Email Author Benjamin Leatherman

Awards

• 2009 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 24, 2008

  "Pedalphiles"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Beach in Heat"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Tech Mex"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Swat Team"

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2009 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

• DJ Dossier: Squalor

  published Oct 23, 2009

  Change is in the air for the monthly freakfests held by Sadisco*, as the kooky cadre of industrial music dance demons are switching things over to a biannual format after next weekend. (Don't fret, th... More >>

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  10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Free Freakfests, Steamcroween, and REM

  published Oct 23, 2009

  While next week gonna be packed wall-to-wall with Halloween events aplenty -- from vampire parties to dire deathraces -- this weekend ain't too shabby when it comes to things to see and do. Dos Equus... More >>

• Recipe: Rhythm & Blues From Rhythm Room

  published Oct 23, 2009

  The Rhythm Room has built a reputation over the past two decades as the Valley's premier destination to hear the best in rootsy, down-home music like the blues, Americana, and rockabilly. But what ab... More >>

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  Gym Class Heroes Headline ASU's Homecoming Concert This Wednesday

  published Oct 23, 2009

  Arizona State University's Programming and Activities Board must've had a major bankroll at its disposal for this year's homecoming week (which starts tomorrow) since the student-run organizations is ... More >>

• Bon Jovi Comes To Glendale on February 24

  published Oct 22, 2009

  If this week's U2 stadium show didn't slake your thirst for overblown artists from yesteryear, the coming weeks and months will undoubtedly satisfy your cravings for throwback acts: KISS is on their w... More >>

• The Pogues in 140 Characters or Less

  published Oct 22, 2009

  Thanks to the stream-of-consciousness immediacy that is Twitter, its possible to get a glimpse into the thought processes of many an Internet user. Witness the progressions of Pete Icke's opinions in... More >>

• Concert Review: The Pogues More Than Justify A $60 Ticket Price

  published Oct 22, 2009

  "Tell me why people are willing to pay $60 to see an old fucking Irish punk band." This was the mandate that was handed down by music editor Martin Cizmar when I mentioned my desire to review last ni... More >>

• Behind the Bar: Mona Watkins at Rhythm Room

  published Oct 22, 2009

  Like any bartending pro, Mona Watkins has a cadre of regulars and knows their preferred poison by heart. Thing is, a good chunk of her return customers are bit more noteworthy than your garden-variety... More >>

• Tonight: Vice Magazine Throws The Desert Bender Party

  published Oct 21, 2009

  Let it never be said that there's never anything rad to do in Phoenix, especially since there's an overabundance of awesome events going down this evening. Not only are Shane MacGowan and the Pogues ... More >>

• The Return of Jello

  published October 22, 2009

  Old punks never die, they just reunite with their former bandmates and start touring again. Just like The Zeroes, the Subhumans, Agent Orange, and... More >>

• The Kickback

  published October 22, 2009

  How's this for a lazy Sunday-afternoon experience? Hang out with Power 98.3 personality Karlie Hustle and the hottie divas of the Fresh Fiends on... More >>

• Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine

  published October 22, 2009

  Old punks never die, they just reunite with their former bandmates and start touring again. Just like The Zeroes, the Subhumans, Agent Orange, and... More >>

• Tonight: Will.i.am DJs At Axis/Radius

  published Oct 20, 2009

  rWe're willing to wager that a chunk of the 60,000 plus bodies that will be cramming into University of Phoenix Stadium tonight will be there specifically to watch opening act the Black Eyed Peas ins... More >>

• Howl At The Moon Piano Bar Opens Tonight in Old Town Scottsdale

  published Oct 16, 2009

  The peeps in Tempe have one, as do the folks over in Glendale. And starting tonight, Scottsdale gets its own version as well. We're talking piano bars, that curious kinda club where the wanna-be ... More >>

• DJ Dossier: Sol Martinez

  published Oct 16, 2009

  Did y'all know at 17 what you wanted to be when you grew upr Not many people do, fumbling around different career paths until they decided (or settle) on a job. Sol Martinez was not one of those t... More >>

• 10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Sugar Thieves, Trunk Killers, and Axe-Men

  published Oct 16, 2009

  While the jury's still out over whether or not downtown Phoenix's music scene is "ovah," our city's core appears to be alive and well when it comes to culture. Need some proof to back up that statemen... More >>

• The Surfside IV Wanna Lei You This Weekend

  published Oct 16, 2009

  Did you happen to miss out on last weekend's uproarious Tiki Throwdown at Tempe's Yucca Tap Roomr Still hoping to get lei'dr Then local band The Surfside IV have a deal for you. They're gonna be invo... More >>

• Mixtape Mixmaster

  published October 15, 2009

  Joel Davis has had one helluva packed schedule. Up until recently, the 21-year-old Phoenician was holding down two Joe jobs (slaving... More >>

• What about Bob?

  published October 15, 2009

  If you were one of the jilted music fans who got burned when Bob Dylan wimped out of his scheduled outdoor performance back in August, the folk... More >>

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  Last Exit Bar & Grill Closes For Good

  published Oct 14, 2009

  We had a late-night bombshell dropped on us tonight by Jack Maverik, the former co-owner of the Last Exit Bar & Grill in Tempe. That's right, we most definitely said "former," because the live mu... More >>

• DJ Epidemic's Mixtape Release

  published October 15, 2009

  Joel Davis has had one helluva packed schedule. Up until recently, the 21-year-old Phoenician was holding down two Joe jobs (slaving... More >>

• Incoming: E-40, MDC, Big D and the Kids Table, Joe Firstman, and More

  published Oct 12, 2009

  This week's crop of just announced concerts are quite diverse, to say the least. Not only will blues-rock legends like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Kim Wilson be making a stop at the Rhythm Room in the co... More >>

• Shizzfest 2 is Currently Rocking the Shizz Outta Grand Avenue

  published Oct 10, 2009

  It's been something of a packed Saturday, what with Tour de Fat, the Tiki Throwdown, Oktoberfest, and various and sundry other weekend events happening around the Valley. If you've still got some ener... More >>

• Check Out the Schedule For Tomorrow's Shizzfest 2

  published Oct 09, 2009

  It's probably not the wisest move in the world to publically disagree with one's supervisor (hence that old chestnut, "Don't cross the boss"), but, hey, sometimes you gotta live dangerously. By n... More >>

• Recipe: Dirty Phoenix Bomber from Jugheads

  published Oct 09, 2009

  Since first getting into the bartending trade during his teenage years, Tyler King has dealt drinkage to punks and drunks in both New York City and Phoenix. Back during his Gotham days, he was behind ... More >>