Show Review: ONE OK ROCK raises the standard on their 2025 Detox North American Tour
The line to enter Bill Graham Civic Auditorium wrapped around the building and down the street on Friday and the cause? One Ok Rock’s 2025 Detox North American Tour was in town and the Japanese rock band packed the place with diehard fans who have been not-so-patiently waiting for their return to the States. Aussie […]
Show Review: Tennis begins final tour with intimate Las Vegas farewell
Tennis kicked off The Farewell Tour in Las Vegas on Saturday night as a capacity crowd gathered at Swan Dive in the city’s Arts District. The Denver-based band, whose engine consists of wife-and-husband duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, grooved through its hour-long set, and the crowd was there to dance and sway along with […]
Show Review: Turnover marks a decade of ‘Peripheral Vision’ with full album performance in Arizona
Turnover’s seminal album Peripheral Vision celebrates a decade of influence this year and the band’s anniversary tour sold out The Van Buren in Phoenix last week. The fans came prepared to experience the range of emotions housed within this record- and enjoyed the perfect fit of the rest of the lineup as well. Shoegaze indie […]
Show Review: ONEWE is showered with love at long-awaited Arizona tour stop
The historic Nile Theater in downtown Mesa was taken over by fans armed with freebies and photocards and dressed to the nines for the arrival of Korean rock band ONEWE at the beginning of May. The five-piece band lit up the room with multicolored lights and charmed the already excited audience for their long-awaited O! […]
Show Review: Fans welcome 8TURN to Arizona for energetic first North American tour
Arizona TURNINGS mingled at The Van Buren back in April for 8Turn’s 1st World Tour [8TURNRISE]. The eight member K-pop group finally had the chance to journey to North America as part of their very first world tour and Phoenix was one of the lucky stops along the way. Myungho, Jaeyun, Minho, Yoonsung, Haemin, Kyungmin, […]
Show Review: ONEW’s The Live: Connection tour brings sunshine to excited Los Angeles fans
It’s been a spring stacked with K-pop tours but it’s moments like ONEW’s The Live: Connection tour where fans immediately knew they were in for a special evening. The Shinee leader completed his solo North American run with a sold out stop at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles last week and truly took the […]
Show Review: Foxy Shazam’s Rockin’ Rolla Coast Tour brings joyful chaos to Crescent Ballroom
The weird, wacky and wonderful circus that is the Rockin’ Rolla Coast Tour ambushed Crescent Ballroom this week. Foxy Shazam’s latest road trip was joined by The Number 12 Looks Like You and Lobby Boxer that seemed to have one critical goal- never let the audience know your next move. St. Louis noisemakers Lobby Boxer […]
Show Review: L.S. Dunes concludes Like Magick Tour with energetic Arizona performance
The last night of any tour is always a special occasion and L.S. Dunes’ final night of the Like Magick Tour was indeed magical. The band visited Phoenix’s Crescent Ballroom for a packed house of diehard fans and gave Arizona everything they had to end the run on a high note. Joey Vannucchi is the […]
Show Review: FLO’s Access All Areas Tour brings pop stardom to Phoenix
It’s FLO’s world and on Saturday night, Arizona was just living in it. The British girl group’s Access All Areas Tour visited The Van Buren and the trio was greeted with an incredibly enthusiastic audience that was ready to dance the night away. Before the headlining magic, pop singer Jae Stephens hyped up the already […]
Gallery: Ziggy Alberts connects with fans at warm Walter Studios show
From his early days busking in Byron Bay to co-founding his own label, Ziggy Alberts has always built his career on connection rather than convention. That ethos was on full display in Phoenix. Even in a city far from his Australian roots, he created a space that felt less like a tour stop and more […]