Harmonious Highway
This month, chorale groups and orchestras across the Valley will perform concerts that reflect the thoroughfare that music has in our lives.
Schoolhouse Rock
Strumming, drumming and singing — 15 talented student musical acts will take the stage at Harold’s Corral for Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation’s Rock the District fundraiser on Saturday, April 15.
Unearthing Virtuosity
Under Warren Cohen’s leadership, MusicaNova Orchestra has developed an international reputation for its extraordinarily unique and eye-opening programs.
The (Damn) Kids are Alright
Known together as The Damn Kids, guitarist Phil Mazzio, drummer Brock Hauser, guitarist and vocalist Jack Montesano and bassist and vocalist Luke Horton prevailed over more than 300 competitors to win Alice Cooper’s 20th Annual Proof is in the Pudding Music and Dance Competition.
Johnny Mathis: Living Legend of Love & Lyrics
With a career that spans from 1956 through the present day, Johnny Mathis continues to release music today, after a staggering 67 years in the industry.
Patriotic Performances
This month, as we pay tribute to our nation’s veterans, bands, choirs and orchestras across the Valley will perform concerts consisting of some of the songs that help us express the pride and gratitude that words alone could never completely convey.
ZONA: Setting the Stage for Music Discovery
A new two-day boutique music festival — set for Dec. 3 and 4 at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix — will feature a diverse range of national and local alternative, indie, pop and rock artists in addition to highlighting several nearby businesses and vendors.
Concerts of Connection
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography by Norman Seeff [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ike most of us, LeAnn Rimes spent more time at home over the past year and a half than she ever has in her entire life. The singer, songwriter, actress and author describes the feeling that she experienced during her first concert since the start of the COVID-19…
Musical Marathon Man
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Lee Perreira and Musical Instrument Museum [dropcap]S[/dropcap]inger-songwriter Lee Perreira believes that the most significant turning point in his entire life occurred when he began incorporating benevolence into each and every thing that he does. “We may think to ourselves, ‘What can I do to make a difference?’” Perreira says….
Ryan Sims: Hometown Big
Writer Amanda ChristmannPhotography Courtesy of Ryan Sims [dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter all these years, Ryan Sims is still the same. Though his star is rising to levels he’d only dreamed of a decade ago when we first met, he’s still the same humble guy that any girl would be proud to take home to meet their parents. As…
