6 Best Concerts This Week in Phoenix

Love rock ‘n’ roll? If you live in the Valley, you’re in for a treat this week, especially if you’re into rock of a punk, indie, fuzz-filled, hardcore, or take-no-prisoners variety. This week’s slate of “can’t miss” concerts happening in Phoenix includes band from each of these subgenres, including British-born…

6 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Looking for a memorable concert to check out this week after the sun goes down? Consider any of the following eight options on our list of the best shows taking place over the next several nights, which include such acts and artists as Junior Brown, The Garden, Simian Mobile Disco,…

The Freeze Thawed Out in Phoenix After a Brutal East Coast Winter

Zack Carmichael, guitar player for The Freeze, remembers vividly why the band moved to Phoenix in 2009. “I had just moved to the Cape [Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where The Freeze originated] to join the band in October of ’08. It was a brutal winter, and we were having trouble booking…

Singing Not Just an Act for Gloria Reuben

Over the course of the past 25 years, the world has gotten to view the performing talents of Gloria Reuben on a number of stages. She is a throwback to an era of multi-talented performers like Sammy Davis Jr. and Rosemary Clooney – she acts, dances, sings, plays piano. On…

Mumford & Sons Announce Phoenix Concert

It’s been awhile, but for the first time since 2013, Mumford and Sons are making their way back to Phoenix for a concert at Ak-Chin Pavilion. Fans will have to wait until Wednesday, October 5, to get their fix.  Yes, Alice Cooper once called Mumford & Sons an “offence to…

Forget SB 1070: Prophets of Rage Announce Phoenix Concert

Prophets of Rage — the new supergroup featuring members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill — announced a series of tour dates today leading to a protest show at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.  The group will stop by Ak-Chin Pavilion on…

The Eight Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Looking for a memorable concert to check out this week after the sun goes down? Consider any of the following eight options on our list of the best shows taking place over the next several nights, which include such acts and artists as Junior Brown, The Garden, Simian Mobile Disco,…

Five Best Concerts This Weekend in Phoenix

As we’re sure you’re well aware by now, Phoenix Comicon is happening this weekend, which means hordes of geeks decked out in cape and cowl will be invading downtown. Thing is, they won’t be the only ones getting goofy while clad in costume. Downtown Phoenix venue Monarch Theatre, which is…

The 25 Best Concerts in Phoenix in June 2016

You’re not going to let a little hot weather stop you from going out, are you? Yeah, we know it’s hot, but you can’t stay cooped up for the next five months. You’re gonna get cabin fever at some point, plus there are a lot of great shows happening that…

RPM Orchestra Scores a Unique Soundtrack to Snow White

Short-wave radio, coconuts, dried-out leaves — they’re random objects to most, but for Phoenix-based found-sound noise project RPM Orchestra, they are musical instruments for the group’s next performance. Though none of it is quite as weird as the time they hooked a contact microphone up to a Slinky. Anyone who…

Speedy Ortiz Mixes Grunge With Female Empowerment Activism

Among today’s slurries of synth pop and typical Top 40 trash, who knew a grunge band could still earn so much critical acclaim? Yet Speedy Ortiz does more than just revive sludgy, downtuned riffs with punk attitude. The Massachusetts four-piece are unique, not only because their lyrics are in an…

The Nine Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

How’s your Memorial Day weekend going? D.O.A. – Monday, May 30 – Club Red Seething, agitated and anarchistic, D.O.A. continues to unleash tuneful and frenzied songs, proving they are far from retired. For more than 35 years, the band has unleashed rock and roll tethered to lumberjack toughness and ‘green’…

AlunaGeorge On How She Became A Sneaky Advocate for Girl Power

Besides being a little weirded out by the Grand Canyon State’s liberal gun laws — Aluna Francis, one-half of  AlunaGeorge, is excited for her show in Phoenix at Crescent Ballroom tonight. That’s not to say she’s all that knowledgeable about the Copper State. “Well I know you can bring guns out in…

5 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, but that doesn’t mean live music stops. Check out our picks for live music this weekend, and visit our comprehensive concert calendar for more options.  DJ Mustard – Sunday, May 29 – Livewire DJ Mustard is just 25, but already he’s es-tablished himself as a top…

The Six Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Looking for a memorable show to see over the next few nights? Consider any of the following seven options in our list of concert picks for this week. As always, if you’re looking for even more live music in and around the Valley, be sure to check out our comprehensive…

10 High Country Concerts To Attend To Beat the Heat This Summer

It’s summertime in the Valley, so it’s about to get disrespectfully hot outside. It’s as if Mother Nature herself is telling you to move, so with triple digits on the horizon it seems like a great time to find some cool shows in the Arizona high country and beyond.  There…