Walking into the “Stradivarius: Origins and Legacy of the Greatest Violin Maker” exhibit at the Musical Instrument Museum, I couldn’t help but think about the collective pleasure these exquisite violins have provided their listeners for centuries.
Walking into the “Stradivarius: Origins and Legacy of the Greatest Violin Maker” exhibit at the Musical Instrument Museum, I couldn’t help but think about the collective pleasure these exquisite violins have provided their listeners for centuries.
Heavy metal band Slipknot and hip-hip duo Insane Clown Posse popularized the creepy white mask as a gimmick to draw crowds. While the 12 or so percent of Americans suffering from coulrophobia (fear of clowns) likely steer clear of these bands, 51-year-old singer Michael Geier hopped on the literal clown bandwagon when he donned a circus-worthy look for Atlanta-based band Greasepaint back in 1999.
It will be a jam-packed week of live music in the Valley, led by five indie darlings and an old country standby.
If you're a fan of films in which masked maniacs murder people in decrepit mansions, the 1927 silent humor-horror film “The Cat and the Canary” will make you jump for terrified joy. And local eclectic ensemble RPM Orchestra will tickle your ears and tingle your spine with a live musical score.
The sitcom trope of “annoying next-door neighbor” is often the character audiences love to hate. Bewitched had busybody Gladys Kravitz, Everybody Loves Raymond introduced sharp-tongued mother-in-law Marie Barone, and perpetual do-gooder Ned Flanders was the butt of Homer’s jokes on The Simpsons.
The Valley's musical calendar this week includes a reality show double-bill and a Crescent Ballroom gig starring one of Arizona's best homegrown acts.
Phoenix-based rock band Prehab's newest album, Light Up the Sky, boasts some truly illuminating moments. It also stumbles on a couple songs, but show me a studio album by a single band that doesn't contain at least one meh moment, and I'll show you where Jimmy Hoffa's hiding out with D.B. Cooper and Elvis Presley.
The Valley's musical calendar this week includes an unbowed Macy Gray, along with an indie-rock roll-of-the-dice on Sunday.
X-Factor 2011 Top 6 finalist Drew Ryniewicz's triumphant return to her home state is doubly meaningful for the Chino Valley Native.
Sultry singer Khani Cole will serenade The Nash in Downtown Phoenix with jazz standards and originals on August 20. Here's why you should go: