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Punk & Hardcore

10 Best Punk Bars in Phoenix

By Melissa Fossum Tue., Apr. 2 2013 at 6:00 AM

Categories: Lists, Phoenix New Times Best of App, Punk & Hardcore

Melissa Fossum

Angry Samoans at Hollywood Alley

Phoenix has a long tradition of punk bars that serve up cheap beer and fast, aggressive (sometimes sloppy) punk rock. Some great venues have closed over the past few years, and while we dearly miss Jugheads and Rogue West, punk bars continue to thrive in the Valley of the Sun. Most are situated in unassuming suburban strip malls, but these locations continue to host some of the best local and national acts the genre has to offer.

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George and Dragon, Hollywood Alley, Ice House Tavern, Palo Verde Lounge, Pub Rock, Punk Bars, Rips Ales and Cocktails, Rogue Bar, Tempe Tavern, TT Roadhouse, Yucca Tap Room

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Country and Western Music

10 Best Country Bars in Metro Phoenix

By Chris Hansen Orf Mon., Mar. 18 2013 at 5:00 AM

Categories: Country and Western Music, Lists, Phoenix New Times Best of App

William Westfall

Some bull-riding action at Country Thunder in Florence, not far from the spots on our 10 Best Country Bars in Metro Phoenix list.

Practically every Western film one can think of has at least one saloon scene, a place where the sound of honky-tonk piano creates the mood, where the town folk mix with the cowboys and ranchers, the gamblers and outlaws rub shoulders with the marshal and his deputies, and the mustachioed bartenders sling the whiskey shots and the draft beers. After all, a good saloon is the epicenter of a neighborhood, a small town or a big city, and the Valley -- a country town if there ever was one -- has a ton of good saloons to choose from when you want to get duded up in your Levi's, Tony Lama's, a Stetson, and pull up a bar stool for a longneck, kick up your heels for some boot-scootin,' or simply hang out, shoot some pool, and listen to a smokin' good country band.

Here are the 10 best country bars in the Valley, 10 rootin' tootin' spots where one might imagine John Wayne, if he weren't presently a ghost rider in the sky, dropping by for a brew after a day out on the range plugging the bad guys full of lead.

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Buffalo Chip Saloon, Greasewood Flat, Handlebar J, Norton's Country Corner, Roman's Oasis, Rusty Spur, San Tan Flat, Silver Pony, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill

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Top 10 Hard Rock Venues in Phoenix

By Lauren Wise Mon., Mar. 4 2013 at 6:00 AM

Categories: Phoenix New Times Best of App

Jim Louvau

The Sword performing at Club Red in Tempe.

We're lucky in the Valley of the Sun. There are plenty of hole-in-the-wall venues, which, in most enthusiasts' opinion, are the best places to see a great show. Especially when it comes to hard rock and metal. We're not talking Slayer gigs with $45,000 worth of pyrotechnics, or the kind of places that host Buckcherry (whose tattoo bills are probably in the same price range); we're talking localized joints that play host to a bevy of heavy national and local bands. When you're really in the mood to rock out hard, you can't go wrong with our list of the Valley's 10 best hard rock venues.