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Chase Atlantic
“One of the most unpredictable and exciting bands in our world.” - Rock Sound Los Angeles, CA – Australian three-piece, Chase Atlantic, has debuted their much-anticipated new single, “Like A Rockstar.” The offering is a solid, atmospheric alt-pop track that underscores the band’s eclectic sound and ...Read More
Photography: Katherine Amy Vega, Kataklizmic Design
PHOENIX — Justin Courtney Pierre returned to Arizona for an intimate underground show at the historic Valley Bar Friday night, revitalizing fans with a colloquial performance of his latest solo-album In The Drink. Since Motion City Soundtrack’s “So Long, Farewell Tour” in 2016, it had ...Read More
A Perfect Circle - Photo Credit: Katherine Amy Vega
PHOENIX — A Perfect Circle ended “on a high note” for the last date on the third leg of their headlining North American tour, to the city that frontman Maynard James Keenan thanked for being the “marijuana-stinking cherry” on top. Dark electronic duo Night Club ...Read More
The Glorious Sons Press Pic
Los Angeles, CA — Canadian rock quintet, The Glorious Sons, have announced an extensive U.S. headline tour for 2019! The trek runs from February through March and sees the JUNO-award winning band returning to key cities including Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, ...Read More
Tempe, AZ — Underoath, touring in support of their latest release Erase Me, brought remarkable energy to Marquee Theatre.  When asked about one of the opening bands, The Plot in You, local fan and concertgoer, Curtis said, “I’ve never seen a band play so hard,” which is an ...Read More
Apache Lake Music Festival Oct 26 + 27, 2018
Day 1 — October 26 Roosevelt, AZ — As the pavement came to an abrupt halt on Apache Trail, it became apparent to me that my Mustang probably wasn’t the best choice of transportation for my journey to the Apache Lake Music Festival. This would ...Read More
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation
PHOENIX – Christina Aguilera brought her Liberation tour to Comerica Theatre on October 29, 2018. This is the first tour for Aguilera since her “Back to Basics” tour in 2007. The last time she had a show in Arizona was on February 28, 2007, at ...Read More
Mac Sabbath - Credit: Jeremy Saffer
Fast food-themed Black Sabbath parody kings Mac Sabbath are about to kick off another North American tour, beginning October 27 in Pomona, CA at Lagunitas Beer Circus! In celebration of the tour, the band have released their second recorded song, "Sweet Beef", along with a brand new, ...Read More
Gorod - Bekhten's Curse Video Photo 3
Technical metal icons Gorod have released their brand new 10-track album, Aethra, today via Overpowered Records! The album can be ordered digitally via Amazon, iTunes and Google Play, and in several physical formats via Overpowered Records' merchandise site HERE. In celebration of today's release, Gorod ...Read More
PHOENIX — For a band as dynamic as System of a Down, one would expect their live performances to be equally, if not more engaging, than their studio releases. Gaining popularity from classic songs like Chop Suey for example, which features a quickly strummed acoustic ...Read More
After two tour dates postponed due to loss of her voice and the advisement of doctors, multi-platinum superstar Christina Aguilera is back on the road with Liberation going through North America. It’s been ten years since she’s been on tour before the "Liberation Tour". #LiberationTour pic.twitter.com/LpnF0bCyk2 — ...Read More
Incite Press Photo
Last month, heavy metal frontrunners Incite - lead by frontman Richie Cavalera - announced select details about their upcoming fifth full-length album, Built To Destroy. Produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), Built to Destroy ...Read More
Joe Settineri Batman Cries Press Photo
American Singer/Song-writer Joe Settineri has released the official music video for his deeply moving new single, "Batman Cries." Originally premiered on CelebMix, "Batman Cries" was directed by Jared Cordes. "The new video for Batman Cries explores the inner superhero in us all -- the strong, inner-spirit ...Read More
Garbage - Photo Credit: Rodrigo Izquierdo
Tempe, AZ — On Sunday night, Garbage played at the Marquee Theatre as part of the “20 Years Paranoid” tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of their Version 2.0 album. Opening for them was Rituals of Mine, a Los Angeles-based duo previously known ...Read More
Francesco Fonte Band Press Photo
UK-based progressive rockers Francesco Fonte Band have released a new music video for "Universe Garden", the third song from their new album Eight. With this song the band recalls 80's goth and dark rock in a poetic and driving track. The music video features black ...Read More
Photography by Max Fairclough
Los Angeles, CA – Today, The Faim have teamed up with Ones To Watch to premiere the official video for their latest single, “A Million Stars.” Watch it exclusively HERE. The video was filmed in Berlin, Germany and follows frontman Josh Raven as he reminisces ...Read More

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