Concerts

It’s the weekend. Oh, yesh. We’re pumped to bring your our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix this Weekend. See also: -Eight Must-See Concerts Over St. Patrick’s Weekend in Metro Phoenix…

Marco TorresWill I die getting the best Facebook photo, like, ever you guys?Editor: We have so many questions here in Austin. Here are 50 of them. 1. Will I like the pedicab costumed as The Hulk if he gets angry? 2. Are we all really just in New York? 3…

Photos by Craig HlavatyWell, you actually are missing really good pizza.Awwwww, I know it is a shame you aren’t here with us at SXSW in Austin. I can only imagine the aching and longing in your heart for walking aimlessly and standing in long lines for no reason, and sweating…

“I don’t feel at all that we have made it in the bluegrass world. We exist on the fringe at best,” Yonder Mountain String Band bassist Ben Kaufmann lamented back in 2003. “The bluegrass music we are writing is different than the other bluegrass music that is out there. I…

For Christ’s sake, don’t break any of these commandments this year.You’re going to South by Southwest, right? Or you’re already there? One of those things is bound to be true. Well, we here at DC9 have got some advice for you, and we’ve managed to format it all into the…

Local bands and musicians of a Celtic bent have plenty of reasons for their Irish eyes to be smiling right now, as this weekend is pretty much the biggest of the entire calendar year. St. Pat’s lands on a Sunday this year, which means three straight days of partying and…

If Primus bassist Les Claypool had a bumper sticker on his car, it most likely would read: “I’d rather be fishing.” As much as Claypool likes to create strange and esoteric music, he also loves heading out on the water and zoning out. See also: -Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang…

Did you read Monday’s Onion story “SXSW as Cool and as Real as It Gets, Reports Marketing Associate?” Once again, the satirical site takes aim and takes down its target. South by Southwest mania is upon us, and chances are your social-media channels are already being inundated with dispatches from…

Green Day @ Marquee Theatre| 3/11/13Phoenix is pretty damn lucky. We’re one of three cities to host Green Day’s intimate “warmup” tour on the band’s way to South by Southwest. It’s a rare treat to see a band that came up in the clubs before graduating to arenas pack a…

Holy crap! What a weekend. We had the soggy but stellar Carnaval Eléctrico with Cold War Kids, Hanni El Khatib, Mergence, and more at Crescent Ballroom, the raucous Rampage Fest with Nü Sensae, White Lung, Allah-Las, and more at Sail Inn, and a thoroughly enjoyable but exhausting performance by Matt…

After nearly a decade, Celtic folk punkers Flogging Molly have become a St. Paddy’s Day staple in Tempe. The band’s anthems — “What’s Left of the Flag,” “Devil’s Dance Floor,” and “Salty Dog” — pull double duty each year at Tempe Beach Park, serving both the energetic moshers and the…

Matt & Kim @ Marquee Theatre|3/9/13I woke up Saturday eager to see Matt and Kim. My boyfriend suggested passing some time by catching a movie. Hell, why not? So, off to Oz the Great and Powerful — fucking worst movie I have ever put money toward. Oh, wait, my boyfriend…

Rampage Fest, ft. Dune Rats, Wax Idols, Nü Sensae, Allah-Las, and More @ Sail Inn|3/8/13The platter of varying delights that is Rampage Fest, a collection of SxSW-bound bands passing through the desert, offered a taste of beach-crashed pop-punk, sonically loyal garage rock, and blistering hardcore. Under normal circumstances, bills like…

Carnaval Eléctrico ft. Cold War Kids, Hanni El Khatib, Mergence, Stan Devereaux & The Funky Suns, Diners, and More @ Crescent Ballroom|3/8/13It’s awesome when everything goes right at a show: great lineup, great venue, and great concept. But, as the crowd at Friday night’s sold-out Carnaval Eléctrico festival proved, sometimes…

Soft Moon @ Crescent Ballroom|3/7/13Funny what stray pills you can uncover in a fit of spring cleaning. This 20 milligram of Adderall. A dented Xanax bar. Where did all these Percocet come from? And what’s this red-brown gelcap floating in my desk drawer? So down it goes. It could be…

Dfactor is always writing new songs and like all pop-infected minds, he’s a sucker for self-deprecation and introspective topics. He’s also highly sensitive to the world around him. So if his new single, “Yes & No Girl,” is any indicator, it looks like Dave is in a pretty good place…

We’re just a little bit biased about the best way to spend your weekend here in Phoenix. New Times’ Carnaval Electrico with Cold War Kids, Mergence, Hanni El Khatib, and more, is clearly awesome, but get this: There are other cool things going on around town. No joke. Rampage Fest…

Whirr @ Trunk Space | 3/6/13I don’t want to be a shallow critic, but there’s no denying the Whirr’s firm place in the shoegaze section of the record store. They are knee-deep in the genre tropes: the excessive delay and reverb, the lead guitar doing some twinkly thing while the…

First, a “dumb drummer” joke: How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Pay him 10 bucks for the pizza. Now, our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week…

Brujeria @ 910 Live|3/1/13In 2010, Jan Brewer asserted that “our law enforcement agencies” had found decapitated bodies in the desert along the Arizona-Mexican border. Although undocumented immigration from Mexico does lead to deaths in that region, it turned out that the stories about mutilated bodies were unsubstantiated, another one of…

decker. @ Sail Inn|3/1/13Sedona-based songwriter Brandon Decker bounced around the Sail Inn like a pinball, shaking hands, raising drinks, and grooving intently to the lineup of bands dueling between two stages. Decker’s a humble enough guy, but it was impossible to deny: Last night was his night. The broad smile…

When people ask what kind of music I like, I’m tempted to say, “Good music.” I understand the need for musical terminology, but there’s really too much good stuff to limit what you listen to. It’s a lesson Zero Zero teaches well. Nicole Laurenne and Michael Johnny Walker have the…