Wanda Jackson

Phoenix New Times Needs a New Music Editor

Dear readers, let's get this out of the way: In nearly every possible way, being the music editor of the Phoenix New Times/Up on the Sun has been my dream job. No joke: I've chatted with Brian Wilson (it was a terrible conversation, and my chat with Al Jardine was much better, but still); I had the ... More >>

Modest Mouse is Coming to Phoenix

It's been a hot minute since Portland-based indie rock stalwarts Modest Mouse put a record out (the band's latest EP, No One's First and You're Next came out in freaking 2009). Songwriter Isaac Brock insists new material is coming (but you know, he named his record label Glacial Pace), but for now i ... More >>

10 Greatest Love Songs (That Aren't Actually Love Songs)

In case you haven't set foot in a grocery store in the past week only to be assaulted by a red and pink barrage to the eyes, let us clue you in: Valentine's Day is on the way. You've no doubt began prepping (or, you've at least convinced yourself that waiting until the last minute is a good idea), o ... More >>

The Compound Grill Closes Over the Weekend

We've received word that North Phoenix music venue and restaurant The Compound Grill shut its doors for good this past weekend. A message on the establishment's website announced its closure and states that refunds are available to anyone who purchased tickets to upcoming concerts. Owner John Larga ... More >>

Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Treasure Mammal, Half String, and More

See also: Up on the Sun: The Podcast, Episode 3, with Ron Livingston, Isaac Brock, Wanda Jackson, and More "I wanted something with a lot of textures and songs [that] could take you somewhere new," says Abe Gil of Treasure MammaL in this week's issue. But reading Gil is one thing. Seeing and hear ... More >>

Up on the Sun: The Podcast with Ron Livingston, Isaac Brock, Wanda Jackson, and More

In this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, we profiled Queens of Country, a new movie filmed on location in Cave Creek, Arizona, which debuts this weekend at the Phoenix Film Festival. In this episode UOTS: The Podcast, we speak with Ron Livingston (Office Space), who stars opposite of Lizzy Capla ... More >>

New Film Queens of Country Has a Bizarre Vibe That Is Distinctly Arizona

Wanda Jackson, Andrew WK, Breaking News, and More Over the Weekend

Clubhouse Music Venue Owner Arrested Tempe Police Department dropped a major bombshell today when it announced the arrest of Eugenia L. Ruven, the owner of the Clubhouse Music Venue. As we reported earlier this afternoon, the 44-year-old (who also owns the adjacent Horse & Hound Sports Grill) was ... More >>

Wanda Jackson at Compound Grill, 3/9/12

See also: Wanda Jackson on Jack White's SNL Performance, Amy Winehouse, and Some Guy Named Elvis Wanda Jackson Compound Grill Friday, March 9, 2012 Wanda Jackson may be 74 years old, but one would hardly know it listening to her belt out classics from her long and storied career Friday night at th ... More >>

Wanda Jackson on Jack White's SNL Performance, Amy Winehouse, and Some Guy Named Elvis

There's only a handful of women who can claim to be the "Queen of Rock," and of that select few, Wanda Jackson might be the most royal. Her bonafides are undisputed: Wearing glamorous fringe dresses and sporting big hair, she electrified audiences with ramped-up rockabilly songs like "Mean, Mean Ma ... More >>

That's Cool, Jack, But How About a Meg White Solo Album?

​Heard the news? Jack White is coming out with a solo album. If first single "Love Interruption," is any indication, Blunderbuss will be loaded with fluttering woodwinds, electric piano, and White in full-tilt gospel mode. It's pretty good -- I mean, not quite as daring as that ICP collab -- but i ... More >>

Top Five Rockin' Grannies

Image credit: Photoshop.​Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to "last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue l ... More >>

Queens of Country Soundtrack to Feature Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Wanda Jackson, and Classic Country

Lizzy Caplan as Jolene Gillis​Directors Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke (of Phoenix bands Less Pain Forever and Runaway Diamonds) are no strangers to "music movies." The pair's documentaries, Moog, The Heart Is a Drum Machine, and Blood Into Wine are all insightful looks at the various way ... More >>

Those Darlins at The Rhythm Room, 7-27-2011

Victor GonzalezKelley Darlin of Those Darlins​Those Darlins The Rhythm Room Wednesday, July 27 Better Than: a "Snaggle Tooth Mama" Ah, the South. Damn I miss it. Geographically speaking, the southern states have produced some of the best music this country's ever heard--Buddy Holly, Hank ... More >>

A New Times Writer Fights "Aesthetic Atrophy" by Listening Only to New Music in 2010

Dead Weather Offer Free New Download, and Chance to Win VIP Paid Trip to Bonnaroo

​Jack White is always known for doing innovative things. He goes out on limbs, takes risks, and usually winds up pulling off some really cool events that only he, or someone with his status and incredible level of coolness, could.If it's not his pop-up record stores, his "blue series" in-studio vi ... More >>

10 Reasons Why Jack White Owned the 00's

Jack White. Music god of our generation.​Jack White has quickly attained a legendary, iconic status, even without the aging it typically takes for one to achieve such accolades. In the last decade, he has rocked our world, and is something of a King Midas of indie music. Everything he touches s ... More >>

Club Candids: Wanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room

Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room.​It's not often you get to see a rock n roll legend perform, period; so the fact that Wanda Jackson, the "Queen of Rockabilly" and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, played an intimate venue like the Rhythm Room last night is nothing short o ... More >>

October 14 In Blogs: Joe Arpaio, Wanda Jackson, Empty Bowl, and the Phoenix Mercury

​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: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Hates on New Times, Blows His Lid in Vid with New York Journos Up on the Sun: Cl ... More >>

Wanda Jackson at Rhythm Room: Crowning the Queen of Rock

Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson shows off her tiara at the Rhythm Room.​Wanda Jackson has been dubbed many titles, most of which are some play on "The Queen/First Lady of Rock/Rock n Roll/Rockabilly." This year she finally got that official recognition when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ... More >>

October 12 In Blogs: New York Times, Tour de Fat, Caffe Boa, and Elinor Ostram

​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: Feathered Bastard: New York Times Blasts Joe Arpaio, Urges Obama Administration to End 287(g) Joe Arpaio Cites ... More >>

Wanda Jackson

Popular with more than one Elvis

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Miniature Tigers, Stephen Pearcy, Ministry of Love, and More

Ministry of Love is scheduled to perform Friday at PHiX Gallery. There's something of an indie/alt-rock bent to this weekend's slate of concerts, as numerous shoegazers, mop-toppers, and other shabby chic types will be performing around these parts sometime in the next 72 hours. For instance, Fr ... More >>

Wanda Jackson Show on Jan. 11 Cancelled

Old timey rock chick Wanda Jackson has canceled her January 11 performance at the Rhythm Room due to a family emergency. The 71-year-old Oklahoma native is known as "The Queen of Rockabilly" once dated Elvis Presley... before setting down with a IBM programmer named Wendell. Refunds are available th ... More >>

Show Announcements: Bloc Party, NOFX, Kenny Loggins, Brendan James

Wanda Jackson

Popular with more than one Elvis

Punk Debunked

Rockabilly club

The Thrifty Ear

Spend no more than $10 on music this week

Jackson Thrive

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is still stompin'

Rockabilly Grandmammy

'50s genre icon Wanda Jackson returns to the U.S. spotlight after a long absence

Rip It Up! Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers

By Denise Sullivan (Backbeat Books; 320 pages; $17.95)

Still Swingin'

For the second time this decade, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel pay tribute to Bob Wills

Night & Day

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