Denton

Recordings

The Mountain Goats

All Hail West Texas (Emperor Jones)

Reflections on Clarity: Tachi Denton of Snakes! Snakes! Snakes!

"I'm not going to lie, I really wasn't all that into Jimmy Eat World when Clarity first came out. I was only interested in listening to ska and punk rock and wanted nothing to do with so-called "emo" music.I don't remember what eventually got me to listen to Clarity but I had decided I would give th ... More >>

Not Dead

Riverboat Gamblers frontman Mike Wiebe counts his blessings

Necessary Evil

Riverboat Gamblers frontman Mike Wiebe counts his blessings

Centro-Matic

Hurricane hearts

Strange Fruit Project

The Healing
(Om)

Riverboat Gamblers

To the Confusion of Our Enemies
(Volcom)

Shock and Awful

Todd Solondz has been a lot of things, but never preachy or dull. 'Til now

Stumbler Party

Slobberbone may just be the best bar band in America. They have the 'hacks' to prove it.

Lift to Experience

The Texas-Jerusalem Experience (Bella Union)

12LB. Test

Harm's Way (Miles of Music Recordings)

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Slobberbone

Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today (New West Records)

Fair to Middlin'

State fair means music -- and the most toothless people you'll ever see

Remembering It's Rock

Texas eclectics Slobberbone refuse to surrender to altcountry dogma

Desert Sons

Shoeless Joe makes twangy art out of broken dreams

JAMS TO THE WORLD

A STOCKINGFUL OF JOYFUL NOISES AND TANNEN-BOMBS

Junket to Saudi Arabia for Mayors Includes No Women; Mayor Phil Gordon and Nine Men Selected by Mayors' Group

Image: City of Phoenix Mayor Gordon recently signed a pact with DubaiPhoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and nine other mayors will travel to Saudi Arabia this month on a junket paid for by the Saudi government, Arizona Republic reporter Scott Wong reports this morning. When we looked at the list of ma ... More >>

Saudi Prince Receives Junket of U.S. Mayors, Including Phil Gordon; Phoenix is Largest City Represented

Mayor Phil Gordon knows what it's like to be a big fish in a small oasis during a junket to Saudi Arabia this week with nine other U.S. mayors: Phoenix is by far the largest city represented. Middle Eastern media reports the mayors were received today by the Acting Governor of Riyadh, Prince S ... More >>

The Riverboat Gamblers

Mayor Phil Gordon knows what it's like to be a big fish in a small oasis during a junket to Saudi Arabia this week with nine other U.S. mayors: Phoenix is by far the largest city represented. Middle Eastern media reports the mayors were received today by the Acting Governor of Riyadh, Prince S ... More >>

Hot Links: Teachers at Capitol, Bodies on Lawns, and Taggers

​The number of illegal immigrants in Arizona has dropped by a third in the past two years, according to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies. Arizona had the largest decline of any state, thanks in part to a tough job market and stricter immigration laws and policies...Dozens of Valley te ... More >>

Thin Line Between Love and Heat

Trunk Space has a cure for the summertime blahs

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Toga Parties, Underage Parties, and Sadisco*

Tommie Sunshine is scheduled to appear at Bar Smith tonight for Fuse Fridays.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley.Tommie Sunshine's at Bar Sm ... More >>

Police Arrest Phoenix Man For Impersonating Brother In Court

Yavapai County Sheriff's OfficeDenton Haymes (Left) Preston Haymes (Right) This could make a nice Hamyes family Christmas card.​In the Jane Austen novel "Mansfield Park," she says: "The younger brother must help pay for the pleasure of the elder."Well, life has once again imitated art only this ti ... More >>

Peoria Police Narrows Search for Police Chief Down to Three Finalists

www.pursuethepassion.comLarry Ratcliff plans to retire on February 1​The Peoria Police Department has been searching for a new police chief and has narrowed its search down to three finalists.Larry Ratcliff has been heading the West Valley police agency since 2007, and he's ready to retire on Febr ... More >>

Peoria Police Narrows Search for Police Chief Down to Three Finalists

www.pursuethepassion.comLarry Ratcliff plans to retire on February 1​The Peoria Police Department has been searching for a new police chief and has narrowed its search down to three finalists.Larry Ratcliff has been heading the West Valley police agency since 2007, and he's ready to retire on Febr ... More >>