Tara Hitchcock Presents

Bangin in Phoenix: Windy City and hard-house DJ Bad Boy Bill makes a rare visit to the Valley for a special CD-release performance at Tempe's Pompeii. The turntablist and entrepreneur (Bill heads International House Records and its Mix Connection Multimedia Inc. subdivision) has been busy with a multivolume turntable battle series with Richard "Humpty" Vission titled The House Connection. Bill is also responsible for the ongoing Bangin the Box mix collection, the most recent of which, Vol. 4, bowed last August. This week's show will celebrate the release of the Bangin offshoot Bangin in London.

Bad Boy Bill is scheduled to perform on Friday, May 19, at Pompeii in Tempe, with Pete Salaz, Alex Ruiz, and Plotz. Showtime is 9 p.m. Pixie Sticks: Former Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago makes a stop in town this week with his latest band, the Martinis. A collaboration with singer/songwriter Linda Mallari -- who, judging by her photo, is better-looking than Black Francis and likely easier to deal with than Kim Deal -- the group is about to release its indie debut, Fast Forward. A CD-R of the album that reached Bash & Pop's desk proved to be a pretty engaging listen. Santiago's trademark guitar squeals remain intact, and the songs definitely have enough of that UMass angst/pop sweetness to win over Pixies acolytes.

Goot e-ven-ing: Morning person Tara Hitchcock getting spooked by Zen Lunatics' Terry Garvin.

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Greg Simmons (foreground) and the Royal Normans speak easy with a new three-song promo disc

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The Martinis are scheduled to perform on Friday, May 19, at Nita's Hideaway in Tempe. Showtime is 9 p.m.