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Music The PHiXLargest Free Music Festival in the Southwest Returns to Mesa This Weekend

Jr De ChavezApril 12, 2023

The sixth annual Mesa Music Festival is making a major post-pandemic comeback. After a three-year hiatus, the free-to-the-public, three-day festival returns to downtown Mesa Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15. A truly jam-packed weekend, the event will feature more than 200 performances by local and international artists and offers food and art from local vendors along the block of Main and MacDonald streets. The festival has a freewheeling structure, where attendees can hop from...

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The PHiXCoachella (Sort Of) Comes to Phoenix

Jason KeilMarch 16, 2023

The 2023 edition of Coachella, which takes place in Indio, California, on April 14-16 and April 21-23, is sold out. It’s always sold out. Fortunately for local music fans, the festival’s lower-card bands – and, sometimes, headliners – often take advantage of the one-week lull between their weekend performances to do a quick show in Arizona. Coachella “runoff,” if you will. If you can’t make it to Indio, here’s a quick glimpse of the best...

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The PHiXInnings Festival Steps Back Up to the Plate

Jason KeilJanuary 13, 2023

One spring event in the Valley hits everyone’s sweet spot: Innings Festival. Since 2018, baseball legends and music fans have converged for some rock ’n’ roll fun (inningsfestival.com). But which acts stand out in the lineup? Here’s our list of the performers who we think will hit it out of the park at Tempe Beach Park on February 25 and 26. HOME RUN Green Day The ’90s band, which headlines Saturday’s lineup, brought punk into...

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The PHiXNeil Frances vs. Neal Francis: A Who’s Who of M3F 2023

Madison RutherfordNovember 1, 2022

M3F mainstage | Photo by Jason Siegel Photography Arizona’s premier homegrown music festival has announced the lineup for its highly anticipated 18th year. Slated to be held at Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix on March 3 and 4, M3F is a nonprofit festival with 100 percent of its proceeds going to local charities. Last year’s event garnered a record $1.2 million. In addition to announcing an eclectic lineup incorporating established and up-and-coming indie, pop, R&B...

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The PHiXInaugural ZONA Music Festival Announces Lineup of Celebrated Local and National Acts

Madison RutherfordAugust 24, 2022

A new music festival featuring a diverse medley of local and national alternative, indie, pop and rock artists is coming to Downtown Phoenix this December. Presented by local promoter Psyko Steve and nonprofit organization Downtown Phoenix, Inc., the two-day boutique fest will take place Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 at Margaret T. Hance Park. The event was officially announced this morning at a press conference in Downtown Phoenix, which featured remarks from Phoenix...

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The PHiX5 Concerts to Check Out This Week (March 7-13)

Jason KeilMarch 7, 2022

Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, we focus on shows and festivals in the East Valley. March 7 The English Beat The influential ska band, known for the hits “I Confess,” “Save It for Later,” and “Mirror in the Bathroom,” will kick off the U.S. leg of their “Still Can’t Stop It” tour in Tempe. 7:30 p.m., $34, Marquee...

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The PHiX5 Concerts to Check Out This Week (February 28-March 6)

Jason KeilMarch 2, 2022

M3F | Photo by Silky Shots Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week has legendary headliners, both local and national. February 28 Gary Numan Perhaps best known for the single “Cars,” this synth-pop pioneer has inspired everyone from Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor to Jack White. 8 p.m. $30. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. 2nd Ave., Phoenix, 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com. March 2 Scary Kids Scaring Kids...

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The PHiX2022 M3F Lineup Drops: Zhu, Leon Bridges Headliners

Craig OuthierOctober 6, 2021

Home-grown Valley music fest pivots to R&B, electronica.

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2021 Best of the Valley Lifestyle & EntertainmentLifestyle & Entertainment Staples for 2021 Best of the Valley

Editorial StaffJuly 6, 2021

Best of the Valley Editors' picks of festivals, museums, live music and yoga.

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The PHiXHay Day Music Fest Comes to Downtown Tempe

Madison RutherfordSeptember 6, 2019

Restaurateur Julian Wright says the Mill Avenue music scene had a heyday in the ‘90s, when Hayden Square Amphitheater would host national touring acts like Phish. Wright, who owns Pedal Haus on Mill Avenue, is reviving the intimate outdoor venue and Tempe’s music scene with a one-day music festival aptly named Hay Day Music Fest. The event will take place on Saturday, September 28 from 2 to 11:30 p.m. The lineup was handpicked by Wright,...

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MusicLost Lake Festival Highlighted the Best of Phoenix

Nikole TowerOctober 23, 2017

Phoenix has successfully survived its first full-sized music, arts and culinary festival. Lost Lake Festival took over Steele Indian School Park Friday through Sunday with performances from Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Major Lazer and more. It modeled Superfly’s other events like Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, but there was an obvious emphasis on highlighting Arizona’s unique culture.

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MusicLost Lake Festival Day Two

Nikole TowerOctober 22, 2017

The second day of Lost Lake Festival began a little slow like the day before, but it quickly picked up as more big name artists like Kongos, The Roots and The Killers. Three different local artists were showcased and I explored more of the park including The Lost Playground after dark and Found: The Lost Lake Marketplace.

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MusicLost Lake Festival Day One: Lost in the Valley of the Sun

Nikole TowerOctober 21, 2017

The first day of the Lost Lake Festival kicked off on Friday afternoon. The crowd was slow to trickle in, but by the time the sun was going down the park was swarming with people dressed in Coachella-inspired garb. Lost Lake proved to be much more than a concert line up. Superfly, the organizers of this event, welcomed local chefs, artists and shop owners to contribute in the experience of getting “lost in the Valley of the sun.”

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MusicKongos, BROODS, Odesza on Lost Lake Music Festival

PMInternOctober 13, 2017

Lost Lake Music Festival, presented by the makers of Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, starts in just one week, taking place at Steele Indian School Park from Oct. 20-22. The festival will be headlined by Chance the Rapper, The Killers and Odesza. PHOENIX got the chance to speak with Danny Kongos of Kongos, Georgia and Caleb Nott of BROODS and Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight of Odesza about the upcoming fest.