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Benjamin Leatherman

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. 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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Music at Trinity concert series in Phoenix announces 2025-26 lineup

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 17, 2025

Highlights include piano, chamber and vocal ensemble concerts at the downtown Phoenix landmark.

Here’s the lineup for the 101.1 The Bounce Holiday Jam in December

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 16, 2025

Hip-hop and R&B icons are set to place the December concert at PHX Arena. Here’s the full lineup.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 2025-26 show lineup

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 15, 2025

Rita Rudner, Lea Salonga and Fran Lebowitz are some of the names coming to Scottsdale for SCFPA’s 50th anniversary season.

KUPD’s Fitz Madrid looks back on 20 years rocking the Phoenix airwaves

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 15, 2025

The afternoon drive-time DJ shares stories of fans, metal icons and how KUPD’s jocks have “all seen each other naked.”

Mesa Amphitheatre 2025 schedule: every show announced so far

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 12, 2025

Dwight Yoakam, The Story So Far and Turnstile will hit the landmark Mesa outdoor venue this year.

‘Spread chaos and community’: The Coven’s blueprint to expand Phoenix’s DIY scene

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 11, 2025

How the inclusive, all-ages local collective wants to help spark more grassroots shows and venues in the Valley.

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Scottsdale Fashion Week announces 2025 event lineup

Scottsdale Fashion Week announces 2025 event lineup

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 10, 2025

Six days of high-style activities both on and off the catwalk are planned. Here’s the full rundown.

Phoenix readers mourn the impending demolition of Fry’s Electronics

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 9, 2025

“We used to have it all. Now we have nothing.”

Here are Phoenix’s biggest fall 2025 music festivals

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 9, 2025

Goldrush, Dreamy Draw and WayneFest mark the return of the fall music festival season.

A Cave Creek store has installed an epic Transformer statue

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 9, 2025

The nearly 15-foot-tall Autobot debuted last month to keep watch over the Cave Creek business. Here’s where to see it.

Phoenix readers react to Tempe EDM haven Shady Park’s closing

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 8, 2025

“Such a shame it couldn’t be saved.”

Phoenix readers share memories of Scottsdale’s beloved Los Arcos Mall

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 5, 2025

“It was a great spot to drop acid.”

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Phoenix readers react to downtown mural artists’ pro-MAGA pasts

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 4, 2025

“Can’t wait until someone trashes it.”

Phoenix readers react to Piestewa sunrise drummer social media backlash

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 3, 2025

“Hikers are overly pretentious, emotional, and straight up Karens.”

The outside of Crescent Ballroom.

Crescent Ballroom 2025 schedule: every show announced so far

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 3, 2025

Built to Spill, Duckwrth and Pete Yorn are set to play the famed downtown Phoenix venue this year.

Saboten Con 2025: The best cosplay we saw at the Phoenix anime event

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 3, 2025

Amazing costumes at the anime event included outfits inspired by “Chainsaw Man” and even Chappell Roan.

A modern building that looks like an Aztec temple.

Fry’s Electronics store in Phoenix set to be demolished this month

By Benjamin LeathermanSeptember 2, 2025

Officials have issued the demolition permit to tear down the beloved Aztec-themed big-box store.

Tempe bar and venue has closed after a decade. Here’s a look at its EDM legacy

By Benjamin LeathermanAugust 30, 2025

“Shady Park was a place that can never be recreated.” EDM hotspot remembered by adoring fans.

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Los Arcos Mall memories: A look back at Scottsdale’s iconic retail spot

By Benjamin LeathermanAugust 29, 2025

A nostalgic glimpse at the beloved East Valley shopping institution.

Labor Day weekend 2025 in Phoenix: The best parties and events

By Benjamin LeathermanAugust 28, 2025

Here’s where the Valley’s biggest pool parties and nightlife events are happening over the holiday weekend.

Iconic Scottsdale art gallery closes Saturday after more than 30 years

By Benjamin LeathermanAugust 28, 2025

The staple of downtown Scottsdale’s art scene and haven for student and local artists will shut its doors this week.

The best tattoos we saw at Hell City Tattoo Festival 2025 in Phoenix

By Benjamin LeathermanAugust 25, 2025

A look of the killer ink we encountered at Arizona’s biggest tattooing event of the year.

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