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Don Toliver is bringing the Psycho Tour to Footprint Center in Phoenix on October 18 with special guests Teezo Touchdown and Monaleo! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 19 at 10am on Livenation.com! Event subject to change without notice.

Tickets are on sale now for the Arizona Jazz Festival and the line-up will feature R&B, soul and jazz greats such as Erykah Badu, Fantasia, The Isley Brothers and Musiq Soulchild! The Arizona Jazz Festival will be held on October 25-27, 2024 at a new location – the West...

Janet Jackson’s Together Again 2024 Tour with Nelly is coming to Footprint Center in Phoenix on July 30! Tickets are on sale NOW at Livenation.com. Janet Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. Her music has won her 5 GRAMMY® Awards, 2 Emmy...

Make your plans NOW for the Ultimate Boat & Jetski Weekend 2024 in Laughlin, NV on August 2-4! This weekend gets BIGGER AND BETTER every year! Four Parties! Host Hotel: Tropicana Laughlin 2121 South Casino Drive Laughlin, NV 89029 *Friday* Hotel Check-In, 3pm (Tropicana...

Glendale, Arizona – Honest Soulz will appear at Westside Blues and Jazz on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. One of the most requested regulars appearing at the club, Honest Soulz draws in a diverse audience. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Click here to buy your...

Chris Brown, a multi-talented force in R&B, is bringing The 11:11 Tour to Phoenix’s Footprint Center on Sunday, August 4 with special guest Muni Long! The 11:11 Tour celebrates the release of Brown’s 11th studio album of the same name which secured a coveted #1 spot on...

Gregory Porter LIVE in Concert August 17 at 7:30 PM Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave. Chandler Az, 85225 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $56 \ $66 \ $76 \ $86 Two-time GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Gregory Porter has a velvety voice with a vibrant, deep, poetic...

Hip-hop legend Juvenile is set to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his iconic hit “Back That Azz Up” with an exciting nationwide tour. Juvenile and the 400 Degreez Band will be performing LIVE at The Van Buren in Phoenix on August 22! We can’t wait to hear...

Yeehaw! The Arizona Black Rodeo featuring national African American rodeo competitors is returning to WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N Pima Road, Scottsdale, on August 30-31! Join enthusiastic rodeo fans from all over Arizona at the “hottest show on dirt” inside a...

Good Energy Productions presents Arizona Black Rodeo Comedy Show September 1 at 6:30pm Shrine Auditorium 552 N 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $40 Wrap up the 2024 Arizona Black Rodeo weekend with a night of laughter featuring two nationally known comedians...

Make way for a positive day! The Marley Brothers are heading to Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on September 12 for The Legacy Tour! Join Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian for a night of positive vibrations! Tickets are on sale NOW at LiveNation.com! Event...

Anderson .Paak will be performing the album, ‘Malibu,’ in its entirety at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on September 27! Anderson .Paak’s U.S. tour celebrates his GRAMMY Award-nominated second studio album which was released January 15, 2016 to...

Chandler Center for the Arts announces ’70s and ’80s sensation Billy Ocean will appear as part of its 35th Anniversary Season on Thursday October 3, 2024 at 7 pm. Tickets are $56, $66, $76 and $86 and will go on sale on June 21 at 10 AM at chandlercenter.org or by...

Chandler Center for the Arts announces comedian Leslie Jones is being added to its 35th Anniversary season of performances. She will appear on the Steena Murray Mainstage, October 26 at 7:30 pm as part of her national tour. Tickets for Leslie Jones are $48, $58, $68 and $78 and...

Patti LaBelle, Brian Culbertson and Leela James will be performing LIVE at Phoenix’s Celebrity Theatre on December 14! Show starts at 6:15 p.m. PATTI LABELLE: Beautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. Through the years, the...

The third-annual HBCU All-Star Game on April 7 in Phoenix started out as an an elite college basketball showcase featuring the nation’s most dynamic and talented basketball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. However, it ended up being one of the greatest...

Hundreds of Arizona residents showed up and showed out for the Grand Opening of Lush Cafe and Lounge in Tempe on Saturday, March 9!  The evening featured LIVE performances by R&B star Bobby Valentino and Alexis Janae and her band!  Tables were completely sold out at the...

The Black Rodeo USA Association and The Arizona Informant newspaper hosted an exciting weekend of bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, steer undecorating and barrel racing on September 1-2 at WestWorld of Scottsdale! The atmosphere was electric at the Arizona Black...

On March 14, 2023, HISTORY was made in the City of Phoenix during Women’s HERstory Month! Kesha Hodge Washington became the first African American City Councilwoman in Phoenix after receiving 56 percent of the vote in the District 8 Runoff Election. As of March 17, the...

Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When artist Ashli St. Armant created North: The Musical it was in response to her sons lacking knowledge about the Underground Railroad. Surprisingly, the topic was included in discussions at school during Black History Month....

In an effort to raise awareness about the many contributions that Black inventors, scientists, activists, athletes, artists and musicians have made throughout the world, Gizette Knight, founded the Black History Mural project in Phoenix in February 2021. This year in 2022, Knight...

Jean and Marcus Baylor aim to create an uplifting concert experience Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When first meeting Jean and Marcus Baylor, the husband-wife duo of The Baylor Project, you are struck by their easy, comfortable demeanor. They finish each...

If you’re looking for an intimate lounge with great vibes and some of the best libations in the Valley of the Sun, look no further than The Boom Boom Room in Phoenix! The Boom Boom Room is Black-owned! The Boom Boom Room is located at 1544 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix and is...

“Rehearsals are like putting on a bunch of coats,” said Black Theatre Troupe actor Kwane Vedrene in a recent phone conversation. “You are putting coats on because you are too cold, layering them on, then you get too hot, so you take some off. Hopefully by the time of the first...

The story of the missing Arizona man Daniel Robinson has touched the hearts of many people around the world. Recently, PhxSoul.com talked with David Robinson II, Daniel’s father, about his son’s mysterious disappearance. “As a father, I have the duty to find out...

The former pastor’s kid has found success on Broadway, the R&B charts, and beyond Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mykal Kilgore has always had music in his life. As a pastor’s kid, singing was a part of who he was, and then, later, there was...

Soulful sax man Jermaine Lockhart recently sat down with PhxSoul.com multimedia journalist Jonathan Tease to discuss his highly successful, international jazz music career! Lockhart performed LIVE with singer/songwriter Kim Weston at The Nash in Phoenix on July 23. The night...

World Vibe Radio One (WVRO) is a professional Internet-based radio station created by Gerald Anthony Kelly. Originally launched in Chicago, Illinois on June 1st, 2005, World Vibe Radio One moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area in September of 2010 hoping to bring a new form of soul...

Watch Video Interview with City Councilman-Elect OD Harris The City of Chandler made history in early August 2020 when residents elected a Black man and woman to fill two of the three open City Council seats. With nearly 25,000 votes, Christine Ellis became the first Black woman...

CNBC Make It Also Features PhxSoul.com in Follow-Up Article PhxSoul.com is absolutely honored to be recognized by The Arizona Informant and Roc Nation as a Recommended Black-Owned Business! See the ad below from the July 1, 2020 issue of The Arizona Informant newspaper. CNBC Make...

PhxSoul.com really enjoyed having the opportunity to speak on the panel for @arizonasfamily’s #CriticalConversations Town Hall on June 16. The Town Hall hosted by Arizona’s Family provided many local politicians, officials and people with the opportunity to...

It’s been more than a week after the shooting death of 28-year-old Dion Johnson by an Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper on a highway in Phoenix and the community is left with more questions than answers. Just to recap (based on law enforcement statements) what...

The anger and frustration in America over racism, police brutality, injustice and unfair politics has reached a boiling point. The murder of a Black man, George Floyd, by four Minnesota police officers on May 25 tipped off a wave of protests in American cities and towns. The...

Submitted by Serah Blain, Spectrum Experience Four years ago, when Arizona’s only Black legislator, State Senator Leah Landrum Taylor, announced she was leaving the legislature, the Arizona Republic lamented: “Arizona could be one of only a handful of states with no Black state...

PhxSoul.com has created an Online Business Directory that showcases Black-owned companies, organizations, restaurants, and churches located in the state of Arizona. Our goal is to increase awareness among Arizona residents (and visitors to the Grand Canyon State) about...

Our Black Fathers Committee presents Amplifying Potential Mentorship Program July 6-August 10 (Saturday afternoons) Central Station Studios 4401 N. 16th St Phoenix, AZ 85016 Event Cost/Ticket Price: Starting at $75 Amplifying Potential is a six-week program for young Black and...

Lisa “Thee Oracle” Hightower LIVE in Concert July 26 at 7:30 PM Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave. Chandler, AZ 85225 Spend an evening with the jazzy soulful sounds of Lisa Thee’ Oracle Hightower. Known for transporting audiences into a place “where time...

Live Music Performances from Good Energy Productions July 26 at 9:00 PM – Live Music with Saxophonist Ray Flagg August 23 at 9:00 PM – Live Music with Saxophonist David Marq September 27 at 9:00 PM – Dee Lucas: “Twenty” Album Release Concert October...

Sommore will be performing at Tempe Improv on July 26-27! Two shows each night at 7 PM and 9:45 PM! Sommore reigns as the undisputed “Queen of Comedy.” This trendsetting, highly acclaimed veteran entertainer is widely considered one of America’s top funny women. With a winning...

The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. (NSPDK, INC.) is a professional sorority of predominately African American educators and the local Zeta Theta chapter plans to host its Christmas in July fundraiser on Saturday, July 27 at the beautiful Orange Tree Golf Resort in...

MESA/CHANDLER/TEMPE/PHOENIX, AZ – Artist & Activist Billy Ramsey invites theater, storytelling, and performance enthusiasts looking for a rush to join him for the first staging of the newly developed staged production Hymned/hIm/Hemmed UP! *Event Details:* **Event...