Subject: Billy Joel

• RECORDINGS

  February 9, 1995

• SO MUCH FOR THAT REPLACEMENTS REUNION

  March 2, 1995

• Contract and Expel

  Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

  August 1, 1996

• The Trashman

  Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

  September 25, 1997

• Grist From the Mill

  Music Awards Showcase once again makes a virtue of excess

  April 22, 1999

• Letters

  April 29, 1999

• Blanket Indictment

  King of Pop ill-served by bedraggled Tapestry

  June 24, 1999

• Best Radio Station -- Rock

  KDKB-FM 93.3

  September 26, 2002

• As Heard on KCDX

  September 18, 2003

• BEST WAY TO EAT IN THE CAR

  Cuisine Limousine

  September 18, 2003

• BEST LOCAL RON BURGUNDY

  Ron Hoon

  September 30, 2004

• BEST ROCK RADIO STATION

  KCDX-FM 103.1

  September 30, 2004

• BEST REASON TO LINGER AFTER DESSERT

  Nicole Pesce at My Florist Cafe

  September 30, 2004

• What's The Big Announcement?

  So we Phoenix media types have been summoned to the U.S. Airways Center Thursday for "a major 2009 concert announcement" at 11:30 a.m. And oh what a press conference it will be, with free lunch and entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot.This morning, our contact over at Live Nation, the always-charming Sarita Ray, even dropped off a box with two chocolate pianos (white and milk) and a paper flier.I'm not sure if I'm excited or frightened. Le

  December 2, 2008

• Billy Joel and Elton John Coming to U.S. Airways Together

  On Tuesday we told you about the big announcement we'd been summoned down to U.S. Airways Center for: free lunch, entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot. Hell, they even brought us two little chocolate pianos and a flier to promote the press conference.And what was the big news? As predicted in the comments section, it's the Billy Joel and Elton John Face To Face 2009 tour, a reprisal of their team tours begun in 1995 and last on the roa

  December 4, 2008

• Elton John/Billy Joel Press Conference Part II

  So, announced earlier through a brief post that went up while we were still at the U.S. Airways Center, Billy Joel and Elton John are coming to town on March 26. It's the latest iteration of a tour Billboard labeled the most successful pairing of all time, and should be a fun night of music. Really, though, this press conference deserves a little more attention than we gave it earlier. Live Nation pulled out all the stops: a gorilla dressed as Elton John, a speech by a guy who I thought was Mr.

  December 4, 2008

• Dec. 4 In Blogs: Speed Cameras, Elton John, Billy Joel, Wineburgers, Roy Warden and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:Sources: Scottsdale Republic Going From Five to Four Days a Week; Editor Roles Shifting Glendale Man Arrested on Suspicion of Hammering Speed Camera With Pickax: Hero or Villain? Up on the Sun:Elton John/Billy Joel Press Conference Part II Jordin Sparks, Other Phoenix Mu

  December 4, 2008

• You Asked For It: Conner Cecil

  Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on his debut EP, Conner, is a little strange. In a genre where banjo accompaniment is now usually the dominion of guys with pock-marked faces and gravelly voices or quirky songstresses, Conner is an odd d

  March 10, 2009

• Why You Have To Pay So Much for Good Seats

  On March 11, the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers" written by Ethan Smith. In it, Smith explains the practice of large promoters, Ticketmaster, and artists teaming up to take the best seats at concerts and then not selling them through regular outlets at face value, but instead selling the tickets through the "secondary market" while pretending to be fan-sold tickets at greatly higher prices (this is otherwise known as scalp

  March 12, 2009

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Billy Joel, Elton John, JFA, Mega 104.3's Spring Jam, and More

  The Lives of Famous Men are scheduled to perform tonight at Chyro Arts Venue in Scottsdale. As music editor Martin Cizmar mentioned in his post earlier today, the slate of concerts scheduled to go down from tonight until Sunday kinda pales in comparison to the overwhelming assortment of superstars who'll be in town next weekend. But while this weekend's line-up of major music and comedy events doesn't have any major music festivals, it does boast a few big names (such as the piano-pop pairing

  March 26, 2009

• March 26 In Blogs: Pickaxes, Elton John, Downtown Sushi and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Speed Camera Pickax Attacker Gets Probation and Fine Governor Brewer's Campaign Manager: Too Many Spending Cuts May Mean Election Probs for Republicans; Says "Temporary" Tax Needed Up on the Sun: Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Billy Joel, Elton John, JFA, Mega 104.

  March 26, 2009

• Billy Joel and Elton John Show Lacks Special Moments

  Luke Holwerda In 1994, when Billy Joel and Elton John first took the stage together in Philadelphia, it was quite a novelty. Two piano-playing singer-songwriters -- who've each sold more than 100 million records on their own -- together in concert! Wowza!Five tours and 15 years later, the newness is gone. Last night's Face 2 Face Tour stop at U.S. Airways Arena was nothing if not predictable, from "Yankee Doodle Dandy" playing as Joel took the stage through the awkward hugs after the closer, "Pi

  March 27, 2009

• Just Announced: The Turtles, Insane Clown Posse, Forgive Durden, Propagandhi

  Is it just me, or is anyone else feeling a little over-Boomered lately? Maybe it's that Billy Joel concert I saw last night, or maybe it's the "review" I just read in that other paper, written by someone who's probably a little too young to be a Boomer, but sure sounds like one, but I'm at my limit, especially after this week's concert announcements, headlined by "Hippiefest" at the Celebrity, featuring The Turtles, Mountain, Badfinger, Chuck Negron, and Felix Cavaliere.We've also got Insane Clo

  March 27, 2009

• American Idol Top 9: 3 Pianos, 1 Guitar, And a Heaping Plate of Cheesiness

  No Kris, aint no sunshine when YOU'RE gone. What's up, fellow AI watchers? After a brief hiatus, I am back, here to write on a Michael Sarver, Jasmine Murray, Jorge Nunez and Alexis Grace-less Idol. We shed a single tear for them all, and sing an off-key version of "I Will Survive" in honor of all their efforts.To be honest, I pretty much forgot any of them existed during last night's show (although I did appreciate how they flashed a picture of Sarver on the screen, as if he was a dead actor du

  April 1, 2009

• Billy Joel and Elton John Stop Being Polite and Start Being Real

  March 26, 2009

• Wii’s Indianapolis 500 Legends brings Brickyard history to life

  January 10, 2008

• Nylon Curtain Call

  Billy Joel musical takes another bow

  October 18, 2007

• Escape, Natch

  July 19, 2007

• Bad Revues

  For your commiseration

  November 16, 2006

• Theater Scene

  What's running now

  October 19, 2006

• The Kid's All Right

  Piano woman

  October 5, 2006

• Numbers on Napkins

  Quickerdrunkenlouderharder
  (Bad Stain Records)

  July 27, 2006

• Billy Joel

  It's a matter of trust

  March 30, 2006

• Raise the Nylon Curtain

  The Billy Joel musical comes to Gammage

  September 1, 2005

• Wilco

  November 18, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  October 14, 2004

• Low Life

  September 2, 2004

• Various Artists

  Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music (Sony Wonder)

  January 22, 2004

• Rock of Ages

  Singer-songwriter strikes a chord with the perimenopausal set

  February 14, 2002

• Standards and Practices

  A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

  November 8, 2001

• A New Tune

  After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

  November 8, 2001

• Pianist Envy

  Two piano players strive for the big time in the nearly note-perfect comedy 2 Pianos, 4 Hands

  October 11, 2001

• Ben Folds

  Rockin' The Suburbs (Epic)

  October 4, 2001

• Liver Let Die

  Trashman misses his brush with God's organ grinder

  June 8, 2000

• The Artist Formerly Known As Print

  Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

  April 20, 2000

• The Last Picture Show

  Braid's reel life story

  April 13, 2000

• It's Still Rotten Joel to Me

  Hall of Fame's recent induction of Billy Joel makes a bad idea seem that much worse

  April 8, 1999

• Mayhem’s History Is Painted Black

  May 28, 2009

• Mayhem’s History Is Painted Black

  May 28, 2009

• In Search of Real Honky-Tonk at the Arizona State Fair

  October 22, 2009