Show Review: Bastille takes fans “Back to the Future” in Mesa
Ever heard of Future, Inc.? The company that powers the Futurescape Dream Engine? Head to a Bastille show, and you’ll quickly become acquainted. The British four piece, who’s currently on their Give Me the Future Tour with Alice Merton, has themed their live show based on a fictional artificial intelligence engine that creates visual dreamscapes […]
Show Review: T-Pain’s Road to Wiscansin Tour lands a sold out show in Phoenix
If you turned on the radio, walked into a club or hit up anyone’s wild weekend party in the early to mid 2000s, chances are you heard T-Pain’s voice on whatever track was playing. It’s now 2022 and the prolific rapper is back on the road for a musical resurgence that brought a sold out […]
Show Review: St. Paul and the Broken Bones close headlining tour with perfect energy in AZ
Turning the walls of The Van Buren into a cathedral is a tall order, but St. Paul and the Broken Bones filed onstage and took us all to church on Thursday night. The Alabama soul group incorporated seemingly every instrument they could find for an evening of mindblowing music. The eight piece band hung colorful […]
Show Review: nothing,nowhere takes over Tempe Marketplace for intense set
“I want to see a circle pit at the fucking mall!” The moshing orders were given by nothing,nowhere singer Joe Mulherin and the crowd at Tempe Marketplace delivered. The band brought their eclectic mashup of rock, metal and rap to a rowdy Cinco de Mayo tour stop in Arizona. Fellow emo rapper Guccihighwaters took the […]
Show Review: Betcha and Arlie host rowdy basement gig in Mesa
The DIY scene is alive and well in Arizona, with downtown Mesa’s Nile Underground fully in business hosting bands and fans—and getting sweaty doing it. Such was certainly the case on Monday night when the youths packed The Underground for Betcha and Arlie after months of patiently waiting for the groups to tour. Warming up […]
Show Review: Omar Apollo’s Desvelado Tour sells out electric AZ show
Arizona gets the cream of the crop when it comes to post-Coachella gigs and Omar Apollo’s visit to The Van Buren this week was another entry in a long list of special moments. The Desvelado Tour also featured Tora-i and Deb Never, two equally stunning women who turned the Phoenix crowd all the way up […]
Show Review: Great Good Fine Ok treats AZ to a little slice of The Paradise Tour
Everyone with taste in the greater Phoenix area turned out for a little slice of The Paradise Tour with Great Good Fine Ok. The band once again brought their impeccable energy and colorful dance party vibes to The Rebel Lounge this week. The duo of Luke Moellman and Jon Sandler is also joined by Carey […]
Show Review: Orville Peck brings The Van Buren full circle on Bronco Tour stop
Before life as we knew it came to a screeching halt in March of 2020, Orville Peck was on track to tour all year on his debut album and visited The Van Buren for its final show before the pandemic took over. This week saw his and the venue’s redemption as he returned for a […]
Show Review: Conan Gray glows at sold out Phoenix tour stop
Conan Gray whirled into Phoenix on Monday glowing from a weekend Coachella performance and a renewed vigor to be back on the road after so much time away. His nearly sold out North American tour drew hundreds of hysterical (in the best way) fans to The Van Buren for a night of feeling everything all […]
Show Review: Jacob Collier weaves his own tapestry of sound at The Van Buren
To witness Jacob Collier’s live show is to experience a magical construction of sound, woven together by sheer joy and talent. His Djesse World Tour visited The Van Buren this week and mesmerized a roomful of devoted fans ready to soak it all in. Forgoing an opener is a rare move, but we needed the […]