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Steve Jozef

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The 10 Best Concerts We've Seen at Crescent Ballroom

By David Accomazzo, Steve Jozef, Lauren Wise, Megan Janetsky, Amy Young, Benjamin Leatherman, Eric Swedlund, Troy Farah and Melissa Fossum
Oct 3, 2016

Crescent Ballroom celebrates its fifth anniversary today. It's hard to imagine what downtown would look like without the venue, which in terms of influence seems older than it is. But back in 2011 owner Charlie Levy just wanted to create a venue with character. "Strip it down to the bare...
Local Natives on the Power of Possibility and The Best Concert They Ever Played

By Steve Jozef
Sep 14, 2016

The "hardest working band in the world" is back. After years of silence following their heartbreaking 2013 album Hummingbird and a massive globetrotting tour to support it, they just released the considerably more optimistic followup Sunlit Youth on Friday. Now they're hitting the road again, and they'll be performing at Tempe's...
AJJ on Why Phoenix is the "Greatest Inspiration" and Why Trunk Space Will Never Die

By Steve Jozef
Aug 11, 2016

Back in 2004, Andrew Jackson Jihad played local Phoenix venues for tiny audiences. But over the past 12 years, they’ve made six acclaimed studio albums, headlined international tours, and risen to the forefront of folk punk before starting fresh with a new sound. If you’re in any way involved in...
Panic! At The Disco's Stage Presence Outshines Weezer At Ak-Chin Pavilion

By Steve Jozef
Aug 3, 2016

Weezer and Panic! at the Disco (P!ATD) share a number of odd similarities: both got alarmingly popular after their debut album, especially with a youth audience; both went on to significantly change their style for a sophomore album that they would later disown; both have lost almost all their original members. But...
How Vic Mensa Dropped Acid and Almost Killed Himself

By Steve Jozef
Aug 3, 2016

Vic Mensa doesn't hesitate about taking risks, but for too long, those risks were with his personal health. As the Chicago rapper and Savemoney founder rose in popularity and began collaborating with the likes of Kanye West and Skrillex, his drug use began to damage his personal life and mental...

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