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Tennis performs at Crescent Ballroom, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Phoenix.

Tennis performs intimate set at Crescent

By the time Tennis took the stage, the audience was prepared for an hour of new-age nostalgia. And boy, did that hour deliver.

By Aimee Plante | October 30, 2014

$1 Record Reviews: Boz Scaggs’ 'Middle Man'

In the end, the album art was as cool as the music itself.

By Aimee Plante | October 30, 2014

The Flaming Lips cover The Beatles on 'With a Little Help from My Fwends'

"With a Little Help from My Fwends" features a huge list of guest stars including Miley Cyrus, My Morning Jacket, Dr. Dog, Foxygen and many more.

By William Ruof | October 29, 2014

It came from Bandcamp: The chillwave kaleidoscope of Sparkle Motion

Sparkle Motion, this week's Bandcamp gem, was mined in chilly Flagstaff.

By Zachariah Webb | October 29, 2014

Leighton Meester's new album pulls on fans' 'Heartstrings'

The former "Gossip Girl" star's transition into music is not a disaster, but it is difficult to muster any enthusiasm.

By Zachary Heltzel | October 29, 2014

Hunt's 'Montevallo' blurs the lines of genre

Up-and-coming country artist, Sam Hunt, released "Montevallo" on Monday, incorporating numerous styles throughout.

By Desiree Pharias | October 28, 2014

Taylor Swift grows up like it's '1989'

While the haters will probably continue to hate, Swift’s “1989” shakes them off with ease and delivers fans with a new sound and quality content.

By Samantha Shotzbarger | October 28, 2014

Local band The Senators put new spin on indie music

Local band The Senators unite bluegrass style with a uniquely folk sound, offering hipsters and indie music lovers everywhere a new intellectual twist on an anthem to live by.

By Olivia Richard | October 27, 2014

Tunes for a spooky shindig

Ah, Halloween. The time of year when kids terrorize the neighborhood on a mission to procure as many sugar-laden goodies as they can; the time of year when grown adults wear anything that will distance themselves from their everyday persona (no, you are not a sexy butterfly, we know that.) It's a holiday which we love to get together and throw down the best way we know how: with great friends and plenty of good tunes.

By Katie Self | October 27, 2014

Luke Bryan shakes it for his sold out crowd

Country heart-throb Luke Bryan gave a high energy performance on his "That's My Kind Of Night" Tour last night at Ak-Chin Pavilion.

By Desiree Pharias | October 24, 2014

ASU celebrates 50 years of cultural excellence, community involvement at Gammage Auditorium

Gammage is a hub of culture, a place of gathering for shared artistic experience and a center for a now well-established performing arts school for the largest public university in the U.S.

By Emily Zentner | October 23, 2014

$1 Record Reviews: 'A la Carte' compilation album

I’m so drained from the seemingly never-ending convulsions of the last hour that I don’t think I'll be branching out for a while.

By Aimee Plante | October 23, 2014

Thurston Moore’s new album makes for 'The Best Day'

In his most recent release, Moore hearkens back to many of the stylistic elements that made Sonic Youth so great.

By Zane Jennings | October 23, 2014

Not Beyoncé, but Charli XCX brings girl power to Phoenix

Charli XCX brought a female-powered pop extravaganza to Crescent Ballroom with the Girl Power North America Tour.

By Emily Zentner | October 21, 2014

Dave Grohl really wants you to know he is also a filmmaker

Ostensibly a companion piece to Foo Fighters' new album, "Sonic Highways" is more of a crash course in rock history.

By Zachary Heltzel | October 21, 2014

No reverb! It's time to move on

If we accept reverb as an aesthetic choice that subtracts from direct, lyrical emotion and relies more heavily on atmospheric crescendos to deliver messages, then reverb works in today’s cultural climate — but is it justified?

By Zane Jennings | October 20, 2014

I went to three concerts in three days and didn't die

Experience breeds wisdom, and wisdom breeds sensible footwear.

By Emily Zentner | October 19, 2014

The Drums play to rambunctious, sold out crowd in Scottsdale

After The Drums left the stage, I walked out into the dark to find my car, feeling beat up, like I’d just been in a two-hour boxing match. It was definitely one hell of a show!

By William Ruof | October 17, 2014

$1 Record Reviews: 'Switched-on Bach'

"Switched-on Bach" is the strangest album I’ve ever had the privilege of owning.

By Aimee Plante | October 16, 2014

A glimpse inside the mind of the world's most prolific musician

Not only does Matt Farley produce thousands of tracks per year, but most of them are really good!

By Zachary Heltzel | October 16, 2014

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