A retrospective of Tempe's most iconic music venues, bars and nightclubs over the decades, including Long Wong’s, The Sun Club, Gibson’s and Hollywood Alley.
The Wallace and Ladmo Show bandleader Mike Condello, guitarist Glen Buxton, and keyboardist Vince Welnick.
Lawrence Zubia of The Pistoleros in 2017.
Jim Louvau
Gwinn, a local music fan and manager of jazz/funk band Jade Road, told
Phoenix New Times last year he wanted to pay tribute to legendary local musicians based on “the imprint they left on rock music and the hearts of those of us in the Valley who loved them.”
A longtime fan of Zubia, who died last December from pneumonia, Gwinn says the Pistoleros frontman qualifies, as he was “very beloved by the local scene for decades.”
Karl Wentzel
When punk rocker Sarah Shelton died at the young age of 38, the loss was felt by many in the Phoenix music community. Friends, family, and fellow musicians remembered her as a force to be reckoned with, a talented artist and poet, and a proud Chicana and Native American.
Remember when music festivals were a thing?
Kelsee Becker
It feels like a million years ago, but it was only in early March that thousands of attendees gathered at Tempe Beach Park for Innings Fest. Our reporters gave you all the deets from sets by Weezer, Portugal. The Man, Pedro the Lion, and others. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, there will be no Innings Fest in 2021.