Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, there are Christmas concerts, New Year’s Eve music events and more. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Tuesday, December 28 at ASU Gammage Chip Davis brings this vaunted musical holiday tradition to Tempe. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 28 at ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe, asugammage.com. Tickets cost $40-$125.50. Injury Reserve Wednesday, December 29 at...
Alice Cooper | Photo by Robin Looy Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. Ska punk, country, classic and indie rock are on tap this week, including Alice Cooper’s annual Christmas Pudding extravaganza. The Toasters Tuesday, November 30 at Yucca Tap Room Ska band The Toasters has been playing its brand of reggae-infused pop-punk since 1981. 2 Tone Lizard Kings and...
Big & Rich | Photo by Tom Frisch Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. A cadre of indie artists hits local stages this week, along with some country music legends and a sultry jazz singer. Julien Baker Monday, November 1 at The Van Buren Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Julien Baker, known for being one-third of supergroup boygenius, performs in support of...
Marc Anthony | Photo courtesy Viva Iquique weblog Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. The fall concert season is in full swing (and full rock) this week, with a spooky jazz show, alt. rock icons, a Latin pop star and more. Primus Monday, October 25 at Arizona Federal Theatre The bass-heavy sounds of alt. rock band Primus boom into town, as...
High Street | Photo by Mallory Turner Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. Catchy alternative and blues-infused rock, classic rock giants, fusion rappers and Tejano music legends are all hitting stages near you this week. Cold War Kids Monday, September 20 at The Van Buren L.A.-based Cold War Kids bring their hook-filled alternative rock songs to town, in support of...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. Everything from gypsy punk and Italian industrial metal to chart-topping country stars and ‘80s Brit pop is on tap for the next seven days. Gogol Bordello Monday, September 6 at The Van Buren Take some Romani music, mix it with some punk rock, and voila! You’re clapping in a mosh pit for alternative gypsy rock...
Music promoters like Charlie Levy took their COVID-19 licks and are ready to rock.
Four Valley venues are featured in the new locally made movie Teenage Badass.
Before Glendale-raised Nate Ruess hit it big as the lead singer of Fun — the band behind “We Are Young,” “Some Nights,” “Carry On” and many more indie-pop bops — his Valley-based band The Format was making waves locally and beyond in the 2000s. Now, 16 years since the release of their last LP, Ruess and the duo’s other half, Sam Means, are taking The Format back on tour this spring for a very limited...
Writer Amy Silverman believes everyone has a story worth telling. “We all have something to say, something to report,” she says. “People are way better writers and storytellers than they give themselves credit for and sometimes what you really need is permission to tell your story.” Silverman gives people that permission during her live storytelling series Bar Flies, which is held once a month at Valley Bar. Each event has a theme and features five...
When Sleater-Kinney visits The Van Buren on November 11, the now Los Angeles-based band brings more than just rock ’n’ roll firepower to the Valley of the Sun. It also brings legitimate star power. Guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein shares center stage with longtime bandmate Corin Tucker, but has greater name recognition due to her involvement on the hit IFC show Portlandia. Along with comedian Fred Armisen, Brownstein wrote, produced and starred in the satirical sketch comedy...
Phantogram has been making waves in the music scene for nearly a decade, boasting half a billion streams, two Gold-Certified singles and a slew of sold-out headlining shows since its debut album, Eyelid Movies, in 2010. The duo, Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, is known for its infectious, frenetic beats and airy vocals that crash into crescendos of synth-heavy catharsis. Its punchy, pioneering sound has led to collaborations with everyone from Miley Cyrus to Outkast’s...
Once Charlie Levy and his team found out that more than 160 different languages are spoken in Phoenix, they knew they had to do something to showcase the city’s diversity. “We were just discussing how there’s so many different cultures and people from all over that live in Phoenix and how little we knew about this,” says Levy, who owns popular Downtown haunts The Van Buren and Crescent Ballroom. Enter Phoenix Unknown: World Food and...
It’s time to bust out the bell bottoms. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock and Phoenix has a handful of celebrations in store – from tribute bands to tie-dye pancakes.