L.A. Guns // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 11.24.2018 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - November 26, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — The sleazy hard rock spirit of the late 1980s Sunset Strip was alive and well at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ on Saturday night, as scene-veterans L.A. Guns brought their Missing Peace tour to town. A sweaty night of long hair
Assuming We Survive / Rivals / Riot Child / The Take Over // Live @ Rebel Lounge // 10.10.2018 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey Phoenix, AZ — The spirit of the recently-ended Warped Tour lived on at the Rebel Lounge on Wednesday night, as alumni Assuming We Survive and Rivals brought their current tour to Phoenix to a loyal and enthusiastic crowd. The evening kicked off with a short set
Album Review: Fine Lines – Contact ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 1, 2018 Article by: Jason Robey “On my back I’m floating, I’m so tired, don’t care if I live or drown.” the opening line of “Floating” ruminates over a single ringing guitar chord, before Fine Lines kick into full drive to for their debut album, Contact. The song, with its bouncy rhythm, arena-size
Album Review: White Denim – Performance ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 24, 2018 Article by: Jason Robey Austin indie-rockers White Denim are back with their eighth studio album, Performance. The album is simultaneously the most accessible and sonically experimental the group has put out so far. The opening track and lead single, “Magazin,” sets the tone from the start as a fun album, made
Chris Robinson Brotherhood // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 9.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 20, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — Entering the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ on Tuesday night, the unmistakable scent of patchouli wafted through the air, as the tie-dyed crowd gathered for two sets of roots rock n' roll from the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. Known to many for his
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators // Live @ The Van Buren // 9.15.2018 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 17, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey PHOENIX, AZ -- Few names have become as synonymous with the word "guitar" as Slash, but when he plays, guitarists and rock n' rollers everywhere listen. A sold-out crowd was ecstatic that the guitar hero to so many guitar-playing kids in the 80s and 90s,
Kaleido // Live @ Pub Rock // 9.12.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Detroit hard rockers Kaleido made a stop on the Summer Soul Collection tour in the valley on Wednesday night, bringing their catchy blend of melodic metal and electrifying stage show to an excited crowd. Currently on tour with September Mourning and Charcoal
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite // Live @ Marquee Theatre // 8.31.2018 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 4, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey TEMPE, AZ — The blues duo of Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite brought their “No Mercy In This Land” tour through the valley Friday night, transforming the mid-size venue into what felt like an intimate club. The stage set was simple, with chairs for the
Album Review: Alice In Chains – Rainier Fog ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Article by: Jason Robey Grunge veterans Alice In Chains have returned with their sixth full-length album, Rainier Fog. The record is their first since 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and third with current lead vocalist, William Duvall. Though Rainier Fog stays true to the guitar-heavy, melodic sound the band is
Paradise Kitty & Faster Pussycat // Live @ BLK Live // 8.23.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - August 28, 2018 Photos and review by: Jason Robey SCOTTSDALE, AZ — It was hair, tattoos, and leather as far as the eye could see at BLK Live in Scottsdale on Thursday night, as 80s hard rock veterans, Faster Pussycat, brought their Glitterbox tour through town for one of the final stops. The backdrop