Robert Johnson

Bob Dylan Comes to God in an Arizona Hotel Room

Leon Russell at The Rhythm Room on 7/6/10

​ "In all the times he's played here, I think he's said maybe three words to me," Bob Corritore, proprietor of the Rhythm Room mused last night about Leon Russell, who literally rolled into the Phoenix blues bar last night (Russell piloted a Rascal Scooter off the tour bus) to deliver a set of fun ... More >>

Log Jam

Former Doo Ragger and one-man band Bob Log III plays with himself. But he really gets off on seeing others share his spotlight.

I'm Eighteen!

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

About to Burst

On the road with a new album and a still-killer live show, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ain't no joke

Blues Valentine

After nearly three decades, the fateful desert meeting between Tom Waits and John Hammond is fully realized with the release of Wicked Grin

Musicology 101

Former Blaster Dave Alvin delves into America's folk traditions with Public Domain

Lake Eerie

Java magazine's mysterious architectural digress

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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

Caught in a Trap

Peter Guralnick's Careless Love sheds new light on the opaque unraveling of Elvis Presley

Calendar for the week

Peter Guralnick's Careless Love sheds new light on the opaque unraveling of Elvis Presley

Emotional Miscues

Stones, Dylan and McCartney struggle to redefine themselves with new albums

Eruv Awakening

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath

DOO THE RIGHT THINGTUCSON'S DOO RAG MAKES THE BLUES ITS OWN WAY

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath

MOVED BY THE SPIRITTHE REVEREND HORTON HEAT IS RIDIN' ROCKABILLY TOWARD A BLESSED REWARD

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath

IT'S NOT EASY (BEING WHITE)BUT MOSE ALLISON HAS MADE A CAREER OF IT

An imaginary line around north central Phoenix would grant Orthodox Jews more freedom on the Sabbath