Concerts

He got a standing ovation from Simon Cowell.

“People are like ‘I’m this kind of person, I’m that kind of person.'”

From Phoenix and Kendrick to TLC and Metallica.

Hurray for the Riff Raff, Cave Singers, and Jaime Wyatt.

Including Phoenix, Future, and Warped Tour.

“I literally saw Maxine from across the hall and ran up to her like a little child.”

Let’s just say our asses were handed to us.

Including Skating Polly, MarchFourth, and Crizzly.

With nostalgia, it’s easy to step inside and stay there. But should we?

The key? Great hangouts and even better concerts.

Wavves, Sam Outlaw, Modest Mouse, and Fishboy.

A review of their Ak-Chin show — and the setlist.

They’ve always been a band to keep you teetering on the edge.

The all-grown-up boy band plowed through 33 songs in Phoenix.

If you’re up for celebrating and down for anything.

“It’s hard to avoid the shit that’s going on in the world,” Stephen Pope says.

“I didn’t realize how often I felt uncomfortable, even as loud and extroverted as I am, about taking up physical space in the world.”

This weekend is packed. Really packed.

Here’s what we know so far.

No other way to put it.

Meatbodies, John Legend, and Shonen Knife.