Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: Last Exit Live (https://lastexitlive.com/ ) Date: Friday June 7th, 2024 Borne Of Ash Album Release Party This was the first time I was at the Last Exit Live venue in downtown Phoenix.  It is currently a pain to get to due to the Light Rail expansion work being done in south Phoenix (below Central and Jefferson).  You must come from the south off of I17 on Central to be able to park at the venue.  Also, parking is limited.  Otherwise, it is a typical bar con ..read more

Review by Val Tapia Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: Live Nation (https://www.livenation.com/ ) Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAEk7lA/arizona-financial-theatre-events ) Date: Sunday June 9th, 2024 Tour: Only God Was Above Us Vampire Weekend – “Only God Was Above Us Tour” at Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, AZ on June 9th, 2024 New York based Vampire Weekend are probably on cloud nine as I write this. In April, the indie favorites released their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us, to respectable reviews from fans and critics. Many have conside ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: The Nile Theater (https://www.theniletheater.com/ ) Date: Sunday May 26th, 2024 Tour: Circus Of Doom Over North America Tour 2024 It is the start of the summer heat here in the valley and the end of a lot of the European touring metal bands run in the USA.  Most all of the metal bands are headed back to Europe for the summer festival season.  Starting in June until September, Europe has a large number of metal festivals in almost every country.  Once the summer ..read more

Review by Val Tapia Photos courtesy of State Farm Stadium It’s not often I get to review a band that has lasted for 60 years in popular music.  There have been plenty of artists (and trends) that have come and gone since the 1960s.  Yet the Rolling Stones have survived them all… with various incarnations of course. Yes, it’s pretty crazy to think that in May 1964 they released their debut album (called England’s Newest Hit Makers) in the U.S.  They also released a new studio album in October 2023 (their 26th overall, again, in the U.S.) called Hackney Diamonds, their first recor ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: Danny Zelisko Presents (https://dzplive.com/ ) Venue: The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ (https://rhythmroom.com/ ) Date: Thursday May 9th, 2024 The Rhythm Room is a small bar in Phoenix that specializes in unique concerts.  Danny Zelisko has promoted a number of bands here that draw only about 100 people.  Danny has a number of other shows that he will present here later this year.  This venue is extremely intimate in that the audience is seated at tables right up to the stage.  It is also nice because the band usually comes out after ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: The Nile Theater (https://www.theniletheater.com/ ) Date: Monday April 29th, 2024 Tour with: Korpiklaani & Illumishade Vision Of Atlantis at Club Red, Mesa, Arizona with Dragonforce on March 5th, 2020 It was March 5th, 2020.  I attended a Dragonforce concert with my friend.  He told me to watch the band that had this amazing female singer and that I would really enjoy her voice and their music.  So, I wondered off to take my photos and the first band came on ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: The Nile Theater (https://www.theniletheater.com/ ) Date: Monday April 29th, 2024 Tour:  Rankarumpu North American Tour 2024 I will continue my normal rant.  PLEASE help the bands out and purchase merchandise from their merch tables.  They have everything from patches, vinyl albums, CDs and many different tee-shirts.  The sale of these items helps the bands continue to tour and make new music.  Also purchase a physical copy of their music on CD or viny ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: The Nile Theater (https://www.theniletheater.com/ ) Date: Thursday April 18th, 2024 Tour: Battle Ballads North American Tour 2024 I have seen a number of strange shows in my days, including GWAR (a few times), Alice Cooper’s “Welcome to My Nightmare Tour”, The Tubes’ “White Punks on Dope Tour” but I believe tonight topped them all.  I got to see 2 very good metal bands, a pirate band that played drinking songs, a metal band all dressed up as pink flamingos in too-toos, a ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: Live Nation (https://www.livenation.com/ ) Venue: Pepsi Amphitheater, Fort Tuthill, Flagstaff, Arizona ( https://pepsiamp.com/ ) Date:  Saturday April 20th, 2024 Tour:  Mutilation on a Spring Night Tour 2024 Crowd at Dethklok, Dragonforce & Nekrogoblikon concert at The Pepsi Amphitheater, Fort Tuthill, Flagstaff, AZ on April 20th, 2024 This is my first time seeing a concert under the stars at the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill just south of Flagstaff, Arizona.  It is an outdoor venue in the tall pines.  It was nice to see ..read more

Review and Photos by Fred Kuhlman Promoter: 13th Floor Entertainment (https://www.13thfloorentertainment.com/ ) Venue: The Nile Theater (https://www.theniletheater.com/ ) Date: Wednesday March 27th, 2024 Tour: The Red, White, and Hoots North American Tour 2024 Sorry for the delay of this review, but with family, Easter and helping a friend move to Tucson, I have been a little busy.  But it’s time to get back to concerts and reviews. Unfortunately, this was the end of this tour for Gloryhammer & Twilight Force (2 more shows were left).  But if tonight’s show was any indication, bo ..read more