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Alan Jackson (Musician)

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    The Five People You'll Meet at Country Thunder

    Two years ago, yours truly embarked on finding a real country experience that didn't lead me into the backwoods of some quaint southern town, but rather out into a barren field in Florence. I was alone. I was scared. I was wearing flip flops, at the risk of getting my tootsies stomped by the cowboy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Flashback to 1972: Happy Birthday Eminem and Wyclef Jean

    ​America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon, N'Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick and Beavis and Butt-Head creator, Mike Judge have something in common. Besides making us laugh, they all share a birthday with music celebrities Eminem and Wyclef Jean. That's right, Slim Shady and the Lead Fugee enter th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Kara Roschi, What Are You Listening To?

    Kara Roschi​Kara Roschi The local artist is co-owner of Practical Art. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I am proud to be car-free! But when I did have one, it was NPR in the afternoons, KSLX in the evenings ('specially Gettin' the L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Loretta Lynn Cancels Upcoming Phoenix Date

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    John Michael Montgomery @ Del E. Webb Performing Arts Center

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Music

    October 28, 2010

    Junction 10 Singer Robert Perez Ain't Your Typical Singer

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Jimmy Eat World

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Toby Keith's Boot Still Fits a Lot of Asses

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Josh Turner

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Articles

    July 22, 2010

    Bachmann Overdrive

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    Bachmann Overdrive

    ​Bad news for fans of country legend Loretta Lynn. She's canceled her upcoming tour, including a stop at May 1 stop at Celebrity Theater. "As y'all know I just went and got my knee done a few weeks back," a statement reads Lynn's website. "I am sad to cancel the upcoming shows on the west coast, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    You Asked For It: Jim Bachmann

    ​Band: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersRecord: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersBasics: Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson's "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" which I still regard among the best ... More >>

  • Music

    December 3, 2009

    Phil Vassar

    ​Band: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersRecord: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersBasics: Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson's "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" which I still regard among the best ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    In Search of Real Honky-Tonk at the Arizona State Fair

    ​Band: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersRecord: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersBasics: Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson's "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" which I still regard among the best ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    When Tragedy and Politics Turn into Popular Music

    ​Band: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersRecord: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersBasics: Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson's "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" which I still regard among the best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Local Musicians Play Dylan Tribute At Yucca Wednesday

    ​Turns out it's too hot for Bob Dylan in Phoenix -- the legendary singer-songwriter canceled his Tuesday show at Camelback Ranch -- but you've got another chance to get tangled up in Bob next Wednesday as Jim Bachmann (check out Jim playing an Alan Jackson cover for The Sun Sessions here) and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 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 t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2009

    Alan Jackson Keeps It Old School at Country Thunder

    The annual Country Thunder festival at the dusty Canyon Moon Ranch just outside of Florence is country music's version of a cattle drive, where over four days some of the bigger names in country music are herded on stage to bleat their biggest hits, then lassoed off to make way for the next artist. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2009

    Country Thunder 2009: Where My 'Necks At?

    Watch out, another twisters a-comin! Damn, how I wish we were in that there V.I.P tent!I've spent the last year telling everyone who'll listen that Country Thunder is the premier music festival in Arizona. Whether you like country music or not, you should recognize that compared with any other festi ... More >>

  • Music

    April 2, 2009

    Country Thunder

    Watch out, another twisters a-comin! Damn, how I wish we were in that there V.I.P tent!I've spent the last year telling everyone who'll listen that Country Thunder is the premier music festival in Arizona. Whether you like country music or not, you should recognize that compared with any other festi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Country Thunder, Tempe Music Fest, and Much More

    Art PerryLou Reed and Laurie Anderson are scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Chandler Center for the Arts. If you're the type who bitches how nothing ever goes on in Phoenix, please feel free to grab a nice steaming cup of STFU. We've been referencing all week long on this very blog about how h ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Conner Cecil

    Conner
    (Old Dominion Records)

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    You Asked For It: Conner Cecil

    Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on h ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Josh Turner

    Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    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 McGra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Country Thunder 2009: Now With Layaway

    Perhaps recognizing that the tanking economy has hit the blue-collar sorts you'll find at a massive multi-day country music festival especially hard, Country Thunder is introducing an installment purchase plan. Or, as we like to call it, "layaway." Now on countrythunder.com you can get your tickets ... More >>

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

    Ten reasons to tune in country radio in 2006

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Everybody Loves Rayman

    But when will the rest of the country world take notice?

  • Music

    January 1, 2004

    Original Soul

    This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

  • Music

    October 9, 2003

    Alan Jackson

    The Arizona State Fair has "Gone Country"

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Darryl Worley

    Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks)

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

    2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

  • Music

    November 28, 2002

    Joe Nichols

    Country boy croons from the heart

  • Music

    November 14, 2002

    Country Convert

    Darryl Worley arrives at country stardom near midlife, but his brand of traditionalism may have fresh legs

  • Music

    April 25, 2002

    Dwight Yoakam

    Star-studded Country Thunder rolls into southeast Valley

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Alan Jackson

    Drive (Arista)

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    Choo Choo Ch'boogie

    The Derailers get back on track with a major-label deal

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Alternative To Alternative Radio

    KNIX-FM 102.5 and KISS-FM 104.7 playing simultaneously

  • Music

    December 21, 2000

    Candy Cane Mutiny

    Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

  • Calendar

    October 31, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

  • Music

    April 18, 1996

    Recordings

    Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

  • Music

    August 31, 1995

    ODD COMBINATIONTHE IMPROBABLE STORY OF NITA'S HIDEAWAY, THE VALLEY'S NEWEST MODERN MUSIC VENUE

    Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

  • Music

    December 29, 1994

    DO LOOK BACK

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

  • Music

    February 2, 1994

    YOU DON'Y KNOW DIDDLEY

    BO CAME UP WITH THE BEAT, BUT HE DIDN'T GET THE BUCKS. NOW HE'S GOT A DREAM.

  • Music

    August 11, 1993

    HERE COMES TROUBLE

    HE'S TRASHED BILLY RAY CYRUS. AND HE WON'T WEAR A BLACK HAT. TRAVIS TRITT'S PUT THE "OUT THERE" BACK INTO "OUTLAW."

  • Music

    January 6, 1993

    NUMBER ONE, WITH BULLETSCUT DOWN BY GUNFIRE LAST SPRING, SINGER TRACY LAWRENCE IS CLIMBING THE COUNTRY CHARTS AGAIN

    HE'S TRASHED BILLY RAY CYRUS. AND HE WON'T WEAR A BLACK HAT. TRAVIS TRITT'S PUT THE "OUT THERE" BACK INTO "OUTLAW."

  • Music

    June 10, 1992

    FULL HOUSE, FIVE-SONG STUD

    HE'S TRASHED BILLY RAY CYRUS. AND HE WON'T WEAR A BLACK HAT. TRAVIS TRITT'S PUT THE "OUT THERE" BACK INTO "OUTLAW."

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