Subject: Dodge Theatre

• Future Shock: Tori Amos, Peelander-Z, Melvins, and more

  September 21, 2007

• Future Shock: Annuals, Jimmy Eat World, Times New Viking, and more

  April 18, 2008

• Making The Band 4 Tour Cancels Phoenix stop

  May 16, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend

  July 18, 2008

• Concert Schedule for this Weekend

  August 8, 2008

• Concert Schedule for This Weekend

  August 22, 2008

• Future Shock: Alanis Morisette, and Jason Mraz

  September 5, 2008

• Two Whites Make a Wrong

  Seeing red -- and pink -- at the Dodge Theatre

  July 11, 2002

• Concert Schedule For This Weekend: Carrie Underwood, Joe Satriani, KRS-One, Elf Power, and more

  November 7, 2008

• Concert Schedule For This Weekend: Method Man, A Cursive Memory, Torche, Matisyahu And More

  November 14, 2008

• Show Announcements: Willie Nelson, Staind, Chris Isaak, Katy Perry

  There were a massive amount of upcoming shows announced this week, including Willie Nelson on the road again and possibly three of the four worst nu metal bands of all time (Staind, Papa Roach, Hoobastank) on a single stage… with the insufferable Adam Carolla. Crooner Chris Isaak and Strokes’ drummer Fabrizio Moretti will also be in town with his side project, Little Joy. Katy Perry will be in town to do a solo show hot on the heels of her Phooson set and Woodstock veteran Richie Havens is coming.

  November 16, 2008

• Robin Williams: Still Really Popular

  By Martin Cizmar So, not only is cartoonish comedian and impressionist Robin Williams still popular enough to sell out Dodge Theatre once, apparently the old goat is too popular for a single show in Phoenix. "Due to the overwhelming demand to see the hysterical standup of Robin Williams, a second night of comedy at Dodge Theatre has been added on Saturday, February 14," says an announcement from the promoter, LiveNation. "The multi-faceted performer can also be seen performing his lively sta

  November 17, 2008

• George Clinton, The Nadas and Pink Floyd Laser Light Announced

  By Martin Cizmar So there's a little big of a letdown this week after last week's bonanza of concert announcements, but still a few good shows coming up. At the top of the list is a huge party coming to Marquee: Parliament Funkadelic with George Clinton on Jan. 7. Sadly, Dr. Funkenstein, no longer emerges from the Mothership, as that expensive part of the stage show was scrapped in the 90s, thus depriving us of what might be called The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, but it'

  November 22, 2008

• The Pretenders Coming To The Dodge

  "The British Rock band The Pretenders with original founder Chrissie Hynde will make a stop in Phoenix to perform at Dodge Theatre on Wednesday, March 4. The tour is the band's first extensive headlining tour since 2003. The show will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets will go on-sale Monday, December 8 at 10am."Or at least that's what the press release says. Maybe it's cuz I'm from Akron, Ohio, but I take great umbrege at labeling The Pretenders a "British Rock band" since Chrissie is from my hometown, w

  December 2, 2008

• Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding This Weekend

  It just wouldn't be Christmas in Arizona without Alice Cooper's annual event, Christmas Pudding, where the shock rocker turned radio jock assembles local and national talent to raise money for The Solid Rock Center, a Christian center aiming to keep teens out of trouble and teach them about the Way of Our Lord.This year's bill features Bob Welch of Fleetwood Mac, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers and Whiskey Falls. The show is Saturday at Dodge Theatre, with tickets ava

  December 11, 2008

• Tonight's "How Carolla Stole Christmas" Concert Canceled

  Staind vocalist/guitarist Aaron LewisWe got word late yesterday that the Edge 103.9's annual holiday concert "How the Carolla Stole Christmas," scheduled to happen tonight at Dodge Theatre, has been cancelled due to the illness of Staind frontman/guitarist Aaron Lewis. Refunds for the event are available at point of purchase.

  December 16, 2008

• The Killers Coming To Dodge April 16

  The big show announcements just keep coming. Earlier today we had Fall Out Boy and a host of buzzing bands (Gaslight Anthem, Black Lips) now we've got The Killers on April 16 at Dodge Theatre. Tickets for the Las Vegas faux-indie act's show go on sale next Friday. Tickets at LiveNation.com.Oh, and in case you were wondering, this show is LDS-approved.

  January 16, 2009

• Willie Nelson Concert at Dodge a Quintessential American Experience

  Luke HolwerdaWillie Nelson on stage at Dodge Theatre If I didn't know better, I'd suspect country music legends entered in to an informal tontine some time in the mid-60s, pledging to play each other's best songs after the others had passed, all the way down to the last man standing. Depending on who all you're willing to call a legend, Willie Nelson may or may not be the last one of his era still strumming a guitar. Either way, though, he's got an incredible catalog of songs to play -- his own

  January 26, 2009

• Flight of the Conchords Coming To Dodge Theatre May 19

  One last big concert announcement for the week: Flight of the Conchords will be at Dodge Theatre on May 19. The joke folk duo from New Zealand's new season on HBO just started, so expect a few new songs from that. Tickets are  $38.50 and availible through www.livenation.com.

  January 30, 2009

• Yes? No.

  Old-timey prog-rockers Yes have canceled the rest of their "In The Present Tour," including the show scheduled for Wednesday at Dodge Theatre. Bassist Chris Squire, the only member of the band to appear on every album, underwent surgery on his leg on February 11, and says his doctor told him to take a month off. Tickets can be refunded at the point of purchase.

  February 19, 2009

• Just Announced: Leonard Cohen, Depeche Mode, Forever the Sickest Kids

  Today Dan Gibson, a Phoenix-based contributor to Idolator, e-mailed me about two shows we haven't mentioned here yet, but which are definitely worth telling you about.Leonard Cohen is coming to Dodge Theatre on April 5 (presale tickets Tuesday) and Depeche Mode is coming. We didn't get the Depeche Mode press release, and their site doesn't have it, but the e-mail I got from Dan says they're coming on August 23. What else was announced this week? Well, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, for one. Als

  February 20, 2009

• The Pretenders Bring Too Much Twang to Dodge

  Luke HolwerdaYou'd be hard-pressed to find a better-preserved 57-year-old rock star than Chrissie Hynde. Onstage at Dodge Theatre Wednesday night, the Pretenders frontwoman looked incredible and sounded exactly as she did 30 years ago, when the band recorded their eponymous debut. Really. Her distinctive voice -- a raspy coo that's been described as a switchblade with a pearl handle -- still has every note it once did. Maybe there's something to that vegetarian thing after all.Unfortunately, for

  March 5, 2009

• Just Announced: Former Formatter's New Band Fun Coming to Tempe

  The Format's breakup left a huge hole in the local music scene last year. Just when the duo seemed poised to put Phoenix on the map when they split up, but hopefully Nate Ruess's New York-based band Fun can alleviate some of that pain. They've booked a Valley show with Manchester Orchestra, Audreye Sessions, & Winston Audio for Sunday, May 24 at The Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. What else was announced this week? Click the jump for full listings including Def Leppard, The Fray and Mastodon

  March 9, 2009

• March 23 In Blogs: The Killers, Phoenix Symphony, Bikini Lounge 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: Muslim on Wellbutrin, a Former CAIR Spokeswoman, Claims Gilbert PD Racially Profiled Her Arizona Republic and Channel 12 Employees Must Take Another Week of Unpaid Leave Feathered Bastard: Michael Christie and the Ongoing Rumble in the Phoenix Symphony Up on the Sun:

  March 23, 2009

• Old Yeller

  At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

  December 25, 2008

• Double Play

  Modified thinks two headliners are better than one

  May 29, 2008

• Mane Spotting

  Poison guitarist makes hair-metal palatable -- almost

  August 9, 2007

• Amor Latin Feel

  See stars from south of the border

  June 9, 2005

• Slick Willy

  July 1, 2004

• Nightlife

  June 3, 2004

• Fang Base

  May 6, 2004

• Drum Rush

  Rhythm is gonna getcha at Gammage

  November 20, 2003

• World Beat

  Capoeira is alive and kicking

  November 13, 2003

• Playing Ruff

  Pup and coming at Barktoberfest

  October 2, 2003

• Cho Down

  Comedian Margaret Cho bites back

  March 6, 2003

• Just Announced: Toby Keith, George Thorogood, Blondie, Yes

  This week's show announcements have a little of everything, including two of the finest purveyors of good ol' boy drinking music you'll find: George Thorogood and the Destroyers are set to play Celebrity at the end of July, Toby Keith comes to town in August. Surprisingly, even considering the desparity in venue size, Keith's show, is a much better bargain: $25 for lawn seats compared to $55 for the cheapest tickets to Thorogood.Thorogood has always seemed like Delaware's harder-partying answer

  May 1, 2009

• Hot Links: Light Rail, Swine Flu, and Running Nuns

  Weekend revelers in the Valley might be pleased to know that Metro light rail may be extending its weekend hours. The last train currently leaves at 11 p.m., but officials are considering extending the last run on weekends until 2 a.m....ASU announced on its Web site that two students have "probable" cases of swine flu. The students are voluntarily isolating themselves until the Centers for Disease Control either confirms or debunks the cases...Firefighters in Laveen are battling a huge mulc

  May 4, 2009

• Just Announced: Jay Z, Akon, Deer Tick, CKY

  H.O.V.A.Do ya'll want more of the jigga man? Well if y'all want more of the Jigga man, then I need ya'll to help me, bring him back to stage. Say Hova, c'mon say it! HO-VA! HO-VA! Are y'all out there?Yes, J-A-Y is comign back to Phoenix, playing the cozy confines of Dodge Theatre in August. What else is cooking in last week's concert announcements? Read on for full listings, including a radio show with all of 2007's year's biggest hip-hop newcomers and local "indie" teens Sound The City.

  May 18, 2009

• Freebird & Monkey Sex: A Night With Flight of the Conchords

  Luke HolwerdaFlight of the Conchords performing at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix. See more shots in our Flight of the Conchords slide show.Though music and comedy may seem suitable bedfellows, the marriage of the two is often a mangled mess of bad puns and crappy guitar playing. One concept is, more often than not, more polished than the other -- the comedian sucks at playing guitar or the musician tells super lame jokes. It's a novel concept, indeed, but it usually pans out into one boring, awkward

  May 20, 2009

• Just Announced: Tool, Blink 182, Tori Amos

  It always catches us off gaurd, but Arizona-based winemaker and film producer Maynard James Keen occasionally still dabbles in his side project, making spooky prog metal with his band Tool. The band's show at U.S. Airways is this week's biggest show announcement, headlining a list of thin summer offerings that also includes (gulp) Sugar Ray. Read on for full listings or watch Tool's "Stinkfist" video above.

  May 22, 2009

• Shticks and Stones

  May 28, 2009

• Could Jay Z Replace Michael Jackson?

  Luke HolwerdaJay Z took the "connect with the fans" thing to extremes at his Dodge Theatre show.Jay Z's claim to being "The Best Rapper Alive" is delivered so flippantly it's almost filler anymore. Certainly, there was a time after 2003's The Black Album dropped that it'd have been indisputable to any serious fan of hip-hop music, but, in the years since, it's become such a droning constant that I can't recall the last time I put Jigga's self-applied title under any real scrutiny. Maybe now

  July 3, 2009

• Jack's Mannequin Out Shines Chart-Topping The Fray as Opener at Dodge Theatre

  Luke HolwerdaThe Fray and Jack's Mannequin made the perfect touring partners when their show stopped into the Dodge Theatre Tuesday. Both bands produce piano-driven melodies and songs that can get haunt your head for days. Both tend to attract a late teen to twentysomething crowd of starry-eyed girls as well as couples to their shows. Both have come along way since they played smaller venues like the Marquee Theatre last year, and both performed covers during their set (we'll get into that later

  July 15, 2009

• Mars Volta Return To Phoenix (For Another Five Song Show?)

  Considering how (ahem) totally awesome the Mars Volta show at Dodge Theatre was last year, I'm very surprised anyone in Phoenix would shell out $40 to see them, but you'll have the chance to Saturday September 5, as the band comes back to the Dodge. They do have a Grammy now, so I'd sadly expect the crowd to be just as large. Sigh. Ticket info at Livenation. Since We've Been Wrong - The M...

  July 22, 2009

• July 28 In Blogs: David Irving, The Wiggles, Comic-Con, and Aerosmith

  ​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: Feathered Bastard: David Irving, the Cowardly Holocaust Denier, and His Gal Friday Jaenelle Antas Up on the Sun: The Wiggles at Dodge Theatre: Rock Out With Plenty of "Wiggle" Room to Make It Home For Bedtime Geek Beat: Comic-Con Q&A with Monster Commute's Daniel Davis Chow Bella: Now Open Downtown: Nine

  July 28, 2009

• Concert Review: Steely Dan at Dodge Theatre

  Victor PalaganoSteely Dan​BY CRAIG OUTHIERThe definitive Phoenix-area Steely Dan show is, and always will be, the duo's windswept performance at Cricket Pavilion in 2006. Not only did that show reunite the Dan with Michael McDonald, the blow-dried soul daddy whose paean to coke and Cuervo on "Hey Nineteen" remains the pimpest bit of backup vocalizing ever recorded, but what could have been a hot-as-balls outdoor concert in July was magically leavened by a gutsy little sirocco that blew in the

  October 28, 2009

• Widespread Panic

  October 29, 2009

• October 28 In Blogs: Vice Magazine, Circle of Food, Barry Goldwater, and Arpaio

  ​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: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Target of FBI Probe, Says Channel 5 in Report to Air Thursday Up on the Sun: Club Candids: Vice Magazine's "Desert Bender" at Blackforest Mill Concert Review: Steely Dan at Dodge Theatre Chow Bella: Battle of the Pad Thai Local food blog review: Circle of Food Valley Fever: "S

  October 28, 2009

• Alice Cooper Schedules Christmas Pudding 2009: Warrant, Lita Ford, Dee Snider Coming

  ​Phoenix-based shock rock icon Alice Cooper has scheduled his ninth annual holiday show, Christmas Pudding. The Christmas-themed variety show is a blend of comedy, music, and dance and will take place on Friday, December 18 at Dodge Theatre.This year's acts has a heavily hair-metal bent. Besides Alice Cooper and fellow Valley-dwellers Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, the show has Warrant, Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, and Lita Ford.Former TV personality and current Celebrity Theatre announ

  October 30, 2009

• Incoming: Metric, Passion Pit, Weezer, Anti-Flag

  ​ We already told you about two of last week's bigger concert announcements, Weezer and Passion Pit, but there's a whole lot more in this week's list. Like, for example, Metric. The Canadian indie outfit will drop by Scottsdale on December 12. Give 'em a listen below or click through for a full rundown of just announced shows.Help I'm Alive - Metric

  November 16, 2009