M3F 2025 Day Two: Immersed in the Festival Spirit
The energy of the 2025 M3F Music & Arts Festival carries into its second day as festival goers dive into a world of live music, creative vendors, community spirit and art.
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The energy of the 2025 M3F Music & Arts Festival carries into its second day as festival goers dive into a world of live music, creative vendors, community spirit and art.
Fellow Blaze Radio member Noah Fuller and I attended the 2025 McDowell Mountain Music Festival (M3F) at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix March 7-8.
PHOENIX — Blaze Sports is excited to release its broadcast schedule for the 2025 NCHC Quarterfinals as a continuation of the station’s season-long live coverage of Arizona State hockey.
Hip-hop is an ever-evolving genre that is pioneering new sounds that pull from multitudes of genres, including country, pop, R&B, and many more. Hip-hop is not just dominating as a genre. It is dominating in numbers. Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” has over 1 billion Spotify streams. After his viral hit came out, he released his album, “COYOTE,” on Sept. 27, 2024. Tommy Richman is now on tour for the album, and he performed at The Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona, on Friday, Feb. 28th. With 11 songs on the album, the project clocks in at under 40 minutes in length.
Well-known rapper Destroy Lonely brought his large fanbase to the House of Blues in Anaheim on Sunday, Feb. 23, and made sure to create an authentic atmosphere that resonated with his music. With only a few concerts left in the U.S. for his recent album “Love Lasts Forever," Destroy Lonely has already inspired and encouraged many fans.
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Christopher Bell performed a three-peat in the first ever last lap pass for the win at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Aric Almirola passed Alex Bowman on the last lap of the GOVX 200 to gain victory in the second-closest NASCAR Xfinity Series finish at Phoenix Raceway.
The highly anticipated Wicked tour has arrived in Tempe for a four-week run, bringing the magic of Oz to Arizona audiences. Since its Broadway debut at the Gershwin Theatre in 2003, Wicked has cemented itself as a staple in musical theater, now ranking as the fourth longest-running show on Broadway. The musical has traveled the world, with a West End production and, most recently, a Hollywood adaptation released in 2024, starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The second act of the adaptation, Wicked: For Good, is scheduled for November of 2025. Before the show even began, an eye-catching dragon sat on top of the stage, with special effects that appeared as the lights dimmed and the music started.
Fans cheered and clashed as Tommy Richman, mynameisntjack, Paco and Trevor Spitta gave a one-of-a-kind interactive performance at the Nile Theatre in Mesa Friday, Feb. 28. This is their sixth stop on the 2025 Coyote Tour, and they did not disappoint Arizona.
About a 45-minute drive from Tempe Beach Park, where the Innings and Extra Innings Festival kick off MLB spring training each year, lies the city of Surprise, Arizona—hometown to Extra Innings performer Evan Honer. A musician whose Arizona roots are reflected in his music, Honer’s upbringing in the Grand Canyon State influences his songwriting in subtle yet powerful ways.
Wheelwright’s Jared Kolesar embraced his heritage as he opened Extra Innings Festival Day two in Tempe, Arizona this past weekend. “My last name is Kolesar, and in Slavic, that means ‘wheelwright.’ And I think that the reason I like that is because it's in touch with my past, my family, and where I’m from, but you wouldn’t know it,” he said. While this is not common knowledge to many of us, this subtlety is what brings so much significance for Wheelwright.
Following lackluster pitching performances in the Minnesota series, the Sun Devils flipped the script once again. The pitching staff fired their second shutout of the year, surpassing their 2024 total.
AUSTIN, Texas - Christopher Bell outfoxed Kyle Busch and fended off the competition to win back-to-back races on Sunday.
Saturday marked the second day in a row that Arizona State (7-4) had a lead in the seventh inning or later against Minnesota (4-4) and blew it. The Gophers squeaked out a 6-4 comeback victory to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the Phoenix Municipal faithful.
As February comes to an end, many artists began ramping up to release new music. Chappell Roan continued to tease the long-awaited “The Giver,” while A$AP Rocky claimed he is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming fourth studio album “Don’t Be Dumb.” Here are the highlights from this past week’s music releases.
Nashville-based punk rock band Winona Fighter took the stage on Friday, Feb. 21, delivering a high-energy performance at the Innings Festival.
Another year, another Oscar’s season. 2024 was filled with big blockbusters, surprise hits, and remakes with differing levels of quality, a reflection of the film industry today. But above all that, 2024 was simply a great year for film, which makes this year's Academy Awards ceremony even more action-packed. It’s also hard to ignore that the great Conan O’Brien will be hosting this year, a stark improvement from Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting over the last few years.
Following a 6.53 combined ERA in 2024, coach Willie Bloomquist consistently emphasized the improvement of the pitching staff in the offseason. Not even a month into the season, Bloomquist and his staff are already reaping the fruits of their labor.
It’s 1971 in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian dictatorship is in full control and another man has gone missing.
The Swim Club at ASU competed in the 2025 Sun Devil Spring Innovational at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex on Saturday, February 22.