Chico Chism

Phoenix's Loss

YOKO BRINGS JOHN'S ART TO SCOTTSDALE?

SUNDAY BORING SUNDAY

Pic Hits for the week

Blues Arizona

A cocktail review of recent state releases

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

A cocktail review of recent state releases

Sound and Fury

A cocktail review of recent state releases

Say, What?

A cocktail review of recent state releases

More Funk Than a Chicken Farm . . .

. . . and the study of related non sequiturs with Polliwog, Tempe's freaks of chic

Calendar for the week

. . . and the study of related non sequiturs with Polliwog, Tempe's freaks of chic

Sweet 'n' Low

Valley power-pop scene takes a serious hit with the breakup of Sugar High

Party Favors

KPTY finds room for novelty in the Top 40 format

The King Is Dead! Long Live the King!

Friends bid adieu to eccentric Tempe street artist and club fixture

Haus Work

Local roots-music queen Rena Haus moves back to Minnesota to save her family's farm

Stompin' at Balboa

Phoenix Jazz Orchestra launches its assault on Tempe after only one rehearsal

Chico Is the Man

Phoenix Jazz Orchestra launches its assault on Tempe after only one rehearsal

Blythe Spirits

Van troubles spoil Chula's maiden trip to California, but the band is back to christen an explosive new CD

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Rhythm Room honcho Bob Corritore inks a deal with roots-music heavyweight Hightone Records

Rave On

Los Guys turn loose-knit side project into something meaningful

Various Artists

Rhythm Room Blues (Hightone)

Chico, The Man

Jazz drumming great Chico Chism fights to keep his groove

BEST CLUB FOR BLUES

The Rhythm Room

Night PHX

The Rhythm Room

Rocket Men

88 reasons to love the blues

French Kiss

Naughty girl finds heaven on earth — at the Mondrian

Chico and the Fan

A legendary drummer should go out with a bang

Chico Chism

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

Dig Deeper

Singing those less-blues blues

Doo-Wop Dues

Pioneer gets his propers

Everybody loves Chico

A Chicago legend gives Phoenix the blues.

Spanish Rise

Zarzuela sings for Spain

Twelfth Night

Don't let the name fool you; the Earth Mother Mind Jam isn't just for hippies

Razing the Bar

The Valley loses another rock stronghold with the shutdown of Tempe's Cannery Row

I Want My MP3

Haggis hits the top of the charts, sort of

Trunk Restoration

Local pop outfit emerges from a year of turmoil

Living the Blues

Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

Night & Day

July 15 - 21, 1999

Night & Day

April 1 - 7, 1999

Night & Day

March 18 - 24, 1999

Night & Day

November 19 - 25, 1998

Calendar for the week

November 19 - 25, 1998

PICS HITS AND THRILLS

November 19 - 25, 1998

Behind the Bar: Mona Watkins at Rhythm Room

Benjamin LeathermanMona Watkins at CenPho blues joint the Rhythm Room.Like any bartending pro, Mona Watkins has a cadre of regulars and knows their preferred poison by heart. Thing is, a good chunk of her return customers are bit more noteworthy than your garden-variety barfly or martini sipper. As ... 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 >>

May 20 In Blogs: Gary Pierce, The Blunt Club, Tradiciones, and Cage Fighters

​​​​​​​​​​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: Michelle Obama Embarrassed by 2nd Grader; and Why Arizona Cor ... More >>

Rocket Men

88 reasons to love the blues

Why Bob Corritore Is Phoenix's Bluesman

88 reasons to love the blues

Rocket Men

88 reasons to love the blues

The Rhythm Room Turns 20 With Four Days of Celebration

Courtesy Rhythm Room​The Rhythm Room opened in 1991, and this week the juke joint celebrates 20 years of operation by bringing in both the blues artists that have defined the place as well the local indie music that promoters like Psyko Steve bring to the room.

100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona

Courtesy Rhythm Room​The Rhythm Room opened in 1991, and this week the juke joint celebrates 20 years of operation by bringing in both the blues artists that have defined the place as well the local indie music that promoters like Psyko Steve bring to the room.