Incoming: The Swell Season, Brett Dennen, Ghostface Killah, A Fine Frenzy, Grand Archives, and More

We're willing to bet that tickets for this show, which will run $30 to $34, are gonna get snatched up pretty quickly as well, so be sure to hit up the Mesa Arts Center's site starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow to get 'em while the getting's good. And just in...

By Benjamin Leatherman

September 11, 2009

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We're willing to bet that tickets for this show, which will run $30 to $34, are gonna get snatched up pretty quickly as well, so be sure to hit up the Mesa Arts Center's site starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow to get 'em while the getting's good. And just in case you aren't familiar with the Swell Season or Once (and shame on you if that's true), check out our former music columnist Brendan Joel Kelley's blogs on the duo and the film from 2007 here and here.

The complete list of this week's major concert announcements (including gigs by the Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah and indie darlings Brett Dennen and A Fine Frenzy) are on the jump.

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard ...

Baroness: With Earthless, Saturday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m., $12. Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Brett Dennen: With Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Friday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $20. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

A Fine Frenzy: With Among The Oak and Ash, Landon Pigg, & more, Sunday, Nov. 15, 6 p.m., $15. Martini Ranch & Shaker Room, 7295 E. Stetson Dr., Scottsdale, 480-970-0500.

Ghostface Killah: With Mayer Hawthorne and The Country, Fashawn, Buff1, & 14KT, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 8:30 p.m., $20-$22. Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Grand Archives: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $10-$12. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Hatebreed: With Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, & Hate Eternal, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 5:30 p.m., $20-$25. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

In This Moment: With Agraceful, In Fear and Faith, Motionless In White, Ashes of Erin, & Embrace the Dream, Sunday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., $12-$15. Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Neon Indian: Sunday, Nov. 22, 8:30 p.m., $12. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

PacTour 2009: With Saosin, Innerpartysystem, P.O.S., & Eye Alaska, Friday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., $15-$17. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Curtis Salgado: Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m., $10. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Souls of Mischief: Sunday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m., $10-$12. Chasers Bar & Night Club, 8005 E. Roosevelt St., Scottsdale, 480-945-4985.

Steely Dan: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., Price TBA. Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-379-2800.

Tim & Willy's Breakfast Show at Night: With Little Big Town, & Tim Hawkins, Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., $40.50-$353. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.

Y&T: Saturday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., $15. Club Red, 2155 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-966-4733.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. 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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