Concerts

A new month, a new slate of shows to tide you over until the new year. Check out our recommendations, and browse our comprehensive concert listings for more options…

Hope your Thanksgiving was full of all sorts of delicious. Burn it off by dancing at one of these concerts, and check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options…

Is the sign that there are multiple parties happening on Thanksgiving in Phoenix a sign of a city that has come of age? After all, only quaint small towns really shut down completely on Turkey Day, and if retailers have to work Thursday night, why not the employees of music…

Phoenix music seems to breed more weird acts than American Horror Story: Freak show, and the Trunk Space very often acts as its circus tent. Things were odd at the Trunk Space for Man-Cat’s album release from the very beginning. Protesters arrived at the venue early and set up life-size…

There was a moment at the Primus concert last night at Orpheum Theatre when bassist Les Claypool left the stage and came back wearing a mask, joining the droning groove his bandmates Larry “Ler” LaLonde (guitar) and Tim “Herb” Alexander (drums) were maintaining. The audience gave a raucous cheer. At…

Dias de la Crescent at Civic Space Park was an overwhelming success in many ways. But the most impressive might be that the main draw for the estimated 3,500 people who attended the festivities were local bands. Locals playing the park included Phoenix heavyweights Black Carl and Dry River Yacht…

Before we go on to the picks for this week, let’s reflect on the events of this past weekend. Phoenix hosted Dias de la Crescent, a massive outdoor festival that walled off Civic Space Park and attracted thousands (one estimate said 3,500) people of all ages and walks of life,…

In true Slayer fashion, there was no sanctuary for anyone within earshot when the band came through town for a killer show along with Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus this past Saturday night. Yes, some might only assume that Comerica Theatre was overrun with fighting and headbanging boozers and lowlifes. Others…

Crossing our fingers, but we haven’t heard a single Christmas song yet. We hope the holiday hasn’t yet entered your ears either, and to keep it that way, here are six suggestions for great music to hear this weekend that won’t make you want to strangle yourself with tinsel. For…

The crowd at Gila River Arena in Glendale began to cheer before Judas Priest even took the stage. Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” played overhead and the audience, tuned into a frequency only they could hear, knew that one of the most prominent and distinguished metal band of the last 40…

I’m not a Phoenix guy. I am from the great state of New Jersey, and I have been around the block a little bit, and I must say that Phoenix does weird better. The Pizza Underground came through the Rhythm Room with Har Mar Superstar and Candy Boys on Wednesday…

The Black Keys came on stage at US Airways Center last night in front of a light blue curtain with red, velvet stage drapes with gold trim on either side. After the fourth song, during a tension-building burst of distorted guitar noise, the curtains dramatically dropped, and the band launched…

Indie duo Tegan and Sara, identical twin sisters with the surname Quin from Calgary, have toured with their fellow countryman Neil Young and had their track “Walking with a Ghost” covered by The White Stripes. Their connection to their music and each other is clear during their live shows. The…

Shows are in season this week, with a slew of great options for musical entertainment in the Valley of the Sun. So kick back, relax, and get your concert on. We’ve got recommendations for you below, and be sure to check out our comprehensive concert listings for more info…

Saturday night’s Psychedelic Furs and Lemonheads show at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale could have done without one thing — chairs. I’m sure that opinion wasn’t shared by everyone, as plenty of butts seemed to keep those bad boys warm all night long, and when my party stood at times…

Holy Saturday, Batman. Walk around anywhere in downtown Phoenix this weekend, and you’ll find music. With concerts at Civic Space Park, Portland Parkway, CityScape, and all the usual venues like Crescent Ballroom (which has a slew of great shows this weekend), you’re pretty much guaranteed to have a good time…

We don’t blame you if things happen to be a little hectic this month. There’s the last of all those Halloween decorations to remove (not to mention all that candy to polish off), warm clothes to get out of storage, and the whole holiday season only a few weeks away…

Authenticity is a loaded word when it comes to country music. Nearly every modern country act likes to shout out “real country fans” in arenas, even the ones pumping out bombastic party anthems about red Solo cups, shaking asses, and jacked-up pickup trucks. Then there’s the historical struggle of standard…

Sometimes, no amount of coffee or marijuana can help you from lying around a dingy house instead of being able to write. I wasn’t excited about Yelle. I almost considered not going at all. But I’m glad I forced myself to get out because this show was possibly the best…

Another month is on us. The Arizona State Fair has wrapped up, capping off an extremely good concert series with an epic old-school hip-hop show. Gone are the marquee names the state fair brought in October, but November ain’t looking bad, either. Check out our picks below for this week,…

Jimmy Eat World’s recent Arizona appearances have all been special, and Thursday night’s was no exception. The band’s sold-out show at Marquee Theatre was less intimate than last year’s mini Arizona tour, The Rock Lottery, or Jim Adkins’ solo Christmas show, but hearing Futures in its entirety with a two-part…

Queens of the Stone Age began its set a little after 7 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair. To get there, you have to spend time winding through the fairgrounds, past the hordes of children tugging their parents’ hands, begging for tickets to games and rides…