Counting Crows

Marnie Wong, What Are You Listening To?

Marnie Wong Wong is the co-owner and trainer at Boot Camp Babes, a fitness program for women. Find out more information at www.BootCampBabes.com. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I'm totally digging Spotify right now. I'm all over ... More >>

The Perks of Being a Wallflower(s Fan)

See also: No Seriously, Chumbawamba Has a Storied Anarchist Past See also: Our Throwback Thursday Archives Ladies and gentlemen, may I present The Wallflowers: The Only Band That Matters. Just kidding, but the Clash vibes from the band's new tune, "Reboot the Mission," are clearly intentional. It ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson Is Coming to Town (But You Might Have to Sit Through The Fray Before Watching Her)

See also: Kelly Clarkson Nails Super Bowl 2012 National Anthem Maybe you're a Carrie Underwood fan, but for my money, Kelly Clarkson is the best American Idol the show has given us yet. I should probably clarify -- I've never been a big Idol watcher. I've always yay or 'nayed contestants post-sea ... More >>

White Rabbits, Gull, and Other Successful Animal Rock Bands

Indie rockers White Rabbits are coming up fast and now they're on their way to potentially making it big. They recently appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, and they released a fantastic music video for their single "Heavy Metal" in support of their album Milk Famous, which also just came ... More >>

Mallory Kregle, What Are You Listening To?

​Mallory Kregle Kregle is one of the FOX Sports Arizona Girls. Check them out on Facebook here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Usually 104.7 KISS-FM. Other than that, I usually have my iPod plugged in. There's nothing like jamming ... More >>

So What Do Those 15 Favorite Songs Say About Us Anyway?

Lindsay Cates on the 1s and 2s ​Okay, so the 15 Favorite Songs thing. It happened. I freaked out a little (a lot) picking my selections, but it was a fun, in a self-aggrandizing way. I wrote yesterday that it was nearly impossible to do what the event asked: come up with 15 songs that you love a ... More >>

Westley Allen (Erratic! Radio) on Yus, The Eastside Jets, and The Muddy Moneys

Clockwise from top left: The Eastside Jets, Muddy Moneys, Yus, and Westley Allen​If you're into scuzzy rock 'n' roll in this town, you know Westley Allen -- either from his time onstage with The Plainfield Butchers, his gig behind the bar at Time Out Lounge, or as the host of Erratic! Radio o ... More >>

Happy 70th Birthday Bob Dylan: The Seven Best "New Dylans"

​ Bob Dylan turns 70 today. The man who gave us "The Times They Are A-Changin'," the man who wrote "Like a Rolling Stone," "Mr. Tambourine Man," and "With God On Our Side." Over the years, he's influenced and remained busy. He inspired Sam Cook to write "A Change is Gonna Come," and even gave his ... More >>

The Beautiful Train Wrecks

The Beautiful Train Wrecks

Flier of the Week: Mergence at Yucca Tap Room

​This flier might look old-fashioned, since the image is from a vintage cigarette advertisement for Tiplaet, but don't think the show at Yucca Tap Room this Friday, May 14 will be fuddy-duddy. The bands on the bill, which include Mergence, Banana Gun, Honey Pistol, Sister Cities and Wizards of Tim ... More >>

Between the Buried and Me

Between the Buried and Me

Between the Buried and Me Set to Play The Clubhouse Come January

Between The Buried And Me rock so hard that they have the power to levitate their instruments.​North Carolina rockers Between the Buried and Me just released their 6th studio album - The Great Misdirect - on October 27. To celebrate this achievement in proper fashion, the band is taking their show ... More >>

You Do Not Hate Dave Matthews

You Do Not Hate Dave Matthews Band

The River Wild

Fun with despair

Green Day to Bring American Idiot to the Stage

American Idiot will take the stage this fall in BerkeleyBerkeley punk rockers Green Day will adapt their multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, catnip-for-angst-ridden tweens album American Idiot to the stage, just in time to open Berkeley Repertoire's 2009/10 season. The musical will be the first for the ... More >>

Maroon 5 and Counting Crows at Cricket Wirelss Pavillion

Where Counting Crows’ August and Everything After was a touchstone, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is only another tear in the bucket

Hello, Cleveland!

A pseudo-Michael Stipe shares what's on his MP3 player

Okkervil River

Fun with despair

Dashboard Confessional

Carabba's Italian whine ages well

Retail in Blood

Phoenix's Metal Devastation fills the hole in the Valley death metal lover's heart

Ghost Radio

Who's behind Arizona's nonstop oddball rock time capsule?

Jets to Brazil

Perfecting Loneliness (Jade Tree)

Best Radio Station -- Rock

KDKB-FM 93.3

Darius Rucker

Back to Then (Hidden Beach)

Ho Down

Arteta's Good Girl transforms a Friend into a voracious cracker everywoman

Let It Bleed

Valley rockers Jimmy Eat World prove to be the stuff that DreamWorks is made of.

Wallflowers

Breach (Interscope)

Problem Solved

With his solo debut, the Negro Problem's singer-songwriter Stew takes pop in profound directions

Air Apparent

Flighty front man Stephan Jenkins overflows with Third Eye Blind ambition

Brother 'Hood

Philly kids Marah mine the sights and sounds of their hometown for a brilliant sophomore effort

Good to the Last Flop

Will new e-zine celebrating Failure succeed in spite of itself?

Molten Wax

Live From New York

Saturday Night Live and DreamWorks Records team up for two not-ready-for-prime-time compilations

Kramer vs. Kramer

MC5 founder Wayne Kramer constantly competes with his revolutionary past and can still kick out the jams

Popsicle in the Desert

Gloritone finds success by keeping it simple and loud

Calendar for the week

Name Game

They're bad, they're nationwide, but this locally obscure band won't be Vitamin much longer

Recordings

Recordings

Dr. Cynic's Revenge

Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

SOMETHING TO CROWE ABOUTCOUNT ON CHRIS ROBINSON AND COMPANY TO CARRY THE ROCK 'N' ROLL BANNER FOR AMORICA

DO LOOK BACK

THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

BOYS WILL BE JERKY BOYS TWO MEN WHO'RE MAKING A CAREER OUT OF PRANK PHONE CALLS

A DATE WITH DENNISSMITHEREENS DRUMMER DROPS HIS STICKS AND SPEAKS HIS MIND