Going back to school can really suck, so to ease the pain if you’re an Arizona State University student, Taylor Place in downtown Phoenix is throwing a big ol’ shindig to get the 1,000 students moving in acquainted with the downtown area. School starts Thursday, August 18, but today, August…
Cut Copy Marquee Theatre Friday, August 12 It’s about time Cut Copy played in Phoenix. Sure, it would have been great to see them on the In Ghost Colours tour, but last night was a good time for the band to make their first appearance. Fans had plenty of time…
Although he has been the driving force behind one of the more successful pop punk bands of the last 15 years, The Ataris’ Kris Roe seemed just like any other struggling musician last night at the Martini Ranch.
Holy moly, there’s SO many shows going on this weekend. But if The Tubes, Cut Copy, The Ataris, Colorstore, or Laconic aren’t your thing (what kind of music do you like, anyway?), Up on the Sun has you covered. Here are a few eccentric shows that may have not have…
Check out Peachcake’s gig this Saturday, August 13. It’s the second date on their string of four shows they will be playing at Rogue this month.The show will begin at 9 p.m. and end at 2 a.m. Tickets are just $6. Get ’em right here! A big plus for Peachcake fans…
Kings of Leon have been treading some rough waters over the last few weeks. First they had to cut their show short in Dallas on July 29 due to frontman Caleb Followill needing to go backstage, puke and drink some more. Then the band canceled the rest of their US…
For months, tomorrow’s show at FilmBar was supposed to be a local feast for the senses. Colorstore intended to host a night of local rock and rhythms, adding Gospel Claws to the lineup and a list of guest DJs. But then Gospel Claws dropped out. Something about prior engagements in California,…
So why the hell am I waxing nostalgic all of the sudden? This will be my last post as an Up on the Sun blogger. I have decided it is time to move on from UOTS and from Phoenix, as well. Before I go, I felt like I should share…
The charm of “Otis,” the first single from Jay Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album Watch the Throne, is simple: Jay and ‘Ye spit great verses over a killer Otis Redding sample. But the track doesn’t make all that much sense as a single — it’s infectious, yeah, but there’s…
Kris Roe’s relationship with Arizona has been a tumultuous one. His band, The Ataris, started touring 15 years ago, and Roe’s stops in Arizona have always been marked by some seriously bad luck. After a couple near-death experiences, he got a tattoo of the Arizona state flag as a good…
Jeff Freundlich Freundlich is the co-owner of Fervor Records, home to bands such as Super Stereo. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KWSS. Beef Vegan and the crew crack me up, and they embrace new music. What’s…
The DecemberistsMesa Arts CenterThursday, August 11I guess I had The Decemberists pegged wrong. Here’s this insanely popular indie-folk-Americana blended outfit with heavily starched clothing that comes from (where else?) Portland, Oregon. Yes, lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy has a beard. Yes, they’re touring with a female musician with an…
Local singer/songwriter Miss Krystle has a lot to look forward to this week. On Saturday, August 13, the pop/electronic artist celebrates the release of her new sophomore 10-song album, Run, with a show at Crabby Don’s in Gilbert. Besides hearing new tracks from her album, the show also features live…
Has there ever been any form of music more closely associated with the Devil than metal? Sure, back in the ’50s, most conservative types thought that Elvis and rock ‘n’ roll in general was “the Devil’s music,” but imagine if those same people had ever caught a glimpse of what…
You should know that this post is totally NSFW. Prepare for a serious case of the willies. Before I get started, here’s a little backstory behind all the weird you are about to stumble into. Yesterday, I was inputting concerts into New Times calendar database. I came across a show taking…
Editor’s Note: We here at Up on the Sun are sad to announce that we are losing Michael Lopez as a staff blogger. Lopez is moving back to his hometown, Portland, Oregon. Over the past three years, M.Lo has been a distinct voice on this blog and in print. You…
The Bled are breaking up, but you’ve got to give it up for the band. 10 years is a mighty long time to play the kind of music the band plays and to put on the kind of show it put on (check out our recent review of the band…
Numbers is an Arizona hip-hop duo, comprised of producer Izzy and rapper I.P.. The duo’s recent EP, Nerds Getting Paper: Attack of the Robots, released in May, indeed finds the group “getting paper,” but the “nerds” part seems a bit self-deprecating. The album features guest spots from Mr. Miranda and…
This weekend, 93.3 KDKB, the “Sixth Longest-Running FM Rock Station in Nation,” enters into its fourth decade of existence with a Saturday, August 13 celebratory performance by The Tubes at Foundry on First, one of the countless bands that got its first big radio boost on the heritage rock station…
London is burning. Storefronts are busted. Looting is rampant. And rioters are reducing many of the city’s buildings to piles of timber.
But what is it all for?
This Friday night, the heart of downtown Scottsdale will be alive and well with the sound of heavy metal. In its purest form, heavy metal is quite laconic–straight, to the point, and crisp. So it’s only fitting that the name of the band that will be rocking Old Town Friday…
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 “Kingly” possessions are on display at MIM’s new Elvis Presley exhibit? What’s the deal with…
