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The 30 Best Concerts in Phoenix in April 2017

You really oughta get out and see a concert this month. Brent Cowles – Saturday, April 1 – The Rebel LoungeLast year was big for Brent Cowles. The singer-songwriter and former frontman of Denver’s You Me & Apollo signed to the Greater Than Collective label. He has a new EP...
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The 30 Best Halloween Parties in Phoenix in 2016

Feeling a little frightened? Can't say we blame you, considering the depressing state of the world these days. There's the impending prospect of either a Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump presidency (although the former is rapidly becoming more likely than the latter), the always precarious economic situation, and the fact...
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13 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

We’re rolling into one of the busiest weeks of the year for live music – and its not only because the Halloween party season about to kick into gear. By sheer happenstance, a slew of great concerts will be happening over the next few nights at Valley venues, and every one...
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The 11 Best Metal Shows in Metro Phoenix in August

August. The hottest month of the year, bar none. At Back East Bagels in Tempe, there’s even a super-spicy sandwich called the August 22. But we’re almost through it: School is starting back up, football is around the corner, fall festivals and holidays are the light at the end of...
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The 10 Best Metal Concerts in Metro Phoenix in July 2016

It’s July. I’m not going to go into a rant about how hot it currently is in Phoenix — we all know. We all see the annoying Facebook posts daily of temperature gauges. Yes, we live in the desert. Yes, it’s the price we pay for gorgeous winters. So shut...
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6 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Lots of good stuff to do this weekend as festival season in Arizona comes to a close with a strong finale. This weekend we have Country Thunder down in Florence, and Quail Run Park in Mesa will host two consecutive days of concerts -- FestivALT AZ on Friday and UFEST...
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Heritage Hump Day: 9-Volt – “Stupid”

Every Wednesday is Heritage Hump Day! That's because every Wednesday from now to the end of the year or before someone really big stops us, Heritage Hump Records (a temporary subsidiary of Onus Records) and New Times will be bringing you a limited edition collector's item of a much beloved...
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15 Best Metro Phoenix Metal Concerts in April

April showers? Not so much in the Valley of the Sun. While the rest of the country experiences the fresh air of spring, we are hit with our first wave of hundred-degree temperatures. But that's okay, because the season also kicks off with a bounty of band tours, particularly those...
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Best 13 Metal Concerts in Phoenix This January

The year 2014 ended with a hell of a heavy metal season, with shows like Yucca Tap Room's "Not So Silent Night" ushering in the New Year -- but unlike the insane holiday spending and the snowbird-thick traffic pace, the show calendar isn't slowing down any time soon. I'm aware...
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11 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Weekend

There's a little bit of everything this weekend, including a band called 40lb Vagina. Seemingly all the local bands you're used to seeing playing around town are up at the Apache Lake Music Festival. There is a three-day R&B and smooth jazz festival, the Arizona Jazz Festival. And there is...
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Best of Phoenix 2014: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

Once upon a time, there was a city. It was not the largest city, or the smallest. It was not the richest or the poorest. But this city had a reputation, nonetheless. It was known throughout the land as dry and inhospitable -- heated to unimaginable temperatures for several months...
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KDKB Switches Formats to Alternative Rock

If you tune into KDKB right now -- 93.3 on your FM dial -- you'll hear something a bit different from the classic/hard rock station's usual offerings of Ozzy, Metallica, Judas Priest, or AC/DC. At this exact moment, the local radio institution is broadcasting nothing but wall-to-wall Richard Cheese, including...
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Halloween Guide 2014

Note: All events take place on Friday, October 31, unless otherwise specified. SPECIAL EVENTS Alwun House 1204 E. Roosevelt St. www.alwunhouse.org As if you wouldn't have guessed by the enormous, creepy-looking daddy longlegs spider perched in the front yard, Halloween is sort of a big deal at the Alwun House...
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Readers’ Choice Contest 2014

You, the reader, have spoken. Thousands of you voted in our Readers Poll and chose your favorite places to eat, drink, dance, hike, shop, and generally recreate. Here it is, Phoenix, your choices in the 2014 Best of Phoenix Readers Poll. Let the discussions begin: MEGALOPOLITAN LIFE Best Urban Legend | Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine […]
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Top 5 Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

If it seems like everyone you know is hitting the pavement this weekend for some big festival, it's only because that's exactly what's happening. There's the first weekend of Coachella out in Cali, of course, as well as Country Thunder down in Florence and KUPD's UFest over in the East...