5 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Weekend

We’ve checked out the calendar, and musically, it seems like summer is coming to end. Musically, at least. From here on out, there are a steady diet of great shows coming to town. Check out our picks below, and browse our comprehensive concert listings if you’d like more options…

Let’s Be Real: Burning Man Is Bad for the Environment

By Keith Plocek This week, 68,000 revelers will descend on Nevada’s remote Black Rock Desert. (That is, assuming the rain lets up.) They will travel from Los Angeles, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, and places you’ve never heard of. They will take part in the temporary city that is Burning Man…

Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Weekend

Sure, the pickings are a little slim this weekend for live music. But there’s still some great stuff around town, so check out our selections if you need a little help choosing what to do. And if you want a more comprehensive list, be sure to visit our full concert…

Paul McCartney – US Airways Center – 8/12/2014

While waiting for Paul McCartney to start his set Tuesday night at US Airways Center, I tried to think of living and performing musicians who are irrefutably rock legends (metal bands purposefully excluded). I came up with The Who, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Rush, and The Beach…

Bart Crow’s Country Music Comes Straight from the Heart

The old joke is to say one likes both types of music: country and Western. That’s not easy anymore. There still are two types, only now it’s run-of-the-mill, generic pop country, or cliché-free, from-the-heart-because-the-song-matters country. Texas singer-songwriter Bart Crow falls into the latter category. “I feel like I’ve got my…

7 Seconds Shows How Punk Bands Can Age Gracefully

7 Seconds recently released its first album in nearly a decade, and the band is back with a vengeance. The new album Leave a Light on harkens back to the band’s signature ’80s hardcore punk sound and positive themes. “It’s an everyday process, it’s not something that you just pick…

Fall Out Boy and Paramore – Ak-Chin Pavilion – 8/8/2014

The Monumentour was an apt name for bringing together pop-punk behemoths Paramore and Fall Out Boy for a mega-co-headlining concert. The veteran bands, both more than 10 years old, showed off their greatest hits for an audience who had mostly grown up with them at Friday’s Ak-Chin Pavilion show. Considering…

Justin Timberlake – Jobing.com Arena – 8/9/2014

There is a difference between a “rock star” and a “superstar,” and Justin Timberlake is a superstar. He’d been a rock star since his years with ‘N Sync touring the world and selling millions of albums. But now, in his early 30s, with decades experience performing his own catalog of…

7 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Weekend

Don’t be fooled by the naysayers. Those who say Phoenix doesn’t have live music options in the summer are either lying or basing their statements off of the dark days before engineers mastered central air conditioning. There’s enough music going on this weekend to keep Bomont barn-dancing for years. Here’s…

25 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix in August

We’re officially hip deep into the time of year that’s officially know as the dog days of summer, which — if you’re not familiar with the term — refers to the most sweltering period of the season. But while the weather might be keeping your ass glued to the couch,…