January/February 2026

Editorial StaffJanuary 2, 2026
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5 Concerts to Check Out This Week (January 12-18) 

Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week features plenty of shows to help you ring in the New Year.

What’s In Your Bar Cart? with Michael Zukin

Michael Zukin makes his own syrups and bitters, invests in premium Japanese glassware and hand-carves custom block ice to take his mobile bartending business, Bitters and Brass, to the next level.

Art Directions: Songs at the Silos

Ahead of the next Mill Music Sessions concert on January 31 (benefiting Tempe Sister Cities), we sat down with Eland to discuss the origins of the series and the evolution of live music in Tempe.

4 Concerts to Check Out This Weekend (January 23-25)

This weekend’s live-music roundup features a beloved Valley music event and full-orchestra sci-fi masterpiece

5 Concerts to Check Out This Week (January 26-February 1)

Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week features Coliseum-filling glam rock and manna for Deadheads.

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Great Escapes: Behold, Big Sky

Montana’s answer to Jackson Hole and Sun Valley is rugged wintertime bliss.

Eat Beat

Dining Review: Sparrow

The owners of Squid Ink and Highball Cocktail Bar peck into Peoria with this genre-bending “American Eclectic” restaurant and bar.

Dining Review: Alden

You needn’t know Rothko from Renoir to enjoy this Modern American upstart at PAM.

Dining Review: Belmont Kitchen & Cocktails

Taking the reins at this tony Scottsdale restaurant, star chef Alex Stratta turns a trip north of the 101 into a pulse-pounding culinary adventure.