FRIDAY, MAY 8:
Above & Beyond
With DJ Soloman, Spencer Thomas, DJ Breez, & more
[trance/electronica]
9 p.m., $10-$20
Myst, 7340 E. Shoeman Ln., Scottsdale, 480-970-5000.
The Color Turning
With Yellow Red Sparks, Nobility Obliged, & Tugboat
[rock/indie/folk]
7 p.m., $10
Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516.
Hemlock
With From Dark, FoulMouth, Hellen, Archaic Cessation, & Roscoe
[hard rock/metal/hardcore]
6:30 p.m., $11
The Sets, 93 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, 480-829-1822.
Steve "Mudflap" McGrew
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m., $10-$12
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.
Tammy Pescatelli
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m., $15-$17
Tempe Improv Comedy Club, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
Polar Bear Club
With Living With Lions, Run with the Hunted, & Move Forward
[rock/indie/hardcore]
7 p.m., $10
PHiX, 1113 Grand Ave., Phoenix, 602-252-7449.
Scream it Like You Mean It
With Covine, Before the Ark, Baileys Window, Reset Your Mind, For the Dream, & Your Last Hope
[rock/punk/hardcore/indie]
6 p.m., $10
UB's Bar & Grill, 1911 W. Broadway Rd., Mesa, 480-962-9000.
That 1 Guy
[experimental/rock/funk/jazz]
6:30 p.m., $8-$10
Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.
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SATURDAY, MAY 9:
Digital Summer
With Comfort for Change, The Asylum, Awaking the Fallen, Corvus, Truth About Lies, Shallowpoint, E-Bomb, Daughters of Fission, Living with Ghosts, Giantkiller, & more
[hard rock/metal/punk]
8 p.m., $10-$15
Club 910, 910 N. McClintock Dr., Tempe.
Eddie Elliot
[indie/acoustic/folk rock]
7 p.m., $15-$18
Cave Creek Coffee Co., 6033 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, 480-488-0603.
K & Z Palooza DVD Release Party
With We Own the Sky, Lorene Battle, Her Fatal Flaw, Laconic, The Fair and Debonair, A Day to Die, Approaching Skylight, The Anatomy of Suffering, A Promise to Fail, Six Foot Solution, & Red Storm Rising
[rock/punk/indie]
5 p.m., $10-$12
Venue of Scottsdale, 7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-5150.
KDKB's Desert Invasion
With Dee Snider, Skid Row, L.A. Guns, Night Ranger, Bang Tango, Trixter, BulletBoys, Firehouse, & Kix
[classic rock/heavy metal]
12:30 p.m., $29-$99
Phoenix Event Complex, 2247 N. 99th Ave., Phoenix.
Las Bandas Borrachas
With Vistalance, Minus Blindfold, Roveen, Beyond the Now, Driven A.D., Vrtra
[rock/punk]
7 p.m., $10
Club Red, 2155 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-966-4733.
Steve "Mudflap" McGrew
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m., $10-$12
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.
The Music of Dixieland
With The Side Street Strutters, & Symphony of the Southwest
[jazz]
7:30 p.m., $20-$40
Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, 480-644-6500.
Tammy Pescatelli
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m., $15-$17
Tempe Improv Comedy Club, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
Phoenix Grand Slam-Off
[poetry]
7 p.m., $8-$10
Great Arizona Puppet Theater, 302 W. Latham St., Phoenix, 602-262-2050.
Puerto Rican Festival and Concert
[Latin/world]
Noon-9 p.m., $10-$15
Marriott Hotel, 1101 N. 44th St., Phoenix, 602-273-7373.
Scream Fest Concert 2009
With Day26, & J. Holiday
[hip-hop]
8 p.m., $38-$43
Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.
Shane & Shane
With Matt Maher
[Christian]
7 p.m., $15-$20
North Ridge Community Church, 6363 E. Dynamite Blvd., Cave Creek, 480-515-4673.
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SUNDAY, MAY 10:
Her Space Holiday
With City Light, & KNESSET
[rock/pop/indie]
8:30 p.m., $10
Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516.
Mothers For Food Benefit
With Jessi Colter, Penny Anty, Nina Curri, Haven James, Susan L. & Company, Rhonda Lester, Kathy Mabry, Tammy Patrick, Sydney Sprague, The Stevenson Sisters, & more
6 p.m., $5 donation
[indie/folk/acoustic/Americana]
Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.
Tammy Pescatelli
[comedy]
8 & 10 p.m., $15-$17
Tempe Improv Comedy Club, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.
