Expectations are high for Crescent Ballroom’s October opening, both from the local music scene in general and, admittedly, on our end. Pressure must be mounting for the crew at the venue and Stateside Presents. They’re undertaking a huge project, hosting live music nearly every single night. It’s ambitious, and probably really,…
As a way to pay homage to people like Erika, this week we’re bringing you Obsessive The Maine Disorder.More on what’s awesome about this week’s Tumblr of the Week after the jump…..
It’s tough to argue with DJ Evil One that the life of a DJ is all about degenerative shenanigans, despite his chosen moniker. The globetrotting turntablist has seen his share of the wild life on the road, but secretly wishes hopes for something a little more laid back, like s’mores…
Brenna (Sakas) HeaterThe Miss Arizona USA 2006, actress and model invites you to her husband Nate Heater’s band Seconds to Breathe’s sophomore album Bringers of Light CD release party on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Martini Ranch in Old Town Scottsdale. When you put your key in the ignition and turn…
The members of Slightly Stoopid have been making music together for more than a decade. Slightly Stoopid’s sound is varied. Its six members wield an array of instruments including congas, harp, trumpet, keyboard and saxophone. They’ve toured with such legends as the Dave Matthews Band, Sublime (Bradley Nowell helped bring…
If you pick up a copy of this week’s Phoenix New Times, be sure to check out this week’s music feature on local hip-hop-infused pop band, The New F-O’s. The guys have been making quite a name for themselves both in the Southwest club scene, as well as nationally with…
In this week’s issue Nicki Escudero brings you the story of The New F-O’s, who are taking the Old Town Scottsdale scene by storm with dance-friendly hip-pop. In our Shrapnel section Mike Escoto pontificates on the Bon Iver/Fleet Foxes gig (which may well be the Superbowl of indie concerts), and…
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at over the past week. Here are links to those posts. •What’s up with Manu Chao’s Alto Arizona benefit concert? •Where are gigs scheduled for the now closed Canyon Club being…
But that old dog has got some new tricks, too. Simon is hitting the road to support his latest album, So Beautiful Or So What. And believe me, it sure is beautiful.Joining Paul Simon with shows of their own are Sting, Family Force 5, and BLESSTHEFALL.The rest of this week’s just…
In your face, every other city! It’s no secret that music-loving Phoenicians sometimes get the shaft by bands that skip the Valley to play in Tucson, our neighbor to the south. (It always feels like salt in the wound, no?) But no other city can boast this one: Bon Iver…
When bands choose an opening act to warm up their minions, they’re thinking only about getting some rookies onstage to basically test the electricity in the building while they quietly snort blow backstage. But if they aren’t thinking at all, they pick an opening act like BroLoaf, the “Michael Jordan…
Nightclub crowds are boisterous bunches. With all that drinking, flirting, and dancing to do, who has time to focus on a live performance? Despite the many distractions, when local hip-hop/pop duo The New F-O’s take the stage, all eyes are on them. MCs Lifted and Pancho command the crowd with…
Look, I’ve had my differences with Weezer. The band has done some things in the past decade that I have a hard time forgiving. But Hurley, the band’s last record, wasn’t that bad, and I was into seeing them at the State Fair — because what is the State Fair…
It’s been a while since I’ve written about musical duo Snail Quail, but my goodness are they enjoyable. They write fun songs about goofy topics, which kind of makes them the Flight of the Conchords of Phoenix (and who doesn’t miss FotC? HBO Sundays just aren’t the same without them). This week…
Jim Adkins The singer and guitarist for Jimmy Eat World is playing Tempe Beach Park Friday, September 30 as part of Fall Frenzy. It will be the last show of the band’s year-plus long tour supporting their album, Invented. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the…
The last Twilight movie will be released soon and only one episode remains in the fourth season of True Blood. But don’t think the vampire craze is on the decline — MTV recently launched Death Valley, which looks like a campy cross between Reno 911! and Zombieland. How much longer…
Manu Chao has announced a free concert in support of Alto Arizona. The concert, hosted in collaboration with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Alto Arizona, is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 21, at West Grant and S. 2nd Avenue, right across the street from El Portal…
Isabelle “Bella” Vise is a simple lady. The 100-year-old from Torquay, England led an equally simple life — well, simple for the time period in which came up. IAMWE drummer Josh Carlson met Bella while volunteering at a hospice. The two quickly became unexpected friends, and Carlson told his bandmates…
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 best songs with whistling? What does Super Stereo thing about being featured on…
This week, Christina Caldwell brings us the story of iamwe, a Phoenix-based indie rock band. The band’s forthcoming record She’s a Soldier tells the tale of a 100-year-old Englishwoman. “We’re all fighting our own personal wars,” the band says. Anthrax members Joey Belladona and Charlie Belante discuss the band’s killer…
One hundred years ago, a girl named Bella was born in rural England. There was nothing extraordinary about her life. She lived as thousands did in those days — struggling from day to day, living through wars, both internal and external. It sounds like the beginning of a cliché storybook…
Conventional wisdom teaches us that hipsters love to pretend they are ahead of the curve. They shun “the mainstream,” riding fixed gear bicycles to Whole Foods to buy organic produce, before pedaling their vintage-style Pumas to concerts by bands you’ve never heard of. So why do hipsters love Foster the…
