Bluegrass

Carolina Chocolate Drops Have Roots in Arizona, Too

Haymarket Squares Aren't Afraid to Get Political

Joe Bethancourt Benefit Scheduled for Fiddler's Dream this Weekend

Karl WolzAcoustic roots folk veteran Joe Bethancourt​It's hard enough holding down regular gigs at country bars, blues clubs, and rock joints around Phoenix, as acoustic troubadour Joe Bethancourt has done since the '60s. But it's beyond tough when your house burns down and you lose everythin ... More >>

Six New Times Contributors Name Their Top 10 Records of 2010

Karl WolzAcoustic roots folk veteran Joe Bethancourt​It's hard enough holding down regular gigs at country bars, blues clubs, and rock joints around Phoenix, as acoustic troubadour Joe Bethancourt has done since the '60s. But it's beyond tough when your house burns down and you lose everythin ... More >>

Steve Martin and the Other Best and Worst Comedians Turned Musicians

Karl WolzAcoustic roots folk veteran Joe Bethancourt​It's hard enough holding down regular gigs at country bars, blues clubs, and rock joints around Phoenix, as acoustic troubadour Joe Bethancourt has done since the '60s. But it's beyond tough when your house burns down and you lose everythin ... More >>

Freestyle Fellowship

Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio

Nickel Creek

Mood pop

Get the Blues

ATC's got it bad, and that Ain't's good

LOCAL MUSIC - Stage Trip

In a relatively quiet year for Valley music, a few shows and outings proved the scene still has a lot to offer

Bubba Sparxxx

Deliverance (Interscope/Beat Club)

BEST STAGE SHOES

Bruce Connole, Busted Hearts

The Grass Is Greener

While stretching the boundaries of old-timey bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band has reached a peak

Tucson Confessions

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

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Deliver the Goods

The Sadies are a little bit country. But just a little.

Write or Wrong

Our quarterly roundup of music books lets us get lost with Chet Baker, nasty with Bill Monroe and saved by Al Green, while Ted Nugent teaches us that happiness really is a warm gun

Hey, Joe!

Gumbo lines up the most wanted in jazz, blues and heritage

Fourth Coming

Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

Cosmic American Muse

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

Honky-Tonk Angels

The Valley's longest-twanging C&W/rock outfit charms a third time with a no-nonsense new CD

Calendar for the week

The Valley's longest-twanging C&W/rock outfit charms a third time with a no-nonsense new CD

Pic Hits for the week

The Valley's longest-twanging C&W/rock outfit charms a third time with a no-nonsense new CD