25 Must-See Metro Phoenix Concerts in May

With the summertime slipping into the Valley like some unwelcome guest that’s gonna wind up hanging around for the next five months (give or take), it would behoove you to start saving up your pennies. Not just to pay the ginormous electric bills you’re likely to accrue with running the…

5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Center for Meteorite Studies Collection So you got a rock on your finger? Big deal. This season we’re skipping the engagement photos and looking at the big picture: outer space. Home to the largest university-based meteorite collection in the world, the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Week

So, it’s May. From the weary looks of Phoenix locals, it appears the desert hell that is a Valley of the Sun summer is about to fall. But fear not, heat-weary Phoenicians: Relief is as close as the bar at your favorite music venue. Here are five shows to check…

Top 5 Concerts in Metro Phoenix 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…

Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

We’ve already given you plenty of options for Cinco de Mayo partying in Phoenix — 15 to be exact. Now we’re dishing five more ways to spend your weekend out and about, from neoclassical ballet to a comic book expo. Mike Birbiglia Nobody does awkward like Mike Birbiglia. The Boston-bred…

The 25 Best Concert Photos of April

April was a great month for concerts in Phoenix. Give credit where credit’s due — Coachella’s proximity had a lot of great acts like Broken Bells, Sleigh Bells, Lana Del Ray, and others coming through the Valley. If you missed any of these shows, that’s really too bad, but you…

5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Get out and about this week with Jackalope Ranch’s top picks for things to do in (and around) Phoenix. Spring Fit Fest Let’s face it, you’re not as fit as you’d like to be. That’s okay, because the majority of the population is in the same boat. It’s easy to…

Top Five Concerts to See in Metro Phoenix This Week

Man, what a weekend, right? After a week of scarily summer-like temperatures in the mid-90s, the Valley gods blessed us with two days of gorgeous sunshine in which the mercury hardly threatened to break 80. Not ideal if you were, say, at an electronic music festival at a water park,…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Coachella? What Coachella? Coachella 2014 is dead and gone, and most of the marquee national acts that have graced Phoenix these fast couple weeks are sadly no longer with us. That said, there is still great music happening in Phoenix this weekend. Here are five shows that are sure to…

Best of Coachella, Weekend Two

Timothy NorrisBillie Joe Armstrong Joins The Replacements Early in The Replacement’s Friday night set, Paul Westerberg welcomed Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong as their honorary member. Armstrong, matching the rest of the band in plaid suits, seemed beyond giddy to be onstage with his idols, joking “Dreams really do come…

Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Jackalope Ranch’s guide to getting out and about in Phoenix this week is here. “Chihuly in the Garden” He’s back. World-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly returns to the Valley with a new exhibition, “Chihuly in the Garden” at Desert Botanical Garden. Whether you’ve seen these intricate, vibrant pieces on display…

Top 5 Concerts in Metro Phoenix This Week

If you happen to be suffering from a bad case of “Post-Coachella Depression” after spending one, or even two, weekends out in Indio, we’ve got a few suggestions on how to recover. First, give yourself a day or two to get your bearings back and decompress from the experience. Secondly,…

Third Friday in Phoenix: 3 Must-See Shows April 18

Third Friday’s here, Phoenix. Here are three shows not to miss tonight. “Sugar Cookies” When one artistic medium overlaps another, the result can be pretty sweet. Such is the case for the spring exhibition “Sugar Cookies.” This mixed-media collaboration combines words with images from Florida-based artist Jenny Odom, who used…

Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Music-loving Phoneicans have been basking in Coachella’s sunshine all week, and this weekend is no different. High-profile acts from the California festival will continue swooping into the Valley of the Sun. It’s a great time to be a fan with disposable income. Local music festivals abound too, from the Under…