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Bakersfield

  • News

    July 8, 1992

    NIGHT OF THE GRISLY

    STUFFED INSIDE THE NEWLYWEDS' BED IN VEGAS WAS...A LOT OF ROT

  • News

    November 16, 1995

    HOMELESS ON THE RANGE

    GOP leaders want local governments to run social programs and charities to assume more of the burden. Neither idea is working in Kingman, where no good deed goes unpunished.

  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Heavy Competition

    One hundred pounds overweight, Dave Alexander is truly an athlete of substance. Nah--go ahead, call him fat. He doesn't mind. He'll just enter another triathlon.

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Letters

    One hundred pounds overweight, Dave Alexander is truly an athlete of substance. Nah--go ahead, call him fat. He doesn't mind. He'll just enter another triathlon.

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Recordings

    One hundred pounds overweight, Dave Alexander is truly an athlete of substance. Nah--go ahead, call him fat. He doesn't mind. He'll just enter another triathlon.

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    Nashville Rash

    Texas troubadour Dale Watson is waging a war for the heart and soul of country music

  • Music

    September 20, 2001

    A.C. Cotton

    Half Way Down (A.C. Cotton)

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Letters

    Letters from the week of December 30, 2004

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 7, 2005

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    Merle Haggard

    Different train

  • Music

    December 6, 2007

    Gram Parsons

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    Dale Watson

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 29, 2009

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • News

    June 19, 2008

    Former Korn guitarist Brian Welch finds Jesus

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, June 12, 2008

    Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
    (Amoeba)

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Dwight Yoakam

    And he acts, too

  • Music

    August 24, 2006
  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    They Did What?

    2005's top WTF? moments

  • Music

    October 20, 2005
  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Lucero

    The Bakersfield school

  • Music

    October 7, 2004

    Dave Alvin

    The axeman cometh

  • Music

    July 31, 2003

    The Eagles

    Fly like an . . . you know

  • Music

    July 3, 2003

    Dwight Yoakam

    The Hollywood cowboy returns

  • Music

    February 21, 2002

    Blowing Rufus' Mind

    A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

  • Music

    December 13, 2001

    Tucson Confessions

    Mark Insley does an emotional detox in the desert and creates an Americana gem

  • Music

    October 4, 2001

    Choo Choo Ch'boogie

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

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    Under Their Spell Again

    Amid a spate of long-overdue releases, we celebrate the life and career of Buck Owens and the overlooked genius of his sideman, the late Don Rich

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Letters

    From the week of November 23, 2000

  • Music

    October 26, 2000

    Merle Haggard

    If I Could Only Fly (Anti-)

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Long Way Back

    Dwight Yoakam's new acoustic retrospective casts a shining light on the preeminent alt-rocker

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Locals

    Dwight Yoakam's new acoustic retrospective casts a shining light on the preeminent alt-rocker

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    Tower of Power

    CPR offers a breath of life to the Valley Latin scene

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Honky-Tonk Angles

    Johnny Dilks plays scholar to country music's past and suggests its future, if Charlie Louvin has anything to say about it

  • Film

    December 9, 1999

    Thumber and Lightning

    Indie Jerome's a jolting joy ride off the beaten path

  • Calendar

    August 26, 1999

    You Can Call Me Alvin

    Indie Jerome's a jolting joy ride off the beaten path

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Under His Spell Again

    A Buck Owens tribute turns into a celebration of the local music scene

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    Roll Out the Red Carpet

    A group of admiring locals is set to salute country legend Buck Owens with a birthday bash

  • Calendar

    January 15, 1998

    Calendar

    A group of admiring locals is set to salute country legend Buck Owens with a birthday bash

  • Music

    February 24, 1993

    SIREN'S SONG VERSATILE ROSIE FLORES LOOKS FOR LIKE AFTER THE FARM

    A group of admiring locals is set to salute country legend Buck Owens with a birthday bash

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Merle Haggard Is Long Past His Angry-American Phase

    A group of admiring locals is set to salute country legend Buck Owens with a birthday bash

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Merle Haggard at Mesa Arts Center

    ​Go to see a few country legends in concert and you begin to notice a strong correlation between the number of drinkin' songs in those artists' catalogs and the condition of the specimens on stage. George "No Show" Jones, for example, looked about how you'd expect a man who first had a hit in 1959 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    The Word Alive Scores a Spot on the Billboard Chart

    ​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    New Riders of the Purple Sage @ The Compound Grill

    ​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Six New Times Contributors Name Their Top 10 Records of 2010

    ​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    ​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre January 13th, 2011It's a testament to Social Distortion's prominent influence on younger punk rock n' roll bands that two songs in to opening band Dead Relatives' set, I thought they were Social Distortion.  It's either a testament to that or how crappy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    City of Maricopa Not "Closing Down" as British Tab Reports

    Got a call from a pal who works for the city of Maricopa, you know, that wildly overbuilt burg about 15 miles off Interstate 10 down in Pinal County. The oil fields of Maricopa, Arizona---Not!​He told us that a British newspaper was reporting that the city of about 40,000 was about to ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Knocked Out: For Kids, Concussions Can Be Worse Than for Adults

    Got a call from a pal who works for the city of Maricopa, you know, that wildly overbuilt burg about 15 miles off Interstate 10 down in Pinal County. The oil fields of Maricopa, Arizona---Not!​He told us that a British newspaper was reporting that the city of about 40,000 was about to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2011

    French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 2

    ​ The southern California leg concluded nicely. Thanks to a great promoter and the draw of some awesome local rippers, we played to 130 kids at The Smell in Los Angeles, a well-known downtown all-ages space with a relatively big stage. We don't normally get the opportunity to play with big PA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2012

    Social Distortion at Marquee Theatre, 2/3/12

    Maria Vassett​Social Distortion Marquee Theatre Friday, February 3, 2012 Phoenix loves Social Distortion, and the band loves Phoenix, including not one but two stops on their most recent tour. Last night was business as usual: The band will played a packed venue, to a sea of drunk burly guys ... More >>

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