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Sept. at Trunk Space. Final Update

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

ALL Sept 2011. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7:30PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

602-256-6006

Thurs. 1st: on tour NEIGHBORS w/ SPILLWAY. Hosted by Tristan w/ Hello The Mind Control and others TBA.
Throwback type rock vibes.

http://neighbors.bandcamp.com

http://purosexitos.tumblr.com/

http://spillway.bandcamp.com

Fri. 2nd, 6-9pm: First Friday Artist’s reception, featuring “Character: the 44 presidents” drawn by Tommy Cannon.
FREE!

Sat. 3rd: The blistered fingers of PACKRAT says goodbye to founding member Emmett Thatcher. We might just get choked-up, hold a lighter in the air. St. RANGER, NEPTuNES, The CONSTELLATION BRANCH. Great setup of local awesomeness.

http://www.packrat.bandcamp.com

Mon. Sept 5: JAPANDRIODS. Hosted by Stateside Presents! “Vibrant, sugary Vancouver two-piece punk”.

http://japandroids.com/

Fri. 9th: CARLA BOZULICH! founder of uber-influential 90s alt-country band Geraldine Fibbers, as well as Evangelista & Ethyl Meatplow. Style that runs from alt-country to outsider noise. w/ locals Tobie Milford and Where Dead Voices Gather.

http://carlabozulich.com

$8–PICK OF THE MONTH!

Sat. 10th: on tour from NM., GREAT WHITE BUFFALO & RED VS. BLACK! Hosted by Tristan! Hard punk from our eastern neighbors!
myspace.com/greatwhitebuffalobuffalo

http://www.mouthbomb.com/

Tues. 13th: Seattle WA., brings the joy of non-promiscuous heavy rock! MONOGAMY PARTY. w/ locals Christian Science Monitor Lizard and Hand of Thrawn!
monogamyparty.bandcamp.com

Wed. 14th: from Flagstaff by way of Portland OR. FORMICA MAN! Feat’ Aubrey Hornor from Flagstaff’s Baby Gecko! w/ locals Vegetable and James Fella!

http://formicaman.bandcamp.com

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Thurs. 15th: FLUKE ‘zine presents JOE EBOLA & THE CHICKEN MACNUGGITS” on tour w/ TORNADO RIDER!  Oddball Punk! +Haymarket Squares and Empire of the Bear!

http://www.flukezine.com/

http://www.bobbyjoeebola.com/

www.tornadoriderband.com

Fri. 16th, 6-9pm: 3rd Friday Artist’s Reception, featuring new work by LUSTER KABOOM! Trippy & beautiful!

http://lusterkaboom.com/

FREE!

Fri. 16th, 9pm: HUNGER ARTISTS going away show. Troy & Thomas are taking their love affair to Indiana to live w/ French Morgan. Also featuring Green Light District, Drunk & Horny, + Longan Green from Tucson & a Flagstaff band tba.
DON’T MISS IT!

Sat. 17th: on tour from NYC, FINDING FICTION presented by The Color Group. w/ Owl & Penny, The Muddy Moneys . FF described by SanDiegoPunk..com as, “They rock hard and play harder with the grime, guttural rawness expected from NYC indie-bands.”

http://www.findingfiction.?net/

Sun. 18th: FISHBOY, very awesome indie-pop in tour from TX! w/ Hello The Mind Control, Fortune Cookie, and more tba.
Fishboy blew us away when they were here last, we expect a repeat performance!

http://www.yofishboy.com/

Mon. 19th: BAD WEATHER CALIFORNIA on the road from CO! Indie rock at it’s best, most thoughtful, and fun. “Trying not to go overboard about BWC is going to be tough, but Jesus, way to steal the show”–westword.com.  w/ Yus, A Ghost is a Ghost (Ryan Nelson), and French Quarter–perfect chance to pick of Stephen’s new LP!

http://www.badweathercalifornia.com

Tues. 20th: On tour from Brooklyn NY, the SHONDES. Queer/Jewish Radical Rock, from SPIN Magazine, “Shonde is Yiddish for ’shame’, or a ‘disgrace’, a concept of which they readily embrace, twist and reincorporate in their tales of queer and Jewish identity trappings.” Local support from Scrupulous and Waytansea Point.  Special guest IL ABANICO from MA.

http://www.shondes.com

http://ilabanico.bandcamp.com/

Wed. 21st: TANGO hosted by Ravi! Learn some new steps, or brush up on some old ones.

http://www.tangoaz.com/

$5 per dancer.

Fri. Sept 23rd: RYAT awesome big beat dance party from Phili! On tour with PRETZLCOAT and multi-media artist ANNAPURNA PUMAR doing live video projection! w/ local gothers Lovesong, electronics & lights from Tribal Leader folk musician Sareena Dominguez, special guest Colorstore!

http://www.ryat.info

http://www.ryat.bandcamp.com

http://www.last.fm/music/Pretzlcoat

http://vimeo.com/annapurna

Sat. 24th: Tammie Coe showcase with Wizards of Time, Yairms, Ovals, Douglas Patton Experience, Coats & Villa.

Sun 25th: Daryl Sherrer hosts YOU ARE PLURAL, along w/ “ST. ST.” from Tucson. w/ Jellied Brainz. A night for folk-pop w/ a touch of torch and twang.

http://www.youareplural.com/

http://stst.bandcamp.com/

www.darylscherrer.com

Tues. 27th: Improv Classes hosted by Jose from The Torch Theatre, performers from UPRIGHT CITIZEN’S BRIGADE!  Details tba.

Wed. 28, 8-9pm: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round.   We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten.
www.unicornwarpath.com
myspace.com/apollo12

Fri. 30th: NURSES on tour w/ DOMINANT LEGS. Hosted by Stateside Present.

http://www.rockymountainsteam.blogspot.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/Dominant+Legs

$10

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August 2011: Summer fun under the blazing Sun!

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

ALL August 2011 Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7:30PM unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

Mon. 1st: Psyko Steve presents CATNAPS “twee/cuddle core” on tour from Phili! w/ Skinny Shamans

http://catnaps12.blogspot.com/

Tues. 2nd: BKL Presents ANATOMY OF FRANK on tour from VA. w/ Cody Lima, Them Savages (FLG), Bryant Vazquez FLG). An all acoustic night!

http://www.theanatomyoffrank.com/

Wed. 3rd: WOODS on tour w/ WHITE FENCE! Presented by SELECT Concerts.
woodsist.com/woods.htm
whitefenceartcollective.blogspot.com/

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

$10

Fri. 5th 6-9pm: First Friday! Last chance to see “The Grid: Here & Gone”! Lost treasures of PHX architecture revealed.
FREE!

Fri. 5th, 9pm: DESTROY NATE ALLEN on tour! Super upbeat posi-folk-punk! w/ quirk-miester Snail Quail, and cow-punkers Shortstack Lightning!
destroynateallen.com
$5–HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Mon. 8th: UGH GOD muddy-jams from Phili on tour w/ FAT HISTORY MONTH from MA. Hosted by Packrat w/ Naw Meen, Airshark, and Local Indigenous Personnel! Lots of psyk, experimental, and instrumental styles.

http://ughgod.bandcamp.com?/

http://www.myspace.com/fat?historymonth

Tues. 9th: Indie punkers YOU ME & US (Cali). Local buddies Hunger Artists and others tba.

http://youmeandusband.com/

$5

Wed. 10th: SELECT Concerts presents WRITER, CULTS, and GUARDS! “Intensity that is vaguely reminiscent of late 90s acts the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, while bringing that west coast feel” -from ‘Death and Taxes’
writertheband.com
cultscultscults.com

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

$ TBD

Thurs. 11th: THE YELLOW DRESS, on tour w/ A GIRL NAMED T & MR. ANDREW! Upbeat indie pop. w/ Locals Green Light District, and The Snails.

http://theyellowdress.band?camp.com

http://girlnamedt.com

Fri. 12th: SELECT presents GARDENS & VILLA, etherial pop music from Cali. locals tbd.
azpartygirlz.tumblr.com
gardensandvilla.com

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

Sat. 13th: DROUGHT on tour from NM. w/ RITUALS, TWIN GIANT, and WHITE CHURCH. Hosted by our ol’ buddy Greg!
www.droughtdoom.bandcamp.c?om
$5

Tues. 16th: on tour from Canada, THIS CITY DEFECTS. Hosted by Packrat w/ more tba

http://thiscitydefects.bandcamp.com/

* * * Wed. 17th: 3 touring acts: LETTERS (Olympia), CHRISTINA ANTIPA (Cali) w/ special guest WEED from Canada.
Local support from Abusive Consumer, Paul Arambula (Vegetable), and Baron Neces.

http://letters.bandcamp.co?m/

http://songsforanimals.wor?dpress.com/

http://weed.bandcamp.com/

Thurs. 18th: Jack the Cat hosts a night of ska with SKATTER BOMB from (OR) and OTRO DESPERDICIO (Cali)!
myspace.com/otrodesperdicio
www.reverbnation.com/skatterbomb

Fri. 19th: Artists reception for The Presidents, by Tommy Cannon. Featuring charactertures of all our Commanders in Chiefs. Tommy is an amazing artist and his work is insightful and humorous.
FREE!

Sat. 20th: The birthday Roast of Howard Phillips “H. P.” Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937). Hosted by Featuring Archbishop Jason Polland, Arcana Collective, and hosted by Cult of the Yellow Sign. More tba!
DON’T MISS!

***Sun. 21st: BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! (NY, Asian Man Records) An awesome indie rock explosion! On tour w/ SIDEKICKS (OH), +locals Empire of the Bear, and Dogbreth!
$8 DO NOT MISS!
PICK OF THE MONTH!

Wed. 24th: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round. We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten.
www.unicornwarpath.com
myspace.com/apollo12

Tues. 30th: SELECT Concerts presents MAN/MIRACLE–weird and loud guitar pop from oakland.

http://mslashm.tumblr.com/

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

Wed. 31st: the KOLLECTIVE presents FAKE BOYS, “Fast, angry and aggressive. They play 90?s style punk rock with mind blowing melodies that will suck you in and hook you right along.” –dyingscene.com

http://www.thefakeblogs.blogspot.com/

http://thefakeboys.bandcamp.com/

http://www.thekollective.com/

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All June 2011 Trunk Space events!

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

ALL June 2011. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

Fri. 3rd 6-9pm: First Friday! Feat. “Bros & Cons” new art by Nick Shively and Owen Evans!

Sat. 4th, 7-9pm: Unscripted Longform theater by GALAPAGOS! 7-8 The All City Bingo Jam! Anyone can join the fun! Then at 8 watch The Neighborhood where celebrity guest storytellers keep the ball rolling with true life anecdotes.
$5

Sat. 4th, 9pm: Psyko Steve presents GIVERS along with Family of the Year and Hello The Mind Control.
giversmusic.wordpress.com/
$10

Mon. 6th: Return of THE HUNGER ARTIST! w/ Punkers Righteous Blood and Ryan (Channels) Nelson!

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Hunger+Artists

Wed. June 8th: on tour Liz Isenberg & Vio Mire, beautiful indie folk music w/ a strong songwriting voice. Local support from Courier New, Naked for Now
myspace.com/lizisenberg
myspace.com/viomire

Thurs. June 9th: S.L.F.M., Sly queer uke-folk punk (from SLC)! And from NYC, the harmony based trio RELATIVES. Local support from Boss Frog’s Discount Activities and Happy Dirt!

http://www.facebook.com/i.spy.slfm

http://therelatives.bandcamp.com/

http://www.myspace.com/wearetherelatives

Fri. 10th: on tour, slick hard metal by MEMORIALS. With locals Packrat, & Neba. Presented by SELECT Concerts. $8

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Memorials

Sat. June 11th: on tour Eleanor Murray on BICYCLE Records! (eleanormurray.com). Plus 2 Plan-it-X acts: Spoonboy & The Boy Who Could Fly!

http://iloveyouthisisarobbery.com/

http://www.myspace.com/theboywhocouldfly

A night of folk and folk-punk! Local support from FRENCH QUARTER, SHORTSTACK LIGHTNING!

Sun 12th: Stateside Presents NEW VILLAGER, “Pop shaman taking meticulous steps towards a mysterious, musical nirvana” -NME
TENTATIVE

Tues. June 14th: on tour Accordion Babes on tour! AMBER LEE & PENEE DE LA PRADE
www.amberleeandtheanomalies.com
www.squeezeboxgoddess.com
www.sfhounds.com
Local support from DANGERVILLE, PLAGUE PARTY, HAYMARKET SQUARES!
Tickets 5-7 dollars. *Discounts to AZ Accordion Club Members!

Wed. 15th: TANGO, hosted by Ravi! Learn some new steps, or brush up your best numbers. $5 per person.

Thurs. 16th:

Fri. 17th: Third Friday Artist’s reception featuring The Grid Show: The Obscured Past Revealed! Organized by Douglas Towne, Marshall Shore, and Steph Carrico.
FREE!

Friday the 17th: BELLA RUSE, an intimate one person DIY roadshow! Local support from Snail Quail, Talisha Royer and Michelle Blades. Songs of longing.

http://www.bellaruse.com/listen/

Sat. 18th: Burn Records presents the MB BDay w/ ‘Where Did the Buffalo Go’, and ‘Elephant Soup Kitchen’, plus Kristina (Finding Grampa’s Monsters), comedy and more!

http://soundcloud.com/where-are-all-the-buffalo

Sun 19th: FATHER’S DAY on Father’s Day! W/ THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW! More TBA!

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Show+Is+the+Rainbow

Tues. 21st: on tour CHICA X Presented by SELECT Concerts. Chica X is a 10 y/o girl with alot of personality, a loud voice, and sass to shake ur…butt too!
myspace.com/chicaxrox TENTATIVE

Wed. 22nd, 8-9pm: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round. We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten. www.unicornwarpath.com & myspace.com/apollo12

Thurs. 23rd: Noise Night by HOLY PAGE RECORDS with Naw Meen, Good Amount, Neptunes, Marriage of the Decade, Chester Cobblepots Wallet!

Fr. 24th: Black Cactus Records presents HALFBREED LOVERS, Former Friends of Young Americans and more TBA.
facebook.com/thehalfbreedlovers

Sun 26th, 7pm: geek rock! THE REMUS LUPINS (Harry Potter)! SKYWAY FLYER (80s Nerd), JIMMY WONG (Games)!

http://www.youtube.com/jimmy

http://www.youtube.com/jasonmundaymusic

http://www.youtube.com/alexandercarpenter

EARLY SHOW!
$7

Mon. 27th: BLACKLIST ROYALS, from Pysko Steve! Punk Rock! Details tba.
www.blacklistroyals.com

Tues. 28th: Rescheduled from last month, the season finale of Grand Ave Live! Downtowns longest running talk show! Hosted by ERNASTY!
Celebrity guests, humor, and usually one unexpected disaster per show!
blogtv.com/people/grandavelive
$5–Kiss us goodbye while we go to rehab & group therapy!

Wed. 29th: NICKY CLICK on tour w/ CJ & THE DOLLS. In yer face electro-punk queercore. Crunks Not Dead Records.

http://nickyclick.com

http://cjandthedolls.com

TENTATIVE!

Thurs. 30th: on tour, THE VIGNETTES, 2 woman rock in the vein of the white stripes! Plus locals, Cosmeticators, and Ray Reeves! Possible others tbd.
www.reverbnation.com/vignettesmemphis

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SHIZZ~Fest 2011: 2 days of nerds, beards, and awesome music!

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Shizzfest 2011 Final Lineup and Schedule
Annual Music and Arts Festival to Commence April 15th and 16th in Roosevelt Arts District
 
Phoenix, AZ – April 7, 2011: The Shizz, a network of musicians and artists working together to support the arts in Arizona, today announced the final lineup and schedule for Shizzfest 2011.  In years past Shizzfest has focused mainly on local music, but this year the lineups have been expanded to bring in musicians and artists from around the country.  In addition, the festival spans an entire weekend with specific events designed to highlight music, art, and video games.
 
Wristbands for the two-day festival are $10, and can be purchased at the venues on the day of the show.       
 
Friday, April 15
Third Friday Artwalk at the Trunk Space will focus on art from members of theshizz.org.  There will also be a Classic Nintendo Tetris tournament during the Artwalk.  Music begins at 8:00 and will rotate on two stages at the Trunk Space (1506 NW Grand Ave).
8:00 – The Coitus
8:30 – The Doyenne
9:00 – Prizmatic Spray
9:30 – Former Friends of Young Americans
10:00 – Wizwars
10:30 – Haunted Cologne
11:00 – Peachcake
11:30 – Einhorn
 
Saturday, April 16
The event continues on two stages at the Firehouse (1015 N. 1st Street) and the Dressing Room (220 E. Roosevelt) the following night. 
6:30 – Quarter Circle Jab
7:00 – Female Trouble
7:30 – Platypus Egg
8:00 – Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl
8:30 – The Bovine Fury
9:00 – Sweetbleeders
9:30 – I Hate You When You’re Pregnant
10:00 – Vin Fiz
10:30 – Father’s Day
11:00 – Minibosses
 
“This is so much bigger than last year,” said Donald Martinez, Executive Director of The Shizz. “We’re really excited to expand the scope of the festival to include art and video games, and everyone is looking forward to making this annual pilgrimage for fans around the country.”
 
About The Shizz.
The Shizz is a network of musicians and artists working together to support, promote, and connect the varying and unique communities existing in Arizona through music, art, events, and people.  Founded in 2002, The Shizz boasts over 4,000 online members, and has organized hundreds of local concerts and events.  For more information, contact The Shizz at www.theshizz.org.  

For The Shizz:
Tony Poer
Shizzfest Director
tony@theshizz.org

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March 2011: the SXSW experience!

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

ALL March 2011. Events @ The Trunk Space
S X S W @ T T S!
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

602-256-6006

Thurs. 3rd: On tour from Norway, SILJE NES, gauzy mysterious singer-songwriter tunes. With Courier New, Talisha & the Golden Touch, & Naked For Now.

http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/silje+nes

$6–Our S X S W KICKOFF SHOW!

Fri. 4th, 6-8pm: First Friday. New collage & drawings by Christian Michael Filardo.
FREE

Fri. 4th, 8pm: GREG GINN (Black Flag) on tour w/ The Body from (RI). Noise Art from one of the fathers of American Punk Music. Expect epic experimentalism! w/ Destruction Unit, Vladee Divacc, and Princess Eater.
Presented by SELECT Concerts. $10 at the door.

Sat. 5th, 7pm: Start 2011 the improv way! Unscripted Longform theater by GALAPAGOS! 7-8 The All City Bingo Jam! Anyone can join the fun! The at 8 watch The Neighborhood where celebrity guest storytellers keep the ball rolling with true life anecdotes.
$5

Sat. 5th, 9pm: THE MINI BOSSES! w/ VinFiz and Sweetbleeders! Mini Bosses are one of the most fun live bands in PHX. Funds from this show are being generously donated by the band so we can upgrade our PA Gear. Yaaaa, thanks guys! VInFiz are one of the original SHiZZ bands, and (I think) this is their first TS show)! Cap it off w/ the sweet sweet sounds of Sweetbleeders, and you’ve got a night in heaven!

http://www.minibosses.com/

$5–DO NOT MISS

Mon. 7th: on tour JAPANTHER! High energy spazzpunk! w/ AZ legend I HATE YOU WHEN YOU’RE PREGNANT (Flag)! and Tempe’s Vegetable! www.japanther.com
$8–DO NOT MISS

Tues.8th: Tempe’s THE TEEETS tour kickoff! Watch out SanFran! w/ The Pods & Dionysians!
last.fm/music/The+Teeets

Wed. 9th: Musical Ingenues on the road, ZOE BOEKBINDER & DAKOTA BELL. w/ Hello the Mind Control and Of The Earth! www.zoeboekbinder.com
$6–One of our all time favs! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Thurs. 10th: from OR, EAST CACKALACKY ASCETIC MARCHING DEATH BAND–Peppy 2 person twee folk! w/ Phoenix’s Happy Dirt (Ambur Gore & friends), Wiggle Puppy (folky hiphop)!
happydirt.tumblr.com/
$6

Fri. 11th: HOSSANAS, laid back psyk from OR. Locals TBD.
Presented by SELECT Concerts
hosannas.bandcamp.com/

Sat. 12th: friends from far away: iji on tour w/ JAMES RABBIT + Flagstaff’s FEEL FREE! w/ locals French Quarter and Hello the Mind Control. This will be a night of goodness, kicked off w/ a bazooka shot from Flag-friends!
www.dogvibrations.com
www.jamesrabbit.com
facebook.com/FeelFreeFlagstaff
$6–TOP PICK FOR THE MONTH!

Sun 13: Stateside Presents STRFKR, indie-electro from OR on tour w/ UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, BRAHMS, and local St. Ranger.
last.fm/music/Starfucker
$10 adv, $12 day of

Mon. 14th: Select presents HOLY SONS, DOLOREAN, and CASTANETS–triple folk threat from OR! Local support from French Quarter.
last.fm/music/Castanets
doloreanmusic.com/
holysons.com
$8

Wed. 16th: Stay Punk brings ‘em back–DISCOTAYS broke~electropunk! w/ Praecum (noise-metal), Sunn Trio (free-jazz), and Lyzard Queen Sailorz.
last.fm/music/The+Discotays

Thurs. 17th: A dry St. Patrick’s Day w/ Petrojvic Blasting Company–Germanic~Brass Band from CA! w/ Rumble Rumble folk-core from UT! Locals TBD. Co~produced w/ Stay Punk & TTS!
www.theblastingcompany.com
$6

Fri. 18th, 6-9pm: DIVIDERS: A tribute to East Side Records. Curated by Emily & Liam. Come see and survey the many awesome letter/band dividers East Side made and used over the years.
FREE–DO NOT MISS!

Sat. 19th: SQUIDLING BROTHERS CIRCUS SIDESHOW! A death defying Stunt Show from Coney Island! Full of humor and amazing feats of the human body!
$9 in advance, $12 day of.
DO NOT MISS!

Sun 20th: The Naked Uh (Christian & Tom Filardo) with Michelle Blades, Hello the Mind Control, and Cassiopeia.
thenakeduh.bandcamp.com/
$6

Mon. 21st: Indie rock w/ a 60s vibe from HORNS OF HAPPINESS (Secretly Canadian Records)! w/ Locals Monophonic Hillside (part country, part ominous dark cloud) and Sunn Trio (free-jazz-punk).
las)t.fm/music/The+Horns+of+Happiness

Tues. 22nd: BRAINSTORM (OR), a mix of ecstatic art rock, gospel spirituals, and African highlife–all from just TWO people! w/ locals The Feisty Felines (surf), and Empire of the Bear (unhinged-folk)! This might be the March’s funist show?!
myspace.com/brainstormbrainstorm
$6

Wed. 23rd: THE BURGER RECORDS TOUR! Oh Sh*t this is a lot of bands: KING TUFF, APACHE, AUDACITY, COSMONAUTS, FEEDING PEOPLE, & SUMMER TWINS! w/ Special guests J J C n V ! ! ! (this label is home to NO BUNNY and every other awesome garage rock band!)
+maybe a burger cookout.
burgerrecords.webs.com/
$8 Adv. $10 Day Of
D O N O T M I S S ! !

Thurs. 24th: BEARKAT sweet sweet old time folkie harmony goodness from MO! Locals TBD
last.fm/music/Bearkat (tentative)

Fri. 25th: NY Travel fundraiser. It’s Trunk Space vs Cancer . . . Helping to raise funds for a 7 yr. old boy get across the USA to see his specialist. A night of music and other entertainment. Details TBD.

Sat. 26th: Ash’s (unofficial) Fringe Fest Preview Review! Alt. Theatre and Performance Art from Ashley Naftule, Michelle Burchfield, Kim Porter, and the Arcana Collective!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Just $5!

Tues. 29th: Grand Ave Live! Downtowns longest running talk show! See ERNASTY hit his stride as a ringmaster and host! Celebrity guests, humor, and usually one unexpected disaster per show!
blogtv.com/people/grandavelive
$5–Wind down after a hard partying month!

Wed. 30th: HE’S BACK! Trunk Space Fav THE SHOW POISONER! w/ Plague Party and more TBD.
theslowpoisoner.com
$6–HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Thurs. 31st: ZEVIOUS progressive/hard jazz rock! Hosted by DESTOROYAH! w/ Permanent Squint. Come get yer ears stretched along w/ your mind!
$6

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All August Events @ Trunk Space

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The Trunk Space (Fine Art, Live Stage)
ALL August Events
1506 NW Grand Ave
www.thetrunkspace.com
Doors @ 7pm, Shows @ 8pm

Sun. 1st: Dread Crew Oddwood, Pirate Folk-Rock from San Diego! With The Cullens, and Wizard Teeth. Prepare to be boarded!
myspace.com/oddwood

Mon. 2nd: Yellow Fever, gritty punk from TX! With Skirt the Rut, Naive and Naw Meen. Presented by SELECT Concerts.
myspace.com/yellerfever

Tues. 3rd: Dark Dark Dark, atmospheric melancholic piano-core. With Monophonic Hillside, Tierra Del Fuego, and Michelle Blades.

http://brightbrightbright.com

Wed. 4th: Starskate!–Formerly Batman vs. Predator! BITCHIN Rock! w/ Geiger Retort, Bolt! and Hand of Thrawn. This show is destined to rock your balls!
www.myspace.com/5tr5k4t3

Thurs. 5th: Ty Seagall on tour w/ The Baths. Garage-tastic! w/ Chandails, Autistic Youth and Mangled Men! Presented by SELECT Shows w/ help from Pres. Gator. myspace.com/tysegall

Fri. 6th: First Friday, featuring The Grid 2010 “Here & Gone”.
Phoenix should be embarrassed by the loss of its architectural history.
See what you’re missing.
FREE

Sat. 7th: Jeremy Arp’s AP CALCULUS w/ Quarter Inch Crown and . . . maybe Shortstack Lightning (or someone else) $5

Sun. Aug. 8th: BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, Happy Birthday, & Residual Echoes (SELECT), Andrew Jackson Jihad.

http://www.bombthemusicindustry.com/

www.myspace.com/brattleborohousecartoon
www.myspace.com/residualechoes
$10 at the door, $7 Adv. tickets

Tues. 10th: On tour, Ah Holly Fam’ly & The Ocean Floor, dreamy folk pop from Portland. w/ Michelle Blades and The Hunger Artists.
www.ahholly.com/

Fri. 13th: All locals night! Hosted by Evening Entertainment Band, with Terra Firma, Amen Cowboy and After Hours. $5

Mon. 16th: Lamprimate. A concert, a survey of art spaces, a document. Music concrete, avant guarde, postmodern. Support your town, create the document.
www.100mrecords.com
$5, no one will be turned away.

Tues. 17th: Swimming In Venice, waving goodbye again. Friends Pietro Crespi join in, along with others TBD. $5

Wed. 18th: Live Local Jukebox night with The Pods (riot grrrl), Rough Tough Dynamite (dance pants), and Chazmier (broken folk)! You Need This. $5

Thurs. 19th: Sara Jaffe, indie folk on tour, w/ J. Miller. Presented by President Gator. http://www.sarahjaffe.com/
$8 adv/$10 day of.

Fri. 20th, 6-9pm: The Grid 2010: Here & Gone. Artists Reception. Come see what you’ve lost. Free

Fri. 20th, 9pm: Grand old friends iji visit from Seattle to perform. On of PHX’s best exports ever! Upbeat, catchy and joyfully sloppy.
We miss them, hugs all around! Dog Breath, The Pageant and others tbd.
www.myspace.com/iji

Sat. 21st: Ha Ha Tonka, on tour from MO. on Bloodshot Records. w/ The Worrymen. Presented by President Gator.
$8 adv/$10 day of. myspace.com/hahatonka

Wed. 24th: Ex-Cowboy from Tucson. Hosted by Tristan’s Dog Breath! Locals TBD. myspace.com/excowboyaz

Wed. 25th: Longform Improv for your “hump day” laughter break. Apollo 12 and another troupe.
$5

Sat. 28th: Dead River Review CD Release! With D.S. Yancey, Hug-of-War, and jessica Courson. Free CD w/ admission!
myspace.com/deadriverreview

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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Download the Trunk Space’s new zine – Slide Rule here!  Included is the Trunk Space calendar centerfold!

Slide Rule Jan2010

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TS Reunion Fest, press from AZ Republic & New Times

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Flyer Ryan Avery

AZ Republic Preview

Excerpt: But the show isn’t just about saving a beloved downtown venue. JRC also is asking concertgoers to bring unneeded and unwanted clothing and backpacks to the show to donate to the Tumbleweed Center.”We thought, people get tons of extra stuff for Christmas that they either don’t want or need or it’s something that makes a thing they already have redundant,” JRC says. “Tumbleweed could really use that stuff. They provide services for homeless teens, helping them mainstream and learn trade skills. So, if you got 10 extra pairs of pants, any backpacks or household items you don’t need for Christmas, bring those items by, too, and we will make sure they get to the people who need them. ”

And from The PHX New Times, a review of the nights happenings . . .
Is the Trunk Space about to be “ovah” and out? Hardly.
Mercifully, it appears as though reports of downtown Phoenix art space and performance venue’s impending demise are prove to be mildly exaggerated, as co-owners JRC and Stephanie Carrico believe their establishment has been weathering a recent financial nightmare and will continue to exist in the coming months.
Read the whole thing here.

Additionally, if you do click the link and read these stories, I’d ask you post a comment about it the host media sites too.
You can guess there’s less and less money going to media coverage for everything, so the more response (good or bad) they get regarding a certain item , the more likely they are to fund that coverage, which means more attention to all of the downtown arts community.
Thanks!

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Call for Volunteers: High School, ASU Campus, Community Colleges

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Trunk Space is looking for volunteers:

Specifically: students attending local high schools (Scottsdale, Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, Tempe, N. Phoenix, ect) as well as the area Community Colleges (all over), and all ASU Campuses.

We need people who will distribute flyers/posters for our events, and let the students know about what we do; work with your school’s Art/Music/Performance/Social Service Clubs to set up fundraisers and other happenings.

Those interested need to be reliable, check their email daily, be able/willing to come to Phoenix sometimes, and willing to learn about the local music and art community.

Volunteers get to come to shows for free, set up their own events, and learn how to organize art & music shows.

If you’re interested, write us at this address:
thetrunkspace@yahoo.com
(Please put the name of the school you attend in the subject line)

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Nov. events @ TS: KRecs, Polka DotDotDot, Cake’s 20th Birday & more

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

All Nov. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

602-256-6006

Tues. 3rd: Half-Handed Cloud, hosted by Tuey Burns. Its Cake’s 20th Birthday!
www.myspace.com/handycloud
www.youmecake.com

Fri. 6th, 6-10pm: First Friday featuring the art of Mario Etsitty. Drawings and ceramics.
Free.

Fri. 6th, 10pm: SELECT Shows presents FREE MORAL AGENTS, & ZACH MARQUISE.
myspace.com/freemoralagents
myspace.com/zechsmarquise

Sat. 7th, 7-9pm: Galapagos presents The All City Bingo Jam & The Neighborhood. Longform improv at its best.

Sat. 7th, 9pm: HAWNAY TROOF from CA. Catch the Rhythm and dance!
Presented by thegoodshows.com with locals Father’s Day, Melted Cassettes, Skeksis, and Monster P*ssy.
myspace.com/hawnaytroof

Wed. 11th: the CULLENS tour kickoff. Twilight-themed pop from the minds behind Night Wolf.

Fri. 13th: BLUES CONTROL from Queens. Space rock! Presented by Psyko Steve.
myspace.com/bluescontrol

Sat. 14th: K Records pop LAKE and KARL BLAU. With Stephen Steinbrink.
www.laketheband.com

http://www.kpunk.com/

Highly Recommended

Tues. 17th: On tour SUN CIRCLE, psychedelic drone/trance music. With locals Taraf Degrief, Tony Obr, the A.S.S. Trio
www.myspace.com/suncircle

http://tarafdegrief.blogspot.com/

Wed. 18th, 7-9pm: TANGO! Hosted by Ravi. Learn some new steps and brush up on the old.

Thurs. 19th: All over the board punk, The KRIS SPECIAL with locals BOLT! The Takes, PODS, Plainfield Butchers. Presented by Hidden Agenda.
myspace.com/thekrisspecial

Sat. 21st; Absolutely Kosher’s LITTLE TEETH, folky-punk goodness. With The Pods, the Chandails, and Finding Grampas Monsters.
www.myspace.com/littleteethmusic
Highly Recommended

Tues. 24th: Fantastic old time folk music from POLKA DOT DOT DOT. With Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kids Day, Sorry Charlie, and From Our Lexicographers.

http://www.myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot

DO NOT MISS!

Wed. 25th: Longform improv! By local masters Apollo 12 and Mail Order Bride.

Fri. 27th: Something, probably, maybe.

Sat. 28th: Amy young presents Blind Divine and Cosmeticators.
www.myspace.com/thecosmeticators
www.blinddivine.com

Mon. 30th: FREE SUSHI Records presents a night of local music.

http://www.freesushirecords.com/

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