Subject: Coachella

• BUYING A GILA MONSTER

  FARMERS IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN HAVE ALREADY SUCKED DOWN $500 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PORK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $20 MILLION FOR A SENSELESS FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECT.

  November 24, 1994

• Dubplate Divas

  The infamous DJ Lady Tribe and hella-fine DJ Miss Lisa set the decks ablaze at the Brickhouse

  March 2, 2006

• Top 10 best sellers at Stinkweeds, 12 West Camelback Road

  Chart-busters for the week

  April 27, 2006

• Jan. 29 In Blogs: PETA, Coachella, The Cove Trattoria, Arpaio 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: PETA "Barbecues" Woman to Promote Veganism. Tasty Drumsticks! Police: Drug Dealer Sold Heroin to Gilbert Teens as Young as 15 Up on the Sun: Coachella Promoter to Fans: Chill Out Concert Calendar for This Weekend: NOFX, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Goblin Cock, and

  January 29, 2009

• Santogold Changes Name, Avoids Weirdo

  Either do just a touch of animal print or go fucking nutsAfter having a humongous 2008 -- and sure to be large 2009 -- Santogold has chosen to change her name to "Santigold." This comes as very little surprise; the original "Santo Gold" has been all over her ass, harassing her and threatening legal action if the singer didn't change her name. Santogold, Santigold -- whatever you want to call her -- obliged and will know be known as Santigold, which really isn't that bad since her real name is

  February 12, 2009

• March 9 In Blogs: James Harden, Jimmy Eat World, First Friday 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: Brewer vs. Nader: The U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Arizona's Appeal on Ballot Law ASU's James Harden Named Pac-10 Player of the Year Feathered Bastard: Everyone Knows Darrell Ankarlo Blows, KTARsucks.com Wants to Tell You How Hard Up on the Sun: Jimmy Eat World,

  March 9, 2009

• The Killers Postpone Dodge Theatre Show Until September

  The Killers: See you in September. Local fans of The Killers have been waiting patiently for the band's upcoming gig at Dodge Theatre next month. It's been almost two years since The Killers last performed in the Valley, and local fans of the blockbuster post-punk band have been waiting oh-so patiently for their chance to see Brandon Flowers and company live and in person. And now it turns out they're gonna have wait even longer, as The Killers have postponed their upcoming show at Dodge

  March 23, 2009

• April 15 In Blogs: Obama, Conor Oberst, Coachella, Kabuki 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: Obama Scholarship Program at ASU Really a Financial Aid Program; Draws From Federal Grants and Scholarship Programs PBS Channel 8 (KAET-TV) Slashes 13 Jobs in Latest Media Layoff Up on the Sun: Conor Oberst Keeps it Mystical at Marquee Coachella 2009: Friday Picks Ch

  April 15, 2009

• Notes From The Underground

  Local self-publishers rally for the cause

  April 23, 2009

• The Real Coachella

  April 23, 2009

• Border Boyz

  As narcocorridos - Mexican drug ballads - get nastier, the crowds in Phoenix get bigger and bigger

  April 17, 2003

• Coachella, Franz Ferdinand, Scottsdale Culinary Festival, Phoenix Improv and More Over the Weekend

  Best of Coachella 2009 The festival's tenth anniversary took place again this past weekend in the Indio desert with Paul McCartney, M.I.A., Leonard Cohen, My Bloody Valentine. Food and Fights: Highlights of the 2009 Scottsdale Culinary Festival Everyone who's anyone in the Phoenix metro culinary scene, from local foodies to the stars of Hell's Kitchen and Bravo's Top Chef, turned out for this weekend's Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Libations flowed at the Southwest Festival of Beers and insi

  April 20, 2009

• fun. Will Play Phoenix Show... At Zia Records

  ​fun. is playing a Phoenix-area show on their tour after all -- an in-store signing and performance at Zia Records in Chandler. Touring in support of their upcoming record, Aim and Ignite, which we reviewed in last week's paper, the new project by former Format member Nate Ruess will stop by the store at 6 p.m. on August 29.The Tucson show we told you about when the tour was first announced has been pulled off the band's itinerary, meaning this is the only Arizona show for the band.You can rea

  August 24, 2009

• Pavement Reunion Is For Real

  Pavement have announced dates for 2010 confirming that they will be reuniting after 11 years​The speculation broke last night that Pavement have announced a reunion set for 2010 via the fine folks at BrooklynVegan. Not wanting to fan the flames of a fire that has not yet started, they stayed relatively speculative about the whole thing, citing a lack of concrete dates the band had agreed to play. Well that was then and this is now: Stephen Malkmus and company have confirmed that they will be p

  September 16, 2009