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From dive bars to arena stages, Burning Hot Events covers the artists shaping Arizona’s sound. Get in-depth interviews, fierce photo galleries, album reviews, and a handpicked calendar of the hottest upcoming shows – all through a fiercely independent lens.
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Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Animals As Leaders, and Fit For An Autopsy joined forces to rock and rattle Arizona Financial Theatre. Read more
Following the undeniable popularity and immediate sell out of the hit inaugural When We Were Young Festival 2022, which takes place later this month, organizers are excited to announce the lineup for When We Were Young 2023! Read more
Jump to Photo Gallery Tacoma, WA — A surreal air swept over the night that a once dormant My Chemical Romance erupted on the stage of Tacoma Dome, following a warm-up by “emo” post-hardcore cohorts Taking Back Sunday and anti-folk singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson from Olympia, WA. The show arrived nearly 3 years after the Halloween 2019 announcement of the reunion, and 9.5 years following the March 2013 break-up of this Read more
Australia's Victoria K returns in 2022 for the release of the sophomore album Kore this coming October via Rockshots Records to follow the 2020 debut album Essentia. Read more
Italian metal legends Lacuna Coil presented their new single "Swamped XX" on September 15, 2022. This song follows the previously launched track, "Tight Rope XX", which is also taken off the upcoming re-issue, Comalies XX, set to be released on October 14th through Century Media Records. Watch "Swamped XX" here (directed, filmed and edited by Trilathera True to the maxim "never change a winning team", Lacuna Coil decided to release the opener of the album - like its original predecessor "Swamped" (2002) - as a Read more
“Princess of Soul” Alicia Keys brought the house down at Arizona Financial Theatre with her mighty chest voice, riveting talent on piano, and smooth, confident moves in an approximately two-hour performance. Read more
REVIEW: Incubus, Sublime with Rome, The Aquadolls Chill Out the Desert at Ak-Chin Pavilion (8-22-22)
Jump to Photo Galleries View Incubus Setlist PHOENIX — Ak-Chin Pavilion wrapped up its summer concert series with Incubus, Sublime with Rome, and The Aquadolls as part of their “Summer 2022” tour. The three California bands brought a reggae-meets-alternative end-of-summer party to Phoenix, and a party it was! The kick-ass girl band The Aquadolls, plus 90’s and beyond radio favorites Sublime with Rome and Incubus brought a “chill” to the Read more
Psyko Steve Presents (PSP) and Downtown Phoenix, Inc (DPI) are excited to reveal details for the inaugural ZONA Music Festival—a new two-day boutique music festival taking place December 3 & 4 in Downtown Phoenix at Margaret T. Hance Park. The event will feature a diverse range of national and local alternative, indie, pop and rock artists in addition to highlighting several nearby businesses and vendors. Headlining acts include Beach House, Read more
Halestorm’s mega Summer Tour 2022 brought The Pretty Reckless, The Warning, & Lilith Czar to Arizona Financial Theatre for a night of high octane rock & roll. Every song was an experience & the on-stage energy was absolutely infectious. Read more
Jump to Photo Galleries Tempe, AZ – Co-headliners Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup stopped at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe for the second to last show before a break in their “Back From The Attack” tour, which will resume on September 2nd in San Diego. This tour was a long time coming: Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup had briefly toured together in 2019, and have appeared Read more
Future Club is an alt-electronic mini-festival series featuring multiple stages of live music and DJs. View Gallery on Flickr Read more
Finnish symphonic power metal band Everfrost shares brand new single "Flyers" taken from Frostbites, an EP of anime opening song covers coming out November 2022. The band adds about the track: "‘Flyers’ by the band BRADIO became a big hit in the Japanese anime scene when it was used as the opening for cult classic show Death Parade. It’s a song we’ve wanted to cover for a long time because Read more
So Cal all-female rock trio The Aquadolls will be on the road with Incubus and Sublime With Rome from July 24 through September 3rd. See dates below. Watch for new music coming soon. In the meantime, the band's latest single titled "Help (I’m Falling 4U and I Can’t Get Up)" is out now. Stream the single here, and stream the video here. Frontwoman Melissa Brooks says, "This song tells the Read more
"'Translucent' is the start of a brand new era for TERMINA. We took everything that we and our fans loved about our first album...and used that as the foundation for this new song - but, we cranked it up to an 11 for this release." Read more
PHOENIX — Jonny Hawkins’ vocal acrobatics were absolutely mesmerizing.... His voice evolved from gravel enriched screams as they opened with “Turn It Up”, to technically precise softness in the opening verse of “Go To War”. And, oh yes, he made his presence known early in the show as he rose up to ride The Scorpion Tail that not only looks dangerous but also contributes to the sound as Hawkins jammed Read more
Tori Amos’ show at Orpheum Theater on her “Ocean to Ocean Tour", with support from Companion, was a sold out event. In this grand structure of a venue, a ceiling painted like the sky and lit with starlight, the audience seemed to recognize we were in the presence of herstory, and everything was absolutely glowing. Read more
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