Guitarist Donavon Frankenreiter shares more than just a surfy, breezy acoustic sound with Jack Johnson. He worked with Johnson’s label, Brushfire Records before signing to alt-country label Lost Highway. He split from them, too, starting his own label, Liquid Tambourine, to freely take his surf’s up, island-style chill vibe wherever…
See also: Odd Future Release New Video, to Play Marquee Theatre Friday (Probably NSFW) See also: Odd Future’s Most NSFW Videos Looks like L.A. hip-hoppers Odd Future will be bringing more than their mental sense of humor and imaginary therapy sessions with Dr. TC to Tempe this weekend: Popular skate…
I hate that I’ve been giving Skrillex so much attention lately. But this blog is a gem nevertheless.Look-alikes are always fun to scroll through, and we’ve seen some convincing celeb-to-non-celeb look-alikes in our day.That’s right, we’re talking about the blog Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber.In a similar fashion, this…
Tempe Police officials have revealed the identity of the suspect in custody from Friday night’s gang-related gun battle in the parking lot of the Clubhouse Music Venue. At a news conference earlier this afternoon, Tempe cops identified Raynon Keswun Jones, a 19-year-old gang member, as the individual who was arrested…
See also: Fate of the Galaxies Cover The Cure One of the greatest advantages of living in Arizona is the state’s proximity to other cool places: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Mexico are all an afternoon’s drive away. Spend two days on the road (or one if you have multiple…
See also: Record Heat: Avant-Garde by Brad Dwyer I didn’t make it out to Meat Market Vintage’s grand opening party, but I did stop in last week. If you’re looking for a well-curated stock of vintage duds, the place is a goldmine. I couldn’t fit into the Mike Oldfield “Tubular…
See also: Shooting at Nipsey Hussle Concert in Tempe Last Night Injures 13 People. Suspects Still at Large Tempe police have arrested one suspect and are currently searching for two others in connection with last night’s massive shooting outside of the Clubhouse Music Venue during a hip-hop concert. According to…
See also: Tempe Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Clubhouse Shooting, Will Also Investigate Music Venue Itself Violence and panic erupted outside of the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe last night as a fight between concertgoers at the Nipsey Hussle show escalated into a shooting that wounded 13 people. According…
The name Bigie Meanmugg doesn’t just allude to Shaun Cheney’s stature or appearance. Its also a tip of the hat to the big sound of his frenetic disco-house and electo mixes, which have a flair for R&B smoothness, and knob-twisting bombast. He’s also got ample talents in graphic design, as…
Since spiraling into the seemingly imminent demise of all Valley radio stations into a “classic” rock format, X103.9’s trademark shows have had the choice to go extinct or find a new way to get the alt out. Former X103.9 DJ Craven Moorehead, who hosted the popular Ska Punk Show for nearly…
Jose GarcesThe Iron Chef and James Beard award-winning chef is executive chef of Distrito, Old Town Whiskey and Garces Trading Co. To-Go at The Saguaro Hotel. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I have Sirius/XM in my car, and…
Amir Bar-Lev’s Re:Generation Music Project is a truly sensational demonstration of the music that can be made when people have an open mind. As DJ Premier said in the film, “Music can’t die as long as someone keeps on making it fresh, and that’s what we did.” The Re:Generation Music…
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. Want to hear a single from hip-hop bikers Black Harley Riders? Want to watch Stephen Malkmus…
This week in Phoenix New Times (on stands and online now): I hang out at the Palo Verde Lounge with Tempe-based blackened rock ‘n’ roll sextet TOAD, and discuss the band’s righteous Rotten Tide. M.T. Richards chats with Christopher Owens of indie power-poppers Girls, whose unusual religious upbringing informs his…
Christopher Owens, the songwriter who fronts jangling indie rockers Girls, insists he doesn’t have an ax to grind. Sure, the revivalist cult Children of God effectively destroyed his life before it had even begun, indoctrinating a young Owens to live like a monk in the name of “apostolicism.” Sure, they…
When he’s touring in Europe, Gabriel Sullivan keeps an eye out for Gypsies with instruments. “It’s a constant search for that common theme of necessity in the music,” says Sullivan, whose band, Taraf de Tucson, sets Balkan brass and Peruvian cumbia side by side, combining Latin rhythms and exotic melodies…
It’s early on a Friday night, and I’m saddled up at the bar at Palo Verde Lounge in Tempe, waiting for the six members of blackened rock ‘n’ roll sextet TOAD (it’s an acronym: Take Over and Destroy) to show up for an interview. The “Dirty Verde” is notoriously small,…
Of all the estimated 80 million people who saw The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 to catch a first glimpse of The Beatles, maybe 10,000 of them formed groups. Maybe 1,000 of them made charting singles. Only one of them was a performer on the Sullivan stage that…
How’s this for traditions? Since 1992 the Phoenix Blues Society has championed blues culture and heritage with their annual live music event, the Blues Blast Festival. Historically, the festival has taken place in the city of Mesa, but this year the event will be held at theMargaret T. Hance Park…
Up on the Sun favorite Dan Bejar and his band Destroyer released their newest album Kaputt more than a year ago. We liked it then, we liked it at the end of the year, we like it now still. It’s a charming ode to the smooth sounds of late-’70s/early-’80s yacht…
Blues pop lover boy John Mayer is heading west.He has recently opted for a more mature look, and over the years his attitude has matured too, and it would seem that he’s also moved on from saying things like, “My dick is sort of like a white supremacist” and that…
Though there’s a rich history of African American motorcycle clubs, you’d be forgiven for conjuring up images of burly, bearded white dudes when someone says “Harley rider.” Slick of Hindu Mafia Family knows that, but on Black Harley Riders Volume 1, the Phoenix-based rapper hopes to expand the traditional biker…
