Small towns and big boozers go together. If you don’t believe that, then you’ve probably never lived in a small town, where the most exciting thing to do is drink and gossip about how much of a drunkard everyone else in town is. The members of NYC pop-surf-punk band Jesus…
Local indie rock band Tremulants is kicking off their coastal tour in Phoenix next Friday, June 17. The band plans to bring their dreamy, psychedelic songs to several cities this summer, but first, they need gas for front man Marco Holt’s van.It might seem illogical for them to play a…
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 are the top 40 songs with Arizona in the lyrics? What shows will new downtown…
This week’s issue of Phoenix New Times features a profile on local DJ Seduce, a.k.a Miguel Ivery, who has been bringing Afro-Brazilian sounds to the Valley for the past five years. Seduce recently released Brazil:Sambossica 3, a compilation of up-and-coming Brazilian artists he wanted to introduce to the rest of…
Liz IsenbergTrunk SpaceWednesday, June 8, 2011 One of the absolute treats of a stripped down, do-it-yourself show is that a musician cannot hide behind bright lights, over-processed distortion, or the skills of other musicians. One mic. One voice. One presence. Touring artists Liz Isenberg and Vio/Miré, and Phoenix-based artists Courier…
Winter’s Bone- Music from the Film Performed LiveMesa Arts CenterJune 8, 2011Americana is a funny genre. It’s not fair to call every dude or lady in cowboy boots a poser — and, seriously, in 2011 the word poser sounds awfully outdated — but it does seem that the acoustic guitar-wielding…
Leon Botha, who is often associated with Die Antwoord, has passed away from complications with progeria, according to Stereogum.Botha is also known as DJ Solarize. He’s known for being a prominent visual artist in Cape Town, South Africa, as well. He appeared in South African hip-hop duo Die Antwoord’s hit…
Arizona’s resident shock rocker, Alice Cooper, recently shared a very interesting story involving himself, Elvis Presley, Liza Minnelli, porn star Linda Lovelace, and a gun. Cooper told the U.K. paper Daily Mirror that in 1971, he went to visit Presley in his penthouse at a Las Vegas hotel, with Minelli and…
If Matt and Kim had never made it as a musical duo, they probably could’ve found success as therapists. The indie-punk band is sickeningly sweet and happy, putting just as much emphasis on their perma-smiles and interaction with fans as on the music they play. Matt and Kim dance on…
It might be easy for some people to dismiss “Weird Al” Yankovic as an ’80s relic/Dr. Demento rip-off — if it weren’t for the fact that since he started his comedic music career in 1976, he’s sold more than 12 million albums and performed more than a thousand live shows…
You know how powerful Cake is? When you Google the word “cake,” the band’s website is the first search result. That’s serious stuff, a band being able to muscle its way to the top, beating out all the love actual cake earns on the Internet. What’s even more impressive is…
The Meat Puppets are rightly considered legends by just about everyone in Arizona. The band’s records for SST are generally regarded as classics, unique keepsakes from a time when the band’s blend of psychedelic rock, dusty country, and punk rock was inspiring guys like Kurt Cobain, who famously covered a…
The rhythm grabs you by the knees, starts bending them on every second and fourth beat, and before you know it, your head’s bobbing uncontrollably to deep, downbeat surdo drums; the sharp snap of caixa snare drums; and the steady clapping of hands. This is the infectious rhythm of Brazilian…
It isn’t fair to call Mercurius FM a “retro artist,” but there is a definite “old school” tone to his work. His 2007 remix of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” augmented the sexy vibe of the original song with squiggly synths and brisk tempos, and established a steady stream of hype…
Alt-metal, experimental rock, nu-metal, post-grunge — whatever you call the Deftones, it won’t be right. They set the bar for intertwining different styles more than two decades before the trend blew up: the name alone derives from the hip-hop term “def,” and the popular “tones” suffix used by 1950s and…
One of the best moments on The Simpsons was in a 1993 episode in which we learned that Homer, Principal Skinner, Barney, and Apu were in a barbershop quartet called The Be Sharps. The group was so good that they won a Grammy award for best “Barbershop Quartet Album.” At…
THURSDAY 9 Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (various) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3…
Valley metal band Hellen has always been an anomaly. In a genre dominated by men, Hellen founders (and sisters) Mindy and Desiree DuPonte raged as gutturally and viciously as any testosterone-filled metal band. With Desiree on guitar and Mindy on drums, the pair shared vocal duties (brutal grunts and operatic…
Yesterday, in an interview with CBS News’ Shira Lazar, Fiasco labelled President Obama as “the biggest terrorist.” Now, there’s something rather unique about that statement, given Fiasco’s history of rallying against Obama.The kicker? Fiasco was a guest on the show What’s Trending, there to discuss his latest album, Lasers. Last…
Reign of Vengeance vocalist Mashall “Fucking” Beck has never shied away from controversy, but his band’s latest album, Disemboweling Swine, takes things to a whole new level. The album cover, as seen above, depicts Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio being gutted alive by rioting inmates. Lyrical topics range from killing…
According to the Urban Dictionary, “rug burn” is defined as “A rash or red mark on one’s body caused by the friction of one’s skin rubbing on a carpet or rug” and “The razor burn you get after shaving your crotch.” Scottsdale’s latest dance event is also called Rugburn. And…
S.L.F.M.’s upcoming show at the Trunk Space quickly caught my eye. There’s no bad day that a bold top hat and a variety of mustaches can’t fix.S.L.F.M. has been described as “one-woman distorted ukulele blues” from Salt Lake City, Utah.Also performing that night will be Relatives, a harmony trio from…
