So how did your 2015 go? Whatever your answer, we’re guessing the past year was nowhere near as pimp as it was for the members of Jack Ü, the EDM superduo featuring Skrillex and Diplo. The artist formerly known as Sonny Moore, for instance, collaborated with everyone from Chance the…
Yes, we’re well aware that Christmas happens to take place this weekend and — in all likelihood — most of y’all will be busy with trimming the tree, decking the halls, making the yuletide bright, and whatnot. If you need a break from all the holiday hullabaloo, there happens to…
California-based musician Kepi Ghoulie, who primarily handles vocal and bass duties in his projects, is a man on a mission. He tours nonstop playing his signature garage-y, catchy, pop-punk songs, is continuously making new music, and creates original art that he sells at shows. He was in Chixdiggit, and spent…
Fans of the Valley’s old-school dance music scene are about to get a chance to check out some of their heroes from back in the day in action once again. That’s because some of Phoenix’s more legendary turntablists and selectors will be hitting the decks over the next couple of…
Ask yourself what you were doing in 1995 and the answer might depend on how old you were. If you were in your 30s, you were probably enjoying your regularly scheduled midlife crisis and getting divorced. In your 20s? Enjoying grunge and toying with a substance abuse habit, but of…
Pyrotechnics and Aqua Net hair spray could normally be a combustible combination but thankfully no one’s spandex caught fire when Alice Cooper and Motley Crue rolled through town Saturday night at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. Co-headliner Cooper pulled out all the stops (and props) with a head-spinning romp…
For reasons you can probable imagine, there isn’t much of a concert calendar this week. That said, here are some picks if you’re interested in seeing some live music before the holidays. Waka Flocka Flame – Monday, December 21 – Livewire Waka Flocka Flame is an artist known just as much…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Look no further. Here are the best concerts happening this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Kottonmouth Kings – Friday, December 18 – Joe’s Grotto Twenty-one years after Kottonmouth Kings’ humble beginnings in the Orange County town of Placentia, it’s…
If you frequented the Mason Jar in the mid- to late-’90s, you probably saw one of the three bands reuniting for Onus Records’ Night of a 1,000 Reunions (slight exaggeration) on Saturday, December 19. There were three things you could always count on at the Jar: The bands were always…
Judith Hill sure knows how to turn a phrase. Her debut album, Back in Time, begins with a track that harks back to the ’70s-era soul albums of Stevie Wonder. With the line “Might as well be famous/Since I ain’t gonna be white,” “As Trains Go By” recalls a time…
We live in Arizona and honestly, much of the population starts to feel a chill at 65 degrees, and it was 20 degrees lower than that at the ALT AZ Ugly Sweater Party Sunday night at Mesa Amphitheatre. I’ve seen Bob Dylan in the rain in early spring in the rain…
Up for seeing a concert this week? There are plenty to choose from that will be happening at Valley venues over the next few nights. Here are our picks for your best bets for live music in Metro Phoenix this week. For more options, check out our comprehensive concert calendar…
Up for seeing a concert this weekend? There are plenty to choose from that will be happening at venues throughout the Valley over the next 72 hours (give or take). Here are our picks for your best bets for live music in Metro Phoenix. For more options, check out our…
Back in 2009, Postmodern Jukebox founder Scott Bradlee was broke and living in a basement apartment in Queens. He began to post experimental music videos on YouTube that, unbeknownst to him, would ultimately help converge audiences of all genres and ages. One of the 100 people who watched the video…
Less than a year after playing Summer Ends Music Festival in Tempe, Big Sean has snagged another headlining slot in the Valley. Organizer Lucky Man Concerts announced last night that Big Sean would headline Pot of Gold Music Festival at Rawhide in Chandler on Saturday, March 19. Lucky Man is…
When Don Diego de la Vega, better known by his masked nom de guerre, Zorro, invented his alter ego in a pueblo in Los Angeles, he did so “to avenge the helpless, to punish cruel politicians” and “to aid the oppressed.” It can be said that Chicano Batman, a four-piece…
Proper spelling of “death” aside, Megadeth has accomplished much in its 30-plus years as a band. Middle age hasn’t stopped Dave Mustaine and company from making new music, and the band now has a new album, Dystopia, coming out on January 22. The subsequent album tour will stop in Phoenix…
The Muse concert was more than just your typical arena concert. Between the round stage, the drone-powered lanterns floating around the arena, and the mostly flawless performance from an impossibly tight, veteran arena rock band, the Muse concert was a full-on audio-visual experience. Muse, for the uninitiated, is the British…
Up for seeing a show? There are plenty to choose from around town. Here are our picks for best concerts in Phoenix this week. For more options, check out our comprehensive concert calendar. The Milk Carton Kids – Monday, December 7 – Mesa Arts Center When L.A. natives Kenneth Pattengale…
If thoughts of Santa with his sleigh zooming around the world in one night get your heart racing, stand back when the Trans-Siberian Orchestra rolls through. In an extravaganza of lights, lasers, and pyrotechnics, where fist-pumping rock ‘n’ roll and stinging heavy metal collides with an orchestral string section head-on,…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced a North American tour in support of the band’s new box set The Ties That Bind: The River Collection. The tour will stop at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Thursday, March 10. It will be Springsteen’s first stop in Phoenix since 2012. Here’s…
Up for seeing a show? There are plenty to choose from around town. Here are our picks for best concerts in Phoenix this weekend. For more options, check out our comprehensive concert calendar. Japhy’s Descent – Friday, December 4 – The Rebel Lounge Japhy’s Descent’s last two albums have really…
