Subject: Toby Keith

• McCain Is Slammed for Using Another Unauthorized Song in His Campaign, and We Have Some Song Suggestions for the Republican Party

  October 9, 2008

• Pic Hits for the week

  December 7, 1995

• Pic Hits for the week

  February 22, 1996

• Kid Pics for the week

  December 12, 1996

• Jorma Kaukonen

  Blue Country Heart (Columbia)

  June 27, 2002

• BEST C&W NIGHTSPOT

  Handlebar-J Restaurant and Saloon

  September 18, 2003

• The Rules

  Musical taste reveals more than you think

  August 11, 2005

• Top 10 selling CDs from Circles Discs and Tapes, 800 North Central Avenue

  Chart-busters for the week

  April 20, 2006

• Hank Williams III

  A square genre in a round hole

  May 25, 2006

• This just in: Musicians also use performance-enhancing drugs

  January 10, 2008

• Tour de farce: the corporate-sponsored tours we don’t want to buy tickets to

  May 29, 2008

• Josh Turner

  January 29, 2009

• Top 10 Country Records of 2008

  By Michael McCall Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergTwo young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, helped country expand its fan base in these years of shrinking music sales. Meanwhile, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and George Strait kept filling arenas and at least maintaining their popularity on the road, if not with record sales. But as has often been the case, the best country music has little

  December 30, 2008

• 10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Youth Brigade, Harry Potter, and Latin Beats

  Harry Potter tribute band The Remus Lupins are scheduled to perform at the Scottsdale Public Library's Mustang Branch on Saturday. Who says there's nothing to do during the summertime besides planting yourself in front of either the television or the air conditioner? Certainly not us, since we've assembled a list of 10 different shindigs and events that Valley culture vultures can check out. And if you're running a little short until the next payday, don't fret. Like we mentioned last week,

  June 4, 2009

• Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

  By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and i

  December 30, 2008

• Food Porn at the Grand Opening of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill

  Benjamin Leatherman As Toby Keith says, "Freedom don't come free." That may be true, but the food and drinks were definitely on the house at last night's grand opening hootenanny for the country music superstar's self-titled chain restaurant Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Mesa on Wednesday, June 3. More than a hundred strong packed into the ginormous eatery and drinkery (which gleams its moniker from his hit song of the same name) for the invite-only affair. Attendees (and even a few l

  June 4, 2009

• You Asked For It: Goodbye To Pretty

  Generally, I write positive reviews about bands that are good at what they do. I like a little bit of everything, so it's not that hard for me to appreciate either a delicate ballad or ear-shredding thrash. Shit, I genuinely love the first Britney Spears record, and think Toby Keith is a tragically under appreciated genius. With that said, it's very hard for me to appreciate Goodbye to Pretty, despite them being very good at what they do.The Scottsdale band plays that brand of bland Maroon 5 pop

  April 7, 2009

• Change of Art

  Rock icon goes . . . hip-hop?

  October 16, 2008

• Toby Keith seeks blue-collar cred to net him white-collar cash

  July 10, 2008

• Patriot Pop Quiz

  No Googling

  June 28, 2007

• Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

  Ten reasons to tune in country radio in 2006

  January 4, 2007

• Toby Keith

  White Trash With Money
  (Show Dog Nashville/Universal)

  April 27, 2006

• Death Pool for Cutie

  Everybody's gotta go sometime

  February 2, 2006

• Down-Home Delights

  Ten of the best from Nashville and elsewhere

  January 5, 2006

• Mastodon

  April 16, 2009

• Toby Keith

  Still ready for prime time

  August 11, 2005

• Country Jams

  November 4, 2004

• The Tragically Hip

  Tragically underrated

  September 30, 2004

• Vote for Change Tour

  Activism, schmactivism: where's the real rock?

  September 23, 2004

• Toby Keith

  Shock'n Y'all (DreamWorks)

  November 27, 2003

• Mares on Michelob

  With "Beers For My Horses," Willie Nelson proves attempts to mummify him are premature

  July 3, 2003

• Hammer of the Gods

  With a handful of artists, 'classic rock' is not a pejorative

  June 12, 2003

• Darryl Worley

  Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks)

  May 22, 2003

• Battle Hymns

  Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  March 27, 2003

• Joe Nichols

  Country boy croons from the heart

  November 28, 2002

• Steve Earle

  Jerusalem (Artemis/E-squared)

  October 24, 2002

• A Dog Has His Day

  Angry American Toby Keith is more inclined to whimper than attack

  September 26, 2002

• Long Time, No CD

  More than two years after the release of its debut, Gloritone sates fans with a stopgap disc of demo material

  October 19, 2000

• DO LOOK BACK

  THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

  December 29, 1994

• 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

• Lucero Live: Why Country Music Needs Some Punk Blood

  I love discussing music with our new Music Editor, Martin. More often than not we basically agree on most things. But I could not disagree more with his review of the Lucero show last night at the Rhythm Room. The first of my complaints is when talking about how the crowd was reacting (or the fact that they were reacting) Martin seems to suggest that the crowed should not get as crazy as they did last night to anything with a peddle steel in it because "Those are the rules."  First, I highl

  May 13, 2009

• Other People's Blogs: Toby Keith in Town, Jay-Z's Plans, Handsome Furs

  The Dish with Jess Harter: Toby Keith to attend restaurant grand opening WednesdayIdolator: So What Is Jay-Z Up To, Anyway?So Much Silence: Handsome Furs: Radio KaliningradNME: Beyonce to offer $20 tickets on North American tourElectric Mustache: Kid Cudi Playing Marquee Theatre July 27thPitchfork: Fucked Up's Pink Eyes Becomes Fox News Commentator

  May 29, 2009

• This Week In Chow Bella

  Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Monday Night Martha: Dr Pepper Brownies Closed for Business: Coffee Plantation on Mill Ave Stacy's Smokehouse Gets Bon Appetit Love Food Porn at the Grand Opening of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill Phoenix Phoodies: Cafe Zuzu

  June 5, 2009

• Loretta Lynn Plays the Classics at Celebrity

  Luke HolwerdaLoretta Lynn on the circular stage of Celebrity Theatre.It's been five years since Loretta Lynn's Grammy-winning collaboration with Jack White but it seemed even longer at last night's Celebrity Theatre show, where the Van Lear Rose era seemed long forgotten. Sure, a few curious hipsters made their way down to the show, but, for the most part it was a good ol' country crowd, appropriately appreciative of the chance to hear the legendary 74-year-old Kentucky native's older material

  June 18, 2009

• Toby Keith: Why We Just Can't Hate the Guy

  August 13, 2009

• Toby Keith Talks About Him (and the Army) at Cricket

  Jessica TestaToby Keith on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.​It's a shame Toby Keith will always be The Angry American. In mainstream consciousness, the Oklahoma-born country singer is a Bush-loving neocon who's always ready to put his boot in Osama bin Laden's ass, thereby making his best effort to preserve The American Way.Though it's certainly arguable that society needed a self-appointed Director of Jingoistic Activities to rally around eight years ago -- and that Toby, thou

  August 15, 2009

• Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Suns Dancers, and Toby Keith Over the Weekend

  ​Suns Dancers Auditions With Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts So you think you can dance (for the Phoenix Suns, that is)? About 200 women from around the Valley thought so when they showed up at the US Airways Center in Phoenix on Saturday morning to audition for the 2009-2010 Suns Dancers squad. In the end, however, only 16 can make the cut...full story See: Ashley Roberts at the Suns Dancers Auditions In Photos ​Toby Keith Talks About Him (and the Army) at Cricket ​It's a shame Tob

  August 17, 2009

• August 17 In Blogs: Minuteman, Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Foie Gras, and Bugatti Veyron

  ​​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: Minuteman CEO Carmen Mercer Named in Arizona Attorney General Lawsuit Over Fraudulent Scam Up on the Sun: Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, Suns Dancers, Twilight, and Toby Keith Over the Weekend The Love Me Nots Set Album Release Date, Plan Tour Chow Bella: Foie Gras Steak-Out at Christoph

  August 17, 2009

• When Tragedy and Politics Turn into Popular Music

  August 27, 2009

• Melt-Banana Lite: A Second Opinion

  Expect just as much confusion at Melt-Banana Lite's show tonight, with more of an American audience​Melt-Banana is playing the Hollywood Alley tonight. For those faithful readers of Up on the Sun, this should come as no surprise. I mentioned this fact a few weeks ago, explaining just what Melt-Banana Lite means. This concert is previewed in the current issue of the New Times, proving that there has been an exhaustive amount of coverage for this particular Japanese noise-rock band. Worry n

  November 4, 2009