Month: June 2021

Here’s a rundown of some recent headlines from the metro Phoenix music scene to help get you through your midweek slump, including details about Playboy Manbaby’s upcoming 10th-anniversary concert, a local rapper rallying Phoenix Suns fans, and the return of a popular and fetish-friendly dance night. Playboy Manbaby Announces 10th Anniversary Show Local indie/punk band …

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All the pop-music-history chestnuts apply: Dyke & The Blazers were musical influencers who changed rhythm and blues; their contribution to Phoenix’s musical legacy is unequaled; the members of the group, a local nightclub staple in the late ’60s, were funk pioneers. Many of these platitudes are borne out in a pair of career-spanning collections documenting …

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When Phoenix pops up in city rankings, it’s usually the heat that gets us top billing. But a recent Spotify study that analyzed “millions of data points” came away with a somewhat surprising finding: People in Phoenix buy more CDs than anyplace else in the world. Though he was taken aback by hearing that Phoenix occupied …

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Shady Park Tempe has put out a call for help on social media, asking community members to contact Tempe City Council members to show their support for live music at the venue, a staple of the downtown Tempe entertainment scene. On June 16, the eatery and live music venue located at 26 East University Drive …

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