Ray Charles

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BARTHOLOMEW'S RHYTHM AND BLUES CRUISE

COOKING WITH DAVETHE LONGTIME VALLEY JAZZMAN WANTS TO STIR UP THE SCENE ANY WAY HE CAN

Recordings

Unago Hope

Recordings

Charles in Charge

New collection brilliantly confirms Ray Charles' position as the architect of soul

Club Scout

New collection brilliantly confirms Ray Charles' position as the architect of soul

Smooth Blues Brown

R&B pioneer Charles Brown dies, following a golden decade of career rejuvenation

Dusty Rides Again

Being good wasn't always easy, but seven Dusty Springfield reissues prove that "the White Negress" never settled for less than great

Flashes

For the week of 06-15-2000

Best Venue For National Acts

Celebrity Theatre

Dog Park Decadence

The Phantom Surfers and Neil Hamburger run with the big dogs at Phoenix Greyhound Park.

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Records & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue) for December 6 through 12

The Phantom Surfers and Neil Hamburger run with the big dogs at Phoenix Greyhound Park.

Dream Weaver

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

R&B Is “Rap & Bullshit”

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

David Sanborn

Here & Gone
(Decca Records)

Nappy Brown

Long Time Coming
(Blind Pig)

Unknown Pleasures

The exception to rock biopic drool

The Kids Were All Right

The exception to rock biopic drool

Guitar Shorty

The exception to rock biopic drool

Michael McDonald

The exception to rock biopic drool

Better Than Good

Abandoning the Greek methods

Cash Cropper

Never strays from the dull telling of a tall tale

Quiet Riot

Rockin' the house but shying from the spotlight, DJ Element is the Valley's no-flash grandmaster

Geek Chic

Get your game on at HexaCon 15

Full Nelson

Willie performs 50 years' worth of music at Celebrity Theatre

Slay Bells

Santa bangs his head at the Clubhouse

Crash and Yearn

Scorsese paints Hughes larger than life

Messed Around

Ray Charles biopic feels made-for-TV

Happy Lookers

Street walkers get an eyeful

Burke Slaw

With his latest star-powered release, Solomon Burke — the King of Rock and Soul — preaches to a new congregation

Jools Holland

Big Band Rhythm & Blues (Warner Music)

Lonesome Brothers / Ribeye Brothers

Swamptown Girl (Captivating Music), If I Had a Horse...(All Indie)

Welcome to My Nightmare

Trashman suffers through a holiday weekend's worth of wife-beaters, prison cutthroats and Ian Astbury songs

Emasculinity

The comedy of The Man Song's Sean Morey

Pop Whiz

Roscoe Taylor is a star in my book

Spade & Neutered

Scottsdale's "Looking Forward" is sanitized for your protection

Night & Day

July 15 - 21, 1999

Night & Day

June 10 - 16, 1999

Harmonica Convergence

Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

MOOD FOR THOUGHT

Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

Club Candids: Pranksters Too

Adriane GoetzSee more shots in our Club Candids slide show.There are "bars in Scottsdale," and then there's Pranksters Too, the younger, yet significantly more sizable brother of Prankster's in Tempe. With its spacious rooms (we counted four) plus a giant patio, Pranksters Too draws a crowd that inc ... More >>

The DelRayz

Adriane GoetzSee more shots in our Club Candids slide show.There are "bars in Scottsdale," and then there's Pranksters Too, the younger, yet significantly more sizable brother of Prankster's in Tempe. With its spacious rooms (we counted four) plus a giant patio, Pranksters Too draws a crowd that inc ... More >>

Elvis Costello Is King

Adriane GoetzSee more shots in our Club Candids slide show.There are "bars in Scottsdale," and then there's Pranksters Too, the younger, yet significantly more sizable brother of Prankster's in Tempe. With its spacious rooms (we counted four) plus a giant patio, Pranksters Too draws a crowd that inc ... More >>

Guitar Shorty

Adriane GoetzSee more shots in our Club Candids slide show.There are "bars in Scottsdale," and then there's Pranksters Too, the younger, yet significantly more sizable brother of Prankster's in Tempe. With its spacious rooms (we counted four) plus a giant patio, Pranksters Too draws a crowd that inc ... More >>

Weezer and Jackass Crew Party Hard to Make "Memories"

​Weezer, a favorite band among nerdy Americans, has teamed up with the crew of the show Jackass to produce a fun-filled music video for their new single "Memories."I don't know about you, but I definitely want to party with these guys. It's not every day that I get to ride a jet ski through a row ... More >>

Bill Campana, What Are You Listening To?

Bob Nelson​Bill Campana The Valley poet has participated in poetry slams both locally and nationally and can be found at various events around the state. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? It's hard to say. I change the station cons ... More >>

Hopped Up

Bob Nelson​Bill Campana The Valley poet has participated in poetry slams both locally and nationally and can be found at various events around the state. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? It's hard to say. I change the station cons ... More >>

Jace Everett on True Blood, Alison Mosshart, Sex, and Religion

​ BY LAUREN WISE If you've never heard of Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jace Everett, there's little doubt you've heard a song he's best known for--the theme from HBO's massively popular, supernatural-saturated television series True Blood. Everett's music is a fusion of blues, rockabilly and ... More >>