Show Review: Durand Jones & the Indications went cruisin’ through sold out Arizona gig
Picture this: A sold out room, full of couples and friend groups in their night-out best, swaying to the soulful sounds of Durand Jones & the Indications. It’s not often that a show is a whole Event™, but that was certainly the case with the Cruisin’ Through the Park Tour that stopped by The Van […]
Show Review: mxmtoon and Chloe Moriando are pop perfection in Phoenix
According to singer-songwriter mxmtoon, writing music had to happen once Mitski wasn’t hitting hard enough anymore. So naturally, that energy attracted a large and devoted following- and the evidence was present in a sold out show at The Van Buren last week. Pop starlet Chloe Moriondo took the stage as the sole opener for the […]
Show Review: Aly & AJ bring synth pop and nostalgia to Marquee Theatre
If you happened to grow up in the mid to early 2000s, you probably know sister singer-songwriter duo Aly and AJ. Fans, new and old, filled The Marquee Theatre, eager to immerse themselves in the synth-pop world that Aly and AJ bring on tour. The Touch Of The Beat tour also featured The Brummies, a […]
Show Review: Giant Rooks is joy personified on the Rookery Tour
It’s obvious when an audience is lost in a moment, completely absorbed in the joy of live music but it’s even better when they can tell that the band onstage is too. Giant Rooks traveled all the way from Germany to play an exuberant show at The Van Buren on Sunday and we haven’t stopped […]
Show Review: Bastille takes fans “Back to the Future” in Mesa
Ever heard of Future, Inc.? The company that powers the Futurescape Dream Engine? Head to a Bastille show, and you’ll quickly become acquainted. The British four piece, who’s currently on their Give Me the Future Tour with Alice Merton, has themed their live show based on a fictional artificial intelligence engine that creates visual dreamscapes […]
Show Review: T-Pain’s Road to Wiscansin Tour lands a sold out show in Phoenix
If you turned on the radio, walked into a club or hit up anyone’s wild weekend party in the early to mid 2000s, chances are you heard T-Pain’s voice on whatever track was playing. It’s now 2022 and the prolific rapper is back on the road for a musical resurgence that brought a sold out […]
Show Review: St. Paul and the Broken Bones close headlining tour with perfect energy in AZ
Turning the walls of The Van Buren into a cathedral is a tall order, but St. Paul and the Broken Bones filed onstage and took us all to church on Thursday night. The Alabama soul group incorporated seemingly every instrument they could find for an evening of mindblowing music. The eight piece band hung colorful […]
Show Review: nothing,nowhere takes over Tempe Marketplace for intense set
“I want to see a circle pit at the fucking mall!” The moshing orders were given by nothing,nowhere singer Joe Mulherin and the crowd at Tempe Marketplace delivered. The band brought their eclectic mashup of rock, metal and rap to a rowdy Cinco de Mayo tour stop in Arizona. Fellow emo rapper Guccihighwaters took the […]
Show Review: Betcha and Arlie host rowdy basement gig in Mesa
The DIY scene is alive and well in Arizona, with downtown Mesa’s Nile Underground fully in business hosting bands and fans—and getting sweaty doing it. Such was certainly the case on Monday night when the youths packed The Underground for Betcha and Arlie after months of patiently waiting for the groups to tour. Warming up […]
Show Review: Omar Apollo’s Desvelado Tour sells out electric AZ show
Arizona gets the cream of the crop when it comes to post-Coachella gigs and Omar Apollo’s visit to The Van Buren this week was another entry in a long list of special moments. The Desvelado Tour also featured Tora-i and Deb Never, two equally stunning women who turned the Phoenix crowd all the way up […]