Show Review: Great Good Fine Ok and Smallpools have your perfect summer soundtrack
What happens when you put together a tour featuring skate punk veterans, a synth duo, and an indie pop band? Usually, madness, but on the Spring Is Sprung tour, it somehow works. All three acts — Half the Animal, Great Good Fine Ok, and Smallpools — brought their own versions of indie pop to Phoenix’s Crescent Ballroom and raised […]
Show Review: Jack Antonoff pours his heart out in Phoenix
Arizona isn’t often the first place artists think of when they get sentimental onstage, but Jack Antonoff is not just any artist. Antonoff brought his immensely successful project, Bleachers, to a sold-out crowd at The Van Buren on Tuesday and wasted no time in waxing poetic about his love for the desert. New York duo […]
Fans come together for engaging set from Red Wanting Blue
Op-Ed: Childish Gambino turns America’s darkness into art
Donald Glover knows you’re watching him. But this time, you’re uncomfortable and he knows that too. Glover, who performs under the name Childish Gambino, released a music video for his new single, “This Is America,” which has racked up over 40 million views and earned him countless accolades from celebrities and fans alike. This video […]
Show Review: Sum 41 revives classic album for 15-year anniversary celebration
“Goddamn, this is fun tonight!” Deryck Whibley’s joyful shout out to the audience captured the entire vibe of The Van Buren on Sunday for the 15-year anniversary tour of Sum 41’s Does This Look Infected?. The band reunited with their original lineup for an explosive celebration of the classic record. Kicking off the night was California […]
Show Review: Epic production elevates The Witching Hour Tour
The walls of The Van Buren shook on Monday as hardcore heavyweights In This Moment brought The Witching Hour Tour to Phoenix. Supported by hometown favorites The Word Alive and DED, the female-fronted metal veterans proved why they’re still strong players in the scene. Black lipstick, fishnets and indecipherable shirts abounded for one of the […]
Show Review: Matt and Kim electrify chaotic Phoenix concert
Seeing the way Matt and Kim look at each other will tell you nearly everything you need to know about how fun your night is going to be. The two, vocalist/keyboardist Matt Johnson and drummer Kim Schifino, are madly, excitedly in love and use that energy to bolster a hold-nothing-back performance every time they take a stage. […]
Show Review: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me glams up Tucson headliner
“I Don’t Know How but They Found Me, it ain’t no secret baby- we just don’t advertise!” Leaving the biggest rock bands in the world can’t be an easy decision, but Dallon Weekes (ex-Panic! At the Disco) and his stagemate Ryan Seaman (ex-Falling in Reverse) managed to subvert expectations when they went all in on […]
America Listening Party: A Night Under the Stars with Thirty Seconds to Mars
Set against the stunning red rock formations in the northern Arizona town of Sedona, Jared Leto treated an intimate group of fans to a full listen of Thirty Seconds to Mars’ new record, America. Aptly titled “A Night Under the Stars,” on the Mars Across America Tour, these lucky fans gathered in the crisp night air […]
Show Review: Marc E. Bassy brings the heat for the Gossip Columns Tour
We are riding the next wave of hip hop in the form of Marc E. Bassy. The former 2AM Club vocalist packed Club Red with a diverse crowd for the Arizona date of his headlining Gossip Columns Tour on Saturday night. Taking the stage with DJ Shabazz and guitarist Count Bassy, his set started with […]