Top 5 Concerts in Metro 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…

Andy Warpigs – The Lost Leaf – 3/16/14 (VIDEO)

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 – 3/15/14

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…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

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…

7 Must-See Bands at Liquid Sol Music Festival in Glendale

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…

THUMPERS Turn Teenage Nostalgia into Joyous Deeply Layered Indie Pop

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 Boasts a Half Decade of Musical Gold

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…

Viva PHX: A Look Back at the Downtown Phoenix Music Festival

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,…

La Luz Rebounds After Its Tour Van Accident

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…

Top 5 Phoenix Concerts 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…

Top 5 Metro Phoenix Concerts This Weekend

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…