Hazlett

Hazlett plays The Van Buren on Sunday, October 25, with the show starting at 8 PM. He's an Australian indie-folk artist from Brisbane, and this is one of his stops in Phoenix.

His music sits across folk, indie folk, indie, and indie pop, and he's open about the person behind the songs. He describes himself as an emotional, stubborn, simple, and romantic guy who rarely socializes with large groups of people and would rather help others sort out their own lives than his own. It's a candid way of introducing himself, and he brings that same directness to how he talks about his work: "I'm a little broken just like you. At the end of the day people are going to like what I do or they are going to hate it. Either way this thing goes, at least it's going to be honest and from the heart."

That honesty is the through-line here. The set draws from that folk and indie-pop territory, and the whole thing is built around the idea of being open about where the songs come from. If you've never heard him, that's a good place to start—the folk side keeps it grounded, and the indie-pop lean gives it some room to breathe.

The show is at The Van Buren, 401 W Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85003, on Sunday, October 25, at 8 PM.