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Tiny Desert Concerts

New Misphoria perform at Stinkweeds in Phoenix on June 8, 2025.
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New Misphoria singer and guitarist Lee Parada says she is comforted by the fact that no matter what happens in love, at least she can create a song out of it.
  • Giovanni Kiyingi plays “Mandela” during his Tiny Desert Concert at Central Records in downtown Phoenix on June 3, 2025.
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    See Ugandan multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Kiyingi perform for at Central Records in downtown Phoenix for The Show's latest Tiny Desert Concert.
  • Self-described "intergalactic neo-soul" band Hyperbella is known for their energetic performances and songs you can’t help but bop your head to. They played a few songs for The Show at Grand Avenue Records in Phoenix.
  • Diva Bleach members (from left) Brie Ritter, Syd Roten and Jay Pigott perform a Tiny Desert Concert at idea Museum in downtown Mesa on Feb. 3, 2025.
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    Arizona pop-punk band Diva Bleach has come a long way since they started playing shows in 2021. They’ve performed at festivals, opened for bands like the Maine and recently released their first full-length album.
  • JPW performs during the Tiny Desert Concert.
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    JPW
    The Show's latest installment of the Tiny Desert Concert series features JPW. Jason P. Woodbury has been in bands since he was in middle school. As he got older, he focused more on producing music as well as writing and podcasting about it.
  • Morphia Slow performs a Tiny Desert Concert at American Legion Post 138 in Tempe.
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    For the past 12 years, Post 138 has been a community gathering place for veterans. The bar regularly hosts birthday celebrations, open mics, trivia and karaoke.
  • Morphia Slow performs a Tiny Desert Concert at American Legion Post 138 in Tempe.
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    Self-dubbed "murder-folk-pop" band Morphia Slow joins The Show for the latest installment of our Tiny Desert Concerts. Founder Allene Dugan talks more about the band's start and unique sound.
  • Phoenix psychedelic cumbia band Pijama Piyama joins The Show for the latest installment of our Tiny Desert Concerts. Phoenix native and bandleader Jonathan Saillant talks more about the band's start during the COVID-19 lockdown.
  • By day, Honey Danger works at the downtown Phoenix coffee shop Xanadu. But when the sun goes down, they assume their role as the lead singer of Pleasure Cult — a name that comes from the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000.
  • Phoenix resident Paula Tesoriero is a classically trained pianist who uses her background to write deeply personal songs on guitar. She describes her sound as “sad Americana.”
  • Meet an Arizona band with a distinct name and a penchant for rocking out: Slug Bug. The young group has only been playing shows for about a year, but they have the chemistry of a band that’s been together for much longer — and it’s paying off.
  • Taylor Glasheen has always played music, always written songs, always performed here and there. But when the pandemic hit, she went to Nashville and recorded her debut album “Tip Me A Dollar” with an all-star slate of players.