Show Review: Bryce Vine turns up like it’s Saturday night at sold out Phoenix stop
It may have been a school night but Bryce Vine was ready to turn up as The Saturday Night Tour drew a sold out crowd to The Van Buren on Sunday. The rapper and singer surveyed the audience with a huge grin and expressed his pure excitement for having sold out the venue two years […]
Tour Preview: P1Harmony gears up for massive P1ustage H: UTOP1A shows this spring
K-pop group P1Harmony is rising to a new level with their upcoming P1ustage H: UTOP1A world tour. The fourth generation group toured extensively in 2023 and is now bringing their new music to even larger venues and audiences across the United States and beyond. The tour kicks off in May, starting with shows in Texas […]
Gallery: Lil Tecca’s HVN ON EARTH Tour shakes Arizona’s Marquee Theatre
Arizona’s Marquee Theatre filled to the brim with kids out on a school night to catch Lil Tecca’s HVN ON EARTH Tour on Sunday. With a lineup featuring very young talent, Tecca curated an energy that perfectly catered to the next generation of hip hop fans on this tour. Though the evening was running behind, […]
Show Review: Charlotte Sands’ headlining tour brings empowering energy to Crescent Ballroom
Crescent Ballroom got a heavy dose of girl power this week when Charlotte Sands brought her headlining Can We Start Over? Tour to Arizona. The alt-pop powerhouse was joined by Cloe Wilder and Senses for an intimate show filled with starstruck fans. She may have only just turned 18 but singer Cloe Wilder already knows […]
Show Review: Grouplove shimmers at sold out Phoenix tour stop
“You’re an artist,” Hannah Hooper insisted as the crowd cheered in response. She was arguing, mid set at Grouplove’s sold out show at The Van Buren on Saturday night, how you’re an artist if you make art. Simple as that. Full time, part time, even if nobody sees your art. And that’s what saved Grouplove, […]
Gallery: Tough Luvv Fest brings Three 6 Mafia, City Morgue and more to stacked Mesa show
Hardcore and hip hop came together for a weird and wild time at Tough Luvv Fest, held at Mesa Amphitheatre on Saturday. With a long list of acts performing from early afternoon into the late evening, there was an artist for every eclectic taste found in the offbeat crowd. Atlas arrived as the sun was […]
Gallery: Paul Russell and Shaggy headline the 34th Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival kickoff weekend
The Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival kicked off its 34th year on Friday night with the first of two weekends featuring live music, carnival rides and- of course- actual ostriches. The beloved East Valley event provides fun for all ages and families flocked to the neon lights shining from the Ferris wheels and other attractions for […]
Tour Preview: KPOP group OnlyOneOf returns for Things I Can’t Say LOve World Tour
K-pop group OnlyOneOf is returning for another lengthy tour on the heels of their 2023 venture. Their comeback album Things I Can’t Say LOve lends its name to the tour as well as the group begins their journey at the end of March in Japan, traverses through South America and Mexico and ends the run […]
Artist Spotlight: AleXa releases comeback single; talks upcoming tour and future goals
Rising K-pop star AleXa made her latest comeback with new single “sick” at the end of February. The latest in her growing discography, “sick” is a return to the influences that shaped AleXa’s music taste growing up and inspired her to pursue a career in music. The song tells a poignant story of struggling through […]
Show Review: The Rocket Summer celebrates 20 years of ‘Calendar Days’ with jubilant AZ tour kickoff
It was just a calendar day- but the second one spent with The Rocket Summer’s Bryce Avary in less than one year. Phoenix fans packed The Rebel Lounge on Tuesday night to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Avary’s debut album, Calendar Days, and were treated to an extra special set full of favorites from […]