In between their Coachella performances, during the week aptly named #ChellainPhx, New York Rock Experimentalists Ratatat performed at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe Arizona. Playing to a nearly sold out show, Ratatat brought fans of all ages, seriously there were several fans under the age of ten seen grooving to the sounds of Wildcat and Lex. Though doors opened at 6:30pm with a reported show time of 8pm and no listed opener it wasn’t until around 8:30 pm until emerging Queen

Keeping with the advent of new festival experiences in the valley, local alternative radio station 93.3 took a swing at festival season with the premiere of FestivALTAZ at Quail Run Park in Mesa Arizona. The lineup, though limited, packed a punch bringing in Coasts, Meg Meyers, Family of the Year, Glass Animals, Panic at the Disco, and Death Cab for Cutie. For those in the valley unable to make there way the 250 miles out to Coachella this weekend, FestivALTAZ proved to be th

McDowell Mountain Music Festival returned for its 13th year, of course 13 tends to bring some semblance of magik as a number, unless you suffer from triskaidekaphobia. Having gone to the last several MMMF's I knew what I was in for. The park, the people, the food, and ultimately lounging in a field basking in the cacophony of rhythms that I'd rather rest too, than groove with. This year was something completely different; there really is no other way to say it than, McDowell

After the let down that was the Coachella ticket release, there was only one response any rational and sane person would have… create your own mini-festival. Often times living in Arizona comes with having to forgo seeing artists, especially in Northern Arizona, however with Coachella Music festival moving to a split weekend arrangement, there were hundreds of artists having to stay in and around the area for the week. What does this mean? Well simply put, the amount of artis

On a surprisingly brisk night, Brooklyn band, White Rabbits, grace their awaiting public at Phoenix Arizona's, Crescent Ballroom. Without hesitation, and without introduction, this six-piece took the stage opening with a new single, "Heavy Metal," off their March release, Milk Famous. When artists are performing new material, audiences often dont know how to respond this is one of those, key moments for a band. For a seasoned ensemble like the White Rabbits, they had no prob

Even a month after opening, experiencing the new venue in town is an experience. The Crescent Ballroom in downtown, Phoenix AZ, was opened in early October, only having a handful of shows at first, during the apparent venue transition, concert promoting company, ) (Stateside Presents) was obviously going through. With a low-lit café bistro attached to the front of the venue, it's easy to pass it by as just another trendy bar, but behind the doors, sits a quaint little hall. S