Recap: 2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival
This past Saturday and Sunday, I made my way to the latest installment of my favorite local festival, the 10th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival, this year taking place for the first time at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown…
2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival brings the Roots, the Shins, and lots more to Downtown Phoenix
Arizona’s own McDowell Mountain Music Festival marks its 10 year anniversary in just a couple of months (March 22-24) with a stellar lineup – arguably the strongest lineup in its decade long run. I’ve made it very clear over the…
Upcoming: 2012’s McDowell Mountain Music Festival
WHAT: The 2012 McDowell Mountain Music Festival WHEN: Friday, April 13th – Sunday, April 15th WHERE: The Compound Grill, 7000 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix (N. Scottsdale Rd & the 101) TICKETS: Single Day | 3 Day Passes LINEUP: See bottom of this post.…
Recap: 2011’s McDowell Mountain Music Festival
The weather was ideal, there was a beer truck tapped with New Belgium Brewery’s Beers (among others), and the artists delivered. Yes, ’twas such a good time at the 2011 McDowell Mountain Music Festival, that I think that, over a…
10 Reasons To Discover the McDowell Mountain Music Festival This Weekend
This Friday, the McDowell Mountain Music Festival will kick off for its 8th straight year. The all-for-charity event has hosted the likes of Los Lobos, the Neville Brothers, the Flaming Lips, and the Black Crowes over the years. For the…
Recap: 2010’s McDowell Mountain Music Festival
I’ll admit, my first feeling was of disappointment when I found out a few months back that the 7th McDowell Mountain Music Festival was scaling down – from the spacious polo field of Scottsdale’s Westworld to the parking lot adjacent…
Ticket Giveaway: Late Night at the Compound with Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine
What are you up to this weekend? If you can make your way to north Scottsdale’s Compound Grill, you’ll find the surroundings taken over by the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. Vehicles will be kicked to the curb, sod will be…
2010 McDowell Mountain Music Festival: Lineup Announced (and some changes)
4/20 Update: Win 2 tickets to see Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine on Saturday night. —– Since 2004, the McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Scottsdale has been a yearly spring highlight in my desert home, treating music lovers to the…
Recap: 2009 McDowell Mountain Music Festival
(or why I came home with a gnome) Early Friday afternoon, a rented CruiseAmerica 25′ recreational vehicle rolled into the WestWorld complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the back, my two little girls, ages 3 and 5. In the passenger seat,…
McDowell Mountain Music Festival kicks off Friday
What: McDowell Mountain Music Festival Where: Westworld – north Scottsdale, AZ When: Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th This is a weekend I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. My favorite local festival, the McDowell Mountain Music…