A U.S. magistrate judge found Wednesday there is enough evidence to try former Meat Puppets bass player Cris Kirkwood in connection with an attack on a federal security guard.

Pioneering art-rock bassist Les Claypool could be called the king of quirk. With an unmistakable voice and style, he's played nearly every music festival known to man; penned a novel and a screenplay; released his own brand of Pinot Noir; and collaborated with the likes of Jerry Cantrell, Limp Bizkit, Metallica and Tom Waits. On tour in support of his new album, "Of Fungi and Foe," Claypool stops Friday in the East Valley for a concert that's sure to be one of a kind.

NEW YORK - Jewel has canceled her North American tour due to the death of her bass player, her record company announced Thursday.

SAN DIEGO - Former Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus sued a father-and-son business Monday, alleging they pocketed his investment in a venture to install automated checkout machines at McDonald's restaurants.

Nationally known jazz bassist David Friesen performs along with his Circle 3 trio and guest guitarist Larry Koonse.

The way Awake and Alert guitarist Blake Kimball tells it, finding a competent singer is the hardest piece of the puzzle when putting together a band — so much so that he and bassist Spencer Reed had been resigned to playing instrumental music together, without a vocalist.

In one of the most unlikely comebacks of 2007, the Meat Puppets, who have gone from underground hard-core punks in the ‘80s to alt-rock stardom in the ‘90s to disbanding amidst bassist Cris Kirkwood’s drug and legal problems, have released their first disc, “Rise to You Knees,” since reforming earlier this year.

In one of the most unlikely comebacks of 2007, the Meat Puppets, who have gone from underground hard-core punks in the ‘80s to alt-rock stardom in the ‘90s to disbanding amidst bassist Cris Kirkwood’s drug and legal problems, have released their first disc, “Rise to You Knees,” since reforming earlier this year.

Paradise Valley Jazz Party: 35 years of top notch performers improvising together make this one of the Valley’s top jazz events. This year’s lineup includes violinist Aaron Weinstein, bassist Brian Torff, and guitarist Stan Sorenson, as well as guest-of-honor pianist Shelly Berg. Tickets available for three organized jam sessions.

As a bassist and lyricist for Pink Floyd, Roger Waters wrote the hugely popular 1979 album “The Wall.” Decades later, Waters is commemorating the album with a 100-plus-city tour featuring a full band and a state-of-the-art production that’s said to be a visually stunning spectacle. There’s no warm-up act; Waters, performing his master work in its entirety, is the whole show.

It’s been 24 years since the Goo Goo Dolls got their start. (“A Boy Named Goo,” the 1995 album that put them on the popular listening map, was actually their fifth.) Made up of front man-guitarist John Rzeznik, bassist Robby Takac and drummer Mike Malinin, the Goo Goo Dolls are touring in support of their ninth studio album, the long-awaited “Something For The Rest Of Us,” due out later this month.

LOS ANGELES - The Black Sabbath boys are back, as the new band Heaven and Hell. Guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill Ward and singer Ronnie James Dio - former members of British metal supergroup Black Sabbath - are forming the band named after their 1980 hit, according to their publicist. They plan to launch an international tour next year.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Police kicked off its reunion tour before a sold-out crowd of 20,000 - not bad for a group playing its first stadium in more than 20 years.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees Wednesday, but shock-rocker Alice Cooper says he's already been told that he's made it.