I could not be more excited about this show. I have been bringing Frank to Phoenix since 2008 (maybe 2007?). Back then I booked him to play a few times at Modified Arts and Chyro Arts (RIP). His shows have always been some of my personal favorite shows. His Sold Out show last year at Rhythm Room was one of the best shows I have done there. The day of that show was also inspiring because on that day Frank announced his next headlining show in his home town of London would be at the historic Wembley Arena.

Earlier this year I went to England to vist family, and also to go see Frank’s Sold Out show at Wembley. Watching artists like Frank grow is the best part of what I do. In the years I have been working with him I have seen him go from playing in front of 30 people at Modified to opening tours like The Revival Tour and Social Distortion to headlining in front of 12,000 people at an arena.

The most amazing thing about watching Frank’s rise is that it has all happened organically. To quote Frank “Simon Cowell didn’t make a phone call to make this happen.” His growing popularity has happened slowly with word of mouth from his shows. No reviews on hip blogs broke him, no huge label spet tons of money, no flash new media campaign and no TV Talent shows. Just great sing along songs and even better shows.

I have been saying it for years, but trust me, you don’t want to miss this show!

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10 AM. You can get them here or at Stinkweeds.

Watch a video of Frank et al at Rialto Theatre in Tucson from their tour last year with Social Distortion after the break.

Special trivia, if you look closely at the crowd in the photo above you will see my face.

Tonight is one of my favorite artists to work with ever, Rocky Votolato. He is genuinely one of the nicest guys I have ever meet (I think he and Kevin Devine should have a fight to death to decide who the nices man alive is).

Rocky will be at The Rhythm Room with Kevin Long. Doors are at 7:30, and you can still buy tickets.

Watch a video of Rocky playing one of my all time favorite songs “Suicide Medicin” after the break.

I am very please to announce that MeWithoutYou is coming back to Phoenix. It has been a few years since they toured and a few more since they had a new record. Their new album “Ten Stories” comes out next week.

MeWithoutYou will be at the Crescent Ballroom on Tuesday July 31st. Joining them will be Kevin Devine (aka the nicest guy in the world) and Buried Beds. Tickets go on sale this Friday.

Metal icons Valient Thorr are coming back to the valley. They will be at the Rhythm Room on Tuesday July 10th. With them will be Holy Grail, Royal Thunder, and The Kickass.

You can buy tickets here.

Watch their video for “Sleeper Awakes” after the break.

I am very pleased to announce that Murder By Death is returning to Phoenix this summer. They played the Rhythm Room about two years ago now and that is far to long, especially after how rad that show was. They have a new record coming out that I can’t wait to hear.

Murder By Death will be at the Crescent Ballroom on Wednesday August 1st. They will be supported by Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons and Ha Ha Tonka (who actually opened that last Rhythm Room show).

I have always found Murder By Death to have one of the most unique sounds, in the best way posible. They mix dark and moody music with a twangy souther drawl. Vocally and lyrically always reminds me of Nick Cave. But the atitude is all punk rock.

Tickets go on sale this Friday. You can buy them here, or at Stinkweeds.

Video past the break.

I just updated the Psyko Steve Presents playlist on Spotify. You can get to it here.

For those of you who use Spotify this is a great way to check out some of the music I am bringing to town. I am sure few of you will like everything I am bringing, but there is bound to be something in there you fall in love with. Right now all the songs have a floky vibe. For what ever reason all the shows on my books right now have that vibe.

There are songs form OLD MAN MARKLEY, ROCKY VOTOLATO, THE DROWNING MEN, RIVER CITY EXTENSION, THE FRONT BOTTOMS, CORY BRANAN, AUDRA MAE and JAY BRANNAN.

Today’s video is for Old Man Markley. They will be at The Rhythm Room this Sunday, April 29th, with The Flatliners, Heartsounds, and The Shivereens.

I saw these guys for the first time at Punk Rock Bowling a few years ago and thought they were great. They describe themselves at “PunK Bluegrass” and that seems to be about as simple a description as you can get.

You can get tickets here, and their will be PBR specials all night.

Watch the video after the break.

Today’s video is Up Up Up by Givers. Givers are playing a show tonight at the Crescent Ballroom. The show is with Grouplove and Company Of Theives, it is also SOLD OUT.

I will be giving a pair of tickets away over at the Psyko Steve Presents Facebook page later today.

Revival Tour is always on of my personal favorite shows to put on. Always a great time!

You can buy tickets for the show tonight here.

Watch their video after the break.

I would like to thank everyone who came to the SOLD OUT Manchester Orchestra show last night at Crescent Ballroom. It was a great night and a great show!

Can’t wait too see you all at the next show!

Best,
Steve