Concert Schedule for This Weekend

By Benjamin Leatherman Streetlight Manifesto is scheduled to perform tonight at the Venue of Scottsdale. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17: Back N the Day Concert [R&B/hip-hop] With Adina Howard, Case, H-Town, Troop, SHAI, Next, AZ Yet, and more 8:30 p.m. $25-$300 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com) Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600. Guitar...

By Benjamin Leatherman

October 17, 2008

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By Benjamin Leatherman

Streetlight Manifesto is scheduled to perform tonight at the Venue of Scottsdale.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17:

Back N the Day Concert [R&B/hip-hop] With Adina Howard, Case, H-Town, Troop, SHAI, Next, AZ Yet, and more 8:30 p.m. $25-$300 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com) Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.

Guitar Ray With Mr. Boogie Woogie [blues] 8pm $8 (visit www.rhythmroom.com) Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Hemlock With Ashes of Erin, Sins Reflection, Murder All Traitors, and Sativa Strain [hard rock] 6:30 p.m. $11 (visit www.13thfloorentertainment.com) The Sets, 93 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 480-829-1822.

Kristin Key [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $10-$12 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net) The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

Miranda Lambert, and Blake Shelton [country] 7 p.m. Free with fair admission, $20 reserved seating (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Veterans' Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair, 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, 602-252-6771.

Kathleen Madigan [comedy] 7:30 p.m. $35 (visit www.mesaartscenter.com) Piper Repertory Theater at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, 480-644-6500.

Justin Nozuka With The Gabe Dixon Band, and Jay Nash [soul/acoustic/alternative] 6:30 p.m. $15 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Martini Ranch and Shaker Room, 7295 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale, 480-970-0500.

Pierce the Veil With Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie, and Emarosa [rock/punk/indie] 7 p.m. $12 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) PHiX, 1113 Grand Ave., Phoenix, 602-252-7449.

Streetlight Manifesto With Fear Nuttin Band, The Swellers, and The AKAs [punk/ska/indie] 7 p.m. $15 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Venue of Scottsdale, 7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-5150.

Keller Williams [acoustic/funk/rock] 7 p.m. $20-$22 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Tom Wilson [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $17 (visit www.tempeimprov.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18:

Anberlin With Straylight Run, and There for Tomorrow [rock/indie] 6 p.m. $16-$19 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Brother Ali 9:30 p.m. $20 (visit um.ducatking.com) The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

The Faceless With Abigail Williams, Decrepit Birth, Veil of Maya, and Neuraxis [hard rock] 7 p.m. $10 (visit www.thesets.com) The Sets, 93 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 480-829-1822.

The Insomniacs [blues] 8 p.m. $10 (visit www.rhythmroom.com) Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Kristin Key [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $10-$12 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net) The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

Plants and Animals With Born Ruffians, and Nurses [rock/indie] 8:30 p.m. $11-$12 (visit www.statesidepresents.com) Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516.

The Sloppy Slaughterhouse of Sadisco* Seconds With E.M.P., Squalor, 5arah, ///she///, Blonde NOize, S&M, and more [industrial/EBM] 8 p.m. $10 (visit www.sadistic-disco.com) Homme, 138 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, 602-234-3023.

Uh Huh Her With The Fashion [rock/indie] 7 p.m. $15 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Martini Ranch and Shaker Room, 7295 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale, 480-970-0500.

Weezer With Tokyo Police Club, and Angels and Airwaves [rock/alternative] 6 p.m. Free with fair admission, $20 reserved seating (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Veterans' Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair, 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, 602-252-6771.

Tom Wilson [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $17 (visit www.tempeimprov.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19:

Chris Cornell, and Timbaland [rock/hip-hop] 6:30 p.m. $35 (visit ww.luckymanonline.com) Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Rick Springfield [rock] 7 p.m. $44-$62 (visit www.chandlercenter.org) Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, 480-782-2680.

The Street Dogs With Time Again, Flatfoot 86, and Die Ignorant [rock/indie] 7 p.m. $13-$15 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Tom Wilson [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $17 (visit www.tempeimprov.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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