This week’s issue features Tony Culture, a local artist who has his roots in Jamaica. As a fan of the Studio 1 and “lovers rock,” he loves many styles of reggae. He’s a do-it-all MC, DJ and Sound System master. His wife owns Afida’s Hair Culture, which is where you can see…
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 does David Heartbreak have to say about Timbaland, Europe, and Moombahsoul? *What’s selling at Stinkweeds…
If you happen to check out local pop band Ladylike when they play Scottsdale’s Rogue Bar Saturday, July 30 with The Vanjacks, you’ll hear their song, “‘Do It to Death”. It’s an upbeat, catchy little ditty with a singalong chorus — sharing those qualities with most of the band’s songs.Though…
It’s a Tuesday night at The Lost Leaf in downtown Phoenix. The bar’s small dance floor is packed with dancers; one girl in a flowery dress does the typical hippie dance, arms flailing in the air, while one guy emphatically skanks about the room. DJ Smite is on the turntables,…
As we chat, Kurt Vile is getting ready to play the Pitchfork Festival, and he’s totally cool with it. His voice exudes a sinewy, rural-and-cold-steel-Philadelphia toughness as he proclaims, sounding like he just won a street fight, “I can’t wait to see all those bands!” Vile has been busy touring…
Forget Lady Gaga. If there’s one pop star today who’s managed to morph into a brand beyond singing talent, it’s Katy Perry. Her songs are inescapable. Five singles from her Grammy Album of the Year-nominated sophomore disc, Teenage Dream, have taken over Top 40 radio, making it impossible to not…
DJ Pauly D will be spinning on Britney Spears’ tour, according to the Fab Life.The Jersey Shore star will be opening for Britney for six dates during her fall tour.”Britney is one of my favorite performers and certainly one of this generation’s most influential artists,” he said. “It’s an amazing…
The Tubes have serious roots in Arizona. Formed after two Phoenix-based bands, The Beans and Red, White and Blues Band, moved to San Francisco and combined, The Tubes were remarkably ahead of their time. The group’s mix of simulated sex and hard rock landed them some primo opening spots, setting…
After teetering between Valley venues for years, Stateside Presents announced this morning that it finally has a spot to call its own. Downtown’s Crescent Ballroom, as we speculated earlier this month, will open sometime in October, says Charlie Levy, owner of the local promotion company. And, yeah, we totally nailed…
On their Twitter page, local rock band Gospel Claws describes their music as “grainy and rough yet still deeply soulful.” That’s a pretty fitting description; the songs on Gospel Claws’ 2010 debut LP, C-L-A-W-S, embody this aesthetic, as songs like “Summer Nights Lakeside” and “Walk Me Down” juxtapose dreamy melodies…
, according to One Thirty BPM.TIMF has brought a pretty solid lineup to the table for its fifth year. The bill has been somewhat split into a day of rock and a day of dance.The festival is set to take place October 15 and 16 in San Francisco. Early bird…
Celebrity look-alikes are always amusing to look at, particularly when an ordinary person looks unbelievably similar to the famous person.It’s not hard to find people sporting the Bieber ‘do these days, with some celebrities among them. Tom Brady rocked it for a while, although not very well. Zac Efron even…
Long time Valley radio personality Dave Pratt is returning to the FM dial. On August 15, Pratt will be taking over the morning slot at X103.9.Pratt has been a Valley FM staple for years — his time at KUPD lasted twenty of them — before he moved to KZON in 2002,…
Last Thursday, KWSS station manager Frank Magarelli informed us that the station would be back on the FM dial within “five to eight days.” Apparently Magarelli is a big fan of “under promise, over deliver,” because the station was back on the air by Friday afternoon…
English singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment Saturday. She was 27 years old, according to NME.While the cause of her death is currently unknown, it is suspected that she died of a drug overdose.More recent reports are saying that Winehouse died from an ecstasy overdose, according to MTV…
For a crate digging DJ, nothing is quite as exciting a truly rare find. Dry spells are common; you can go months of searching high and low through thrift shops and garage sales with nary a decent find.For Dominic Khin Htay, known better by his professional handle DJ Organic, the…
Source Victoria has a new album coming out, but not just yet. In the meantime, the band is offering up a brand new maxi-single, Once I’m Dead, which features not one, not two, but three versions of the song. The takes on the singles are each unique. Side: A’s version…
Eric Steven Glomski The director of winemaking at Arizona Stronghold Vineyards is helping host a river trip in the Verde Valley Saturday, July 23, complete with lunch and a wine tasting. Correction: this event has been canceled. See Stronghold Vineyard for more information on future events. When you put your key…
The silly string will fly at the Rogue Bar this summer. Valley electro-pop band Peachcake, known for their interactive shows featuring silly string, stuffed animals, and crazy costumes, will be holding down a residency at the Rogue Bar every Saturday in August.And the lineups look killer. Peachcake will be joined…
Construction paper? Check. Squiggly scissors? Got ’em. Magazine cut-outs of kittens? Definitely. No, we’re not helping our kid sister make a collage; we’re making ironic D.I.Y holiday cards to celebrate Bon Iver Day. That’s right, y’all, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett has proclaimed July 22, 2011 Bon Iver Day. And even…
Fair Ohs manages to take things a step further in the funkier direction on their debut record Everything Is Dancing. Influences abound from West Africa funk to ’60s psychedelic rock, coalescing into 35 minutes of funky, post-punk indie rock…
, according to the Boom Box.Residents of the same West Hollywood condos as Chris Brown have been complaining about the late night dog races that he holds in the hallways. Chris’ habit of parking in handicapped spaces has made them pretty unhappy too.Brown has received parking tickets on multiple occasions…
