Phoenix’s Deejay Diesel has put together a smooth, funky and funny remix of English singer-songwriter Florrie’s song “Call 911” featuring audio from Frankie Muniz’s somewhat scary 911 call (“I’m a celebrity!”). It’s good stuff, inspired in part by all those hilarious Christian Bale remixes, as you can hear below.When he’s…
The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California has booked a third event to go down on their grounds between Coachella and the Stagecoach country festival this April.Metal fans are rejoicing over The Big 4, a one-day concert featuring some of metal’s most prominent acts: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax.In an…
Though Murs got his start in L.A. in the early ’90s, his message has always been anti-gangster, thumbing his nose at the violent outlook of gansta rap over beats that are just as infectious. His delivery is strong, clear, and honest, whether he’s making social commentary about race and violence,…
Brendan James seems like an awfully pleasant guy with a nice voice, but how did the super-softest of soft rock become acceptable to listen to without scorn from friends and family? Reviews of Brendan James make comparisons to David Gray and Elton John. I don’t think critics are connecting James…
San Francisco’s Joe Louis Walker is a bluesman’s bluesman, appreciated more for his talent and dexterity than his star appeal. Walker’s most recent studio release was 2009’s Between a Rock and the Blues, and the title’s an on-the-nose clue-in to what’s in store. Blues aplenty, but with a rockin’ emphasis…
It was one of those perfect sun-drenched spring afternoons in Tempe, the sort of day that draws so many kids to America’s most shat-upon institution of higher learning, Arizona State University. It’s not hard to see why a group of college kids playing kickball and drinking beer on a small…
Trendy dance music genres tend to come and go (anyone remember B’More?), but electro-house seems to have stood the test of time, particularly in the clubs and danceterias of the Valley. One of the latest burgeoning talents helping keep the genre alive is Wolfgang Gartner. The Grammy-nominated DJ/producer’s funky and…
Remember the good old days when every rock band at a certain level had some decadently elaborate backstory with regard to their recording process? You know, the abandoned French castle where the band wrote the lyrics, followed by the recording of the album in a Kentucky bluegrass bar where Satanic…
Over the years, metal has spawned such subgenres as grindcore, metalcore, doom metal, black metal, and thrash metal, but it doesn’t get much heavier and darker than death metal. Hailing from sunny Southern California, Carnifex plays the type of aggressive and visceral death metal that has been redefining the genre…
THURSDAY 31 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) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (various) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West:…
Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst is not backing down from the boycott of Arizona.In a new interview, Outburst Oberst singled out another musician by name, picking on Lady Gaga, who bravely performed in Phoenix last week for the second time on her current tour. Her first time through town she…
Did you know that Odd Future’s designated stoner Domo Genesis was an Arizona State student up until a few weeks before the group’s big coming out party at South By Southwest? Few people knew until they check out this week’s music feature, where New Times contributor Chris Piel caught up…
Song: Akron/Family, “Another Sky”Context: Akron/Family will be at Rhythm Room this week and I’m super excited. Their new record, from which this song comes, is really great. Akron/Family – Another Sky by FBi Radio…
Okay, so good news and bad news. You want the bad news first right? According to a statement from Lucky Man Productions, tonight’s Rebelution has been postponed until May 14.But don’t cut your dreads just yet, because the good news is that New Yorkers Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and…
The Kills are kicking off April in fine form, releasing their fourth album Blood Pressures next Tuesday. For those who simply cannot wait another week for some more unbridled, grimy garage rock from Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, the band is offering a stream of Blood Pressures via their official…
Welcome to Obscuro, a feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that’s thus far escaped anyone’s attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collecting dust, until we come along, investigate, probe and…
Alice Cooper got what we imagine to be the thrill of his life over the weekend when he got to meet the one and only Lady Gaga.The news broke yesterday. Gaga, of course, was in Phoenix over the weekend for a concert at US Airways (review + video here).Someone let the…
Title: I Imagine So…Basics: What say you to a YAFI first — at least for my tenure? That’s right, I’m talking about some smooth, uncensored jazz. No more pop punk or countrified rock. Just the sweet, dulcet tones of Warren L. Jones III and his supporting cast. Jones has a long, impressive history…
Warning, these are not Not Safe For Work. Or people in the Midwest.
If there’s one thing that Scottsdale excels at, it’s excess. To wit: Even though Old Town’s nightlife district already is populated by plenty of Mexican-inspired drinkeries (Dos Gringos, Loco Patron, Salty Senorita, et al.), why not add one more to the mix? Enter El Jefe, the tony taco and tequila…
Singer-songwriter Torquil Campbell trades in opposites. With Canadian indie pop group Stars, he’s often at his most grandiloquent, as befits the band’s often sweeping, grandiose sound. With Memphis — a Canadian indie pop duo with longtime friend Chris Dumont — Campbell is subtle, as befits the combo’s more intimate jazz-tinged…
Song: Filardo, “I Can Love You More”Context: Tom Filardo, who used to be in Asleep in the Sea and now lives in Portland, has a cool new project that kinda reminds me of Jens Lekman. Tom is also the brother of Christian Filardo, the kid behind that super weird Dunkwave…
