Show Review: ONEUS’ Blood Moon Tour sets hearts aflame in Arizona
With the more recent boom of Korean music in popular culture and the success of international tours, more and more groups are making the trip west for limited run visits to the United States. March 11 saw ONEUS fill the Marquee Theatre with dedicated fans for a high energy evening towards the end of their […]
Show Review: Louis Tomlinson fills YouTube Theater with warm energy for sold out final tour stop
Finding solo success after the astronomical rise of One Direction may have seemed daunting from the outside, but Louis Tomlinson weathered obstacles and hardship to make his own mark on music. Finally, he was able to bring his world tour to Los Angeles this week for two sold out shows at the brand new YouTube […]
Show Review: Marc E. Bassy is silky smooth at AZ Nothing In This World Tour stop
Marc E. Bassy and his velvet voice graced the stage at The Van Buren on Thursday as the Nothing In This World Tour hit Phoenix. He was joined by another polished singer- John K- for a night of silky smooth bangers. John K was charm personified from the moment he walked out to an adoring […]
Show Review: Grandson’s revolution comes to life on Death of a Tour
After years of spreading the word through small venues and clubs, Grandson’s revolution has reached its largest audience of believers on his biggest headlining tour to date. Atlas was front and center for all the action at the Phoenix stop of Death of a Tour and it’s only getting wilder from here. The colorful quartet […]
M3F Fest 2022: Beloved AZ festival returns for massive weekend of music and culture
Festival season is back, baby. After missing its 2021 edition, M3F Fest pulled out all the stops for its biggest and most ambitious festival yet, all benefiting local nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Headliners Kaytranada, Leon Bridges, and Zhu beckoned thousands of fans (and, honestly, Phoenicians just looking to […]
Show Review: Dirty Honey, MammothWVH bring Young Guns Tour to Tempe
Finding rock ‘n’ roll alive and well in 2022 is easy if you know about Dirty Honey. The California quartet stormed through Arizona last week with Mammoth WVH for a show rife with riffs. Mammoth WVH- fronted by Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang- created an Atlas favorite album of 2021, so catching their set was […]
Gallery: Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt bring NBA Leather to AZ
It was an evening of multifaceted hip hop in Tempe on Thursday as Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt’s NBA Leather Tour stacked fans to the rafters at Marquee Theatre. The two enormously popular rappers brought their different styles and vibes to a crowd massively excited for both acts and ready to shake the walls all […]
Show Review: Glass Animals is a dream come true at intimate Phoenix show
After releasing Dreamland in late summer 2020, Glass Animals were on the cusp of their most anticipated tour to date—it would obviously be delayed due to pandemic concerns, but every stop would host thousands of fans. It would be worth the wait. Fast forward a year, and the tour was delayed. Again. Spring 2022 was […]
Show Review: Manchester Orchestra brings diverse crowd together at sold out Phoenix show
Manchester Orchestra can pack a venue no matter the day of the week, and the theory proved true on Wednesday night at Phoenix’s Van Buren for The Million Masks of God Tour. Finally on the road to promote last year’s LP of the same name, the group brought along some of their biggest fans: Michigander […]
Show Review: Turnstile makes a love connection at second sold out LA show
The success of Turnstile’s 2021 album, Glow On, has catapulted the hardcore band into TV appearances, larger rooms and an enthusiastic new fanbase. The group recently embarked on a sold out tour, headlining two nights at The Novo in Los Angeles and Atlas was there to catch all the action (and more than a few […]