Like a hibernating sasquatch, the Phoenix music scene, missing for a few weeks, is raging back with a vengeance this weekend. There are not only a boatload of shows, but there are two major music events, the Phoenix Rock Lottery at Crescent Ballroom and the final Valley Fever show, a…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival (March 27-29 at Margaret T. Hance Park) announced its the lineup for the local stages this week, all but solidifying the festival lineup for the end of March. On the bills are Pastries With Teeth, Snake! Snake! Snakes!, The Senators, Captain Squeegee, Gus Campbell, Wooden Indian,…
1) Livewire is a quite the venue. It’s surrounded by nightclubs in the middle of the most happening part of Scottsdale, but it’s not just a club. It will attempt to double as a concert venue and a club, which is somewhat irregular in Old Town. As we wrote when…
The Cardinals might be out of the playoffs, but who cares? The Super Bowl is coming, and in the weeks preceding the big game more and more big-name concerts will come to town. For now, check out our picks, and be sure to browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more…
Patience. Soon, Coachella will be upon us, and with it, some decent shows. Until then, sate yourself with these, and check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options…
Yesterday, Coachella released the lineup for April’s festival. Highlighted by three headliners, AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake, the EDM-heavy list of acts has sparked derision and applause, as it does every year and will until the festival loses relevancy. But it got us thinking back to Coachellas past, where Phoenix…
The lineup for Coachella just came out today, and on top of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday lineups are AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake, respectively. Yippee. There’s lots of hip-hop and electronic music, and indie rock galore. Check out the full lineup below. Which day looks best to you?…
The organizers for McDowell Mountain Music Festival announced today the schedule of national acts playing the festival. The local stages aren’t yet set, though note the Spafford, Black Bottom Lighters, The Hourglass Cats, and Tommy Ash Band are playing the main stages at various times throughout the weekend. We’ll let…
The holidays might with over with and done, but its gonna take us a little while to fully decompress, sober up, and allow things to get back to normal. Admittedly, we’re not the only ones who are readjusting, and there’s no better way to illustrate that than the relative absence…
Provided your hangover from New Year’s Eve has subsided and you’re game to brave a potential five minutes of snowfall, here are our concert picks for the weekend. Check out even more options over at our comprehensive concert calendar…
Following the path of other Arizona artists (you know who you are) who fled Arizona in search of greener country pastures in Nashville, mother-and-daughters trio Lucy Angel, originally from Mesa, has launched a budding career in Tennessee capital. With it has come the requisite highbrow opening slots — Jake Owen,…
It’s New Year’s Eve on Wednesday night. So if you haven’t already, start figuring out where you’re going to be and if you need to wear a suit. Here are our picks for what you should be doing Wednesday night (and Monday and Tuesday as well). Also, check out our…
Provided you’ve digested all the Christmas goose and recovered from a wicked eggnog-induced hangover, there’s a whole slew of live music options happening in Phoenix this weekend. So un-deck the halls and put away your Christmas albums, and get ready to enjoy the Phoenix music scene as it shakes off…
Hanukkah’s ending and Christmas is beginning this week, and frankly, most of the Phoenix music scene has gone on winter break. That said, there are a few shows to check out this week. Scope our picks below, and check out our comprehensive concert listings for more options. Local band Watch…
There is no better venue for eclectic taste than Trunk Space, but Saturday night’s 10 Years of Gilgongo Records show was extremely motley, even by their standards. This is all due to the refined, diverse tastes of James Fella, who runs the label out of his home. It’s almost hard…
“Whoop! Whoop! That’s the sound of the police!” KRS-One had some major vocal backup on Thursday night at the Yucca Tap Room. As the bombastic boom-bap of the rap legend’s 1993 single, “Sound of the Police,” blares through the sound system of the Tempe rock bar, a horde of close…
Here are our picks for the weekend’s best musical entertainment. Be sure to check our comprehensive concert calendar for more options…
‘Tis the season for something. Whether you unironically don an ugly Christmas sweater and embrace the holidays or spend December bitching about consumerism and the inherent shallowness of modern society, there’s something about the last month of the year you’re doing differently. If you can spare the dough from your…
Get ready, jam band fans. Your demigods, Widespread Panic, are coming in just a few short months. Concert organizers announced the lineup of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival over the weekend. On top of the bill are Widespread Panic, the jam band legends. Joining them are Passion Pit, Thievery Corporation,…
Plenty to do this weekend. Check out our concert picks below, and browse our comprehensive concert calendar for many more options…
“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies” is a lyric I could go my whole life without hearing again. It’s not that it isn’t a catchy little piece of an innocuous pop/rock song. Christine McVie’s lyric is exactly that, but I just don’t like it. I also hate myself…
Let’s get this out of the way first: This tour only has Ryan Adams and Jenny Lewis playing. Yes, there are Rilo Kiley songs. Yes, there are songs from Heartbreaker. Yes, the show is almost three and a half hours. And, yes, if you’re going to pull out your iPhone…
