It’s a summer of co-headlining tours and singer-songwriters Phillip Phillips and Matt Nathanson represent the latest such endeavor. They’ve teamed up for a 40-plus city U.S. co-headline tour that includes tonight's stop at Hard Rock Live. The two have plenty in common. Phillips broke into the scene in 2012 upon winning the 11th season of American Idol and delivering the rootsy smash hit “Home.” His last release, Behind the Light, features the shimmering mid-tempo anthem “Raging Fire.”
Nathanson’s latest release, Show Me Your Fangs, displays his range as it veers from piano ballads (“Bill Murray”) to exuberant pop anthems (“Gold in the Summertime”). They've both got new albums in the works so don't be surprise if they bust out a previously unrecorded tune or two at tonight's show. (Niesel)