David Hudnallīy villunderlondon/ CC BY-ND 2.0, via Flickr Playboi Carti at Mesa Amphitheatre on Thursday, November 4, on the Coca-Cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium, 500 East Veterans Way in Tempe. Tickets are $23 for her performance at 8 p.m. Sasami Ashworth, a former Cherry Glazer member who makes music heavy with synths, reverb, and hushed vocals under the name SASAMI, opens. In some places, the record evokes the ecstatic art-rock of Kate Bush elsewhere, as on “Be Sweet,” you might think you’re hearing a long-lost ’80’s-era Madonna dance-pop jam. The moody, mournful tones have been replaced by something more playful, percussive, and orchestral (Zauner worked with a variety of collaborators on Jubilee, including Alex G, Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum, and Crying’s Ryan Galloway). And the new Japanese Breakfast record, Jubilee, which dropped in June, is an adventurous departure from Zauner’s previous sound. An essay about her mother’s death was published in the New Yorker in 2018 and later became a memoir, Crying in H Mart, which was released earlier this year. She has since revealed herself to be someone with far more eclectic interests and talents. Michelle Zauner surfaced on the scene back around 2016 with a pair of sturdy, shoegaze-inflected indie-rock records released under the name Japanese Breakfast. Peter Ash Lee Japanese Breakfast at Sun Devil Stadium Bad Suns and My Kid Brother open the 7:30 p.m. Fans of UFOs and tales of unrequited love can see AVA at The Van Buren, 401 West Van Buren Street, on Wednesday, November 3.
The final result has largely appeased critics and longtime fans alike, breathing new life into a group that fell into a creative rut after 2007's I-Empire. On Lifeforms, Tom DeLonge made a conscious effort to return to his band's earlier sound while incorporating some new elements like punk and hardcore.
Matthew KeeverĪngels And Airwaves - the interstellar art-rock outfit started by a founding member of the pop-punk outfit blink-182 - just released its first new record since 2014. Supported by Killswitch Engage and Fever 333, the nonet will bring its annual Knotfest Roadshow - a mini-festival for metalheads around the world that was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic - to Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 North 83rd Avenue, on Tuesday, November 2.
Birthed in Des Moines, Iowa, and fronted by Corey Taylor and his signature growl, the masked rockers have been a staple in the metal and hardcore scenes for decades. Roadrunner Records Knotfest Roadshow at Ak-Chin Pavilionįor the better part of 30 years now, Slipknot has represented the bitter bucolic. It's something to keep in mind during one of the biggest months for live music locally. (Details about even more music events happening in November can be found over on Phoenix New Times’ online concert calendar.)Īs y’all are likely aware by now, the Delta variant is still a danger and the biggest venues in town are requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test result to attend shows. In other words, metro Phoenix’s concert scene will be heating up as temperatures are cooling down. Masked metal band Slipknot is also bringing its festival-like Knotfest Roadshow to Ak-Chin Pavilion, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin will co-headline a night of Latin pop at Glendale’s Gila River Arena, and $uicideboy$ will headline a big night of hip-hop at Rawhide Event Center in Chandler. Over the next several weeks, scores of memorable shows are scheduled to take place, including gigs by such high-profile artists Elvis Costello, Playboy Carti, Harry Styles, Andrew McMahon, and Thundercat. November will be a month to remember in the Valley when it comes to concerts.