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Top Phoenix concerts in June include Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Excision, Authority Zero, Smile on the Sinner, Jam Fest, Mark Zubia and Sugar Thieves.

This weekend’s best concert offering in metro Phoenix include a celebration of the life and music of the late Andy Warpigs, gigs by esteemed local jazz and blues artists, and a performance by an all-female Iron Maiden tribute.

Starks and Sarah Familiar are the co-founders of MT Threat, and Diego Galvan of the band A Better Problem is the third member of the collective. All three artists, who are in their early- to mid-20s, came up together in the local music scene, playing in shows together at downtown venues like The Trunk Space and The Pueblo Revival. When shows started getting canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, Starks and Familiar created MT Threat as an opportunity not just for themselves, but for other art...