Kid Rock and Sheryl CrowAshley Furniture HomeStore PavilionFriday, August 5On paper, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow come off like a study in contrasts, some sort of “beauty and the beast” proposition. Crow has always been easy to like — or at least hard to actively dislike. Her ’90s hits “If…
Growing up, my grandma had a room in her house dedicated to Elvis Presley. We called it “the Elvis Room,” and I remember not being allowed to touch anything on display, and boy, there was plenty I wasn’t allowed to touch: posters, dolls, records, and commemorative plates. Coinciding with both…
Local rock band Every Dying Day is convinced their current line-up is their best ever. Why? Their new drummer, Wes Sanders, is endorsed by Soultone Cymbals, and you don’t just get an endorsement for throwing around your sticks blindly.See if he and the rest of the band has the right…
Okay, so I know that it’s John Prine headlining the show, and I really like John Prine, but holy crap, I never expected to get to see Loudon Wainwright III here in Phoenix. The two are scheduled to perform Saturday, November 19, at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets go on sale Monday…
Eddie MatneyThe chef of Eddie’s House is featuring an $11 summer menu that runs through Labor Day, along with Lobster Fest with $23 lobsters every Friday and Saturday this summer.When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 94.5-FM. I…
Don’t miss indie pop band NEBA throw it down tonight at the Yucca Tap Room. Flamingo and DJ Adrian Flanagan will take the stage as well. Unfortunately, the word on the street is that Andrew Duncan Brown had to cancel…sad trombone noises.The show is going down 9 p.m. In good…
Last night was definitely one to remember, but as much as we wanted to stay in Eugene, we had to move on to the next show. Traveling ahead unded up being a very good decision as Tacoma rocked all our socks off. So, after a little afternoon breakfast with Nic…
Thank god they decided to share their music with the masses. Their take on indie pop vacillates between nostalgia-filled and just plain dark and creepy — in plenty a good way…
Ari Herstand puts a new twist on the singer songwriter aesthetic by playing keyboard, guitar, singing, and beatboxing all at once. He makes all sorts of interesting videos chronicling his songwriting, teaching fans how to play his music, and performing covers of his favorite artists. Herstand is scheduled to perform…
As if the reign of Ticketmaster didn’t already suck badly enough, now you can get overcharged in a new convenient neighborhood location. You know, because buying tickets from your home computer wasn’t convenient enough. That’s right, Walmart and Ticketmaster are teaming up to bring you more locations where you can…
, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ will be streaming a live performance of their entire upcoming album I’m With You, according to Consequence of Sound.The live concert will be screened across the country for two days only at 8 p.m. on August 30 and September 1, the first of which is…
Do you remember a couple months back, when I wrote about the Central Christian Church screening of Absent, the documentary by Justin Hunt about absent fathers featuring James Hetfield of Metallica? Yeah, me too. This year has flown by. I feel like I wrote that yesterday, but that was freaking…
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 the scoop on Stateside Present’s new venue, Crescent Ballroom? * What can Phoenicians expect…
Summer vacation is a wonderful thing, but once you reach the end of the internet, the prospect of going back to school starts to look good. Fall semester may be right around the corner, but there’s still plenty of time to watch reruns and unlock all those stubborn Xbox achievements…
Yesterday, Pitchfork did an interview with experimental musician John Maus as part of their Guest List series. Most of the interview was typical stuff from the column, with Maus riffing on his love of South Park, Odd Future, Panda Bear, and Ariel Pink. Things took a weird turn, however, when…
White Fence The Rhythm Room Wednesday, August 3 Sometimes a band blows you away out of nowhere. White Fence is one of those bands.The group fucking ruled. But let’s backtrack a bit. The night kicked off with local veteran, Matthew Reveles’ new outfit, Cowboy The Indian hitting the stage at…
Out of Reverie finally played a show today. After days of inactivity, the guys killed it at a house show in Eugene. The promoter for the Eugene Underground show up-and-disappeared and a friend stepped in to give us a place to play. We woke up at Jake’s family farm in…
Katy PerryAugust 3, 2010 Comerica Theatre Katy Perry’s latest concert is called the California Dreams tour, and by the diverse sights and sounds at her sold-out show last night at Comerica Theatre, the tour does seem like the wildest, sweetest, most colorful dream Perry could have concocted.Everything was straight out…
In anticipation of the album, Palomo has made the track “Polish Girl” available via iTunes, joining the already available track “Fallout” as early tastes of what’s to come for Era Extraña…
Katy Perry is on her way to matching Michael Jackson’s singles record, according to NME.It looks like Katy Perry will hit the number one spot on the Billboard charts for the fifth time this album with her single “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” If it actually takes the top spot, she…
It’s nearly impossible not to yawn at the mere mention of the term “singer-songwriter.” You’ve heard it before — some Lisa Loeb or Elliott Smith clone crooning about a botched relationship over the sounds of a barista cranking out another chai latte. Singer-songwriter Ari Herstand has worked hard to distance…
Someone should really make a movie about the saga of The Wailers. This band — founded by reggae legends Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer in 1963 — is the seminal reggae band, and its various members have influenced every style of reggae imaginable, from roots to rocksteady to…
