A Rocket to the Moon is scheduled to perform Friday night at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe.
With Monday being Martin Luther King Day, chances are most of you are gonna get three whole days of relaxation and recreation this weekend (that is, unless "the man" is making you drag your ass to the salt mines).
Because we don't want you to fritter away this extra day of freedom in front of the boob tube, we're expanded our weekly round-up of weekend concerts to some of the music and club events will be happening over the holiday.
There's gonna be plenty to do. So instead of watching Law & Order re-runs, try stopping by Margaret T. Hance Park in the afternoon for the all-day MLK Festival, followed by a trip to Modified Arts later that night to catch the chic indie rockers of Brave Citizens. PHX Nightclub will also be hosting the Grown & Sexy MLK Weekend Finale with five different DJs broadcasting hip-hop and urban dance hits throughout the evening.
We've also got the 411 on all the other major music events happening over the next few days (like A Rocket to the Moon's performance on Friday at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe), which can be found following the jump.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16:
The American Soul Rock & Roll Choir
8 p.m.
[rock/soul/R&B]
$28-$38 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, 480-782-2680.
DJ Steve Aoki
With DJ William Fucking Reed
[electro/indie/pop]
9 p.m.
$10 (visit www.mystaz.com)
Myst, 7340 E. Shoeman Ln., Scottsdale, 480-970-5000.
Brian Bradley
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m.
$12-$15 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net)
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.
The Constellation Branch
With POEM, Sound in Solace, All My Fingerprints, & Scott Ian Stewart
[rock/pop/indie]
6:30 p.m.
$8 (visit www.ticketweb.com)
Red Mountain Christian Center, 740 N. Power Rd., Mesa, 480-985-8121.
Todd Glass
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m.
$15 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
Jim Jones
***SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED - REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE***
A Rocket to the Moon
With The Summer Set, Brighten, Hello Hollywood, & Sound the City
[rock/pop/indie]
6 p.m.
$12 (visit www.ticketweb.com)
The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.
X-Rated, & 2Mex
With DJ P-Craze
[hip-hop/Latin]
7 p.m.
$12-$15 (visit www.thesets.com)
The Sets, 93 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 480-829-1822.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17:
Bless the Fall
[rock/indie/screamo]
6 p.m.
$13-$15 (visit www.luckymanonline.com)
Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.
Brian Bradley
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m.
$12-$15 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net)
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.
Fight Club Sadisco*
With Terrorfakt, Void, Squalor, ///she///, 5arah, Blonde NOize, $&M, Plastic Disease, [dfekt], & [a]cid
[industrial/goth/darkwave]
8 p.m.
$15 (visit www.myspace.com/sadistic_disco)
J-Heads, 5110 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, 602-225-0307.
Fracture Point
With Dresden, Unforeseen, Enemy Machine, Existence A.D., Ravager, Hemoptysis, Legend By Name, Murder All Traitors, Resurrector, & more
[hard rock/heavy metal]
4 p.m.
$10 (visit www.moshpitarmy.net)
UB's, 1911 W. Broadway Road, Mesa, 480-962-9000.
Todd Glass
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m.
$15 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
McCoy Tyner Quartet
[jazz]
8 p.m.
$38-$42 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com)
Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.
The Music of Led Zeppelin - A Rock Symphony
With Phoenix Symphony
[rock/classical]
8 p.m.
$25-$65 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-379-2800.
The Poe Show
With The Klute, Stephen G. Roy, Johnathan Standifird, Jeff Falk, Nightwolf, Trish JusTrish, Shawnte Orion, Sacred Om Dance Troupe, Robert X. Planet, & Roxanne DeWinter
[poetry/spoken word]
7:30 p.m.
$13-$15.50 (visit www.mesaartscenter.com)
Farnsworth Studio Theater at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, 480-644-6500.
Rage Music Festival 2009
With Kutless, Fireflight, Two Days Til Tomorrow, This Great Escape, A Current Affair, Abandon, Future of Forestry, Spoken, Project 86, & more
[Christian rock]
10:30 a.m.
$25-$65 (visit www.ticketforce.com)
Castles -n- Coasters, 9445 N. Metro Pkwy. East (at Metrocenter), Phoenix, 602-997-7575.
Reverend Deadeye
With Tom VandenAvond, Hashknife Outfit, & Pistol Canyon Social Club
[Americana/gospel/blues]
8 p.m.
$6 (visit www.lastexitlive.com)
Last Exit Bar & Grill, 1425 W. Southern Ave., Tempe, 480-557-6656.
Southwest Regional Laptop Battle
With Exillon, Metrognome, Sonique des Fleurs, Terminal 11, Mike Holiday, Electronic Sleep, Chop/Shoppe, Brad Lee, Jynx, Shane Silkey, Menagam, Persian Mynx, Cable Car Crash, & more
[laptronica/techno/breaks]
9 p.m.
$7 (visit www.laptopbattle.com)
Homme, 138 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, 602-234-3023.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18:
Blues For Paz Benefit Show
With Blues Dinosaurs, Carey Slade Band, Ivan Harshman, & more
[blues]
7 p.m.
$10 (visit www.rhythmroom.com)
Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.
The Dead Man's Carnival
[cabaret/comedy/burlesque]
7 p.m.
$10-$12 (visit www.brownpapertickets.com)
Trunk Space, 1506 Grand Ave., Phoenix, 602-256-6006.
Todd Glass
[comedy]
8 p.m.
$15 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Concert
With Smashmouth
[rock/pop]
8 p.m.,
$30 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Tempe Beach Park, 54 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, 480-350-8625.
Rage Music Festival 2009
With Wavorly, Bidwell, Emerald Honor, Children 18:3, Ivoryline, Nevertheless, Stellar Kart, & Dizmas
[Christian rock]
11:15 a.m.
$25-$65 (visit www.ticketforce.com)
Castles -n- Coasters, 9445 N. Metro Pkwy. East (at Metrocenter), Phoenix, 602-997-7575.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
With DJ Douggpound
[comedy]
6:30 p.m.
$22-$25 (visit www.luckymanonline.com)
Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 19:
Brave Citizens
With Alaska and Me, Austin Gibbs and the States, Nobility Obliged, & Adria Nylene
[rock/pop/indie]
7 p.m.
$8 (visit www.modified.org)
Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516.
Grown & Sexy MLK Weekend Finale
With DJ Phlava, DJ Illmatic, DJ Dark Vader, DJ Tony, & DJ Yello
[hip-hop/R&B/old-school/reggae]
9 p.m.
Cover varies (visit www.phxnightclub.com)
PHX Nightclub, 122 E. Washington St., 602-258-1830.
Phoenix MLK Celebration
With Daimeon Mosley and the Igneous Rocks, & more
[rock/R&B/soul/Latin]
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free (visit www.phoenixblackchamber.com)
Margaret T. Hance Park. 1106 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ. 602-534-2406.
Reverend Deadeye
With Chip Hanna, & Tony Martinez
[Americana/gospel/blues]
8 p.m.
$6 (visit www.rhythmroom.com)
Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.
