It's not often that a bassist leaving your band can make you somehow much more popular, but that's just what happened to Black Label Society. Of course the situation wasn't exactly normal, what with Robert Trujillo leaving the band to join The Beatles of Metal, Metallica. Soon after Bobby T left, the band fronted by Ozzy's old guitarist Zakk Wylde took off, with their shirts appearing everywhere at metal shows.So, anyway, that (hopefully) interesting aside our way of pointing out that BLS is com
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 on August 28. The New York trio best know for such hits as "Sex And Candy, "Sex And Candy" and the Latin crossover smash "Sexo y Dolces" is sure to play that song and a dozen or so others you don't kno
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:
DJ Dossier: JonnY Rogers
Incoming: Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist, Marcy Playground, Sevendust
Chow Bella:
Brew Review: Moriomoto Soba Ale
Still No Leads on Richar
