Bob Dylan

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Phoenix Gets RAW with Bad Lucy, The Deer Leader and Francis Dean

See also: Bad Lucy Team Up with Studio At The Farm for Live Session Video Series See also: Take Cover: Bad Lucy Covers Bob DylanOl' Dirty Bastard likes it raw, and you know what, so do we. Not the slang term with several connotations, but the indie arts organization, RAW: natural born artists. With ... More >>

The Tallest Man on Earth, Crescent Ballroom, 9/1/12

The Tallest Man on Earth @ Crescent Ballroom| 9/1/12It's not hard to find a folk singer strumming a guitar in public. Stumble into a coffee shop or look out on the street corner and you're bound to find someone doing it. Finding someone in one these spots who also happens to be a really great at it ... More >>

Take Cover: Wooden Indian Covers The Rapture

See also: Bad Lucy Covers Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" Local psychedelic folksters Wooden Indian would be well suited to cover a band with a similar music style like Grizzly Bear or Animal Collective, so it was a little surprising to find out that they know a song by The Rapture. They didn't pick a s ... More >>

15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20

You never say an unkind word about the time. It's that time of year again. We hope you're stocked up on all of your supplies, namely munchies before you begin your 4/20 shenanigans. Whether you're lighting up at home or going to a party, we've got you covered with 15 songs about marijuana or gettin ... More >>

Ten Protest Songs for the Occupy Phoenix and Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Johnny Paycheck​The most common accusation of the Occupy protests has been that those gathered don't have one main voice; a streamlined, focused goal. It's a fair criticism, but it's a little difficult when you've been screwed over from every direction to pin down exactly what you want change.&nbs ... More >>

Dan Bern @ The Compound Grill

August 27 In Blogs: Andrew Thomas, The Big Bang, Bob Dylan, Bliss, ReBar, and Ben Quayle

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 4/29 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. How was the Norah Jones show at Dodge Theatre? Why does Joni Mitchell think Bob Dylan is "fake?" What does lo ... More >>

Dust Jacket

Sal Reza, Bob Dylan, Phoenix Public Market, and Paris Hilton

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Help Sal Reza's Macehualli Center Tomorrow by Eating at Applebee's Up on the Sun: The Lo ... More >>

New Bob Dylan Video, The Swell Season Live, Slayer/Megadeth Tour

Electric Mustache: Video: Black Carl @ ModifestIdolator: Katharine McPhee Covers A Christmas ClassicNME: The Cribs announce first North American tour with Johnny MarrPitchfork: Video: Bob Dylan: "Must Be Santa"Rolling Stone: Live at Rolling Stone: The Swell Season Play "Strict Joy" TunesSpin: Slaye ... More >>

Jack White Receives Honor, Debates Bob Dylan and Britney Spears at Surprise Lecture

Jack White received an honorary patronage from Dublin's Trinity College's University Philosophical Society Sunday night was an interesting night for Jack White. The multi-faceted musician, currently focusing his energy on his new band The Dead Weather, received and honorary patronage award from Trin ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Sugar Thieves, Trunk Killers, and Axe-Men

The Sugar Thieves are scheduled to perform tonight at Civic Square Park.​While the jury's still out over whether or not downtown Phoenix's music scene is "ovah," our city's core appears to be alive and well when it comes to culture. Need some proof to back up that statement? Take a look at the num ... More >>

Brewer Gives $1.7 Million in Stimulus Money to Fix Coliseum Roof so State Fair Events Can Go On

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum​Governor Jan Brewer announced that she's releasing money from the state's Fiscal Stabilization Government Services Fund to finish repairs on the saddle-shaped roof of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Brewer says in a press release that she's pledged $1.7 mill ... More >>

Les Paul Dies, Weezer Release Date Set, Jack White Solo Single Mp3

Idolator: Les Paul, R.I.P. NME: Simple Minds' Jim Kerr pays tribute to director John Hughes NME: Bob Dylan inspiration Mike Seeger dies NME: Weezer announce new album release date Pitchfork: Listen to Jack White's Solo Single Sound of the City: Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson's Song of the Summer ... More >>

Woodstock '94 Started 15 Years Ago Today

Fifteen years ago today, Generation X arguably reached it's zenith, as Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York.Upstate locals 3 kicked things off on a Friday that also saw Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Ice T, Live and The Violent Femmes. Tomorrow, August 13, was when the big guns of the day c ... More >>

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 >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Postino Central Now Open TequilaAZ Brings Agave Goodness to the Lath House ... More >>

Art Burn: Breakfast and Bob Dylan at Coffee Buzz

The Coffee Buzz, a friendly neighborhood joint on Chandler Blvd. in Ahwatukee/Phoenix, definitely caters to the average Joe or Jane. In fact, everything about the place -- from the bland white walls to the standard breakfast sandwiches and ok coffee -- is perfectly average. Surprising, consider ... More >>

Folk You

Let freedom rock: Ten musical moments that shaped who we are as a country

Rising Sand collaborators Plant and Krauss inspire a game of musical pairs

North Stars

Feeling Minnesota at Marquee

A Bitter End

Riddim and Weep

Dust Jacket

Our Tapestries Are Thrift Store Quilts
(self-released)

Ken Stringfellow

Soft Commands (Yep Roc)

Original Soul

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

Magic and Gloss

Producer of geniuses Daniel Lanois whips out his pedal-steel and goes it alone on Shine

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

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

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Buddy & Julie Miller

Buddy & Julie Miller (HighTone)

Letters

From the week of August 30, 2001

Touch of Evil

History tells us that musicians who turn to the written word are just asking for trouble. Occasionally, though, something special sneaks through.

On the Road Again

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack proves that great artists don't always make good fathers

Smooth Operators

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

Rock of Pages

Taking stock of the worst music books ever written

Film Faux-Pop Stars

Gotta Serve Somebody

On the Tracks publishers build a career on the relentless intensity of Bob Dylan's fan base

Repackaged Goods

The boxed-set dilemma: When are four CDs too little and three CDs too much respect?

Critical Mass

A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

Forever Young

Belated release of Bob Dylan's legendary Live 1966 brings it all back home

Emotional Miscues

Stones, Dylan and McCartney struggle to redefine themselves with new albums

Flashes

Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

HIGH PRIEST OF EVERYTHINGDOC POMUS CRAFTED ENOUGH MAGIC MOMENTS TO FILL A MILLION JUKEBOXES

ROAD-KILL RHAPSODISTON THE ROAD FOR THE MONEY, THE COMPOSER OF "DEAD SKUNK" THINKS TOURING STINKS