Lindsay Lohan may not be able to take an iPod with her when she starts her 90-day jail sentence, but that doesn’t mean she can’t use the experience to get inspired for a new album. Lohan, who released only two albums, in 2004 and 2005, could really use a career…
Artist: Ty SegallTitle: MeltedRelease date: May 25Label: GonerOne of most reliable indie record labels going is the Memphis label Goner, which has putting out lo-fi garage and punk rock for well over a decade now. Most of the acts still are strictly underground, so Goner may be best known for…
Ever wonder why Kings of Leon have such a massive following, even though critics love to hate them? This week’s music feature offers up a few explanations on the love/hate phenomenon. Valley favorites Kinch have been keeping busy, writing personalized songs and touring the country. Could they be the next…
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 does Andrew W.K. think makes a great party? Why did Music Editor Martin Cizmar let…
While some Phoenicians have been long-time fans of New Jersey indie rock band Steel Train because they discovered the group on their own, many know the group’s studly singer Jack Antonoff for his work with former Valley musician Nate Ruess, who has since moved to New York and formed the…
This flier is not exactly the most uplifting image to look at before going to a rock show. A man is getting his flesh burned off in what appears to be a very toxic substance, revealing nothing but bones under the liquid. Perhaps the poster’s a warning to people, that…
Trap just released his second mixtape, I Never Sleep, last Friday, but the Phoenix rapper/producer shows no signs of slowing down. Trap says he still has several other upcoming projects in the works, including a highly anticipated collaboration with Hannibal Leq and Lo called Monstaz Ink. For now, though, local…
Elizabeth Quintanilla (a.k.a. DJ Alkemé) prefers her jams to be sexy and slow. We’re talking seductive joints like Sade’s “The Moon and the Sky,” John Legend’s “No Other Love,” or even Estelle’s “Come Over.” The kind of torrid tracks that provide a sultry slow burn and are sure to heat…
If Kinch doesn’t become the next Phoenix band to earn national acclaim, it won’t be for lack of effort. The guys have been spending plenty of time on the road recently, and drummer Jake Malone confirms that the band members have essentially committed themselves to music full time. “I quit…
Guitar Shorty is in his 70s, yet the bluesman can still rock a mean blues guitar better than most youngsters. Shorty has been in the music industry for five decades, breaking into the business as a fixture in Ray Charles’ band after working as an auto mechanic. He’s also worked…
THURSDAY 8 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Afterlife: Filthy Thursdays with Hazardous, Silent J, & guests (dubstyle, breakbeats, drum ‘n’ bass, underground hip-hop) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bikini Lounge:…
Not so long ago, Kings of Leon and Built to Spill inhabited the same college radio territory, with Kings of Leon the plucky up-and-comers and Built to Spill the wily veterans. We all know what happened next — the youngsters got haircuts and became international megastars, and the senior band…
Kepi Ghoulie’s bottomless servings of sugary sweet musical candy make him the ultimate pop-punk confectioner. Though he hails from Sacramento, California — hours north of pop-punk’s ground zero — he shares a kinship with such SoCal progenitors as Descendents, Redd Kross, and The Vandals. He got his start in the…
A decade after O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the word “Americana” is about as specific as “beer.” Portland combo The Beautiful Train Wrecks take advantage of the loose boundaries, working from lonesome pedal steel and loping trad-country twang to heartland roots rock with a pop sensibility reminiscent of Counting Crows…
How do you know when a band crosses over into pop-rock mega-stardom? How about when it plays its second big show in 14 months in any given town. Sure, indie bands will play the Valley two or three times, flogging the same disc because they desperately need the money. But…
Why does the lady in the tan cargo shorts have a sad look on her face? Probably because this was the weekend that Lilith Fair was supposed to come to Cricket Wireless Pavilion but didn’t. Why? Anemic ticket sales. Unless you harbor some kind of SB 1070-backlash conspiracy theory —…
Artist: Pierce the VeilTitle: Selfish MachinesRelease date: June 22Label: Equal VisionThe second half of 2010 starts on off a rather sour note — or about 45 minutes’ worth of sour notes, courtesy of Pierce the Veil.Here’s pretty much all you need to know about this San Diego band, which bills…
The dance music hits will once again be pumping inside the sparkling red interior of Cherry Lounge & Pit, as the Tempe nightclub is scheduled to re-open tonight after enduring a two-week closure. The Mill Avenue danceteria, which closed down temporarily on June 23, will once again be open for…
There was a huge slate of show announcements from Stateside Presents today, including a Halloween night show by of Montreal (pictured above) at The Rialto in Tucson.The Walkmen drop by The Clubhouse on September 17, while Ratatat comes to The Venue of Scottsdale on September 25 and Dungen drops by…
How do you make a metalhead swoon? Play him the new video for “Shadows Fed to Tyrants” by Phoenix grindcore band Landmine Marathon. If you read my feature on the band last year, you probably didn’t have to read between too many lines to figure out that I have a…
An electrical fire gutted the Blooze Bar burned last week, leaving the NoPho venue out of commission for some time.As we told you yesterday, some of the joint’s regulars are pitching in to raise funds for the folks left jobless by the inferno. First, Whiskey Six is hosting a benefit…
