Every Monday morning Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each Thursday…
Anyone who can put up with Axl Rose’s antics as long as Slash did is one hell of a guy in our eyes.In all seriousness, if you think you’ve seen performances by some good guitarists but you’ve never seen Slash live, you’ll soon be able to change that, and you’ll…
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“People think it’s all Southern rock or sludge/doom,” says Royal Thunder vocalist/bassist Mlny Parsonz (Mel Parsons) the band’s hometown, Atlanta, Georgia. According to the husky voiced singer, things are more varied than outsiders see: “I don’t think any genre encompasses everything. Everybody’s so different here, for sure. It’s just what…
The news waits for no one — at least that’s what we read somewhere — so it’s perfectly understandable that our you the reader might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some…
Scottsdale dance club Pussycat Lounge has apparently used up the last of its nine lives. The notorious Old Town nightspot – the hedonistic den infamous for its mix of drinking, decadence, and superstar DJs – will close tonight after serving the stylish and the skinny for the better part of…
The Men and Lower Dens Sail Inn Thursday, June 28 See also: ‘Open Your Heart’ to The Men In a two-for-one deal that worked out swimmingly, the combined bills of Lower Dens and The Men converged at Sail Inn for a two-stage show that felt like a mini-festival…
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Vans Warped Tour Camelback Ranch Baseball Stadium Thursday, June 28 See also: Valley Bands Sweat it Out on Warped Tour Stages See also: Warped Tour 2012 at Camelback Ranch Stadium full slideshow See also: Vans Warped Tour 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Auto-Tuned See also: Crowdsourced: Fans Beat…
Jonathan Richman Crescent Ballroom Thursday, June 28 See also: Jonathan Richman Doesn’t Care for “Masculine Arrogance” See also: Our full Jonathan Richman at Crescent Ballroom slideshow. It’s hard to know exactly what to say about about Jonathan Richman’s performance at Crescent Ballroom last night. Not because things weren’t memorable (they…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The pop-infested dance craze of the ’80s was so contagious that even staunch blues-rocker Mick Jagger tried jumping on the groove train. In 1985, he departed from his band’s rock…
Jen Deveroux The local party promoter invites you to Sharks and Minnows Saturday, June 30, at the Phoenix Place Hotel and Suites at 2 p.m. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I don’t listen to the radio. What’s the…
Curious what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
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Scott Lucas, Black Carl, Saddles Rhythm Room Wednesday, June 27, 2012 By Michael Cryer See also: Scott Lucas and the Married Men: Local H Frontman Stretches Out With Heavy Americana Somehow the stage shrunk last night at the Rhythm Room. Or at least it felt like it. Scott Lucas and…
After reading Lenni Rosenblum’s blog about Dave Matthews Band, I considered calling this “Fuck you, I Love The Spice Girls,” but the thing is, I don’t think I’m alone here. The Spice Girls got their share of critical jabs, I’m sure, for for a certain generation of girls (yeah, mostly…
White Horse Yucca Tap Room Wednesday, June 27, 2012 I feel I should mention this is the first show I’ve ever worn earplugs to. Why? Because as three of my friends can demonstrate, the dangers of tinnitus are very real, you guys! Also, because nothing would help me from being…
Dave Matthews Band announced yesterday that they’ll be dropping their new album, Away From the World, on September 11. Their highly anticipated follow-up to Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King will feature 11 new tracks.People aren’t shy about hating on DMB, but the band’s music isn’t just for frat boys…
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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. How did Against Me!’s first Arizona performance fronted by Laura Jean Grace go over? What should…
Thursday 28 Afterlife: Throwback Thursdays (electronica, dance) Azucar Cuban Lounge: Latin Night with DJ Los & DJ Yoshi (cumbia, reggaeton, bachata, rock en Español, old school, funk) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays with with DJ Phlava, MC Wolf Starr, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, R&B, reggae) Capitol…
The Men have never disguised their appreciation for what’s come before. The Brooklyn band’s 2011 effort, Leave Home, for instance, includes references, nods to, and swipes of some of rock ‘n’ roll’s more revered acts. But it’s always playful and cheeky — a borrowed song title or album name here,…
