By No Age standards, last night’s 45-minute show at Modified Arts was an epic. After all, the the Los Angeles-based noise-pop band’s last album, the critically-beloved Nouns, clocks in at only 28:17. Though it normally feels a little short for a headliner, even at a small club, 45 minutes was…
Now that Coachella, Sasquatch, and Bonnaroo have all confirmed their acts for their respective music festivals, we are left to ponder only about the lineup of August’s Lollapalooza Festival at Chicago’s Grant Park. The Chicago Tribune’s music blog recently leaked who is expected to headline this year’s 3-day affair. It…
Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil’s alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn’t uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner — a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face — on his debut…
Coming from a long line of neurotic Jews and, on occasion, being one myself, I give mad props to anyone who can figure out a way to make a living out of doing what comes naturally to people who grow up with the guilt of the world on their shoulders…
It’s been a few years since we snapped shots of the jolly drunkards at Casey Moore’s. We all know what Casey Moore’s is like on a Friday or Saturday. And, with our drinking habits, we happen to know what it’s like there every other day of the week. Sunday night…
Did BANNED in Tempe get, er…banned in Tempe? Not quite. DJ Johnny Volume has decided to relocate his long-running weekly punk rock night on Wednesdays from its original home at Stray Cat Bar & Grill in Tempe to Jugheads in Phoenix starting with next week edition on March 19. DJ Mark…
-moody Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails will supposedly be making their final appearance in the Valley for the foreseeable future on Friday, May 15, at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. I say “supposedly” because of the following: A). The date hasn’t been confirmed by the venue or its management (but has been…
In news that should come as hardly shocking, Amy Winehouse has officially been dropped from her Saturday slot of this year’s Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival lineup. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind when she ditches out on a concert is “what drug is it this…
The Format’s breakup left a huge hole in the local music scene last year. Just when the duo seemed poised to put Phoenix on the map when they split up, but hopefully Nate Ruess’s New York-based band Fun can alleviate some of that pain. They’ve booked a Valley show with…
All week we’ve been sharing personal essays about Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity, online and in print. Sadly, I don’t have a Clarity story because I wasn’t in to the Mesa emo/pop act until my college paper got an advance copy of Bleed American, the follow-up to Clarity, in July 2001…
“Clarity is an album that I have repeatedly gone back to over the years. It is still fresh and that shows as so many of today’s bands are heavily influenced and inspired by this album. Because of that, it’s finally getting it’s due credit! 16-year-old kids will continue to re-discover…
Dear readers, we here at Up on the Sun love you all and think you are all beautiful people. So believe us when we tell you that this heads-up about The Biggest Loser auditions being in the Valley this weekend has nothing to do with our personal feelings toward you…
The Alternative Press magazine cover featuring Tempe pretty boy “indie” rockers The Maine is now on stands. Looking good, fellas. The story, by the way, is here. Our you can check out our feature from last month…
So if you picked up this week’s New Times you may have seen my column “10 Emo Songs That Don’t Suck.” Because I love the interweb soooo much I’ve prepared a special web version with the videos for nine songs on the list — sadly, no video is available for…
The indie blogs and main stream ones are loving the story today that Miley Cyrus told to morning zoo radio hosts Johnjay and Rich about her being insulted by Radiohead at the Grammys. The Teen Queen wanted to meet the band in private backstage. Turns out her manager was told…
“Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity holds a special place in my heart as I’m sure it does with the countless other kids who bought it in 1999 of which it became the soundtrack to all of their high school break-ups and inadequacies. It wasn’t just kid stuff though because I found…
I’ve been in my fair share of mosh pits, but I’m pretty thankful that I wasn’t in any of the three or four that raged on all through Slipknot’s show at Jobing.com Arena on Thursday night. Swirling like tornadoes full of teen angst and shirtless fat dudes, the pits dominated…
For those of you who have been keeping tabs on the Arizona Brewer’s Guild recent run of beer festivals, you know, full well, that the 21st Annual Great Arizona Beer Festival is this Saturday and Sunday at Tempe Beach Park from 2-6 PM. Hoping to piggyback on the success of…
[jump] THURSDAY, MARCH 5: Asylum Street Spankers[folk/jazz/roots/world]8 p.m., $14 (visit www.rhythmroom.com)Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842. Margarita Escarpa[Latin/Spanish guitar]7:30 p.m., $7-$18 (visit music.asu.edu)Katzin Concert Hall, 40 E. Gammage Pkwy. (ASU School of Music Building), Tempe, 480-965-3371. Dominick Farinacci[jazz]8:30 & 10 p.m., $10 (visit www.voceristoranteandlounge.com)Voce Ristorante & Lounge,…
So we know who from Arizona is officially showcasing, and we know who’s part of the Unofficial Official Arizona showcase, I Heart AZ, which New Times is co-sponsoring, but it seems like every day I’m hearing rumblings about other local bands headed to Austin in two weeks… like when I…
We’ve certainly had plenty of posters with fancier design than this named Flier of the Week, but this week’s selection wins sheerly for readability and forthright presentation. Want to know when The Love Me Nots are gonna go on? It’s right there! Hell, there’s even a phone number! What better…
“The truth is, I probably don’t know Jimmy Eat World’s emerald lionized gem, Clarity like the rest of them out there. However, I must impart that the fact that it resonates with everyone from hard rock gurus to the disjunctive hipster DJ and Dance crowd is certainly characteristic of something…
