Bob Marley

Amber Rae Harrold, What Are You Listening To?

Amber Harrold Harrold is the owner of CamelBackpackers: A Phoenix Hostel. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? NPR or 106.7 KWSS-FM. What's the first album you bought? Salt-n-Pepa, Very Necessary. I remember ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Lauryn Hill, Celebrity Theatre, 11/28/12

Lauryn Hill @ Celebrity Theatre|11/28/12"Life out of context is living ungodly," Ms. Lauryn Hill sings in "Black Rage," the new song she's named her 2012 tour after. Built over a jazzy interpolation of the Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things," the song is heavy, exploring the brutal and checkered ... More >>

TK Newman, What Are You Listening To?

TK Newman Newman is the co-founder of upscale wedding dress reseller Hustle Your Bustle. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Either 100.7-FM or 102.5-FM -- I'm a country girl at heart. What's the first album you b ... More >>

Happy National One-Hit Wonder Day: Here's The Best and Worst

Just in case you didn't know, Tuesday, September 25, is National One-Hit Wonder Day. It's the day the nation has carefully selected (or something) to celebrate musical splashes that never go beyond that big single (at least in the ears of most listeners). One-hit wonders are tricky things. They ca ... More >>

Blue Hound's Stephen Jones on Cooking for Steve Wynn's Wife, the Joy of Fennel Pollen, and Why Pizza's Overrated

See also: Well, Gastro my Lounge This is part two of my interview with Stephen Jones, the executive chef of Blue Hound Kitchen and Cocktails. If you missed part one, read it here. What's your favorite food smell: A whole roasted suckling pig. What's your favorite cookbook: Eggs by Michael Roux. ... More >>

DMC Phoenix Regionals @ Civic Space Park

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 >>

Jose Garces, What Are You Listening To?

​Jose GarcesThe Iron Chef and James Beard award-winning chef is executive chef of Distrito, Old Town Whiskey and Garces Trading Co. To-Go at The Saguaro Hotel. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I have Sirius/XM in my car, and ... More >>

Rebelution @ Marquee Theatre

Reggae Music and Jokes Collide at Sail Inn This Upcoming Saturday

​​Bob Marley once said that "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." Reggae music, especially, has a way of making you forget your problems. Maybe because the kinds of people who listen to it are the usually same kind of people who enjoy getting ferociously high. At ... More >>

Raising Cane's Is Your New Favorite Chicken Fingers Joint (If You Had a Favorite Chicken Fingers Joint Before)

Chicken finger sandwich.​If Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out Burger, and T.G.I. Friday's had a baby, its name would be Raising Cane's. Inside Raising Cane's.​The chicken fingers chain, based in Louisiana, opened its first Arizona location on Tuesday, at 2715 West Peoria Avenue (1-17 & Peor ... More >>

The Wailers @ The Compound Grill

Top Five Musician Beatdowns

Last week, ​Nicki Minaj got into an altercation with a personal assistant, Safaree Samuels, according to Billboard.While the two fought in a hotel room in Dallas, Texas, Samuels allegedly shoved a suitcase full of his personal belongings in Minaj's face and hit her in the lower lip after she told ... More >>

The Wailers to Play Compound Grill on August 10

wailers.comAston Barrett of The Wailers​Reggae may be synonymous with island music, but it's also got a rich history right here in the deserts of Arizona. As we reported a couple years ago in our cover story on Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva, reggae acts from all over the world played reserv ... More >>

Steel Pulse to Play Tempe Tomorrow; Frontman David Hinds Sends a Video Message to Phoenix-Area Fans

Bob Marley was such an integral part of bringing reggae to the U.S. that when he died in 1981, the commercial life of reggae almost died with him. But the genre has lived on through reggae acts like Burning Spear, Sly and Robbie, and Steel Pulse. The latter is scheduled to play in Tempe this Thurs ... More >>

Bob Marley's Last Recorded Concert Released

Universal Music​To paraphrase what John Lennon said of Chuck Berry and apply it to Bob Marley's impact on his chosen musical genre, one could easily opine: "If you tried to give reggae another name, you might call it 'Bob Marley.'" Approaching the 30th anniversary of the Legend's death on Ma ... More >>

Nas and Damian Marley's Reggae-Rap Project Explores Their Roots

Bob Marley's Family Loses Copyright Battle to Universal Music Group

​It's a sad day for white kids with dreadlocks. Bob Marley's family has lost its fight with Universal Music Group over what they claim was exploitation of some of his greatest music.The Marleys tried to obtain the copyrights to five of Bob's albums and claimed that UMG owes them royalties.Light up ... More >>

Cake at Marquee Theatre: The Magic is Really Prolonged

Luke Holwerda​When "alternative rock" radio debuted in the early '90s -- displacing stations spinning hard rock, classic rock, hair metal, or '80s college rock -- it seemed to be a format designed to evolve. At least to a middle-school me, who imagined it to be fresh, vital, and destined to change ... More >>

The Original Wailers (Members of Bob Marley's Backing Band) Play Tempe Sunday

​The name The Wailers conjures our best thoughts about reggae. As well it should: Not only was Bob Marley in the group, it also served as springboard for the arguably equal Peter Tosh.So, yeah, the Wailers name is strong enough to tour on 30 years after Marley's death. The Original Wailers, who co ... More >>

June 16 In Blogs: Jason Rose, Tuey Burns, Devo, Fried Ice Cream, and SB 1070

​​​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:

Concert Review: Dirty Heads and Dear and the Headlights at Red Bull Soundclash

Luke HolwerdaThe Dirty Heads. See more shots in our Red Bull Soundclash slide show.​I've said it before: With very few exceptions (well,  really one exception, The Aggrolites) white reggae is a pox upon America. So, believe me, it's not that I wanted to go see The Dirty Heads play last night's Re ... More >>

Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

DJ Dossier: Tony Culture

​If you missed Tony Culture spinning reggae and dancehall music during last weekend's ultra-packed First Friday celebration, don't worry. You can always catch the dreadlocked DJ working the turntables next month. Or the month after that. And then the month after that. In fact, the Jamaican-b ... More >>

Ziggy Marley

The Aggrolites Make 'Em Sing And Skank At The Clubhouse

Victor PalaganoThe Aggrolites on stage at The Clubhouse.In it's pure, island-bred, form reggae tends to make pretty poor sing-along music for white people. Sure, "Buffalo Soldier" seems like a good sing-a-long, given it's perfect pace and easily learnable lyrics, but when push comes to shove, in t ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Richard Cheese, KUPD's Ufest, Napalm Death, and More

www.richardcheese.com Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are scheduled to perform at the Wrigley Mansion on Sunday.

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

Riddim Method

Hawaiian Rasta men are still chasing Marley’s ghost

The John Butler Trio

Dancehall Daze

Believe it or not, there’s more to life than pot

Son is Shining

Ojos de Brujo

Techari Live
(Six Degrees)

Hot-Weather Mix

Musicians muse on their favorite summer tunes

Lively Up Yourself

Caribbean Queen

Jamrock Jaunt

Cool jerk

Matisyahu

Oy, Hassidic reggae

Bob Marley Roots Rock Reggae Festival

Off-springing up like weed

Burning Spear

The reggae legend lights up the Venue of Scottsdale

GFB The Movement

Undestroyable (Movement Music Records)

Rasta Bout

Reggae fest brings the love

BEST HOOKAH BAR

King Tut Cafe & Catering

Toots & the Maytals

54-46 Was My Number: Anthology 1964-2000 (Sanctuary Records)

Best Head Shop

The Headquarters

Bob Marley

Classic Albums Series: Catch a Fire(Rhino Home Video)

Soul Music

Wailing Souls take their vintage reggae skank into the realm of psychedelia

Recordings

RECORDINGS:

ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS, PARLIAMENT, JEFFERSON STARSHIP