Music Festivals

The Shins, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/22/13

The Shins @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/22/13It's been 10 years since McDowell Mountain Music fest got started, and nine since Natalie Portman, as the prototypical "manic pixie dream girl" stated that The Shins would "change your life." In that time, McDowell Mountain ... More >>

McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2013 Announces Local Lineup Featuring Kongos, Fayuca, and More

McDowell Mountain Music Festival's 2013 lineup, featuring The Shins, The Roots, Deer Tick, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, and more, has expanded to include a host of local Phoenix-based acts. The weekend festival will now Kongos, Mergence, Banana Gun, Fayuca, The Veragroove, Yellow Minute, Decker, and ... More >>

Reality TV Show Warped Roadies Sweats it Out in Phoenix Tonight

Touring around the country for two months to set up and break down Warped Tour almost every night sounds like a nightmare, especially in a place like Phoenix where the heat isn't doing anybody any favors. Being a part of the road crew is a tough job, yet the stars of Fuse's Warped Roadies behind the ... More >>

Bounce Music Festival @ Mesa Amphitheatre

Forget the S.S. Coachella; Now There's a Music Festival on a Plane

Someone has taken concert creativity to a whole new level. I can't decide if they're an idiot or a genius, but their idea is definitely ridiculous; so much so that I'm set on believing it's just not cool. An announcement was made yesterday that the first in-flight music festival will take place ... More >>

Crowdsourced: Fans Beat the Heat at Vans Warped Tour 2012

See also: Valley Bands Sweat it Out on Warped Tour Stages See also: Vans Warped Tour 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Auto-Tuned See also: Warped Tour 2012, Camelback Ranch Baseball Stadium, 6/28/12 Yesterday was my first Warped Tour in eight years. A lot has changed, though oddly enough, Anti-Flag ... More >>

Valley Bands Sweat It Out on Warped Tour Stages

Country Thunder @ Canyon Moon Ranch

McDowell Mountain Music Festival

The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2010: Everything That Rises Must Converge

Look! It's the Cribs (and that guy who used to be in the Smiths)!​Lollapalooza 2010 on Sunday was a little off from the other days from the start.  At the begininng of the day, it looks like the elements were going to ruin the day with a nasty storm running through downtown Chicago.  Th ... More >>

The Summer Set Gears Up For (Go Figure) a Busy Summer with Hot Topic In-Store Appearance and Vans Warped Tour

The Summer Set: Their bikes could beat up your bikes​Fresh off a successful run on the AP Tour this spring, Scottsdale pop rockers the Summer Set are not slowing down. The band returns to the road this week as part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. The genre-bending mega-festival kicks off this Frid ... More >>

Bonnaroo Video and Audio Footage

The Avett Brothers at Bonnaroo. Photo by NPR.​If you dared to log on to Twitter this weekend, you undoubtedly saw the onslaught of not only massive amounts of Tweets on the start of the World Cup, but also on the Bonnaroo Festival that you were not at.There's nothing like a constant influx of inst ... More >>

Scratching the Surface

Nicky's Week, Bonnaroo Buzz and National Candy Month in Today's Eater's Digest

http://lauriebot.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?  Nicky's Week This week is Nicky's Week at all RA Sushi locations. One-hundren percent of the proceeds from select food and beverage items on the RA menu will be don ... More >>

Valley Bands Performing at South by Southwest

South by Southwest Mesa

Austin-bound Miss Derringer pass through Hollywood Alley

Landmine Marathon Preps for Album Release, SxSW Appearance

Lilith Fair Returns...Does Anyone Care?

Sarah McLachlan​Back in the late 90's, when grrrl power was all the rage, and artists like Paula Cole and Sarah McLachlan actually sold records, an all-female music festival like Lilith Fair was a great idea--especially to modern-day hippies who flocked to the shows. Nowadays, the most pop ... More >>

Tempe Music Fest 2009: How 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock, All-American Rejects and Shiny Toy Guns Rocked Us

Photos By Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots from Tempe Music Festival. This weekend Tempe Music Fest 2009 united us once again from scattered Valley citizenry to one cohesive force bent on rocking the hell out. This year Fergy and My Chemical Romance got traded in for straight ahead rock-'n'-rollers ... More >>

Hoping to See Kid Rock and Ride the Light Rail Home? Fear Not

Fear not, Festival goers! Valley Metro has your back...for two nights.For an unprecedented third time since its December launch, the Metro Light Rail will be extending its hours to accommodate those patrons of the Tempe Music Festival (April 3rd & 4th) hoping to catch either night's later ... More >>

A New Way to Tell Who Was Buzzing at SxSW

If you are like most people reading about SxSW on every blog out there, it can be a bit overwhelming. But that is nothing compared to how overwhelming it can be to actually be at a festival where 300 bands are playing at every minute (how many stages does Coachella or EdgeFest have going at any one ... More >>

SxSW 2009: Thursday

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. Twitter Music Editor Martin Cizmar has been uploading twit pics of Phoenix band ... More >>

March 19 In Blogs: SxSW, Geordie's, Doug Grant and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:  Valley Fever:Sheriff's Office Still Won't Release 2008 Report on Deputy I ... More >>

Pandy Raye on the Chicks with Picks Music Festival

Sexy Peel

California burlesque gang gussies up, strips down

Miniature Tigers

Tiger's tale

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester Tennessee

Tempe Music Festival celebrates local bands while welcoming hometown heroes Gin Blossoms and The Meat Puppets

Random Acts: P.D.A. at Chuggin’ Monkey

House of Dance

Spin-win situation

Fish On

Les Claypool stays alive by swimming through subcultures

Your Government at Work

A quick music roundup

Coachella lowdown, plus new local showcase

Letters

Letters from the week of September 23, 2004

Projekt Revolution Tour

Linkin Park's festival-style show still standing after Lollapalooza's summer bummer

Austin Translation

A Phoenix passport to South by Southwest

Wake and Bake

On Ozzfest's second stage, sweltering morning sets are part of the routine

Austin, We Have a Problem!

What happens when you cram too much music into one city and two pairs of eardrums? Nothing, if you move too fast to hear it all.

She's the One

Local songstress gets ready to do business with the high and mighty

Night & Day

Night & Day

May 28 - June 3, 1998

Lone Star Trek

Revolver goes to SXSW for music and free major-label beer

Miller's Crossing

The Old 97's form from wreckage of musical mishaps

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

South by Whatever

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week