Children's Programming

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Weekend

We're just a little bit biased about the best way to spend your weekend here in Phoenix. New Times' Carnaval Electrico with Cold War Kids, Mergence, Hanni El Khatib, and more, is clearly awesome, but get this: There's other cool things going on around town. No joke. Rampage Fest at the Sail Inn is k ... More >>

Christian Jacobs of Yo Gabba Gabba! Doesn't Talk Down to Kids

Yo Gabba Gabba! Is Proof That Kids Like Awesome Music

Can you imagine how you would have turned out if The Flaming Lips -- the same Christmas on Mars/crazy/insane Flaming Lips you're thinking of -- had appeared on Sesame Street? It's a question we'll soon be able to answer. The Lips have appeared on Yo Gabba Gabba!, arguably the hippest children's sh ... More >>

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Funny People

Ask a Mexican on Winter Sports and Embracing Your Heritage

Wearable Art

Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

​My favorite moment of Herman Cain's "That's it, I'm out of here" speech was when quoted Donna Summers' "Power of One," a favorite "poem" of us, and coincidentally, the theme from Pokémon 2000. Brad Dwyer features another kids show in this week's installment of Record Heat, the much-loved Y ... More >>

The MC Bat Commander of The Aquabats Talks Alien Conspiracies, Homestar Runner, and Biz Markie

The Aquabats​ It's been almost six years since the costume wearing pop-punk veterans The Aquabats put out a new album. That's a pretty big gap, but you can probably attribute a big portion of that to the fact that Aquabat's lead singer The MC Bat Commander is also Christian Jacobs, co-creator of ... More >>

Keller Williams on Yo Gabba Gabba!, Overly Demanding Musicians, and Charity Work

C. Taylor Crothers​Virginian musician Keller Williams is known for being so much more than just another singer-songwriter. He dabbles between genres from reggae, funk, folk, alternative, bluegrass, and children's music. He's got a handful of side projects with other musicians as well, plus he keep ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live at Comerica Theatre Yesterday

​ Yo Gabba GabbaComerica Theatre in PhoenixSunday December 5, 2010As I mentioned in my interview with Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Christian Jacobs, I have seen every episode of the popular kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! a minimum of six times. You may think that number is an exaggeration but I assu ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba!, Tempe Festival of the Arts, First Friday, and Toubab Krewe Over the Weekend

​Yo Gabba Gabba at the Comerica Theatre Last Afternoon I haven't been to one of these afternoon kids shows before, so I'm not sure if there are generally so many indie-looking dudes with beards ecstatically singing along with with a song called "Get the Sillies Out" at the Comerica Theatre whe ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba at the Comerica Theatre Last Afternoon

Maria VassettYo Gabba Gabba's DJ Lance Rock live at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.​Yo Gabba Gabba LiveComerica Theatre in PhoenixSaturday, December 4, 2010I haven't been to one of these afternoon kids shows before, so I'm not sure if there are generally so many indie-looking dudes with beards ecstat ... More >>

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Yo Gabba Gabba!, Dark Star Orchestra, Brother Ali, and More in This Week's Issue

Yo Gabba Gabba! shows kids the right way to have a good time.​Say no more, elitist parents: Yo Gabba Gabba! isn't just for kids anymore. What other children's show features awesome musical performances by some pretty big names on every episode? Kids love the music and parents like the substantial ... More >>

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Yo Gabba Gabba! Co-creator Christian Jacobs Talks Yo Gabba Gabba!, Weezer, and Devo

Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Christian Jacobs with Brobee​ As the parent of two toddlers, I've seen every episode of the popular kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! a minimum of five or six times. While being forced to sit through the same episodes of certain children's television programs is torture th ... More >>

Dec. 1 In Blogs: Trent Franks, Vintage License Plates, Copper State Tavern, Chanukah, and the TSA

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Biz Markie Talks Yo Gabba Gabba!, Beastie Boys, and Jeff Goldblum

Biz Markie and the gang from Yo Gabba Gabba!​ Not a lot of old-school rappers would be a good fit on a children's television show, but Biz Markie is definitely the exception to that rule. The popular rapper and beatboxer is probably best know for his hit "Just a Friend" as well as the song ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba VS. Daft Punk - Party In My Tummy (Kendo Says Oh Yeah Edit)

​Song: Yo Gabba Gabba VS. Daft Punk - Party In My Tummy (Kendo Says Oh Yeah Edit)Context: I'm trying to understand the widespread appeal of Yo Gabba Gabba before this weekend's big show.... so far, no luck. Yo Gabba Gabba VS. Daft Punk - Party In My Tummy (Kendo Says Oh Yeah Edit) by Kendotr ... More >>

The Aggrolites: If Only White Reggae Fans Would Discover Them

Ghostface Killah

Blue October

The Wiggles at Dodge Theatre: Rock Out With Plenty of "Wiggle" Room to Make It Home For Bedtime

The Wiggles​ Assumed similarities between last night's Wiggles show at the Dodge Theatre and the Aerosmith show at Cricket Pavilion: - Overpriced parking - Coverage of the greatest hits - Fans that knew the words to every song Assumed differences: - Hair length (advantage: Aerosmith) - Audien ... More >>

Thank Raffi! Zooglobble.com’s Stefan Shepherd Will Review The Wiggles

Guys and Dolls

Cartoon sculptures shoot down gender stereotypes

Floating on Air

We love a Southwestern-themed procession

Group Hug

We heart these multi-craft conspirators

Queen Midas

Brit-lit author’s cleaning up with steamy Tudor tomes

Masters of Puppets

Felt-and-foam pals head west in search of a pilot

The Kids Were All Right

Mo' Metal: John Wayne Jefferson

Can't Miss: Uncle Sku´s Clubhouse

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Heart and Soles

Savion Glover brings on da funk

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Architecture in Helsinki

Big Finnish

Working Girls

A show for those who like to watch

Various Artists

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

BEST PLACE TO GET YOUR KID'S HAIR CUT

Cool Cuts

Sizzle Learn

Kids beat the heat at the Heard

Passing Notes

Kids try karaoke at SMoCA

Fatigo

Pero los Chivos!!

Smashin' Show

"Beatrice and Bob's Piñata Factory" exhibit is a bang-up job

A Wright Lunatic

Will the mysterious John Wright emerge like the Great Bumpkin this Halloween?

Frosted Flakes

Snow Day audiences in for rough sledding

Attached to the Puppet People

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is reason for dancing in Sesame Street

RAFFI COME HOME

RAFFI'S FIRST CHILDREN'S ALBUM IN AGES PROVES HE'S STILL TOP BANANA IN THE BUNCH