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 […]
Show Review: Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals tear it up at headlining Phoenix performance

Every queer, punk and queer punk in Phoenix found themselves at Crescent Ballroom on Wednesday for Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals as their headlining tour visited the iconic Arizona space. Joined by Alex Lahey, the night contained only celebratory energy with this incredible lineup. Aussie singer Alex Lahey is already a favorite in […]
Show Review: BoyWithUke starts the Burnout Tour with a colorful performance in Phoenix

He’s been away from the road for several years so BoyWithUke’s Burnout World Tour attracted an eager audience to Arizona Financial Theatre on Thursday. As with his last major tour, the crowd was truly a hodgepodge of all ages, with many parents toting their kids and a plethora of teenagers taking up the majority of […]
Show Review: Yugyeom lights up Los Angeles with two sold out El Rey performances

Spring is in the air and the California sunshine welcomed Yugyeom- of GOT7 fame- to a pair of sold out shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles last weekend. The intimate venue was quite literally packed to the rafters with K-pop fans eager to catch one of the GOT7 crew on his Trusty […]
Show Review: JOHNNYSWIM’s headlining tour brings heart and heat to The Van Buren

On Thursday evening, JOHNNYSWIM brought warmth, intimacy, and a whole lot of soul to The Van Buren in Phoenix. Though the room wasn’t at full capacity, it didn’t matter—the crowd was dialed in and the connection between audience and artist was unmistakable. Opening the night was Micah Edwards, affectionately known as “Mr. Texas Soul”. With […]
Show Review: Daniel Seavey finds his Second Wind with intimate Arizona tour stop

The pop girls of Phoenix (and let’s not forget the pop guys) packed Crescent Ballroom on a Sunday night when Daniel Seavey’s Second Wind Tour visited the Valley. The former Why Don’t We singer has struck out on his own and with an arsenal of solo music, the fans were more than ready for him […]
Show Review: The Chandler Ostrich Festival marks 35 years of fun with Natasha Bedingfield and much more

The Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ostrich Festival celebrated 35 years with two weekends of fun for the whole family- including live performances from pop and country icons. Weekend two brought British pop icon Natasha Bedingfield and Boston rockers American Authors to the main stage, drawing huge crowds to the festival’s Saturday night headliner. American […]