Thursday 6 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Carly’s Bistro:…
Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam recording artist Willy Northpole has been busy lately — dropping new tracks via his Twitter and Tumblr sites. Recent tracks include “George Kush” and “I’m Gucci,” and last week he released “Two Fresh Too Cool,” hinting at a seriously poppy direction. The track is a departure…
There were plenty of shenanigans at Martini Ranch on Sunday, October 2. Fans of hair metal rocked out to Metalhead while others danced in the packed Shaker Room to the sounds of DJ Dave “Wave.” We captured the fun in this week’s Club Candids slideshow…
Are you the kind of Korn fan that’s bummed out that the band’s new single, “Get Up” features Skrillex (of “macho-izing dubstep” and “Girls That Look Like Skrillex” fame) and abandons the band’s nü-metal sound in favor of…well…a kind of dubsteppy nü-metal sound? Fear not — Brian “Head” Welch, the…
New York’s experimental rock band Gang Gang Dance hits up the Valley tonight, headlining the Crescent Lounge during its inaugural week. Jamming on the band’s latest album Eye Contact is a mind-warping experience, and between all the loopy sound-scapes, abstract synth structures and aural embellishments, we found our thoughts wandering…
Well the Diamondbacks extended their postseason dreams with an 8-1 drubbing of the Milwaukee Brewers last night at Chase Field. After dropping the first two games in this best of five playoff series, the D’backs find themselves in quite the predicament knowing that they can’t lose another game if they…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, What Laura Says, and St. Ranger Crescent Ballroom Tuesday, October 4, 2011 It’s official: Crescent Ballroom is open, and people are excited about it. Last night was…well, really, kind of perfect. The rain mostly cleared, leaving a strange…what’s the word? Non-heat? Less hot? Oh yeah– coolness –in…
As a kid, a lot of things creep you out that really shouldn’t. Shower drains, primarily, along with cryptic pictures of Jesus Christ and, of course, clowns (John Wayne Gacy, Jr. being the exception.) Certain bands seem to play on that irrational childhood fear, making their music a year-round Halloween-style creepfest…
Gear up to buy tickets to the performances of some really solid talent.311, Chris Cornell, The Chariot, and other artists will be bringing their shows to town soon.The rest of this week’s just announced shows after the jump…..
UPDATE: The show has been rescheduled for Friday, December, 9.Yesterday we brought the news that the ever-busy Maynard James Keenan was bringing his art-rock/comedy troupe Puscifer to Phoenix on Friday, December 9, with the venue TBA. Today, we can confirm that Puscifer is scheduled to perform at the place we…
Nothing is Wrong, the sophomore album from Los Angeles rock ‘n’ roll band Dawes, is an earnest effort. There are times you wonder if it’s too earnest, to forthcoming about its mellow, sun-drenched intentions. But the album works, charming right past your cynicism, with golden-hued tracks like the Band-recalling “Million…
There are tribute bands, and then there’s something like The Musical Box. The Canadian band doesn’t just pay tribute to Genesis, it painstakingly recreates specific periods of the prog rock band’s history, using vintage equipment, stage sets, and in the case of their Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tribute, actual…
If last night’s debut of the Crescent Ballroom is any indication, the new music and nightlife venue has a grand future ahead of it. A sold out crowd of more than 400 people were in attendance to break in the posh concert hall for its grand opening and there were…
Kids today, y’know? Thinking that all they need to figure out transcendental psychedelia is a tube of face paint, some Jodorowsky DVDs and a handful of funky -looking mushrooms. Pshaw! They should take a cue from their peers in Prince Rama, a Brooklyn-based act specializing in profoundly psychedelic tuneage. Sisters…
As a musician, film maker and performer, renaissance man Voltaire has a flare for the theatrical. His live performances, which are best described as a kind of campy gothic carnival, have been known to resemble a vintage cabaret show that revels in the macabre. On Thursday, October 6, he’ll be…
As Munich’s 17-day slosh-a-palooza wrapped up yesterday, it left us feeling a little empty. We didn’t celebrate Oktoberfest the proper way — by getting shithoused in lederhosen and violently gesturing toward the breasts of a beer wench with a full mug of god’s greatest nectar, all while listening to polka. (As…
Be sure to join Dearspeak this Saturday at New City in Phoenix for a very special occasion.They’re playing a show in honor of the release of their new EP, Oh For Freedom. Plus, Dearspeak will be performing with additional members for this show!The event will be an enjoyable evening of biographical music…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. After taking most of 2010 off, Chicago indie-pop rockers Wilco are back strong with last week’s The Whole Love release taking top…
Fall Frenzy: blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Matt & Kim, and Halocene Arizona got a special show last night, a combination of the yearly Fall Frenzy event and The Honda Civic Tour. Jimmy Eat World took My Chemical Romance’s spot and locals Halocene shared the stage with Matt & Kim and…
Arizona natives Miniature Tigers have been pretty busy in the last year. They performed with The Roots in the Red Bull Sound Clash, they’ve been working on their album Mia Pharaoh, they released a new single entitled “Boomerang,” and most recently, they have just finished up their fall tour.This week…
We can’t even front. The big news regarding Arrested Development– creator Mitch Hurwitz’s announcement that the series will return for a fourth season and a feature film– has us giddy with joy here at Up on the Sun. Hurwitz plans on airing nine or ten episodes next fall, building up…
Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to “last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue listening to the group’s latest album,…
