Music Maker Workshops Battle of the Bands Club Red Sunday, May 6, 2012 Pint-size rockers of Ahwatukee’s Music Maker Workshops dueled it out at the school’s first battle of the bands of the year Sunday night at Club Red in Tempe. The school takes kids between the ages of 8…
Like The Beatles, Johnny Cash is a risky musician to cover. Do you stay true to the Man In Black’s style, or do you put your own twist on his songs? The Tommy Ash Band made the bold choice to put their own spin on “Folsom Prison Blues.” The Tommy…
See also: Watch: Isaiah Toothtaker and Max B’s Weird, Swimsuit Model-Studded “Been Told” Last time we checked in with Tucson-based Isaiah Toothtaker and Max B, they were dropping the swimsuit-studded video for “Been Told,” a song featured on their upcoming record, Toothy Wavy. Turns out the grainy, sexy visuals were…
See also: Metal Mondays: Phoenix Needs a Heavy Metal Strip Club A friend of mine brought up a very pertinent question the other day, questioning the validity of current heavy metal. Metal will always have fans, turned on by classic metal gods who’ve been around for decades or whatever crap…
See also: Creed’s Scott Stapp, One of the Most Hated Men in Rock In this week’s New Times music section, there’s an interview with Creed singer Scott Stapp, or as the article describes him, one of the most hated men in rock. His band doesn’t get much more respect. In…
You one of those people who sits around bemoaning the fact that “rock ‘n’ roll has, like, totally lost its spark, man?” Well, allow us to introduce you to theatrical rockers Foxy Shazam. Entertaining barely scratches the surface; Eric Nally and his circus of musicians put on one hell of…
If you pay a visit to AZ/88 tonight, its urbane décor and trendy drinks won’t be the coolest thing going on inside the haute Scottsdale hangout. DJ Akshen will be working hard on the wheels of steel providing a fitting tribute to the late Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys…
Beastie Boys aren’t supposed to die, and they certainly aren’t supposed to succumb to cancer when they’re only 47. But that’s what happened today: MCA has passed away. The Beastie Boys seemed eternally youthful — from their punky beginnings to their prank-rap stardom, to their string of genuine and soulful…
Memorial services have been set for fallen Arizona musician Marco Holt. On Sunday, May 6, family and friends will gather to commemorate the passing of The Tremulants singer/guitarist, who lost a bout with cancer last month. The service will be held at the Sister Cities Garden at Kiwanis Park in…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The post-punk and new wave bands that emerged from the late ’70s began their emotional cutting long before it was actually cool to be a self-loathing sycophant; sprucing up the…
See also: Wooden Indian, Amen Dunes, and Entrance Band at Chasers I’ll admit it. I screwed up. I went out to Chasers to catch Wooden Indian, Amen Dunes, and Entrance Band, and while I was out, I planned to interview Mitch Freedom of Wooden Indian and indie-soul collective What Laura…
It’s safe to say there has been some fairly disheartening news about our state in the past few years. For all the racial and political tension we’ve seen, there still are certain kinds of people who remain optimistic about our future. The artistic community, for one, thinks there’s room to…
Daron Sutton Sutton is a broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 7th Annual Sutton’s Strokes for Little Folks will be held on Thursday, May 10, at Arizona Grand Resort. Proceeds benefit the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. Find more info at Suttongolf.org. When you put your key in the…
Curious what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Looking for even more Cinco action? Check out our Valley Cinco de Mayo guide…
Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj is bringing her “Pink Friday” tour to Phoenix on Tuesday, August 7, at Comerica Theatre. The 14-date North American tour finds her skipping some pretty big cities (L.A. and Philadelphia get radio shows) on her first headlining tour, but returning to Phoenix after supporting Britney Spears…
Local rapper Jaron Ikner has a varied palate when it comes to musical tastes, but it’s a little-known fact that the man who calls himself Black One has roots in turntablism and EDM. Ikner released a new track Wednesday called “Turning Out the Lights.” The song which he says is…
We’ve been having fun examining various one-hit wonders and FM curiosities of the ’90s each week with our Throwback Thursday columns, but now it’s time to get serious and examine one of the biggest records on the ’90s: Dookie by Green Day. Dookie was a game-changer, both for young millennials…
See also: Colorstore Brings Film and Rock Together at FilmBar With a Little Help From Their Friends Colorstore’s “My Life As a Beaver” starts with a fuzzy guitar, just like “Revolution” by The Beatles, then erupts into a blown-speaker pop opus. Whatever you do, don’t snicker at the title, though…
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. Does Phoenix need a heavy metal strip club? How did the “Real Coachella” festival compare to…
“Hiatus” is a tricky word. More often than not, when a band tosses the term out there, it’s shorthand for “we’re breaking up, guys.” Dustin Kensrue of influential post-hardcore, post-metalcore, post-pop punk, post-pretty much everything O.C. rock band Thrice insists this isn’t the case when it comes to the band’s…
From the late ’90s through the early ’00s, modern-rock radio was ruled by Creed, with singles like “Torn,” “One” and “With Arms Wide Open.” Three straight albums, My Own Prison, Human Clay, and Weathered, sold millions upon millions of copies each. They were labeled a Christian band even as they…
If you stopped by new dance venue Monarch Theatre during its soft opening in late April and thought the place was pretty fly, we’ve got some news: It’s gonna get even better, considering it ain’t even half-done. Co-owner Pete “SuperMix” Salaz, who runs the joint along with Edson Madrigal and…
