Country megastar Jason Aldean doesn’t front a tribute band insofar as we can tell. An argument could be made otherwise, considering the number of cover songs the crooner has performed and recorded during his storied career. Whether or not fans are aware of it, some of Aldean’s biggest hits were…
When the Mad Caddies take the stage on Sunday, April 13, at Club Red in Tempe, it will be the first time the ska-punk-reggae musicians have played for their Arizona fans in seven years. What can an audience expect after all this time? Well, the Mad Caddies performance they have…
The Red Rocker is alive and well. Better yet, he’s thriving within his own realm, which could appropriately be dubbed Sammyland. The thing about Sammyland is that it’s not a standalone entity. Instead, it’s sort of like a community outreach program filled with charitable efforts, loyal followers, and musical roots…
Even with a storied career spanning more than five decades already firmly implanted in the American pop culture landscape, country music legend Kenny Rogers is still breaking new ground, furthering his achievements, and streamlining his talents. In 2013 alone, Rogers found himself accepting the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, earning…
Bird and Tex are perhaps the only individuals who can offer a firsthand comparison between sharing the stage with both Insane Clown Posse and Toby Keith in the same year. Together, the California-based outlaw musicians make up the hybrid country/hip-hop duo Moonshine Bandits, and in the land of the ‘Shiners,…
If ever there were a band to completely play by its own rules, it is Mindless Self Indulgence. Their DIY mentality has allowed them to develop a following and a musical style that singer Jimmy Urine describes as a, “really cool, crazy art project.” The electro punk quartet– featuring vocalist…
Let’s trip back through time to yesteryear, specifically 1998. Grunge was dead, and from the ashes rose the alternative rock wave of the late ’90s and early Aughts to fill the void. The music industry was flooded by a generation of youths with chips on their shoulders and a knack…
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…
A second round of performers at the 2014 Country Thunder was announced on Saturday, adding to the already packed line-up. Joining headlining artists Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, and the Band Perry will be Thompson Square, Cassadee Pope, Tyler Farr, Easton Corbin and LoCash Cowboys. The four day festival kicks off…
As the legend goes, in 1974 the commercially successful jazz and soul symphony band Tower of Power played a studio session in Long Island on the radio station WLIR. This might have been just one of countless performances in the history of a band that’s conquered the ups and downs…
When opportunity knocks, local rock and rollers The Black Moods are usually the first ones to answer. On Saturday, December 14, at the True Music Festival, the Black Moods will be part of a group of artists ranging from the psychedelic sound of the Flaming Lips all the way to…
Johnny Richter, formerly of the Kottonmouth Kings, doesn’t slow down for anyone. He also doesn’t take shit from anyone. After unexpectedly leaving KMK in mid-October, Richter hit the ground running with a rejuvenated solo career and a new EP, FreeKING Out, set for release December 17. The short and sweet…
The psychedelic and theatrical harmony of The Flaming Lips has stood the test of time. Since forming in Oklahoma City 30 years ago the band has bridged the generations by appealing to everyone from the counterculture of the past to the rave-heavy subculture of today. It seems fitting then, that…
It’s been a long time coming. Music lovers across Phoenix have awaited an event that will truly encompass the diverse variety of today’s most popular artists. On December 14, Salt River Fields will host the inaugural True Music Festival, marketed with the tagline “One day will change everything,” as another…
Big B is the sharp rhythmic voice attached to your favorite songs. Whether the name rings a bell or not, his voice and his musical influence has been present in collaborations with everybody from P!nk and the Dirty Heads,to Unwritten Law, Pennywise and NoFX. No genre is safe when the…
For more than 20 years singer and guitarist Aaron Lewis’ powerful, rolling baritone voice has carried fans on a personal journey into his life through songs of acceptance, consequences, depression, love, and family–both with the alternative metal band Staind and most recently his solo country ballads. Friday night, in the…
The smell of burning incense permeated the air at Comerica Theatre last night as the Almost Acoustic Christmas concert kicked off its annual event. Fans filed inside the auditorium in large groups until the place was packed from top to bottom with energetic country music lovers. The line-up was loaded…
Here’s to the Good Times, country duo Florida Georgia Line’s platinum debut record, is more than just an album title; it’s a promise to fans for a tightly woven, danceable, and good-time rocking theme of country music and party anthems. Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, from Ormond Beach, Florida, and…
It’s that time of year again, and with the holidays comes the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert. A seasonal staple, and one of the more buzzed-about events among Valley country fans, Almost Acoustic Christmas plans on beefing up the artists on the bill this year by featuring up-and-coming musicians Cole…
It’s that time of year again, and with the holidays comes the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert at Comerica Theatre on December 5. A staple in the Christmas season, and one of the more buzzed about events among Valley country fans, Almost Acoustic Christmas plans on beefing up the artists…
Country Thunder fans from across the Valley were out in droves Saturday night to attend the Country Thunder Launch Fest, located in a grass field adjacent to the Tempe Center for the Arts. The first annual Launch Fest was established to announce the lineup for next spring’s Country Thunder, provide…
When Lee Brice finished his hour and a half long set and walked off of the stage at Comerica Theatre, the roar and the cheers from the crowd, along with the standing ovation, were as loud and lasted as long as I can recall in recent memory. Brice fed off…
