Kris Kristofferson

Michael Cimino Revisits His Notorious Flop Heaven's Gate, Which Maybe Was a Masterpiece All Along

Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend in Phoenix

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

Waylon Jennings' Spirit Still Haunts Phoenix

Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Landmine Marathon, Hot Snakes, Lee Fields, and More

Welcome to Up on the Sun: The Podcast's second episode. In this week's installment, we speak with Phoenix-based metal band Landmine Marathon about being handpicked by Metallica to play the Orion Music and More Festival in New Jersey, and hear a brand new tune from the band's upcoming EP "Bastard Ch ... More >>

Kris Kristofferson @ Celebrity Theatre

Five Dark, Depressing Songs About Alcoholism (Just in Time for St. Patrick's Day!)

According to legend, Saint Patrick himself is responsible for all of the drinking that goes down on St. Paddy's Day. As the story goes, Patrick walked into a local Howard Johnson and paid a visit to the bar before hitting the sack. This was back in 'ye olde times so they didn't have mini-fridges in ... More >>

Incoming: Smokey Robinson, Kris Kristofferson, Maná

​One of the great faces of Motown, Smokey Robinson, will be visiting the Valley of the Sun soon.Get ready to hear some of the best crooning that Hitsville, USA ever had to offer.Smokey Robinson, Kris Kristofferson, Maná and other artists will be visiting Phoenix in the coming weeks. The rest of t ... More >>

Joyful Noise: Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah's Sullied Union

STRFKR's Josh Hodges on Conspiracy Theories, Getting Down, and Not Taking It Too Seriously (But Still Kind of Seriously)

Strfkr​There's a curious balance at work in the music of Oregon's Starfucker (STRFKR, for the less profane), a mix of the dark and dancey, as evidenced on the band's 2011 album Reptilians, and the track "Death as a Fetish" in particular. Over bouncy beats and buoyant synth, singer Josh Hodge ... More >>

The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

Dude Awakening

This Week in Music History: June 20 through 26

Wikimedia CommonsHappy birthday, Brian Wilson​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. This week was a doozy: Columbia Records ... More >>

Bill Callahan At The Rhythm Room 6-15-11

Jason P. Woodbury​ Bill CallahanThe Rhythm RoomWednesday, June 15His reputation as a "sad guy with a guitar" notwithstanding, one defining element of Bill Callahan's music struck me the most while listening to him at The Rhythm Room last night: his sense of humor.Don't misread me; Callahan never e ... More >>

Keller Williams @ Marquee Theatre

Toby Keith's Boot Still Fits a Lot of Asses

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 >>

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 >>

Crazy Heart: Country Music, Faded Stardom, Liquor, and Age

John Prine Has Had Help from Many Famous Fans

The Lizard of Odd

Former soccer star speaks (endlessly) about two-legged reptilians

David Icke Lands His Spaceship at the Phoenix Orpheum: Is He an Anti-Semite, and Should We Care?

from DavidIckeWikimediaCommons David Icke: Lizard nutter, anti-semite, or both? You be the judge. For the Coast to Coast AM set, British conspiracy theorist David Icke is the equivalent of an international rock star. A former soccer player and sportscaster who in 1991 announced on a Brit ... More >>

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

Flying Canyon

Flying Canyon
(Soft Abuse)

Extra! Read All About It

There's the Beef

Richard Linklater’s ensemble polemic may just turn you off burgers for good

Requiem for a Dreamer

This horse movie needs to be put down

Without Sin

Cast Bruce Willis, and you've cast the first stone

Shock Treatment

Going completely mental

Focking Wonderful

A mixed bag of in-laws meet in sequel

Dorkula

Third Blade delivers close shaves

Vote No

Silver City plants a shrub where it wants to dig up a Bush

Various Artists

This Is Americana
(Narm Recordings)

Austin Translation

A Phoenix passport to South by Southwest

Critics Vs 2002

The Year's Best in Movies, TV and Music

Best Place to Catch a Band on the Way Down

Mason Jar Live!
2303 East Indian School
602-956-9175

On the Road Again

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack proves that great artists don't always make good fathers

American Dream

Speedbuggy USA: guns, booze, hicks and chicks

Arthur's Theme

Multitalented artist Joseph Arthur finds reward in more than just song

From Mohawks To Mullets

Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

Requiem for a Country Lady

Sandy Lovejoy, New Times' "Phantom Honky-Tonker," succumbs to cancer

Fretting

My guitar's now appearing with the contraband

Film Faux-Pop Stars

Half-baked Alaska

Sayles' lost Limbo all over the map

Westlake Story

Payback, umpteenth version of noir author's work, pays audience in full

The Mild Bunch

Wherein the fine novel The Hi-Lo Country is transformed into a so-so movie

Southern Accents

Todd Snider delivers his hard-living, hard-luck tales with a Tennessee drawl

Road Warrior

Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

Accent Adventure

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