Concerts

Because it’s punk as hell.

Downtown will get funky.

In theory, the Mesa Music Festival sounds like fun.

She came, she changed, she conquered.

Chance the Rapper is a unique voice in hip-hop.

Just because it’s a weekday doesn’t mean you have an excuse to stay in.

Mariachi Vargas was created in 1897, and that tradition will extend to Phoenix tomorrow night.

Rest in peace to one of the country’s most important songwriters.

Look, we’re not going to pretend that this past week was anything but an enormous shit-show. Nor are we going to pretend that the next four years are going to be a cakewalk by any means. Frankly, all we can do is urge you to be calm, take a few…

Wondering if Sidepony Express Music Festival is worth the drive? Here are 10 reasons why it is.

We all know your time is so valuable, but chill a little.

What a wonderfully wicked mind on the legendary punk rocker.

For an hour and a half, MC Ride got me to forget about the election.

Just because it’s a weekday doesn’t mean you have an excuse to stay in.

There are a few reasons why we really dig November, not the least of which are that the weather’s better and the holiday’s are just around the corner.There are a few reasons why we really dig November. Not only does the weather’s actually get particularly cooler sometime this month (no,…

Here are our picks for the best concerts happening this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Stephen Stills – Friday, November 4 – Musical Instrument Museum For Stephen Stills, 1968 was a particularly good year. Sure, his band Buffalo Springfield had imploded in a mass of…

Gov’t Mule, The Shins, Grouplove, Flume, and Chromeo will headline the 2017 McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which will take place at Margaret T. Hance Park on March 3-5. The festival, which is in its 14th year, will also feature Lettuce, DJ Mustard, Emancipator Ensemble, Bob Moses, Railroad Earth, The Record…

At several points during Cured: A Tale of Two Imaginary Boys by original Cure drummer (and later keyboard player) Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, the author describes situations where other members of the Cure said to him something along the lines of, “No one will mind if you get some help, Lol.”…

A 13-album catalog, sold-out tours, and lyrical themes of existential despair are not what come to mind when thinking about a 24-year-old musician. Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest, however, has all of these and more under his belt. For Toledo, music was always a presence. From his father teaching…

We all had an imaginary friend growing up. Singer-songwriter Erin Fein imagined a recording partner. In 2012, Psychic Twin, led by Fein, released several rapt, evocative singles. These starry-eyed exercises in the shoe-gaze genre, filled with wistful counter-melodies and dark rhythms, were meant to be solitary affairs, a way to capture the…

The Weeknd announced his 2017 tour today, and it will include a Phoenix stop at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Tuesday, May 2. The Weeknd has a highly-anticipated new album, Starboy, coming out Friday, November 25. The singer is coming off a tremendous two years. “Can’t Feel My Face,” a…

Still got some mojo and money left after Halloween weekend? Don’t put away your costume just yet. There’s at least one more night of parties on tap, including a Thriller-inspired shindig at Valley Bar featuring the DJs of Motown on Mondays and Sean Watson’s always popular Halloween affair at Crescent…