Take Bon Iver and add the Fleet Foxes. What you get is the Super Bowl of Indie rock concerts. See all the images and a link to the review on Up on the Sun.
KUPD’s Red, White and U-Fest brought a ton of metal acts to Firebird International Raceway on September 10. But let’s be honest. There’s more to see at a rock festival than merely the talent. People watching was at an all time high. Here are some of the hot, rock chicks and black T-shirt-wearing, metal men we scoped during the show.
Johnny Cash recorded songs from the likes of Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and many more. But Cash himself as often been covered with great success. In honor of a dude who’s still inspiring musicians despite his death eight years ago, here are five killer Cash covers.
Chow Bella has a new feature called “Dare to Dine.” The idea? We send out one of our contributors to the kind of eatery you always want to try but are too scared to go in. Maybe it’s a diamond in the rough. Maybe it’s a puke fest waiting to happen. There’s only one way to find out. This week: Sinbad’s Restaurant.
Jim Adkins has some solid music video taste. Don’t believe us? Check out what Adkins chose as his favorite music video at the end of this blog post.
Steel Panther’s upcoming album has been delayed. Luckily we’ve got some other options for rocking out and giving us a reason to use gratuitous amounts of hair spray. Check out all eight on Up on the Sun.
There was no shortage of spectacular and surreal art work at this year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada. Huge pirate ships, neon-covered Trojan Horses, an eclectic selection of unusual art installations and sculptures were featured at the weeklong annual festival. Valley burners recently returned from the event and shared some of the stunning photographs they took out on the playa, including snapshots of locally made art. Check it out.
This week we introduce a new feature on Up on the Sun called “Sound Off.” The idea? Music Editor Jason Woodbury sits down with a guest and discusses a few tracks from local artists. This week, Jason discusses the finer points of North Dakota with Copy Editor and local rock guitarist Jay Bennett. Check out the full story.
Class is back in session at Arizona State University. If you were searching for evidence of that fact, you’d need look no further than last weekend’s Back to ASU Pool Party at Block 1949. Check out the full slide show.
Hell City Tattoo Festival 2011 went down over the weekend. The result? A whole lot of Phoenicians got inked. Check out the designs they chose to go under the needle for in our full slide show.
