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4 days ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features two country music stars. June 4GooseThe jam band, celebrating its formation more than a decade ago, will perform new material from its latest album, Everything Must Go. 7:30 p.m. Check website for ticket prices. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W.
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6 days ago | 
phgmag.com | Jason Keil
Summer Cocktail CampBegins June 8, Sundays through August 17PHOENIX magazine’s Cocktail Camp is a spirited, summer-long series that turns Sunday afternoons into mini-vacations. Hosted at top local venues, each event offers a curated cocktail experience led by expert mixologists and hosted by Editor-in-Chief Craig Outhier.
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1 week ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features a Pulitzer Prize winner. May 26Sydney SpragueFear never sounded so good. Phoenix singer-songwriter Sydney Sprague recently released “As Scared As Can Be,” which she describes as the most unhinged song she’s ever written. She definitely has a point.
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2 weeks ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features some musical anniversaries and milestones. May 19Tom JonesPerhaps better known to modern audiences as the guardian angel of the square and proud Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the 83-year-old Welsh singer Tom Jones is cooler than the ’90s sitcom would have you believe.
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3 weeks ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features nostalgic acts. May 12Rilo KileyJenny Lewis has an eye aimed at the past lately. In 2023, she joined Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello for The Postal Service’s 20th anniversary tour.
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1 month ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features the last tour of one of the 21st century’s greatest artists. May 5James Taylor and His All-Star BandTo discover what makes James Taylor’s band “all-stars,” visit the singer-songwriter’s website (jamestaylor.com). Not only can you see videos of Taylor talking about life on the road, but you’ll also have the opportunity to read interviews with the talented members of the band.
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1 month ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Many selfless people, from volunteers to nurses, work behind the scenes to support the Valley’s health and well-being. They may not all have a medical degree or clinical training, but these heroes deserve our respect and recognition. On the heels of our inaugural HH class of 2024, we present this year’s honorees.
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1 month ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
by Jason Keil | photography by Brian MecinasStretching roughly from Highland to Missouri avenues and including everything “between the Sevens,” Uptown is home to beloved local favorites such as the Phoenix location of Changing Hands and the record store Stinkweeds. However, its epicenter is Uptown Plaza on Central Avenue and Camelback Road, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.
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1 month ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Here’s to the late bloomers. In 2015, Arizona State University product Merrill Kelly had five solid minor league seasons under his belt but was getting paid peanuts while waiting to be called up to “The Show.” So, the then-26-year-old flipped the script and went to play in Korea. The rest is history.
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1 month ago | 
phoenixmag.com | Jason Keil
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has described live jazz as “the power of now,” where music is created almost instantaneously through telepathic conversations between the musicians. Due to jazz club closures during the pandemic, audiences have had fewer opportunities to see these melodic conversations. But in the Valley, renewed interest in the genre has created spaces for musicians to connect with audiences where few if any existed before.
