Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. Well the Red Hot Chili Peppers certainly didn’t waste any time jumping to the top of Hoodlums’ list of best sellers last…
Neon Trees are neither neon nor trees. What they are is a band; a band that rocked the hell out of Marquee Theatre over the weekend. See Neon Tress along with Iamwe, and local boys Peachcake in this slideshow from the concert…
We were pretty sure it was legit when we blogged about it last week, but now it’s totally confirmed: The Moz is headed to Phoenix, scheduled to play the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, November 20 courtesy of Luckyman Online…
Most bands aren’t used to soldiers moshing with M-16s and spending the night in one Saddam Hussien’s palaces. But Five Finger Death Punch isn’t like other bands. Up on the Sun spoke with guitarist Jason Hook about his favorite tracks off the new album, a night in one of Saddam…
If you’ve ever been dumped, you know the therapeutic value of locking the doors, shuttering the windows, and losing your sorrow in a movie marathon. We’ve all got our favorites films and actors– and for Cary Miller, who runs Surface to Air Records and fronts the rock band Terrible People…
If you go to local shows on a somewhat regular basis, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Dry River Yacht Club perform at one point. If not, this eclectic eight-person band is worth checking out. French horn, accordion, violins, and bassoon come together to create a gypsy-inspired sound tied together…
Get those heart strings in check Phoenix. Emotive modern-rockers Blue October are coming to town and they’ve got a new album full of heartache and pain in tow. It’s been 16 years since the Texas quintet first donned the eye-liner and started wearing their hearts on their sleeves and after…
When the news broke last Wednesday that modern rock ‘n’ roll icon Jack White was pairing with the sticky, Faygo-coated Insane Clown Posse (ICP) for a “Mozart cover” called “Lech Mich Im Arsch,” a simultaneous “wutttt?” was uttered by music fans across the globe. Surely Jack White is the type…
News of a canceled tour is always upsetting, especially for everyone that bought tickets to the show and was really looking forward to it. This season’s bummer tour cancellation comes from Kings of Leon, a band that some people love and others love to hate. There was plenty of speculation…
Long ago — or earlier this year — I used to DJ Ten High Tuesdays at the Yucca Tap Room, spinning power-pop, soul, and whatever else I felt like. I liked to think of myself as pretty eclectic, but I generally tried to keep to things that people could dance…
Sade and John Legend U.S. Airways Center Friday, September 2, 2011 REVIEW BY DAN GIBSON Sade (the woman, not the band) doesn’t seem like she has to work very hard live. If there’s ever an audience willing to plunk down $149 for the good seats, load up on $25 glossy…
Oh, Labor Day weekend. Don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for it. There’s plenty of stuff going on this weekend, and we’ve tried to cover the gamut. Tonight you can catch Sade at US Airwaves and Gucci Mane at Celebrity Theatre, tomorrow brings Neon Trees, Peachcake, and iamwe…
Today, electronic project Chemtrails released a conspiracy-theory addled dubstep jam called “Inside Job” on YouTube, featuring vocals from Captain Squeegee’s Danny Torgersen. Some people don’t like dubstep. Some people aren’t particularly fond of watching videos of the September 11 attacks. This video is not for those kinds of people…
Remember when April Ludgate-Dwyer (played by Aubrey Plaza) of NBC’s Parks and Recreation said that her favorite band was Neutral Milk Hotel in an episode last season? That ruled. It was surreal hearing that particular band name dropped on network television — NMH isn’t your garden variety hip reference. The…
Last night I went to see Deadmau5 (read our review here) and on multiple occasions I got to play one of my favorite games: Put Your Ass Away. The game is simple. When some chick’s booty is hanging out of her bottoms, you call out the phrase, “Put your ass…
For being an independent artist based in the Valley, electro pop musician Jonathan Sakas has built up one of the most professional-looking video repertoires of his peers. Every clip looks MTV-worthy, and the newest ones for his tracks, “Move” and “Home” are no exceptions.Plus, he always seems to have really…
Matty Steinkamp Steinkamp is the president and founder of Sundawg Records and Sundawg Media. He invites you to Gumptionfest in Sedona Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18. Sundawg labelmates and Valley bands A Life of Science and The Wiley One are playing. For more info, go here. When you…
Traditionally, a foundry is a place where hardened metal castings are made. Last night I walked into the Foundry on First a wad of Play-Doh, and walked out a hardened rock ‘n’ roll concertgoer that my angry inner 19-year-old self would have been proud of. In short, Mexico’s volatile rock-rap…
Deadmau5 September 1, 2011 Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Convention Center is usually home to conferences and expos, but last night one of the massive halls was turned into a giant glowstick-heavy dance party as Canadian producer deadmau5 (“dead mouse”) came to town.It seemed like an odd place to have a…
DJ Kyko keeps it on the level. The Latin DJ holds two residencies at clubs in the Valley. Not that it’s going to his head. His down-to-Earth perspective makes him a man of few words, and maybe that’s a good thing. He’s all action, little talk.We talk beginnings, vintage vinyl…
Keeping Up with the Kardashians may be one of the most vapid, superficial, painfully annoying shows on television right now, but this Sunday night’s new episode on E! actually has one redeeming quality to the vomit-inducing drivel — local “future pop” band Super Stereo will have three songs featured on…
When Cactus Chainsaw’s singer said the band’s list of influences was possibly a higher number than his criminal record charges, I took it with a grain of salt (courtesy of a cheap tequila shot). But within the first 20 seconds of listening to their music, I could hear the band’s…
