For over a month we’ve had problems figuring out what the hell was going on with the David Allan Coe show at Last Exit. Last we heard, the show was a go, which is why we advanced it in last week’s issue. I was planning to review it but never…
As Craig Outhier wrote in this week’s paper Bob Corritore is a “self-contained synergistic event.” So, considering the guy owns a venue, it’s notable when he decides to elsewhere to stage something big, as he will with the Housrockin’ Blues Bash at Tempe Center For The Arts on Friday September…
The big Ellen DeGeneres announcement has American Idol fans abuzz well in advance of the show’s premiere. If you’re starting to get excited you may want to check out an upcoming benefit to help children who are victims of sexual abuse which American Idol Jordin Sparks hosts. Sounds like a…
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By Martin Cizmar and Brian Bardwell Sometimes one perspective on a show isn’t enough. So, like we did with Beck and Tool, Up on the Sun is bringing you a point/counterpoint style write-up on last night’s Lynyrd Skynyrd show. Brian Bardwell, who wrote last week’s music feature advancing last night’s…
Yes, The Surfside IV has already been named Flier of the Week twice before. In a way, I feel bad about that. But, to be honest, they’ve definitely had the best flier in this town at least three times. Actually, if other bands don’t step it up we might just…
One of our favorite local music bloggers, Waved Rumor’s Dfactor, has two new songs from his soon-to-be-available record Slashing the Sunlight. It’s exactly the sort of upbeat pop-punk you’d expect from D and it’s very good. I’m particularly fond of “Shake It,” which has a nice bittersweet quality to it…
Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo has fractured his left wrist in that most punk rock of ways — playing tennis — requiring the band to reschedule their upcoming west coast tour. The new dates include a stop at the Marquee Theatre on January 5. Other dates on the jump. Teen…
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We’re not sure when or where, but we got this teaser for the second annual Phoenix Independents Bowl by e-mail yesterday. Last year’s event was a great one, with bands like What Laura Says, Kinch and The Stiletto Formal rolling against teams representing pretty much every music-related business in town…
Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand’s Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates,…
Kinch’s The Economic Chastisement EP release party back in February was one of the best little concerts I’ve seen this year, so I was pretty stoked about this weekend’s twin parties on behalf of the new EP Collars and Sleeves. I was not disappointed.Starting with a Friday night show on…
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Prehab’s newest record impressed me back in April, so I’ve been disappointed not to see more dates from them scheduled. Turns out there was a good reason for that, and that reason is now over. The band’s guitarist Jason Kay says one member (we won’t pry about which one) spent…
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Maybe it’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock and the other big events of 1969, but it seems like 60s revivalism is everywhere these days. I mean, shit, even U.S. News and World Report is getting a little sentimental.On that note, I’m sure more than a few boomers out there will…
OK, we’re going to admit right off this week’s best poster was not determined by art alone. Truth be told, for a show by our good friend Psyko Steve, who usually does some great stuff, this Kinch flier is a little disappointing.Fact is, we know the flier isn’t super fancy…
Nickelback’s ability to line-up high profile support is well-known — just look at the above video. Ear Candy’s Nate Anderson has proven he isn’t far behind though, lining up an impressive array of stars to help the charity he founded, which funds music education programs for children. Now the two…
LA hardcore act The Bronx’s alter ego, Mariachi El Bronx, is definitely one of the coolest gimmicks a band has dreamed up in recent memory. So we’re stoked to see this side-project-of-sorts is getting a real release and tour. Sadly, their support slots for The Killers do not include the…
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If any local band deserves a day dedicated to them, we have to agree its Kinch, so we’re happy to report that, in honor of the Phoenix foursome’s excellent new EP Collars and Sleeves, ASU’s student radio station will be celebrating today starting at 2 p.m.You can listen in to…
In 1978, Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau stood in the shadows of Akron, Ohio’s sputtering smokestacks, penning a 5,000-word piece about the city’s music scene. Why did the self-described “Dean of American Rock Critics” make the jaunt from NYC to my hometown, a smallish city most famous as home…
