Gallery: Mt. Joy plays colorful show at Arizona Financial Theatre
Mt. Joy returned to the Valley on Saturday, bringing their Hope We Have Fun Tour to Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix. The Philadelphia band is currently touring behind their fourth studio album, Hope We Have Fun. With a decade of music behind them and a catalog that includes fan favorites like “Silver Lining,” “Astrovan” […]
Show Review: The Maine’s Tour Next Door takes La Rosa to church for sold out tour kickoff
Arizona fans took a little trip south on a school night to see The Maine’s Tour Next Door kickoff show at La Rosa in Tucson. The repurposed church stage transformed into the Phoenix quintet’s pulpit as the band played two distinct sets in celebration of a new album and nearly 20 years as Arizona’s favorite […]
Show Review: Las Vegas is pretty in pink for Ella Red’s headlining tour
As Ella Red continues to the last stretch of her Tour’s Not Real: Part Two, she brought her energetic pop sensibilities to Las Vegas’ B Side at House of Blues. The Texas native dropped her debut studio album IT’S NOT REAL in January and subsequently hit the road, cultivating an energetic and dedicated fanbase of […]
Show Review: Benson Boone is Arizona’s most Wanted Man at sold out Mortgage Matchup Center
Benson Boone was certainly Arizona’s most wanted as his headlining arena tour sold out Mortgage Matchup Center this week. The backflipping pop superstar’s Wanted Man Tour took Boone’s production and presence to new heights and his devoted fans were on their feet to sing along all night. Indie pop multi-instrumentalist Luna Li emerged with gentle […]
Show Review: Dogma Society’s headlining tour packs the Nile Underground
It takes a special band to pull several hundred people into the Nile Underground in the middle of August but that’s exactly what happened when Dogma Society brought their headlining tour to Arizona last week. The Utah quintet packed the venue’s basement, going toe to toe with the upstairs Emo Nite as dedicated fans worked […]
Show Review: Franklin Jonas & the Byzantines headlines the First of Many Tour in Phoenix
A full room at Valley Bar in downtown Phoenix greeted Franklin Jonas & the Byzantines at the latest stop of their first headlining tour. Fans of all ages turned up on a Thursday night for the fledgling group and the theme that permeated the evening was pure, profound gratitude. Chicago singer-songwriter Tanner Dane opened the […]
Show Review: Arizona welcomes The Technicolors home to Crescent Ballroom
Arizona welcomed The Technicolors home to Crescent Ballroom last week on the final stop of their Heavy Pulp Summer Tour and the band ripped a set of classic favorites and new songs from their latest album. The ballroom was full of longtime fans eager for the band’s return to Phoenix and The Technicolors held nothing […]
Show Review: The Pretty Penny Tour is Passion Pit’s shiny comeback to Phoenix
It’s no “Little Secret” that synth pop darlings Passion Pit are fully back in the game, gracing stages and festival lineups across the country in recent years and now on the Pretty Penny Tour. On Wednesday, the band made its first stop in Phoenix since 2019 and were welcomed with the open arms of their […]
Show Review: Death Cab for Cutie builds Phoenix a tower at Arizona Financial Theatre
Death Cab for Cutie returned to Phoenix on Friday, bringing their I Built You A Tower Tour to Arizona Financial Theatre. The band is celebrating over two decades of classic songs alongside the release of their latest album and a packed house in Arizona was ready to get emotional. Nation of Language bounded out first, […]
Show Review: Motionless in White bathes Phoenix in fire on The Sweat and Blood Tour
Phoenix definitely put the sweat in The Sweat and Blood Tour when Motionless in White brought their massive production to Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre this week. The massive metalcore outfit was joined by Lorna Shore and Fit for a King for a lengthy display of the scene’s heavier talents. The sun was still up when […]