Email AuthorChase Kamp
No, Seriously: Chumbawamba Has A Storied Anarchist Past
July 19, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Local Wizards: Songwriter Makes "Based Garagebandcore;" We Interview Via Twitter
July 06, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Darius Rucker: "Even If I Wasn't Playing It, I'd Be Listening to Country."
July 02, 2012 in Up on the Sun
For those that crank pop country radio out of their pick-ups, Darius Rucker is the breakthrough solo singer with a silky baritone and two chart-topping albums. For those that haven't turned...
The Men and Lower Dens, Sail Inn, 6/28/12
June 29, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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El-P and Killer Mike, Crescent Ballroom, 6/25/12
June 26, 2012 in Up on the Sun
El-P and Killer Mike Crescent Ballroom Monday, June 25 Brooklyn indie-rap linchpin El-P and Atlanta journeyman Killer Mike are kind of on top of the world right now. There's nothing like seeing two...
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El-P's Dystopian Hip-Hop Is No Sci-Fi Fantasy
June 20, 2012 in Up on the Sun
http://www.facebook.com/THEREALELPEl-PBrooklyn-based rapper El-P has had a tumultuous last few years. After reaching the Billboard Top 100 in 2007 with I'll Sleep When You're Dead, he lost his friend and musical...
The Sh!t Takes Hip-Hop to The Twilight Zone
10 Bands You Need to Hear This Summer
June 12, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Glass Popcorn: Is This High School Rapper "Destroying Hip-Hop?"
10 Bands You Need to Hear This Summer
June 11, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Glass PopcornIn this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, we profiled 10 new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boomboxes this long, hot summer. We'll be focusing more...
Gun Outfit and Broken Water, Meat Market Garment Factory, 5/30/12
May 31, 2012 in Up on the Sun
JEFF the Brotherhood, North Dakota, and Wooden Indian at Rhythm Room, 5/17/12
May 18, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Five Reasons Artists Shouldn't Respond to Critics, or Don't Bite the 'Fork That Feeds
May 16, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia? A Few Words In Defense of the Summerland Tour
April 24, 2012 in Up on the Sun
The Gin BlossomsSee also: Throwback Thursday: Everclear The announcement of the Summerland Tour (an a la carte delight of prominent '90s soul-patch rock bands Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit,The Gin Blossoms, and...
Frankie Rose and Chandails at Rhythm Room, 04/16/12
April 17, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Chairlift, Nite Jewel and Bell at Crescent Ballroom, 03/14/12
April 16, 2012 in Up on the Sun
How Much Should a Music Blog Cost? The Curious Case of Blog Collective Ad Hoc
April 09, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Cameron Stallones of Sun Araw: "[Jamaica is] a Place of Infinite Music"
March 06, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Cloud Nothings at Crescent Ballroom, 2/28/12
February 29, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Grimes and Born Gold at Rhythm Room, 2/27/12
February 28, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Photos by Benjamin LeathermanGrimesGrimes and Born Gold Rhythm Room Monday, February 27 Montreal-based Claire Boucher, known as Grimes, not only has a stirringly sweet voice that she layers like K-pop frosting but also...
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St Ranger to Release Life Coach LP on Tuesday
February 15, 2012 in Up on the Sun
I wasn't being hyperbolic when I called St Ranger the most promising young band in Phoenix in my list of personal favorite records from last year. The indie pop band's...
Metallica Curates Orion Music and More Festival: Who Picked Which Bands?
February 09, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Blog Collectives Ad Hoc, Portals Embrace Communal Fandom Over Influence
February 06, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Zola Jesus and Talk Normal at Crescent Ballroom, 2/1/12
February 02, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Zola JesusZola Jesus, Talk Normal Crescent Ballroom Wednesday, February 1, 2012 In my interview with Nika Danilova, the leader of Zola Jesus, she spoke of her reticence to embrace her childhood dream of...
Zola Jesus: "I Have This Fantasy . . . of Being a Pop Star."
January 31, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Boring-Ass Beef Update: Azealia Banks vs Kreayshawn, No Age & Fleet Foxes vs Kings of Leon, Common vs Drake
January 23, 2012 in Up on the Sun
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Cassette County: Three Local Cassette Labels
January 03, 2012 in Up on the Sun
Kapala's Moon Rivers on Tago BellaIn 2010, Billboard Magazine's annual album sales evaluation read thusly: physical sales were sinking like a septic tank full of concrete, except for vinyl. Sales...
