When I think of folk music, I think of older, fogey-er guys and gals who strum slowly and sing about wild horses and flowers . . . But the Phoenix Annual Summer Folk Festival at Modified Arts, presented Thursday by River Jones Music, made folk cool again.For a Thursday afternoon in June, the fest attracted plenty who didn't mind planting themselves on Modified's unfurnished wooden floors.
The ATL's Le Castle Vania will kick out the electro-house beats on Friday at Bar Smith.
There's more to see and do this weekend than just staring at massive explosions of gunpowder in the sky while some Lee Greenwood anthem plays in the background. A lot more. Since you've got three straight days away from the salt mine, we've put together a planner of off-the-hook alternatives to the Constitutionally-mandated fireworks fiestas and backyard beef bonanzas and, including events where you can drin
It's been a pretty great year for New Times when it comes to lining up headliners for our Summer of Sound showcase featuring the best local bands of five genres. First we had hard-nosed LA R&B band The BellRays, who killed at our Americana show at Mill Cue Club. Then, we had Jim Adkins make his very first DJ appearance (with an assist from William Fucking Reed) at our pop show.Now, No Age. The Los Angeles noise-pop act has a Grammy nomination, one of the best reviews Pitchfork wrote last yea
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The Bay Area's Nobunny will terrorize the Trunk Space on Saturday night. There are gonna be two kinds of people in the Valley this weekend: Those who can afford to go to Fall Frenzy, and those who can't. Given the $50-$60 price tag for tickets, its to be expected that a few thrifty types might consider looking elsewhere for entertainment over the next 72 hours.
If you're more of the former instead of the latter, check out our usual rundown of dirt-cheap distractions from tonight until Sunday.
Michelle Blades... and Modified Arts is down there somewhere.Modified Arts is will again host a three-day music showcase for some of Phoenix's best up and coming bands. The event, which started last year with 25 local bands and comedians, has commitments from What Laura Says, Matthew Reveles, Black Carl, Yellow Minute, Dry River Yacht Club, and Treasure MammaL. This is the last major event the 11-year-old venue will host before it undergoes renovations and re-opens at the beginning of 2010 a
Did you miss Phish's festival in Indio, California last weekend but just really, really want to be at a show where everyone is high? You're in luck, as 311 comes to The Marquee on Dec. 10. If smack is more your speed there's also a Sublime cover band coming through as part of this week's announcements. Read on.
Turn Back O Man is scheduled to perform tonight at Fifth and Roosevelt streets.Downtown Phoenix is gonna be a hotbed of activity this weekend. Of the 10 different low-cost/no-cost events getting pimped in this blog post, eight will be taking place within the confines of P-Town's urban core. There's tonight's Green Streets Festival along Roosevelt Row, tomorrow evening's diverse Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts, and Sunday's Civic Space Jam, just to rattle off some of the highlights.
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Apart from a markedly talented five band bill, the first night of the last Modifest brought Modified Arts owner Kimber Lanning to the event's forefront. After Treasure Mammal completed an invigorating set, Lanning stepped toward the stage and addressed the crowd. "Music is my number one passion," Lanning said, while refuting rumors, and explaining that Modified will host occasional shows, but the focus will rest on art exhibitions. "If it weren't for the painting sales, the doors wouldn't hav
