If you could ask the Jonas Brothers one question ...
I got word over the weekend that I'm going to be on a conference call with the Jonas Brothers on Wednesday. Sometimes when a band is about to start a tour, they'll have a conference call where a bunch of journalists call in and ask questions -- thus doing like 250 interviews at once.
It works for the artists. Kinda sucks for journalists. You're lucky if you even get to ask a question. But what are you doing to do? It's either this or not talk to the Jonas Brothers at all.
Since this is how things work, I often find myself on these calls trying to think of one really great question. Then I have to hope nobody else asks it before I do. They usually do. So then I gotta think of something new.
If you've ever wanted to do my job, I'll kinda let you right here. Give me your best Jonas Brothers question. If it's a good one, maybe I'll ask it on the conference call.
A word about Fresno tickets: According to the Jonas Brothers Fan Club and tour promoter Live Nation, pre-sales for the Aug. 5 date at Save Mart Center will start at 10 a.m. on March 23. Tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. March 28. Neither Live Nation or the Save Mart Center have announced ticket prices.
We hope you haven't forgotten that tomorrow is the big day -- the new FresnoBeehive.com is launching. As to not totally surprise you, here's a little peek at what you can expect:
Praise, complain, whatever -- go for it. But we hope it's more praise than complain.
As we prepare for the *new* Beehive -- we've got details to announce on our next gathering.
On Thursday March 26, The Beehive will be hosting an advance screening of Dreamworks' new movie, "Monsters vs. Aliens." We'll be packing out the theater with nothing but Beehive readers. Sounds awesome, right?
Word is Fresno is mentioned a few times in the movie -- so we figured this will be like "Did They Just Say Fresno?" coming to life all 3-D like on the big screen. Bee artist Steven Parra even hooked up a "Monsters vs. Aliens" styled Scoopy for the occasion.
Wanna go? Each day we'll be picking 10 commenters at random and giving them tickets. (It'll run basically like our Big Fresno Fair ticket giveaway). So comment away, folks. You don't have to comment on this post either -- commenting on any Beehive post makes you eligible. Winners will be notified by e-mail, so don't use a fake one.
Sometimes I give you options in this here Worst Flier of the Week space. Not this week. There is a clear winner in the Worst Flier of the Week sweepstakes. And I even kept it out of Post No Bills as to not ruin the surprise.
Intrigued yet? I hope so. I'm also naming a runner-up and shouting out what I thought was the Best Flier of the Week. Ready? Let's go ...
While I'm trying to figure out how to keep my dog from escaping the backyard ...
1. LACE UP THE GLOVES AGAIN: Beloved Fresno hard rockers Six Ounce Gloves are back after a five-month break, playing at Starline on Saturday. Check 'em out as they gear up for a big Hollywood showcase in April.
Welcome to another week of Post No Bills, the biggest collection of Fresno event fliers and posters anywhere on the Internets, brought to exclusively by FresnoBeehive.com.
Looking for concerts and clubs? You're in the right place. Take a look below and it'll shatter any beliefs about Fresno having nothing to do.
Big, big update this week. So start planning your weekend, your month and all that.
As always, we welcome contributions from bands, artists, venues, promoters and regular joes. Send flier links to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.
Which 'Mad Tight' celebrity is the Grizzlies bringing us this year?
UPDATE: The answer: Mr. Belding! Or Dennis Haskins, if your his kin. Shouts out to commenters Tanya and Fatphree who nailed it. JT Snow and Willie Mays were also announced as this year's celebrity guests today.
ORIGINAL: This week the Fresno Grizzlies are announcing all their promotions for the season. They've announced their fireworks night and their giveaways. Today they will be announcing their theme nights and theme jerseys. But I'm waiting for Friday, when they announce what's most interesting to me -- their celebrity guests.
As you might recall, the Grizzlies brought Billy Zabka (aka Johnny Lawrence from the Cobra Kai Dojo) to Fresno last year for Totally Rad '80s Night.
The Griz brass have been teasing me this week, saying they have somebody bigger than Zabka lined up. (Who's bigger than Zabka?!?) I've tried to get it out of them. I asked if it was Biff Tannen. I asked if it was Vicki from "Small Wonder." No, I was told on both counts. Better.
They offered the following tidbit today: It's going to be called "Mad Tight '90s Night" and it's happening May 14. Who could it be? I'm not sure yet. Zack Morris? Bobby Brown? Either of those would be tight. But I know there's tighter people out there. Until the Grizzlies announce it tomorrow (they're doing it live on "Great Day" at 9:20 a.m.) all we have is guesses. So gimme yours.
Who do you think the Grizzlies are bringing for Mad Tight '90s Night?
If you're looking for something to do tonight and you dig Prince, you oughta know that "Purple Rain" is playing at Flashback Flicks at Edwards. The boys at SonicFoundation.net are doing a Booze & Movie Night to celebrate:
If you can't do "Purple Rain," but you're down to celebrate the music of Prince, then check out what's going on Friday night at Palomino's:
Oh Fresno Grizzlies, you know just what I like ...
While we await word on the whole celebrity-to-be-named later for the Grizzlies' "Mad Tight '90s Night" -- I couldn't let this little piece of awesomeness pass without a mention. Fresh from the team's announcement of theme nights and theme jerseys is this wonderful piece of Fresnicity:
Yeah, I might need to get me one of them. Here's the background info:
Creative Fresno is still looking for presenters for Pecha Kucha Night No. 2 -- happening Monday at Starline. If you're an artist, designer or just have something visual you'd like to show, consider it. Presenters get to show 20 slides, each for 20 seconds, making for a series of rapid-fire 6:40 displays. The first Pecha Kucha Night was H-Mac's pick as the favorite Fresno event of last year.
Still wondering what the heck Pecha Kucha night is? Check this out to get up to speed. What happened last time? Check out some photos at CreativeFresno.com. I can't do it this time, but I am promising right here in print that I will do a Pecha Kucha presentation on Worst Fliers of Fresno next time.
Chris Cornell meets Timbaland ... enough to make you 'Scream'
A rocker (Kathy) and a hip-hopper (Mike) discuss "Scream," the new solo CD from ex-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, recorded entirely with mega-producer Timbaland.
Mike: I've been intrigued by this Chris Cornell/Timbaland collabo album since I heard about it. Note that I didn't say I looked forward to it or anticipated it. More than anything, I was curious. Timbaland, of course, is responsible for Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds." I figured that's what he'd be bringing to the table on "Scream" -- I just wasn't sure how that would mesh with throaty rock vocals. My big question is this: Who's going to listen to this? I can't see Cornell's rock fans getting behind the blips and beeps of Timbo and I can't see the Timberlake audience latching onto Cornell -- despite the influx of ads I'm seeing on MySpace.
Kathy: You're right, Mike. I think rockers are going to have that WTF moment (Kind of like a co-worker today who was startled, dumbfounded and apparently quite disturbed to hear the tunes coming from my office were that of Cornell). The whole collaboration took me by surprise. I knew Chris Cornell had a solo album coming out, but I assumed it would be a rock album. What else would you think a guy who was in Soundgarden and Audioslave would do? Add in that he co-wrote the David Cook's hit "Light On" and it all adds up to a mainstream rock album. Boy was I wrong.
In a tour announcement released this morning, Team Jonas revealed an Aug. 5 Fresno date. It will be the band's first stop here since 2007.
Tickets for the concert, according to the band's announcement, are to go on sale March 20 to the general public. Jonas Brothers fan club members will get first crack at tickets starting March 16.
The Save Mart Center has yet to announce local tickets details, such as prices and an on-sale time.
The Jonas Brothers previously played the Save Mart Center in November 2007, opening for Miley Cyrus. A month prior, the band played at The Big Fresno Fair.
If you're looking for something to do tonight, local boys The Sleepover Disaster are playing their final local gig before heading off to uber-prestigious music festival South By Southwest next week.
Rademacher is on the flier too. It would have been a good two-for-the-price-of-one sendoff (Rademacher is playing SXSW too), but as FresBlogger Ed Stewart reports, Rademacher probably won't be there. But The Aircrash, Minmae and The Scarlet Symphony are also on the bill.
And now for a concert announcement from The Big Fresno Fair ...
I've got the first round of concert news for this year's Big Fresno Fair (Oct. 7-18) and one concert in particular has me giddy like a 12-year-old. I could just say it, but that's no fun. Here's a visual interpretation:
As a diehard "24" fan, I knew that the show's writers/producers had their work cut out for them this season. They had to rebound from both their weakest season and the year and a half break that followed it, because of the writer's strike. Plus they had to earn back the faith of fans who started to question their plans for our hero, Jack Bauer.
Now that we're 13 hours in, I'm ready to call Season 7 a success. It's given us a change of scenery, new characters to care about and kept me at the edge of my seat numerous times already. The last three or four weeks have been especially great.
Basically what I'm saying is that I reserve to the right to take back calling this season a "success" if they make the president's daughter into another Kim Bauer.
OK, so where are the "24" watchers at? What do you guys think so far? Has Season 7 won you back?
Worst Flier of the Week Vol. 10: Special Monday edition
Here at The Bee we were having all kinds of Internet difficulties on Friday afternoon. It was probably a revolt to some of the ridiculousness that I brought to the Internet with the latest Post No Bills.
With the Internet down, I couldn't put together another Worst Flier of the Week post, though it was certainly warranted. And today I still can't ignore some of the horrid happenings on the local flier front. So here it is, folks. Three putrid displays of graphic design and promotion gone bad. You pick which is the Worst Flier of (last) Week.
Believe me, I've been searching for a video of this since I saw it on "How I Met Your Mother" last week. Here it is. Finally! There is no awesomeness that can compare to NPH gettin' his Cobra Kai on. Well, except this.
Somewhere, I'm sure Billy Zabka is smiling. New HIMYM tonight!
If you could ask the Jonas Brothers one question ...
