Ministry of Love is scheduled to perform Friday at PHiX Gallery.
There's something of an indie/alt-rock bent to this weekend's slate of concerts, as numerous shoegazers, mop-toppers, and other shabby chic types will be performing around these parts sometime in the next 72 hours.
For instance, Friday features Minuiature Tigers hitting Modified along with The Loveblisters and Colorstore, while Sin City's Ministry of Love will be at PHiX Gallery and The Atari's Kris Roe will be doing acoustic w
Old timey rock chick Wanda Jackson has canceled her January 11 performance at the Rhythm Room due to a family emergency. The 71-year-old Oklahoma native is known as "The Queen of Rockabilly" once dated Elvis Presley... before setting down with a IBM programmer named Wendell. Refunds are available through The Rhythm Room or Ticketmaster. --Martin Cizmar
Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson shows off her tiara at the Rhythm Room.Wanda Jackson has been dubbed many titles, most of which are some play on "The Queen/First Lady of Rock/Rock n Roll/Rockabilly." This year she finally got that official recognition when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "Early Influence."
Last night, a 71-year-old Jackson proved what the giddy crowd already knew when she rocked the socks off the Rhythm Room in Phoenix.Jackson kicked off her set with
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Feathered Bastard:
New York Times Blasts Joe Arpaio, Urges Obama Administration to End 287(g)
Joe Arpaio Cites Non-Existent Law, Swipes Interpretation from Nativist Web Site
Up on the Sun:
Tour de Fat, Phoenix Mercury, Wanda Jackson and Shizzfest Over the Weekend
New Moon Soundtrack Hits the Interwebs
Chow
Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room.It's not often you get to see a rock n roll legend perform, period; so the fact that Wanda Jackson, the "Queen of Rockabilly" and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, played an intimate venue like the Rhythm Room last night is nothing short of amazing (you can read the show review here).
Thankfully the crowd was aware of this, and--with the exception of one belligerent drunk who kept trying to touch her--showed Jackson the reverence she
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Feathered Bastard:
Joe Arpaio Hates on New Times, Blows His Lid in Vid with New York Journos
Up on the Sun:
Club Candids: Wanda Jackson at the Rhythm Room
Arty Girl: Lisa Marie Sipe at Eye Lounge
Chow Bella:
Empty Bowl Event Helps Feed the Needy
Recipe: Goat Cheese Medallions at Lola Tapas
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