Joan Baez

Pic Hits for the week

In Defense of Rage

Pic Hits for the week

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Forever Young

Belated release of Bob Dylan's legendary Live 1966 brings it all back home

Recordings

Belated release of Bob Dylan's legendary Live 1966 brings it all back home

Like a Complete Unknown

The changing face of Bob Dylan on film

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Jordin Sparks, Digital Summer, Nappy Roots, The Game, and More

The Nappy Roots are scheduled to perform on Friday at Club Red in Tempe. Now that the chill of winter is starting to subside (temps are supposed to get into the high 70s) you've got little excuse to stay cooped up inside your domicile this weekend. Why not book it to the ongoing Renaissance Festi ... More >>

Dakota & The Black River Bandit

The real deal

Weed Killer

The real deal

John Mellencamp

Freedom's Road
(Universal Republic)

Cape of Good Hope

Freedom's Road
(Universal Republic)

Various Artists

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Soundtrack)
(Hollywood)

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Blowing Rufus' Mind

A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

Paperback Writers

Latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Eliza Gilkyson

Hard Times in Babylon (Red House)

Sweet Judy Blue Eyes

Send in the crowds for folk legend Judy Collins

Touch of Evil

History tells us that musicians who turn to the written word are just asking for trouble. Occasionally, though, something special sneaks through.

Obsessions, Passions, Perversions 2000

Music critics reveal their deepest, darkest record-buying secrets in New Times' annual poll

Rock 'n' Roll for Dummies

Recently exhumed ancient handbook reveals the secrets to playing music and staying happy

Night & Day

February 11 - 17, 1999

Grub Steak

February 11 - 17, 1999

Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan

February 11 - 17, 1999

NOW IT'S MILLER TIME

JODY "QUEEN OF THE HOUSE" MILLER IS BACK JTO RECLAIM HER CROWN

PICS HITS AND THRILLS

JODY "QUEEN OF THE HOUSE" MILLER IS BACK JTO RECLAIM HER CROWN

Leonard Cohen and the Most Overlooked Live Album of 2009

​Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 is not just some re-mastered re-issue. It ain't no run-of-the-mill recording. This is the first time that Cohen's entire performance at the historic festival has been released. Why is this exciting and noteworthy, you may ask? For several reasons.& ... More >>

Bob Dylan Opens White House Concert Series

​Last night began the "In Performance at the White House" concert series, and focused on music from the civil rights era. Both Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed, though not in fact together. (Initial buzz had specualted that they would be singing a duet.) Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, the Blind ... More >>

Merle Haggard Is Long Past His Angry-American Phase

​Last night began the "In Performance at the White House" concert series, and focused on music from the civil rights era. Both Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed, though not in fact together. (Initial buzz had specualted that they would be singing a duet.) Smokey Robinson, Yolanda Adams, the Blind ... More >>

Sound Off: DJ Dana on Courtney Marie Andrews, Source Victoria, and Sun Ghost

Clockwise from top left: DJ Dana, Courtney Marie Andrews, Sun Ghost, Source Victoria ​Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If yo ... More >>

Thanksgiving Mixtape: 13 Songs That Say Thank You

​Family time over the holidays carries enough stress with all the arguments about who sits where, who brings what, and why Grandpa really shouldn't have another Harvey Wallbanger. Again. So to ease some of your Thanksgiving anxiety, we in the New Times kitchen offer up a bunch of tunes to up your ... More >>