Roger Clyne

Coach & Willie's in Downtown Phoenix Is Now Legends Sports Bar; Grand Opening Is February 15

If you've driven past Coach & Willie's near the stadiums downtown recently you may have noticed the banners covering the old signage that say Legends Sports Bar and Restaurant. While the official grand opening celebration isn't until February 15, Legends has been busy repainting, remodeling and gene ... More >>

Derrick Hall, What Are You Listening To?

Derrick Hall Hall is the president and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Arizona Sports 620, KNIX or KMLE. What's the first album you bought? Kiss, Love Gun. What's the first concert you saw? Loverboy, ... More >>

Jackrabbit Lounge on Wednesdays: New Live Music Night, New Vibe

Southwest Arts and Music and Jackrabbit Lounge are up to a new collaboration: an original live music showcase -- the only of its kind -- held every Wednesday night in the Valley of the Sun. I know, I know, Jackrabbit Lounge, right? Well, after being completely refurbished, the managers are trying ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Flogging Molly

​If you're looking for a good time on St. Patty's Day, there are tons of local options. With all of the great shows that will be going on, seems like all of Tempe is turning Irish for a day!Flogging Molly's annual St. Patrick's Day Bash at Tempe Beach Park is our top pick though, and this flier is ... More >>

Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 3

Draplin Design Co.​Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list, and will be rolling them out over the ... More >>

What's Selling: Hoodlums Top 10 Selling Vinyl Albums of the Year

​Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We've got you covered with another installment of What's Selling. Contrary to popular belief, CD's and vinyl are moving off of music store shelves just fine. According to a report in the Washing ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2011: What to Do and Where to Go on the Last Night of the Year

A Boy Named Sioux @ 910 Live

The Love Me Nots @ Foundry on First

The Persuaders' Lawrence Zubia on Major Labels, The Tempe Scene, and New Album

​Featuring former members of Tempe jangle-pop kings The Pistoleros, Dead Hot Workshop, The Gin Blossoms, and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, The Persuaders debuted earlier this year, cranking out the same kind of melodic pop rock that defined the sound of their earlier bands.If you've spent any ... More >>

Can I Close My Tab? Martin Cizmar Leaves as New Times Music Editor for Gig in South Florida

​Tell people you're a music critic and they're likely to get all sorts of ideas about you -- some right, some wrong. More often than not, they seem to think you're a failed musician who picked up a pen when his band's demo failed to catch any important ears. I've always been pretty clear abo ... More >>

Saturday at Devoured: Lots of Beef, Not Enough Veggies, Dessert or Booze

Devoured definitely gives new meaning -- in a good way -- to the all-you-can-eat-buffet. We weren't blown away by the beverage choices yesterday during the food festival's first day at the Phoenix Art Museum -- but who has room for booze with food like this? At least the shrimp were drunk. Keyon Far ... More >>

Sunday at Devoured: Payton Curry, Bite Me Brownies and the Latest Pop-Up

Erica O'NeilPayton Curry, former head chef of Caffe Boa, chats with current head chef Matt Smith during the sausage grinding demonstration at Devoured. ​Devoured is history for another year -- and we're full.We got started early Sunday morning. We highly recommend this method as a solid way to go ... More >>

The Refreshments are Playing SXSW (But Don't Get Too Excited)

​The Refreshments are playing South By Southwest.   No, not those Refreshments. The famous Tempe act from the 90's is still very much broken up. Not that you'd know it from a hilarious listing on a SXSW site which names a band called the Refreshments from Tempe, Arizona. The site&nb ... More >>

2 Tone Lizard Kings, Everlast, the Gay Blades, and More in This Week's Issue

2 Tone Lizard Kings: Spicing up the AZ ska scene.​Although there isn't particularly an abundance of ska bands in Arizona, local ska band the 2 Tone Lizard Kings are keeping the genre fresh. They incorporate the energy of Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore, a maturing sound, and the vibes of a raucous ... More >>

Nov. 18 In Blogs: Randy Pullen, Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day, Roger Clyne, Turkey Tips, and Gustavo Arellano

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Gig at The Vig, Sportsman's Happy Hour and RWB Strawberries in Today's Eater's Digest

grinandbakeit.com​Hungry for for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Gig at The VigTonight and every Wednesday night or the rest o the summer, join The Vig and the Mill Avenue All-Stars on the patio for a free concert. The Mill Avenue All-Stars are made up o ... More >>

Cake at Marquee Theatre: The Magic is Really Prolonged

Luke Holwerda​When "alternative rock" radio debuted in the early '90s -- displacing stations spinning hard rock, classic rock, hair metal, or '80s college rock -- it seemed to be a format designed to evolve. At least to a middle-school me, who imagined it to be fresh, vital, and destined to change ... More >>

Arizona Republic's Idiotic "Best Local Band" Contest: Handicapping the 2010 Version

Meet Chuck E. Baby... He might just be the best local musician in Phoenix. According the Arizona Republic, at least.​Longtime PHXmusic.com readers may remember the scandal surrounding the "Best Local Band" category in last year's Arizona Republic readers' choice poll. First, the paper put togethe ... More >>

Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers

Concert Review: Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding

Luke HolwerdaAlice Cooper performs at the 2009 installment of his annual Christmas Pudding charity show.​ By Lindsey HolderFriday night was the ninth installment of Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, though speaking in Christmas/culinary terms, it was really more of a fruitcake, with ingredients bo ... More >>

Dierks Bentley

Circus Mexicus: The Show Goes on Despite Swine Flu, Drug Violence

Jonathan McNamaraWhen you're down there, you ain't worried about sick pigs.Roger Clyne has posted a blog entry on The Peacemakers' website declaring that Circus Mexicus will go on a month from today, despite the Mexican Swine Flu pretendemic and the very real surge in violence along the Mexican bord ... More >>

Tempe Music Fest 2009: How 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock, All-American Rejects and Shiny Toy Guns Rocked Us

Photos By Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots from Tempe Music Festival. This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry to one cohesive force bent on rocking the hell out. This year Fergy and My Chemical Romance got traded in for straight ahead rock-'n'-rollers ... More >>

Tempe Music Fest Boosts Lineup

MutemathTempe Music Festival has bolstered their lineup with three acts that give the beachfront festival -- headlined by Kid Rock and Three Doors Down -- some indie cred. The Outlaws, Mutemath and Shiny Toy Guns pad a lineup that also includes Cowboy Mouth, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and The A ... More >>

Kid Rock, Three Doors Down Headline Tempe Music Festival

Kid Rock is coming back to the desert.We're still waiting for the full lineup, but Sarita Ray of LiveNation has confirmed several acts for Tempe Music Fest on April 3 and 4: Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth and Roger Clyne play Friday. Three Doors Down and All-American Rejects play Saturday.

After Shock

The Grinch who gave back Christmas

Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson
(You Sound Bitter Music)

Road Trip to Cowtown: Checking in with Andy Hersey

Ty Lusk

Live at Club Red
(www.tylusk.com)

Hellas Cool

Martian chronic

Streaming Consciousness

Your guide to the Valley's Internet radio stations

Recent releases from local acts

Now that's what we call music!

Sense of Rumor

IHYWYP makes history -- or not

OK, Go Go

Paper Heart makes a Modest Proposal

Bad Boy Bill at the Brickhouse

Chicago house legend scratches it up in P-town

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

What's Selling

A list of the top sellers

LOCAL MUSIC - Stage Trip

In a relatively quiet year for Valley music, a few shows and outings proved the scene still has a lot to offer

Meet My Shorts

Arizona filmmakers keep it reel

Wong Song

Longtime performing musicians at Long Wong's on Mill lament the impending end of an era - or a building, at least

40 Bands 1 Night 7 Bucks

Music Showcase, Sunday, April 13 - Mill Ave.

Steve Larson Band

Road Trip Songs (Steve Larson Recordings)

Gotta Have the Phunk

Valley rap-rock pioneers return with a new record

Austintatious

Rock 'n' roll rousers the Van Buren Wheels roll to success at SXSW

A Glitch in Time Saves None

Where were you when the lights didn't go out? All the dangers of Celebration 2000 that Phoenix shut-ins sat out.

Not Dead, Just Hot

Highly regarded rockers make a much-anticipated return

Industrial Hazard

After a year of delays, N17 prepares to defy everything with a much anticipated new album

Hot Water

Does The Heat stand a chance before the state liquor board?