Gallery: Sudan Archives keeps it uptempo on The BPM Tour in Phoenix
The story goes that while on tour with André 3000, Sudan Archives loved crowds’ responses to uptempo music so much, she made a whole album to give her fans that same experience — so became The BPM, which she brought to Phoenix’s Crescent Ballroom for an unforgettable Saturday night. Clad in a spiderwebbed catsuit and […]
Show Review: Styx spends two packed nights in the round at Celebrity Theatre
Phoenix was invited to sail away with Styx at the first of two nights in Phoenix last week. Celebrity Theatre was packed to the rafters with fans of all ages as the band celebrated a storied career with a carefully-crafted setlist, performed to perfection on the venue’s iconic rotating stage. After a rousing acoustic performance […]
Decadence AZ 2025: The Portal of Illusions transports Arizona into a brand new year
The largest EDM festival event on the West Coast took over Phoenix Raceway to ring in 2026 last week. Decadence AZ: Portal of Illusions boasted a lineup of DJ heavyweights, a rotating silent disco, a plethora of carnival rides and even a pickleball court. The countdown to midnight had artists like Kaskade, Zedd, Knock2, Griz […]
2025 Year in Review: The Atlas team breaks down their favorite records from a stacked lineup of new releases
2025 was undoubtedly a long and tumultuous year but thankfully it was also packed with a plethora of incredible new releases. As is tradition, Taylor and Olivia picked their favorite albums of the year- check out our choices and listen to all of our picks below! brb.: the blueprint Singapore trio brb. has been dropping […]
Show Review: The Academy Is… reunites for Almost Here 20th Anniversary Tour
Some quick onstage math in the middle of the show confirmed that it had been well over a decade since The Academy Is… last headlined a show in Los Angeles. Fans in the area flooded into The Belasco on Friday night to make up for a lot of lost time as the beloved band brought […]
Show Review: The Format’s acoustic tour wraps up in Tucson
Tucson was merry and bright this week when The Format concluded their acoustic tour with a sold out night at La Rosa, the newest venue in town. Housed in a former monastery, the stage sat perfectly beneath the building’s domed endcap and each act’s sound was lifted to the rafters as if on angel wings. […]
Show Review: Turnpike Troubadours cap off Wild America Tour in Mesa
Turnpike Troubadours brought their Wild America Tour to a close Saturday night at Mesa Amphitheater, capping the run with a stacked bill that highlighted both the genre’s future and its torchbearers. With support from Wyatt Flores and Noeline Hofmann, the night felt less like a tour stop and more like a snapshot of where Red […]
Show Review: Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything conclude co-headlining tour in Arizona
The final night of any tour is always special and that was absolutely the case when Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything brought their coheadliner to Marquee Theatre this week. The two longtime friends were joined by Oso Oso, packing the house for one of the last shows of 2025 for many fans in the […]
Show Review: Punk Rock Christmas brings loud, festive holiday spirit to Arizona
Nothing properly encapsulates the holiday spirit quite like punk rock- at least that’s what the lineup of the 2025 Punk Rock Christmas expressed in Chandler last week. A rowdy array of classic punk acts tore up Wild Horse Pass Festival Grounds on Saturday, drawing a solid crowd of all ages who braved the cold for […]
Show Review: FLOW brings beloved anime series to life with Naruto the Rock tour
Beloved Japanese anime series Naruto was celebrated in style on Sunday night with FLOW’s Naruto the Rock tour at Celebrity Theatre. The rock group whipped out a setlist of songs from the series alongside some original work to bring iconic moments from the anime to life onstage. Fans of all ages dressed up in their […]