Eric Clapton

10 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Who Never Topped Their First Album

I was watching the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony the other day. I usually don't watch a lot of made-for-TV rock and roll stuff, mainly because they try to be everything to everybody, but I couldn't resist tuning in to watch the RRHOF rectify the biggest of many head-shaking omi ... More >>

Eric Clapton @ US Airways Center

Excavating Heavy Metal's Blues and Jazz Roots

"The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it." --B.B. King "Metal confronts what we'd rather ignore. It celebrates what we often deny. It indulg ... More >>

North Mississippi Allstars @ Rhythm Room

Just Announced: Taj Mahal, Converge, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and More

Self-taught singer/songwriter Taj Mahal has grooved with everyone from The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton to blues progenitors like Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. Like his friend Ry Cooder, he navigated the twisting waters of the late '60s and '70s session scene of Santa Monica, before ... More >>

Derek Trucks Talks Family Life on the Road

Both Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks had solid, long-running solo careers when they decided to form a band together. That they'd been married almost 10 years made the decision somewhat easier, but in a fickle world of music consumerism, it's never really easy to start over.

10 Songs About Cocaine

See also: 15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20 Drugs are responsible for lots of great songwriting, so every Friday in August, we're going to take a look at various drugs and their impact on popular music. Disclaimer: I've never actually snorted cocaine, so I'm going to assume that Chuck Klosterman's d ... More >>

Cream-Inspired Night at Compound Grill Showcases Valley's Top Guitarists

Eric Clapton is one of those "guitar gods" who gets all the respect afforded by classic rock radio and guitar player magazines, but not much from rock critics in general. Maybe it was the adult contemporary sounds of the '80s and '90s, but it's hard to imagine some young punk scrawling "Clapton is ... More >>

Generationals @ The Sail Inn

Elvis Presley's Guitar on Display at the Musical Instrument Museum

Photos by E. GrovesElvis' 1975 Martin D28 acoustic guitar. In the background are guitars from Eric Clapton (left) and Johnny Cash (right).​The Musical Instrument Museum already boasts some cool rock 'n' roll relics, including an Eric Clapton guitar and John Lennon's piano. But on Sunday, June 19, ... More >>

Coco Montoya @ Rhythm Room

Six-String Samurai

What's Selling: Hoodlums Music and Movies

​Bring in Le Noise, bring in da funk.Neil Young stole the top spot on the chart this week at Hoodlums Music and Movies.Guitar king Eric Clapton also made the list with his latest album, as did classic rocker Robert Plant with his most recent release. English indie pop band Mumford & Sons slipp ... More >>

Guitar Hero

We’re talking about Clapton, of course

21 Questions: Nate Anderson

Nate Anderson at the Compound GrillWelcome to 21 Questions​, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the "big" questions. This week we met up with Ear Candy's Nate Anderson at the Compound Grill. Name: Nate AndersonAge: 28Occupation: ... More >>

Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo

Huun-Huur-Tu and Carmen Rizzo Bring An Ecclectic and Avant-Garde Mix To Scottsdale

​If you thought the newly opened Musical Instrument Museum was diverse in its selection of exotic instruments from around the world (where Nigerian hausa trumpets and a Burmese saung guak harp are housed in the same building as Eric Clapton's stratocasters), try checking out the multifaceted l ... More >>

Keb' Mo'

Minibosses, Birds Nest, Via Vengeance, A Storm of Light, and the Musical Instrument Museum Over the Weekend

​Minibosses 10th Anniversary Show at Yucca Tap Room It's official. The Minibosses have been rockin' covers of 8-bit tracks for a decade. To celebrate, the band played a full on set of their classic game renditions at Yucca Tap Room on February 27, 2010...see photos ​A Storm of Light & V ... More >>

Bill Campana, What Are You Eating?

​ Bill Campana The Valley poet, who has participated in poetry slams both locally and nationally, hosts Sound Effects poetry open mike every Friday night from 7-9 p.m. at Mama Java's Coffeehouse in Phoenix. What'd you eat for dinner last night? A chicken and mushroom stir fry with fresh ginge ... More >>

Chris O'Dell

Please Don't Call Chickenfoot a “Supergroup”

Super Heroes, Eric Clapton, So You Think You Can Dance and June in Photos Over the Weekend

Super Hero Battle at Scottsdale Fashion Square Improv AZ and AZ Cacophony hatched a sinister plan for last weekend: assemble a cast of violent villains and honorable heroes and have them duke it out at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The result will come to be known as the "Super Hero Battle" of Saturday ... More >>

June 29 In Blogs: Tom Metzger, Super Heroes, Local Wine, and LifeLock

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: Tom Metzger's Buds Dennis and Daniel Mahon Collared for Scottsdale Bombing, Arizona ADL Helped B ... More >>

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are Musical Chameleons

Luke HolwerdaEric Clapton and Steve Winwood play together, just like their Blind Faith days. See more shots in our slide show.Clapton began his career with the bluesy stylings of The Yardbirds and then segued into John Mayall's Blues Breakers. In his days with Cream, he slid headfirst into psychede ... More >>

Eric Clapton Is God, but Steve Winwood Is Not

The Sun Sessions: The Sugar Thieves Play Eric Clapton

Jonathan McNamara Out of the dozen or so talented locals we've featured thus far in our ongoing Sun Sessions series, Mikel Lander and Meredith Moore (a.k.a. The Sugar Thieves) have a singular distinction unmatched by the rest.A major-label contract? Distribution through Hop Topic? No ... More >>

Just Announced: Leonard Cohen, Depeche Mode, Forever the Sickest Kids

Today Dan Gibson, a Phoenix-based contributor to Idolator, e-mailed me about two shows we haven't mentioned here yet, but which are definitely worth telling you about.Leonard Cohen is coming to Dodge Theatre on April 5 (presale tickets Tuesday) and Depeche Mode is coming. We didn't get the Depeche M ... More >>

Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood Coming to Jobing.com

Fresh off a three-night stint at Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood have announced a 14-city U.S. tour beginning in June, which stops in Glendale on Friday, June 26. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 23 at 10 a.m. through LiveNation.The duo teamed up at the Chicago Crossroads Gu ... More >>

What's Age Got to Do with It?

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

David Sanborn

Here & Gone
(Decca Records)

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Eric Clapton

He don't want to fade away

Cream Cropped

Very special features

Buddy Guy

Just how sweet is that tea?

John Hiatt

Forced to keep it real

J.J. Cale

As Heard on KCDX

The Yardbirds

Taking flight once more

John Hiatt and the Goners

Beneath This Gruff Exterior (New West)

Various Artist

It'll Come to You: The Songs of John Hiatt (Vanguard)

The Black Keys

Thickfreakness (Fat Possum)

The Roots

Phrenology (MCA)

Various Artists

The Osbourne Family Album (Epic)

Red Alert

Blues expatriate Louisiana Red finds a home, and an audience, in Germany

Reservation Blues

Indigenous' rock springs from the deepest roots in North America

Forever Man

At America West Arena, Eric Clapton's bloated ensemble proves too much of a good thing

Season's Gratings

Trashman gets a hangover for Xmas

Solo Coco

Albert Collins' protg Coco Montoya is out on his own--he's thinner, but his sound is still fat @

Hope You Die Before We Get Old

The reunited Who and Sex Pistols cheat death one more time

THE SORROW AND THE PRETTY