Beyond The NowSubject to Change (Self-released) Grade: CIt’s hard to believe, but tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of Woodstock 1999. Though organizers have done everything they can to protect the Woodstock brand since, distancing themselves from the fiery debacle in Rome, New York, if you ask me the event was…
Considering how (ahem) totally awesome the Mars Volta show at Dodge Theatre was last year, I’m very surprised anyone in Phoenix would shell out $40 to see them, but you’ll have the chance to Saturday September 5, as the band comes back to the Dodge. They do have a Grammy…
By Mike R. Meyer and Martin CizmarWhen it comes to divisive ’90s alt-rockers, we at Up On The Sun like to hedge our bets. So, as we did for the Beck and Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction shows, we dispatched two music critics to Tuesday night’s Tool concert at Phoenix’s US Airways Center…
Despite my advice to stop moshing to peddle steel, it seems ex-hardcore kids are continuing their infiltration roots music. In fact, the Revival tour with Chuck Regan (Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (At The Drive-In, Sparta) and Joey Cape (Lagwagon) will be coming back around this year, stopping at The…
As you might have picked up from my column last week, I think Wavves is one of the most interesting bands out at the moment. So I was pretty excited to read they’ve got a new song out, even if:a) They’re still canceling shows due to Nathan Williams broken wrist.b)…
Tonight is a home-coming show of sorts for Tool, whose frontman Maynard James Keenan graced our cover a few months back because of his ambitious wine-making operation near Sedona. We’ll have a review for you tomorrow morning.Some other things to read before the show:Our somewhat controversial advance from last Thursday’s…
Rolling Stone: Trent Reznor Ends Twitter Legacy By Deleting Account Idolator: Monica Would Like The Boy To Tell Her If He’s Hers Or Not NME: Sufjan Stevens announces new soundtrack release NME: Activists oppose turning Michael Jackson’s home into tourist spot Pitchfork: Weezer: New Album, Pinkerton Reissue, Sugar Ray Cover,…
Some bad news: That super-cool show featuring The Jim Rose Circus and Jake “The Snake” Roberts at The Clubhouse in Tempe on September 2 has been canceled. The promoter, Stateside Presents, says:Unfortunately, Jim Rose received an injury last weekend and will have to rest up a bit before continuing his…
So Much Silence: Alvin Band: Temple Pressure (video, mp3) Idolator: Highlights from various Jordin Sparks reviews NME: LCD Soundsystem set for new release of ’45:33′ Idolator: Will Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” Ever See The Light Of Day? Rolling Stone: Pearl Jam’s New “Backspacer” Single “The Fixer” Hits Radio NME: Jay-Z: ‘the…
Perhaps the cruelest irony of a typical American adolescence is the way it tends to make the young feel especially alienated from other young people. Sure, you’re all in the sample zit-faced flag flyin’ boat of awkward misery, but who can see that at the time? To an extent it’s…
Still got that MiniDisc player in a drawer somewhere? Now’s your chance to see what if it’s art, as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (best known by it’s delightful acronym SMoCA) is holding a second call for entries in its future exhibition, Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music and Everyday…
Pitchfork: Thom Yorke to Contribute Music to Twilight Sequel Soundtrack? Electric Mustache: Weekend Concert Calendar: No Age, Jessica Lea Mayfield and More! Idolator: Miranda Lambert Rages Against The Wind Machine Idolator: Unreleased Michael Jackson Track Has Been Through The Desert NME: Conor Oberst’s Monsters Of Folk supergroup give away first…
It seems like just yesterday I was hanging out with a clique of West Side Juggalos for a column about how people are stupid to think these kids are a gang. Now, I’m pleased to report I’ll have a chance to get down with the clown in person at the…
p>We all know First Fridays lose a little of their luster during the hot summer months, but the August edition will have a pretty cool event in the Train Tracks Quarter Finals at the Phoenix Art Museum. Now, it’s true the popular site has worked it’s way through most of…
Some news from the Love Me Nots: Drummer Vince Ramirez has left the band. Local uber-producer Bob Hoag will be jumping in behind the kit starting with a July 31 show at Yucca Tap Room. Hoag who runs Flying Blanket Recordings in Mesa, has a lot of experience as the…
Ruination, the new record from Glendale metal act Job For A Cowboy, is officially a hit. The record, which we told you about last week when it came out, is number 42 on this week’s Billboard chart. Their 11,000 units are also good enough to get them the number 4…
The last time I was at Celebrity Theatre, I saw country legend Loretta Lynn do most of her set by request, politely declining to sing the songs with lyrics she was fuzzy on. George “No Show” Jones, one of a handful of living musicians who can claim a place near…
It’s true I’m a sucker for anything appearing to be in the aesthetic of Kill Bill, so it’s probably not surprising this flier from Phoenix punks Reason Unknown caught my eye. Nunzilla, who made the cover of New Times (Niki D’Andrea’s story that made it in to the the 2008…
Got no car, Got no money, I got nothing, Nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing at all It’s a sad irony that Danny Dirtnap hates hipsters like Nathan Williams, the San Diego kid who records under the name Wavves. Though one is a Pitchfork darling who every tight-jeaned kid in the country…
So Much Silence: Incoming: The Cool Kids, Aug. 14 (?) Electric Mustache: Video: Wilco and Feist – “You and I” on Letterman Electric Mustache: mp3: Bird Names “Taxicabs and Bicycles” Idolator: Courtney Love Has A Hole Lotta Things To Say To Her Former Guitarist Idolator: Injuries Continue To Chip Away…
If you thought skinhead punk was a fringe phenomenon occurring only in clannish groups like the one depicted in American History X, think again. Chicago punk act Rise Against appeared to send a clear message that they’re outraged with the Obama administration at Mesa Amphitheatre last night, offering a bitter…
It’s been a pretty great year for New Times when it comes to lining up headliners for our Summer of Sound showcase featuring the best local bands of five genres. First we had hard-nosed LA R&B band The BellRays, who killed at our Americana show at Mill Cue Club. Then,…
