Considering how (ahem) totally awesome the Mars Volta show at Dodge Theatre was last year, I’m very surprised anyone in Phoenix would shell out $40 to see them, but you’ll have the chance to Saturday September 5, as the band comes back to the Dodge. They do have a Grammy…
By Mike R. Meyer and Martin CizmarWhen it comes to divisive ’90s alt-rockers, we at Up On The Sun like to hedge our bets. So, as we did for the Beck and Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction shows, we dispatched two music critics to Tuesday night’s Tool concert at Phoenix’s US Airways Center…
Despite my advice to stop moshing to peddle steel, it seems ex-hardcore kids are continuing their infiltration roots music. In fact, the Revival tour with Chuck Regan (Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (At The Drive-In, Sparta) and Joey Cape (Lagwagon) will be coming back around this year, stopping at The…
Local indie-rock outfit Roveen have hit a rough patch or so it seems from the writing on the wall, quite literally actually, their MySpace page. The transmission on their van, which they use for touring, died on their way to a recent show in San Diego.”Our van is done for and we…
Although they’ve been on the quiet side the last few months, local favorites Source Victoria are back with two shows in the next two months. First up, the guys will play Phoenix’s The Rhythm Room Wednesday, July 22 for an all-ages show with LA indie-rock act JP Inc. (formerly Pleaseausaur) and…
Portland — by way of Alaska — indie rockers/genre-mashers Portugal. The Man release their fury of an album The Satanic Satanist today, and the effort is one of polish and whimsy. The band’s sound jumps from indie rock to folk to blues with a little taste of soul. However odd it…
There are “bars in Scottsdale,” and then there’s Pranksters Too, the younger, yet significantly more sizable brother of Prankster’s in Tempe. With its spacious rooms (we counted four) plus a giant patio, Pranksters Too draws a crowd that includes everyone from middle-aged truck drivers to sorority girls to skateboarders. Of…
As you might have picked up from my column last week, I think Wavves is one of the most interesting bands out at the moment. So I was pretty excited to read they’ve got a new song out, even if:a) They’re still canceling shows due to Nathan Williams broken wrist.b)…
Tonight is a home-coming show of sorts for Tool, whose frontman Maynard James Keenan graced our cover a few months back because of his ambitious wine-making operation near Sedona. We’ll have a review for you tomorrow morning.Some other things to read before the show:Our somewhat controversial advance from last Thursday’s…
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We’re deep into the dog days of summer, the college kids are all away on vacay, and nightlife-related business has slowed to a trickle. Sounds like the perfect time for local club owners to shut down for a few weeks and update their digs with a fresh new look, which…
As much as we wish it wasn’t true, there’s not a whole lot happening around these here parts. At least not as much as is happening in parts very North of The Valley. This weekend our brothers and sisters in the Village Voice Media family covered the hell out of…
Some bad news: That super-cool show featuring The Jim Rose Circus and Jake “The Snake” Roberts at The Clubhouse in Tempe on September 2 has been canceled. The promoter, Stateside Presents, says:Unfortunately, Jim Rose received an injury last weekend and will have to rest up a bit before continuing his…
ASU Cronkite Journalism School Mourns the Death of Its Namesake Walter Cronkite, famous CBS anchorman known as “the most trusted man in America,” and long-time mentor to Arizona State University School of Journalism students, died today at his New York home. He was 92…full story Rockstar Mayhem Tour: Slayer Plays…
So Much Silence: Alvin Band: Temple Pressure (video, mp3) Idolator: Highlights from various Jordin Sparks reviews NME: LCD Soundsystem set for new release of ’45:33′ Idolator: Will Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” Ever See The Light Of Day? Rolling Stone: Pearl Jam’s New “Backspacer” Single “The Fixer” Hits Radio NME: Jay-Z: ‘the…
In my newest edition of “Holy Crap I Can’t Believe They Are Playing in Phoenix,” British wunderkind and pop genius Mica Levi will bring her fantastic pop music to The Valley this September. Levi, who with bandmates Marc Pell and Raisa Khan make up Micachu & The Shapes, has produced…
Vancouver indie rock buzz band Mother Mother, who have been touring the festival circuit this summer, will bring their beautifully-crafted pop-rock melodies and vocal harmonies to the intimate Rogue Bar Friday, Aug. 21. Gospel Claws are set to open the 21-and-older show. Doors are at 8 p.m. and cover is…
Perhaps the cruelest irony of a typical American adolescence is the way it tends to make the young feel especially alienated from other young people. Sure, you’re all in the sample zit-faced flag flyin’ boat of awkward misery, but who can see that at the time? To an extent it’s…
Twitter is not bound by wannabe celebs, pop-princesses and Mr. Hipster TightJeans. Tweets about yesterday’s Mayhem Festival at Cricket Pavillion lit up the board. Here are just a few. Also check out our review here. @alexandrahayes1: + Marilyn Manson + Slayer + KUPD = MAYHEM FEST today!!!!!! @XLivexLovexDieX: I look and feel horrible after…
Two stages, 13 bands, more than nine hours of music, and yet the Rockstar Mayhem Festival could easily be summed up in one word: SLAYER! Unfortunately, New Times doesn’t pay me for one-word reviews, and to be honest, a handful of other bands on the bill definitely made an impression…
Still got that MiniDisc player in a drawer somewhere? Now’s your chance to see what if it’s art, as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (best known by it’s delightful acronym SMoCA) is holding a second call for entries in its future exhibition, Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music and Everyday…
As you read this, DJ Fashen is getting ready to drop some high-energy dance cuts for club kids in our nation’s capital. Then he’ll spend the next few weeks bouncing around North America like some bald-headed pinball, flying between Boston, San Diego, Alberta, and even down to Florida. But somewhere…
