SOUNDCHECK is back at Phoenix Art Museum.

This fall, for one Friday each month, Phoenix Art Museum turns into a live-music venue for unplugged, can’t-miss performances from popular local and regional acts.

The monthly performances run from 7-8 p.m. and the season kicks off with Meat Puppets on September 25, followed by MRCH on October 30.

SEASON 2

MEAT PUPPETS

Formed in Phoenix in the early 1980s, the Meat Puppets turned punk’s creative freedom loose on country, psychedelia, and Southwestern desert weirdness, making landmark albums like Meat Puppets II and Up on the Sun before Kurt Cobain brought brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood onstage for Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged and introduced them to a generation. More than 40 years in, the founding trio is back together, joined by keyboardist Ron Stabinsky and guitarist Elmo Kirkwood. As drummer Derrick Bostrom puts it, “This doesn’t feel like an oldies act. It feels like the culmination.”

Tickets include all-day access to the Museum.

Friday, September 25 | 7 pm

TICKETS HERE

MRCH

Indie electronic duo MRCH makes moody music you can dance to. With songs featured in TV shows like The Twilight Zone, Search Party, The Vampire Diaries, The Sex Lives of College Girls, etc. As well as upcoming film Capsized (premiering at EIFF Aug 2026) ~ the duo has carved out a niche cinematic presence. They’ve toured independently, supporting bands including Cannons, CHVRCHES, Foster the People, Bad Suns, and more.

Tickets include all-day access to the Museum.

Friday, October 30 | 7 pm

TICKETS HERE

SEASON 1

76th Street, fearofmakingout, The Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Sunflower King, The Hourglass Cats, Pariah Pete, Dirt Rhodes, The Joeys

SPONSORED BY

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council,
with additional support from the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.