Click to enlarge Counting Crows are scheduled to perform at the Arizona Federal Theater on Sunday, September 12th. Red light management It will be a busy weekend for concerts in the Valley. Alt-radio favorites Counting Crows, rock icon Pat Benatar, Latin / reggaeton artist De la Ghetto and country queen Wynonna Judd all have shows from Friday September 10 through Sunday September 12 in the Phoenix metro. Meanwhile, the Arizona Hip Hop Festival will kick off the first of several seasonal editions, local radio station Mega 104.3 is celebrating its 20th anniversary, reggae rockers Slightly Stoopid will perform at the Mesa Amphitheater, and Mega Ran is bringing some of its fellow geek rappers to the rebel lounge. Details on each of these events can be found below. For even more live music around the valley, check out the Phoenix New Times online concert calendar. Keep in mind, however, that the delta variant of COVID-19 is currently a growing threat and venues will be crowded with people for many events. If you want to participate, we recommend that you take precautions such as wearing masks or observing social distancing. click to enlarge Slightly Stoopid is visiting the valley this weekend. Slightly Stoopid Slightly Stoopid at the Mesa Amphitheater In a culture that tends to pigeonhole practically everything for convenience, Slightly Stoopid defy any notion of simple categorization. They even defy their own branding with a nifty combination of reggae, funk, hip-hop, rock and punk that is far from what their goofy name suggests. In contrast to other bands who do not dare to go beyond their self-imposed limits, Slightly Stoopid willingly and often even wander into varied terrain and can be taken wherever their muse takes them. Her current summer tour will take her on Friday, September 10th, together with reggae rockers Fortunate Youth and The Elovaters to the Mesa Amphitheater, 263 North Center Street. The local band Katastro opens the show, which starts at 4:45 p.m. Tickets are $ 59. Lee Zimmerman The Atomic Punks at the Marquee Theater For nearly 30 years, the Atomic Punks have paid tribute to the early Van Halen (like the David Lee Roth years). They’re bringing their show to the Marquee Theater, 730 North Mill Avenue in Tempe on Friday, September 10th. If you feel like running with the devil, the doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. The local hard rock cover band Drop Diesel and the tribute acts Public Enemy # 1 (Mötley Crüe), AZ-Z Top (ZZ Top) and Surrender: The Cheap Trick Experience will open the evening. The cost is $ 22 for general admission or $ 32 to $ 37 for a balcony seat. Jennifer Goldberg click to enlarge Nerd alarm: Mega Ran (far left), MC Lars (middle-left), MC Frontalot (middle-right) and Schäffer the Darklord (right). Mega Ran The Four-Eyed Horsemen Tour in the Rebel Lounge MC Lars is a rapper with a tight tongue in his cheek. His songs, inspired by the Weird Al Yankovic parody genre, bounce through a catalog of nerd-themed themes: Shakespeare, ’90s ska music, internet relationships, and additional early-season Simpsons characters. Even if MC Lars plays his music for laughter, there is wit and craftsmanship in his works, which reveal an undertaking that the artist obviously takes seriously. He’s currently on the Four-Eyed Horsemen Tour with his geek-centric rappers MC Frontalot, Schaffer the Darklord, and Phoenix’s own Mega Ran, taking place at The Rebel Lounge, 2303 East Indian School Road on Friday, September 10th. Expect all four artists to post lots of references to games, Star Wars, and other geeky subjects. The concert starts at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are $ 15. Katie Sullivan click to enlarge Wynonna Judd sings during a performance. Fred W. Baker III / Wikimedia Commons Wynonna Judd at the Celebrity Theater With her deep, gritty voice, twangy country accent and a theme of hell roses and heartbreak, Wynonna Judd could be the quintessential honky tonk country singer. Wynonna spent her formative years in the Kentucky mountains with nothing but a radio with the dial taped to Country for entertainment. Like all good country girls, she learned to play the guitar and to sing close vocal harmonies with her equally talented mother Naomi. As the Hillbillies in Hollywood story always goes, the Judds moved to Music City and gave it a try. For the past 38 years, Wynonna has wowed and puzzled hardcore country fans and critics alike, which in turn established her position as one of the most acclaimed country musicians of all time. More than half of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, she has made solid forays into R&B, gospel, rock, and adult contemporary pop. Judd will perform at the Celebrity Theater, 440 North 32nd Street at 8pm on Friday, September 10th with her backing band The Big Noise. Tickets cost $ 34 to $ 64. Nicholas Hall click to enlarge Hip-hop legends Tag Team will perform at Mega 104.3’s 20th anniversary concert. Tag Team Mega 104.3’s 20th Anniversary at the Footprint Center The local old-school R&B / hip-hop radio station Mega 104.3 turns 20 this year (do you feel old?) And throws on Friday the 10th at the Footprint Center , 201 East Jefferson Street. The concert will feature a selection of R&B artists who regularly appear on the FM station – which originally started in 2001 – including Montell Jordan, Lisa Lisa, Zapp, Midnight Star, Evelyn Champagne King, Tag Team and Rob Base. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets range from $ 29.50 to $ 69.50. Benjamin Leatherman click to enlarge Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar. Travis Shinn Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at the Arizona Federal Theater Pat Benatar hasn’t exactly been high in the charts since the 1980s, but is still an unconventional cultural figure to this day. Feminist ideals have shaped her career from the start, and her short hairstyle, fashion choices, and portrayal of women in her music videos have helped break conventional views of women in mainstream culture. She sang songs about child abuse in “Hell Is for Children” and blatant ballads of socially critical self-empowerment such as “Love Is a Battlefield” and “Invincible”. Benatar is currently on tour with her longtime creative partner and husband of 39, guitarist and songwriter Neil Giraldo. They are scheduled to perform at the Arizona Federal Theater, 400 West Washington on Saturday, September 11th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets cost $ 48.50 to $ 85. Tom Murphy click to enlarge Rafael Castillo, better known as De la Ghetto. Warner Music Latina De la Ghetto at the Celebrity Theater De la Ghetto is a Grammy-nominated master of Latin American urban and reggaeton music. Born Rafael Castillo to a Puerto Rican family in New York, he is a singer and rapper who grew up from humble roots and understands what it means to work hard. Listening to Guns N ‘Roses, watching MTV, and growing up during the 90s grunge movement with bands like Nirvana all played a role in his development as a musician. Related Stories I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Phoenix and help keep the future of the New Times clear. After finally digging into other genres like reggae, dancehall, salsa, R&B and hip-hop, he was ready to start writing albums like 2018’s Mi Movimiento and 2020’s Los Chulitos. In addition to his discography, De la Ghetto has sung on tracks such as “Never Let You Go” by American EDM artist Dillon Francis and on the hugely successful single “1, 2, 3” by Mexican pop star Sofía Reyes. De la Ghetto is scheduled to perform on Saturday, September 11th at the Celebrity Theater, 440 North 32nd Street. Kevvo, Jon Z and rock star Rodie will open the show at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $ 22 to $ 132. Catherine Toruño click to enlarge MitiS will let the beats and melodies flow through Aura this weekend. Joseph Torre MitiS at Aura Nightclub After a year of loneliness, producer MitiS (born Joseph Torre) has returned to the streets. As part of his Lost Tour, a celebration of his latest album of the same name, Torre will be on Saturday the 11th. Torre has made a name for itself in the dance music scene for over a decade, specializing in the style of melodic dance, a piano-driven form of electronic music Music that often has eccentric melodies and harmonic vocals. In April, Torre released Lost on the Ophelia imprint of the melodic dubstep pioneer Seven Lions. The album, his second work, contains the most recent singles “Hurt”, Try “and” Homesick “. The doors in the Aura will open at 9:00 p.m. Tickets cost $ 20 to $ 35. Click on Sophia Medina to enlarge Justus Samuel, organizer of the Arizona Hip Hop Festival. New Times Archive Arizona Hip Hop Festival: Summer Edition at Monarch Theater / Bar Smith Local hip-hop promoter Respect the Underground is reversing the script for this year’s version of the Arizona Hip Hop Festival. Rather than throwing a huge event in the fall, RTU’s Justus Samuel says they’ll be running a number of smaller versions throughout the year, starting with the summer edition on Saturday September 11th and Sunday September 12th to make the easier for that Your energy will get bigger and it will be just as fun, ”he says. The performances take place on five different stages, located between the Monarch Theater, 122 East Washington Street and the neighboring nightclub Bar Smith, 130 East Washington Street a couple of dozen local hip-hop artists will perform over both days, and there will also be live art sessions, vendors, and more Events 21 and older run both days from 12 noon to 8 pm Two-day passes cost $ 35 per person and more information can be found here click to enlarge Adam Duritz from Counting Crows. Mark Seliger Counting Crows at the Arizona Federal Theater After the 2014 release of Somewhere Under Wonderland, Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz took a five-year hiatus from writing until he visited a friend’s farm in England in the summer of 2019 and felt the urge to play the piano again. A few days later he got the song “The Tall Grass”. Writing its ending, Duritz found that it easily merged into Elevator Boots, which he thought was more complex, and later into Angel of 14th Street and Bobby in the Rat-Kings. On Butter Miracle Suite One, the album Counting Crows released last May, the four songs flow together seamlessly. On the current tour of the band in support of the project on Sunday the 12th, three decades of history. If you’d like to hear them for yourself, the concert starts at 7 p.m. with opening sets by Matt Sucich and Seán Barna. Tickets cost $ 48.50 to $ 125. Jon Solomon
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