Jimmy Buffett

Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week

"It's Friday somewhere" isn't strictly true -- I don't think the International Date Line works that way -- but if Jimmy Buffett were to write a song to that effect, and it made you feel better about going to see The Presets and Dragonette tonight at the Marquee, I think it would be a pretty useful f ... More >>

TK Newman, What Are You Listening To?

TK Newman Newman is the co-founder of upscale wedding dress reseller Hustle Your Bustle. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Either 100.7-FM or 102.5-FM -- I'm a country girl at heart. What's the first album you b ... More >>

Danielle Kamela, What Are You Listening To?

​Danielle Kamela Kamela 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? 102.5 KNIX-FM. I love cruising around Arizona with my windows down listening to some country music. Alwa ... More >>

Jimmy Buffett at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 10/20/11

"Who's ready to waste away?"​Jimmy Buffett Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion October 20, 2011 It was, as Jimmy said, paradise in the desert last night. You can sum up the Buffet's fans intentions with one simple word: party. Parrot Heads are known for relaxing and enjoying a cold one together, ... More >>

How to Dress Like a Parrothead, Plus Other Jimmy Buffett Concert Pro Tips

​Whether you like Jimmy Buffett's music or not, there's something about dressing like a Parrothead that's exhilarating. It's probably the not-give-a-fuckedness of the whole situation. Parrotheads, I imagine, are usually tied to desk jobs and family life, and getting the opportunity to dr ... More >>

Incoming: Jimmy Buffett, The Game, Trampled By Turtles, Joe Walsh, Wiz Khalifa

​Calling all Parrotheads! Put on your fins and shake up some margaritas because Jimmy Buffett's coming to town! This calls for an extended summer all the way through October 20, when Jimmy parades his cheery ass through Phoenix for an evening full of tropical-themed sing-alongs and awful Hawaiian ... More >>

Kenny Chesney Is All Hat and No Saddle

Can I Close My Tab? Martin Cizmar Leaves as New Times Music Editor for Gig in South Florida

​Tell people you're a music critic and they're likely to get all sorts of ideas about you -- some right, some wrong. More often than not, they seem to think you're a failed musician who picked up a pen when his band's demo failed to catch any important ears. I've always been pretty clear abo ... More >>

Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Sydney Stage, Parrotheads Everywhere Reeling (VIDEO)

TMZ.comJimmy Buffett falling off the stage in Sydney​Some bad news out of Australia last night (or this morning or whenever)...While he was playing his final song of the night, Jimmy Buffett fell off of the front edge of the stage, TMZ reports.The 64-year old singer/partier was apparently blinded ... More >>

Travel Deal

It’s not always about a self-medicating journey

Travel Deal

It’s not always about a self-medicating journey

Josh Turner

Cheap Trick's "Hello There" and Other Songs Perfect for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Cheap Trick's "Hello There" and Other Songs Perfect for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

Sam L. Rainwater: Vacation Location

​Band: Sam L. RainwaterTitle: Vacation LocationBasics: Did you know there was an Arizona Parrothead Club? Well, now you do. I am sure every state has one, and Arizona's is led by Sam L. Rainwater. At first glance at this album screams Parrothead, and the music sure as hell didn't disappoint. There ... More >>

Battle of the Dishes: Cinco de Margarita Edition

Happy Cinco, everyone! In honor of the Mexican holiday that most Mexicans don't actually celebrate, we're battling the most gringo-friendly item on any Mexican restaurant menu: fajitas. You can't help but love a dish that arrives on your table sizzling. For this week's battle, we pitted on ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2009

Nine 05 brought Asian noodles and more to downtown Phoenix in 2009.​Bittersweet seems to be the best way to sum up the Valley restaurant scene for 2009 -- sweet that more than 100 restaurants opened in the midst of a very rough recession, but bitter that more than twice as many places shut t ... More >>

You Asked For It: Mike Lennon

​Band: Mike Lennon, a country-tinged classic rock-y sideproject from the the bassist of Psychobilly Rodeo Band, the house band at Scottsdale's Rusty Spur saloon. Record: The Dateline Phoenix 2009 album. The included press materials make it clear the record was actually written and recorded in 2007 ... More >>

The Killers Vs. Kanye

The Killers are fun but vapid, like their hometown

The Killers Are Fun but Vapid, Like Their Hometown

Jimmy Buffett Killed Vacation

Cheeseburger in Purgatory

Parrotheads take moveable beach bash from Cricket to Westgate

Jimmy Buffett Killed Vacationing

Wilco Is Dave Matthews Band – And That’s Okay

Examining Why We Go Absolutely Nuts for Certain Musicians

Oh Jimmy Buffet, you clever man you, naming your backing band the "Coral Reefer Band" For those of you living under a rock or just emerging from a coma, Jimmy Buffett will be playing tonight at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, much to the delight of seemingly tens of thousands of Valley Parrotheads ... More >>

The Sun Sessions: Bargrass Revival Does "Margaritaville"

Jonathan McNamaraBargrass RevivalLast week I sent out a Twitter (twitter.com/martincizmar) asking: "Anyone know a local band that can capture the soul-crushing pain of alcoholism, as documented in J.W. Buffett's 'Margaritaville,' in a cover?""Bargrass Revival" is what we got back, so we lined them u ... More >>

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Style

Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Vall ... More >>

The Pretenders Bring Too Much Twang to Dodge

Luke HolwerdaYou'd be hard-pressed to find a better-preserved 57-year-old rock star than Chrissie Hynde. Onstage at Dodge Theatre Wednesday night, the Pretenders frontwoman looked incredible and sounded exactly as she did 30 years ago, when the band recorded their eponymous debut. Really. Her distin ... More >>

Jimmy Buffett Coming to Phoenix on May 14

Jimmy Buffett is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 14 as part of the inimitably named "Summerzcool Tour." Tickets go on sale next Monday at livenation.com. Expect lots of hats like those pictured above.

Josh Turner

Afro: Baile Records' Brazil: Sambossica CD Release Party at Maria Maria, Saturday, November 1

Border-Jumping with Roger Clyne

Stumbling around Baja Red's in search of $2 fries after 6 p.m.

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

No More Beautiful World
(EmmaJava Recordings)

Marshall Chapman

Tall girl tales

Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood

And your point would be. . . ?

Welcome to Hooters

Jimmy Buffett inexplicably leads a kid movie to the big screen

The Rules

Musical taste reveals more than you think

Darryl Worley

Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks)

Wee Hours

Park hosts a "Little" something for the kids

Eddie Money

The Best of Eddie Money(Columbia/Legacy)

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Our resident trailer-park critic finds out that hell hath no fury like a Parrothead scorned

Jonesing for Joan

Trashman laments the decline of the American record store, and gets his Joan Jett fix

One Night in Marrakesh

Recordings

CAKE, AND KEVIN SALEMTHE ROCKIN' HORSE, SCOTTSDALE

SWAMP AND CIRCUMSTANCENEW ORLEANS' WHITE-SOUL TORCH PASSES TO THE RADIATORS, PURVEYORS OF "FISH HEAD MUSIC"

FLIGHT OF THE IGUANASIT HASN'T HURT THIS BAND TO OFFER LIVE SAX ONSTAGE

HARMONY GRITS

EVANGELINE'S DETERMINATION TURNS BUFFET OF MUSICAL STYLES INTO A GRAND GUMBO