The 11th Annual Gathering of the Jugglos is right around the corner. Don’t know what that is? Well, consider yourself lucky. Actually, let me ruin it for you. Watch this. OK, now that you have descended into the mouth of madness with me let’s move on.If there is one thing…
Sometimes going for the literal makes for one of the coolest fliers. And when that means showing off a picture of what appears to be an exploding birthday cake, the result is even cooler.So is the case with this poster for indie rockers Bomb the Music Industry and pop band…
Looks like the vacant spot formerly occupied by The Library Bar & Grill ain’t gonna be vacant for much longer. Las Vegas-based sports bar Blondie’s is planning opening its second location at the downtown Tempe property, which is situated at Fifth Street and Mill Avenue beneath Hooters and dance club…
“The largest psychobilly festival in Arizona!” crows the ad for this 14-band marathon of fetish-cinema-infused, double-bass-pounding hillbilly punk. That the Southwest Psycho-Fest is quite possibly the only psychobilly festival in Arizona is beside the point — if you want to witness the rockabilly essence of the Stray Cats gangbanged by…
THURSDAY 5 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Afterlife: Filthy Thursdays with DJ Hazardous, Silent J, Casanova, Corruption, Marc Elliot, Cris Castro, & more (dubstep, electro, breakbeats, drum ‘n’ bass, underground hip-hop) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88:…
It’s a quiet Friday afternoon at Carly’s Bistro, and the members of Phoenix indie-rock act Snake! Snake! Snakes! shuffle in one by one. First comes guitarist/vocalist Jon Messenger, followed by bassist Chris Sanchez and, finally, drummer David Cooper, who slides down into his chair with uncalculated ease. The group announces…
A couple of signs you’ve made it big as a DJ: Not only is a major venue in town willing to supply you with serious bank to provide fresh beats, but it’s also plastered a big effin’ picture of your face on the wall. Such is the case with Sean…
With a name like Overcome, it’s gotta be one of two things: A Christian metalcore band or the latest in pharmaceutical “male enhancement.” (Rejected ad pitch: “Wanna put the zing back in your marriage? Overcome.”) Formed in the mid-’90s, the Overcome boys were the first musicians signed by Facedown Records,…
Though they’re self-described as an “indie/soul/rock” band, Brian’s Escape packs a little more heat than those blasé labels might suggest. Loud, heavy, and in yo’ face, they’re better described as power pop with a hint of screamo. Having formed as Breaking the Silence in 2005, the sextet is now releasing…
It’s been three years since the (mostly) annual Ozzfest tour descended on the Valley. That’s hard to believe, especially considering that Phoenix was the site of the first Ozzfest, way back in 1996. True, the 2008 Ozzfest was confined to a single show in Frisco, Texas, and the tour went…
So, Mark Matos is on tour somewhere in the Midwest, gets real far out on an LSD bender, decides to quit his buzz band Campo Bravo, and move away from the “tweaker dens” of Tucson, where they’ve been steadily gaining attention for years. Returning to the Bay Area where he…
You might not think that a guy who writes songs called “Yank Me, Crank Me” and “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang” would lead you to soul-searching, but when Ted Nugent called me a prick, that’s exactly what happened. Now, the Nuge wasn’t ripping on people like me or on a group…
In the post-Summer of Love late ’60s — smack-dab in the middle of the Vietnam War protests, draft-card bonfires, and the Chicago Democratic convention melees — Merle Haggard dropped a couple of jingoistic little H-bombs titled “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin’ Side of Me,” which told the hippies burning their…
Rolling Stone gives a nice little recap of the first interview Lil Wayne’s done since he’s been in prison.Weezy called in to Funkmaster Flex’s radio show from the New York penitentiary, and is apparently already planning post-release collaborations. Wayne said, “I’ve been saying to myself that I really wanna do…
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. Who are the most worthlessly obscure artists boycotting AZ over SB 1070? What are the five…
Ever wanted to learn a ton of shit about the music biz without going to Brooklyn to get P. Diddy a cookie or riding in a van with Ian MacKaye as he talks about not eating animals or drinking beer? Mesa Community College has you covered.MCC has been beefing up…
KWSS 106.7, “Arizona’s Alternative Radio,” hosts Adam Carolla this Friday. The former Man Show co-host, Crank Yanker and Loveliner will chat with Morning Infidelity host Beef Vegan before his run of weekend dates at Tempe Improv.Check out a podcast from last time Carolla was on TMI here — including a…
No doubt about it, Amsterdam is the most poppin’ place to be downtown on a Friday night. The music is loud, the drinks are strong and crowd is wild and crazy, but also super friendly and welcoming. Check out the scene last Friday in our slideshow…
Song: MF Doom, “My Favorite Ladies” Context: This video from The Onion. Hit play and open this link in a new window to get the effect. MF DOOM – MY FAVORITE LADIES (JIMMY WHOO RMX)…
In honor of their headlining gig at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre this Saturday, August 7, Phoenix metal band (Sic)Monic is throwing a party tonight, and you and whoever else happens to be shopping at Paradise Valley Mall is invited.The band plays a rare acoustic set at Hot Topic and hosts a…
Sometimes a new video comes along and hogs all the internet headlines for a week — sometimes even two may share the limelight. Not this week. No sir, this week there are three — three — magical new music videos for your skewed viewing pleasure.Violent JJ, the son of Insane…
Everyone likes Daft Punk (or at least claims to). At this point it’s considered socially unacceptable not to at least “respect” the duo’s music as being “influential” (this response was originally created by people who don’t like the Beatles but don’t want to argue about it for the next hour)…
