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Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Lymbyc Systym: Post-Rockers Return to Phoenix with New Album

For their third album, Symbolyst, post-rock band Lymbyc Systym has come full circle, beginning and ending in the Valley of the Sun. After a tour through their former hometown, brothers Michael and Jared Bell began working on their latest record in January 2010 and three days after its release this ... More >>

Jeremiah Gratza Talks DJing as President Gator, Opening for Jimmy Eat World, and How He Almost Managed The Format

Turns out local concert promoter Jeremiah Gratza has more on his plate than just putting on shows, passing out flyers, helping run Crescent Ballroom, and hanging out at hip dance nights. The 29-year-old, who's a promoter with Stateside Presents, occasionally has performed as DJ President Gator ove ... More >>

Storm of Perception's Brian Herring on The Band's Supernatural Past, and Metallica vs Pantera

I respect Prescott for a handful of things: eclectic art, historic buildings (Prescott has hundreds on the National Historic Registry), and for being host to the world's oldest rodeo. And, of course, Whiskey Row, where a friend and I decided to take a shot of Jameson at every bar before heading to t ... More >>

The Wailers @ The Compound Grill

Reverend Horton Heat at Marquee Theatre, 7/16/11

Maria Vassett​ Reverend Horton Heat Marquee Theatre Saturday, July 16, 2011 Reverend Horton Heat makes an annual stop in Phoenix year after year and never fails to put on a good show. Sure, the band tends to play a lot of the same songs and tell a few of the same jokes, but there's enough var ... More >>

Mountain Guitarist Leslie West Has Leg Amputated; Expected to Make Full Recovery

Wikimedia CommonsLeslie West​Aside from perhaps Lynyrd Skynyrd, you'd be hard pressed to find a classic rock band that's been through more tribulations than Mountain. The Long Island, New York-based band is perhaps best known for their 1970 hit "Mississippi Queen," but there's some ugly lore in t ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Terry Goddard Really the Best Senate Candidate Arizona Democrats Can Come Up With?

Is Terry Goddard the best Democrats can come up with?​Yesterday, a poll conducted by left-leaning pollsters at Public Policy Polling released results of a poll showing that assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn't run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona ... More >>

Snoop Dogg at Arizona State Fair Last Night

Snoop Dogg Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair Friday, October 29, 2010 Snoop Dogg gave the audience at Veterans Memorial Coliseum everything they wanted to hear (and then some) during his Arizona State Fair performance on Friday evening. Tha Doggfather busted out with all of h ... More >>

Why Arcade Fire Is the Best Canadian Band of All Time

Ted Nugent Helped Me See the Need For Civil Political Dialogue

Kings of Leon: Why They Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them

The Authenticity Issue

Why Kings of Leon Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them

Food Network Star Guy Fieri Heats up Mesa Arts Center

This past Friday evening, hundreds of Food Network fans crammed into the Mesa Arts Center for an evening of fast paced, rockin' fun at the Guy Fieri Road Show. This was the show's second to last performance on the 24-city tour (the last being Vegas, baby), so Guy pulled out all of the stop ... More >>

Green Day Brings Classic Rock Feel To U.S. Airways Show

Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.​Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly ... More >>

Just Announced: Taylor Swift, Foreigner, Pokafase

Why isn't Taylor Swift bigger than she is? Being the best selling artist of last year and having her own line of clothing at Wal-Mart, you might expect Taylor swift to be a little more exposed than she is. With a Rolling Stone cover this month and a Saturday Night Live appearance in January she's ge ... More >>

Future Shock: Blackest of the Black Tour, Weezer, Kid Rock, and more

Hogjaw, Jack Ripper, and Jackyl at Brickhouse Theatre, Friday, May 9

Crowe Flies Home

A mess, but not a disaster

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Addicted to PSP

Tabb finds several more things to glue him to the screen

Under the Influence

There's method to Avail's anarchy

J.J. Cale

Wild Guerrilla

Movie mayhem on the cheap

21st-Century Digital Boy

Sloane McFarland casts his "southwestNET" at SMoCA

I'm Eighteen!

He's legal and he's legitimate. Blues prodigy J.D. Simo tells you how he's changed since 13.

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, 'classic rock' is not a pejorative

Straddling the Fence

Ming & FS are equal-opportunity offenders, tossing curves at house lovers and hip-hop heads alike

Good Grief

Waylon Jennings' widow and youngest son say goodbye to a sad year -- with rock stars. In Phoenix!

Revenge of the N*E*R*D

After stepping out of the studio, Pharrell Williams finds the rock-star role suits him just fine

Bhagavad Guitars

After a year of adversity, tri-city quartet Haggis has the last laugh with Karma Suits Ya!

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Secrete Admirer

The Glands prepare to deliver more brainy indie pop, if they can ever get off the road

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

Candy Cane Mutiny

Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

Lightening Up

Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis is back with a new album, a new attitude and a mouthful of food

Shout at the Mullet

Call me a heretic, but this follicle fashion is cause for sheer terror

A Country B-Boy Survives

With influences ranging from old-school rap to old-time country, Kid Rock is as twisted as they come

Southern Accents

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

Flashes

Trashman

Where unit-moving heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless sissies they really are

Primo Donna

With Arizona Opera's Caroline Whisnant, it's not over 'til the phat lady sings

Who Can It Be Now?

Will Silverchair's platinum success yield a golden opportunity for a slew of Aussie imports?

LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LARUMORS OF LOLLAPALOOZA'S DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED

IT CRAWLED FROM THE SOUTHTWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER LEAVING NRBQ, OVERLOOKED GUITAR GOD STEVE FERGUSON PLUGS IN AND TURNS UP

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