Bob Marley

Eric Clapton @ US Airways Center

Yonder Mountain String Band: Bluegrass for People That Don't Like Bluegrass

"I don't feel at all that we have made it in the bluegrass world. We exist on the fringe at best," Yonder Mountain String Band bassist Ben Kaufmann lamented back in 2003. "The bluegrass music we are writing is different than the other bluegrass music that is out there. I think it is going to take pe ... More >>

Grammy Awards 2013: Katy Clowns Bon Iver, Miguel Shows How It's Done, and Taylor Swift Dissed Her Ex

The Grammys are a huge night for music fans. While we tend to shake our head and wonder how some of these artists won (ie. "Album of the Year"), it's entertaining to watch the live performances and keep fingers crossed for our favorite artists. fun. won big last night, sweeping up the "Song of the Y ... More >>

David Tyda, What Are You Listening To?

David Tyda Tyda is the owner of EATERAZ.com, Arizona BBQ Festival and Arizona Taco Festival. He invites you to Flavors of the West Sunday, Feburary 17. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I know it's not m ... More >>

Local Punk Rockers Memorialize Joe Strummer One Last Time

Los Amigos Invisibles, Crescent Ballroom, 9/13/12

See also: Los Amigos Invisibles Tried to Make a Pop RecordLos Amigos Invisibles and B-Side Players @ Crescent Ballroom | Thursday, September 13, 2012 The bleachers that cradle Crescent's backwall were uncharacteristically vacant last night when Venezuela's feisty funk fellas, Los Amigos Invisibles ... More >>

Stephen Jones Explains Why Fried Bologna Is on the Menu and Whistling Is Never Allowed in the Kitchen

See also: Well, Gastro My Lounge! See also: Winner of Arizona Cocktail Week is Lead Bartender at Blue Hound Stephen Jones Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails Hotel Palomar, CityScape 2 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix 602-253-6633 www.bluehoundkitchen.com This is part one of my interview with Stephen Jones ... More >>

What's Your Kitchen Entrance Jam?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret there's a connection between food ... More >>

Steel Pulse @ Marquee Theatre

Remember That Time Dread Zeppelin Was Pelted With Food and Covered in Mustard?

The last time I saw Dread Zeppelin -- the band that performs Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style sung by a 300 pound Las Vegas Elvis impersonation -- was at an all-day Reggae on the Rocks concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver. This was in the early 1990s, shortly after the band materialized ... More >>

The Saltmine in Mesa: Where DMX, Bone Thugs, and More Find Their Groove

See also: Five Reasons We Still Love DMX See also: DMX: Going Old School on New Album? Settled right of Main Street in the heart of Mesa, you would have no idea just by looking that Saltmine Studios is the recording home of legendary artists, producers, and hit tracks. The first time I set foot on ... More >>

Lisa Kasanicky, What Are You Listening To?

​Lisa KasanickyKasanicky is the founder of Arizona Spa Girls and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Girlfriend Getaways.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Uh, sadly, NPR but I'll switch it to 103.9 FM if the topic puts m ... More >>

Artists React and Reach Out as London Riots Continue

Sony warehouse fire in London on August 9, 2011 The people of London are taking Bob Marley's song "Burnin and Lootin" to heart with a multiple-day riot that has not yet ended. The riots, which are a response to police shooting and killing 29-year-old Mark Duggan, have affected other citi ... More >>

Toots and the Maytals @ Marquee Theatre

Mantis Claw Talks Morse Code, Turntablism, Soul Music, Bob Marley, Kaz Bar, and More

Mantis Claw​If you've never checked out Mantis Claw do his twice-weekly gigs at Kazimierz World Wine Bar, there's only one opportunity left. Tomorrow night will be the last hurrah for the DJ and local music scene veteran, as he's about to relocate to the great northwest (more specifically: ... More >>

Cheba Hut: Because Medical Marijuana Goes Down Better with a Toasted Sub

The Aggrolites: If Only White Reggae Fans Would Discover Them

9 Totally Crazy Pieces of Band Merch

If someone is a hardcore fan of a band or artist, it seems he will shell out any amount of money to get his hands on their merch.I'm not just talking shirts or albums, either, and bands have been answering that call by offering up some truly ridiculous shit to satisfy the needs of their fans to have ... More >>

Charlie Hunter

Aaron Taylor Talks KISS FM, DMX, Bob Marley, Usher, Masters At Work, and More

DJ Aaron Taylor​Name: Aaron TaylorAKA: Vanilla Gorilla (not really)Current club schedule: Thursday at Jackrabbit Lounge, Friday at Suede, and Saturday at Myst.Genres spun: Hip-hop, Top 40, old school, electro, reggae, or anything else you might tip for.How did you get started as a DJ? Back in '94, ... More >>

Inside Castle Grayskul

Jagermeister Tour

Jägermeister Tour

Jazz Master

Veggie Boy: The Breadfruit

The Breadfruit's "Vegan Special" will be Jamaican your mouth water.The Valley isn't exactly known for its Jamaican culture.Truth be told, there's a grand total of two restaurants around these parts that serve up cuisine straight from the tiny Caribbean isle that birthed Bob Marley and the Rastafar ... More >>

Wyclef Jean

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
(Sony)

Sublime

10th Anniversary Edition
(Geffen/Gasoline Alley)

Critical Fatwa

Give it a rest. In peace

Reigning Cats and Dawgs

A stylus assault at Old Brickhouse

Neil Innes

The unsung pariah of parodies

Soulfly

"The Bob Marley of metal"

Jimmy Cliff

Reaching beyond the Jamaican borders

Bones to Pick

Day of the dead is part of Mexican history

Good Grief

Waylon Jennings' widow and youngest son say goodbye to a sad year -- with rock stars. In Phoenix!

Charlie Hunter Quartet

Songs From the Analog Playground (Blue Note)

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Hearts and Banjos

Valley rock 'n' roll vets Bruce Connole and Keith Jackson bond -- bluegrass style

High Times

Once dismissed as novelty, G. Love & Special Sauce find a serious niche with Electric Mile

Open to All

Black Eyed Peas hope they're luckier in 2001 than they were last year

Songs by the Gross

Dready Metal

Unlike their North American counterparts, Jamaican rappers are incorporating heavy metal into their material, with some amazing results

Harmony Grit

Seasoned musician Walt Richardson shares his tasty licks with the neighborhood.

She's the One

Local songstress gets ready to do business with the high and mighty

Under His Spell Again

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

Critical Mass

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

Recordings

Scooby Doo, Y'all

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead

VENDEADA

JOINED AT THE HEMP

WEEDING BETWEEN THE LINES AT AMERICA'S FIRST-EVER CANNABIS COMMERCE CONVENTION

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