It seems as though everything that Kip Moore has touched in recent years has turned to gold, or — more specifically — platinum. The Georgia-born country artist has had a string of hit songs since 2011, such as “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Beer Money,” and “Hey “Pretty Girl,” all of…
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…
Andy Warpigs Album Release Party The Lost Leaf 3/16/14 Andy Warpigs has officially taken a step up from DIY phenomenon to full-on local rock star following Sunday night’s raucous release party for his debut album, Folk Punk Yourself. The album is an eight-song ode to juvenile humor, drug use, and…
Liquid Sol Music Festival Sportsman’s Park in Glendale 3/15/14 Nostalgia was one of the many themes at Liquid Sol Music Festival on Saturday at Sportman’s Park in Glendale. It was arguably one of the last nice days before the summer heat starts to bloom, and the daylong festival was the…
Iron Chic, Low Culture, Lenguas Largas, Rumspringer Yucca Tap Room 3/14/14 Upon entering the Yucca Tap Room, the famous words of Shakespeare’s Henry V always seem to come to mind: “Once more unto the breach dear friends.” The legendary Tempe bar has seen its fair share of improbable mayhem, which…
Curious as to 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…
The stage is already up, the tents are in place, and the sound equipment is being hooked up. Yep, the scene at Sportsman’s Park next door to the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale is a hectic one at the moment as the organizers of the Liquid Sol Music Festival…
Despite what you may have heard, this weekend’s Liquid Sol Music Festival isn’t just some alt-rock revival of throwback bands. Yes, more than a few favorites from the ’80s (BoDeans, Lovehammers), ’90s (Blind Melon, Fuel), and ’00s (Buckcherry, Train) are on the lineup of the daylong event on Saturday, March…
When childhood friends Marcus Pepperell and John Hamson Jr. formed THUMPERS, they were in need of a musical escape. One dumped, the other fired from his previous band, the London-based duo started putting together songs in pieces, working toward a deeply layered indie-pop that fits somewhere between the Polyphonic Spree…
Mavis Staples can be found in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s traveling “Women Who Rock” exhibit, currently on display at the Musical Instrument Museum. However, the soul icon, who ironically won a 2012 Grammy Award in the Americana category, easily could fit in several of the loosely genre-demarcated…
Country music favorites Lady Antebellum have hit the road, again. The trio of Charles Kelley, Hilary Scott, and Dave Haywood, who have been kicking around the country scene since 2006, are relentless travelers who constantly crisscross the U.S. and are currently pounding the pavement on their “Take Me Downtown” tour…
Downtown Phoenix definitely came alive this past weekend. The various sidewalks were packed with people, activity, and — most importantly — the sound of live music wafting from more than a dozen different venues, nightspots, and locations that comprised the Viva PHX music festival on Friday night. Music lovers, scenesters,…
After a harrowing accident totaled their van and gear in November, the members of Seattle surf-noir quartet La Luz didn’t just feel lucky to be alive. Singer-guitarist Shana Cleveland says the outpouring of support during the band’s recovery came across as a message that a life in music is where…
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…
Viva PHX feat. David D’Alessio, Brian Marquis, Dylan Pratt One Coffee Co. 3/7/14 While rock, pop, and hip-hop respectively blared from other Viva PHX venues around downtown Phoenix on Friday night, the scene at One Coffee Co. was a bit more subdued. Folk artists, acoustic guitarists, and troubadours from both…
Although it was definitely one of the more smaller of the outdoor stages at the Viva PHX last night, I’d be willing to bet the PHX Alley Stage offered, by far, the highest energy and most raucous crowd out of the entire music festival. This shouldn’t come as a surprise,…
YACHT, Nite Jewel, Painted Palms, Bogan Via Viva PHX Crescent Ballroom 3/7/14 Let’s just be honest here: Viva PHX, at its very heart, was an attempt to mimic Austin’s South By Southwest. (Even its promoter Charlie Levy essentially admitted as much to us in a recent interview). And that’s not…
PigPen Theatre Co., Prowling Kind, Dry River Yacht Club, & More Hotel San Carlos 3/7/14 True to Hotel San Carlos’ history as a schoolhouse the Viva PHX lineup schooled the audience in the art of drama (and banjos, but we’ll get to that later). There were a few surprises throughout…
Sir Mix-A-Lot, Blackalicious, MURS, Z-Trip Viva PHX’s Crescent Ballroom Outdoor Stage 3/7/14 Crescent Ballroom’s outdoor stage at the first-ever Viva PHX festival featured traditional hip-hop sounds, an energetic audience and a show stopping set by hometown hero Z-Trip. With the liquor flowing and hundreds of people thirsting for quality hip-hop,…
The Technicolors, Kitten, Pinback and The Neighbourhood Viva PHX’s Central Avenue Stage at Cityscape 3/8/14 While it was expected to be one of the most diverse lineups of any stage at Friday night’s Viva Phoenix Festival, the CityScape main stage offered up rock performance after rock performance. Local darlings The…
Xavier Mosley (a.k.a. Chief Xcel) has always been about the craft. Known as one of the co-founders of Quannum MCs, Xcel has helped carve out lanes for artists like Lyrics Born, Pigeon John, and DJ Shadow. As the DJ/producer half of the legendary hip-hop duo, Blackalicious (which also features the…
Hear that? It’s the clock counting down the hours until your weekend begins and it’s nearing the magic moment known as quitting time. To help the time pass more quickly, you might consider what it is you’ll actually be doing during the next couple days and nights of work-free bliss…
