Subject: George Jones

• HERE COMES TROUBLE

  HE'S TRASHED BILLY RAY CYRUS. AND HE WON'T WEAR A BLACK HAT. TRAVIS TRITT'S PUT THE "OUT THERE" BACK INTO "OUTLAW."

  August 11, 1993

• HONESTY IS THE BEST ANODYNEUNCLE TUPELO KEEPS ITS MIDWESTERN ROOTS ON THE WAY TO LOW-TECH SUCCESS

  November 3, 1993

• CAKE, AND KEVIN SALEMTHE ROCKIN' HORSE, SCOTTSDALE

  March 30, 1995

• Recordings

  August 22, 1996

• History in the Faking

  November 7, 1996

• Recordings

  February 13, 1997

• The Trashman

  Where unit-shifting heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless poseurs they really are

  October 23, 1997

• Recordings

  May 21, 1998

• The Eternal Flame

  Lori Romaneck sorts through the ashes of a decades-old murder mystery and bungled investigations that forever changed her life

  August 13, 1998

• A Happy Face Smiled in Hayden Square

  May 4, 2000

• Best Jukebox

  Emerald Lounge
  1514 North Seventh Avenue
  602-256-9705

  September 21, 2000

• Best Live Band to See in the Middle of a Three-Day Bender

  Grave Danger

  September 21, 2000

• Best Country Radio Station

  KXKQ-FM 94.1

  September 20, 2001

• Various Artists

  Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce (Audium)

  January 31, 2002

• Johnny Paycheck

  The Soul and the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck (Columbia/Legacy)

  April 4, 2002

• Americana Pie

  Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

  December 30, 2004

• Hacienda Brothers

  December 6, 2007

• Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh

  January 24, 2008

• Randy Travis

  October 2, 2008

• Josh Turner

  January 29, 2009

• You Asked For It: Conner Cecil

  Conner CecilConner(Old Dominion Records)There was a time when hearing a boyish and manicured voice like Conner Cecil's alongside a willowy pedal steel wasn't uncommon in country music. That time is long gone, though, and hearing Conner -- a Globe native whose voice matches his cherubic face -- on his debut EP, Conner, is a little strange. In a genre where banjo accompaniment is now usually the dominion of guys with pock-marked faces and gravelly voices or quirky songstresses, Conner is an odd d

  March 10, 2009

• Just Announced: Lucero, St. Vincent, George Jones

  Lucero is coming to town in May. A lot of big indie shows -- but not big, big shows -- in last week's concert announcements. Lucero, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are coming to Rythm Room in May, as are Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. St. Vincent plays Modified on Sunday, May 31, which is right about when it'll be starting to get super hot in there. Meanwhile some old fellas (George Jones, Kenny G., Joe Cocker) are also coming to town. Read on for full listings.

  March 24, 2009

• Good Thinking

  Old-time, longtime

  December 8, 2005

• The Seatsniffers

  Brussels shouts

  September 8, 2005

• Queen of Siam

  September 30, 2004

• Holly, Jolly Mess

  Who doesn't kid themselves nowadays they can pull off a Christmas album? Thankfully, a few of this year's offerings don't suck.

  December 18, 2003

• Greased Lightning Show

  Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys keep rockabilly a-hoppin' in a 30-year-old school bus

  November 20, 2003

• Joseph Arthur

  Redemption's Son (Real World/Universal)

  February 13, 2003

• Country Convert

  Darryl Worley arrives at country stardom near midlife, but his brand of traditionalism may have fresh legs

  November 14, 2002

• Feel His Pain

  Billy Bob has a simple plan: to sing about life and lovin' his wife

  September 13, 2001

• Book 'Em

  Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

  June 21, 2001

• Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

  Walk Alone (Ultimatum)

  March 8, 2001

• Various Artists

  The Gift (Will), You can Count on Me (Artemis/E-Squared), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury)

  March 1, 2001

• Rick Shea

  Sawbones (Wagon Wheel)

  December 21, 2000

• Southern Culture on the Skids

  Liquored Up and Lacquered Down (EMusic/TVT) and Tav Falco's Panther Burns Panther Phobia (In The Red)

  October 19, 2000

• Various artists

  Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot)

  July 27, 2000

• American Dream

  Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

  July 27, 2000

• Tower of Power

  CPR offers a breath of life to the Valley Latin scene

  April 13, 2000

• Fill 'er Up

  10-gallon hats and 10-gallon gas tanks come to mind when BR5-49 plays

  April 13, 2000

• Austin, We Have a Problem!

  What happens when you cram too much music into one city and two pairs of eardrums? Nothing, if you move too fast to hear it all.

  March 30, 2000

• Living the Blues

  Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

  September 9, 1999

• DO LOOK BACK

  THE YEAR IN MUSIC: IT JUST DIDN'T GET MUCH BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THIS

  December 29, 1994

• HERE'S THE BEEF

  SLEEPY LABEEF IS NO HAS-BEEN OR NEVER-WAS. HE JUST IS.

  September 8, 1994

• BOXING YOUR EARS

  IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

  December 15, 1993

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

  October 7, 1992

• George Jones: A National Treasure

  July 9, 2009

• George Jones Shows At Celebrity Theatre

  The last time I was at Celebrity Theatre, I saw country legend Loretta Lynn do most of her set by request, politely declining to sing the songs with lyrics she was fuzzy on. George "No Show" Jones, one of a handful of living musicians who can claim a place near Lynn in the pantheon of Nashville legends, did her one better, singing his set with with a little help from two teleprompters scrolling his lyrics karaoke-style. It's just one of the ways the notoriously hard-partying icon has streamline

  July 16, 2009

• Toby Keith Talks About Him (and the Army) at Cricket

  Jessica TestaToby Keith on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.​It's a shame Toby Keith will always be The Angry American. In mainstream consciousness, the Oklahoma-born country singer is a Bush-loving neocon who's always ready to put his boot in Osama bin Laden's ass, thereby making his best effort to preserve The American Way.Though it's certainly arguable that society needed a self-appointed Director of Jingoistic Activities to rally around eight years ago -- and that Toby, thou

  August 15, 2009

• Lynyrd Skynyrd: Point/Counterpoint

  By Martin Cizmar and Brian BardwellUnfortunately we were unexpectedly barred from taking photos at last night's Lynyrd Skynyrd show at Celebrity Theatre.​Sometimes one perspective on a show isn't enough. So, like we did with Beck and Tool, Up on the Sun is bringing you a point/counterpoint style write-up on last night's Lynyrd Skynyrd show. Brian Bardwell, who wrote last week's music feature advancing last night's show at Celebrity Theatre is a huge fan of the Jacksonville-bred band. Music edi

  September 10, 2009

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

  October 22, 2009