Against Me! // Live @ The Van Buren // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey Punk rockers, Against Me!, brought their tour to the brand new Van Buren venue in downtown Phoenix on Sunday night to an enthusiastic crowd. The night kicked off with a 30-minute set by Canadian group, The Dirty Nil, who got the room whipping their arms
Stone Foxes // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey San Francisco blues-rockers, The Stone Foxes, returned to the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix Sunday for a night of high-energy rock n’ roll. The band, who makes regular stops in the valley, is always well-received as if they were honorary locals, and this weekend was
Vérité // Live @ Valley Bar // 9.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ -- Indie-pop singer, Vérité, made her first headlining appearance in Arizona at the Valley Bar, in downtown Phoenix Tuesday night, to an enthusiastic room of her fans. The night started with a set by Tigertown, from Sydney, Australia. The four-piece pop group did a
Album Review: Upright Man (Self-Titled Debut) ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 22, 2017 Article by: Jason Robey New York City rockers, Upright Man, just released their self-titled debut album. The album consists of ten genre-bending songs, nodding to the band’s wide variety of influences. The album’s opening track, “Elysia,” bursts out of the gate with a riff reminiscent of material from Led Zeppelin’s Houses of
Dead Cross // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 08.12.17 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — Veteran metal vocalist Mike Patton and ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo brought their new hardcore supergroup, Dead Cross, to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, on one of the first dates of their first tour. The four-piece also includes bassist Justin Pearson, of The
Dinosaur Pile-Up // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 8.1.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 Photos and review by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — English alternative rockers Dinosaur Pile-Up brought their electrifying set to the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ on Tuesday, as the opening slot on tour with Chevelle and Black Maps. Nothing about the packed house of waving arms and bopping heads would suggest
Album Review: Goldfinger – The Knife ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 3, 2017 Article by: Jason Robey "Don't this a comeback song, because I've been here all along," John Feldman sings on the chorus of “Don’t Let Me Go,” from The Knife, the sixth album by punk rock group Goldfinger. While avoiding that word, this is the band’s first album since Hello Destiny, nine years
Wyves // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 07.22.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - July 27, 2017 Photos and review by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ — The Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix was alive with the sounds of homegrown rock n’ roll and the cheering of a sold-out crowd. The main event of the night was the vinyl release of Wyves’ latest single, "Bitch Has Got Problems," but
Album Review: Portugal. The Man – Woodstock ALBUM REVIEWS by Jason Robey - July 13, 2017 Article by: Jason Robey Featured Image Cred: Rolling Stone Alaskan indie-rock band, Portugal. The Man, hold nothing back on their ambitious new album, Woodstock. Their eighth full-length studio album, their first since Evil Friends four years ago, treads heavily into experimental, psychedelic ground on each of the ten songs, while always returning
The Black Lips // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 06.18.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - June 23, 2017 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ — Atlanta punk rockers, The Black Lips, brought their high-energy live show to the Crescent Ballroom last Sunday. The room was alive with the bouncing and moshing of their following, as they plowed through an hour-long set, comprised of 18 songs, and spanning