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| Local music notes: Clyne & The Peacemakers announce May ‘Circus Mexicus’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Chris Hansen Orf, Get Out | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 10, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tempe alt-rockers Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers have announced the festivities surrounding their 16th “Circus Mexicus,” an outdoor concert that takes place every spring and fall in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Read Chris Hansen Orf's music blog The party kicks off 6 p.m. Friday, May 16, with the “A Hot Dog and a Smile...” charity barbecue hosted by Peacemakers drummer P.H. Naffah (all proceeds will go to Esparanza Para Los Niños). On Saturday, May 17, the band will perform in concert and on Sunday, May 18, the band hosts its “Hangover Brunch” at JJ’s Cantina in Cholla Bay. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers just released their fifth studio disc, “Turbo Ocho,” last month. Tickets for “Circus Mexicus,” priced at $28, are on sale now at peacetimegoods.com. Roomful of Blues to headline Glendale jazz and blues fest It seems like every weekend so far this month there has been a music festival in the Valley, and this weekend music fans can enjoy the mild temperatures and sun at the Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival. The festival, which runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13, features a jazz stage and a blues stage with some of the biggest names in the selected genres. Acts on the blues stage include headliners The Tommy Castro Band (Saturday) and Roomful of Blues (Sunday); the jazz stage will feature Saturday headliners Stanley Jordan Trio and David “Fathead” Newman featuring the Papa John DeFrancesco Trio on Sunday. Local acts include Hans Olson and Sistah Blue on Saturday and Valley legends Big Pete Pearson, The Chuck Hall Band and Bob Corritore (appearing with Dave Riley) on Sunday. The festival, now in its 25th year, will take place at 58th and Glendale avenues in downtown Glendale. Admission is free. For more information, call (623) 930-2299 or visit glendaleaz.com/events. Hot show of the week Mesa-based punk/reggae/ska band Authority Zero return to their old Valley stomping grounds at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $17-$20. (480) 829-0607 or luckymanonline.com. Contact Chris Hansen Orf by email, or phone (480) 898-5684 |
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