R.L. Burnside

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

It's the Monday after the big game, which means you're back at the office, standing around the water cooler listening to your most annoying co-worker recreate his favorite Super Bowl commercial in vivid, poorly-acted detail. Excruciating, right? No fear. 5 o'clock is on its way, and this week br ... More >>

North Mississippi Allstars @ Rhythm Room

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band @ Crescent Ballroom

Stephen Steinbrink Leaves Arizona With a Pop Record About Arizona

Like nearly everyone in Phoenix, songwriter Stephen Steinbrink (you may recognize his project name French Quarter as well) has a love/hate relationship with the city. It's easy to love the pockets of true community, the DIY art-spaces, punk rock house shows, and the affordable, delicious Mexican foo ... More >>

Our 10 Favorite Metro Phoenix Music Venues

It's a hard pill to swallow, but music venues in the Valley tend to come and go. Fact. Look no further than the closing of The Compound Grill within the past week or last month's nixing of Clubhouse Music Venue for proof. Some live music joints and concert halls have figured out the magic for ... More >>

Eastbound & Down: 13 Killer Songs Featured in Season Two

"If at first you don't succeed then maybe you just suck."​ I hated Eastbound & Down when I first started watching it. The show's protagonist, Kenny Powers, portrayed by Danny McBride, was just so utterly unlikable. I couldn't get behind him, even as an anti-hero. He was just too racist, sexist ... More >>

T-Model Ford at The Rhythm Room on 7/29/2010

Becky Bartkowski​T-Model FordThe Rhythm RoomJuly 29th, 2010There's a scene in the 2003 documentary on the early Fat Possum Records roster, You See Me Lau ... More >>

Those Lowdown Blues 25th Anniversary Party

Jason Ricci & New Blood

Chico and the Fan

A legendary drummer should go out with a bang

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

Hightone Deaf

How many roads? At least one more

Buddy Guy

Just how sweet is that tea?

Death Pool for Cutie

Everybody's gotta go sometime

Dig Deeper

Singing those less-blues blues

Everybody loves Chico

A Chicago legend gives Phoenix the blues.

Smilin' Blues

It may not fit the genre, but Bob Corritore may be the jolliest blues advocate you'll ever meet

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Blowing Rufus' Mind

A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

Various Artists

Rhythm Room Blues (Hightone)

R.L. Burnside

Burnside on Burnside (Fat Possum/Epitaph)

Hosty Takeover

Oklahoma's Hosty Duo is funny, funky, and fit for public consumption

Best Club For Blues/Jazz

Rhythm Room

Miracle Worker

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

Southern Culture on the Skids

Liquored Up and Lacquered Down (EMusic/TVT) and Tav Falco's Panther Burns Panther Phobia (In The Red)

Best Club for Blues and Jazz

Rhythm Room
1019 East Indian School
602-265-4842

Living the Blues

Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Rhythm Room honcho Bob Corritore inks a deal with roots-music heavyweight Hightone Records

Night & Day

January 28 - February 3, 1999

Mississippi Homegrown

The Fat Possum Label Showcase with R.L. Burnside

Whiskey River

R.L. Burnside's passion for alcohol is matched only by his command of rawboned Delta blues

Dirty Mind

After more than three decades in the wilderness, Andre Williams reclaims his kingdom of raunch

Memphis Creeps

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

Calendar for the week

Chaos Theory

R.L. Burnside's indestructible hill-country blues

Pic Hits for the week

Recordings

Playin' Possum

Unsung heroes Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside signed on with a start-up Mississippi label to record the best blues of the decade