Show Review: Fans welcome 8TURN to Arizona for energetic first North American tour
Arizona TURNINGS mingled at The Van Buren back in April for 8Turn’s 1st World Tour [8TURNRISE]. The eight member K-pop group finally had the chance to journey to North America as part of their very first world tour and Phoenix was one of the lucky stops along the way. Myungho, Jaeyun, Minho, Yoonsung, Haemin, Kyungmin, […]
Show Review: ONEW’s The Live: Connection tour brings sunshine to excited Los Angeles fans
It’s been a spring stacked with K-pop tours but it’s moments like ONEW’s The Live: Connection tour where fans immediately knew they were in for a special evening. The Shinee leader completed his solo North American run with a sold out stop at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles last week and truly took the […]
Show Review: Foxy Shazam’s Rockin’ Rolla Coast Tour brings joyful chaos to Crescent Ballroom
The weird, wacky and wonderful circus that is the Rockin’ Rolla Coast Tour ambushed Crescent Ballroom this week. Foxy Shazam’s latest road trip was joined by The Number 12 Looks Like You and Lobby Boxer that seemed to have one critical goal- never let the audience know your next move. St. Louis noisemakers Lobby Boxer […]
Show Review: L.S. Dunes concludes Like Magick Tour with energetic Arizona performance
The last night of any tour is always a special occasion and L.S. Dunes’ final night of the Like Magick Tour was indeed magical. The band visited Phoenix’s Crescent Ballroom for a packed house of diehard fans and gave Arizona everything they had to end the run on a high note. Joey Vannucchi is the […]
Show Review: FLO’s Access All Areas Tour brings pop stardom to Phoenix
It’s FLO’s world and on Saturday night, Arizona was just living in it. The British girl group’s Access All Areas Tour visited The Van Buren and the trio was greeted with an incredibly enthusiastic audience that was ready to dance the night away. Before the headlining magic, pop singer Jae Stephens hyped up the already […]
Show Review: Livingston’s story continues with impressive Phoenix performance
It was a family night out this week when Livingston’s The Story Continues Tour visited The Van Buren in Phoenix. Parents toting kids, excitable teens and more piled into the Arizona venue for an evening spent in awe of Livingston’s incredible live set. Opening the show was Braden Bales, a burgeoning pop singer in his […]
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 […]