It's been a while since a local band graced the cover of a popular music magazine, but East Valley pop-punksters The Maine will do just that in March. The guys, who are making tween and teen girls' hearts throb all over the U.S., will have their mugs plastered on the cover of Alternative Press Magazine along with a cushy feature inside. The band will also headline the AP Tour, which kicks off March 20 in Dallas and will run through May 9 in support of their Fearless Records disc Can't Sto
The local heartthrobs of The Maine: Better than NOFX and Bad Religion.
Until yesterday, I used to loathe the Warped Tour.
Not because of the bands or music, mind you, but rather because of some bad experiences I'd had while attending the annual summertime mega-tour.
When the Warped Tour first came to Phoenix in July 1996, I'd spent every last dime I had in the world to get my 20-year-old ass out to Desert Sky Pavilion (which is what Cricket was called back in the day). I'd never seen Fishbo
Luke Holwerda
Fallout Boy from last year's Phooson.
One of the highlight's of last year's concert season undoubtedly was the superstar-studded Phooson put on by 104.7 KISS FM last December at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. (Relive the coverage by Martin Cizmar and Jonathan McNamara in all its glory).
It was certainly an interesting affair from beginning to end, offering all manner of entertainment and offensiveness from the likes of Rihanna, Fallout Boy, and the excerable Tokio Hotel.
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