Music Festivals

Music Fests Like Coachella Drive Concert Sales to New Heights

SxSW: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Did you read Monday's Onion story "SxSW as Cool and as Real as It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate?" Once again, the satirical site takes aim and takes down its target. South by Southwest mania is upon us, and chances are your social-media channels are already being inundated with dispatches from ... More >>

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Ian Traas With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularit ... More >>

25 Gorgeous GIFs from Lollapalooza 2012

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Reed Fischer Ready for some GIFs? To quote Ozzy Osbourne, "I can't fucking hear you!" I said, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME GIFS?! This past weekend's running of Lo ... More >>

Los Tigres del Norte, Joey DeFrancesco Trio, and Lollapalooza Over the Weekend

Los Tigres del Norte @ Wild Horse Pass With a career that's spanned four decades, immensely popular norteño group Los Tigres del Norte has plenty of practice making Grammy-award winning music. So when I say last night's show was riveting, electric, compelling, or any other positive adjective I've ... More >>

Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions

BY ERIK THOMPSON The 2012 installment of Lollapalooza has thus far brought the requisite extremes, in terms of performances and potent weather. A two-hour delay cut through the middle of Saturday's entertainment at Chicago's Grant Park, and a good many people were wishing they had just the record h ... More >>

James' Tim Booth On Why Coachella Kicks (The Old) Lollapalooza's Ass

Over the past 30 years, alternative Britpop rockers James have been one of the most underrated bands to come from Manchester. Having toured across the globe and played some of the biggest festivals in the world, frontman Tim Booth knows a thing or two about what makes a show great, which is why he l ... More >>

Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Seven Awesome Things About The Gathering of the Juggalos

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>

Lollapalooza Chile Announces Solid Lineup

​The lineup for the first annual Lollapalooza in Chile has been announced, according to Consequence of Sound.The Killers, Jane's Addiction, and Kanye West are among some of the top names on the artist roster. Other big names include The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, The National, Cold War Kids, Devand ... More >>

Got Your Bach

Local musicians pay heed to sonic master

5 New Years Resolutions for the Phoenix Music Scene

She's a beaut, isn't she?​2010 sure was a fickle beast at times. A Kanye West album was top dog, a Canadian teenager ruled the world and a bunch of bands decided to boycott Arizona. But enough looking into the past, it's time to look towards a fresh, new 2011. What better way to get the juices flo ... More >>

Mark Your Calendars: Festival Announcements Galore

Feather headdresses were the hot accessory of 2010 music festivals.​While music festival season is pretty much wrapped up for the year up, there's still plenty to get excited about since next year's festivals are being planned.Announcements have been rolling out one after another this past week. B ... More >>

Lollapalooza to Go International in Chile

​Lollapalooza has expanded to Chile, according to Billboard.Perry Farrell's music festival will be going down at O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile for the first time on April 2 and 3, 2011. This will be the first time that Lollapalooza has ever gone international. Presumably Chile got the honor in ... More >>

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

Rockstar Energy's Uproar Festival @ Tempe Beach Park

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Toby Keith, Summer Softball Splash, Deceased, and Lollapalooza 2010 Over the Weekend

Toby Keith at Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre on 8/8/2010 I have to admit I went to Toby Keith's show at Cricket only partially to hear classics like "Should've Been A Cowboy" and "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Sure, it's always nice to hear Toby belt out his Blue Collar anthems, and, yes, Toby has a ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2010: All Your Festivals Belong to GaGa

​ There are people who just don't like music festivals. It won't matter who's on the bill or whether the show is in the middle of the desert or the center of a city; they're just not interested in seeing bite-size sets crushed by an often bikini topped mob. Don't get me wrong, I understand. I hadn ... More >>

Five Reasons Phoenix Shouldn't Miss Lilith Fair

Arizona Republic's "Best Music Festival:" Now Accepting Nominations for Festivals that Did Not Actually Happen

​I really should stop beating on the Arizona Republic's "Reader's Choice" poll -- poorly conceived and executed though it may be. However, a reader just pointed out two other real gems in the "best annual music festival or event" category.Go down this list and pick out which two festivals didn't a ... More >>

The Fast and the Bi-Curious

Punk-rock flick showcases Blink-182, NOFX, and . . . Katy Perry?

The Big Event

The Big Event

Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

Austin City Limits Jumps on Festival Bandwagon, Announces Lineup

Austin City Limits: recycling this year's festival headliners so you don't have to The lineup for the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced and it is teeming with top-notch talent. The Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band round out the top slots of Outside Lands Lollapa ... More >>

Outside Lands Festival Dubs Beasties, Pearl Jam Worthy Headliners

Pear Jam is set to rock it on out at this year's Outside Lands FestivalAs we all eagerly await the set times to be announced for this weekend's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival announced its initial lineup. The headliners for the second edition of th ... More >>

At SxSW, Phoenix Bands Kinch, Miniature Tigers, The Stiletto Formal, and More Make Their Mark

SxSW Wrap Up

Whether you're trying to put back together the memories you made after being hit by the speeding truck that was this weekend's SxSW music festival or you're a local who couldn't make the trip, we've got all the slide shows and articles to catch up on what you missed. This is South by Southwest 2009 ... More >>

SxSW, Twilight, TequilaAZ and Chicks With Picks Over the Weekend

SxSW Wrap Up Whether you're trying to put back together the memories you made after being hit by the speeding truck that was this weekend's SxSW music festival or you're a local who couldn't make the trip, we've got all the slide shows and articles to catch up on what you missed. This is South by So ... More >>

SxSW 2009: Sunday

Attention, all Phoenicians unable to attend SxSW this year: Don't worry. Sure, it's not as good as standing inches away from your favorite band in a trendy Austin club, but we've got the coverage to keep you satisfied. Scenes from South by Southwest We've got some images from around town (that to ... More >>

SxSW 2009: Friday

Attention, all Phoenicians unable to attend SxSW this year: Don't worry. Sure, it's not as good as standing inches away from your favorite band in a trendy Austin club, but we've got the coverage to keep you satisfied. Mark C. AustinThe Von Bondies South By Southwest, Day Two In Photos The action c ... More >>

From BFE to PHX

Quirky music fest lands at Cricket

Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution helps Chris Cornell find nostalgia and camaraderie

Vans Warped Tour in Photos

Farrell's Pet Cause

Not just cool — Global Cool

New Times DJ Competition

They'll drop it like it's hot. And it is

New Times DJ Competition

Check out the finest in spins

Crunk and Disorderly

Hunting for rapture in the live music capital of the world

The Vans Warped Tour

Long-standing Lollapalooza knockoff rages on

Best Alternative Radio Station

KEDJ-FM 106.3/100.3

Dude Raunch

All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

Follow My SxSW Antics on Twitter

Having being driven to the brink of insanity by computer problems, and considering there will be about 10 Arizona bands playing SxSW today, we're going to switch tactics. twitter.com/martincizmar I'll post pics, mini reviews and the like from SxSW this week, then probably use the account as an ... More >>

Growing Pains

After 13 years, SXSW remains Austin's greatest/worst display of self-love

Ladies First

Lilith Fair returns with a more eclectic sequel

You Go, Girls!

Snoop Doggy Dogma

Sarah, Smile

Can Sarah McLachlan's creativity survive a bout with happiness?

Wushu Clan

Texas Flood