Imagine, if you will, Freddie Mercury getting an adrenaline shot straight to the heart and being set loose on a pop rock-infused acid trip at Coney Island, and you may…
Phoenix, AZ—Ministry came to the Van Buren on April 29, 2025, to launch “The Squirrely Years Tour,” now known to be its last tour. With openers Die Krupps and Nitzer…
Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theatre hosted a goth-themed trio of bands on April 15, 2025, featuring headliner The Birthday Massacre, with Magic Wands and Essenger warming up the crowd.…
Laura Jane Grace brought her new band, The Mississippi Medicals, to Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, Az last week. A small but mighty supergroup, The Mississippi Medicals are made up of…
Phoenix, AZ—On November 15, 2024, local band Paper Foxes threw a party for their new release “Paradise Deluxe” at the Linger Longer Lounge, with openers Stereoplxsma and Manik Vamp. Though…
Phoenix, AZ—On November 12, 2024, Arms Akimbo and Stop Light Observations (SLO) thrilled the Valley Bar audience, each band offering a distinctive energy and captivating soundscape. Southern California indie rockers…
Phoenix, AZ—The elevator doors closed, and one of the women who entered the tightly packed space was exuberant in her chatter. “Wasn’t that just awesome?” People in front of me…
It’s 2024, and the 20 Years of Tears Tour is proving everyone’s parents wrong: Emo was not just a phase. Comprised of emo stalwarts Hawthorne Heights, Saosin, Anberlin, and Cartel,…
On August 18, 2024, Portland-based folk rock band The Builders and The Butchers brought their electrifying performance to The Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ. This wasn’t just another stop on…
Phoenix, Arizona–As a GenXer whose formative decade was the 90s, when I discovered Stone Temple Pilots was co-headlining with +LIVE+ on a Phoenix stop at Arizona Financial Theatre on August…