Bob Corritore

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012

R.I.P. Tony Richey and Paul Thomas; Valley Loses Two Musicians

​It's a sad day when we have to comment on the passing of two Valley musicians, but over the weekend Phoenix lost two members of its music community. Tony Richey, who played in heavy bands like Nihil, Grum, and most recently sludge-rock favorites ZiRoh, was killed on Saturday, November 19. An AZ ... More >>

Westley Allen (Erratic! Radio) on Yus, The Eastside Jets, and The Muddy Moneys

Clockwise from top left: The Eastside Jets, Muddy Moneys, Yus, and Westley Allen​If you're into scuzzy rock 'n' roll in this town, you know Westley Allen -- either from his time onstage with The Plainfield Butchers, his gig behind the bar at Time Out Lounge, or as the host of Erratic! Radio o ... More >>

Leon Blue @ Tempe Center for the Arts

Clockwise from top left: The Eastside Jets, Muddy Moneys, Yus, and Westley Allen​If you're into scuzzy rock 'n' roll in this town, you know Westley Allen -- either from his time onstage with The Plainfield Butchers, his gig behind the bar at Time Out Lounge, or as the host of Erratic! Radio o ... More >>

The Sugar Thieves Carry Arizona’s Flag to the International Blues Challenge

Clockwise from top left: The Eastside Jets, Muddy Moneys, Yus, and Westley Allen​If you're into scuzzy rock 'n' roll in this town, you know Westley Allen -- either from his time onstage with The Plainfield Butchers, his gig behind the bar at Time Out Lounge, or as the host of Erratic! Radio o ... More >>

Automatic Erasers Are a Band’s Band

Clockwise from top left: The Eastside Jets, Muddy Moneys, Yus, and Westley Allen​If you're into scuzzy rock 'n' roll in this town, you know Westley Allen -- either from his time onstage with The Plainfield Butchers, his gig behind the bar at Time Out Lounge, or as the host of Erratic! Radio o ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Smite

​There's absolutely no doubt that Smite is a definite rarity amongst P-Town's glutted DJ/dance community. First, there's the 31-year-old's absolute passion for vinyl that's second only to other record-loving freakazoids like his cohorts Djentrification and Johnny D. Serato ain't a word that's curr ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: M. Ward, Franz Ferdinand, Grayskul, Junior Boys, and More

Astronautalis is scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Trunk Space.

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Chicks With Picks, Lydia, Thriving Ivory, and More

Thriving Ivory is scheduled to perform tonight at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale.

Night PHX

Thriving Ivory is scheduled to perform tonight at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale.

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: The Maine, Caecelia, The Funky Formal, George Bowman, and more

Down AKA Kilo is scheduled to perform Friday at the Sets in Tempe. This weekend's lineup of concerts isn't exactly big on star power. Sure, there are few major names scheduled to perform in the Valley over the next two nights (including local superstars The Maine, Latin hip-hopper Down AKA Kilo, a ... More >>

Party Crasher: American Junkie, Club FullFilled, The Vintage Lounge, and Rhythm Room

The lovely Lady Santas of the Rhythm Room. Click here for a slideshow of the Party Crasher's weekend adventures. There's a plethora of parties that go down each and every weekend in the PHX. Whether it's hot DJ nights at Valley clubs, after-hours raves out in the sprawl, or house parties with kegs ... More >>

Concert Schedule for This Weekend

The lovely Lady Santas of the Rhythm Room. Click here for a slideshow of the Party Crasher's weekend adventures. There's a plethora of parties that go down each and every weekend in the PHX. Whether it's hot DJ nights at Valley clubs, after-hours raves out in the sprawl, or house parties with kegs ... More >>

Props to Our Peeps: The Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards on Sept. 23

The lovely Lady Santas of the Rhythm Room. Click here for a slideshow of the Party Crasher's weekend adventures. There's a plethora of parties that go down each and every weekend in the PHX. Whether it's hot DJ nights at Valley clubs, after-hours raves out in the sprawl, or house parties with kegs ... More >>

Margarita Madness

Drinko 'til you (responsibly) cinco

Margarita Madness

Pack the piñata and pass the lime

Chico Chism

Chico Chism's West Side Chicago Blues Party
(Southwest Musical Arts Foundation Records)

Belly Up

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Club Directory

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Club Directory

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Club Directory

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Club Directory

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Club Directory

SMoCA makes a "Splash"

Moth Balls

Burton Barr Library opens its doors to high-volume rock

Top 10 Live Shows of 2001

If you missed these star turns, you really missed something

Gone in a Puff of Smoke

Is secondhand cigarette residue responsible for blues legend David Trippy's inoperable cancer?

Henry Gray

Henry Gray Plays Chicago Blues (Hightone)

Show Business

TV-3's NewShow is overhauled, and local music gets the boot

Keep on Buschin'

Jazzman Jay Busch hasn't given up on his 20-year struggle to bring something more than the status quo to the Valley music scene

From Mohawks To Mullets

Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

Shades of Gray

Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

Trunk Restoration

Local pop outfit emerges from a year of turmoil

Stone Blues

After a lifetime backing musical legends, drummer Sam Lay has become one himself

Chico Is the Man

After a lifetime backing musical legends, drummer Sam Lay has become one himself

Night & Day

April 29 - May 5, 1999

Plaster Casters

Kiss tribute band Hotter Than Hell just might be more real than the real thing

Cook of the House

Dave Cook decides to take his Monday-night jams to Cajun House

End of a Record Run

The sudden demise of Zia founder Brad Singer shakes the local music community he helped to build

Charity at Home

Local benefit show focuses attention on imaginative east Mesa after-school program

Goin' Fishin'

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

Calendar for the week

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

Ride On

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

BLUE SUNDAY

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

SUNDAY BORING SUNDAY

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

TRES CANADIANS

SCREED

BOXING YOUR EARS

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