Innings Festival 2020: Dave Matthews Band, MLB stars and a taste of Van Weezer
The third annual Innings Festival combined sports and sounds for Arizona’s festival season kickoff this weekend at Tempe Beach Park. Massive rock acts Dave Matthews Band and Weezer headlined the two-day celebration, joined by a litany of stellar performers and baseball stars for a weekend under the Arizona sun. Atlas caught all the action- here’s […]
Gallery: Crescent Ballroom grooved to a weekend show with Magic City Hippies, The Palms
“If you’re playing in Miami, you’ve got to get bodies moving,” they say, and that’s just what Magic City Hippies did at Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix on Sunday night. The Florida-based funk/hip hop/soul group is winding down their longest […]
Show Review: Seattle’s Columbia City Theater dances the night away with joan
Seattle’s Columbia City Theater filled rapidly with excited fans for a sold out night with joan, joined by Ralph on Saturday. The Arkansas duo have been rising indie darlings and expressed their gratitude for so many people attending their headlining tour. Canadian pop singer Ralph provided the sole opening for the show and her down […]
Show Review: Seattle was Rolling 7’s with Dirty Honey, The Amazons
The temperature may have been dropping, but the line around Seattle’s Neumos venue continued to grow long before doors opened for Dirty Honey’s Rolling 7’s Tour on Friday. The Los Angeles rock band filled the unique space with fans of all ages ready to rock and roll. The Amazons, a fabulously fashionable outfit from the […]
Artist Spotlight: Dealer talk first US tour, making an album and writing music they want to hear
Australian hardcore group Dealer stormed into Club Red last weekend, supporting a heavyweight lineup including Spite and Varials. The recently-formed band is already making waves in the metal community and the buzz around their pair of debut EPs had a roomful of curious attendees at attention for their set. Of course, once Dealer jumped in, […]
Gallery: Lil Tjay stays ‘True 2 Myself’ at dynamic Phoenix show
Eighteen year old Bronx rapper Lil Tjay brought the hype to The Pressroom on Thursday in support of his debut album. The young artist was joined by a plethora of up and coming hip hop acts to pump up the crowd before his lively headlining set. A number of unnamed DJs hit the stage, kicking […]
Gallery: The Glorious Sons, Des Rocs bring the rock show to Phoenix
A lineup of stellar winter tours continued this weekend with a sold out Crescent Ballroom for The Glorious Sons. The Canadian rockers brought their eclectic flair to Arizona, joined by Des Rocs, for a night of good old-fashioned rocking out from fans of all ages. New York-based Des Rocs was the sole opener of the […]
Artist Spotlight: Des Rocs talks opening for The Rolling Stones, staying creative and his vision for rock and roll’s future
Danny Rocco, a.k.a Des Rocs, is on the cusp of his rock and roll explosion. The New York-based artist spoke with Atlas before a sold out Phoenix show with The Glorious Sons about bringing the glory back to rock, opening for The Rolling Stones and his vision for the future. Atlas Artist Group: How […]
Show Review: Marc E. Bassy sells out first stop of headlining tour in Arizona
R&B’s most underrated, velvet-voiced king came back to Phoenix for a sold out headliner at Crescent Ballroom on Friday. Marc E. Bassy is out promoting his latest album, PMD, and brought Gianni & Kyle along for the ride. Despite the madness of the first night of the tour, Gianni & Kyle took the stage right on […]
Show Review: Hippo Campus reaches new heights on Bambi winter tour
The Midwest may be experiencing a polar vortex, but its exports brought a glowing warmth to downtown Phoenix’s The Van Buren on Tuesday when Minnesota acts Now, Now and Hippo Campus gathered the cool kids for a night of showing off new music. And, for fans who had seen the artists before, it was a […]