Gallery: Avenged Sevenfold revisits legendary catalog at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Avenged Sevenfold took over Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on Thursday night, bringing pop-punk nostalgia and heavy metal together for the Phoenix stop of their 2026 North American tour. The pairing of A7X and Good Charlotte mixed a lineup of two bands that came up in different corners of the rock world but who share a […]
Gallery: Thee Sacred Souls fills Arizona Financial Theatre with warm energy on The Constellation Tour
The Constellation Tour made its way to downtown Phoenix on Wednesday night, bringing Thee Sacred Souls, LA LOM and The Womack Sisters to Arizona Financial Theatre for an evening rooted in soul, rhythm and musical lineage. The Womack Sisters opened the night with the kind of rich, intertwined harmonies that feel almost inevitable given their […]
New Music Friday: 3 Essential Albums from this week’s release lineup
Beartooth- Pure Ecstasy Beartooth has had a revelatory year and it has all culminated in the release of Pure Ecstasy, arguably the band’s most profoundly honest and collaborative record to date. This is a coming out album in more ways than one- a reintroduction to an established heavyweight through the lens of singer Caleb Shomo’s […]
Gallery: Mt. Joy plays colorful show at Arizona Financial Theatre
Mt. Joy returned to the Valley on Saturday, bringing their Hope We Have Fun Tour to Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix. The Philadelphia band is currently touring behind their fourth studio album, Hope We Have Fun. With a decade of music behind them and a catalog that includes fan favorites like “Silver Lining,” “Astrovan” […]
Show Review: Las Vegas is pretty in pink for Ella Red’s headlining tour
As Ella Red continues to the last stretch of her Tour’s Not Real: Part Two, she brought her energetic pop sensibilities to Las Vegas’ B Side at House of Blues. The Texas native dropped her debut studio album IT’S NOT REAL in January and subsequently hit the road, cultivating an energetic and dedicated fanbase of […]
Show Review: The Pretty Penny Tour is Passion Pit’s shiny comeback to Phoenix
It’s no “Little Secret” that synth pop darlings Passion Pit are fully back in the game, gracing stages and festival lineups across the country in recent years and now on the Pretty Penny Tour. On Wednesday, the band made its first stop in Phoenix since 2019 and were welcomed with the open arms of their […]
Show Review: Death Cab for Cutie builds Phoenix a tower at Arizona Financial Theatre
Death Cab for Cutie returned to Phoenix on Friday, bringing their I Built You A Tower Tour to Arizona Financial Theatre. The band is celebrating over two decades of classic songs alongside the release of their latest album and a packed house in Arizona was ready to get emotional. Nation of Language bounded out first, […]
Show Review: Chance Peña receives enthusiastic welcome at The Van Buren
On Wednesday night, Chance Peña brought his When I Change My Mind I Don’t Mean It tour to Phoenix’s The Van Buren, continuing the North American leg of his latest tour. Joined by support from Hans Williams, the evening centered on thoughtful songwriting, meaningful stories and an unmistakable appreciation for the people who came to […]
Show Review: Daniel Caesar opens headlining arena tour in Phoenix
Daniel Caesar opened his Son of Spergy Tour at Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix on Thursday night, bringing the first audience of the tour into a performance that felt less like an arena concert and more like stepping into a dream. Before taking the stage, a cell phone video played across a massive LED […]
Show Review: Joji brings deafening crowd to Phoenix for the Solaris Tour
Joji brought more than 9,000 fans to Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix on Friday night, arriving in the Valley in the midst of a new chapter of his career. After roughly three years without releasing new music, the Japanese-Australian singer, songwriter and producer returned late last year with his fourth studio album, Piss In […]