Tori Amos | Photo courtesy Amarpaul Kalirai/Mercury Classics
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week we’re focusing on throwback bands.
June 7
Chicago and Brian Wilson
Lake Michigan and the Pacific Ocean meet in the desert oasis of Phoenix for this classic co-headlining tour of musical powerhouses, with Chicago performing with their new vocalist Loren Gold, the keyboardist for The Who, and Wilson playing the songs he wrote with The Beach Boys. $35.50-$130.50, 7 p.m., Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200, livenation.com
June 9
Backstreet Boys
It seems like boy bands are making another comeback, but Backstreet’s back to remind you that they’ve never left. Trust us when we tell you that they still never want to hear you say that you “want it that way.” $39-$129.50, 7:30 p.m., Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200, livenation.com
June 9
Barenaked Ladies, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Gin Blossoms
Now that The Big Bang Theory is over, the Canadian band behind the sitcom’s theme song is hitting the road to perform “One Week” and the other hits from their catalog. And no Valley music fan should miss an opportunity to check out Tempe legends Gin Blossoms in action. $49.50-$125, 7 p.m., Arizona Federal Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-514-2919, azfederaltheatre.com
June 11
Puscifer
Arizona winemaker Maynard James Keenan is once again leaving the friendly confines of Jerome to go on tour with his band. Nope, not Tool. Not A Perfect Circle. Yep, Puscifer, whose 2020 album, Existential Reckoning, perfectly captured how we felt in quarantine over the last two years. $39.50-$75, 8 p.m., Arizona Federal Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-514-2919, azfederaltheatre.com
June 12
Tori Amos
It’s the 30th anniversary of Tori Amos’ breakthrough album Little Earthquakes, a recounting of the red-haired singer’s strict religious upbringing, sexual awakening, and the traumatizing assault as described in the single “Silent All These Years.” Expect an emotional performance when she steps up to the piano bench to perform the track, along with other hits from her long and varied career. 7:30 p.m., $59.50-$99.50, Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix, 602-381-0184, phoenixconventioncenter.com
