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Future Shock: Blackest of the Black Tour, Weezer, Kid Rock, and more

National Music News: Metallica takes its show on the road, Jackson Browne takes John McCain to court, and more

COVER ME

HAVING SUNG EVERYONE ELSE'S SONGS, YO LA TENGO NOW WRITES ITS OWN

TRIAL BY FIRE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT CO-FOUNDER JOHN TRUDELL FINDS A LIFE LINE IN WORDS AND MUSIC

HAVING SUNG EVERYONE ELSE'S SONGS, YO LA TENGO NOW WRITES ITS OWN

ROCKIN' PAST 40

JOHN HIATT'S NOT DEAD, HE'S JUST PLAYING IN AN ALTERNATIVE BAND

President Unaccounted For

JOHN HIATT'S NOT DEAD, HE'S JUST PLAYING IN AN ALTERNATIVE BAND

. . . Star Bright

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Kid Pics for the week

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Kid Pics for the week

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Kid Pics for the week

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Pic Hits for the week

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Recordings

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Recordings

Jewel went from coffee-house songstress to rising star overnight, but Homer's where her heart is

Universal Greed

Seagram's merger invites a look into how the suits took record labels away from the true music enthusiasts

Single Live Gonzo!

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

Jackson Browne

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

J.D. Souther

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

Rolling Stone: Still Blowing Bob Dylan

Rolling Stone, that music magazine that felt it necessary to feature the ladies from MTV's The Hills on the cover of its May issue, just released its list of top 50 albums of 2008. Wouldn't you know it; they put Bob Dylan at number two. Why not number one, Rolling Stone? Maybe because they realize ... More >>

The Jackson Jive

Rolling Stone, that music magazine that felt it necessary to feature the ladies from MTV's The Hills on the cover of its May issue, just released its list of top 50 albums of 2008. Wouldn't you know it; they put Bob Dylan at number two. Why not number one, Rolling Stone? Maybe because they realize ... More >>

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself

Under Cover

Dave Alvin paints it blue

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the top 10 music stories were all about winning the popular vote

Vote for Change Tour

Activism, schmactivism: where's the real rock?

Paul Westerberg

Come Feel Me Tremble (DVD and CD) (Vagrant)

Grandpaboy Dead Man Shake (Fat Possum Records)

Warren Zevon

The Wind (Artemis)

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Excess Baggage

Jane's Addiction tries to find relevance in a rock world it helped to shape

Casal in the Air

Neal Casal Anytime Tomorrow (Morebarn Records)

Achin' to Be

Clumsy's Marc Solomon proves the perfect Replacement

Gotta Have the Phunk

Valley rap-rock pioneers return with a new record

Fair to Middlin'

State fair means music -- and the most toothless people you'll ever see

Can't Get Enough Oz

Take a look at the many versions of The Wizard of Oz

Harmony Grit

Seasoned musician Walt Richardson shares his tasty licks with the neighborhood.

Warren Piece

Zevon's older, but he can't get much wiser

Spare the Rod, Gimme the Faces

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

Calendar for the week

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

Drop-Dead Beautiful

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

Pic Hits for the week

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

NEW RELEASES FROM THE DESERT

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

Incoming: Little Dragon, No Age, Wild Nothing, Tennis, The Moody Blues, Amy Grant

Is this the greatest Christmas album of all time?​Things are about to get real religious up in here, thanks to a just announced Amy Grant show this coming February.Other artists may have released their own successful Christmas albums in the past, but Grant's 1992 yuletide juggernaut Home For Chris ... More >>

Enchantment: Songs About New Mexico (1976)

Enchantment: Songs About New Mexico​Welcome to Obscuro, a weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, collectin ... More >>

Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Calexico, Keb' Mo, Dar Williams and More Playing Tucson Benefit

​A Tucson-based community group has a huge benefit show lined up in the wake of the Laughner shootings.Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico are all signed up to play Tucson Convention C ... More >>

Jackson Browne @ Comerica Theatre

​A Tucson-based community group has a huge benefit show lined up in the wake of the Laughner shootings.Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico are all signed up to play Tucson Convention C ... More >>

Vegetable, Elephant 6, Jackson Browne and More in This Week's Issue

​In this week's issue our new Clubs Editor Jason P. Woodbury writes about up and coming Tempe post-punk act Vegetable. The band has only been together about three months but already done a regional tour, pressed vinyl and had the honor of playing the last show held inside the now-shuttered Eastsid ... More >>

Sound Strike Responds To One-Sided Salon.com Article

Zack's been coming to AZ long before 1070 was an issueWhen I read the recent Salon.com article "How a boycott meant to save Arizona is hurting it," I wondered to myself how its author, a woman by the name of Drew Grant, ended up writing such an insipid, one-sided piece about the Sound Strike, a piec ... More >>

Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes on Jackson Browne, Vinyl Records, and Middle Brother

Kevin Hays​While it's pretty easy to come across light alternative music these days, there's something that sets Dawes apart from the rest. Their sound is simple and basic, yet still maintains a soulful charm, not to mention they harmonize beautifully, in an almost Local Natives-like way. Dawes op ... More >>

Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith on the "L.A. Sound," Warren Zevon, and The Big Pink

​Nothing is Wrong, the sophomore album from Los Angeles rock 'n' roll band Dawes, is an earnest effort. There are times you wonder if it's too earnest, to forthcoming about its mellow, sun-drenched intentions. But the album works, charming right past your cynicism, with golden-hued tracks like t ... More >>