Show Review: Yellowcard celebrates better days with sold out crowd at Arizona Financial Theatre
Nostalgia is still the name of the game on The Up Up Down Down Tour with Yellowcard, New Found Glory and Plain White T’s. The three scene staple bands sold out Arizona Financial Theatre, celebrating the past while very much all looking towards the new music in all of their futures. Fans came for the […]
Show Review: The Hu shakes The Van Buren with powerful headlining set
The massive sounds of The HU and Apocalyptica are almost too big to be contained, and The Van Buren shook on its foundation when the two metal bands stopped in Phoenix to share their genre fusion and unique instrumentation. Where else, after all, are you going to find a group comprising three classically trained cellists? […]
Show Review: AMPERS&ONE Born to Define Tour takes over downtown Phoenix
All eyes were on Phoenix’s Herberger Theater when AMPERS&ONE’s Born to Define Tour visited their Center Stage venue on Thursday. The rising K-pop group packed the intimate space with hundreds of eager fans decked out with themed outfits, lightsticks and trinkets for the group’s second Arizona appearance- and made an excellent case for more K-pop […]
Show Review: Pitbull is back like he never left with sold out AZ performance
Pitbull- Mr. Worldwide himself- took over Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre last week, bringing the endless party of the I’m Back Tour to a massive sold out crowd. The party never stops when he’s in town and despite it being the middle of the week, the energy from the show continued long into the night. It […]
Show Review: The Cab balances nostalgia and new music at energetic Arizona headliner
Guess who’s back from the dead? If you guessed The Cab and caught them at the Arizona stop of their aptly-named headlining tour this week, you’d be absolutely correct. The alternative rock group made a triumphant return to Mesa’s Nile Theater on Tuesday, cementing a legacy and introducing the next era of the band to […]
Gallery: TSS impresses Mesa with powerful, theatrical metalcore performance
French melodic metalcore act TSS continued their North American takeover with an opening appearance at Mesa’s Nile Theater this week. The rapidly filling room stood in anticipation of the quartet’s performance as they blasted My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” as their intro music, taking the stage to well-deserved fanfare from the crowd. […]
Show Review: Joey Valence & Brae bring the Hyperyouth Tour to second sold out Amsterdam stop
The Hyperyouth Tour steamrolled right into Amsterdam last week for a sold out show at Paradiso as the city showed out for Joey Valence & Brae’s second date in the city. The church-turned-venue was very literally packed to the rafters with eager fans as both the duo and the crowd expended every ounce of their […]
Show Review: Mika’s Spinning Out Tour is golden in Los Angeles
“Let it be a mantra, a melody, a form of poetic resistance.” The greatest form of resistance is joy and there was a surplus to be found at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles this week. Mika’s Spinning Out Tour packed the opulent room, decorating the stage with clockwork cogs lit with whirling neon lights […]
RiverBeat Music Festival 2026: Hip hop legends, country stars and more round out iconic Memphis festival lineup
The 2026 RiverBeat Music Festival arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, last week for three days of culture, riverfront views and incredible music. The now staple southern festival boasted a lineup of heavy hitters- from Dave Matthews Band to Wu-Tang Clan, there was a little something for every type of fan that made the journey to Tom […]
Show Review: Barns Courtney turns intimate acoustic performance into a real rock show in Phoenix
When artists get back to their roots — acoustic sets in tiny venues — it’s best not to miss it. That’s the premise of the Unplugged Solo Sessions Tour, featuring Barns Courtney with support from Belle & Chain. The artists stopped by Phoenix’s Last Exit Live (capacity ~200) for a more intimate, yet sold-out, show […]