Jerry Garcia

Backstreet Boys, ZZ Top, And More Announce Phoenix Shows

Earlier in May, Justin Timberlake announced he would be coming through Phoenix on his enormous solo tour, which set off a concert-excitement bomb the likes of which hadn't been seen since--well, since those Prince shows, I guess, even earlier in May. More recently, the Backstreet Boys announced they ... More >>

14 Animated GIFs of Hippie Shenanigans from McDowell Mountain Music Festival

They came, they saw, they danced. And twirled, strutted, flipped, and bounced. Attendees of last weekend's McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margaret T. Hance Park found plenty of ways to feel the music during all three days of the event, including those folks of crunchier, groovier, and dread-hea ... More >>

David Tyda, What Are You Listening To?

David Tyda Tyda is the owner of EATERAZ.com, Arizona BBQ Festival and Arizona Taco Festival. He invites you to Flavors of the West Sunday, Feburary 17. For more information, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I know it's not m ... More >>

Bob Weir Is Still Painting Cinematic Scenes

Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead: "The Music Is Working Out Just Fine"

In this week's issue, we chat with with former Grateful Dead and current Furthur guitarist Bob Weir. We ended up with more material than we could fit, so please enjoy another installment of Outtakes, where we sweep up all sorts of good stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor. Grateful Dead fo ... More >>

Top Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Happy Birthday Jerry Garcia: Why The Grateful Dead Still Matters

See also: Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Taps the Cosmos See also: Melvin Seals at JGB Aren't the Jerry Garcia Band -- But That's Okay See also: Dark Star Orchestra at McDowell Mountain Music Festival Switching on the Grateful Dead channel this morning on satellite radio (yes, I have it preprogr ... More >>

Melvin Seals and JGB Aren't the Jerry Garcia Band -- But That's Okay

Rubicon Hopsauce

Beer: Hopsauce Brewery: Rubicon Brewing Co. Style: American Double IPA ABV: 8.2 percent Though few things in the world are completely black and white, the spectrum of beer lovers can pretty much be broken up that way. On one side you have the grainiacs, who seek out the darkness of roasted malt a ... More >>

The Future of Holograms at Concerts

See also: Coachella: The Best of Sunday, April 15Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg closed out weekend one of Coachella with a performance that was unquestionably legen-- wait for it --dary. While both rappers and the slew of guest stars were all fantastic, Tupac's hologram stole the show.Chances are that when ... More >>

The Sun Shines Through Blitzen Trapper's Rootsy Reflection

Grateful Dead Movie from 1977 Will Be in Theaters for One Night (4/20, Obvi)

Flashbacks are free, but the popcorn's gonna cost ya.​The creatively-titled The Grateful Dead Movie, directed by Jerry Garcia, will be back in theaters for one night. That night is April 20 -- 4/20 -- which adds to the fun.  The film was shot in 1974 at one of the band's legendary five- ... More >>

Cheba Hut: Because Medical Marijuana Goes Down Better with a Toasted Sub

New Riders of the Purple Sage @ The Compound Grill

Lady Gaga After-Parties, Turntables & Tamales, Beach Fossils, and Wet and Wild Foam Fun

The artist formerly known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.Maybe it's the weather (or something in the water), but it seems like the most of the dang Valley has gone goo-goo for Lady Gaga. By our count, there are three different after-parties following tomorrow night's sold out concert a ... More >>

Grateful Get-Together

G. Love & Special Sauce

The 10 Best Tribute Bands of All Time

10 Things Under $10: Inglorious Bastards, Deadheads, Sugar Thieves, and Punks Aplenty

Calabrese is scheduled to haunt Atomic Comics during Fright Night on Sunday.​ Discount-priced distractions are in abundance this weekend, ranging from Faux Punks and real punks to fashionistas and freaks. Looking for some inexpensive adventure? Here's our weekly list of what's going on. Wes ... More >>

Polish Sausage, Grape Jelly, and Fleeting Relationships

Hippie heroes

Dark Star Orchestra

Mountain Mojo III

Mountain Music

Go north, music fans

Perfect Misfits

Music for every nobody anywhere

Sister Act

Sibling authors empty the nest

Friends in a Jam

They won't Cher

The Dating Game

Number of the beat

Jack's Mannequin

Dressing it up

Proof Positive

Eminem's pal hits the 'Nix

deZurrection

Tempe gallery bows out

Balloon Mindstate

Chandler hosts the 2004 Arizona Balloon Festival

Party Train

Janis, the Dead, the Band, and others take the happiest trip of their lives

Dave Matthews Band

Another summer, another tour

Icebreaker International and Manual

Into Forever (Morr Music)

Jerry Meander

Grateful Dawg isn't quite alive enough to be Dead

Best Place To Get Incensed

Hippie Gypsy

Alive Again

Universal Music kicks off its 'Deluxe Edition' series with a pair of frightening and flaccid reissues

Critical Mass 2000

Our panel of writers offer up their takes on the top discs of Y2K

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Pic Hits for the week

Slow Strokes

Once dominant, U.S. swimmers have fallen back in the Olympic pack. And some observers are questioning whether Gary Hall Jr., the world-class sprinter from Paradise Valley, has the work ethic to find gold in Atlanta.

Puff Peace

Never Sing Ill of the Dead

Hereafter, tunes extolling departed musicians should assume they might have a chance in hell

Phish Tale

STIFF COMPETITIONDEATH-POOL PLAYERS CASH IN WHEN CELEBRITIES CASH OUT

LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LARUMORS OF LOLLAPALOOZA'S DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED

HAVE A NICE TRIPDEADHEADS MAKE ONE MORE PILGRIMAGE--TO SAY GOODBYE

TAPES IN THE MAIL, VOL. III

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