Gallery: Gogol Bordello celebrates ‘Solidaritine’ with energetic Tempe concert
New York punk group Gogol Bordello descended on Tempe’s Marquee Theatre this week to bring joy to the eclectic crowd that turned up. The band has a colorful eight-member cast of multi-talented musicians and singers and they got the crowd moving all night long. Frontman Eugene Hutz was electric onstage, bounding back and forth with […]
Show Review: Sleeping with Sirens sells out The Nile on album promo tour
Sleeping with Sirens is on their grind this year, touring incessantly but always bringing the same killer energy to every show. The scene staples once again visited Arizona on a more intimate tour to promote their latest album, Complete Collapse. The Nile was sold out and the pit was roiling as the band took the […]
Gallery: Death Cab for Cutie chases ‘Asphalt Meadows’ to Phoenix
Two crowds diverged in downtown Phoenix on Monday night- the bedazzled and fabulous headed to Carly Rae Jepsen and a horde of elder indie-leaning emos converged on The Van Buren for the return of Death Cab for Cutie. Eschewing an opener for the Arizona date, the band went on promptly at showtime to a rapidly […]
Show Review: Alec Benjamin closes out headlining tour with hometown party
Alec Benjamin’s meteoric rise showed no sign of slowing down with an energetic show at Arizona Financial Theatre this week. The pop-rock musician told his story onstage in front of an adoring audience who were ready to live those moments alongside him. Benjamin took the stage awash in warm lights and smiling from ear to […]
Album Review: Sleeping with Sirens avoids ‘Complete Collapse’ on stellar new record
Sleeping with Sirens is once again asking us if anyone out there is listening- and for more than a decade, we’ve kept our ears to the ground for all of their new music. Now the prolific rock group is back with their latest album, Complete Collapse. The band has a tried and true sound and […]
Album Review: Jagwar Twin defies genre on journey through ’33’
Roy English is determined to take us all to church on his latest album- but defining church is up to you. 33 is Jagwar Twin’s latest full length effort that takes the listener on a journey through genre and discovering new layers of self. Upon first listen, English seems to eschew genre, giving the album […]
Show Review: Gorillaz previews new album on 2022 world tour
It’s been a year of surprises and opportunities- not the least of which was seeing Gorillaz return to Arizona. The virtual band made the leap from its animated world right to Footprint Center to an audience of all ages and enormous levels of excitement. Musical mastermind Damon Albarn wove the Gorillaz universe out of interview […]
Show Review: Grabbitz creates “raw and intimate DJ experience” at Valley Bar
Grabbitz the musician is taking a bit of a back seat so Grabbitz the DJ can be out in full force. Currently out on his Dance Sing Fly Tour, the artist is bouncing between small clubs and huge festivals like Lollapalooza and Lost Lands, bringing together the dance music community and the alt rock fans […]
Show Review: The Gaslight Anthem celebrates triumphant band reunion in Phoenix
“It’s such a relief to be back in Phoenix,” Brian Fallon said to the crowd at The Marquee Theatre on Sunday night. “L.A. is so stressful, but then we come here and it’s like, aahhh.“ The sigh of relief is familiar to fans who have been secretly hoping Fallon and his bandmates would end their […]
Artist Spotlight: Indie singer Toho releases new single; talks crafting his sound and what’s coming next
Korean singer-songwriter Toho has debuted his first two singles and the lyrics alone will blow you away. The indie musician decided that music was his definitive life path during the 2020 quarantine, putting his heart and soul into “Petal” and “OFF”. The music videos for both convey the story that Toho is telling his listeners […]