Lilith Fair

Gwen Stefani Rules (As a Rude Girl and/or Pop Princess)

I'm glad I grew up in the '90s. I had strong, independent, beautiful women as musical role models, and they ruled the airwaves. The Spice Girls preached girl power, Lilith Fair paraded feminine gusto across the country, and No Doubt , fronted by Gwen Stefani, assured us that being treated like "just ... More >>

Record Heat: Fox-Vag Fest by Brad Dwyer

See also: FoxVag III: Promoters Assures It Ain't Another Breast-Fest I was out of town, but I'm willing to bet that Fox Vag Fest III, the three-day, two-venue dominating festival of female-fronted punk, rock, and indie acts was pretty crazy. In his feature about the festival, Serene Dominic jokin ... More >>

FoxVag III: Promoters Assures It Ain't Another Breast-Fest

Tumblr of the Week: Awesome Girls in Bands

http://awesomegirlsinbands.tumblr.com/​Even though I'm an awesome female, I'm not particularly girly. I prefer male vocals when I listen to music, I think women's sports aren't very important, and I can't stand feminists.But I still think it's important to recognize some truly great famous female ... More >>

Sarah McLachlan @ Comerica Theatre

Mayhem Explained

A Look At Each of the Mayhem festival’s Headliners

A Look at Korn, Rob Zombie, and the Other Stars of the Mayhem Festival

Five Reasons Phoenix Shouldn't Miss Lilith Fair

Kings of Leon, Kinch, and Not Missing the Lilith Fair in This Week's Issue

Kings of Leon: Critics love to hate them.​Ever wonder why Kings of Leon have such a massive following, even though critics love to hate them? This week's music feature offers up a few explanations on the love/hate phenomenon. Valley favorites Kinch have been keeping busy, writing personalized son ... More >>

Patti Smith to Write Children's Book

Patti Smith.​Patti Smith has worked in nearly every medium. She is truly an artist in every sense of the word. Not only is she famous for her proto-punk music and poetry, but she's had exhibitions of photgraphs as well as drawings and paintings, she's modeled, been in film, and even chronicled her ... More >>

Los Lobos Latest Act to Cancel Show and Boycott Arizona

Drew ReynoldsLos Lobos, "The Wolves" ditch their Talking Stick show, scheduled for June 10Arizona could have one killer rock concert, on par with Coachella, if all the bands who're cancelling Cactus Country gigs or boycotting the state due to SB 1070 were to participate.The East L.A. Chicano rock ba ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 5/27 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Was the cancellation of Phoenix's Lilith Fair date related to SB 1070? Why did a San Francisco punk band hir ... More >>

Go Go's Release Statement on Lilith Fair Cancellation, Arizona Republic Finally Cites Source (Us, Natch)

​Phoenix's Lilith Fair concert was scrapped last week though the reason why still seems to be a mystery. Headliners The Go Go's released a statement about the cancellation of the Phoenix Lilith Fair date announced Friday. The Arizona Republic has the press release, which sure seems like a cop out. ... More >>

Minus the Bear: NOT Boycotting Arizona! w00t!

​SB 1070 hasn't won Arizona a lot friends in the music business. First you had Canadian indie poppers Stars proclaiming their "boycott" of the state over the controversial new immigration law, then Belinda Carlisle asking Lilith Fair organizers to move the tour's Arizona date. Zack de la Rocha has ... More >>

Phoenix Lilith Fair Date Canceled Without Comment: Is This SB 1070 Fallout?

​The July 8 Lilith Fair tour stop scheduled for July 8 at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix has been canceled. Live Nation's only statement on the matter is, "We apologize for any inconvenience." We've received no response from an inquiry about why directed at the promoter's publicist. Last ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 5/20 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. How was the world premiere of the Glee live tour in Phoenix? Just how douchey is the T-shirt designed for Fr ... More >>

Incoming: Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, American Idol, Lilith Fair, Limp Bizkit

These young people play popular rock music.​Zomg, you guys! This week's show announcements include the Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato. If that news doesn't make your day, then I don't know what to tell you. What's that you say? Jonas Brothers not quite your bag? Well then let Limp Bizkit, Ice Cub ... More >>

Belinda Carlisle Wants Phoenix Lilith Fair Date Canceled, Costanza Weighs In

Belinda: She doesn't want to come here.​Arizona is facing more heat over our crazy new immigration law, SB 1070.Belinda Carlisle took to Facebook today to say she wants Lilith Fair organizers "to move the phoenix date in protest of the new immigration law in ARIZONA. the gogo's [sic] condemn the l ... More >>

May 13 In Blogs: American Bar Association Conference, Belinda Carlisle, Picazzo's, and Joe 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: American Bar Association Conference Protested to the Tune of the Village Peo ... More >>

Rolling Stones Night Injects a Little Personality in the Contestants on 'American Idol'

​Finally! Top 12 week on American Idol is here! True, the show is still jam-packed with as many commercials as it can pack in within a very long 2 hours, and having four judges really drags things out, but it's great to finally be in Top 12 week, with the big studio and all.This was Rolling Stones ... More >>

Lilith Fair Returns...Does Anyone Care?

Sarah McLachlan​Back in the late 90's, when grrrl power was all the rage, and artists like Paula Cole and Sarah McLachlan actually sold records, an all-female music festival like Lilith Fair was a great idea--especially to modern-day hippies who flocked to the shows. Nowadays, the most pop ... More >>

Pat Benatar Goes Through the Motions, Blondie Rocked and The Donnas Backed Out at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaPat Benatar​ Picture this: teen girls in too much makeup channeling new wave goddesses with their overbearing, nacho-chowing mothers, wrinkled women in low-cut, studded halters exhibiting chests long past their perky prime, and grooving chicks with hair too long and pants too high ... More >>

Pandy Raye on the Chicks with Picks Music Festival

From BFE to PHX

Quirky music fest lands at Cricket

Belle Star

The first lady of femme folk keeps women’s issues on the frontburner

Top 20 Songs to Play in a Quiet Office to Annoy Your Coworkers

Ladies Night

Looking for a good time

Melissa Ferrick

Just Melissa Ferrick

Garrison Starr

Alive and picking

Devil in a White Dress

Zombi takes the wedding cake

Two Much

Tegan and Sara's twin-powered pop is no ordinary sister act

Do Not Disturb

At the San Carlos, ghosts check in, but they don't check out

Sarah McLachlan and Butterfly Boucher

"The voice that launched a thousand careers" serenades Glendale Arena

Under Avril's Hood

Moody or confused? Essential or disposable? We offer an analysis.

Along Comes Mariachi

Music fest marks Mexican independence

The Vans Warped Tour

Long-standing Lollapalooza knockoff rages on

Immaterial Girl

With a diverse following and a stand-alone attitude, Nelly Furtado hit it big by being herself. But how long can it last?

Eliza Gilkyson

Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Texas Terri

Lone star and band of indie punks crash Trash Blast 3

Wargasm

L7 declares an all-out assault on Warped boys and Lilith Fairies with slap-happy

Daily Devotions

Night & Day

July 15 - 21, 1999

Branch Management

Recycle your Christmas tree

Close Encounters

Spice Girls shrewdly work every angle at Desert Sky

Ladies First

Lilith Fair returns with a more eclectic sequel

You Go, Girls!

Night & Day

Grrl Friday

Local girl-rock showcase puts a tangible face on the music industry's "Women in Rock" hysteria

Sarah, Smile

Can Sarah McLachlan's creativity survive a bout with happiness?