Gallery: The Valentine’s Super Love Jam brings Blackstreet, more back to Phoenix
Date night got a little more sultry with the Valentine’s Super Love Jam at Mortgage Matchup Center last week. Saturday night was steamy for hundreds of couples as they packed the arena to sway and sing along with the likes of Zapp, Blackstreet and so much more. Blackstreet graced the arena’s stage late into the […]
Show Review: Shame’s Cutthroat Tour brought punk energy to Tucson
A quiet Tuesday night in Tucson was quickly disrupted by the Cutthroat Tour at La Rosa. UK punk group Shame, alongside California’s The Sophs, turned the repurposed church into a roiling mass of bodies for a bruising midweek party. The Sophs are a band who have perfected the art of never letting their audience know […]
Show Review: Don Broco revs up the hype at sold out Arizona tour stop
In a month devoid of consistent concerts, Don Broco took full advantage of the winter gap and packed Arizona’s Nile Theater from the stage to the doors last week. Their North American tour sold out the iconic Mesa venue alongside Dropout Kings and Sace6 and it was a night of high energy, stage diving and […]
Show Review: The Runarounds chase the good times right to sold out Phoenix crowd
Arizona went chasing the good times this week when The Runarounds brought The Minivan Tour to a sold out crowd at The Van Buren on Tuesday. Fans may have gotten to know them through their TV series, but the very real sunny rock group made the leap from screen to stage on this headlining run. […]
Show Review: Styx spends two packed nights in the round at Celebrity Theatre
Phoenix was invited to sail away with Styx at the first of two nights in Phoenix last week. Celebrity Theatre was packed to the rafters with fans of all ages as the band celebrated a storied career with a carefully-crafted setlist, performed to perfection on the venue’s iconic rotating stage. After a rousing acoustic performance […]
Decadence AZ 2025: The Portal of Illusions transports Arizona into a brand new year
The largest EDM festival event on the West Coast took over Phoenix Raceway to ring in 2026 last week. Decadence AZ: Portal of Illusions boasted a lineup of DJ heavyweights, a rotating silent disco, a plethora of carnival rides and even a pickleball court. The countdown to midnight had artists like Kaskade, Zedd, Knock2, Griz […]
Show Review: The Format’s acoustic tour wraps up in Tucson
Tucson was merry and bright this week when The Format concluded their acoustic tour with a sold out night at La Rosa, the newest venue in town. Housed in a former monastery, the stage sat perfectly beneath the building’s domed endcap and each act’s sound was lifted to the rafters as if on angel wings. […]
Show Review: Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything conclude co-headlining tour in Arizona
The final night of any tour is always special and that was absolutely the case when Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything brought their coheadliner to Marquee Theatre this week. The two longtime friends were joined by Oso Oso, packing the house for one of the last shows of 2025 for many fans in the […]
Show Review: Punk Rock Christmas brings loud, festive holiday spirit to Arizona
Nothing properly encapsulates the holiday spirit quite like punk rock- at least that’s what the lineup of the 2025 Punk Rock Christmas expressed in Chandler last week. A rowdy array of classic punk acts tore up Wild Horse Pass Festival Grounds on Saturday, drawing a solid crowd of all ages who braved the cold for […]
Show Review: FLOW brings beloved anime series to life with Naruto the Rock tour
Beloved Japanese anime series Naruto was celebrated in style on Sunday night with FLOW’s Naruto the Rock tour at Celebrity Theatre. The rock group whipped out a setlist of songs from the series alongside some original work to bring iconic moments from the anime to life onstage. Fans of all ages dressed up in their […]