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The Grateful Dead

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    The Donkeys, Yucca Tap Room, 5/14/12

    The Donkeys Yucca Tap Room Monday, May 14, 2012 It's hard to tell your friends "I'm going to the Donkeys show" with a straight face. No, not some perverted freak-show in Mexico. I mean the psychedelic San Diegan blues rockers The Donkeys, who tore the Yucca Tap Room apart with their '60s-inspired p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Pontiak Braves Tornadoes and Chainsaws Downed Trees to Deliver the Riff Rock of Echo Ono

    See also: Pontiak Makes an Album About Driving from Phoenix to Texas The last time we blogged about the brothers Pontiak --Van, Lain, and Jennings Carney -- we discussed their EP, Comecrudos, a concept record designed for a drive through the American Southwest. It garnered an interesting comment fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Five Major Musicians Who Left Us in 2011

    ​Each year, we regretfully feel obligated to make this list. Musicians that touch our hearts and change our lives come and go. Some of these musicians had long, fruitful careers, while others seemed like they were just getting started. Gil Scott-Heron Poet-musician Gil Scott-Heron left a lasti ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2011

    Slightly Stoopid @ Mesa Amphitheatre

    ​Each year, we regretfully feel obligated to make this list. Musicians that touch our hearts and change our lives come and go. Some of these musicians had long, fruitful careers, while others seemed like they were just getting started. Gil Scott-Heron Poet-musician Gil Scott-Heron left a lasti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Buffalo Killers' Zach Gabbard Talks Records, Touring, and Family Business

    Zach Gabbard, middle​When I listen to 3, the new album by the Cincinnati-based rock 'n' roll band Buffalo Killers, I like to imagine the band tearing down the highway, blasting sweet classic rock tunes on the way to some mythical backwoods gig.Speaking with bassist Zach Gabbard, who is joined by h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Aaron May, What Are You Listening To?

    Aaron May​Aaron MayThe chef owns Over Easy (additional location here), The Lodge, Mabel's on Main, Iruna and Vitamin T, as well as May's Counter in Tucson. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? The Grateful Dead channel on Sirius. The cla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Watch Megadeth Hang Out in Phoenix in Evolver Documentary about Youthanasia

    This week's main print feature is about why Dave Mustaine, and not a member of his former band, Metallica, or anyone else on this weekend's Big 4 bill, is the MVP of metal. In that column mentioned Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia, which chronicles the band's adventures in Phoenix, where t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Steve Nash, Duck Sauce Team Up With Vitamin Water

    ​A new commercial for Vitamin Water pairs up Steve Nash and "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce, according to Prefix. What a winning combination.Keeping it classy by wearing a suit and tie to a party and then at a fancy restaurant, Steve Nash plays himself in the ad. There couldn't be a better, more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Stoner Edition: Munchies and Movies

    Golden Graham Marshmallow Treat, Hemp Brownie, and Gooball Munchies from Cheba Hut.​Staying in? We've got you covered -- both on the culinary and entertainment fronts. Now presenting Dinner and a Movie -- a guide to a do it yourself evening of food and film.In less than a week, Arizona's ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Roots Rockers Flathead Have Played with Everyone

    Golden Graham Marshmallow Treat, Hemp Brownie, and Gooball Munchies from Cheba Hut.​Staying in? We've got you covered -- both on the culinary and entertainment fronts. Now presenting Dinner and a Movie -- a guide to a do it yourself evening of food and film.In less than a week, Arizona's ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    New Riders of the Purple Sage @ The Compound Grill

    Golden Graham Marshmallow Treat, Hemp Brownie, and Gooball Munchies from Cheba Hut.​Staying in? We've got you covered -- both on the culinary and entertainment fronts. Now presenting Dinner and a Movie -- a guide to a do it yourself evening of food and film.In less than a week, Arizona's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Built To Spill - Ripple (Grateful Dead Cover) Live at Marquee Theatre 10/26/10

    ​Song: Built To Spill, "Ripple" (Grateful Dead Cover) a bootleg from Tuesday's show at Marquee Theatre. Context: The bootleg of BTS's Tuesday show in Tempe (shared in the comments section of my review) on Tuesday is awesome. This was my favorite moment of the show, just because it was such an unex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Built To Spill at Marquee Theatre Last Night

    ​Built To Spill Marquee Theatre, Tempe Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Built To Spill's Tuesday show at Marquee Theatre was one for the die-hards. While the hips kids paid upwards of $100 to watch Damon Albarn's Gorillaz cartoon/art-rap spectacular down the theater formerly known as Dodge, a crustier s ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Tea Leaf Green @ The Compound

    ​Built To Spill Marquee Theatre, Tempe Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Built To Spill's Tuesday show at Marquee Theatre was one for the die-hards. While the hips kids paid upwards of $100 to watch Damon Albarn's Gorillaz cartoon/art-rap spectacular down the theater formerly known as Dodge, a crustier s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2010

    The Dirty Heads and Sublime at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

    ​There was something about reggae riffs and smoking weed that really appealed to yesterday's Fall Frenzy crowd. In between the harder rockin' lineups scheduled for Friday and Sunday was a hippie day. California bands The Dirty Heads, Sublime and Weezer had a lot to offer locals who enjoy good jams ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Toby Keith's Boot Still Fits a Lot of Asses

    ​There was something about reggae riffs and smoking weed that really appealed to yesterday's Fall Frenzy crowd. In between the harder rockin' lineups scheduled for Friday and Sunday was a hippie day. California bands The Dirty Heads, Sublime and Weezer had a lot to offer locals who enjoy good jams ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Lady Gaga After-Parties, Turntables & Tamales, Beach Fossils, and Wet and Wild Foam Fun

    The artist formerly known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.Maybe it's the weather (or something in the water), but it seems like the most of the dang Valley has gone goo-goo for Lady Gaga. By our count, there are three different after-parties following tomorrow night's sold out concert a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Artist Behind Album Art of Magical Mystery Tour and Exile on Mainstreet Signing in Tempe this Weekend

    ​You probably don't know the name John Van Hamersveld, but chances are you own and cherish a few pieces of his work. Van Hamersveld is the artist who designed the album covers for The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street, Jefferson Airplane's Crown of Creation, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Your Guide to Navigating Blogger-Created Genre Names

    ​ "What the fuck is chillwave?????" Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast tweeted back in April, when MTVU blogger Lindsay Hood described her band as "chillwave," after dismissing genres like "lo-fi," "glo-fi" and "Gorillavsbearcore" in her blurb advancing the video for the band's single "When I'm Wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    Groupie Dynamics

    Laina McWhorter exhibits rock star photos at Carly’s

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    G. Love & Special Sauce

    Laina McWhorter exhibits rock star photos at Carly’s

  • Music

    November 5, 2009

    Go Phish: Hippie Music Is on the Downswing — and That Sucks

    Laina McWhorter exhibits rock star photos at Carly’s

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    10 Things Under $10: Inglorious Bastards, Deadheads, Sugar Thieves, and Punks Aplenty

    Calabrese is scheduled to haunt Atomic Comics during Fright Night on Sunday.​ Discount-priced distractions are in abundance this weekend, ranging from Faux Punks and real punks to fashionistas and freaks. Looking for some inexpensive adventure? Here's our weekly list of what's going on. Wes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Radiohead Singer May Make Music For Arizona Author's Movie, Monsters of Folk Free Single Download, Animal Collective Legally Sample Grateful Dead

    Pitchfork: Thom Yorke to Contribute Music to Twilight Sequel Soundtrack? Electric Mustache: Weekend Concert Calendar: No Age, Jessica Lea Mayfield and More! Idolator: Miranda Lambert Rages Against The Wind Machine Idolator: Unreleased Michael Jackson Track Has Been Through The Desert NME: Conor Ober ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Six-Inch Heels and $6 Beers: An Evening with O.A.R. in Scottsdale

    Luke HolwerdaSee more shots from the gig in our O.A.R. slide showI have to admit, before New Times music editor Martin Cizmar asked me if I wanted to review O.A.R.'s show at the Birds Nest, I was only peripherally familiar with the band. "Aren't they a hippie jam band?" I asked. Fortunately, the chi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Jobing.com Arena on Sunday, November 23

    Sometimes, we do things we don't want to do because the people we love want to do them. Such was the case with me attending the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert last night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. I hadn't planned to attend the show, but I couldn't refuse in the face of my girlfriend's unbr ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2008

    Mountain Mojo III

    Sometimes, we do things we don't want to do because the people we love want to do them. Such was the case with me attending the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert last night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. I hadn't planned to attend the show, but I couldn't refuse in the face of my girlfriend's unbr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Mountain Music

    Go north, music fans

  • Music

    August 23, 2007

    Blanche Davidian

    Orange Sunshine
    (Vodka Tonic Media)

  • Music

    June 7, 2007

    Jefferson Airplane

    Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Jefferson Airplane Live at the Fillmore East 1969
    (RCA)

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Bob Weir and Ratdog

    All this and String Cheese, too

  • Music

    December 1, 2005

    Battle Acts

    Which act deserves your entertainment dollar this week?

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Lost at Scene

    After spearheading the post-punk revival, GoGoGo Airheart is still on its own island

  • Music

    November 6, 2003

    Win, Lose or Jam

    Capturing the sounds, the souls and the smells of Battle of the Jams

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Great Persuader

    After 40 years of street-corner symphonies, Jerry Lawson learns to sing with a band

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    The Warlocks

    The Warlocks (Bomp)

  • Music

    January 20, 2000

    Brand New Year

    Having averted a millennial apocalypse, it's time to catch up on the latest in heritage in roots music

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Jamming for Dollars

    Taking a cue from road warriors like the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic makes its money the old-fashioned way

  • Music

    April 8, 1999

    Puppet Rulers

    Reissue of the Meat Puppets' '80s catalogue reclaims the band's crucial role in the Amerindie revolution

  • Music

    January 28, 1999

    Haus Work

    Local roots-music queen Rena Haus moves back to Minnesota to save her family's farm

  • Calendar

    October 15, 1998

    A Whirled Apart

    Local roots-music queen Rena Haus moves back to Minnesota to save her family's farm

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    Copy Cats

    In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

  • Calendar

    August 7, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

  • Calendar

    June 12, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

  • Calendar

    August 1, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

  • Music

    February 1, 1996

    Mother Hips Connection

    This California roots-rock jam band wants to be known as more than the living Dead

  • Music

    September 28, 1995

    RADIO DAZE

    This California roots-rock jam band wants to be known as more than the living Dead

  • Music

    July 27, 1995

    EIGHT WAYS TO SAY "ADIOS"JOHNNY RAMONE WANTS TO GROW UP

    This California roots-rock jam band wants to be known as more than the living Dead

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    SHIM AND BEAR ITNOW IN HIS 70S, THE HAPPY LITTLE WHEEL-ALIGNMENT MASCOT IS STILL AN ENDEARING SPECIES

    This California roots-rock jam band wants to be known as more than the living Dead

  • Music

    December 8, 1994

    TAPES IN THE MAILSOUNDS OF THE LOCALS REVEALED

    This California roots-rock jam band wants to be known as more than the living Dead

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