After two years away, Hot Water Music returned to the Valley, bringing their hard-earned intensity to The Nile Theater in Mesa. Two years is a long time to leave a…
Castle Rat didn’t simply bring their Summon the Beasts tour to The Nile Theater in Mesa, they brought the entire vast realm with them. From the moment the Rat Queen…
Words & Photos by Matt Maenpaa Veteran doomsayers The Sword closed out a month-long tour in Denver on August 28, joined by heavy hitters Red Fang and Portland grunge punk…
Atmosphere brought their Atmosphere & Friends 2026 tour to The Van Buren in Phoenix for an eclectic night that felt like a crash course in the history and breadth of…
Jinjer’s Duél Tour 2026 stopped at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ and delivered exactly what fans have come to expect from the Ukrainian metal powerhouse: unrelenting precision, raw intensity,…
Few venues feel as perfectly matched to The Builders and the Butchers as the historic, weathered desert outpost of Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown. The band’s blend of folk, punk,…
The Toadies rolled into Phoenix on June 17 for a stop on The Charmer Tour, turning The Van Buren into a sweaty, loud celebration of nearly three decades of alternative…
Emo Orchestra’s stop at the Marquee Theatre turned what could’ve been a straightforward nostalgia night into something unexpectedly cinematic. Fronted by emo stalwarts The Spill Canvas, the performance leaned fully…
The return of Bloodywood to The Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona on 4/24, felt less like a tour stop and more like a homecoming for one of modern metal’s most…
Almost exactly one year to the day that Hanabie. first played The Van Buren in Phoenix, they brought their current North American tour back to the Valley of the Sun…
