I usually feel like I have to come up with the defining words about a show myself since, you know, I get paid to be there and all, but I really can't do any better than the simple statement made by my friend Ashley last night at Snow Patrol's Clubhouse show: "It's not that exciting, but it is pleasant."And, indeed, it wasn't that exciting -- there certainly wasn't as much energy as you'd expect for a sold out show at a smallish venue, featuring a band that'll be on late night television later
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What is it about Scotland that makes the country of just more than 5 million people produce far more than its fair share of great pop music artists?
Consider the following sample list: Simple Minds, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Big Country, Altered Images, The Bluebells, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Vaselines (more on them later), The Blue Nile, The Proclaimers, The Pastels, Fairground Attraction, The Trash Can Sinatras, Teenage Fanclub, Del
With the last Shake! scheduled for this Saturday, it's a safe bet a lot of hipster types are going to be looking for new indie dance nights. Obscura is stepping up to the plate at CenPho's Ruby Room with a Flight of the Conchords night on Friday, November 13.DJ Funkfinger of Shake fame is the night's new permanent house DJ, along with DJ Roya. In addition to some great music they'll also have CDs to give away from Flight of the Conchords, Snow Patrol, Kings of Convenience and Cold Cave! and t
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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