Matchbox Twenty

Top 10 Overproduced Matchbox Twenty Moments I Enjoy in Spite of Myself

Matchbox Twenty tickets go on sale today at noon -- the show's July 26 at Comerica Theatre -- which means that this weekend is a time for you to reflect on whether, why, and how much you love America's most indestructible post-grunge band. For me those answers are yes, because they're so overprodu ... More >>

Can You Love the Music You Love After a Breakup?

So, my girlfriend and I just broke up. Coincidentally, or maybe because April is just a shitty month, the inverse happened to Camille Standen, who wrote a piece for Noisey about how her shattered relationship ruined all the songs she used to love. I can relate, but I wouldn't say my favorite songs ... More >>

Matchbox Twenty Will Play Comerica Theatre, Lots Of Songs You Remember On July 26

Of all the bands that managed to go Diamond (that's 10 million albums sold) back in the mid '90s, when conditions were right for it, Matchbox Twenty looked the most like one-superhit wonders. It wasn't their fault; it just seemed like there were 10 million themselves-or-someones-like-them doing simi ... More >>

Daron Sutton, What Are You Listening To?

Daron Sutton Sutton is a broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 7th Annual Sutton's Strokes for Little Folks will be held on Thursday, May 10, at Arizona Grand Resort. Proceeds benefit the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. Find more info at Suttongolf.org. When you put your ke ... More >>

Six Black Friday Songs for Your Shopping Playlist

​Ah, the holidays. It's a month-long period when spending "quality time" with your extended family is mandatory, children get spoiled to no end, and, of course, getting shitty-drunk at the company Christmas party is expected. It just gives you warm fuzzies thinking about it. The holidays woul ... More >>

Arizona Fall Frenzy kicks off with pop rock awkwardness

The Arizona Fall Frenzy started out with the rock lite line-up Friday night at Tempe Beach Park, and, as expected, there were plenty of moms mixed in with the predominantly 20- and 30-somethin gcrowd sipping on beer throughout the night.

Why Does Rob Thomas Send Ovaries Aflutter?

I've never understood the Rob Thomas thing. I know the guy has sold something like 100 million records through various projects, and his voice is pleasant enough, but I've always considered the Matchbox 20 singer to be something of a non-entity, as bland and forgettable as his Nascar driver-appropri ... More >>

Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization

I Gave Up Women with Bad Taste in Music

St. Patrick's Day Guide

EastonAshe

Can I Drive It?
(self-released)

Coheed & Cambria, Blood Brothers, and Dredg

Save the melodrama for your mama

Edwin McCain

Scream and Whisper (DRT)

Higher Authority

Authority Zero is recording its sophomore album in a gated community in Scottsdale. Totally punk rock!

What a Wuss!

But, boy, is Shawn Harrington of Jed's A Millionaire good at it!

Band Together

If you build a scene, will they come? Let these local bands' collectives show the way.

He's Gone Country

Shunning ranch life for a music career, Tommy Shane Steiner has the meat and half the hump

Mick Jagger

Goddess in the Doorway (Virgin)

Summertime Blues

Trashman wants his MTV — and a shotgun

Here Comes the Sickness

Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

Gimme Indie Rock

A pair of Valley talents team up for a split delight

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

Trashman's awakening: The Mook shall inherit the earth -- and the chicks

Tool of the Trade

A Perfect Circle tries to prove that its popularity is because of much more than just Maynard Keenan's pretty face

Laughing Matters

The Bloodhound Gang and Nerf Herder differ drastically in terms of musical style and stage presence, but they share emphasis on the humorous and insulting

Had a Nice Day

A Showcase cacophony of music genres and venues beat the hell out of Shelley Duvall

Credible Excuses

Bright days ahead for Mark Norman and Ghetto Cowgirl

Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

The Genre Gap

AzMFest no holiday in the sun

Rock 'n' Roll for Dummies

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

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2

Southern Accents

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

Recordings

Beauty and Sadness

Recently emancipated from Atlantic, Juliana Hatfield tests the waters with a new indie EP

Memphis Creeps

After four years of inspired nonsense, the Oblivians remain desperate but not serious

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