Despite what his nom de guerre of Silent-J might portend, Jimmy Ng is rarely at a loss for words. Ask him his opinion on the current state of electronic dance music or what skills are necessary to succeed as a DJ these days and you’ll get an earful from the…
So, was last night’s Radiohead show hyped up to be like, the greatest thing, ever? I hate going concerts with any sort of expectations because I usually walk away disappointed. I’ve been a casual fan since I first heard “Fake Plastic Trees” in Clueless, which is pretty funny when you…
Mike KennedyKennedy is a comedian and producer at the Speakeasy Comedy Lounge. He co-headlines the Tempe Improv Thursday, April 19. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I would’ve said X 103.9-FM a month ago, but now it’s…
The closing of The Clubhouse in Tempe is shaking up the Arizona music scene and forcing two dozen bands to either cancel their shows or find a new venue to perform. Earlier this week, hundreds of people showed up to the Tempe town hall meeting held to address the future…
For the last few years, Justin Timberlake has been focusing more on his acting career and less on his music. I love a good falsetto voice every now and then, but there’s only so much of JT’s music that I can tolerate in one sitting without feeling like I’m indulging…
There are some weird band names out there, so we let our imaginations go wild to envision what some of these names would literally look like. We chose Radiohead as our jumping off point because love them or hate them, the band is playing at Jobing.com arena tonight, and it’s…
See also: Clubhouse Music Venue Closes It has been almost two weeks since gang-related gunfire erupted outside the Nipsey Hussle show at The Clubhouse in Tempe, wounding 15 and placing a scar on the face of an otherwise admirable venue. Last Friday, owner Eugenia Ruven was arrested for “failing to…
In the Occupy age, America’s highest income brackets have proved unsympathetic. Alas, class discrimination persists even in that most liberal of institutions: hip-hop. Consider the curious case of Asher Roth. Roth’s early years resembled those of Silver Spoons’ Ricky Stratton. By his own admission, Roth was the child of well-to-do…
Sam Wiley, the heart and soul of Tempe-based The Wiley One, is known around town for churning out acoustic-driven, reggae-infused hip-hop tunes with rapid fluidity. Since 2007, the “No. 7 Kid” has dished out bouncy beats and twangy guitar licks, spreading his sound across the Southwest while, at the same…
You wouldn’t have recognized Krystle Delgado three years ago. She was 20 then, dressed to the nines in a gorgeous floor-length gown with platinum blond hair. She sat at a piano and played “Think of Me,” the classic track from Phantom of the Opera, her own voice evoking operatic tones…
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 did the community have to say about the Clubhouse at an open forum in Tempe?…
Making a record is an involved, laboring process. There’s writing, recording, mixing and mastering. Sometimes it can be the little things that vex an independent band. Currently, alt pop-rockers Bad Lucy find themselves mulling over the artwork for their upcoming EP. The guys held a cover shoot with models Lear…
Legendary Valley alternative radio station KUKQ is back — on the Internet, that is. Operators of the site boasting those famous call letters, synonymous with Phoenix jock Jonathan L (host of Jonathan L’s Lopsided World of L, which is syndicated on terrestrial Valley station KWSS 106.7 these days), announced via…
See also: Last Night’s Town Hall Meeting on Clubhouse Music Venue Shooting Filled With Anger, Accusations, and Rhetoric We’ve received word this afternoon that the Clubhouse Music Venue was shut down earlier today. While no word of the concert hall’s closure has been posted on its website or Facebook page,…
Tempers flared and angry words filled the air at last night’s town hall discussion regarding the Clubhouse Music Venue and the recent gang-related shooting that look place in its parking lot.Angry accusations and livid tirades filled the air inside a packed meeting room at the Tempe History Museum during the…
The all-American nearly-turned Fuel frontman American Idol star Chris Daughtry is bringing his band and his ever-prominent soul patch to the Southwest for a rock and roll romp at the Comerica Theatre in May.Daughtry’s manly, modern rock howl has made him one of the few Idol contestants to move from…
If you’re someone who is supporting the Clubhouse Music Venue and its owner during the current brouhaha over the recent shooting outside the concert hall, tonight’s the night to let the City of Tempe know about it. Ditto for anyone on the other side of the issue who’d like to…
I was trying to describe the excellent new album by The Men, Open Your Heart, to a friend the other day. “It’s sort of post-punky, with some elements of alt-country, but there’s also this hardcore element,” I stammered. I realized I was kind of being kind of an idiot: Open…
Country songs don’t come much more iconic than Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart” . It’s been covered countless times by musicians of all genres. Some, like Elvis Presley and Ray Charles do the song justice, while others butcher it — I’m looking at you, LeAnn Rimes. It’s always a challenge…
NOTE: This blog has been updated since its original publication. In the original version, it was erroneously reported that alleged shooter Jahnkay Summons was a member of the hip-hop group R.G.B/Fed Up. In fact, it was his cousin who is in the group. We apologize for the error. Shots rang…
Tempe Police Department dropped a major bombshell today when it announced the arrest of Eugenia L. Ruven, the owner of the Clubhouse Music Venue. As we reported earlier this afternoon, the 44-year-old (who also owns the adjacent Horse & Hound Sports Grill) was cited and released by Tempe cops for…
Word broke this aftenoon that officers from the Tempe Police Department have arrested the owner of the Clubhouse Music Venue in the wake of last week’s gang-related shooting at the venue. Eugenia Ruven, the owner of both the Clubhouse and the adjacent Horse & Hound bar, was cited for a…
