We try not to get too homerish around here, but I’ve gotta share this new video produced by Up on the Sun’s senior freelance photographer Luke Holwerda.The video is for a Jacksonville pop-punk band named Fit For Rivals but it was shot here in Phoenix. Aside form being shot here…
The Blaze is, according to our Best of Phoenix issue, the station of choice for those jonesing to hear what’s happening in local music. Here’s the chart documenting what ASU’s Original Alternative played over the past week.1. Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band2. Arctic Monkeys – Humbug3. Grand Archives -…
I just don’t get what the big deal with Shakira is. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the Colombian pop singer is gorgeous, but she sounds like a dying horse when she sings. Seriously. It’s really difficult to sing along to any of her music, which, for some reason, consistently…
[jump] Here is NYMag’s full list, Brooklyn Top 40:40 Light Asylum – “Angel Tongue” 39 Oakley Hall – “All the Way Down” 38 Here We Go Magic – “Fangela” 37 Apache Beat – “Tropics” 36 Bishop Allen – “Click, Click, Click, Click” 35 White Rabbits – “Percussion Gun” 34 Japanther…
Unless you’re pretty young you probably don’t take notice of teen/tween pop sensations liek Taylor swift until they’re, say, trashed talked by Kanye West or appearing on Saturday Night Live.If so, maybe you don’t know who Selena Gomez is. Gomez who was named after the Selena you probably have heard…
Electric Mustache: The “Not So Fun” Story of fun. @ The ClubhouseIdolator: It’s Time (For Me) To Say GoodbyeNME: Animal Collective reveal new EP release date and tracklistingNME: Aerosmith’s Joe Perry: ‘Steven Tyler has quit’Pitchfork: Thom Yorke Takes on Nuclear PowerRolling Stone: Drummer Jerry Fuchs Dies After Elevator Shaft FallSpin:…
Yahoo! is looking for a new voice to it’s iconic YahooooOOOoooOOO and Arizonans seem to be cleaning up. Right now the competition is being won by a girl named Tiffany Jo Allen from “Tuscan” Arizona (which is very near “Tucson”) and a localish guy named Carlo Sanchez from San Tan…
Bishop Allen are a prim pop confectionary who churned out their third proper full-length last March titled “Grrr…” The candy-coated tracks are worth the impending toothaches, placing Bishop Allen, named for the street where the founding members lived, in cahoots with fellow saccharine rockers Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors and, Phoenix’s…
The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it’s evident judging by the band’s sophomore album, Picture Perfect.
Electric Mustache: Download A Free Pixies EPIdolator: Oh Awesome, I Got Twitter-Spammed By 50 CentIdolator: No Doubt Are Not Feeling Hella Good About Their “Band Hero” CameosNME: MIA working on ‘Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective’ albumNME: Strokes’ Julian Casablancas preparing ‘Pink Floyd laser show’ for UK gigsPitchfork: The Latest on…
It’s been 16 years since the Furious Styles Crew first busted onto P-Town’s cultural landscape back in 1993. And in that time span, the premier b-boy/hip-hop dance collective has been popping and locking up a storm. Their dances have become a major draw during First Fridays as well, drawing hundreds…
Unofficially, however, the hunky hipster DJ is kicking things off a whole week early with an under-the-radar members-only grand opening affair later tonight at Sanctum. It’s sure to be quite the fashionable fete, drawing in a select crowd of beautiful types to the gothy Melrose District dance denSo how does…
It was a rollercoaster of emotions at the Rhythm Room last night for the Atlas Sound/ Broadcast show, which was fitting considering the State Fair is on its way out this weekend. While this show, priced at $15, was probably cheaper than the sketchy-ride, deep-fried gorge fest, I couldn’t help but head home…
AKA: DJ Smite Current club night(s): Every first and third Friday I DJ at Rose & Crown in downtown Phoenix. It’s free and you won’t get anything like it anywhere else. Preferred genre(s): All types of heavy Latin funky shit. Afro-Colombian funk, cumbia, salsa dura, psych, funk, soul, disco, post-punk,…
Here at Up on the Sun, we’re constantly shaking our fists in frustration watching band after band head to Tucson and pass us by. Last night, we rebelled. If Tucson’s going to take our bands, we’re going to take Tucson! At least that was the sentiment running through my head…
Doug Bale does some cool stuff. The singer-songwriter (here billing his title above his name) not only has a great mid-fi sound that sorta reminds me of Matthew Sweet (check out his stuff below), he’s got a cool web site and some super cool art work. It all works together…
Rasslin’ fans from around the Valley and across the nation are gonna descend on the Westgate City Center en masse tomorrow afternoon, as the Glendale shopping/nightlife Mecca is throwing an Andre the Giant-sized outdoor party that’s gonna be attended by a few superstars from World Wrestling Entertainment. The M.O. for…
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Being a live music fan today can get pretty pricey, so thankfully local rock band Captain Squeegee is hooking fans up with discounted tickets to their Friday, November 13 show in support of Denver, Colo. band Flobots.The show’s packed full of performers–each group has seven members–and the band’s complement…
If you’re a fan of progressive rock band A Life of Science, get ready to experience the band in comic book form as the band releases ‘The Apneist,’ a comic that supplements their debut album of the same name.
