Thompson Square Focuses on Giving Back and Writing Together

Fresh country acts are typically more concerned with gaining staying power, Twitter followers or radio spins above all else. For Thompson Square, the Nashville-based husband and wife duo composed of Shawna and Keifer Thompson, their first intention was something a hell of a lot more admirable: They immediately set out…

Top 5 Concerts in Metro Phoenix This Week

It’s a good time to be a music fan in Phoenix, particularly those who dig both indie and country. Thanks to our fair city’s plum position along Interstate 10, numerous bands bound for Indio, California over the next couple of weeks are swinging through the Valley on their way to…

Miranda Lambert Finds the Time to Reflect

In an era of canned, saccharine pop country that’s characterized by love songs and songs of love lost, there are few musicians that can make a statement quite as well as Miranda Lambert does. The Texas native has morphed from reality show contestant into superstar over the last decade, releasing…

Top 5 Metro Phoenix Concerts This Weekend

Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret. We’ve got the hook up on what shows you might be interested in attending over the next couple nights and days. This…

Detroit’s Forgotten Protopunks Death Are Back From the Grave

The world never cared about Death. Until now. In the early 1970s, before even the long-revered “godfathers and godmothers of punk” were trailblazing the genre, the Detroit trio was doing it first (and quite well, for that matter). But nobody outside of sibling band members David, Dannis, and Bobby Hackney,…

10 Things We Learned at McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2014

This year’s McDowell Mountain Festival went off like a weekend in the park, and we mean that both figuratively and literally. Perched upon the green grass of Margaret T. Hance Park, the three-day concert fest seemingly took place without a hitch and happened to feature gorgeous weather and a lot…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Want to get in a show this week? There are plenty of concerts over the next five days around Metro Phoenix to choose from, as you can see for yourself by viewing our extensive online concert listings. And we’re fairly certain that there’s something for everyone, regardless of your particular…

The Slackers – Crescent Ballroom – 3/27/14

The Slackers Crescent Ballroom 3/27/14 After two long years, The Slackers returned to Phoenix with a vengeance last night to a crowd of super-starved local fans at the Crescent Ballroom eager to hear their ska sounds. With an extensive catalog after more than 20 years of releasing records, the audience…

Tool – US Airways Center – 3/27/14 (VIDEO)

Tool US Airways Center 3/27/14 Initially, it seemed prog-metal legends Tool might be trying to pull off one of the biggest pranks in rock ‘n’ roll history or just going in for another cash grab when booking a just-completed short run of tour dates. After all, the band hasn’t put…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret. We’ve got the hook up on what shows you might be interested in attending over the next couple nights and days. This…

Buckeye’s Katryna Eastwood Is a Teenage Country Music Wunderkind

Listen to “Wounded,” a new track by Buckeye country singer Katryna Eastwood, and it’s easy to think the singer is far older than her 16 years. The haunting acoustic melody is layered with poignant lyrics of a heartbreaking man, collecting loves without a care before throwing them to the wayside…