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Jessi Colter: Waylon Jennings "Broke The Myth of Self-Destruction" in Country

Country music queen Jessi Colter is both outspoken and well spoken. The esteemed chanteuse and Arizona native, widely considered to be one of the grand dames of the genre, speaks quite eloquently and loquaciously of both of her storied 43-year career in country music and her many experiences along t ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Matthew Dear on Quitting Drinking and Philip K. Dick: "It's All About Liberating Yourself."

Before the genre tag EDM existed, there was IDM, or Intelligent Dance Music. Granted, it's a pretty pretentious name for a genre, but it fits incredibly well for Matthew Dear. His experimental, rhythm-driven pop is both energetic and introspective, a form of exploring multiple identities and his own ... More >>

Your Music Guide to the Arizona State Fair

You Ready for the State Fair? A Guide to the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Schedule

See also: Snoop Dogg at the Arizona State Fair See also: Judas Priest at the Arizona State Fair It used to be that playing the state fair circuit meant you were a has-been, that your rock 'n' roll career had gone belly up (you know, like billed after the puppet show, Spinal Tap-style). Maybe it' ... More >>

Kenny Chesney Is All Hat and No Saddle

Junction 10 Singer Robert Perez Ain't Your Typical Singer

Jimmy Eat World

Country Punk

Letting Chip fall where he may

In Search of Real Honky-Tonk at the Arizona State Fair

No Doubt, Fun., Pool Parties and Taylor Swift Over the (Memorial Day) Weekend

Girl Power: Females Flock to Cricket Wireless Pavilion for No Doubt and Paramore Right now my ears are ringing something fierce after enduring a non-stop auditory assault of thousands of tweens and teenyboppers girls screaming in absolute elation during No Doubt and Paramore's show at Cricket Wirel ... More >>

Future Shock: Black Crowes, Flobots, and more

Walking on Water

Fred Unger's idea of gondolas on Scottsdale's canal went under. Now he's back with a bridge and $250 million

Country Punk

Letting Chip fall where he may

Battle Acts

Which act deserves your entertainment dollar this week?

Hellbilly Hank

P-town's hip-hop Dukes of Hazzard hang with Hank III and get their mosh on at the Marquee.

Country Jams

Branded Man

Fifty years into his career, Merle Haggard is still stubbornly going against the grain

Boots & Bloodsport

Cutting-edge rodeo with MTV sensibilities

Pot Shots

Who said if you can remember the '60s, you weren't there? Photographer Henry Diltz was, does and has the pictures to prove it.

Dwight Yoakam

Tomorrow's Sounds Today (Reprise)

The Sunny Side of Goth

Audra turns the world on with its gloom

Triumph of the Underdogs

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, they've gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV-commercial composer.

Going Ballistic

I'm a marked man -- and I'm not talking about tats

Adopt a Record Today!

For the price of a can of soda, you can give love and shelter to some of the neediest, most neglected albums of the last century

So you want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

Robin Wilson thought the Gas Giants would be a great new beginning. He had no idea what he was getting into.

Still Swingin'

For the second time this decade, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel pay tribute to Bob Wills

Brand New Year

The Bottle Rockets' Brian Henneman gives up on the music biz, and settles for just making music

Nashville Rash

Texas troubadour Dale Watson is waging a war for the heart and soul of country music

Night & Day

July 1 - 7, 1999

Recordings

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / The Clash Tribute: Burning London / Jon Dee Graham

Night & Day

March 25 - 31, 1999

Night & Day

February 25 - March 3, 1999

Two-Stepping Out

New state barrier regulation spurs a relocation for Toolies Country

Children of the Revolution

Rock en Espaol finds a weekend showcase spot at Melody Lounge

Rocky Mountain Slide

Twelve steps that led John Denver from firsthand commercial success to secondhand experimental aircrafts

Second Helpings

American Son

Uncle Tupelo passed away, butheartland rocker JayFarrar has plugged backin with Son Volt

Pic Hits for the week

ANGELS AND INBREDS

IS IT EARL C. WHITEHEAD AND THE GRIEVOUS ANGELS OR IS IT THE INBREDS? YES TO BOTH.

RECORDINGS

ALL THE WAY LIVE

WELCOM BACK, CARTERCARLENE CROSSES THE COUNTRY LINE AGAIN

TUNES OF '93 IN TEN EASY STEPS SIR CHARLES, BARRY GOLDWATER AND DAVE FROM CIRCLE K WEIGH IN WITH THEIR FAVES

SUGAR HILL HAS A SWEET ACOUSTICAL SOUND

THE NORTH CAROLINA LABEL IS SUCCESSFUL WITH EXPERIMENTAL BLUEGRASS

CLOSING IN ON PRATTIN FM RADIO'S NEW VALLEY ORDER, KUPD'S KING ROCK JOCK MUST RUN WITH THE PACK

COUNTRY FROM THE OLD COUNTRYFOR CROONERS FROM THE CONTINENT, THE ROAD TO NASHVILLE RUNS THROUGH ARIZONA

JAMS TO THE WORLD

A STOCKINGFUL OF JOYFUL NOISES AND TANNEN-BOMBS

ALL SHOOK UP?

THAT HORRIBLE ANNIVERSARY IS NEAR, BUT THANKS TO A SLEW OF NEW KEEPSAKES, ELVIS IS STILL ALIVE.

FULL HOUSE, FIVE-SONG STUD