Willie Nelson

Top Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

The Railroad Revival Tour: Willie Nelson, Band of Horses, John C. Reilly, and More Just Announced Shows

"Let's duet!" The Valley hasn't been short on Willie Nelson sightings this year, but The Railroad Revival Tour's second go-round promises to deliver some signature Willie thrills with added bonuses: he'll be joined in downtown Tempe on Friday, October 25, by John C. Reilly (yeah, he sings too), Ban ... More >>

Lukas Nelson @ Celebrity Theatre

Willie Nelson, Comerica Theatre, 3/12/12

Willie Nelson and Family Comerica Theatre Monday, March 12 See the full Willie Nelson slideshow here. It was a quarter after eight when the Red-Headed Stranger took the stage at Comerica Theatre last night. He hadn't even played a note, but he crowd of retirees stood in applause beside younger adm ... More >>

Chipotle Releases The Cutest Commercial Since Kia's Dancing Hamsters

You may have already seen what I think is the cutest commercial since those adorable hamsters dancing to the black sheep. It's also one of the saddest and most heartfelt commercial that I have seen in a very long time. It's been making its way around design websites over the last couple months and i ... More >>

Incoming: Willie Nelson, Jenny Owen Youngs, Tommy Trash

​Renowned country singer, marijuana activist and all-American man Willie Nelson is planning on heading to Phoenix in March. Good ol' Shotgun Willie will be "on the road again" before we know it.You know what that means: it's time to start shopping for a new cowboy hat.Willie Nelson, Jenny Owe ... More >>

Blind Boys of Alabama Founding Member Jimmy Carter: "We're Testing the Water, and I Hope We Don't Drown."

Blind Boys of Alabama​Ladies and gentlemen, The Blind Boys of Alabama have gone country. Well, kind of. The long running gospel group, which formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind way back in 1939, released Take the High Road in April of this year. Featuring Hank Williams Jr., Willi ... More >>

The Black Keys File Lawsuits Against Ad Agency

​The Black Keys have sued ad advertising agency for using their hit single in a commercial without getting permission or paying royalties, according to Pitchfork.The blues rock duo has filed two lawsuits against Della Femina Rothschild Jeary and Partners for using The Black Keys' song "Tighten Up" ... More >>

Willie Nelson Endorses Pro-Pot Republican for President

Wikimedia CommonsWillie Nelson​Country music legend Willie Nelson, whose marijuana use is also legendary, has endorsed Republican candidate Gary Johnson for president in 2012.Nelson, founder of the newly formed Teapot Party, met with Johnson (a former governor of New Mexico) after a Nelson c ... More >>

Leon Russell

Fiscal Humor

Outlaw Country Brunch

Country Thunder

Canadian Music Mag Names Transgender Man Sexiest in Canada

​Chart Attack readers named Lucas Silveira of Canadian rockers The Cliks, the "Throw Your Underwear Award." This makes him the first transgender man to win. He even beat out Avril Lavigne's ex, Sum 41 front man Deryck Whibley. Considering that the rock world is progressive, but still has stark lin ... More >>

Kid Rock and Kevin Costner Headline Country Thunder 2010? Ugh.

​Last year Kid Rock headlined Tempe Music Fest. This year he's headlining Country Thunder. Is it just me or should the two festivals, which took place the same weekend last year, definitly not have this much in common?Country Thunder does bring us Willie Nelson on Saturday, but that's barely enoug ... More >>

Hillbilly Deluxe

BR549 founder brings hick renaissance to Rhythm Room

Dylan Brings Minor League Ballpark Tour To Glendale

Come one, come all to The Bob Dylan Show! Be in town early! Kids rock for free!Bob Dylan, ever the people's musician, has announced he will take on a summer tour of America's prestigious minor league baseball stadiums to Glendale's brand new Camelback Ranch Ballpark on August 11. He has also employ ... More >>

Willie and Wailin'

Outlaw icon’s daughter displays some serious, er, chops

Jan. 27 In Blogs: Phil Gordon, Steelers, Joe Arpaio and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Mayor Phil Gordon Kills Plan to Give Self Two More Years Pittsburgh S ... 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

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

Show Announcements: Willie Nelson, Staind, Chris Isaak, Katy Perry

There were a massive amount of upcoming shows announced this week, including Willie Nelson on the road again and possibly three of the four worst nu metal bands of all time (Staind, Papa Roach, Hoobastank) on a single stage… with the insufferable Adam Carolla. Crooner Chris Isaak and Stro ... More >>

Kate Voegele

The Kate Show

Willie Nelson

Songbird
(Lost Highway)

John Fogerty and Willie Nelson

The relevance in the room

The Full Nelson

Willie make it

Mt. Egypt

Contact high

Full Nelson

Willie performs 50 years' worth of music at Celebrity Theatre

Pallin' Around

Willie Nelson brings his buddies on tour

Stranger Danger

Former Geraldine Fibbers front woman Carla Bozulich takes on Red Headed Stranger -- with help from ol' Willie himself

Subpoena Me!

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

Mares on Michelob

With "Beers For My Horses," Willie Nelson proves attempts to mummify him are premature

Townes Van Zandt

The Best Of (Tomato)

A Gentle Evening With (Dualtone)

Forbidden Fruit

The kiddies should be lining up as we slap a parental advisory on the latest batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases

Ode to Billy Joe

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

Shotgun Franny

Local blues diva gets some Texas-size love from the Red-Headed Stranger

Tough All Over

A lifetime of ups and downs helps 'Bama songbird Shelby Lynne craft a stunning Southern pop masterpiece

Various artists

The I-10 Chronicles
(Back Porch)

Return of the Rev

Born again with a new label and album, the Reverend Horton Heat continues to preach his holy trinity of booze, broads and cars

Molten Wax

Copy Cats

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

Wanted Man

Johnny Cash may be just a legend, but he has never sounded better

Recordings

Pure Texas

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

DISCS WE'VE HEARDTHE CD JUST KEEP ON COMING

THE HEMP IRE STRIKES BACK

CANNABIS CLOTHIER, ACCUSED OF MARIJUANA SMUGGLING, IS ON THE LAM

HEMP: IT WEARS ON YOU WILLIE NELSON LENDS HIS NAME TO A BUDDING CLOTHING ENTERPRISE