John Fogerty

The Best Shows of SXSW 2013

This year, Houston Press music blog Rocks Off and Dallas Observer music blog DC-9 at Night, the music blog at our sister paper Dallas Observer, teamed up to bring you only the choicest moments from last week's SXSW madness. John Fogerty: Creedence Clearwater Revival survivor John Fogerty gets overl ... More >>

Your Music Guide to the Arizona State Fair

Alanis Morissette, John Legend, Japandroids, and More Just Announced Concerts

She might be person most to blame for the misuse of the word "ironic" in America, but who cares? We've always had a soft spot for Alanis Morissette. Jagged Little Pill was such an unforgettable album from the '90s, and its "pissed off at the world" attitude felt relatable at the time (and it still d ... More >>

Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Creedence Clearwater Revisited's Doug Clifford on The Big Lebowski and The Chances of a CCR Reunion

You're not going to get any argument out of us: John Fogerty is the voice of Creedence Clearwater Revival. That's no slight to John "Bulldog" Tristao, the gentleman who handles vocals for Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Tristao does a great job singing the classics, but no one is going to suggest th ... More >>

Incoming: The Black Keys, El-P, Sharon Van Etten

Blues rock masters The Black Keys have been on top of the world lately. They've toured the globe, sold out Madison Square Garden twice, and headlined every music festival under the sun (including this year's Coachella fest, where they teamed up with Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty during ... More >>

French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 1

​I won't attempt to explain the amalgam of esoteric in-jokes that manifested into the tour poster seen above. There's a perfectly good but lengthy explanation for why the four of us chose to put John Fogerty's head on a French Quarter t-shirt, gave him dice for eyes and exhorted the viewer to ... More >>

The Best and Worst Baseball Songs

As a lifelong baseball fan, these lists come from the heart. Some lesser-known ballads will have their day in the sun while other too-oft worshiped pieces of garbage will finally be called out. I am not doing this to make any friends. It is all for the love of the game.

Country Thunder

Sundown Showdown, Darkness Dear Boy, The Shizz, Crotch Rockitt, and More

Rumspringer is scheduled to perform at Saturday's Shizz CD release party at Trunk Space.​Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? If you've been smart enough to squirrel away your simoleons, there's probably enough green in the bank account to afford trip to the Elvis Costell ... More >>

Country Thunder

Darkness Dear Boy

Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

Top 10 Albums of 2009: Mike R. Meyer

Up on the Sun is counting down the days until the unveiling of music editor Martin Cizmar's personal Best of 2009 list with some other lists from Phoenix New Times' stable of excellent freelancers. Today we bring you a list from Mike R. Meyer, a New Times contributor, wannabe musician, video game en ... More >>

Alan Jackson Keeps It Old School at Country Thunder

The annual Country Thunder festival at the dusty Canyon Moon Ranch just outside of Florence is country music's version of a cattle drive, where over four days some of the bigger names in country music are herded on stage to bleat their biggest hits, then lassoed off to make way for the next artist. ... More >>

Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette

The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
(Thirty Tigers)

What Laura Says Thinks and Feels

Curl up, baby

John Fogerty and Willie Nelson

The relevance in the room

Take Me Out . . .

. . . to the ball game

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Rasputina

Lost and Found 2nd Edition (Instinct Records)

Shattered

With its second record, Fine China breaks the news that, really, rock 'n' roll isn't that big a deal

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy Records)

Miracle Worker

Former Dream Syndicate leader Steve Wynn puts the ghost of his old band to rest with the finest album of his career

Pop Music

Jimmy Eat World's new release is a pop meisterwork. But will their fans like it?

The Schramms, Tom Heyman, Matt Piucci, and Guru Guru

One Hundred Questions, Boarding House Rules (Innerstate), Hellenes (Inbetweens USA), 2000 Gurus (Funfundvierzig, dist. by Innerspace)

Lou Ford

Alan Freed's Radio (Headhunter/Cargo)

Fill 'er Up

10-gallon hats and 10-gallon gas tanks come to mind when BR5-49 plays

Triumph of the Underdogs

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, they've gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV-commercial composer.

Brand New Year

The Bottle Rockets' Brian Henneman gives up on the music biz, and settles for just making music

It's Still Rotten Joel to Me

Hall of Fame's recent induction of Billy Joel makes a bad idea seem that much worse

Kiss the Culprit

Did Kiss rip off an old Alice Cooper anthem, or is this just a case of sincere homage?

The Look of Love Lost

Two new releases pit the new songs of Bacharach & Costello against the old classics of Bacharach & David

Honky-Tonk Angels

The Valley's longest-twanging C&W/rock outfit charms a third time with a no-nonsense new CD

Unfortunate Son

After a lost decade of legal wrangling, John Fogerty pulls himself out of the swamp

Calendar for the week

Recordings

What's Soul Got to Do With It?

Ike & Tina's sizzling Carnegie Hall date, plus previews of Big Jack Johnson and James Harman

If It's Misfits, You Must Acquit

Can Earth A.D. 1996 take a Glenn Danzig-less, Jerry Only-led Misfits seriously?

Contract and Expel

Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

The Rebirth of Emmylou Harris

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

Voice Over

Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan