Gallery: MISSIO light up Tempe Marketplace for airy outdoor show
After an incredible performance earlier this year, MISSIO made their return to Arizona with a free weekend show at Tempe Marketplace. The Austin duo is still touring for their latest album, The Darker the Weather // The Better the Man, but brought a fresh setlist that included old favorites that they said they haven’t played […]
Show Review: Matt and Kim bring Grand celebration to Marquee Theatre
“I fucking love this room!” was Matt Johnson’s repeated sentiment to a wildly excited Marquee Theatre on Saturday. Matt and Kim took over the Tempe space to celebrate 10 years of their breakthrough album Grand, and to prove that they’re here for a good time and a long time. San Diego punk trio Beach Goons […]
Gallery: Bad Wolves brings newest album to The Van Buren with Fire From the Gods
Bad Wolves tore up The Van Buren in Phoenix this week with a show that shook the venue. Joined by Fire From the Gods, the hard rock outfit celebrated their latest album, N.A.T.I.O.N. Fire From the Gods started the night as the only opener on the tour, but they had the audience shouting and throwing their […]
Show Review: Dirty Honey bring classic rock nostalgia to Phoenix
It’s truly special when a band can fuse the nostalgia of music past with a modernized approach, updating classic aesthetics for a new generation. That explains the surge in 80s synth-inspired artists in the past decade, as well as 90s grunge groups and acts that just. Plain. Rock. Specifically, the ones that create the feel […]
Gallery: Hozier uplifts Comerica crowd with ethereal show
Hozier’s Irish charm and impressive vocal chops filled Comerica Theatre with ethereal magic this week. The singer-songwriter was joined by an incredible collective of musicians for a full evening of singing, swaying and sentimentality. The stage was set with plenty of props, including an antique-looking globe and various projections on the curtain behind the band. […]
Show Review: Frank Turner brings history to life at Mesa Arts Center
Bards and buskers aren’t nearly as common as they should be, but Frank Turner is filling that void on his latest tour supporting new album No Man’s Land. Each song tells the story of a lesser-known woman in history, which Turner is bringing to life in a solo opening set before playing with his band, […]
Show Review: Skizzy Mars is free on headlining tour
Skizzy Mars’ headlining tour turned up at Valley Bar on Sunday, bringing stellar openers and a crowd ready to party on a work (and school) night. The two opening acts for The Free Skizzy Mars Tour solidly impressed the early crowd with their personalities and flow. Newcomer Grady expressed gratitude for his “first tour ever” […]
Show Review: DREAMERS, Arrested Youth, Irontom fill The Van Buren with color for Friday show
Indie pop darlings Dreamers returned to Phoenix on Friday, bringing Arrested Youth and Irontom for the perfect party to kick off both the band’s headlining tour and the weekend. Irontom may be a young band, but the boys have jams. Every song had vocalist Harry Hayes dancing to the band’s infectious grooves, and the fans […]
Show Review: The Weeks are Southern rock perfection under light of Two Moons
Southern rock invaded the Valley on Thursday as the gentlemen in The Weeks wooed the crowd at The Rebel Lounge. Joined by H.A.R.D and Future Thieves, these Mississippi and Tennessee boys put on one stellar show from start to finish. H.A.R.D (or Have A Rad Day for those just joining the movement) kicked off an […]
Gallery: Highly Suspect wow a sold out Phoenix show
Highly Suspect appeals to the widest range of people; To quote Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, “The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads–they all adore him.” Indeed, they all turned out for Highly Suspect’s headliner, some for still-undecided-but-probably handsome frontman Johnny Stevens, others for early listening of tracks from the upcoming MCID. Still […]