Jack Johnson

Coachella's "Bloom" Video: WTF Does it Mean?

Yesterday afternoon, the home page of the Coachella website changed to a video called "Bloom," which shows plants and art exhibits sprouting from the ground. Some look pretty creepy--did those worm/slug things 30 seconds into the video really just form a structure? At least the rest are fairly cute ... 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.

Ten Favorite Playlists at Metro Phoenix Restaurants

See Also: 10 Favorite Drive-Thrus in Metro Phoenix Let's face it, the music that streams through the speakers of a restaurant has the ability to make or break your dining experience. We know of a sushi shop that only plays religious music, a Mexican food joint that can't turn down the top 40 banger ... More >>

F*ck You, I Like Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band announced yesterday that they'll be dropping their new album, Away From the World, on September 11. Their highly anticipated follow-up to Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King will feature 11 new tracks.People aren't shy about hating on DMB, but the band's music isn't just for f ... More >>

The Wiley One Is All About Going Green

Mallory Kregle, What Are You Listening To?

​Mallory Kregle Kregle is one of the FOX Sports Arizona Girls. Check them out on Facebook here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Usually 104.7 KISS-FM. Other than that, I usually have my iPod plugged in. There's nothing like jamming ... More >>

Citizen Cope at the Marquee Theatre, 1/27/12

Lenni Rosenblum​Citizen CopeMarquee Theatre Friday, January 27, 2012 I've been to more exciting Citizen Cope shows over the past few years, but last night's solo acoustic gig was still a tight show for different reasons than I'm used to. Clarence Greenwood sounds fabulous when he plays with his ... More >>

Justin James on the Shark Attack That Started His Career

​Songwriter Justin James started his musical career with a particularly violent incident -- not that his breezy, ultra-casual pop-rock would ever betray it. A former windsurfer, James was attacked by a shark. While put up in bed, he spent time strumming the guitar, which led to an unexpected mus ... More >>

Teaching Spanish to White Kids Is All the Rage -- Even in Mexican-Bashing Arizona

Mental Illness Hasn't Stopped Chris Shelton from Becoming a World-Class Boxing Historian

Anton Mackey, What Are You Listening To?

Anton Mackey​Anton Mackey Mackey is a yoga teacher at LifePower Yoga and Summit North Scottsdale and a fitness trainer at FITLIFE Scottsdale. What songs are you vibing on these days? "Hold You," by Gyptian (Major Lazer remix); "I Wanna," by Sahara & Bob Sinclair (featuring Shaggy); "One by O ... More >>

Taj Weekes @ The Compound Grill

Young the Giant at the Rhythm Room Last Night

​Young the Giant The Rhythm Room March 1, 2011 Young the Giant brought a fascinating, unconfined performance to the Rhythm Room last night. The group formerly known as the Jakes completely let loose and had a great time on stage. Plus, they managed to keep their show almost as casual as Jack Joh ... More >>

Coachella 2011 Dangerously Close To Selling Out [UPDATE: Coachella 2011 Is SOLD OUT]

The message at Coachella's official website​With Kings Of Leon and Kanye West as headliners, I understand that some may choose to read that headline with a different meaning.However, what I mean to say is that festival passes are very, very close to selling out for the 2011 edition of Coachella. U ... More >>

Top 25 Lists of 13 New Times Contributors

Odds 'n' Sods: Helmet, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Charlatans, Small Black, and more

​It's amazing how much music is released in a year. I've listened to nearly 270 records in their entirety this year, yet I still have a huge stack of unlistened CDs on my desk, several unlistened digital downloads in my iTunes, and a lengthy list of high-profile stuff I never got a chance to h ... More >>

Nas and Damian Marley's Reggae-Rap Project Explores Their Roots

The Dirty Heads and Sublime at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

​There was something about reggae riffs and smoking weed that really appealed to yesterday's Fall Frenzy crowd. In between the harder rockin' lineups scheduled for Friday and Sunday was a hippie day. California bands The Dirty Heads, Sublime and Weezer had a lot to offer locals who enjoy good jams ... More >>

Five Reasons Phoenix Shouldn't Miss Lilith Fair

Slightly Stoopid

Hollywood Saints: Other People's Music From the Heart

​Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look up on the stage at Naked Dave's Music's Tempe location, where hair-metal cover band Hollywood Saints pract ... More >>

Metric at Martini Ranch

Luke HolwerdaMetric at Martini Ranch​Scarf-and-sweatered, I took my place at the very end of a very long line that wrapped around Martini Ranch and down Stetson Drive. For amusement, confused attendees waltzed up and down the line, asking with perplexity, "Is this the will call line?" I gathered t ... More >>

Pat Benatar Goes Through the Motions, Blondie Rocked and The Donnas Backed Out at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaPat Benatar​ Picture this: teen girls in too much makeup channeling new wave goddesses with their overbearing, nacho-chowing mothers, wrinkled women in low-cut, studded halters exhibiting chests long past their perky prime, and grooving chicks with hair too long and pants too high ... More >>

Thank Raffi! Zooglobble.com’s Stefan Shepherd Will Review The Wiggles

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

By Randall Roberts You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barrier ... More >>

Kindie Rock: New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos

New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos

Rogue Wave elevates their music with Asleep at Heaven's Gate

Brian Chartrand

Sleeping With Giants
(self-released)

Top Chef: Jack Strong

Citizen Cope

Get in the van

What's Selling

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 105 West University Drive in Tempe

Chart-busters for the week

Tristan Prettyman

If Ani DiFranco surfed

Kota Many Colors

Way beyond Broadway

Xavier Rudd

Solace
(Foundations/Universal)

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 2510 West Thunderbird Road

Chart-toppers for February 28 through March 6

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Band Together

If you build a scene, will they come? Let these local bands' collectives show the way.

Scenes From Nowhere

A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

Miles Ahead

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions puts Miles Davis' big leap into proper perspective

Know Doubt

Long-awaited Know Qwestion CD answers all skeptics

Calendar for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Santa Gets Down

Twelve Yuletide carols that'll put a lump of soul in your stocking