Steve Earle

Manifesto: Words to Live By

Jay Bennett's Phoenix Music Manifesto

In early 2012, Jackalope Ranch began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto -- a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so m ... More >>

10 Greatest TV Themes of All Time

Oh you don't own a TV? How brave. Seriously -- people love bragging about not watching TV, but they're missing out. Whether watching live, on Netflix, or on DVD, there's almost nothing as fun as zoning out in front of the TV. We're partial to music too (you might have guessed), so when we started ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

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 >>

Peter Case at The Rhythm Room, 6-26-11

Maria Vassett​Peter CaseThe Rhythm RoomSunday, June 26As much as he's a songwriter, Peter Case is a storyteller. All throughout his solo acoustic set at The Rhythm Room last night, Case peppered the space between songs with stories from his rock 'n' roll past: Scoring free records from Elektra whe ... More >>

What's Selling? Top Ten Lists from Valley Record Stores

Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues ​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. Looks like Fleet Foxes are doing pretty well this week, with their heady folk album Helples ... More >>

Maroon 5 Still on Sound Strike, Publicist Says Phoenix Show Announcement was a "Mistake"

​Maroon 5 is still participating in The Sound Strike and will not play Phoenix on September 17 as announced earlier today."There is no date in AZ I was given the wrong info for our release and it was a mistake," says the band's publicist, Carleen Donovan of Press Here Publicity.Asked whether there ... More >>

Ron Sexsmith: When Will He Be Loved? Fine New Album and Documentary Film Could Help

ShoreFire MediaCanadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has just released a new album and its creation is the subject of a new documentary film.​It's become a cliché for music journalists to write "pity poor Ron Sexsmith" stories about how wonderful the Canadian singer-songwriter is and how i ... More >>

J.D. Stooks: Shutterbug

J.D. Stooks - Shutterbug​Artist: J.D. StooksTitle: ShutterbugBasics: The tidy, five-song EP from Phoenix native J.D. Stooks follows his solid 2008 album Women & Gold. Stooks is a rare beast as far as YAFI is concerned -- he writes songs with some content, at least stuff I am actually intereste ... More >>

The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

Week Three of the Siege of Wells Fargo, and Dennis Gilman's Latest Video.

Future Shock: Burt Bacharach, Melvins, Todd Rundgren, and more

Cabaret on Crack: March Fourth Marching Band @ Alice Cooper'stown, Saturday, October 27

Robert Earl Keen

Giving you a lot to drink about

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

to attack pop culture

Delbert McClinton

Room to Breathe (New West Records)

Jason Ringenberg

All Over Creation (Yep Roc)

The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

Distance Between (Ultimatum Music)

Townes Van Zandt

The Best Of (Tomato)

A Gentle Evening With (Dualtone)

Blowing Rufus' Mind

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

Southern Knights

Reissue of two classic early '80s albums spotlights the seminal power-pop magic of the dB's

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Thalia Zedek

Been Here and Gone (Matador)

Tales From the Dark Side

Troubled singer/songwriter Billy Sedlmayr teams up with guitarist Rich Hopkins for a collection of songs that chronicles a life spent on the fringes

Avalon Sunrise

Legendary songsmith Mississippi John Hurt receives loving tribute on Avalon Blues

Texas State of Mind

The South by Southwest music conference might've been a disappointment this year, but there are still plenty of questions left to be answered

Battery Power Trio

Recharged with a new rhythm section, an ever-ready Nine Volt returns

The Vision

Native American singer-songwriter Bill Miller's formula for change is right there -- in his music and his life

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

Indigenous Voices

The Native American music scene gets in tune with a new radio show

Rock, Roll and Remember

Young scruffs Marah try to breathe life into a two-day Valley oldies show

School's Out

A guitar maker's yarn

Dirt Roads, Dead Ends and Dust

The Supersuckers return to examine their desert roots on The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll

Honky Tonk Union and Real to Reel Review

Molten Wax

Cosmic American Muse

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

Manson Family Values

Marilyn Manson saved himself from a life of decadence, and now he thinks he can save rock 'n' roll

Double Duty

The Cartwheels and the Zen Lunatics share everything but musical genres

Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Twangy

Roger Clyne and P.H. Naffah embark on a post-Refreshments career with The Peacemakers

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The Rebirth of Emmylou Harris

The vocalist reinvents herself on a new album

ACROSS THE BORDERLINE AT HOME IN TWO CULTURES, TISH HINOJOSA MAKES MUSIC FROM BOTH