Yo Gabba Gabba LiveComerica Theatre in PhoenixSaturday, December 4, 2010I haven’t been to one of these afternoon kids shows before, so I’m not sure if there are generally so many indie-looking dudes with beards ecstatically singing along with with a song called “Get the Sillies Out” at the Comerica Theatre…
Until a few years ago, it was difficult to think that a kids’ show could be cool enough to merit a feature in New Times’ music section. Spare the jokes. Clearly, not every band featured in these pages is actually “cool” (Kings of Leon get covered here based on sheer…
Until a few years ago, it was difficult to think that a kids’ show could be cool enough to merit a feature in New Times’ music section. Spare the jokes. Clearly, not every band featured in these pages is actually “cool” (Kings of Leon get covered here based on sheer…
I can’t imagine it makes Mr. Raymond IV very happy, but Auto-Tune may have saved his career. It’s not as though he were about to disappear off the pop music map or anything, but when you’ve already sold 40-some million albums, any album that doesn’t dominate your genre’s landscape isn’t…
As far as American cities and music go, Miami is underrated. While Pitbull and Rick Ross have done their part to represent their hometown (if only by endlessly repeating its area code), music falls way down the list of things we associate with South Florida. There’s certainly plenty of pop…
Here’s a summary of nearly all the too-long-didn’t-read reviews you’ll see of Sufjan Stevens’ electro-beat-y new album, The Age of Adz: “He’s not doing the state thing anymore. Something about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. This album is weird. Where’s the banjo?” Sure, most critics will throw around big words and dance…
The lead singer of a band that sold 25 million albums is performing a solo acoustic show in a smallish venue. That should probably be a pretty big deal, but most people wouldn’t go to see Scott Stapp on a bet. There aren’t too many living frontmen more despised than…
Skybox – who you might remember from their time in the Phoenix music scene a few years ago – return to the Valley from their new home in Chicago for their first show in the area in over a year this week. The band takes on the music business in…
Skybox — whom you may remember from their time in the Phoenix music scene a few years ago — are returning to the Valley from their new home in Chicago for their first show in the area in over a year. The band takes on the music business in a…
“We learned you can’t force a Menomena record,” says Danny Seim, drummer/etc. of the Portland indie-rock trio, explaining the distance between the release of 2007’s Friend or Foe and this year’s Mines. “When you try, it only makes things worse. One person is really excited to do something and the…
Even if you enjoy the music of Kings of Leon — and with the older stuff, that’s acceptable, but I’m warning you that now is the time to jump off the bandwagon — those shitting pigeons were a harbinger of doom. The Kings’ most recent album is the straw of…
Hayley Williams says she’s not leaving Paramore. Even though she sang the hook on B.o.B’s “Airplanes,” one of the biggest songs of the summer, and seems perfectly set up to stop splitting Paramore’s paychecks five ways, you have to take her at her word. Why? Because Paramore is possibly the…
In 1995, Steve Bays, a British Columbian with a curly mop of hair and a dream, started a rock ‘n’ roll act with dance influences. Bays somehow ended up playing synthesizer with the new group and a friend of the band sang the vocals. Eventually, they dumped the friend, added…
Back in 1995, Steve Bays, a British Columbian with a curly mop of a hairdo and a dream, started a rock and roll act with dance influences. Bays somehow ended up playing a synthesizer with the new group and a friend of the band sang the vocals. Eventually, they dumped…
Lollapalooza 2010 on Sunday was a little off from the other days from the start. At the begininng of the day, it looks like the elements were going to ruin the day with a nasty storm running through downtown Chicago. Thankfully, the sun came out in the midst of Switchfoot’s…
If you’re going to play a festival, there’s a delicate balance to walk. Sure, you’re an artist enthusiastic to show off your careful crafted work to an appreciative audience, but while there are going to be some of your fans in attendance, there will be a ton of people who…
There are people who just don’t like music festivals. It won’t matter who’s on the bill or whether the show is in the middle of the desert or the center of a city; they’re just not interested in seeing bite-size sets crushed by an often bikini topped mob. Don’t get…
Game (he dropped the “The” for his new album) has a new album coming out in August. It might actually be pretty good. I was a) convinced he was quitting rap after his 2008 album, LAX, partially because Game told everyone he would, and b) under the assumption that moribund…
Bobby Brown would really appreciate it if you’d go see the Heads of State show on July 16 at the Celebrity Theatre. Seriously, he’d really like the opportunity to perform for you — personally. Whatever you may think of Bobby Brown — as the former Mr. Whitney Houston, as a…
Game (he dropped the “The” for his new album) has a new album coming out in August. It might actually be pretty good. I don’t know if that’s news to you or not, but I was a) convinced he was quitting the rap game after his 2008 album LAX, partially…
How do you know when a band crosses over into pop-rock mega-stardom? How about when it plays its second big show in 14 months in any given town. Sure, indie bands will play the Valley two or three times, flogging the same disc because they desperately need the money. But…
How do you know when a band crosses over into pop-rock mega-stardom? How about when it plays its second big show in 14 months in any given town. Sure, indie bands will play the Valley two or three times, flogging the same disc because they desperately need the money. But…
