White Denim – Crescent Ballroom – 2/10/14

White Denim Crescent Ballroom 2/10/14 You could say that White Denim has had a great week. They performed on Conan last Thursday, and then they played two sold-out shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. And then they hit Phoenix on a Monday night for a packed concert at Crescent…

Phoenix Rock Lottery – Crescent Ballroom – 2/9/14

What happens when you take 20 well-known (to varying degrees) local musicians, shuffle them around, and give them only 10 hours to start a band? Crescent Ballroom decided to find out, hosting the Phoenix Rock Lottery on Sunday night. Not only was this a pretty damn cool idea, it benefited…

Stone Sour – Marquee Theatre – 2/9/14

Stone Sour Marquee Theatre 2/9/14 Generally, when singers of huge bands decide to launch side projects or go back to rekindle the rock ‘n’ roll romance of bands they started before hitting the big time, it’s because they don’t like having time off, have material that doesn’t quite fit into…

Top 5 Must-See Phoenix Shows 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…

Slapshot – Yucca Tap Room – 2/7/14

Slapshot Yucca Tap Room 2/7/14 As the winds of fate would have it, of all the places for Boston’s Slapshot to land in the Sonoran landscape, the infamous Tempe watering hole Yucca Tap Room is where the Massachusetts straight edge legends returned to the desert last night after a 20-year…

George Strait – US Airways Center – 2/7/2014

George Strait US Airways Center 2/7/2014 How many songs does an artist have to play to make a great concert? 15? That’s pretty sub-par for a headliner, but some acts skate by on it. 20? There are many renowned tenured musicians who operate at that number. With a reputation in…

Young the Giant Goes Uptempo After a Bout of Writer’s Block

When you listen to Mind Over Matter, the new album from Young the Giant, it is impossible not to notice the different energy coursing through the band’s collective vein. With his throaty cries, frontman Sameer Gadhia sounds as if he’s expelling personal demons, and Mind undeniably is more propulsive than…

Top 5 Must-See Phoenix Shows 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…

15 Must-See Metro Phoenix Concerts in February

Without using too much hyperbole, there is an outstanding number of great concerts happening this month — and they represent a wide variety of genres and styles. The offerings ain’t just indie and alt-folk, but also include upcoming shows by rock royalty (Pixies, Cibo Matto), a king of country (George…

Top 5 Must-See Phoenix Shows 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 Must-See Phoenix Shows 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…