Show Review: Phoenix cheers to twenty years of Mayday Parade at The Van Buren
A sold out crowd at The Van Buren in Phoenix raised their collective glasses to 20 years of Mayday Parade when the band made their Three Cheers For Twenty Years tour stop this week. The show was a celebration of these two decades of incredible music from a longtime staple band in the scene and […]
RiverBeat Music Festival 2025: Anderson .Paak, Benson Boone and more close out another year in Memphis
The final day of the 2025 installment of RiverBeat Music Festival dawned blustery and chilly but the sun was out and the fans were ready for one last day surrounded by amazing music. From an early start filled with jazz, brass and indie rock to an evening of pop hits and dancing, Sunday had a […]
RiverBeat Music Festival 2025: The Killers, Public Enemy, much more bring all genres to Saturday’s event
Some sweet spring sunshine poked through the Memphis gloom for a beautiful second day of RiverBeat Music Festival on Saturday. The stunning weather brought even more fans and excitement to Tom Lee Park for a lineup that included the neon lights and fast EDM beats at the Orbit Stage to rap legends on the Bud […]
RiverBeat Music Festival 2025: Fans brave the elements for rainy day with hip hop legends
The RiverBeat Music Festival kicked off another year with a rather damp start in Memphis, Tennessee, last Friday for a three day weekend of incredible music, food and activities. Taking place in Tom Lee Park right on the banks of the Mississippi River, fans from across the state and the country donned their rain gear […]
Gallery: Billy Idol kicks off his latest tour with rousing Phoenix event
It was absolutely a great day to tour again and that meant that rock icon Billy Idol was back onstage to kick off the latest leg of this headlining tour at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre this week. Armed with his stellar band and a mountain of mind blowing production, Idol proved that he’s still got […]
Show Review: Tucson Taco Fest brings iconic hip hop acts to Arizona
High winds and intense dust couldn’t stop the party on Saturday when the Tucson Taco Fest kicked off at Rillito Park. The breeze kept the spring heat at bay as hundreds of fans treated themselves to tacos, tequila and a hearty helping of hip hop on the main stage. Headlined by T.I. and Lil Jon, […]
Show Review: Jimmy Eat World makes a Coachella pitstop with sold out Arizona headliner
Arizona does not play when it comes to Jimmy Eat World. The local legends made a pit stop in between Coachella weekends at the historic Rialto Theatre in downtown Tucson on Friday night for a lengthy headlining set that brought out diehard fans of all ages. The show started with a brief history lesson of […]
Show Review: OnlyOneOf puts on passionate performance in San Francisco
A windy night in San Francisco swept K-pop group OnlyOneOf into The Midway for the penultimate stop of the Our Only Odyssey North American Tour. Despite missing a member due to his military service, the remaining five gave the Bay Area all of their love and energy throughout their two hour set. The small but […]
Show Review: Kraftwerk’s iconic discography comes to life for technicolor Multimedia Tour
Legendary electronic music group Kraftwerk has returned to the road this spring and brought their Multimedia Tour to a packed house at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix this week. The reportedly haunted venue was the perfect home for this tour as the quartet dazzled and amazed their audience with classic songs backed by mesmerizing visuals […]
Show Review: Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine celebrate album milestones on The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour
Metal fans of all ages decked out in their finest maximalist merch from years past crowded into Arizona Financial Theatre last week for the Phoenix stop of The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. This co-headlining run with Bullet for My Valentine also features August Burns Red and Sylosis and every band cranked up the volume for a […]