Dolly Parton

EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Dance music is fighting for i ... More >>

New Film Queens of Country Has a Bizarre Vibe That Is Distinctly Arizona

Joe Arpaio's Birther Squad Strikes Again: Mailman Claims "Foreign" Barack Obama Chatted Him Up at the Ayers' House

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "birther" squad continues to add to the absolute embarrassment of an "investigation" that the sheriff has ordered in his name.This time around, Arpaio's conspiracy-nut buddies have released a signed affidavit from a retired mailman claiming the legitimacy of t ... More >>

Joyful Noise: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah's Sullied Union

Six Black Friday Songs for Your Shopping Playlist

​Ah, the holidays. It's a month-long period when spending "quality time" with your extended family is mandatory, children get spoiled to no end, and, of course, getting shitty-drunk at the company Christmas party is expected. It just gives you warm fuzzies thinking about it. The holidays woul ... More >>

Queens of Country Soundtrack to Feature Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Wanda Jackson, and Classic Country

Lizzy Caplan as Jolene Gillis​Directors Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke (of Phoenix bands Less Pain Forever and Runaway Diamonds) are no strangers to "music movies." The pair's documentaries, Moog, The Heart Is a Drum Machine, and Blood Into Wine are all insightful looks at the various way ... More >>

Jessi Colter on Chickstock, the Arizona Desert, Riding Metaphorical Side Saddle, and More

Original outlaw country woman Jessi Colter​Jessi Colter is a woman full of surprises. She's most famous for her work on albums like Wanted! The Outlaws featuring her late husband Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Tompall Glaser. But she's also maintained a highly successful solo career, and at t ... More >>

Steve Martin and the Other Best and Worst Comedians Turned Musicians

John Mayer Leaves Twitter For Good

​John Mayer is the type of guy who has better things to do than tweet, so maybe it's no surprise that social media has gotten him into some trouble in the past.Despite his busy schedule, I've always imagined Mayer to be this solo artist who has all day to think about whatever kind of nonsensical r ... More >>

Regina Spektor Live With the Obamas: Watch It Now

Regardless of your politics, you have to admit that interesting things are happening musically at the White House. Since Barack took office, the First Family has hosted a number of notables in the music world. While last year included a "Jazz Studio", a country music celebration, and a classical mu ... More >>

Hot Links: Fire Bans, Plane Crashes, and Gun Rights

Starting today, the city of Phoenix has instituted a fire ban at city parks. Charcoal, wood, and open fires are not allowed in mountain preserves, and smoking outside vehicles is prohibited. However, propane and gas grills may be used in designated areas...A Valley homeless man named Greyson Malzac ... More >>

Hooray for Dollywood

Balls of lead meet wheels of steel

The Secret Life of Bees Is All Honey, No Sting

Forgotten Neil Diamond Covers

Allison Manch’s “Sampling” at Practical Art stitches pop lyrics and rap bling into old-fashioned hankies

Future Shock: Black Crowes, Flobots, and more

HorrorPops wax on Kiss Kiss Kill Kill, their rebellious streak, and their homeland

Great Danes

Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh

"Holdin' Our Own" and Other Country Gold Duets
(Stag)

Best intentions: Jump high or stay home

Hacienda Brothers

Mekons

Natural
(Quarterstick)

Theater Scene

Previews of what's running now

Theater Scene

Previews of what's running now

Been There, Beamed That

Technical difficulties

Sirens Wailing

Miss Sassy's delicious divas belt it out of the park

The Friday Poll: Who do you wanna see bald other than Britney Spears?

Go On, Just Shoot 'Em

A KFYI squawk-jock paints a target on every undocumented worker in Arizona, as well as on himself. Now the tough guy's hiding from the rest of the media

Red Door Salon

Artist makes Phoenix vie a little more bohème

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Dolly Parton

Norah Jones

Jazz-pop pianist smolders at Cricket Pavilion

Whores Truly

Desert Stages musical puts the 'ho in hoedown

Kind of a Drag

Lypsinka is much more than a drag queen

Reality Patsy

Hee Haw meets Survivor, and Phoenix Patsy Cline impersonator Tasha Valentine is caught in the middle

Kasey Chambers

Barricades & Brickwalls (Warner Bros.)

Eliza Gilkyson

Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

The Great Escape

Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image

Sheer Gaul!

Moulin Rouge thrusts forth a deliciously garish Paris

Alive and Kicking

Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

The Filth and the Fury

Never mind the FCC, here's Ghetto Cowgirl

Fist City

Taking inspiration from Loretta, Patsy and Dolly, Neko Case furthers her dark country muse with Furnace Room Lullaby

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Brand New Year

Having averted a millennial apocalypse, it's time to catch up on the latest in heritage in roots music

Recordings

Wanted Man

Johnny Cash may be just a legend, but he has never sounded better

History in the Faking

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?SOME OVERLOOKED CHRISTMAS ALBUMS OFFER RELIEF FROM THE USUAL SEASONAL BLAHS

SPLENDOR IN THE BLUEGRASSALISON KRAUSS, THE GRAND OLE OPRY,S NEWEST SUPERSTAR, PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE TO NO ONE

LWGENDS IN THEIR OWN RHYMECOUNTRY MUSIC'S STARS ARE RISING HARD AND FALLING FAST