Music Venues in Phoenix
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Patrons of The Monarch Theatre seem to frequently contract dance fever whenever beats begin blasting out of its in-house wall of sound. Each victim at this downtown Phoenix dance emporium has their own individual symptoms: some folks start to shimmy, others begin to bounce, while the rest wind up merely pumping fists or bobbing heads […]
Imagine our surprise when we sat back for our 7 p.m. pedicure session at this full-service salon, only to be startled by the sound of live guitar music. We opened our eyes and saw a table with punch and cookies, then noticed the abstract oil paintings on the walls. Turns out, Mood Swings plays host […]
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Although honky-tonk Mr. Lucky’s officially closed in 2004, somehow its gloriously tacky sign has managed to avoid the wrath of developers around town. Both the 50-foot-tall neon joker that leers at passing traffic and the club it advertised date back to 1966, when LBJ was president, cigarettes were cool, and a guy named Waylon Jennings […]
The Nash has become to the jazz scene – a stylish epicenter with crisp acoustics and can’t-miss performances. Purists and neophytes alike have flocked to the lounge-like venue (named for renowned Phoenix native and jazz drummer Lewis Nash) for intimate shows or rowdy jam sessions featuring many and varied flavors of jazz, from bop and […]
After spending several years as a fundamentalist church and bookstore, the historic Nile Theater has made a triumphant return as one of the Valley’s premier concert halls. With both its rough-and-tumble (which contributed to the Nile’s being shut down in 2002) and God-fearing days firmly in the past, this all-ages establishment in downtown Mesa has […]
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This east Phoenix dive, located on Thomas Road across from perhaps the most chaotic Walmart in the Valley, opens at 6 a.m. and possesses many of the qualities one associates with a tavern that caters to morning drinkers. The crowd is casual bordering on haggard. The bar serves what we’ve come to call “personal pitchers” […]
The star of this mammoth, family-friendly, 700-seat operation is the mighty Wurlitzer organ, lovingly restored to 1927 power. Eat pizza, pasta, and sandwiches while the house organists go through their repertoire. The experience is as corny as Kansas in August, and just as wholesome.
Originally opened in 1929 as a vaudeville house and saved for posterity by a preservation movement that began with the Orpheum’s purchase by the City of Phoenix in 1984, this gracious facility reopened in early 1997 to great — and warranted — fanfare. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the building has a […]
Temporarily closed: Gina and Derrick Suarez’s quirky bohemian bistro is a comfortably cool spot that contains creative endeavors of every shape and size. Situated along Grand Avenue, it’s a mecca of Mediterranean and Euro-style edibles served up in an ultra-arty atmosphere accented by a constantly revolving collection of photos, paintings, and sculptures. Boutique wines such […]
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Take me out to the ballgame, indeed. This stunning stadium is on a short list of nationally acclaimed state-of-the-art spring training facilities. There’s hardly a bad seat in the entire ballpark, including those on the grass (although there’s little in the way of shade-desert visitors, beware!). Located in Peoria, right around the corner from Arrowhead […]