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With few exceptions, pop lyrics have become dumber over time, even though lyricists think of themselves as having become smarter. Loudon Wainwright is modern pop's antithesis: a wryly cuttingly, often brilliant lyricist who has never taken himself too seriously -- even while tackling grave,...
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North Phoenix
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Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Folk, Blues |
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Plenty of former punk and hardcore icons have traded in their volume, crunch, and at least some of their onstage aggression in recent years for new directions as folk-leaning singer-songwriters. Look at 7 Seconds' Kevin Seconds, Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan, Gorilla Biscuits' Walter...
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Tempe
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Rock, Punk |
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When the proprietors of the Monarch Theatre stated they wanted the downtown Phoenix venue to become one of the premier forums for electronic dance music in the Valley, they weren’t screwing around. In the four weeks since the joint debuted, it’s featured such top-shelf EDM...
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Central Phoenix
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Pop, House, DJ, Dance |
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It's damned hard to watch any movie set in the swingin' '60s and not see hear Smokey Robinson & the Miracles on the soundtrack. As one of the last great vintage soul men standing, Robinson has seen and done plenty in his career, and is still creating music and touring. In 2010, he was SXSW's...
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North Scottsdale
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Just like the rave scene way back in the ‘90s, today's brand of dubstep may very well be a flash in the pan. With fiercely devoted adherents who pride themselves on being contrarian and excessively counter culture, dubstep is already suffering from it's own impositions, a finely edited...
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Tempe
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Rock, DJ |
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Sail Inn :
8:00 p.m. May 29
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05-29-2012
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Tempe
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Rock |
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For better or worse, the sacred cows of punk are being gutted — for example, the now-antiquated concept of "selling out" has nearly vanished from the lexicon of underground music. Even hardcore — a genre that places a gigantic bounty on aesthetic purity and hard-nosed authenticity...
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Central Phoenix
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Rock, Hard Rock, Death Metal |
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Reggie Watts
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Central Phoenix
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Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronica, Comedy |
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Life is tough, man. You go through your daily grind, working for the man and keeping your head down. Well, weekend warrior, prepare to throw a wrench in your plans and go out on a Monday night instead.
Funked Up Mondays features some of Phoenix’s most talented musicians, including Brad B....
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Tempe
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Funk |
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Merc Bar :
9:00 p.m. every Tue.
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Between the years of 1920 and 1933, advertising a speakeasy would have been an idiotic way to land your ass in prison, where you’d undoubtedly try your hand at making drinkable toilet wine.
Today, DJ William Reed can promote the most stylish club night in town, call it Speak Easy, and not...
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East Phoenix
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DJ |
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Club Red :
8:00 p.m. June 8
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One of the most appealing things about the Queens rapper Action Bronson is that when he raps about cracked pepper--as he does on his terrific debut album, Dr. Lecter--he's not using the phrase as a metaphor for gunpowder or cocaine. Dude's talking about seasoning. A former professional chef,...
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Tempe
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Hip-Hop |
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Lost Leaf :
9:00 p.m. first Tue. of every month
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Sir Smeezy (a.k.a. DJ Smite) estimates that his ginormous music collection includes more than 8,000 different 45’s. And if he has his way, the 32-year-old will spin each and every one of ‘em during his new biweekly event The Hot Plate. On first and third Tuesday of every month, Smeezy...
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Central Phoenix
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DJ |
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The force is strong with DJ Dark Vader's weekly irie extravaganza, where he and special guests spin dancehall, soca, and the titular Jamaican-born genre. Low-cost alcohol options include $2.50 you-call-its for ladies and $3 Heineken and Red Stripe until 11 p.m. Dress to impress rules apply.
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Tempe
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Reggae |
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Bar Smith :
10:00 p.m. every Wed.
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Pete Salaz, Sean Badger, and the other proprietors of Bar Smith should make sure that all the windows at their hipster headquarters are secure, as the artists of SubConscious will cause the downstairs lounge to shake and quake with some serious bass every Wednesday. Heck, such DJs as Deepfreq,...
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Central Phoenix
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DJ |
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Karamba :
9:00 p.m. every Thu.
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Polka, Selena, and vaqueros. One of these three words probably flashes through the brainpans of most folks whenever they happen to hear a two-second flash of Tejano on the radio, usually right before quickly tuning to another station.
Had these narrow-minded ninnies bothered to linger a little...
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Central Phoenix
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Latin |
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Yucca Tap Room :
9:00 p.m. every other week Tue.
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As long as Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room, the Valley's most venerated dive bar, continues to meet the perfunctory requirements of a live music venue (a P.A. and an occasional sound man) it will continue to be a premier destination for diamond-in-the-rough rockers looking for a gig, and aural...
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Tempe
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Rock, Punk, DJ |
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Michael "M2" McDowell is old school to the very core, as illustrated by his love of crate-digging for classic hip-hop vinyl and his use of the original Phoenix Suns logo in his professional insignia. He's also got a serious penchant for the lost art of scratching, as does his pal Logan...
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Tempe
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Hip-Hop, DJ |
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North Phoenix
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Jazz |
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East Phoenix
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Acoustic |
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Central Phoenix
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Tribute, Jazz |
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North Phoenix
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Hard Rock, Rock |
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Mesa
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Rock |
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Tempe
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Rock |
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Central Phoenix
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Rock |
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Outside the Valley
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Rock |
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