Critic's Notebook

The throwback Phoenix outfit are releasing their first new music in 25 years.

From Nick Cave to Fat Mike, these are the men who make rock hum with true heart and emotion.

Can you make it actually rain? These songs may just hold the secret.

The Wild West-themed EDM event is returning to its original home.

Ahead of his Super Bowl LIX halftime show, here are the songs Kendrick Lamar needs to regale the football-viewing public.

From pulverizing prog metal to romantic indie rock, we have all the albums you’ll need for this weekend and beyond.

The club of music lovers has some big plans for the future of arts and culture in and around the college town.

With the 20th anniversary this week, a Phoenix fan explores how Bloc Party’s ‘Silent Alarm’ shaped and informed his own life.

The Phoenix concert/music experience assembled five bands for one night only to make a little rock ‘n’ roll magic.

Be it Phoenix egg punk or Euro synth-pop, here is every album you should have spun in January.

If ASU is going to make it to March Madness, then the team needs this highly-curated playlist of pop jams and reggae hits.

From earnest folk to shimmery synth-pop, we have all the albums you’ll need for this weekend and beyond

As the Phoenix punk scene continues to flourish, here are some non-local records to

Fans of metalcore, hard rock and post-grunge are in for a treat.

The Phoenix-based academy provides music education for students from lower-income families across the Valley.

We spoke with past and present players about how everyone benefits from this event where randomized bands compete for glory.

The prolific and ‘absurdly talented’ Phoenix artist/writer died on Jan. 5 at age 74.

The band are touring the U.S. in support of the forthcoming “Quiet Pleasures” EP.

As a key figure in Phoenix’s jazz scene, The Nash is now better positioned to hold shows and provide education.

The Jamaican-born vocalist, MC and DJ died on Jan. 8.

As TikTok is about to be banned in the U.S., we look at these old jams and pop hits that should have been viral sensations.

The Phoenix duo talk about the placement of their 2022 single “Anxious and Angry” on the HBO series as well as new plans.