Well folks, this last post is kind of a sad one. The two local bands on the Las Vegas show dropped out at the lat minute, which forced the promoter to cancel Out of Reverie’s last scheduled date. We kicked around a few options and Darian Reneé (the singer of…
We had quite a drive yesterday. After a couple of hours of sleep at a friend of mine’s house in Seattle, we got up bright and early at 6 a.m. and hit the open road. I know this might be getting old, but the beginning of the drive was another…
Growing up, my grandma had a room in her house dedicated to Elvis Presley. We called it “the Elvis Room,” and I remember not being allowed to touch anything on display, and boy, there was plenty I wasn’t allowed to touch: posters, dolls, records, and commemorative plates. Coinciding with both…
Local rock band Every Dying Day is convinced their current line-up is their best ever. Why? Their new drummer, Wes Sanders, is endorsed by Soultone Cymbals, and you don’t just get an endorsement for throwing around your sticks blindly.See if he and the rest of the band has the right…
Okay, so I know that it’s John Prine headlining the show, and I really like John Prine, but holy crap, I never expected to get to see Loudon Wainwright III here in Phoenix. The two are scheduled to perform Saturday, November 19, at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets go on sale Monday…
Eddie MatneyThe chef of Eddie’s House is featuring an $11 summer menu that runs through Labor Day, along with Lobster Fest with $23 lobsters every Friday and Saturday this summer.When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 94.5-FM. I…
Last night was definitely one to remember, but as much as we wanted to stay in Eugene, we had to move on to the next show. Traveling ahead unded up being a very good decision as Tacoma rocked all our socks off. So, after a little afternoon breakfast with Nic…
Thank god they decided to share their music with the masses. Their take on indie pop vacillates between nostalgia-filled and just plain dark and creepy — in plenty a good way…
, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ will be streaming a live performance of their entire upcoming album I’m With You, according to Consequence of Sound.The live concert will be screened across the country for two days only at 8 p.m. on August 30 and September 1, the first of which is…
Do you remember a couple months back, when I wrote about the Central Christian Church screening of Absent, the documentary by Justin Hunt about absent fathers featuring James Hetfield of Metallica? Yeah, me too. This year has flown by. I feel like I wrote that yesterday, but that was freaking…
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’s the scoop on Stateside Present’s new venue, Crescent Ballroom? * What can Phoenicians expect…
In anticipation of the album, Palomo has made the track “Polish Girl” available via iTunes, joining the already available track “Fallout” as early tastes of what’s to come for Era Extraña…
Katy Perry is on her way to matching Michael Jackson’s singles record, according to NME.It looks like Katy Perry will hit the number one spot on the Billboard charts for the fifth time this album with her single “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” If it actually takes the top spot, she…
Twenty-two years ago, Keith Walker was kind of a big deal. Not that he’d ever tell you that. In 1989, British rock tabloid NME hailed a young band from Dublin called Power of Dreams as “stars of tomorrow.” Today, the Power of Dreams drummer is sitting at a bar in…
The contemporary music world is fractured to such a degree that each new band seems to beg for its own new, narrowly defined subgenre. Figuring out what to label everything is futile work, but it gives the Internet something to chatter about, and that’s gotta count for something. Hooray, then,…
Running down the list of the 64 bands scheduled to play at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion as part of this year’s Warped Tour, a lot of the same genre descriptors come up. Although the mega-show began as a skate-punk and ska-heavy event in the ’90s, the tide has turned…
Arizona music label River Jones Music is best known for its lineup of local indie acts however the company hasn’t limited itself to only the desert. Swedish/Danish singer Christine Owman is also a part of the family. Owman enjoyed the stateside release of her new album Throwing Knives last week…
MTV just turned 30 years old yesterday! There are so many shows on MTV that I either wish would come back or are finally coming back. It’s a shame Daria isn’t still around, though Beavis and Butthead is returning on October 27.MTV2 has graciously brought back 120 Minutes for us…
BY LAUREN WISE After a two-year break, The Mars Volta has wrapped up their sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2009’s Octahedron. Yet-to-be-titled, the album is slated for release in 2012. But don’t worry, we wouldn’t leave you hanging out there without a little taste. Songs from the album recently…
Michael Rapaport. Not to be a dick, but when we think of the C-list star, shit films and even crappier television are the first things that pop into mind. However, after watching Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, our opinion has totally shifted — Michael…
Icky Mettle stands the test of time incredibly well, due in large part to its massive influence — as well as the fact it was released in the also influential year of 1993. Sure, other bigger name bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins had their own ground-breaking albums from that…
Update: Kings of Leon have called off the rest of the band’s tour, which was scheduled to hit Phoenix on September 6.Perhaps he started to really listen to what he was singing, perhaps he finally realized that he also sells fancy scarves for a living — whatever the case may…
