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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 >>

Passion Pit at Marquee Theatre, 9/11/12

See also: Passion Pit: The Electropop Band is Doing Just Fine These Days Passion Pit @ Marquee Theatre| 9/11/12Massachusetts electropoppers Passion Pit haven't performed in the Valley in almost three years. The band's second full-length album, Gossamer, was released a couple of months ago, and fans ... More >>

Is This It? Eight Songs to Listen to While Waiting for Coachella's 2012 Lineup Announcement

Coachella's full lineup should be announced sometime this week. Last Friday, the festival tweeted a picture that read "Next Week" with the hashtag #Coachella2012. There's already been some speculation with fake fliers and what not, but the official lineup will be announced any day now. LA Times pred ... More >>

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Melissa Fossum

St. Vincent​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. We've been counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Today's list comes from contributor Melissa Fossum. Maybe I'm too indecisive for my own good, but year-end lists are always a cha ... More >>

10 Favorite Shows of 2011: Melissa Fossum

Melissa FossumM83 wasn't #1, but I like this picture a lot.​ I went to a lot of shows this year. Thanks to last.fm, I can conform that I went to at least 56 concerts, not counting the numerous times I swung by Yucca Tap Room or Crescent Ballroom just for fun. That's one show every six and a h ... More >>

Active Child's Pat Grossi on Irony, and Sounds From Another Era

Brent Mullins​The '80s. Pretty much since they ended, there has been mini-to-full-scale '80s revivals every few years, with New Wave, dance punk, vintage hip-hop and other sounds of the cocaine-decade repurposed by young musicians. But some of 2011's most buzzed-about records share a common bond, ... More >>

Chromeo at Marquee Theatre, 10/18/11

Photos By Melissa Fossum​ Chromeo Marquee Theatre Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Often weekends leave me plagued by choice. There's always so much going on. Where do I go? What do I see? It's not the sort of thing that normally happens on a Tuesday. But last night provided a few concert options ... More >>

Art vs. Science @ Bar Smith

Cut Copy, The Ataris, Colored Water, and Splash Pool Party Over the Weekend

​Cut Copy at Marquee Theatre It's about time Cut Copy played in Phoenix. Sure, it would have been great to see them on the In Ghost Colours tour, but last night was a good time for the band to make their first appearance. Fans had plenty of time to memorize the songs from the band's latest alb ... More >>

Cut Copy at Marquee Theatre 8/12/11

Jonathan McNamaraDan Whitford​ Cut Copy Marquee Theatre Friday, August 12 It's about time Cut Copy played in Phoenix. Sure, it would have been great to see them on the In Ghost Colours tour, but last night was a good time for the band to make their first appearance. Fans had plenty of time to ... More >>

Concerts to Catch This Weekend

​Holy moly, there's SO many shows going on this weekend. But if The Tubes, Cut Copy, The Ataris, Colorstore, or Laconic aren't your thing (what kind of music do you like, anyway?), Up on the Sun has you covered. Here are a few eccentric shows that may have not have popped up on your radar, from ... More >>

Death Cab, Cut Copy, Empire of the Sun, DFA 1979 to Headline Treasure Island Music Festival 2011

Empire of the Sun, Death Cab For Cutie, Cut Copy, Explosions in the Sky, and Death From Above 1979 have been announced as the headliners for this year's Treasure Island Music Festival, according to One Thirty BPM.TIMF has brought a pretty solid lineup to the table for its fifth year. The bill has be ... More >>

July 26 In Blogs: Jim Breuer, Public House Garage, Treasure Island Music Festival, and Matt Salmon

​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:

Jared Alan of Faux Show on Cut Copy, Adult Swim, and Putting His Foot in His Mouth

​This Sunday marks the return of the Adult Swim pool party at Millennium Resort, 7401 North Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale. The event won't be a weekly one, like the SPLASH and Cannonball parties, but will feature DJs Jared Alan, Tricky T,  Goldsmith, Sean Watson, Benni Beatnik, and Don Rica ... More >>

Iceage Scheduled to Play Yellow Canary Dance Hall on July 19

​ As a discerning music lover, you've no doubt been asking yourself, "Are any bands deemed "Best New Music" by the tastemakers at Pitchfork coming to Phoenix this summer?" Well yeah, a couple, including Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Kurt Vile, and Cut Copy. But if you were to ask yourself "Will any bands ... More >>

Friendly Fires: Pala

Friendly Fires - Pala​It seems like its been about three years since we last heard from British synthpoppers Friendly Fires. Wait -- what's that? It has been three years? Well, I'll be damned. Today marks the US release of the band's sophomore album, Pala. Those wacky Brits got the album two weeks ... More >>

Incoming: Biffy Clyro, Crystal Stilts, Def Leppard, Journey, Old 97's, Cut Copy

Magnus BlikengCut Copy​There's plenty a fine show coming through Phoenix in the foreseeable future, so allow me to write about a show that has been announced for August 12 - Aussie synthpoppers Cut Copy. For those who may not be familiar with Cut Copy, they have released three albums so ... More >>

March 24 In Blogs: Eric Cox, Cut Copy, Citizen Public House, and a Mock Border Fence

​​​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:

Cut Copy: Zonoscope

Cut Copy - Zonoscope​While it may have been pretty damn freezing most everywhere across America, it's summer in Australia. It's fitting, then, that Melbourne synth-poppers Cut Copy have released their third album Zonoscope amidst the normally temperate month of February -- as far as the land Down ... More >>

Info Leaked About Britney Spears' New Album

​An internal Jive Records memo that contains information about Britney Spears' upcoming album has been leaked, according to Rolling Stone.The memo stated that Britney's album will be released on March 15. It also revealed collaborations with Dr. Luke and Max Martin.The majority of the information ... More >>

Tuesday Album Stream: Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT

Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT​It all started with the most bizarre/flat-out-awesome press release I had ever received -- and now it's a mere week until the release of S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, the fifth studio album from experimental/fo ... More >>

Album Stream: Cut Copy - Zonoscope

Cut Copy - Zonoscope​On February 8, Australian indie/synthpop band Cut Copy will release their third full-length, Zonoscope. The album signals a new direction for the boys from Melbourne -- gone are the synth-driven, hyper-energetic songs from 2008's brilliant In Ghost Colours, instead repla ... More >>

Duran Duran, The Strokes Tapped For Coachella; Official Lineup Coming Soon UPDATE

​Coachella's official lineup should be announced very, very soon -- lest anyone forget that this week is usually when the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival makes it big announcement.In lieu of the entire festival lineup, a few acts have already been confirmed for the festival's 2011 editi ... More >>

A Year End Top 10 List with an International Flavour

It's that time of year, the time when people trot out their list of what they see to be the top 10 albums of the year. I always enjoy this time of year, it's a great way to catch up on any albums I may have overlooked, a good way to check my own favorite albums against the multitude of lists and a f ... More >>