Recently, my wife scored tickets to Blue Man Group here in Phoenix, at the recently poorly-renamed "US Airways Center" (Formerly America West Arena, or "A dubya A." Does that make it the "USAC" now? Icky.) We had lower-bowl tickets, so we got the full experience (including eardrum-shattering bass thumps).
The Blue Man Group ("BMG") is great. You should all go see them. I highly recommend the show, called "How to Make a MegaStar." It's very funny and involves the crowd. It's also family friendly, which is a rarity any more. I saw all ages, from 8 to 88.
I write not to simply say "BMG was great!" but to note that the opening act was FABULOUS. When we arrived, all but the first 10 feet of the stage was draped in a white sheet. Came to find out that it was used to display a very large video screen (i.e. a projector shooting images on the sheet.) The opening act was a lone D.J., Mike Relm. This guy mixes beats with popular music, all the while mixing in video clips that are set to the music. He has figured out how to link his turntable to the video clips so he can "scratch" the video clips back and forth.
If this guy is ever in your city, and you can enjoy mixed beats (i.e. if you don't absolutely HATE rap and hip-hop) you owe it to yourself to see him.
If you need further encouragement, check out these YouTube clips:
One, Two, and Three. My favorite: the "oh face" clip remix. Absolutely classic.
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