Janet Jackson returns to Phoenix for a concert at the Talking Stick Resort amphitheater in a month that also includes Fall Out Boy and a ’90s alternative rock tour with Garbage and Noel Gallagher at the same venue.
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Here’s a look at those and other June 2023 highlights at Phoenix-area concerts, adding smaller emerging staple artists like Olivia Jean, Dirty Nile, and Alex Laheat.
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The spectacularity of the EDM feel goes far beyond dressing up with a mouse head, but there’s no denying the strength of the mouse head. Any moderate user will have to have that with Daft Punk on the short list of the most productive levels. EDM star. Fresh out of Coachella, where he played in the Yuma tent under his techno alias TESTPILOT, he returns to Arizona for a pool party at the Talking Stick Resort.
Details: 1:00 p. m. , Saturday, June 3. The pool at Talking Stick Resort, Loop and Pima Road, Salt River Reservation. $50,480-850-7734, Speakingstickresort. com.
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The acclaimed jazz guitarist rose to fame as a member of Chick Corea’s Return to Forever, betting on “Where Have I Known You Before,” “No Mystery” and “Romantic Warrior. “He then made memorable paintings with the bassist of Return to Forever. Stanley Clarke, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty and John McLaughlin. Dio 4 in two days at the intimate MIM Music Theatre.
Details: five in the afternoon and 19:30 Saturday, June 3; 4:30 pm and 7 pm Sunday, June 4. Museum of Musical Instruments, 472cinco E. Mayo Blvd. , Phoenix. $49. five0 – $69. five0. 480-478-6000, mim. org.
From Mudcrutch’s debut to Tom Petty’s last show on the Heartbreakers’ 40th anniversary tour, Mike Campbell was the biggest right-hand man a guy with Petty’s talent could have hoped to find, a very tasteful guitarist who happens to know exactly what it takes to make the most productive songs shine a little brighter. He has been working with the Dirty Knobs since Petty’s death, keeping the spirit of the Heartbreakers alive as only Campbell can.
Details: 8pm Sunday, June 4. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $35,866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
These New Jersey-based electropop sensations went platinum with 2013’s groundbreaking single song “Take Me Home,” featuring Bebe Rexha, and topped the Billboard Dance Club charts as guest stars on Pink’s “Can We Pretend. “Other dance hits come with “Surrender. ” How to Love” and “Millionaire”. They have also remixed songs for Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Icona Pop and Britney Spears.
Details: 12:00 p. m. Sunday, June 4. Mayan Day
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus shaped this thinking person’s supergroup in 2018 and topped the vinyl album chart in April with their highly anticipated debut album, “The Record,” far surpassing all their individual solo efforts in the process. The album also brought in top scores from several major releases, adding NME and Rolling Stone, which they said “transcend any kind of ‘supergroup’ cliché”.
Details: 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 6. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St. , Phoenix. Resale price ticket costs vary. 800-745-300, price ticketmaster. com.
Led by singer and guitarist Scott Woodruff, who introduced the California reggae project as a solo recording in 2006, Stick Figure became a full-fledged live band after the release of “Burial Ground” in 2012, which topped Billboard’s reggae charts. . . “” Last year’s Wisdom,” their fourth consecutive release on the most sensible of reggae charts. They are joined by Pepper and The Elovators.
Details: Tuesday, June 6 at 6 p. m. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Centre St. $64. 50. 480-644-2560, mesaamp. com.
It’s been nine years since he uploaded a song called “Don’t” to SoundCloud. This led RCA to take her and reissue “Don’t” as the first single from the rapper’s first triple-platinum “Trapsoul” in 2015. Don ‘t’ peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and qualified seven times as platinum. Tiller’s other hits include “Exchange” and “Sorry Not Sorry. “
Details: Tuesday, June 6 at 8:00 p. m. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix.
She has become famous for combining goth and garage-rock as the frontman of Black Belles, whose 2011 self-titled debut album was produced by her husband Jack White of the White Stripes. He has been recording solo albums since “Bathtub Love Killings”. in 2014. Su latest effort, “Raving Ghost” is as imbued with the spirit of vintage garage-rock as his other solo work, from the surf beat that opens the album to the organ braggart of “Don’t Leave. “
Details: Tuesday, June 6 at 8:00 p. m. Valley Bar, N. Central Ave. , Phoenix. $12. 50. valleybarphx. com.
Janet Jackson is one of the most successful artists of her generation with a string of pop hits, from “What Have You Done for Me Lately” to “Miss You Much,” “That’s the Way Love Goes” and “I Want You. “”. In 1990, she is the only artist in Billboard Hot history to get seven Top Five singles from an album (“Rhythm Nation 1814”). The Together Again tour with special guest Ludacris is Jackson’s first excursion in 4 years.
Details: 19:45 h. Wednesday 7 June. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $33 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
This Miami-based boy organization won a five-year recording contract with Sony Music Latin after winning the first season of “La Banda,” then toured with Ricky Martin. His first two albums, 2016’s Primera Cita and 2018’s CNCO, “topped the U. S. Latin charts.
Details: Wednesday, June 7 at 8:00 p. m. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix.
Brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch have been traveling together for a while now, after launching their music career in a band called R5 with their brother, Riker. Atwood magazine praised his first new music under the name Driver Era, “X”, as “a start to his early years in the mega pop organization R5”. They are joined through Colony House.
Details: 18:30 h. Friday, June 9. Table Amphitheater, 263 N. Centre St. $69,480-644-2560, mesaamp. com.
This Mexican singer stood out in 2004 by winning the 3rd season of “La Academia”, after which he was declared “favorite son of Huamantla” by members of the city council of his hometown. He has released 4 albums and participated in six theatrical productions.
Details: Friday, June 9 at 8:00 p. m. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. Resale price of tickets varies. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com.
Caleb Shomo of Attack Attack! introduced Beartooth in 2012 as a separate task. A decade later, he released Trivium, Malevolence and Archetypes Collide to continue supporting Beartooth’s fourth edition, “Below”. Classic Rock magazine praised the album as “a fearsome typhoon of riffs”. of healing ventilation”, while Kerrang! wrote: “It is a record influenced by Sabbath and Sleep, Power Trip and Pantera, and it is proudly displayed”.
Details: 18:30 h. Friday, June 9. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave. , Tempe. $45,480-829-0607, luckymanonline. com.
These metalcore heavyweights from western Pennsylvania have brought praise to the house for their eleventh studio release, 2021’s “The Crimson Corridor,” a brutal display of force as cathartic and intense as career-defining classics like “Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest” and “Liberate. “You ex Inféris. ” Sputnikmusic hailed it as “one of their tracks in years, once again, setting the bar for newcomers to heights that few of them will reach. “
Details: Friday, June 9 at 6 p. m. The Nile, W. Main St. , Mesa. $18,480-559-5859, niletheater. com.
The Houston trio are touring the United States in support of their fifth album, “Intellectual Property,” which recently became their third consecutive release to enter the Top 10 of Billboard rock and select albums. Kerrang called the album “another compelling addition to a discography that manages to bring something new to the table. “
Details: 7pm Saturday, June 10. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $35. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
Butch Vig produced Nirvana’s “Nevermind” and the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” before casting the drummer of Garbage, an avant-garde pop band led by one of the most dominant voices of that decade, Shirley Manson. Waves in 1996, Noel Gallagher in the world’s greatest sense with the most successful Britpop band, Oasis. This makes it a great event for anyone feeling a little connected to the select rock scene of the 90s. You already know who you are.
Details: 7:00 p. m. , Sunday, June 11. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
for king
Details: 4:00 p. m. , Sunday, June 11. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $20 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
NBC’s “The Voice” is an unlikely platform to introduce the global to an artist as provocative as Melanie Martinez, who then made a concept album with themes from the formative years to paint a dark and haunting portrait of the deeply dysfunctional circle of family life in the twenty-first century. The Portals Tour features Martinez acting as another global creature who is necessarily a rebirth of the tight ego he created on his debut album, “Cry Baby. “
Details: 7:30 pm Monday, June 12. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. Solder. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
She might be best remembered in the mainstream for her Grammy-winning triple-platinum debut, “Baduizm” in 1997. But Badu more than fulfilled the promise of this poignant breakthrough, launching the century with “Mama’s Gun” and returning from five years of silence with a two-part masterpiece: “New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)” in 2008 and “New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)” in 2010. He joins her through Yasiin Bey.
Details: 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 13. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $39. 95 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
Pitchfork praised the five-time Grammy winner as “one of country music’s most trusted and empathetic songwriters. “Let’s call it his most productive album since the last one. “
Details: 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 13. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St. $60 to $85,480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts. org.
The celebrated EDM DJ/producer is touring the United States for this first studio release, “Beyond the Veil. “The album features guest appearances from Lights, Vancouver Sleep Clinic and JT Roach, pushing the boundaries of melodic bass and dubstep sound. He did much to pioneer while exploring dance, downtempo, ambience, space, and cross-genre territory.
Details: Wednesday, June 14 at 7 pm. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
The UK-based indie-folk singer stars as Phoenix in this year’s perfect “Big Picture” with Christian Lee Hutson, a soul mate from Los Angeles whose last two albums, “Beginners” and “Quitters,” were produced by Phoebe Bridgers. Hutson is also a guest on the new edition of Lily, a stunning gem that is likely to prove right for the musicOMH. com reviewer that it “delivers a cathartic delight few other albums will fit. ” this year”. .
Details: Thursday, June 15 at 8 p. m. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $20,602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
Leah Wellbaum and her acolytes are touring the United States to follow up with an album called “Parallel Universe” that takes them to tone down the explosive tendencies of their past paintings a bit and more grunge to reveal a more subtle approach, from the somber indie. pop from “Cranium” to the country-flavored name track, without necessarily wasting its edge.
Details: Friday, June 16 at 8 p. m. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $20 to $30,602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
In an interview with American Songwriter, this country singer summed up what he does as “’90s country meets early 2000s punk rock with early ’90s grunge and hip-hop music in the background. “That is fair. Wetzel comes from “Hell Paso,” which reached No. 3 on the country charts last year. He is here with Pecos
Details: Saturday, June 17 at 6:30 p. m. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St. $45 to $50,480-644-2560, mesaamp. com.
This veteran of regional Mexican music topped Billboard’s Latin album charts in 2012 with “El Muchacho. “He was one of three coaches in the first two seasons of “La Voz Kids,” a Spanish-language edition of “La Voz” for Spanish-speaking young Americans on the Telemundo network.
Details: Saturday, June 17 at 7 p. m. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. Resale price of tickets varies. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com.
Elvis Costello
Details: 7:30 pm Sunday, June 18. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $59. 50. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
The Grammy-winning EDM star sent two multi-platinum singles to the pop charts on her debut, “Clarity,” the title track, which featured Foxes, and “Stay the Night,” featuring Hayley Williams. Her momentary album spawned huge success in “I Want You to Know,” featuring Selena Gomez on guest vocals, which spent 4 weeks at the top of Billboard’s electronic/hot dance songs chart. Other hits come with “Stay” (featuring Alessia Cara) and “The Middle. “
Details: 1:00 p. m. , Sunday, June 18. The pool at Talking Stick Resort, Loop and Pima Road, Salt River Preserve. $50,480-850-7734, Speakingstickresort. com.
earth, wind
Details: 7:30 pm Tuesday, June 20. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
This Australian rocker is touring the United States to attend “The Answer Is Always Yes,” a bubbling hit list of pop hooks of the genre that hooked immediately and made her previous release, “The Best of Luck Club,” a welcome return to the golden age of force pop. What makes him even more contagious is the sharpness of his words and the personality with which he conveys them.
Details: Tuesday, June 20 at 8 p. m. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $20,602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
This British singer-songwriter has been included twice in The Rock
Details: 19:30 Wednesday, June 21. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. Resale price of tickets varies. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com.
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The Oregon doom-metal trio is heading to the follow-up to “Our Raw Heart,” whose name and lyrical themes reflect singer-guitarist Mike Scheidt’s near-fatal bout with diverticulitis and a staph infection that followed. Rolling Stone called it “Scheidt’s captivating document of the year,” adding, “A glove of sickness and health, clarity and confusion, the record struggles with mortality and eventually perseveres. “It’s as emotionally heavy as it is musically.
Details: Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p. m. The Nile, W. Main St. , Mesa. $26,480-559-5859, niletheater. com.
Formed in 1987 by a teenage clarinetist named Arturo Macías, Banda Cuisillos is a Mexican band organization from Tala, Jalisco. They are well known for dressing up in local costumes in their level display and album canopy as a tribute to their heritage. Unlike the maximum music bands, they incorporate piano and electric guitar in some of their songs.
Details: Friday, June 23 at 8:00 p. m. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. Resale price of tickets varies. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com
David Bazan and his bandmates will play all the songs from 1998’s “It’s Hard to Find a Friend,” Bazan’s debut album as Pedro the Lion, and 2002’s “Control,” an existential critique of American capitalism expressed in the harrowing story of a businessman with a business who is murdered through his wife. Like all of his most productive works, those albums are nourished by his brilliant narrative and the sense of empathy with which he brings those songs to life.
Details: Friday, June 23 at 7 p. m. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $25 to $35,602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
A four-time Latin Grammy nominee, the princess of Mexican music brings her Piensa En Mi excursion to downtown Phoenix. Aguilar has been traveling since he was four years old with his legendary father Pepe Aguilar. His first solo studio album, “Primero Soy Mexicana”, garnered widespread critical and publicity success.
Details: Saturday, June 24 at 8:00 p. m. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $42. 50 and up. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
The challenge with peak power-pops is that they tend to be lightweight. The Dirty Nile have never had this challenge, swinging hooks with punk intensity while singer and guitarist Luke Bentham shouts the maximum explosive hooks as if he had been lifted on the ground. Chorus of “Sucked Out” by Superdrag. They are hiking with the new logo “Free Rein to Passions”, whose name sums up M. O. Bentham’s favorite.
Details: 7:00 p. m. , Saturday, June 24. Valley Bar, N. Central Ave. , Phoenix. $12. 50. valleybarphx. com.
They haven’t crossed Phoenix since 2017, when the Mania Tour played at what we now call Footprint Center. They are touring the United States on an album titled “So Much (for) Stardust,” which more than one critic has hailed as an opportunity. back to the form that manages to resemble a classic Fall Out Boy but allows for occasional surprises. Recent song charts have been loaded with early hits that have made them heroes of the pop-punk world.
Details: 6:30 pm Friday, June 30. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $49. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
Logic brings its College Park tour to downtown Phoenix with special guest Juicy J and the opening sets of C Dot Castro and Stacey Travis. The rapper earned two Grammy nominations for the four-times-platinum song “1-800-273-8255,” a song whose name is the number of the American National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. His other hits come with the double platinum “Sucker for Pain” and the assisted “Homicide” through Eminem.
Details: Friday, June 30 at 8:00 p. m. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-300, ticketmaster. com.
After occupying the maximum experimental fringe of the black steel spectrum dating back at least to 2019’s “HAQQ,” they arrive at another loudspeaker crusher triumph that offsets the intensity with moments of ethereal symphonic beauty, “93696. “minutes, is an extensive testimony to the enduring purity of his artistic vision produced by a true master of sound destruction, Steve Albini.
Details: Friday, June 30 at 7 p. m. The Nile Underground, W. Main St. , Mesa. $15,480-559-5859, niletheater. com.
These San Diego rockers praised them in 2010 for an album called “King of the Beach,” whose name they controlled to capture the essence of their charm. Thirteen years later, they’re still as strong as ever, as evidenced by the infectious song at the center of “Hideaway,” a 2021 television release on Dave Sitek radio, which DIY magazine hailed as “his most varied collection yet. “
Details: Friday, June 30 at 8 p. m. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $25. 602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
Contact the reporter at ed. masley@arizonarepublic. com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.
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