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Flag Live's Hot Picks
Published on 11/19/2009
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Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three will play Mia's Lounge on Thursday. Photo by Bill Streeter.
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THU, NOV. 19
Ever Heard an Electric Jug before?
Described both as the bastard son of Woody Guthrie and as a transgendered punk Bessie Smith, Pokey LaFarge adds a modern pop style to his love of American roots music. Together with his band, collectively known as Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three, the effect is reminiscent of an earlier era playing with 21st century technology. All they need to complete the look is a washboard—oh wait, they’ve got one. Catch them at Mia’s Lounge, 26 S. San Francisco, at 10 p.m. To find out more, call 774-3315 or see www.pokeylafarge.net.
Like an Irish Chupacabra
Hailing from Ireland, Máirtín de Cógáin and Jimmy Crowley are the founding members of Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band. Máirtín is an acclaimed storyteller, actor, singer and musician and Crowley has 10 albums and is considered somewhat of a legend in Irish music for his work with Stokers Lodge. See the whole quartet perform rousing Irish tunes and tell a tale or two in the Zane Grey Ballroom at the Hotel Weatherford, 23 N. Leroux, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22. For more info, call 779-1919 or visit www.captainmackey.com.
Dude!
Attention all extreme snow-sports fanatics: Teton Gravity Research has returned with their newest high-def ski and snowboarding film “RE: Session,” to be screened at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, at 7 and 9 p.m. There will be door prizes and gear raffles, and all money benefits the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center.
Tickets are $10 or $8 for students. To get more info, call 556-1580 or see www.tetongravity.com or www.kachinapeaks.org
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FRI, NOV. 20
They Really Add Ambiance
Atlanta-based quartet Tealights creates a style they define as “electro-classical pop,” combining dramatic vocals with an ethereal instrumental backdrop. Promoting their debut EP Take Us By Sea, the Tealights will be performing at Mia’s Lounge, 26 S. San Francisco, with Phoenix band Really Big Birds and regular Flag visitors What Laura Says. For more info, call 774-3315 or visit www.myspace.com/tealightstheband.
No Guilty Conscience Here
California-based experimental rock duo Peace of Mind Orchestra, comprised of Ari Leopold and Matt Engel, try to avoid using loops and sequencers and instead each play multiple instruments to give the sound of a four to six-piece band. Catch the trippy, ambient funk as the two perform at Flag Brew, 16 E. Rte. 66, at 10 p.m. To find out more, call 773-1442 or see www.myspace.com/peaceofmindorchestra.
What More Can We Say?
As our favorite ridiculously attired, sometimes-cross-dressing, zombie-and-robot-loving, ’80s-inspired party band, we never miss a chance to see Yin Yang and Zen Some in Flag (they’re from Sedona). Come see them get all fired up (and sweaty) as they perform for the second year in a row at Strut, Flag Live’s annual fashion show. We’ve heard rumors about what they might be wearing, but you’ll just have to come see for yourself. The all-ages show is at the Orpheum, 15 W. Aspen, starting at 8 p.m. Entry is $5 at the door or two items of non-perishable food and all proceeds benefit the St. Mary’s Food Bank. For more info, call 913-8669 or check out www.myspace.com/yinyangshows.
Sweatin’ to the Third-Wave
Heat up your cold, winter night by gettin’ down to Flag’s original ska band the Skanksters. You can bet the whole room will be sweating when they play the Monte V, 100 N. San Francisco, at 10 p.m. Call 774-2403 to find out more.
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SAT, NOV. 21
He Rocks A Mean Beard, Too
Following the opening reception for the “It’s Elemental” art show, Flagstaff’s own master classical guitarist Tom Sheeley will perform a solo concert. Sheeley has performed internationally as a soloist, and currently teaches at Northern Arizona University. Catch this local pro at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 day of. For more info, call 779-2300 or see www.canyonguitar.org.
Now That’s a Resumé
For the first time, world-renowned photographer John Rowlands will be giving a presentation and slide show of some of his life’s work as part of the Old Town Center for the Arts’ “Spice of Life” series. Taking pictures of musicians and celebrities since the 1960s, Rowlands has photographed everyone, such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Bob Marley, Ella Fitzgerald and way too many more to name. This presentation is definitely worth the trip south to the Old Town Center for the Arts, 633 N. 5th St., Cottonwood. It’s $8 in advance and $10 at the door, and starts at 7 p.m. For more info call 928-634-0940 or visit www.oldtowncenter.org.
Beans Sold Separately
As part of the annual “Trappings of the American West” show hosted by the Museum of Northern Arizona, “Riding the Rim,” the ninth annual cowboy poetry gathering, will bring poets from across Arizona, including Mary Abbott, Bill Burke, Phil Ellsworth and others, to share words and songs. Catch the event at the museum, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road, from 1–3 p.m. To find out more, call 774-5213 or see www.musnaz.org.
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TUE, NOV. 24
His Legs Flail About as if Independent From His Body
Bringing Irish dance to the international stage, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance has been performing across the globe since 1996. This year current cast members Scott Doherty and Michael McHugh were crowned world champions at the World Irish Dance Championships. Flatley, who served as the original shirtless lord, is now the company’s artistic director. The dance group will be coming through Flag for a performance at Ardrey Auditorium, on the NAU campus, at 7:30 p.m. For tickets or more info, call 523-5661 or visit www.lordofthedance.com.
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Tealights (pictured) will play with What Laura Says and Really Big Birds Friday at Mia's. Photo by Bartram Nason.
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Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band will play the Zane Grey Ballroom at the Hotel Weatherford Thursday.
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Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance will go down Tuesday at Ardrey Auditorium.
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The Museum of Northern Arizona's “Riding the Rim” cowboy poetry gathering, part of the annual “Trappings of the American West.” Photo by Sue Bennett.
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