Artist to Watch: Nick Grant

Pub Rock was packed wall to wall on Sunday night. Hardly anyone was in the bar area, trying to get as close to the stage as possible. Hip-hop artist Ab-Soul was getting ready to take the stage that night, but not before Nick Grant, a quick-thinking lyricist from South Carolina, had his time under the …

Phoenix Could Not Get Enough of The Too Much Tour

LINK A line of people stretch out in front of Crescent Ballroom on Sunday night. A chalkboard near the entrance read “The Frights, SWMRS, FIDLAR – SOLD OUT.” AltAz 93.3 had a tent pitched outside asking music lovers to sign up for contests and join their mailing list. The block in front of the venue …

Artist to Watch: SWMRS

LINK Looking for a band that carries a beach vibe with heavy punk influences? A Beach Boys meet the Ramones kind of sound? Well, look no further. Hailing from Oakland, California, SWMRS was founded in 2004 by Joey Armstrong and brothers Cole and Max Becker. Travis Neumann was added in 2009 to complete the quartet that …

Foo Fighters at Ak-Chin

LINK When Dave Grohl broke his leg by falling off stage in Sweden earlier this summer, everyone thought the Foo Fighters’ U.S. Tour was over before it even began. However, Grohl wasn’t about to let all of his fans down. He personally designed a giant throne made out of guitars that would be placed center …

The Breaking Pattern Independently Releases Debut Album

LINK The highly anticipated debut album from local Phoenix band The Breaking Pattern is finally here. On Friday, April 8, There Are Roadmaps In Our Veins was independently released on all major music platforms. The 11-track album produced by Cory Spotts (The Maine, Blessthefall, The Summer Set) took three years to make and it demonstrates …