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    April 24, 2012

    Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia? A Few Words In Defense of the Summerland Tour

    See also: Throwback Thursday: Everclear The announcement of the Summerland Tour (an a la carte delight of prominent '90s soul-patch rock bands Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit,The Gin Blossoms, and Marcy Playground) has me thinking hard about nostalgia. I learned of the tour's Phoenix date, July 3 at Come ... More >>

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    April 5, 2012

    Throwback Thursday: Everclear

    I couldn't have asked for a better time to hear about the Summerland Tour. While waiting for a coffee in Venice Beach, California, I was browsing Up On The Sun on my phone and saw that Everclear was coming. I knew what I had to listen to, because I rolled down the windows and rocked out to "Santa Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Incoming: Summerland Tour, Santigold, 311

    This summer is bringing in a miraculous flood of awesome shows if 90s alt-pop rock is your cup of tea. Everclear, Sugar Ray, The Gin Blossoms, Lit, and Marcy Playground are hitting the road together for what is sure to be an absolutely epic dream of a Summerland Tour. We apologize for having ju ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    Keller Williams @ Marquee Theatre

    This summer is bringing in a miraculous flood of awesome shows if 90s alt-pop rock is your cup of tea. Everclear, Sugar Ray, The Gin Blossoms, Lit, and Marcy Playground are hitting the road together for what is sure to be an absolutely epic dream of a Summerland Tour. We apologize for having ju ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2010

    Phoenix's Gomi Are Bringing Grunge Back from the Dead

    This summer is bringing in a miraculous flood of awesome shows if 90s alt-pop rock is your cup of tea. Everclear, Sugar Ray, The Gin Blossoms, Lit, and Marcy Playground are hitting the road together for what is sure to be an absolutely epic dream of a Summerland Tour. We apologize for having ju ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Animal Collective

    Hit up Phoenix Zoo’s biggest yearly shindig

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    August 27, 2009

    Wonder Boys

    There’s more to NYC slacker-popsters than “sex” and “candy”

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Street Sweeper Social Club Urges Everyone To "Go Apeshit" At Third Thursday

    Adriane GoetzStreet Sweeper Social Club guitarist Tom Morello​By Adriane Goetz"We're not just a band...we're a social club!"Boots Riley repeated this phrase several times throughout Street Sweeper Social Club's performance on Thursday night, and while the largely high school aged crowd didn't seem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Incoming: Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist, Marcy Playground, Sevendust

    We've already hit a lot of the highlights of this week's concert announcements earlier in the week (Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist) but somehow a big one slipped through the cracks.Yes, Marcy Playground (pictured) is making their long-awaited return to Club Red o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    July 24 In Blogs: Arpaio, Yo La Tengo, Morimoto, and Cronkite

    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 Whines About Three Illegals Released on Orders of ICE (Or Were They?) Up on the Sun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Dear and the Headlights, Kinch, and Peachcake Stage a Free Show Tonight in Scottsdale

    Dear in the Headlights is giving it up for free this weekend. The Edge 103.9 appears to have finally gotten a clue. For the past two months I've berated the local alt-rock station for its habit of booking aging '90s throwbacks like Marcy Playground and Sponge to headline the Third Thursday co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    The Edge 103.9 Continues Booking '90s Has-Beens for Its Third Thursdays Concerts

    Mid-'90s hitmakers Sponge are scheduled to perform tonight at the Edge 103.9's Third Thursday in Scottsdale.Is it just me, or does it feel like the '90s never ended at The Edge 103.9? Not only does it seem as if every time I flip on the local alt-rock radio station they're broadcasting some chart-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Lit At The Edge 103.9's Third Thursday on Dec. 18

    Since debuting last year, The Edge 103.9's monthly Third Thursday free concert series has featured headliners that easily fall into one of two categories: burgeoning and innovative indie-style bands or old-and-busted '90s has-beens and one-hit wonders. Last night's event along Craftsman Court in ... More >>

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    April 29, 2004

    Cinco or Swim

    Cinco de Mayo makes a splash

  • Music

    March 8, 2001

    Fresh Ground

    Stephen Malkmus leaves Pavement behind with a slanted and enchanting solo debut

  • Music

    December 2, 1999

    Sophomore Hump

    What does it take for a successful band to get over the second-album woes?

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Recordings

    What does it take for a successful band to get over the second-album woes?

  • Music

    August 6, 1998

    Makers' Mark

    The Makers deliver primal soul music for the underprivileged

  • Music

    February 12, 1998

    Now Playing

    Marcy Playground shrugs its way to the head of the class

  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Critics' Choice

    A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

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