Last year’s “You're Not As _ As You Think” is every bit as powerful, inspired as it was by Boucher reeling from the death of several friends since the release of “Joy, Departed.” They took the emo scene by storm in 2015 with “Joy, Departed” a cathartic postcard from the edge that offered vivid insights into Cameron Boucher's real-life struggles with manic depression without romanticizing sadness. In an interview with XXL, he said he signed to Interscope because "the label gave me the opportunity to take over the game completely and that's what I'm going to do." Now, he's gearing up to drop what he's convinced will be "the greatest album of 2018."ĭetails: 8:30 Friday, March 23. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. This rapper's breakthrough hit, “New Freezer,” which features a guest spot from Kendrick Lamar, and has sparked the “New Freezer Challenge,” a viral dance competition where fans have been uploading videos swaying to the song's beat.
In December, the label celebrated his 61 year anniversary by issuing "Johnny Mathis: The Voice of Romance," a stunning 68-disc box set that contains every album he released for the company.Īnd that's just long-players, meaning it doesn't include such classic singles as "Chances Are" and "The Twelfth of Never."ĭetails: 7 p.m. The ageless crooner made his recording debut in 1956 with a self-titled album on Columbia Records. Friday, March 23. Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. In other words, it is a Kid Rock album.ĭetails: 7:30 p.m. The album ranges from country to classic rock, with a little rap sprinkled in between. It's the first album Kid Rock recorded in Nashville and it features spontaneous summer releases “Greatest Show On Earth” and “Po-Dunk,” as well as recent single “Tennessee Mountain Top.” It's the 20th anniversary of "Devil Without a Cause," his mainstream breakthrough, and Kid Rock is bringing his Greatest Show on Earth Tour to town in support of a forthcoming album called “Sweet Southern Sugar.” In addition to revisiting the song from "Future Standards" in a steamy London club, the album adds two newer standards to the mix.ĭetails: 8 p.m. Two years into the project, Gelb says, "the material has taken on the sonic patina of precisely the intention of the title." The Tucson legend's latest album, "Further Standards," is his second album in two years of "new piano standards," as he calls them, adding Lonna Kelley to several of the original tracks from "Future Standards" to complete the mood. Highlights range from “Things,” where the lyrics just spill out of Oddisee’s mouth as he raps about how people tend to make themselves the center of the universe, to “Like Really,” a scathing social commentary aimed at white America.ĭetails: 8 p.m. The album earned a perfect score from Rap Reviews, whose critic praised the rapper’s “depth of lyricism” as well as the “impressive flow” with which those lyrics are delivered. The D.C.-based MC/producer and his bandmates arrive in continued support of “The Iceberg” and its live companion piece “Beneath the Surface.” Wednesday, March 21. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. DIY Magazine called it "a gorgeously twisted beast that keeps Wolf Alice on the path to being Britain’s best band."ĭetails: 8 p.m. These British rockers earned raves in 2015 for a stunning debut titled "My Love is Cool" on which they've done a brilliant job of underscoring Ellie Rowsell's ethereal vocals with arrangements that are alternately atmospheric and bathed in warm distortion.Īnd last year's "Visions of a Life" was even better. Or if you'd rather stay home and listen to some music, here's our playlist of Best February singles. RELATED: Everything you need to know about every Arizona music festival Here's a look and those and other highlights of the month in concerts.Īnd be sure to check our local music picks to see what the Valley's finest are doing in March. Kid Rock, Johnny Mathis and Chris Stapleton at the inaugural Innings Festival closes the March 2018 concert lineup. View Gallery: Your guide to concerts in Phoenix: March 2018