Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

Live & Local Fridays Live & Local Fridays Cabaret  September 7–28. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Returning for the fifth straight year, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Live & Local Fridays concert series will open on Sept. 7 and showcase eight Arizona groups spanning rockabilly-honky tonk, indie-folk, African rhythms, blues, hip-hop, folk-rock, jazz, indie-rock and pop on Friday evenings through Sept. 28. Performances will take place in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at 8 p.m. and the more intimate Stage 2 at 8:30 p.m. Patrons may attend both concerts on each Friday by purchasing separate tickets.                 

Here’s the lineup:

Live & Local Fridays. Virginia G. Piper Theater Main Stage. All concerts start at 8 p.m. Reserved seating.Tickets: Advance, $19 and $12; day of show, $22 and $15.

Ryanhood Friday, Sept. 14.

Named “Best Group/Duo” by the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards, Tucson’s Ryanhood cut their musical teeth as Boston street performers before taking their folk-rock sound on the road. Forming the duo is Cameron Hood, known for his rich, folky lead vocals, and Ryan Green, who adds explosive guitar and mandolin riffs to the mix.