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PUP & Jeff Rosenstock's 'CATACLYSMIC RAPTURE OF FRIENDSHIPNESS' tour brought maximum chaos to Phoenix with their “triple band” finale
pop-punk band PUP banded together (literally) with alternative artist Jeff Rosenstock and indie band Ekko Astral to treat Phoenix to a one-of-a-kind finale featuring their "triple band."
Alex Gold
Oct 21
Bedazzled Suits and Boring Politics—How THE MELVINS stole the show while NAPALM DEATH's anti-Trump rants 'bored me to tears'
Phoenix got dragged through the mud when NAPALM DEATH, THE MELVINS, WEEDEATER, and DARK SKY BURIAL stormed The Van Buren on the "Savage Imperial Death March" tour. WEEDEATER’s dirty sludge riffs, THE MELVINS’ chaotic swagger, and NAPALM DEATH’s raw grind left the crowd bruised but hungry. Even as the pit thinned out and the politics fell flat, the night was a heavy, sweaty mess of riffs, rage, and wreckage.
Justin de la Cruz
Apr 26
From Belarus with love: MOLCHAT DOMA turns The Van Buren into a cold wave paradise
Belarusian cold-wave trio MOLCHAT DOMA sold out The Van Buren, turning it into a Safdie movie set with sinister synths and snake-like moves.
Justin de la Cruz
Jan 25
TESTAMENT, KREATOR, and POSSESSED turn Downtown Phoenix into a thrash metal battlefield
TESTAMENT, KREATOR and POSSESSED raise hell at The Van Buren on their "Klash of the Titans" tour.
Justin de la Cruz
Oct 30, 2024
If you are pissed, read what's inside
Valley elder emos tapped into their inner teens on Hawthorne Heights' 20 Years of Tears tour with Anberlin and Saosin.
Montoya
Sep 8, 2024
TAKING BACK SUNDAY gathers emo audience at The Van Buren
TAKING BACK SUNDAY gathered all the elder emos from all corners of the Valley or an unforgettable journey through two decades of emo music
Dwight Patao
Jun 3, 2024
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