Concert Schedule for this Weekend

By Benjamin Leatherman B.B. King is scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Celebrity Theatre. What do ’80s pop-rockers Hall and Oates, the hip-hoppers of Three 6 Mafia, and the metalheads of Whitechapel all have in common? Other than the fact they’re all on our iPod playlists (yes, we openly...

By Benjamin Leatherman

September 5, 2008

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By Benjamin Leatherman

B.B. King is scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Celebrity Theatre.

What do ’80s pop-rockers Hall and Oates, the hip-hoppers of Three 6 Mafia, and the metalheads of Whitechapel all have in common? Other than the fact they’re all on our iPod playlists (yes, we openly admit listening to “Maneater” every once in a while), this disparate collection of musical maestros will all be performing at various locations throughout the Valley this weekend.

Here’s all the details on their gigs (as well as info on the other concerts and major music events happening over the next 72 hours from tonight until Sunday):

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5:

Rob Little [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $15 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net) The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

DJ Quik [hip-hop] 8 p.m. $25 (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Venue of Scottsdale, 7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-5150.

Craig Shoemaker [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $20 (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Slightly Stoopid, and Pepper With The Expendables [rock] 4 p.m. $30-$35 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Mesa Amphitheatre, 251 N. Center St. (at University Dr.), Mesa, 480-644-2560.

Why? With Rafter, and DJ Jared Alan [indie/New Wave] 8 p.m. $10-$12 (visit www.statesidepresents.com) The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6:

Digital Summer With Signs of Betrayal, ShallowPoint, The Asylum, and Laconic [hard rock/metal] 6 p.m. $10-$12 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0707.

Hall and Oates [classic rock] 8 p.m. $25-$65 (visit www.ticketmaster.com) U.S. Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, 602-379-7800.

Elmore James Jr. With The Cadillac Zack Blues Band, Fiona Boyes, and Bob Corritore [blues] 8:30 p.m. $12 (visit www.rhythmroom.com) Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Rob Little [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $15 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net) The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

The Motown Spectacular Show [R&B/Motown] 8 p.m. $30 (visit www.ticketforce.com) Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, 480-350-2882.

Craig Shoemaker [comedy] 8 and 10 p.m. $20-$27 (visit www.tempeimprov.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Three 6 Mafia [hip-hop] 8 p.m. $25 (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Venue of Scottsdale, 7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-5150.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7:

B.B. King With Steve Ansel and the Jackson Street Band 7:30 p.m. $60-$100 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com) Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.

Craig Shoemaker [comedy] 8 p.m. $20 (visit www.tempeimprov.com) Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Whitechapel With Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, Molotiv Solution, and A Different Breed of Killer [rock/metal] 6 p.m. $12 (visit www.luckymanonline.com) The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238. ***NOTE: SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE BRICKHOUSE***

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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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