a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong immediately looked a little silly strutting on stage at U.S. Airways Center as the piano-driven opening of “21st Century Breakdown,” the title track to his band’s latest record,…
By Adriane Goetz”We’re not just a band…we’re a social club!”Boots Riley repeated this phrase several times throughout Street Sweeper Social Club’s performance on Thursday night, and while the largely high school aged crowd didn’t seem to grasp the finer points of the political message, it didn’t stop them from cheering…
Suns Dancers Auditions With Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts So you think you can dance (for the Phoenix Suns, that is)? About 200 women from around the Valley thought so when they showed up at the US Airways Center in Phoenix on Saturday morning to audition for the 2009-2010 Suns Dancers…
Though it’s certainly arguable that society needed a self-appointed Director of Jingoistic Activities to rally around eight years ago — and that Toby, though a nominal “Democrat,” filled that role pretty well — his focus on patriotism in the years since has put his real talent in the back of the extended…
Doggass Productions August 28th Promotional Video from Ted Organ on Vimeo.Darkness Dear Boy’s Ted Organ and the guys over at Doggass Productions have put together a fun little video to promote their August 28 edition of the monthly “Best Fucking Live Show,” at Last Exit in Tempe. As always, the show…
In other Meat Puppets news, check out:This feature from Rolling Stone which hails their latest record as their best since Too High To Die, which came out in 1994.This Behind The Music style story on ABC Amplified.Their Daytrotter Session here…
Adult Swim: William Reed’s Birthday Pool-Side at the Wyndham Local DJ William Reed turned 32 this weekend and he did it with style. Sure, there was a cake, but there was also wicked DJ sessions, plenty of hot bods and pool-side dancing. Happy Birthday to you…see photos First Friday: August…
Solstice Saturdays at Bar Smith Some people (usually the ones who complain all the time and are absolutely zero fun to hang out with) are always trying to say there’s no nightlife in Downtown Phoenix. After cruising down to 2nd Avenue and Washington over the weekend to check out Bar…
[jump] He’s been compared to all three Hank Williamses, even recording a live duet of his song “Juke Joint Jumpin'” with Hank Williams The Third: Juke Joint Jumpin’ – Wayne Han… According to his website, Wayne Hancock is a walking musical contradiction: “Steeped in traditional but never ‘retro’; bare bones…
icture this: teen girls in too much makeup channeling new wave goddesses with their overbearing, nacho-chowing mothers, wrinkled women in low-cut, studded halters exhibiting chests long past their perky prime, and grooving chicks with hair too long and pants too high. All once- or to-be punks, plus their counterparts. Ladies…
By Stefan Shepherd Assumed similarities between last night’s Wiggles show at the Dodge Theatre and the Aerosmith show at Cricket Pavilion: – Overpriced parking – Coverage of the greatest hits – Fans that knew the words to every song Assumed differences: – Hair length (advantage: Aerosmith) – Audience age (even…
A funny thing has happened to the recording industry lately. Video games have begun to influence to music sales. Don’t believe me? Consider that the re-release of the entire Beatle Catalogue is scheduled for the exact same day as the release of The Beatles Rock Band, a music simulation game…
The Big Event: Electronic Music at Firebird International Raceway Electronic Dance Music enthusiasts came out in droves wearing beads and often little else as they hit the dance floor at Firebird International Raceway for The Big Event on July 25, 2009. DJs in attendance included DJ Dan, Wolfgang Gartner, AK1200,…
It was quite a shock stepping into Cream Stereo Lounge in Scottsdale last night, and not because there weren’t any VIP hostesses pestering me about getting bottle service. Truth be told, there was a decidedly un-Scottsdale aura flowing through the joint as Joe DiPadova brought his popular “ONE” dance night…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“Huh? The Toadies are back together?” was pretty much my reaction last week, when I heard a radio ad for Wednesday’s show at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. Clearly, I’d been out of the loop, since Todd Lewis had reconstituted his Dallas-Fort Worth band — known nationally for 1994’s Rubberneck and…
The last time I was at Celebrity Theatre, I saw country legend Loretta Lynn do most of her set by request, politely declining to sing the songs with lyrics she was fuzzy on. George “No Show” Jones, one of a handful of living musicians who can claim a place near…
The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin made the perfect touring partners when their show stopped into the Dodge Theatre Tuesday. Both bands produce piano-driven melodies and songs that can get haunt your head for days. Both tend to attract a late teen to twentysomething crowd of starry-eyed girls as well as…
If you thought skinhead punk was a fringe phenomenon occurring only in clannish groups like the one depicted in American History X, think again. Chicago punk act Rise Against appeared to send a clear message that they’re outraged with the Obama administration at Mesa Amphitheatre last night, offering a bitter…
