Show Review: Phoenix visits Bryce Vine’s Motel California at Tempe tour kickoff
Yet another winter tour kicked off in Arizona this week with Bryce Vine bringing that West Coast sunshine to the first date of the Motel California Tour. Tempe’s Marquee Theatre filled up with a solid crowd of fans looking for the warmth that Vine brings to every show and this first night exceeded expectations. Opening […]
Gallery: Phantogram’s Running Through Colors Tour captivates Phoenix
This brand new year is already off to an amazing start and that was abundantly clear this week when Phantogram’s Running Through Colors Tour visited The Van Buren. Their Phoenix fans filled the venue to dance along to a plethora of hits from the band’s extensive catalog. The warmup for this party came in the […]
8123 Fest: The Maine celebrates music and community with two days of tunes in the desert
The Arizona desert came alive this weekend with the much anticipated return of 8123 Fest. Hosted and headlined by The Maine, the 2025 edition of their longstanding January event took place over two days at the iconic Mesa Amphitheatre and at various venues in the surrounding area. Downtown Mesa was buzzing with both local fans […]
Show Review: Bright Eyes starts 2025 with packed Arizona performance
The winter chill thawed for one night when Bright Eyes resumed their headlining tour with a kickoff show at The Van Buren in Phoenix. After last year’s cancellation, hopeful fans turned up in huge numbers for one of the first big events of the new year. The band took the stage with little fanfare but […]
Show Review: Glaive kicks off a new year and a new tour in Arizona
A new year means new tours and Glaive took the reins to kick off 2025 with his headlining tour. Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix was the home of the tour’s first show and a sold out crowd showed up early to pack the room. The energy was running high, helped along by the pre-show playlist that […]
Decadence AZ 2024: The Age of Indulgence celebrates 10 years of the biggest party in EDM
Arizona’s most iconic electronic music festival celebrated a decade of dance by ringing in 2025 at the Phoenix Raceway this week. This year’s theme of Age of Indulgence encouraged ravers of all persuasions to enjoy the party to the fullest and bring in a new year in a shower of confetti and the heaviest of […]
Show Review: Marianas Trench closes out long-awaited tour in Phoenix
Not that anyone ever wants to wait multiple years to see the bands they love, but Marianas Trench rewarded our patience with their triumphant return to Phoenix to close out their Force of Nature Tour. The sold out show, which was rescheduled from September, was pure millennial joy and the perfect way to say goodbye […]
Year in Review: The Atlas crew picks their favorite albums from another year of amazing new music
2024 was a year of polarizing politics, global upheaval and- on our side of things- unhinged pop culture moments. In the middle of all of that was another incredible year for music. Fans of every genre were appeased with this year’s plethora of new releases- from arena pop bangers to heart pounding rock and EDM […]
Show Review: Kiss of Life rounds out 2024 with sold out performance in Phoenix
K-pop group Kiss of Life bestowed their “Midas Touch” upon the sold out crowd at The Van Buren this week. The quartet rounded out a busy year with their 1st World Tour [Kiss Road] and had the Phoenix fans enthralled with their stunning setlist. Despite the minimal production, Kiss of Life members Julie, Natty, Belle […]
Show Review: Tokio Hotel goes Beyond the World at sold out Los Angeles tour kickoff
The fans lined up outside The Wiltern in Los Angeles glittered brightly under the neon lights in anticipation of Tokio Hotel’s sold out tour kickoff on Saturday. The Beyond the World Tour brought the German superstars back to North America for a limited run of shows and the fans turned up in droves to sing […]