James Brown

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic @ Talking Stick

Quick Henry's Musical Recipe: Equal Parts Passion, Soul, Jameson and Ginger Ale

Line-up changes and schedule conflicts over the last year and a half have slowed down Tempe blues rockers Quick Henry, but haven't stopped them from rocking out at local watering holes on a near daily basis. At the helm of it all is vocalist/guitarist Kevin Redlich. Whether he's pulling double du ... More >>

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears @ Crescent Ballroom

Line-up changes and schedule conflicts over the last year and a half have slowed down Tempe blues rockers Quick Henry, but haven't stopped them from rocking out at local watering holes on a near daily basis. At the helm of it all is vocalist/guitarist Kevin Redlich. Whether he's pulling double du ... More >>

Colour Revolt Aren't Easy to Pin Down

Line-up changes and schedule conflicts over the last year and a half have slowed down Tempe blues rockers Quick Henry, but haven't stopped them from rocking out at local watering holes on a near daily basis. At the helm of it all is vocalist/guitarist Kevin Redlich. Whether he's pulling double du ... More >>

Morning Light Rail Commuters Share Their Tunes With NewTimes

Kholood EidJoe Chavez of Phoenix listening to music on his commute Friday morning on the Light Rail.​​These days, people are plugged in like The Matrix -- only they're plugged into their iPods, smart phones, and mp3 players rather than machines on an underground ship. Our detachment from the rea ... More >>

You Don’t Know Jacko

Kholood EidJoe Chavez of Phoenix listening to music on his commute Friday morning on the Light Rail.​​These days, people are plugged in like The Matrix -- only they're plugged into their iPods, smart phones, and mp3 players rather than machines on an underground ship. Our detachment from the rea ... More >>

Random, DJ John Blaze Release Free Albums

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Charlie Hunter

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Jazz Master

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Cat Power

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Can the perfect pop song be calculated?

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Seasoned veterans Los Lobos create cinematic music as they touch upon some thorny issues

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Why wait until December? Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Acapulco-Five-O

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Latin Dance Fever

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Rockin’ Rides: AZ gets music theme park proposal, we get some baaad ideas

​The calendar says it's September, but it must feel like Christmas for Valley hip-hop fans thanks to a pair of free, downloadable releases from PHX hip-hop mainstays Random (aka Megaran) and DJ John Blaze. Random recently released a free 10-track album, Heroes, Volume One, as a gesture of thanks t ... More >>

Aria Code

A night at the opera -- sorta

expansion :: fridays @ Bar Smith

A night at the opera -- sorta

Hand It to Him

A night at the opera -- sorta

Let Them Eat Peachcake

A night at the opera -- sorta

Roll Over, Paul Oakenfold, And Tell DJ Tiesto the News

Top 10 DJ Mixes of 2006

LATIN - The New Classicos

Celebrating some of the year's best efforts in Latin music

Lyrics Born

Throw your hands in the air, players

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Throw your hands in the air, players

The Residents

Demons Dance Alone

The Residents' Petting Zoo (Cryptic/East Side Digital)

Soul on Ice

Veteran breakbeat selector DJ Icey pushes funk into the future

Purple Reign

Prince's monumental performance at the Dodge Theatre stands among the greatest shows to hit the Valley in recent years

John Coltrane

Live Trane (Pablo)

Charlie Hunter Quartet

Songs From the Analog Playground (Blue Note)

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Child Is the Father to Man, Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Chambers Brothers' Time Has Come Today (Sony Legacy)

Twang and Bang

A highly anticipated new release and a promising alt-country pairing head this week's happenings

Really Raw Power

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

Molten Wax

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

Molten Wax

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

Spar Wars

Amateur fighters get down and dirty in Mesa

Recordings

Amateur fighters get down and dirty in Mesa

Mule Train

Sleepwalker's Jamal Ruhe vents his aggressive side with new band Yearofthemule

Miles Ahead

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

Harmonica Convergence

Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

Native Tongues

Indian Music Fest highlights the Native struggle for musical acceptance

Recordings

Indian Music Fest highlights the Native struggle for musical acceptance

Where's the Cream?

Indian Music Fest highlights the Native struggle for musical acceptance

Live Wire

Indian Music Fest highlights the Native struggle for musical acceptance

Santa Gets Down

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

The Good Foot

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

Blues Arizona

A cocktail review of recent state releases

Recordings

A cocktail review of recent state releases

DO LOOK BACK

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

THE BIRTH OF SHHWINGTWO NEW BOXED SETS PROVE THAT SWING PUT SEX ON THE DANCE FLOOR

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