Waylon Jennings

What's Your Kitchen Entrance Jam?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret there's a connection between food ... More >>

Five Must See-Shows This Weekend (Father's Day Edition)

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Sunday, June 17: The Kirkwoods @ Musical Instrument Museum It's not every father that gets to share a sta ... More >>

Waylon Jennings' Spirit Still Haunts Phoenix

Brian Kohatsu, What Are You Listening To?

Brian Kohatsu The comedian and media producer performs tonight at 3rd Place Neighborhood Grill at 7:30 p.m. His full schedule is here.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Mix 96.9-FM or 96.3-FM Real Country. What's the fi ... More >>

Take Cover: Tommy Ash Band Perform a Rip-Roaring Take On Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"

Like The Beatles, Johnny Cash is a risky musician to cover. Do you stay true to the Man In Black's style, or do you put your own twist on his songs? The Tommy Ash Band made the bold choice to put their own spin on "Folsom Prison Blues." The Tommy Ash band approaches "Folsom Prison Blues" with a soul ... More >>

Color Group Assembles Far Brighter Day Vinyl Compilation In Effort to Prove There's More Than "Insane" to Arizona

It's safe to say there has been some fairly disheartening news about our state in the last few years. For all of the racial and political tension we've seen, there are still certain kinds of people that remain optimistic our future. The artistic community, for one, thinks there's room to recover. ... More >>

Christmas Songs That Don't Suck: Part IV

​Folks, it's just a few days more until that jolly old elf slides down your chimneys, so we at Up On the Sun have been loading you up with a ton o' tunes to get you through the season. For instance: Are you in a grinchy mood? Check out our recent run-through of eight classic un-Christmas songs. B ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 13 through 19

Wikimedia CommonsWeezer singer Rivers Cuomo: Born 41 years ago today.​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. Here's "This ... More >>

Jessi Colter on Chickstock, the Arizona Desert, Riding Metaphorical Side Saddle, and More

Original outlaw country woman Jessi Colter​Jessi Colter is a woman full of surprises. She's most famous for her work on albums like Wanted! The Outlaws featuring her late husband Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Tompall Glaser. But she's also maintained a highly successful solo career, and at t ... More >>

Chickstock @ Harold's Cave Creek Corral

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The Outlaws are In

Outlaw Country Brunch

Psychobilly Rodeo Band at The Rusty Spur Saloon

The Psychobilly Rodeo Band gets people movin' and shakin'.​This is part of a series of reviews on weekly events at local bars. Having lived in the Valley my whole life, I only recently realized that tons of bars offer weekly events featuring bands that are staples of the music community. The shows ... More >>

Crazy Heart: Country Music, Faded Stardom, Liquor, and Age

AZ Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Hosts Benefit

​Grab a Stetson and your autograph pad: The AZ Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame is holding a benefit concert on September 6 at Handlebar J in Scottsdale, a great little honky-tonky type bar just north Shea and Scottsdale Roads. Heard of the institution we lovingly know by it's overly-compl ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: BBW Babes, Freaky Geeks, Chicano Cultura, and More

Ikonoklast is scheduled to perform on Saturday at Chasers Bar & Nightclub in Scottsdale. From BBW bathing beauties and bizarre behavior to outdoor punk shows and indoor disco dancefests, our weekly roundup of inexpensive events happening from tonight until Sunday has it all. Read on for a rund ... More >>

Valley Fever Celebrates Waylon Jennings’ Birth

Valley Fever Celebrates Waylon Jennings’ Birth

Pandy Raye on the Chicks with Picks Music Festival

Michelle Branch Headlining "Chicks with Picks" Fest in Tempe

Though she sometimes strives for demure in promo shots, Michelle Branch ain't no Tori Amos -- at least I've never seen Tori look like this -- making her an interesting choice for an all-woman music festival. But it's Branch who's slated to headline the Chicks with Picks Music Festival in Tempe later ... More >>

Willie Nelson Concert at Dodge a Quintessential American Experience

Luke HolwerdaWillie Nelson on stage at Dodge Theatre If I didn't know better, I'd suspect country music legends entered in to an informal tontine some time in the mid-60s, pledging to play each other's best songs after the others had passed, all the way down to the last man standing. Depending on w ... More >>

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

Show Announcements: Junior Brown, Limbeck, David Banner, Davey Jones, The Verve Pipe

A Visit to the Grave of Waylon Jennings

Outside the Box

Outlaw caught on tape

Waylon Jennings

Nashville Rebel
(RCA Nashville/Legacy)

Legend City

A Hall of Fame is born

Shooter Jennings

Let's Put the O Back Into Country
(Universal South)

The Gourds

Blood of the Ram
(Eleven Thirty)

David Allan Coe

BEST C&W NIGHTSPOT

Handlebar-J

BEST CLUB FOR BLUES

The Rhythm Room

BEST COUNTRY RADIO STATION

KNIX-FM 102.5

BEST C&W NIGHTSPOT

Handlebar-J Restaurant and Saloon

Subpoena Me!

The record industry thinks I'm a criminal. Here's the evidence.

Good Grief

Waylon Jennings' widow and youngest son say goodbye to a sad year -- with rock stars. In Phoenix!

Requiem for an Outlaw

Waylon Jennings bucked the Nashville system, and became a legend in the process

Ode to Billy Joe

Billy Joe Shaver has a stunning new album in stores. But he can't enjoy it.

Various Artists

The Gift (Will), You can Count on Me (Artemis/E-Squared), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury)

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, Hoss

An archival concert collection finds Waylon Jennings very much at home in the Valley

Time Transients

A new millennium in Phoenix, where the motorist in the next lane is your auld acquaintance

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.

Chimes at Midnight

Several Dog Night

At least nobody's demanding Geritol or Depends

Rig and Roll

Flathead turns upside-down technique into a winning hybrid of raw country and roadhouse

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YOU CAN'T KEEP A BAD MAN DOWNWITH A DRUG-FREE HEAD AND A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WAYLON JENNINGS FIGHTS THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST NASHVILLE

GOING STRAIGHTONCE NASHVILLE'S MOST ORNERY OUTLAW, DAVID ALLAN COE SAYS HE'S GIVEN UP HIS WICKED, WICKED WAYS