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I grew to like Luis Miguel years ago when I happened to hear his music. He has a good voice and I can’t understand most of what he is saying. No hablo ingles. He is singing at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

In 2005, the Mexico En La Piel Tour started. In 2006, Luis Miguel made a chain of 30-show completely sold out between Jan. 18-Feb. 27 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. It is believed to be the highest grossing tour in the history of Mexico and among the highest selling tours globally. It also surpassed Luis Miguel’s 26-show run at the venue in 2004. The 123-date tour started last September (2005) in Mexico and then played Argentina, Chile and Uruguay through the end of the year before beginning the Mexican run in January. The tour’s total gross was north of $95,000,000, breaking his own record (Amarte es un Placer in 1999) as the top-selling tour ever by a Latin artist. Most recently, Luis Miguel launched his own line of Chilean wine, called “Unico”, winning a “Gold Medal”.

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The greatest line up of the world is coming to Phoenix… Ok maybe not the greatest but it is good. Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker are coming together. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Steve Miller and keyboardist Barry Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band along with bassist Roy Ruby, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Lance Haas after moving to Chicago to play the blues. The band was signed to Epic Records after playing many Chicago clubs. Their only release was a 45 rpm single on Epic Records, “The Mother Song.”

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Your favorite comedian and political is coming to Phoenix. Bill Maher is putting on a show for us at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

William Maher, Jr., (pronounced /ˈmɑr/; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, actor and author. He hosted the late-night television talk show Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central and ABC, and is currently the host of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. On June 1, 2006, he also began hosting an Internet-exclusive talk show on Amazon.com entitled Amazon Fishbowl.

Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. His commentaries target a wide swath of topics, from the right-wing to the left-wing, bureaucracies of many kinds, political correctness, Hollywood, the mass media, and persons in positions of high political and social power, among many others. He supports the legalization of cannabis and gay marriage and serves on the board of PETA. He is also an outspoken critic of organized religion and is an advisory board member of The Reason Project. Maher is number 38 on Comedy Central’s 100 greatest stand-ups of all time.

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I know Melissa Etheridge best for her song “Come into my Window”. What ever it is that reminds you of her, you need to get to the Dodge Theater for her show. Here is some info from wikipedia:

In 1982, Etheridge moved from Leavenworth, Kansas to Los Angeles to break into the music business. She got some small gigs performing at The Candy Store on the Sunset Strip, as well as at least four lesbian or mixed bars, Robbie’s, the Executive Suite and the Que Sera Sera in Long Beach and Vermie’s in Pasadena. Some of her early fans from Vermie’s gave her demo tape to Bill Leopold, a friend’s husband who worked in the music business. Etheridge auditioned for Leopold, who was so impressed that he offered to represent her on the spot

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Jim Gaffigan is one of the funnest comedians that I have ever seen. I watched one of his Comedy Central specials about two years ago and died laughing. He is coming to the Dodge Theater soon. Here is some info from wikipedia:

James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comic and an actor. His comedy routines are known for being deadpan, and often include humorous, high-pitched voices, such as that of a supposed audience member commenting on his performance. His performances are also known to commonly include his “dumb-idea guy” gags, during which he does a stereotypical redneck voice, declaring “Hey, I got an idea. How about…?”, and going on to expand on the idea. For example, when talking about Hot Pockets, “Hey, I got an idea. How about we fill a pop tart with nasty meat.” Gaffigan is also known for various routines relating to being lazy and eating food, especially famous bits regarding Hot Pockets and bacon.

Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana. He is married and a practicing Catholic.

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This man is one ugly cuss so you don’t get a picture. He is coming to the Dodge Theater to put on a show. Go and get your tickets. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Lovett was born in the unincorporated region of Klein, Harris County (suburban Houston), Texas, the son of William and Bernell (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. He was raised as a Lutheran. Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism, and lived next door to Robert Earl Keen.

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The one and only James Taylor is coming to Phoenix. Get your tickets for the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Taylor’s career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his audience in the early 1970s, singing sensitive and gentle acoustic songs. He was part of a wave of singer-songwriters of the time that also included Joni Mitchell, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens, Carole King, John Denver, Jim Croce, Don McLean, and Jackson Browne, as well as Carly Simon, whom Taylor later married.

His 1976 album Greatest Hits was certified diamond and has sold more than 11 million copies. He has retained a large audience well into the 1990s and early 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums were released

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The Regeneration Tour is filled with bands like The Human League and Flock of Seagulls. If you need to get your 80’s on, come out to the show at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

The band continue playing live, with continuing appearances at music festivals worldwide at many of which they are among the headliners. In the summer of 2008, the band is scheduled to tour the U.S. as part of the Regeneration Tour 2008, which also features other bands and singers popular in the 1980s. They plan a ‘Steel City’ Tour in Winter 2008, with fellow Sheffield acts ABC, and perhaps ironically, Heaven 17.

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Ringo Starr one of the only Beatles members still alive. He also use to be on a PBS show. He is coming to the Dodge Theater for a show here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Ringo Starr was born at 9 Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool.Starr’s parents split up when he was three years old; his mother, Elsie Starkey (née Gleave), married Harry Graves, whom Starr liked and who encouraged his interest in music. His childhood was filled with long hospital stays, once in Heswall Children’s Hospital in Wirral, where the air was cleaner than in Liverpool — an appendicitis-caused coma and a cold-turned-pleurisy were among his ailments — consequently, he fell far behind in school. After his last extended visit to hospital, beginning at age 13, he did not return to school. His health problems had another enduring effect: allergies and sensitivities to food. When he travelled to India in 1968 with the other Beatles, he took his own food with him

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I haven’t heard anything about STP for a long time. They are coming to Phoenix soon for a show. Get your tickets for the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). The band ran from 1987 until their breakup in 2003, and reunited in 2008.

The band’s five albums have sold over 17.5 million copies in the United States alone and over 20 million albums worldwide. The band have had fifteen top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six #1’s, and one #1 album on the pop charts (1994’s Purple). In 1994, the band won a Grammy for “Best Hard Rock Performance” for their song “Plush”. Stone Temple Pilots were also ranked at #40 on VH1’s The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2003, the band released the greatest hits compilation Thank You. Around this time, band members began going their separate ways. After the band’s break-up in 2003, Weiland became the frontman of Velvet Revolver with former members of Guns N’ Roses. The DeLeo brothers formed the band Army of Anyone with Richard Patrick of the band Filter. Kretz founded Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles.

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Steely Dan is coming for a show here in Phoenix. If you like Jazz, this is the show for you. The show is going to be at the Dodge Theater. Come an get your tickets soon. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Steely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American jazz fusion/Rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band’s peak of popularity was in the 1970s, when it released six albums that blended elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Their music is characterized by complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies, literate and sometimes obscure or ambiguous lyrics filled with dark sarcasm, and their adroit musicianship and studio perfectionism.

The group toured from 1972 to 1974, but in 1975 became a purely studio-based act. They disbanded in 1981, but have since reunited. They had two reunion tours in the summers of 1993 and 1994 and new studio releases in 2000, Two Against Nature, and 2003, Everything Must Go, with accompanying tours. They have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide

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I don’t know anything about O.A.R but wikipedia can fix that. They are coming to the Dodge Theater soon here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

…of a revolution. (or also O.A.R.) is an American rock band consisting of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass guitar), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals), and Mikel Paris (keyboards, percussion, backing vocals). Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a hit among college students, with many songs relating to the band members’ personal lives at The Ohio State University and growing up in Rockville, Maryland.

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I can’t say that I know anything about Boston, yet I do love Styx. I first heard of them about ten years ago and have liked them since. The show is at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Styx is an American rock band that has been popular since the 1970s, with such hits as “Come Sail Away”, “Babe”, “Lady”, “Suite Madame Blue”, “Mr. Roboto”, and “Renegade.” Styx is the first band to have four consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA

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The only songs that I know from Cyndi Lauper is “Girls just want to have fun” and “True Colors” and those songs came out 20 years ago. She has been touring for a long time so she must still be making music. The show is at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Cynthia Ann Stephanie “Cyndi” Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and MTV VMA-winning video and Emmy Award-winning film, television and Theater actress. She became a household name in the mid-eighties with the release of the album, She’s So Unusual and became the first artist in history to have four top-five singles released from one album. Lauper has released 11 albums, over 40 singles, and has sold more than 55 million albums worldwide. She continues to tour the world in support of human rights.

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Jimmy Eat World is one of my favorite bands. I have all the albums. They are playing at the Dodge Theater soon here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Eventually, spurred by bands such as Fugazi and Sunny Day Real Estate, the band began to experiment with a sub-genre of the hardcore punk scene called “emocore”. As they began writing songs and touring in the indie scene, the band was surprised to find like-minded bands such as Christie Front Drive, Sense Field, and Seven Storey Mountain working on similar sounds.

As the band continued touring, it began to attract modest attention in the indie underground. In 1995, the band caught the ears of a talent scout at Capitol Records and was surprised to find itself being offered a deal shortly thereafter. Just prior to signing with Capitol, bass player Mitch Porter parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton’s friend Rick Burch. After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino to record its major-label debut, Static Prevails.

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I can’t say I ever imaganged this line up, yet is may work. 311 and Snoop Dogg are coming to Phoenix to put on a show at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1972), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, singer, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre’s most notable protégés. His catch phrase is “-izzle,” a slang term developed by Oakland, California rap group 3X Krazy in the mid-1990’s and popularized primarily by fellow Bay Area rapper E-40.

His mother nicknamed him “Snoopy” as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of the cartoon Peanuts; he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg when he began recording. He changed his name to Snoop Dogg in 1998, when he left his original record label Death Row Records and signed with No Limit Records

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I can’t say I was a fan of his show when it was on TV, but I can say I like the re-runs. Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Phoenix to make you laugh it up at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Jerome “Jerry” Seinfeld (born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. He is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the long-running situation comedy, Seinfeld, (1989 - 1998), which he co-created, helped write and, in the show’s final two seasons, executively produced. He also starred as “Barry B. Benson” in the film Bee Movie, his first major foray back into the media industry since the finale of Seinfeld.

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Making the Band is not a show I have ever seen. If you are a fan of the show, you should come to the concert at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. It finished its fourth iteration on MTV on August 26. Overseeing Making the Band is Diddy, acting as the man of the house who makes the final decision on who will be in the band. On the season finale, a third season of Making the Band 4 was announced by Diddy. It will feature Day26 on tour with Danity Kane and Donnie Klang.

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Having the Doobie Brothers and Chicago at the same show is like having ice cream and cookies. It is just awesome. They are playing at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Chicago is a rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to the Beach Boys, Chicago, in terms of singles and albums, is one of the longest running and most successful U.S. pop/rock and roll groups. According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading U.S. singles charting group during the 1970s.

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If you like seeing an old dude wearing lipstick, then you have the right band. Come see Robert Smith and the Cure play at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith—known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics—being the only constant member.

The members of The Cure first started releasing music in the late 1970s. Their first album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), and early singles placed them as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s the band’s increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of 1982’s Pornography, the band’s future was uncertain and frontman Robert Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had cultivated. With the 1982 single “Let’s Go to Bed” Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band’s music. The Cure’s popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in the United States, where the songs “Just Like Heaven”, “Lovesong” and “Friday I’m in Love” entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world and have sold an estimated 27 million albums as of 2004.[1] As of 2007, The Cure have released twelve studio albums and over thirty singles, with a thirteenth album in the works.

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Are you ready for a show with singing and dancing? The Celtic Woman are coming to the Dodge theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Celtic Woman was filmed on 15 September 2004 for PBS Television at The Helix, Dublin, Ireland in front of a sold out audience. Organized by producer Sharon Browne, Chairman & CEO Dave Kavanagh and musical director and composer David Downes, this performance was first broadcast on PBS during March 2005 in the United States, and within weeks the group’s eponymous debut album Celtic Woman reached #1 on Billboard’s World Music chart, eventually breaking a long-standing record on 22 July 2006 by staying at #1 for 68 weeks, and held that position for 81 weeks total. Much of the group’s success in America has been credited to the extensive PBS publicity throughout 2005. The live performance at The Helix was released on DVD alongside the studio album.

The release of the second album, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration, on 19 October 2006 knocked their first album to the #2 spot on the World Music chart

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I remember Magaret Cho from her show called All American Girl in the early nineties. Now show does a comedy show. Come to the Dodge Theater in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Cho was born Moran Cho to a Korean-American family in San Francisco, California. She was frequently called “Moron” by other children. Cho grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood in the 1970s and 1980s, which she described as a community of “old hippies, ex-druggies, burnouts from the ’60s, drag queens, Chinese people and Koreans. To say it was a melting pot - that’s the least of it. It was a really confusing, enlightening, wonderful time.”

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If you want to see a funny show, come out to see Ray Romano. He is doing the show at the Dodge theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Romano, an Italian American (originally from Rogliano), was born in Queens, New York to Albert and Lucie Romano. He grew up in the Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills. Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975. He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher and later appeared on Drescher’s sitcom The Nanny as an old classmate. Before breaking into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College in Flushing, New York where he had major in accounting.

Romano married his wife Anna Scarpulla (born 1963) in 1987. They met while working at a bank. Ironically, he had asked out two other co-workers before Anna agreed to go on a date with him. Together, they have four children: one daughter Alexandra (born 1990), and three sons: twins Matthew & Gregory (born 1993) and Joseph Raymond (born February 16, 1998).

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This guy is one sexy beast…..NOT! He is a little weird, but some people like him. Marilyn Manson is coming to the Dodge theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Brian Hugh Warner (born 5 January 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American musician and artist known for his outrageous stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band. His stage name was formed from the names of actress Marilyn Monroe and convicted murderer Charles Manson. In 2004, the band’s hit “mOBSCENE” was nominated for a Grammy for “Best metal Performance.”

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The godfather of goofy hair himself is coming to Phoenix. Kenny G is coming to play at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from his wiki:

Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist whose fourth album, Duotones, brought him “breakthrough success” in 1986. Kenny’s main instrument is the soprano saxophone, but he also plays the alto and tenor saxophone and the flute on occasion

Kenny was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and first came into contact with a saxophone when he heard someone performing with one on The Ed Sullivan Show. He learned how to play under the direction of local trumpeter Gerald Pfister and by practicing along with records (mostly of Grover Washington, Jr.), trying to emulate the sounds that he was hearing. His early studies with Pfister resulted in his ability to play the saxophone horizontally, without compromising his control of the pitch. This would later be regarded as a revolution in modern saxophone technique.[citation needed] At Franklin High School he failed to get into the jazz band when he applied, although was accepted the following year when he tried again.He also played for his high school golf team, a sport which he had loved ever since his older brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced it to him when he was ten years old.. Brian Gorelick is currently a music professor and choir conductor at Wake Forest University.

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Jill is coming to Phoenix soon to play at the Dodge Theater. Get your tickets for Ms. Scott soon. Here is some info in Harry for his wiki:

Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American R&B, soul, and jazz singer, songwriter, actress and poet. She won the Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2005.

Scott grew up an only child in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was raised by her mother, Joyce Scott, and her grandmother. She indicated in an interview with Jet Magazine that she had a happy childhood and was “very much a loved child”. Scott attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls and after graduating, attended Temple University while simultaneously working two jobs. She studied secondary education for three years and had planned on becoming a high school English teacher, but after spending time as a teacher’s aide, Scott became disillusioned with the teaching profession and dropped out of school.

Prior to her breakthrough in the music industry, Scott worked at a variety of jobs, including a number of retail positions and stints at a construction site and an ice cream parlor. She remains close to her mother and grandmother, nicknamed “Blue Babe”, and currently resides in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.

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I don’t know anything about Toby Mac except what is in wikipedia. He is coming to the Dodge Theater soon here in Phoenix. Read on and go to his show. Here is some info from his wiki:

Kevin (Toby) Michael McKeehan, professionally known as tobyMac, is a professional musician, producer, and songwriter. He was more known for being one of the founders of the Christian music group dc Talk staying with them from 1989 until their announced hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of three studio albums; Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), and most recently Portable Sounds (2007). He has also released remixed versions of his first two albums, creatively titled Re:Mix Momentum, and Renovating Diverse City. He has currently released a new “holiday treo” and it is availible for downloading directly from iTunes at the click of this link: http://www.fan2band.com/dynamiclink/85099_705_2_1811

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Lewis Black is coming to the Dodge Theater soon. If you want a good laugh, then come out to Phoenix for one. Here is some info from wiki:

Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, and actor. He is known for his comedy style which often simulates a mental breakdown or rant, ridiculing (mostly American) history, politics, religion, trends, and cultural phenomena. He makes regular appearances on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. He guest starred on My Gym Partner’s a Monkey as Ted Oxpecker, a cruel and annoying bird with Black’s personality. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has an apartment in Manhattan.

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Hey everyone, Katt Williams is coming to Phoenix soon. He is performing at the Dodge Theater and you need to go. Here is some info from his wiki:

Born in Cincinnati and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Williams was the product of a socially and politically charged household. His parents’ influence and teachings caused him to briefly join the Nation of Islam while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. An avid book lover, Katt’s parents banned him from reading as a form of punishment when he got into trouble. When he was 12, he won a number of awards for science projects, which landed him a full scholarship to The National Science Academy in Dayton, which he intentionally sabotaged. “I was young. You know when you are young, you just do what you do. I can use my I.Q. now. I had a high I.Q as an 8 years old. So you know what was I gonna do with it. I was just trying to be impressive and not mess up.”

As a means to get into a nightclub where he was underage one fateful evening, Katt noticed that they weren’t checking ID’s in the line for comics and proceeded to enter the club through that entrance. “I was so nervous but everyone laughed and thought I was funny. After that, I was opened up to the wonderful world of comedy … [I]mprov is where a comic really gets to shine, if he is good. That’s as close as a comedian can get to the playoffs. I went through those years where I wanted to be the funny comic, now I’m trying to be the greatest comic of my time.”

In 1999 Katt became a presence at The Improv, The Comedy Club, The Icehouse and even had his own room at The Hollywood Park Casino where he had a large, loyal following. He appeared on the BET network’s shows, such as Comic View, Rip the Runway, Black Carpet, 106th & Park, The BET Awards and BET Comedy Awards. Throughout his success he has been massively embraced by the Hip Hop community, receiving praise from Master P (“Hands down Katt Williams is the next Richard Pryor”) and Snoop Dogg (“Katt is doing his comedy thing so flamboyantly and so fly with spirit of the late great Red Foxx and the spirit of Richard Pryor”) Last month Katt hosted the 1st Annual BET ‘Hip Hop’ Award Show from The Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Moscow Ballet is coming to the Dodge Theater to preform the Nutcracker. Come to Phoenix for the event. Here is some info from wiki:

The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик) Op. 71, is a fairy tale-ballet in two acts, three tableaux, by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1891–92, and based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Der Nussknacker und der Mäusekönig), a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). Alexandre Dumas père’s adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky (after a libretto possibly written by Marius Petipa and commissioned by the administrator of the Imperial Theatres Ivan Vsevolozhsky in 1891).

In Western countries, this ballet has become among the most popular ballets performed, primarily around Christmas time.

A selection of eight of the more popular numbers from the ballet was made by the composer before the ballet’s December 1892 premiere, forming The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, intended for concert performance. The suite was first performed, under the composer’s direction, on 19 March 1892 at an assembly of the St. Petersburg branch of the Musical Society. The suite became instantly popular; the complete ballet did not achieve its great popularity until around the mid-1960s. Some indication of how much The Nutcracker Suite once eclipsed the fame of the ballet may be found in Deems Taylor’s commentary in the roadshow version of Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film Fantasia, which features the suite as one of the animated segments. Taylor observes matter-of-factly, “[The ballet] isn’t performed anymore”, a statement which certainly does not hold true today, and, indeed, has not been true since the mid-1950s, when George Balanchine’s production achieved great popularity in New York.

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Broadway on Ice is coming to Phoenix soon. The Dodge Theater is hosting the event. Here is some info from wiki:

Broadway On Ice is a long-running ice show produced by Willy Bietak Productions. Dating back to the early 1980’s, in recent years the show has been presented in theatrical venues in resort areas such as Las Vegas, Nevada and Branson, Missouri with a rotating cast of skating and musical guest stars, rather than as a touring ice show. The format of the show is a revue using music from popular Broadway theatre shows.

Skaters who have been featured in the show include Nancy Kerrigan, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano, Oksana Baiul, and Rudy Galindo. Musical guest stars have included Davis Gaines, Deborah Gibson, and Leslie Uggams.

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Yes, Robert Smith still wears lipstick. I don’t know why. He and The Cure are coming to play at the Dodge Theater so come to Phoenix and get your Cure on. Here is some info from wiki:

The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith—known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics—as the only constant member.

The members of The Cure were barely out of their teens when they first started releasing music in the late 1970s. Their first album Three Imaginary Boys and early singles placed them as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s the band’s increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of 1982’s Pornography, the band’s future was uncertain and frontman Robert Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had cultivated. With the 1982 single “Let’s Go to Bed” Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band’s music. The Cure’s popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in the United States, where the songs “Just Like Heaven”, “Lovesong” and “Friday I’m in Love” entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world and have sold an estimated 27 million albums as of 2004. As of 2007 The Cure have released twelve studio albums and over thirty singles, with a thirteenth album in the works.

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The Amos is coming to the Dodge Theater in Phoenix. I have never seen her before so you should go see her for me and leave me a comment on how good she is. Here is some info from their wiki:

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter, Natashya “Tash” Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.

Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few music stars to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles include “Crucify”, “Silent All These Years”, “Cornflake Girl”, “Caught a Lite Sneeze”, “Professional Widow”, “Spark” and “A Sorta Fairytale”.

Amos has had two multi-Platinum, three Platinum, and two Gold albums in the United States, and has also enjoyed a large cult following. Having a history of making eccentric and at times ribald comments during concerts and interviews, she has earned a reputation for being highly individualistic.

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I don’t know anything about Brand New. They are coming to the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. Go and see them and report back to me. Here is some info from their wiki:

Brand New is an American alternative rock band consisting of lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist Vincent Accardi, bass guitarist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane. The band was formed in 2000 in Merrick, New York and partly consists of former members of the band The Rookie Lot.

The band has released three studio albums so far - Your Favorite Weapon (2001), Deja Entendu (2003), and The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006). On February 12, 2007, in an interview with BBC Manchester, Lacey stated that the band plans to release another album.

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I saw No Doubt a few years ago and they were good. Now Gwen Stefani is on her own and doing well. Go and see her at the Dodge theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from her wiki:

Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (IPA pronunciation: [gwɛn stɛ’fɑn.ni]) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. Stefani debuted in 1992 as the frontwoman of the third wave ska band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom, selling sixteen million copies worldwide. It spawned the singles “Just a Girl”, “Spiderwebs”, and the airplay number-one “Don’t Speak”. The band’s popularity went into decline with its third album Return of Saturn (2000), but Rock Steady (2001) introduced dancehall and reggae production into its music, which generally received positive reviews.

Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, taking Stefani’s work further into pop, R&B, and dance music, and enjoyed international success with sales of over seven million. The album’s third single “Hollaback Girl” became the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. Stefani’s second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded “Wind It Up”, a moderate worldwide success. Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

In the media, Stefani is known as a fashion trendsetter. In 2003, she debuted her clothing line L.A.M.B. and expanded her collection with the 2005 Harajuku Lovers line. Drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and fashion, Stefani performs and makes public appearances with four back-up dancers known as the Harajuku Girls, and has drawn accusations of racism for the subject. She is married to post-grunge musician Gavin Rossdale, and the two have a son.

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Pat Benatar is one of my in-law’s favoriate performers. She is coming to the Dodge Theater soon here in Phoenix so get your tickets soon. Here is some info from her wiki:

Pat Benatar was born in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York to a Polish/Irish family. She initially studied voice and opera, following in the footsteps of her mother while growing up in Lindenhurst, New York, on Long Island.[1]

A 1971 graduate of Lindenhurst High School, in 1971 she married her high school sweetheart, Dennis T. Benatar, acquiring the surname with which she became famous. Dennis also has a sister named Pat Benatar.

She immediately moved to Richmond, Virginia with her husband, where she worked as a bank clerk and sang gigs at night. She would later remark that her time at the bank was unpleasant, partly because of her obsession with keeping all the bills face up and turned in the same direction, causing her to be one of the slowest tellers. She and her husband moved to New York City in 1975, and the two divorced in 1979.

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I haven’t seen these guys in concert ever, but it is interesting to see them back together. They were one of the biggest bands in the 90’s. Come and see the Smashing Pumpkins at the Dodge Theater. Here is some info from there wiki:

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D’arcy Wretzky (bass/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion) for most of the band’s recording career.

Disavowing the punk rock roots shared by many of their alt-rock contemporaries, the Pumpkins have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, heavy metal, dream pop, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, shoegazer-style production and, in later recordings, electronica. Frontman Billy Corgan is the group’s primary songwriter—his grand musical ambitions and cathartic lyrics have shaped the band’s albums and songs, which have been described as “anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan’s nightmare-land.”

The Smashing Pumpkins broke into the musical mainstream with their second album, 1993’s Siamese Dream. The group built their audience with extensive touring and their follow-up, 1995’s double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. With approximately 18.3 million albums sold in the United States alone as of 2006, The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s. However, internal fighting, drug use, and diminishing sales hampered the band and led to a 2000 break-up. In April 2006, the band officially announced that they were reuniting and recording a new album. Returning members Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin were joined by new additions Jeff Schroeder (guitar/vocals) and Ginger Reyes (bass/vocals) in 2007 to tour behind their new release, Zeitgeist.

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I don’t know anything about Asia the band, but I do know that members of the greatest rock band (Yes) are members. Asia is preforming at the Dodge Theater so get your tickets and come. Here is some info from there wiki:

Asia began with the apparent demise of Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, two of the flagship bands of British progressive rock. After the break-up of King Crimson in 1974, various plans for a supergroup involving bassist John Wetton had been mooted, including the abortive British Bulldog project with Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman in 1976. In 1977, Bruford and Wetton were reunited in UK, along with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and keyboardist/violinist Eddie Jobson. Their eponymous debut was released in 1978. By 1980, after UK’s demise and Wetton’s departure from UK, a new supergroup project was suggested involving Wetton, Wakeman, drummer Carl Palmer and (then little known) guitarist Trevor Rabin, but Wakeman walked out of the project shortly before they were due to sign to Geffen and before they had ever played together. In 1981, Wetton and Yes guitarist Steve Howe were brought together by A&R man John Kalodner and Geffen Records to start working and writing, Howe having come out of the break-up of Yes in early 1981. Howe and Wetton were soon joined by Buggles/Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes. Carl Palmer joined the band later in the process. Trevor Rabin was considered for the group and some demos were recorded with him, but he dropped out to accept an offer to join Yes bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White in what became a new Yes and the other Asia members decided to stay as a quartet. Trevor Rabin, in a filmed interview from 1984 and included in the recently released and updated DVD 9012Live, said that his involvement with Asia never went anywhere because “there was no chemistry” among the participants.

The band’s early offerings, under the auspices of Geffen record label head David Geffen and Kalodner, were considered disappointing by music critics and fans of traditional progressive rock, who found the music closer to radio-friendly AOR pop-rock. However, Asia clicked with fans of arena acts such as Journey, Boston, and Electric Light Orchestra. Rolling Stone gave Asia an indifferent review , while still acknowledging the band’s musicianship was a cut above the usual AOR expectations.

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I went to Hollywood for a few days back in 2003 and she was preforming on the Ryan Seacrest show. I saw the show (which was one song) and she was pretty good. She is preforming at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix so go and see her. Here is some info from her wiki:

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and spokesperson. She has an older sister, Haylie Duff, who is also an actress/singer.

After gaining fame for her starring role on the television show Lizzie McGuire, Duff went on to have a film career, and her most commercially successful pictures include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and A Cinderella Story (2004). She reportedly earned $15 million in 2005. Duff has expanded her repertoire into pop music, with three RIAA certified-platinum albums and over 13 million albums sold worldwide, and she has launched a clothing line (Stuff by Hilary Duff) and an exclusive perfume with Elizabeth Arden.

Her upcoming films include the 2007 action thriller War, Inc. and animated comedy Foodfight!. Duff’s latest studio album, Dignity, was released in April 2007.

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The show will be at the Dodge Theater here in Phoenix. I really don’t know anything about this show or the performers, but wiki will help, but here is some info from their wiki:

Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She began learning the piano at age four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants.

At age seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and completed three terms.

In Nanaimo her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown (ex-husband of the late Ella Fitzgerald, long-time member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and Grammy-winning composer) and drummer Jeff Hamilton. After hearing her play, Brown and Hamilton persuaded Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. This also brought her into contact with influential teachers and producers. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York.

Christopher Botti or Chris Botti (born October 12, 1962) is a trumpeter and composer; born in Portland, Oregon. He plays a Martin Committee trumpet made in 1939, and uses a 3 silver plated mouthpiece from Bach made in 1926, having recently retired his 1920 3C Bach mouthpiece.

In college, Botti studied under David Baker and Bill Adam at Indiana University.

As of 2006, Botti has recorded eight solo albums. His first few efforts could safely be classified as smooth jazz, though critic Alex Henderson argues that Botti’s music was a cut above much of the genre; reviewing his 1999 effort, Slowing Down the World, Henderson writes “it would be a major mistake to lump it in with the outright elevator muzak that Kenny G, Dave Koz, Najee, and Richard Elliot were known for … Botti is capable of a lot more.”[1] Though still featuring heavy contributions from pop music singers, Botti’s more recent albums have found him exploring more traditional jazz territory, with lush orchestral arrangements even earning comparisons to Gil Evans.

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