Duane Eddy

Nick Lowe, The Musical Instrument Museum, 10/1/12

Nick Lowe @ The Musical Instrument Museum|10/1/12If the tag "The Jesus of Cool" strikes you as hyperbolic or overblown, you've never watched 63-year-old Nick Lowe strut onto the stage, strap on his big Gibson J-200, and proceed to crack jokes and break hearts for 90 minutes. Lowe, with his easy En ... More >>

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Rhythm Room, 8/29/12

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys @ Rhythm Room| 8/29/12Sometimes, different is good. After a long, steady musical diet of mostly rock, jazz, blues and Cuban music, I let my country side out for an evening with Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys. Though, in all honesty, it was pretty rocking country--a two ... More >>

Lee Hazlewood Re-Issues Chart an Unexpected Trajectory

Lee Hazlewood's "Manager" Wyndham Wallace on the "Surreal and Offbeat" Songwriter

See also: Improbable Lee: Lee Hazlewood Re-Issues Chart an Unexpected Trajectory See also: John Dixon Discusses the Lee Hazlewood-produced "The Fool," by Sanford Clark, 1956 See also: 100 Songs That Defined Arizona In this week's issue, we cover the psychedelic trajectory that brought songwriter/pr ... More >>

Richard Thompson, Musical Instrument Museum, 6/13/12

Richard Thompson Musical Instrument Museum Wednesday, June 13, 2012 There's something about a solo Richard Thompson concert that's both depressing and enlightening. His music allows the mind to wander from the gutter where the drunkards roll to the heavens where misguided motorcycle hoods get their ... More >>

Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Saturday, April 28: Ross Rocks! @ Hollywood Alley Hollywood Alley owner Ross Wincek has been an important f ... More >>

10 Record Store Day Exclusives You'll Have to Fight Me For

It's almost here: Record Store Day. The day the industry bands together and does its best to shine a light on the independent record stores that dot neighborhoods in cities all over the U.S. Now, I could take this opportunity to lecture about how music fans should treat normal days like Record Store ... More >>

Musical Instrument Museum Debuts "I Am AZ Music" Exhibit

On Saturday, February 18, the Musical Instrument Museum debuted its "I Am AZ Music" exhibit, featuring over 40 installations that examine the scope and history of music in Arizona in celebration of the State's centennial. Reggae artist Walt Richardson performed, as well as psychedelic soul band What ... More >>

Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 1

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everyone featured in our list, and will be rolling them out over the course of the week. "Not ... More >>

More on "The Fool" by Sanford Clark

100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona

"The Fool," Sanford Clark, 1956

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, John "Johnny D" Dixon, host of Mostly Vinyl with Johnny D on KWSS 106.7 and unofficial Arizona music historian, shares a little history a ... More >>

What Are Arizona's 100 Greatest Songs?

Billie Maxwell, who recorded the first song in Arizona history in 1929.​As we barrel toward the impending Arizona Centennial, we find ourselves contemplating a lot of things. Why would someone settle in this hot-as-bejeebus desert? Who serves the best burrito in the state? Most importantly -- wher ... 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 >>

Art of Noise

The new Modified debuts experimental-music series

So Many Madison Square Gardens, So Little Time

Arizona Premiere Living's List of Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians Kinda Blows

We recently ran across this list of the "Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians" from Arizona Premiere Living. Some of the choices are obvious: Meat Puppets, Jimmy Eat World, Jordin Sparks, Gin Blossoms, Alice Cooper, and Linda Ronstadt almost always make the "top" lists of Arizona musicians.

Ash Reiter and the Power of Positive Thinking @ Carly’s Bistro, Monday, November 5

Link Wray

Front line of the American Invasion

Old Dog, New Tricks

Phoenix music legend Johnny D gets props in the hip-hop scene

Biscuit is Gravy

Sure, Seabiscuit 's better than all the action sequels it's up against. But what will a fan of the book say?

Rock This Way

Traveling music man speaks the Rhythm Rhyme and Truth

Requiem for an Outlaw

Waylon Jennings bucked the Nashville system, and became a legend in the process

Guitar Man

Al Casey A Man for All Sessions (Bear Family)

Rebel Rouser

The recently rediscovered Lee Hazlewood finds his place among a new generation of fans

In 'n' Out

The Gas Giants split; Jimmy Eat World lives up to its name; legends Hazlewood and Strummer return to the Valley

The Maestro

After writing for more than 400 films, Ennio Morricone remains the man with one name

Bop the Question

Drawing insight from the month's best in jazz, blues and heritage, Gumbo answers readers' nagging queries

Spoozys

Astral Astronauts
(Jetset)

Return of the Rev

Born again with a new label and album, the Reverend Horton Heat continues to preach his holy trinity of booze, broads and cars

Recordings

Recordings

Rebel Rouser

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

Night & Day

December 10 - 16, 1998

Mighty Casey

Phoenix guitar legend Al Casey has spent four decades standing in the shadows of stardom

Calendar for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Ride On

Pic Hits for the week

Songbird Rising

Live music in Phoenix is there if you want it -- whatever it is you want

TV RATION

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDINGS

COMPILE DRIVERS ARIZONA MUSICIANS SHINE ON THREE NEW, DIVERSE COLLECTIONS

MOVED BY THE SPIRITTHE REVEREND HORTON HEAT IS RIDIN' ROCKABILLY TOWARD A BLESSED REWARD

HEY, DUKE, WILL UBIQUITOUS?GUITARIST ROBILLARD HAS MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE