Dierks Bentley to open country bar/restaurant in Scottsdale

Country star grew up in Phoenix area.

Country music responds to George Jones death

Schmidt Relations, the Nashville public relations firm that represents the Grand Ole Opry, sent these condolences along from other country music artists:

Country legend George Jones dies at 81

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81.

Review: Eric Church at Country Thunder

Singer goes from opening act to headliner.

Spotlight on AARON LEWIS

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Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley bring 'Locked & Reloaded' to Phoenix

Show in May comes at end of tour.

Arizona to get Coachella-type festival

Inaugural Liquid Sol planned for September.

Eric Church leads ACM Awards nominations with 7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They don’t call him Chief for nothing: Eric Church is the top nominee at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards.

Tucson Country

Kevin Sterner and Strait Country so closely mirror Strait vocally and swagger-wise you might think George is on the stage. Sterner also pays tribute to a number of classic country stars.

Tucson Country

The Maverick is the granddaddy of Tucson's country nightclubs. Around for 50 years, the enduring honky-tonk has live music, line dancing and two-step classes, and has hosted big-name concerts by everyone from Ernest Tubb and Willie Nelson to Blake Shelton.

Tucson Country

The Maverick is the granddaddy of Tucson's country nightclubs. Around for 50 years, the enduring honky-tonk has live music, line dancing and two-step classes, and has hosted big-name concerts by everyone from Ernest Tubb and Willie Nelson to Blake Shelton.

Tucson Country

General manager Machalla Harper pours drinks as cowboy-boot-clad girls dance on the bar at The Wreck, which has established itself among country bars as the college hangout.

Tucson Country

Tom Engel, 22, twirls Stephanie Johnson, 21, on an around-the-world, a two-step dance move, as Amy Bain, right, and Emily Macklin cheer him on at The Wreck, a country bar that opened 10 months ago on North Fourth Avenue. It shares space with Maloney's Tavern. You rarely see a cowboy hat here…

Tucson Country

Singer-songwriter Clint Black is the first of several country shows booked at the Fox Tucson Theatre in early 2013.

Kickin' yee-haw bar scene a natural fit

Tom Engel, a buff and brawny about-to-graduate UA student, hoisted Stephanie Johnson into his arms and swung the petite UA senior around his back.

Lady A to headline 20th Country Thunder fest in April

Toby Keith, Eric Church also on star-studded lineup for April 11-14 event in Florence.

CMAs tonight: You pick the winners

Will country music's superstar couple prevail or will new faces take the lead?

Marana Health Center Foundation plans big concert fundraiser

Slated to be the first in a biannual concert series, Saturday's Music in Marana looks to round up country music revelers to raise money and awareness for the nonprofit Marana Health Center Foundation.