Show Review: The Knocks and Cannons threw a Phoenix house party at The Van Buren
There’s no night like the first night of tour, and the excitement for it was palpable at The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix, where fans made their way to see Cannons and the return of The Knocks. Cannons are on a hot streak after their 2020 song “Fire For You” went viral during lockdown and […]
Show Review: Gorillaz previews new album on 2022 world tour
It’s been a year of surprises and opportunities- not the least of which was seeing Gorillaz return to Arizona. The virtual band made the leap from its animated world right to Footprint Center to an audience of all ages and enormous levels of excitement. Musical mastermind Damon Albarn wove the Gorillaz universe out of interview […]
Gallery: Off The Grid Records throws down at first block party in Tempe
It’s not every day an inaugural event happens in the Valley, but Tempe played host to the first ever Off The Grid block party Sunday evening. Lucati, Deeper Purpose, and John Summit took over Mill Avenue to properly send off the weekend (and the summer) with house beats and jubilant energy. unfortunately for my haters […]
Show Review: The inaugural Hearts on Fire Music Festival packs Marquee Theatre
When we saw the lineup for the inaugural Hearts on Fire Music Festival, we had to do a double take to make sure it wasn’t 2010 all over again. The All-American Rejects and Boys Like Girls headlined this first of its kind event, joined by more staples of the scene at Marquee Theatre last week. […]
Show Review: CHVRCHES and Cafuné have a perfect alt-pop moment at Marquee Theatre
CHVRCHES’ Screen Violence Tour is on a victory lap, crisscrossing North America and covering ground they didn’t get to last year — including, thankfully, the Valley. Quite frankly, they were overdue for their return. And as an extra treat, Cafuné has joined the tour and softened the edges of the horror-themed show. Despite Cafuné’s TikTok […]
Show Review: Grabbitz creates “raw and intimate DJ experience” at Valley Bar
Grabbitz the musician is taking a bit of a back seat so Grabbitz the DJ can be out in full force. Currently out on his Dance Sing Fly Tour, the artist is bouncing between small clubs and huge festivals like Lollapalooza and Lost Lands, bringing together the dance music community and the alt rock fans […]
Riot Fest 2022: Closing out a wild weekend in Chicago with The Maine, Ice Cube, much more
It was an amazing weekend in Chicago and festival-goers still arrived early for one last day of Riot Fest. Atlas’ day started a little later, but was no less jam packed as we sent off our favorite event of the year. The most memorable part of Riot Fest is its commitment to stacking the lineup […]
Show Review: Chicago took a late night trip down memory lane with The Academy Is and Midtown
It’s hard to believe that after a full day at Riot Fest, we’d be on our way to even more music, but that’s exactly the name of the game for this festival. Saturday night found Atlas at Concord Music Hall for the reunion of two scene staples- Midtown and The Academy Is. When both of […]
Riot Fest 2022: Nostalgia reigns supreme and the kids are alright for day two at Douglass Park
It was another blindingly bright day for Riot Fest as a more subdued crowd made their way to Douglass Park for day two of the festival. After expending all their energy at My Chemical Romance’s set the night before, the returning fans were ready for another great event. Atlas was back on the grounds early […]
Show Review: My Chemical Romance returns for two special hometown shows
It was a miraculous day when My Chemical Romance announced their reunion after breaking up in 2013, but with this comeback also came new music and a world tour. On the other side of a global pandemic, that tour promise is finally being fulfilled with fans holding on to tickets and hope for over two […]