Brad Singer

Still the Circle K of record stores

LOCAL RELEASES

CAN A BAND SURVIVE HERE? IS IT TOO HOT TO PLAY A GUITAR? ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE CONTINUING SAGA OF MUSIC IN THE VALLEY.

RADIO DAZE

CAN A BAND SURVIVE HERE? IS IT TOO HOT TO PLAY A GUITAR? ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE CONTINUING SAGA OF MUSIC IN THE VALLEY.

Planet Waves

CAN A BAND SURVIVE HERE? IS IT TOO HOT TO PLAY A GUITAR? ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE CONTINUING SAGA OF MUSIC IN THE VALLEY.

Flashes

CAN A BAND SURVIVE HERE? IS IT TOO HOT TO PLAY A GUITAR? ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE CONTINUING SAGA OF MUSIC IN THE VALLEY.

Baaah! Humbucker!

The Piersons come out swinging on a raucous first CD

Pic Hits for the week

The Piersons come out swinging on a raucous first CD

Valley of the Spun

The Piersons come out swinging on a raucous first CD

Giant Sand Gives Fans the Boot

When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

Old Testament

BLESSEDBETHYNAME stirs up the scene with industrial-strength spectacle

End of a Record Run

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

Head Jams

Gary Parra and Noisy Neighbor try to catch a ride on the prog-rock revival train

Letters

Gary Parra and Noisy Neighbor try to catch a ride on the prog-rock revival train

Closing Time

After six years of punky rowdiness, the Piersons call it quits, at least for a while

Letters

After six years of punky rowdiness, the Piersons call it quits, at least for a while

Wayne's World

Less than three months after the death of Brad Singer, Zia Enterprises endures the summer of its discontent

When the Levy Breaks

The man who transformed Nita's Hideaway into a beloved music venue now focuses on full-time band management

Eat the Document

Rock Club Rising offers a window into the glories and debacles of the local club scene

More Perfect Union

Three key ex-Zia employees set up a new record store at Zia's old ASU location

Rebel Rouser

Against all odds, John Dixon continues to carry the torch for Phoenix's unsung musical history

New Times Music Showcase 1999

Against all odds, John Dixon continues to carry the torch for Phoenix's unsung musical history

Sterling Gets Top Award

Against all odds, John Dixon continues to carry the torch for Phoenix's unsung musical history

Letters

Letters from the week of February 5, 2004

Spun Out

Zia's still in business. So what?

Rock Gardeners

Two '90s Valley favorites, Beats the Hell Out of Me and 100 Iced Animals, re-form to honor and raise money for a fallen family member

Boomsome Twosome

A look at two rising music venues, ones that couldn't be more different but are in the same boat anyway

Band of Constant Sorrow

Bluegrass is a rising trend. Just don't tell Busted Hearts' Bruce Connole.

Train Keeps A-Rollin'

The Piersons carry on as a trio for CD release party and for their sidelined brother

Instant Karma

An old-time Zia man goes up against Brad Singer's old company -- using the lessons he learned from Brad Singer

Family Affair

Sale of Zia Enterprises ushers in a new era for 20-year-old record-store chain

Treading in the Ether

Robin Wilson and the Gas Giants have a phantom hit

Reggae, Esé

The Rasta Farmers plant their first CD

From Mohawks To Mullets

Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

Wong Place, Right Time

Long Wong's Sara Cina looks back on a decade of booze, bars and bands

Long Journey Home

A trio of Valley vets goes for aride down that lonesome highway

CONVENTIONEER WAX

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CLOSING IN ON PRATTIN FM RADIO'S NEW VALLEY ORDER, KUPD'S KING ROCK JOCK MUST RUN WITH THE PACK

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PLAYINT THE SKIN GAME

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Legendary Eastside Records Is Closing Its Doors

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Hoodlums Music Turns 13: Reflections From Owner Steve Wiley

​Birthday parties for 13-year-olds are usually pretty awkward (or maybe I'm thinking of my own, just-sorta-pubescent 13th birthday), but that doesn't seem to be the case with Hoodlums Music's 13th birthday bash this weekend. On Saturday, November 5, the local record store institution celebrate ... More >>