5 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week

The Cardinals might be out of the playoffs, but who cares? The Super Bowl is coming, and in the weeks preceding the big game more and more big-name concerts will come to town. For now, check out our picks, and be sure to browse our comprehensive concert calendar for more…

10 Coachella 2015 Bands We Hope Play Concerts in Phoenix

Yesterday, Coachella released the lineup for April’s festival. Highlighted by three headliners, AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake, the EDM-heavy list of acts has sparked derision and applause, as it does every year and will until the festival loses relevancy. But it got us thinking back to Coachellas past, where Phoenix…

Jack White, AC/DC, Drake Headline Coachella

The lineup for Coachella just came out today, and on top of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday lineups are AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake, respectively. Yippee. There’s lots of hip-hop and electronic music, and indie rock galore. Check out the full lineup below. Which day looks best to you?…

25 Best Concerts in January in Phoenix

The holidays might with over with and done, but its gonna take us a little while to fully decompress, sober up, and allow things to get back to normal. Admittedly, we’re not the only ones who are readjusting, and there’s no better way to illustrate that than the relative absence…

Mesa-Raised Country Trio Lucy Angel Gets Reality Show

Following the path of other Arizona artists (you know who you are) who fled Arizona in search of greener country pastures in Nashville, mother-and-daughters trio Lucy Angel, originally from Mesa, has launched a budding career in Tennessee capital. With it has come the requisite highbrow opening slots — Jake Owen,…

6 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week

It’s New Year’s Eve on Wednesday night. So if you haven’t already, start figuring out where you’re going to be and if you need to wear a suit. Here are our picks for what you should be doing Wednesday night (and Monday and Tuesday as well). Also, check out our…

6 Best Concerts In Phoenix This Weekend

Provided you’ve digested all the Christmas goose and recovered from a wicked eggnog-induced hangover, there’s a whole slew of live music options happening in Phoenix this weekend. So un-deck the halls and put away your Christmas albums, and get ready to enjoy the Phoenix music scene as it shakes off…

4 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Hanukkah’s ending and Christmas is beginning this week, and frankly, most of the Phoenix music scene has gone on winter break. That said, there are a few shows to check out this week. Scope our picks below, and check out our comprehensive concert listings for more options. Local band Watch…

Gilgongo’s 10-Year Anniversary Concert Was As Weird As The Label

There is no better venue for eclectic taste than Trunk Space, but Saturday night’s 10 Years of Gilgongo Records show was extremely motley, even by their standards. This is all due to the refined, diverse tastes of James Fella, who runs the label out of his home. It’s almost hard…

The Final Weekly Blunt Club in Photos

“Whoop! Whoop! That’s the sound of the police!” KRS-One had some major vocal backup on Thursday night at the Yucca Tap Room. As the bombastic boom-bap of the rap legend’s 1993 single, “Sound of the Police,” blares through the sound system of the Tempe rock bar, a horde of close…

6 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

‘Tis the season for something. Whether you unironically don an ugly Christmas sweater and embrace the holidays or spend December bitching about consumerism and the inherent shallowness of modern society, there’s something about the last month of the year you’re doing differently. If you can spare the dough from your…

Fleetwood Mac – Talking Stick Resort Arena – 12/10/2014

“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies” is a lyric I could go my whole life without hearing again. It’s not that it isn’t a catchy little piece of an innocuous pop/rock song. Christine McVie’s lyric is exactly that, but I just don’t like it. I also hate myself…

6 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week

The Thanksgiving-to-Christmas stretch is always light on concerts, since many touring acts take that month off and many fans choose to stay home and focus on the busy lead-up to the end of the year. While there’s not much going on, the shows you do go to will be populated…

Young Jeezy Leans on Older Music at Concert, but Who Cares?

Young Jeezy’s performance at downtown Phoenix’s The Pressroom Saturday night was absolutely stunning. Almost a decade after his major label debut Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, the 37-year-old Georgia based rapper with the raspy voice is still one of the most entertaining performers in the game. Jeezy is one…