You wouldn’t have recognized Krystle Delgado three years ago. She was 20 then, dressed to the nines in a gorgeous floor-length gown with platinum blond hair. She sat at a piano and played “Think of Me,” the classic track from Phantom of the Opera, her own voice evoking operatic tones…
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 did the community have to say about the Clubhouse at an open forum in Tempe?…
The members of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (or just Odd Future, if you prefer) staged an invasion of Tempe this past weekend, and every minute of it was pure fun. First, they took over Cowtown Skateboards and fooled around with fans at their pop-up “Sweatshop,” signing autographs,…
See also: Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead Editor’s note: Tye Rabens, a contributor to both our sister blogs Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch, is on tour with Phoenix agit-pop collective Treasure MammaL, heading to Austin for SXSW. He’ll be periodically checking in with us from the road. Fuck. This is a…
See also: Paul Collins and Peter Case on the First Time They Heard the Ramones and The State of Power Pop Peter Case and Paul Collins Rhythm Room Tuesday, March 13 “I’m playing on the streets everyday…I lose my voice, get sunburned, my fingers bleed, and I never make much…
Ladies, we need to talk. You need to stop getting into fights at shows. I know lots of dudes like watching girl fights, but I’m going to speak on behalf of the gals: Getting punched in the boob sucks. Unlike guys, we fight dirty. We kick, punch, slap, and scratch…
If you’re looking for a good time on St. Patty’s Day, there are tons of local options. With all of the great shows that will be going on, seems like all of Tempe is turning Irish for a day!Flogging Molly’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Bash at Tempe Beach Park is…
See also: Breaking News: Clubhouse Music Venue Closes Down Love ’em or hate ’em, Apple commercials have power — just ask The Ting Tings. The British duo has a 2008 iPod commercial to thank for making them popular here in the States, after silhouettes on a colorful background boogied to…
The last time I saw Dread Zeppelin — the band that performs Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style sung by a 300 pound Las Vegas Elvis impersonation — was at an all-day Reggae on the Rocks concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver. This was in the early 1990s,…
Making a record is an involved, laboring process. There’s writing, recording, mixing and mastering. Sometimes it can be the little things that vex an independent band. Currently, alt pop-rockers Bad Lucy find themselves mulling over the artwork for their upcoming EP. The guys held a cover shoot with models Lear…
Legendary Valley alternative radio station KUKQ is back — on the Internet, that is. Operators of the site boasting those famous call letters, synonymous with Phoenix jock Jonathan L (host of Jonathan L’s Lopsided World of L, which is syndicated on terrestrial Valley station KWSS 106.7 these days), announced via…
See also: Last Night’s Town Hall Meeting on Clubhouse Music Venue Shooting Filled With Anger, Accusations, and Rhetoric We’ve received word this afternoon that the Clubhouse Music Venue was shut down earlier today. While no word of the concert hall’s closure has been posted on its website or Facebook page,…
Tempers flared and angry words filled the air at last night’s town hall discussion regarding the Clubhouse Music Venue and the recent gang-related shooting that look place in its parking lot.Angry accusations and livid tirades filled the air inside a packed meeting room at the Tempe History Museum during the…
According to legend, Saint Patrick himself is responsible for all of the drinking that goes down on St. Paddy’s Day. As the story goes, Patrick walked into a local Howard Johnson and paid a visit to the bar before hitting the sack. This was back in ‘ye olde times so…
Black Milk (his mom calls him Curtis Cross) isn’t much for trends. Getting his start producing beats for Slum Village (which featured J Dilla in its ranks), he embraced eclecticism and shunned mainstream affectations (in a 2008 interview with XXL Magazine he started a campaign “FAT: Fuck Auto-Tune”). Mainstream success…
Willie Nelson and Family Comerica Theatre Monday, March 12 See the full Willie Nelson slideshow here. It was a quarter after eight when the Red-Headed Stranger took the stage at Comerica Theatre last night. He hadn’t even played a note, but he crowd of retirees stood in applause beside younger…
Memphis rockers Lucero have a timeless quality, a lowdown, from-the-gut, blue-collar rock ‘n’ roll sound that could have been recorded any time since the late ’60s (save for a few flashes of class of ’77 punk strut). Timeless, but not timely, according to guitarist Brian Venable. After nearly a decade…
The all-American nearly-turned Fuel frontman American Idol star Chris Daughtry is bringing his band and his ever-prominent soul patch to the Southwest for a rock and roll romp at the Comerica Theatre in May.Daughtry’s manly, modern rock howl has made him one of the few Idol contestants to move from…
See also: St. Patrick’s Day Guide 2012 In a cultural and religious sense, St. Patrick’s Day is a day of feast and celebration of Irish culture. Of course, for most of us it’s simply a great chance to party. St. Paddy’s falls on a Saturday this year, which means the…
Clubhouse Music Venue Owner Arrested Tempe Police Department dropped a major bombshell today when it announced the arrest of Eugenia L. Ruven, the owner of the Clubhouse Music Venue. As we reported earlier this afternoon, the 44-year-old (who also owns the adjacent Horse & Hound Sports Grill) was cited and…
If you’re someone who is supporting the Clubhouse Music Venue and its owner during the current brouhaha over the recent shooting outside the concert hall, tonight’s the night to let the City of Tempe know about it. Ditto for anyone on the other side of the issue who’d like to…
Andrew WK put on a fantastic show, most fun I’ve had at a show in a long time. Marquee was depressingly empty though. –Hailey Paquette (@hpaq) What a drag. We’re sad to report that our own Dan Gibson, intrepid UOTS contributor, Tucson correspondent, and author of the Andrew WK piece…
