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On the cusp of the release of the Crashing Cairo's next single "Souls", frontman Robert Wax discusses how the Beatles and David Bowie made him fall in love with music, the importance of U2, full-circle moments, working with legends, drawing inspiration from a radio contest, and what the future holds for the band, in the inaugural Burning Hot Interview video. Burning Hot Interview featuring Robert Wax of Crashing Cairo Q&A Read more
Pop-punk band Brooklane recently released their new single “Breakaway” on April 28th of this year, and they are gearing up for a tour with details yet to be revealed (get notified here). Inspired by bands like The Story So Far, State Champs, and Neck Deep, they debuted with the Roll With the Punches EP during the pandemic in 2020. Read more
Pearl Jam’s concert at Gila River Arena, opened by Eddie Vedder and Pluralone, felt like a genuine connection between band and audience. Here, the show is recounted by music journalist and mega-fan Ryan Novak after a 30-year wait to see them live. Read more
On July 29th, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy will unleash their 11th studio album, Deceivers, via Century Media Records. For fans that can't wait for the record's release, the band is now offering a new 7", Sunset Over The Empire (due out May 20th) - with the title track also appearing on Deceivers. Read more
PHOENIX — Apocalyptica finally brought their Cell-0 Tour to The Van Buren after being postponed for almost two years. Originally, they were scheduled, with the support from Lacuna Coil, for May 10th, 2020, but due to the pandemic it was pushed to April 2022 Read more
Warrant’s vocalist Robert Mason joins Tucson’s Drop D for a night of metal cover songs and stories of the road at Ahwatukee’s Cactus Jack’s Bar and Grill. Read more
PHOENIX — Ministry’s concert at The Van Buren, with support from Corrosion of Conformity and Melvins, has been a long time coming. Originally scheduled for July 29th, 2020 and featuring a completely different lineup (Ministry, KMFDM, and Front Line Assembly), the show was of course forestalled by the pandemic. Various attempts were made to reschedule with varying lineups, including a pre-Halloween show with Helmet and Frontline Assembly last October. Through Read more
Taylor Hawkins - Foo Fighters drummer, and Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders frontman - passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at the age of 50. Burning Hot Events journalist Ryan Novak gives his thoughts and honors Hawkins’s life and career. Read more
AL1CE have released a lyric video for "Drown" written by the late Jonah Foree (Ikonoklast, HARDWIRE, Goth Brooks). They will be performing at Jonahcolypse on March 26, 2022. Read more
The annual Punk in Drublic Festival celebrated all things craft brew and punk-rock merriment at Mesa’s Bell Bank Park. Read more
Jump to Photo Galleries PHOENIX — Before Flogging Molly’s concert at The Marquee Theater - with support from Vandoliers and Russkaja - even began, there was a vibe in the crowd different from anything seen the last time concerts were a normal occurrence, and it led to what made this show so special. You see, back in those waning, naïve days of January and February of 2020 - before our Read more
Jump to Photo Galleries Pelham, TN — If you were to ask any emo fan who spent their formative years in the early 2000s, “Which bands would make up the tour lineup of your dreams?”, you would get a plethora of answers with combinations that sound much like the When We Were Young Festival happening this fall. But, more than likely, two bands' names would pop up in nearly every Read more
Tempe, AZ — The return of The Atomic Punks, a Van Halen endorsed Los Angeles tribute band, was a highly anticipated one. Originally scheduled for February 11 at the Marquee Theatre, the date was pushed back to February 25 due to ongoing COVID-19 issues. Clearly, the delay wasn’t a “setback”, as the band brought an evening of high energy rock. The Atomic Punks had a trio of solid opening acts Read more
We have waited nearly two years for real touring and festivals to commence … wait no more!! Cherry Bombs bring an exciting and entirely new way to experience rock and roll music. You won’t believe your eyes watching their daredevil acts, feminine power, fearless and dynamic performances featuring dance, fire, aerial, grinding, stilt walking, and so much more. Alicia Taylor shares, "We are beyond thrilled to be invited to perform Read more
Los Angeles – Flogging Molly and The Interrupters have announced a Summer co-headlining tour, kicking off on June 7 in Indianapolis, with Tiger Army and The Skints supporting on all dates. Tickets will be available here and here on Friday, March 18 at 10 AM local time. Dave King, Flogging Molly singer/guitar player, says of the tour: “We’re excited to share the news of our upcoming tour with the one Read more
The Orgy tour is partially postponed. The band regrets to inform fans that, due to circumstances beyond their control with their bus, they must postpone some of their upcoming Revival Tour. Read more
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