General Phoenix Area Shows

[mountmccabe]

Anything good on Friday or Saturday?

03/26/10 - Chamillionaire, Paul Wall @ Venue of Scottsdale
03/26/10 - Fangs, the Cullens, Russian Arms & Optics @ Trunkspace
03/27/10 - Devendra Banhart @ Clubhouse
03/27/10 - Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra @ Sail Inn

The Friday bill at the Trunkspace consists of local bands which're interesting (I've mentioned The Cullens here before; a (jokey) Twilight-themed horror punk band; if I were in the mood for a show that is likely where I'd be.

Not the greatest of weekends, I must admit.

[chairmenmeow47]

saturday night is star wars symphony!!!!!!!!1 but i know the cheapest seats were sold out when we bought tickets a few weeks ago.

http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/buyti...w.aspx?id=3754

i guess it's friday too.

that dry yacht club thing tomorrow night sounded interesting even though i don't know who they are. from my e-mail...

Where: The Rogue Bar Scottsdale
423 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85257

(480) 947-3580



This will be our last show for a few months while we take some time to write new songs, do some reekordin, and have another monde-baby. We have a special set and some surprises planned for this one, so come on out and bring all your friends. We play at 11:30 pm followed by Dry River Yacht Club. DRYC are a truly original local band that are playing at the South By Southwest music festival this year in Austin, Texas. They describe their sound as “gipsy music on a drunken pirate ship” and they have some really unique instruments (bassoon, saxophone, bass clarinet??!) and one heck of a great drummer who happens to be a good friend of ours.



Come kick of your weekend proper with some great local music and fun times at the only bar in Scottsdale that really matters! We’ll be there early about 9:30 to see the first two bands too Giant Cloud and Big.Fast.Easy. Please forward to anyone I may have missed.



Thanks for being such good friends and super fans!


http://www.myspace.com/mondegreenmusic

http://www.myspace.com/dryriveryachtclub

[amyzzz]

Hmm. The Rogue is tiny! Reading the description of the band, I think that could be fun.

[chairmenmeow47]

that's what i thought too, amy. i kind of want to go :x

it apepars to start at 8pm and is $7.

[Mr. Dylanja]

"...on a drunken pirate ship"?


HUZZARRRGH!!!

[amyzzz]

Sounds like a new vomiting noise.

(but it did make me lol)

[Alligator Bogaloo]

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros w/ Dawes

6/22/10, The Clubhouse, 7:30pm, $15.00

[denies the day]

Do you feel like you are more likely to be gunned down in the parking lot at celebrity theater, or the brickhouse?...GO!

Celebrity hands down. Witnessed my first drive by at the Circle K down the block over 20 years ago. Downtown is a cakewalk compared to that area.

Anything good on Friday or Saturday?

Sergio Mendoza y su Orkesta on Saturday night at the Sail Inn in Tempe. Just swiped the last tickets at Stinkweeds but they still have tickets online as of an hour ago. Gonna break out my mambo choos.

that dry yacht club thing tomorrow night sounded interesting even though i don't know who they are.

Caught the tail end of them at PAM during Art Detour. Fun band.

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros w/ Dawes

6/22/10, The Clubhouse, 7:30pm, $15.00

THIS.

[higgybaby23]

Everybody Was In The French Resistance...Now
Wednesday, May. 26, 2010
07:00 PM Rhythm Room
"Art Brut/The Blood Arm side project Everybody Was In The French Resistance...Now will be ending their US tour in Phoenix's Rhythm Room. Eddie Argos and Dyan Valdes album is called Fixing the Charts."

I really enjoy this album. It's very poppy(too much so for my punk rock wife). Fans of Art Brut should check it out.

Also:
Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2010
Robert Plant and the Band Of Joy07:30 PM $86.50 - $36.50 Dodge Theate

[westcoastpirate]

What's the story with the Cypress Hill show at Martini Ranch on Thurs April 22nd?

[sin213]

dunno. got tix though. seems weird they'd be playing such a small place, but i'm down...

info is:
CYPRESS HILL
Martini Ranch
4/22/10
$33 w/ fees
buy @ luckymanonline.com

[westcoastpirate]

Thanks! The last time I saw them was 1996, do they just play their hard rock stuff now?

[chairmenmeow47]

how much is busdriver?

[westcoastpirate]

Who is going to the Big Pink and A Place to Bury Strangers?

[sin213]

Thanks! The last time I saw them was 1996, do they just play their hard rock stuff now?

nah, they always play a good mix of all their hits.

how much is busdriver?

$15 adv/$17 door

you can get at zia's, stinkweeds & hoodlums.

[mountmccabe]

I'm going to the Big Pink/A Place to Bury Strangers. In fact if I get going I'll buy my ticket tonight at Stinkweeds.

[westcoastpirate]

I'm going to the Big Pink/A Place to Bury Strangers. In fact if I get going I'll buy my ticket tonight at Stinkweeds.

I just bought my ticket at Hoodlums.

[westcoastpirate]

Looking forward to the end of this week and next week's concert calendar. April has been pretty good for shows in the Phoenix area the last 10 years thanks to Coachella. Checking out:
Fri April 9th-Muse/Silversun Pickups @ US Airways Center
Sat April 10th-Bad Brains @ Celebrity Theatre
Wed April 14th-The Big Pink/A Place to Bury Strangers @ Rhythm Room

Definitely contemplating hitting Obscura at Rips Ales and Cocktails after Bad Brains Saturday.

[westcoastpirate]

I guess Stateside has some big announcement this Wednesday for a show on Saturday July 31st. I wonder who it is? Last time they had an announcement like this it ended up being Phoenix. I'm crossing my fingers for LCD Soundsystem.

[westcoastpirate]

I just read this on azcentral:

4/10-11: Cowtown's PHXAM Junk Jam in Peoria

by Rebecca Clark - Apr. 5, 2010 09:58 AM
The Arizona Republic

Things will be heating up in Peoria this weekend, but the weather is not to blame. About 150 skateboarders from across the globe will compete at Cowtown's PHXAM Junk Jam at Rio Vista Skate Park.

PHXAM Junk Jam

When: Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 11.

Where: Rio Vista Skate Park, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road, Peoria.

Admission: $5 per day.

Details: 877-CTAZ-788, phxam.com.
PHXAM Junk Jam After Party

When: Doors open at 6 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10.

Where: Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix..

Admission: $13.

Details: 877-CTAZ-788, phxam.com.

The two-day event started nine years ago as a fundraiser for Desert West Skateboard Plaza and today it attracts about 1,500 spectators each day.

"I was at the contest that helped promote and fund-raise the money to open up the first concrete park," said Shane Heyl, a skateboarder and member of the band the Goat and the Occasional Others. "To see it come from that to gradually grow into this huge event they have every year is pretty amazing."

Amateur riders have traveled from as far away as Australia and Spain to compete for more than $8,000 in cash and prizes. All riders have industry sponsorship or are recognized amateurs.

"Basically (you have to be) well on your way to becoming a pro," event spokesperson Laura Martin said.

The top 40 riders from the qualifying jams on Saturday will move on to Sunday's semifinals. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place as well as for best trick.

Judges will be industry members and former professional skateboarders, including Matt Milligan and Dave Duren.

Several professional skateboarders are also expected to attend.

"In the past, Paul Rodriguez, Eric Koston, Rick Howard and Mike Carroll have come. So many different pros have shown up. This year, involving so much more of the industry, even more of them will be coming," said contest coordinator Trent Martin.

The jam format has changed from previous years to involve more street skateboarding styles. So the Junk Jam is making ledges, banks, ramps and other skateable surfaces out of refrigerators, washers, scrap metal, even a motorcycle.

New products and displays from companies such as Vans, Elwood, Skullcandy, Nixon, Shake Junt and Pig will be featured at the event.

On Saturday, the party continues late into the night at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix with a performance by Bad Brains.

The all-ages after-party features professional skateboarder Tony Trujillo's band, local one-man band Via Vengeance, and Goat and the Occasional Others.

"It's almost like a dream come true. (Bad Brains) is a legendary band that I never thought in a million years I would be sharing a stage with," said Scottsdale's Shane Ocell, of Via Vengeance.

Only 1,000 tickets will be available for the after-party. They are available at the Cowtown Skateboards locations in Phoenix, Glendale and Tempe, Stinkweeds Record Exchange in Phoenix, Eastside Records in Tempe, Mastodon Professional Body Piercing in Mesa, and Celebrity Theatre
. Tickets for the skateboard contest are available at all Cowtown locations.

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/...am-peoria.html

1,000 tickets is much less than Celebrity Theatre's 1/2 house capacity of 1,400:

What is the seating capacity for the theatre?
1/2 House: 1400
3/4 House: 1800
In the Round: 2650

...which means this show is going to be intimate and awesome.

[seandigi]

This is way cool. I remember entering one of the first comps to fundraise for the westside park.

[amyzzz]

I might hold out on APTBS til the last minute since I'm not sure when we're taking my kids to Sedona before Coachella. :/

[faxman75]

I guess Stateside has some big announcement this Wednesday for a show on Saturday July 31st.

Is it this? NPR's show Wiretap
NPRs "WIRE TAP" LIVE!
Feat. Jonathan Goldstein and Howard Chackowicz
7:00 doors / 8:00 showtime
Mesa Arts Center (1 E Main Street)
$24 adv. / $26 day of
All Ages / Reserved Seating Available
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 10:00 A.M.

Tickets available at Stinkweeds, Hoodlums, 480.644.6500 and mesaartscenter.com

In addition Jonathan will be performing select pieces from This American Life and will be reading experts from his latest book, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!"






http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/

[westcoastpirate]

Yes, that was the big announcement. I do like This American Life, but I was a little disappointed.

[gaypalmsprings]

NASCAR this Saturday!

[Alligator Bogaloo]

Git er done!

Bad Brains > Nascar

Have fun at Nascar, GPS, take some photos and put them up in the PHX thread post race.

[sin213]

NASCAR this Saturday!

will you be at coachella this year gps?

[amyzzz]

So I could watch Wire Tap instead of Lady Gaga? No thanks. Actually, I probably can't afford Gaga at this point anyway.

[westcoastpirate]

So I could watch Wire Tap instead of Lady Gaga? No thanks. Actually, I probably can't afford Gaga at this point anyway.

Not after your McCartney throwdown!!!

[M Sparks]

Have fun at Nascar, GPS, take some photos and put them up in the PHX thread post race.

And post-haste