Subject: Lucinda Williams

• Lucinda Williams Plays the Non-Hits at Mesa Arts Center

  Victor PalaganoLucinda Williams on stage at Mesa Arts Center.It takes some hutzpah to read your lyrics off a music stand. When you've been dubbed "Americas Greatest Songwriter" by Time magazine (a publication that's not known for it's music criticism, but nonetheless notable in any grand pronouncement) you get such latitude without question though, as country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams showed at Mesa Arts Center last night. Wearing red jeans and lace-down black black blouse and sp

  May 31, 2009

• You Asked for It: Mark Zubia

  July 29, 2008

• Lucinda Williams, Nathan's Hot Dogs, St. Vincent and Myst Over the Weekend

  Lucinda Williams Plays the Non-Hits at Mesa Arts Center It takes some chutzpah to read your lyrics off a music stand. When you've been dubbed "America's Greatest Songwriter" by Time magazine (a publication that's not known for its music criticism, but nonetheless notable in any grand pronouncement) you get such latitude without question though, as country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams showed at Mesa Arts Center last night...full story DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Bacardi B-Live Music Series at

  June 1, 2009

• R&B Xmas CD: Some Assembly Required

  Holiday Heroes band together with Feed the Children to put some soul under the Christmas tree

  December 21, 1995

• Hard-Core Troubadour

  April 4, 1996

• Recordings

  August 13, 1998

• Critical Mass

  A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

  December 24, 1998

• Letters

  'N Sync? Get real

  January 10, 2002

• Kasey Chambers

  Barricades & Brickwalls (Warner Bros.)

  February 14, 2002

• Townes Van Zandt

  The Best Of (Tomato)

  A Gentle Evening With (Dualtone)

  May 9, 2002

• Americana Pie

  Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

  December 30, 2004

• Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums, in the ASU Memorial Union building in Tempe

  Chart-busters for the week

  February 22, 2007

• The Best Album of 2008? Sorry 'Science,' I Go With Girl Talk

  Can an album comprised solely of samples really be an artistic achievement? Honestly, I'm a little bit torn about naming Girl Talk's Feed The Animals the best album of the year. After all, it is a record made up entirely of mashups, so, strictly speaking, there's not a note of new music in this banging 53-minutes club opus. But there is pretty much everything that's great about popular music, all tossed together into something joyously familiar yet excitingly new.So, while pretty much no one w

  December 22, 2008

• Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

  By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic Furr smells more like the Kinks than Neil Young. [Editor's note: That's why we put it on our indie-rock list.] We likewise discarded Shearwater's near-masterpiece Rook, despite the

  December 28, 2008

• The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown

  And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying mélange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elevate the drama, I provided a trusted colleague with the 16 artists who qualified and had him assign seeds--Lil Wayne you expect to go deep into a showdown like this, but Lucinda Williams? Some fantastic match-ups result

  December 30, 2008

• Jessica Lea Mayfield Impresses, Annuals Disappoint, at Rhythm Room

  Jonathan McNamara We don't normally run two pieces previewing acts from a single concert in our print edition, but last week I made an exception for Jessica Lea Mayfield and Annuals at Rhythm Room. After tonight's show I'm definitely glad I did.As the headliner, Annuals, a six-piece indie act from North Carolina, should have everything going for them. They're six years in to their career, receiving a lot of love from music blogs and scoring an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien last fal

  February 18, 2009

• Mark Zubia

  August 14, 2008

• Over the Rhine

  September 20, 2007

• Lucinda Williams

  Haunt got that swing

  May 3, 2007

• Jana Hunter

  There's No Home
  (Gnomonsong)

  May 3, 2007

• Lucinda Williams

  West
  (Lost Highway)

  March 1, 2007

• Looking at America

  Irish punktivism

  March 16, 2006

• Down-Home Delights

  Ten of the best from Nashville and elsewhere

  January 5, 2006

• Jolie Holland

  Channeling the backwoods warbler

  February 17, 2005

• Various Artists

  September 16, 2004

• The HorrorPops

  June 10, 2004

• Exploding Hearts

  Guitar Romantic (Dirtnap)

  October 9, 2003

• Dem Blues

  The left, turning right, was plain wrong

  to attack pop culture

  May 29, 2003

• Lucinda Williams

  World Without Tears(Lost Highway)

  April 17, 2003

• Kathleen Edwards

  Failer (Rounder-Zoe)

  February 27, 2003

• Press On

  Six years later, DJ Shadow reintroduces himself

  September 26, 2002

• Fortune Smiles

  Unsung country crooner Allison Moorer changes course on a new album — and she doesn't care what you call it

  August 15, 2002

• Cult Superstar

  Lucinda Williams might be the most acclaimed songwriter in America, but she still sees herself as an underdog

  March 28, 2002

• Gentle Ben

  Five years after his teen band was buried by hype, Ben Kweller is taking off on his own

  March 21, 2002

• Pretty Vacant

  New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

  January 3, 2002

• Tucson Confessions

  Mark Insley does an emotional detox in the desert and creates an Americana gem

  December 13, 2001

• Choo Choo Ch'boogie

  The Derailers get back on track with a major-label deal

  October 4, 2001

• Casal in the Air

  Neal Casal Anytime Tomorrow (Morebarn Records)

  September 6, 2001

• An Essence Rare

  The daring, uncompromising art of singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams

  July 26, 2001

• Avalon Sunrise

  Legendary songsmith Mississippi John Hurt receives loving tribute on Avalon Blues

  June 28, 2001

• Texas State of Mind

  The South by Southwest music conference might've been a disappointment this year, but there are still plenty of questions left to be answered

  March 29, 2001

• Retro No More

  Singer-songwriter Neko Case and her musical pals bring country music out of the curio cabinet

  March 22, 2001

• Cactus Flower

  Known as much for her multiple sclerosis as for her songwriting gift, Victoria Williams finds Water to Drink under the wild desert sun

  December 14, 2000

• Shelby Lynne

  I Am Shelby Lynne (Island/Def Jam)

  March 30, 2000

• Cosmic American Muse

  More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

  August 5, 1999

• Lucinda Williams

  May 28, 2009

• Lucinda Williams

  May 28, 2009

• The Sun Sessions: Courtney Marie Andrews Plays Lucinda Williams

  Jonathan McNamaraCourtney Marie Andrews Courtney Marie Andrews just graduated from high school last week, but the Raven-haired teen already has a second album being mixed by esteemed local producer River Jones. The folkie singer-songwriter also has a big tour coming up, including a show at Modified Arts' Summer Folk Festival on June 18.You know who else has a show coming up? "America's Best Songwriter," according to Time, Lucinda Williams, who comes to Mesa Arts Center Saturday.We were tickled t

  May 28, 2009

• May 28 In Blogs: Marcia Powell, The Offspring, Tracy Dempsey and More

  In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Medical Examiner Holds Marcia Powell's Remains as Fiduciary Seeks Next of Kin Up on the Sun: The Offspring Switched From Mesa Amp to Marquee Theatre The Sun Sessions: Courtney Marie Andrews Plays Lucinda Williams Chow Bella: Summer Beer Quest Week One Tracy Dempsey Set to Leave Cowboy Ciao

  May 28, 2009

• Courtney Marie Andrews Offers Free Mp3 From New Album

  Local folk standout Courtney Marie Andrews has made a song from her new album -- which will be availible July 31. "The Buffalo and the Bird" is one of a few songs I really like on her sophomore effort, Painters Hand and Seventh Son, so be sure to check it out. You might also want to check out Courtney's take on Lucinda Williams' "Right In Time" for The Sun Sessions.Download "The Buffalo and the Bird."Hat tip to Electric Mustache.

  July 1, 2009