Show Review: Foster the People kicks off Good Mourning Sunshine Tour in Arizona
A decades-long career that has withstood addiction, band member departures and separation from record labels. A catalog that includes albums that are arguably pillars of 2010s indie pop. An adoring fanbase that packed a 5,000-capacity theater on a weeknight and were just as excited to sing along with the deep cuts as the big hits. […]
Show Review: Wave to Earth brings The Pieces Tour to Arizona
A line of fans wrapped around Arizona Financial Theatre on Saturday for Wave to Earth’s highly anticipated return to Phoenix on The Pieces Tour. The Korean indie trio filled the downtown space, bringing a sense of intimacy and coziness to a room much larger than the last one they played in Arizona- an upgrade that […]
Show Review: gnash transforms Crescent Ballroom for The Garden Tour
SoCal indie singer gnash hasn’t been seen in Phoenix for seven years so his return to Crescent Ballroom transformed the intimate space into a lush paradise for The Garden Tour. Fans crowded close to the stage, ready to welcome him back to the Arizona branch of The Broken Hearts Club. With the tour in its […]
Show Review: Omega X’s 2026 Tour: NO LIMIT packs Herberger Theater
Omega X made a triumphant return to Phoenix after four long years away last week on their 2026 Tour: NO LIMIT. The K-pop group is currently performing with six of their 10 members and delivered a high energy show for a packed house at the Herberger Theater Center. Fans lined up for hours on Thursday […]
Show Review: The Garden’s Bootleg Tour brings painted crowd to a sold out Nile Theater
The Nile Theater was visibly steaming in the summer heat as hundreds of facepainted fans crammed into the space for The Garden’s latest visit to the Valley. The Bootleg Tour sold out the historic venue, bringing Her New Knife along for one crazy ride on a Wednesday night. The classical music tinkling over the speakers […]
Show Review: Chicago and Styx bring all the hits to Mortgage Matchup Center
The Windy Cities Tour blustered right into Phoenix this week as Chicago and Styx brought their coheadlining jaunt to Mortgage Matchup Center. The multiplatinum acts drew an impressive crowd for a weeknight, opting out of a traditional barricade to allow fans on the floor to be as close as possible throughout the show. With decades […]
Gallery: Avenged Sevenfold revisits legendary catalog at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Avenged Sevenfold took over Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on Thursday night, bringing pop-punk nostalgia and heavy metal together for the Phoenix stop of their 2026 North American tour. The pairing of A7X and Good Charlotte mixed a lineup of two bands that came up in different corners of the rock world but who share a […]
Gallery: Thee Sacred Souls fills Arizona Financial Theatre with warm energy on The Constellation Tour
The Constellation Tour made its way to downtown Phoenix on Wednesday night, bringing Thee Sacred Souls, LA LOM and The Womack Sisters to Arizona Financial Theatre for an evening rooted in soul, rhythm and musical lineage. The Womack Sisters opened the night with the kind of rich, intertwined harmonies that feel almost inevitable given their […]
Show Review: Black Veil Brides kicks off Vindicatour II at The Van Buren
Downtown Phoenix found itself hosting a flock of black-clad rock fans in their best makeup as Black Veil Brides kicked off the Vindicatour II at The Van Buren. The California heavy rockers might not be sporting the theatrical facepaint anymore but they certainly brought plenty of production and visuals- with a side of comedy- to […]
New Music Friday: 3 Essential Albums from this week’s release lineup
Beartooth- Pure Ecstasy Beartooth has had a revelatory year and it has all culminated in the release of Pure Ecstasy, arguably the band’s most profoundly honest and collaborative record to date. This is a coming out album in more ways than one- a reintroduction to an established heavyweight through the lens of singer Caleb Shomo’s […]