Critic's Notebook

The weekly series is a mix of classic and contemporary jazz sounds from local and touring acts.

Body Language and Obsidian have announced lineups that include Marco Strous, Valerie Stoss, JSTJR, and OGUZ.

Whimsical, heady and well-executed? Yes. The Beatles? No.

“Shady Park was a place that can never be recreated.” EDM hotspot remembered by adoring fans.

The Phoenix punk veterans who maintain a ‘firmly anti-racist and anti-fascist stance’ tackle social issues on latest record.

The longtime hard rockers delivered a hearty set despite a break for the hefty storm.

The rapper is heading out on a solo tour for the first time since 2021. Openers include Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely.

Over 35 nightlife-oriented organizations band together to raise funds and awareness through music and art events.

How the song still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despair.

Trippy, mind-bending records that helped define a genre.

The Nash is bringing Latin Grammy winner Néstor Torres and jazz legend George Cables to town.

Country rocker Red Leather brought honesty and a gunslinger vibe to a sold-out crowd.

The one-person garage band from Bern is going to let his stage persona ‘do whatever he wants.’

The artist, along with many others, shares his feelings about immigration raids across the United States in a new song.

Avant-garde flow trio likes to create in the moment.

Jim Adkins and Zach Lind chat about old venues, cover songs, record labels and what’s next before their upcoming show.

The groundbreaking, multitalented star shares how it all happened and what’s good about desert dwelling.

Tyler, The Creator, Brent Faiyaz and Tame Impala are among the new releases coming your way in the next few months.

Local musician and writer explores moments of his life touched by music.

Hip-hop, rock and dance music are all part of the sound on the duo’s new EP.

This year’s New Year’s Eve event, The Portal of Illusions, is packed with dance music artists like Knock2 and Sara Landry.

Black Sabbath through a prolific solo career – how the heavy metal icon’s music peppered the soundtrack of one writer’s life.