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Social Distortion Sells Out Marquee Theatre

December 4, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine On a night that was actually cold and windy (not stormy though, that would’ve made for so much more drama), Social Distortion came to set up their mini residency at […]

State Champs Receives Royal Welcome at Van Buren

November 29, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine State Champs has easily been one of my favorite pop-punk bands since I saw them live in 2014 when they were opening up for A Day To Remember somewhere in bumfuck Iowa. […]

Panic! At the Disco Stomps the Footprint Center

October 25, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine To say that this was a unique experience would be one hell of an understatement. I first became aware of Panic! At the Disco in 2005 when I had graduated from high […]

Shinedown Certainly Shined Up at Ak-Chin Pavilion

October 8, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine With impending weather on the horizon, some folks were iffy on whether we would get drenched here in the desert during the show. Emergency ponchos were ready as Phoenix is […]

From Boy Band to Man Band – Hanson Delivers at the Van Buren

September 5, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine “Wait…those MMMBop guys are still around?” Yeah – and they’ve built an impressive catalogue over the past 30 years, including 12 studio albums. This show had everything you could ask […]

The Stadium Tour – Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard Prove Rock N’ Roll Ain’t Dead Yet

August 26, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine Well…this didn’t quite go as expected. Consider this my formal lesson in Phoenix traffic – even if you leave two hours before the show, the majority of the roads will […]

Emo Hearts Drip Maple Syrup as Sum 41, Simple Plan Ignite The Van Buren

August 15, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine Simple Plan and Sum 41 have been staples (maples? Fuck it…this is gonna be riddled with Canadian puns) in the emo and pop-punk scene for over 20 years. So when they rolled through Phoenix on a […]

Third Eye Blind Draws Nostalgia at Arizona Financial Theatre

August 5, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine This week has been a whirlwind for me. My emo heart has exploded into a million pieces with all of these nostalgic bands playing shows again thanks to Covid (I […]

Memphis May Fire Sets Crescent Ballroom Ablaze

July 25, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine You know that phrase, “New year, new me!” Well…that’s kind of how it feels down here in Phoenix now that I’ve been here for about four months. “New city, new […]

Loverboy, Styx, REO Speedwagon Live and UnZoomed: Rockers Might Grow Old – But Rock N’ Roll Never Dies

July 21, 2022 Robert Chadwick Comments Off

BY JESS BECK | Go Venue Magazine It was quite the impressive display of talent, hair, lights, and music on a blistering Wednesday evening on 07.20.2022 at the Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ as Loverboy, Styx, and REO Speedwagon let their powers combine to bring us everything […]