Looks like the Coachella runoff just keeps on…uh…running off. Florence and the Machine, scheduled to play the Indio Festival on Sunday April 15 and 22, is making a side trip over to Comerica Theatre on Friday, April 20. 2011 was big for singer Florence Welsh — her sophomore album, Ceremonials,…
Hi, my name is Mike Escoto and I like music. In particular, I enjoy live music. As you might reasonably guess, my enjoyment of live music is why I contribute to Up on the Sun, in addition to co-running my own blog, Electric Mustache. It’s a little crazy, but I…
“Are you under the impression this isn’t your life? Do you dabble in depression, is someone twisting a knife in your back?” Well, don’t worry, “Wilco will love you, baby.” And babies, you loved you some Wilco, even if they didn’t play “Wilco (The Song)” or “(I Got You) at…
We found a plethora of amusing Photoshopped pics of Sonny Moore whipping up some tasty delights.Kandy Kids, we’re bringing you Cooking With Skrillex.More on what’s awesome about this week’s Tumblr of the week after the jump…..
Urban Dictionary defines “Beard Rock” like this: A little-known form of music originating in the 1990’s as a throwback acknowledgement to the early folk rockers…The difference from regular indie/folk music is that each group tends to sport facial hair, styles including but not limited to: the chin curtain, Grizzly Adams,…
Wilco Gammage Auditorium Saturday, January 21, 2012 Plenty of derisive things get said about Wilco being “dad rock.” You can’t get around the fact that songwriter Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, guitarist Nels Cline, and multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, are indeed pushing or well into…
Though it’s not quite as impressive (or unlikely) as the recent story of Peter Frampton’s long-missing-but-now-returned guitar, the story of how Tucsonian Brian Lopez reconnected with his favorite guitar is still a pretty cool one. “I received the guitar as a gift from a family friend. It meant a lot…
Earlier this week we wrote about the recent death of local musician/designer/artist Richie “Ressless Legz” Gimbel, who helped put on the weekly Sunday night Hang the DJ dance party at the Rogue Bar in Scottsdale.Gimbel’s galpal Megan Low recently told New Times that she and the other folks behind the…
In this week’s issue, I interviewed Shawn Stern of Youth Brigade and Tony Brandenburg of The Adolescents to determine what has kept punk alive for all these years. Both musicians have obligations outside of their perspective bands, with Stern running BYO Records and preparing for Punk Rock Bowling and Brandenburg…
The instruction manual for the Technics 1200 dictates that the quintessential DJ tool is only to be used with carts, stands, booths or other gear specified and approved by the manufacturer.Nowhere, however, does it state that the turntable is okay to be used on a gigantic burger box. It’s a…
First Pete Wentz, then Hayley Williams, and now Travis Barker. The Blink-182 drummer is the latest to join the oops-my-naughty-bits-are-on-the-Internet club. On Thursday, MediaTakeOut posted some very revealing pictures of Barker, who retaliated by hiring a lawyer. The photos were over five years old and were “private and never intended…
This Sunday’s NFL conference championships will determine which two teams will be headed to Super Bowl XVLI in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5. Until then, the league’s final four teams will be duking it out for a shot at football immortality when the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants…
Estefex, Craft, Travelah, Sub D UK Thursdays at School Of Rock Thursday, January 19 School Of Rock? More like “School Of Bass.” Last night, the Mill Avenue club hosted a special experimental version of UK Thursdays featuring four local Drum and Bass artists from the Valley area. The music didn’t…
We’re a music blog, sure, but damn, if we don’t love our pro wrasslin’. The four-band F. Bom Smack Down lineup includes Japhy’s Descent, St Ranger, Tugboat and Instructions. Prepare for a rock ’em sock ’em good time.There’s no better way to spend a Friday night than checking out a…
Ah, Record Store Day. Not only is it a time for audiophiles around the world to celebrate the music pushed by countless independently-owned record shops around the world, but it’s also a time of special vinyl and CD releases. This year, Zia Records will be commemorating the occasion with the…
Rich Berra Berra is one of the hosts of the Johnjay and Rich radio show heard on 104.7 KISS-FM here in Phoenix. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play? It sounds like a scam, but I listen to KISS to hear…
The Village Voice’s 39th annual Pazz and Jop critics’ poll is live. Drawing from some 700 ballots, tUnE-yArDs’ w h o k i l l topped the favorite albums list, and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” topped the singles list. Those looking for familiar New Times bylines in the individual…
One of the most fundamental rules of the internet is that everything is more entertaining with cats or kids (okay, not everything, perv). After seeing Jorge and Alexa Narvaez perform this adorable version of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ “Home,” we had high hopes for any kid singing outside…
In the midst our daily humdrum of going to work, eating, and sleeping, it can be very easy to overlook one of the most important things in life: Partying. Luckily we have someone like Andrew W.K., who has based his life and career on the concept of “partying,” expanding its…
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’s up with MY103.9’s format? • Why did Red Hot Chili Peppers cancel their tour?…
How is it that a band that hasn’t released a full-length album since 1996 continues to tour? “If we didn’t get new fans coming out, we’d probably would have quit awhile back because it would get really boring playing for just people our age because they’re not always as fun,”…
The music industry in particular would experience some interesting changes. Artists would have a harder time reaching a maximally wide audience to whom they distribute music, for free or otherwise, and the expansion of their fan base would become more limited as well. Fans wouldn’t be legally able to share…
