Music Features

How local charities benefit from the M3F music festival

How local charities benefit from the M3F music festival

Maynard James Keenan turns 60

Maynard James Keenan turns 60

Max and Igor Cavalera team up for new metal band Go Ahead and Die

By Tom Reardon
Mar 22, 2024

The latest musical project of the legendary — and local — Cavalera music family is stopping in Glendale this weekend.
Madonna at 65: Has her star faded or is she still a pop icon?

By Tom Reardon
Mar 8, 2024

We think about the Material Girl before her concert in Phoenix next week.
Homegrown Phoenix music festival M3F keeps evolving

How homegrown music festival M3F keeps evolving.

By Jennifer Goldberg
Mar 1, 2024

The M3F music festival is back for another year with a new location and an exciting lineup.
Reverend Horton Heat roar into Phoenix’s Rhythm Room this weekend

By Mark C. Horn
Feb 28, 2024

The classic rockabilly band are bringing new music to the Valley during a pair of intimate concerts.
As sales of physical media rise, Phoenix record stores feel the boost

Valley vinyl stores see an uptick in physical music sales.

By Analisa Valdez | Cronkite News
Feb 23, 2024

More people are buying vinyl records, CDs and even cassettes, and local purveyors say they know why.
Olivia Rodrigo’s awful new Crumbl Cookie makes our teeth hurt

By Jennifer Goldberg
Feb 21, 2024

Olivia Rodrigo’s music? Great. Her new signature cookie? Not so much.
Two Phoenix music stars unite on stellar new album, release show

By Tom Reardon
Feb 16, 2024

Blaine Long, a "Voice" alumnus, and Neko Case sideman Jon Rauhouse will celebrate their new LP with a Dirty Drummer show this weekend.
Dicky Barrett and his new punk super-group are Defiant to the end

By Mark C. Horn
Jan 23, 2024

The former Mighty Mighty Bosstones frontman's current project puts him back on the mic.
Can the Eagles’ ‘Take It Easy’ save Winslow, Arizona?

By Sativa Peterson
Jan 12, 2024

In honor of the Eagles' final concerts in Phoenix next week, we're republishing this 2016 feature about the song that made Winslow, Arizona, famous.
Rage Against the Machine’s rocky relationship with Arizona politics

By Lauren Wise
Jan 4, 2024

In light of Rage Against the Machine's announcement that they will not tour again, here's a look at the strained relationship between the band and our state.
Phoenix band Pijama Piyama are the pied pipers of psychedelic cumbia

By Chris Coplan
Jan 3, 2024

Frontman Jonathan Saillant talks about starting as a bedroom project, building stories via music and breaking into the Latin music market.
Use that holiday gift card on these great music-related books

By Tom Reardon
Dec 26, 2023

Got a gift card burning a hole in your pocket? Use it on one of these great music-themed reads.
Meet Phoenix darkwave pop duo Body of Light

By Chris Coplan
Dec 13, 2023

Brothers Alex and Andrew Jarson readily explore the depths of pop and darkwave on their latest, "Bitter Reflection."
When Nirvana rocked the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix

By James B. Mills
Nov 28, 2023

Everything that happened at Nirvana's 1993 concert inside Phoenix's Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Matteo Bocelli brings pop music, not opera, to Mesa this weekend

By Timothy Rawles
Nov 24, 2023

The Italian heartthrob is taking his family's singing talent in a new direction.
Why Tempe band The Maine's latest album sounds different from their others

By Sophia Biazus
Nov 15, 2023

The hometown heroes are currently out on tour to celebrate 16 years as a band.
35 years on, California rockers Oxbow are still slaying

By Tom Reardon
Nov 10, 2023

The legendary experimental rock band are bringing their singular sound to Pub Rock Live.
Moone Records marks 10 years with a two-day Phoenix festival

By Amy Young
Nov 9, 2023

The independent record label is hosting two days of music at two downtown Phoenix locations.
Alt-rockers Mudhoney bring the attitude to Phoenix this week

By Tom Reardon
Nov 8, 2023

The Seattle band's latest album, "Plastic Eternity," has sounds "we've never done before."
Hot new music festival Luna Del Lago draws concertgoers to the northwest Valley

By Jennifer Goldberg
Nov 1, 2023

Luna Del Lago brings together musicians across genres for a three-day event in the northwest Valley.

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