Since Scott Kirkland co-founded the Las Vegas-bred The Crystal Method in 1993, its concerts have evolved. Joining a room full of partiers are parents and their children. 

“People are bringing their kids, which is kind of wild,” said Kirkland on a train traveling to his next show. “There are even younger people who want to check out acts they haven’t had a chance to see before. I was in New Orleans, and I ran into a mom, sister and son. They had their custom T-shirts on. They were there to have a good time.

“It’s been pretty awesome.” 

That may be the case when The Crystal Method brings its “Mission Underground” tour to Walter Where?House in Phoenix on Friday, Oct. 23. Kirkland is co-headlining with longtime friend Paul Oakenfold. The pairing expands the night’s musical reach, pulling from both artists’ catalogs and sensibilities.

“It’s a very positive night,” he said. 

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Each artist performs a 90‑minute set — Kirkland with his signature breaks and big‑beat classics, Oakenfold with progressive house and trance hits — creating what Kirkland describes as a “creative night.”

“My goal is still doing me. I’m up there playing breaks and big beat stuff with a lot of Crystal Method classics from ‘Vegas’ and some stuff from ‘Tweekend,’” he said. 

The album “Tweekend” is celebrating its 25th anniversary, with the release of a double vinyl sunset orange-colored edition. The collection includes a bonus CD of the full album, remastered, and a sticker. 

The release is limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies and shipping is free. 

The album’s hit single, “Name of the Game,” garnered a 2002 MTV Award nomination for Breakthrough Video. 

As The Crystal Method, Kirkland’s music and creative output also extends into film and TV, where his credits include the theme song for hit Fox TV show “Bones”; the score for indie film “London”; composing all the music for the J.J.-Abrams-executive-produced Fox TV drama “Almost Human”; the film score for the 2017 documentary “Hired Gun: Out of the Shadows,” “Into the Spotlight”; and the theme song for “3 Below,” the Netflix TV series from Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro, as well as writing additional music and the end title for Netflix’s movie “Trollhunters – Rise of the Titans

He said The Crystal Method’s longevity is surreal.

“I have kids,” he said. “My oldest is turning 21 and January,” he said. “Our first two albums have grown up and had a life of their own out there. People have experienced them and enjoyed them. It’s pretty exciting, pretty cool.”

Once the tour wraps, Kirkland plans to get back into the studio, but the project is still taking shape.  

“It’s like a chef in the kitchen,” he said. “You don’t cut the first onions perfectly. You might overcook the pasta the first time you made it in a while. The sauce might have too much salt in it.

“But after time, you get a sense of the meal you want to prepare. After a while, you start to get into a flow. It’s just about the process, getting in the studio and creating something and finding your way forward.” 

For now, he’s focused on the “Mission Underground” tour.

“It’s been a really positive tour,” he said. “It’s a good opportunity for those that maybe haven’t been out in a while to go back out and rekindle some of the energy and the music from their youth.”