Lara Plecas The local artist has a show at Art Detour at her studio The Aviary from March 19 to 21. It is located at 1020 Grand Ave. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I pretty much…
In this week’s print edition New Times writer Chris Hansen Orf — himself a member of a veteran Tempe Americana act — catches up with hard-nosed roots rockers Flathead. The band talks about how they’ve been able to fit on bills with everyone from Meat Puppets to Ralph Stanley, X and The…
Song: The Cool Kids, “Bundle Up”Context: The Cool Kids have their first real record coming out — hard to believe since they’ve been buzzing for so long and have a few mixtapes out. This track, “Bundle Up,” is availible for free download from the duo’s site. The Cool Kids -…
, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi’s sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year’s parties. Mariah Carey was paid $1 million to perform four songs at the party, which they held in St. Barts.It is being considered by the general public that by doing…
Here’s some heartbreaking news for Phoenix’s DJ and indie music scenes: Anthony Hart (who goes by the stage name DJ HartBreaks) is planning to vacate the Valley next month and will head for the concrete jungle of New York City. The 29-year-old made his plans known yesterday via Facebook, posting…
There’s a musician’s adage that goes something like “Being in a band is like being married to all of its members at the same time.” It’s not surprising most groups collapse after a few years under the weight of petty personal issues (“You’re a dick, dude!”), or the dreaded, clichéd…
Saturday Night Live has just come back from a commercial break, and tonight’s host, former longtime cast member Dana Carvey, smiles, looks into the camera and says, “Ladies and gentleman, Linkin Park.” It’s the second time that the band has played the show and, tonight, they’re there to play two…
George “No Show” Jones is coming to town, so you’re probably expecting all the cliché jokes (“Well, he’s scheduled to play on Thursday . . .”). But that would be lazy, and, honestly, you can make only so many jokes about a concert not happening. Since the rest of the…
It turns out that Dave Matthews Band won’t be taking the year off after all, according to Billboard.Tuesday afternoon the band made consecutive announcements about “mini-festivals” that they will be playing this summer via their Twitter (@davematthewsbnd). They tweeted, “DMB will host 4 3-day music fests across the US this…
: AgesandAges, “No Nostalgia”Context: I really, really dig Alright You Restless, the debut from this Portland seven-piece that sort of reminds me of Go Team! meets The Decemberists. This is the first song but the entire record is very, very good. Agesandages – No Nostalgia by mmcizmar…
The band was all about sharing their high energy and extreme positivity with the crowd a few months before their annual summer Unity Tour will kick off.Read what 311 fans had to say about the show, and check out our review here:@brodElla311: 311 BABY! 311-3-3-11!!!!!@hellocindy: 311 days left in the…
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’s up with Frankie Muniz’s alleged suicide threat? How fast is the Arcade Fire show at…
Despite Scottsdale’s notorious reputation for dirty deeds and scandalous behavior, every once in awhile folks in Old Town will raise (or lower) the bar with something quite salacious. To wit: The braintrust behind Spanish Fly, the Mexican beach bar that’s coming soon to the spot formerly occupied by Drift, are…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival named its headliners more than a month ago — Edward Sharpe, Black Joe Lewis and Xavier Rudd probably having the most mass appeal. Now local independent web radio station Creamy Radio has announced the acts playing the local state they schedule. New Times covergirl Courtney Marie Andrews,…
Alas, I must celebrate Japanese metal pioneers Loudness, who are playing an intimate gig at Club Red May 21. I remember first watching the video for their hit 1985 single “Crazy Nights” and simply wondering what the hell was going on — mainly why the hell a Japanese metal band…
Sour Soul, a funky indie-rock band from Mexico City, will be at Rogue Bar on March 8.Please, no one mention this to Sheriff Joe. True, the band played 110 other dates north of the border last year, and, yes, they don’t particularly look like the economically-oppressed small-town Mexican day laborers…
Song: Bass Drum of Death, “Young Pros”Context: This band Bass Drum of Death just signed to Fat Possum — home to Band Of Horses, Wavves, Yuck, The Black Keys and many more of the best bands out there. So far I really like what I hear from them. The track…
In this week’s Noise Complaint comic, Up On The Sun cartoonist Robbie Pfeffer imagines what county jail would be like for the typical Phoenix hipster…Enjoy!…
Ciara is down for getting dropped by her record label, according to Billboard. The hip-hop star has shot down rumors that Jive Records has dropped her. However, she said that she wouldn’t be opposed to the company doing so. Over the last two years she has experienced substantial artistic limitations,…
Underneath The Pine is a more mellow — albeit funkier — album than Causers. It definitely has a more live, instrument-driven feel as opposed to that album’s electronic, laptop-centric music. The end result shows Bundick’s wide breadth as a musician — channeling his smoother, more downbeat side. By changing his…
Song: The Plainfield Butchers, “Truckstop Urinal”Context: This is a standout track from the new record Hard To Be Human by local punks The Plainfield Butchers. Plainfield Butchers – Truckstop Urinal by mmcizmar…
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have proudly announced the title of their upcoming album, which was influenced by something one of the Anthony Kiedis’ friends said while on an acid trip, according to NME.Dr. Johnny Skinz’s Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head is currently set to be the album title, and…
