s arrest has it’s own bizarre plot twist — Oliveri was taken into custody after a five-hour standoff with SWAT officers. It’s no alleged bomb threat in a Walgreens, but Oliveri’s arrest definitely raises some eyebrows of the “what the fuck” variety…
Blink-182 fans have been anticipating the band’s new single, “Up All Night,”for a long time. Fake leaks of the song date back to at least 2007. When Blink bassist and singer Mark Hoppus told MTV News two years ago they wouldn’t be playing the song on their reunion tour, the…
When a reverend has an epiphany, it’s usually important. And when a music fan has an epiphany that turns them into a rockin’ “reverend,” it’s even more vital. Legend has it that in the early ’80s, a young Texan named Jim Heath went to see The Cramps play in Dallas…
Bruce Springsteen fandom knows no geographical bounds. In America, rustic patriarchs like Gaslight Anthem and Titus Andronicus wear their Springsteen influence on their sleeves. Now, Canadians are getting in on the act, too. Dubbed “The E Street Band on crack,” Victoria, British Columbia’s Slam Dunk makes overwhelmingly hooky stadium rock…
First, imagine a brooding, somewhat reckless Ian Curtis type singing over the raging-yet-melodic hardcore of early Hüsker Dü. Then, imagine a fist crashing into your face — the unbelievably sharp pain mingling with the salty, metallic taste of the blood that’s dripping into your mouth. Then, imagine a gang of…
If you’ve been picking daisy petals all these years, wondering whether to assign your devotion to this black-and-white-clad band of renown, now is probably a good time to pucker up. With the release of this year’s disc The Demon and the Devotee, The Love Me Nots have pushed beyond the…
Anyone who was a fan of Phoenix hardcore skate punk legends JFA (Jodie Foster’s Army) — or first wave Phoenix punk, in general — should be excited to see Father Figures play with Asses of Evil this week. It’s not exactly a JFA reunion, but close enough, with half of…
