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unshine, spring and green grass can only mean one thing in Arizona – festival season! From foodie paradise to concert heaven, Arizona has festivals for every occasion.

However, every fest-veteran knows there’s nothing worse than being stranded without all the necessities. Grab a pen and start a checklist; we’ve got 11 things you’ll want to bring.

#11 • PORTABLE BATTERY

Between photos, directions, texts and Wi-Fi, your battery power is sure to go fast. Portable batteries to recharge your phone run from $20 to $140 – definitely worth the cost to make sure your phone doesn’t die during your favorite song… again.

#10 • SOME DOUGH

Between the food, merchandise, rides and parking, you’re gonna need some extra dough. With sure-to-be exorbitant ATM fees, you’ll want to make sure to get some cash, in case vendors don’t take cards.

Throw it in your wallet alongside your ID, especially if you’ll be hitting the beer gardens.

#9 • SOME SHADE

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Whether you opt for the “sunbrella,” a sun hat or just a baseball cap, you’re going to want some shade at your disposal when the sun hits hard during the afternoon.

#8 • BLANKET

If you’re planning to park it on the grass for any extended period of time, you’ll want a blanket to rest on. The best part is that it doubles as a wrap, come any cold breezes at nighttime.

#7 • BOTTLE

Nobody’s got time for a $5 water bottle, so BYOB! While a lot of festivals have water

fountains or water bottle refill stations, they may have different policies regarding metal or plastic bottles. Make sure to check the festival’s website to ensure your method of hydration is allowed in.

#6 • FLY WEAR

There’s gonna be photo ops galore, so you’ll want to make sure you look your best. Plan your outfits carefully; you never know when the dream Instagram opportunity will arise.

#5 • CAMERA

Between people-watching, performers and art, there’s sure to be some cool sights at any festival. If you’re looking to snap some above-average pics, ditch the phone and go for a camera.

#4 • JACKET

Check the forecast on this one, but if you’re planning to stay at a festival into the evening or chillier temperatures are expected, you might want to bring a jacket to layer up. Bonus cool points if you rock the “tiedaround-the-waist” look while the sun’s out.

#3 • HAND SANTIZER

Portable toilets, bacteria, germs – oh, my! If you’re looking to freshen up your hands before a slice of pizza or you’ve got trust issues when it comes to public restroom sanitation, you might want to consider bringing a pocket-size or keychain hand sanitizer.

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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY This play follows the Dashwood sisters, whose lives are turned upside down when their father dies, leaving them penniless with reputations at stake. Together, they must mix sense and sensibility to survive society – it’s oh-soJane-Austen. Snag tickets to the student matinees with TalkBack on February 16 and 23 and March 1, 2, 4 and 10.

Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, mesaartscenter.com, times vary, Friday, February 16, to Saturday, March 10, $38-$47.

FROYO 5K Treat yourself to this 5K and you will find a cup of Zoyo frozen yogurt waiting for you at the finish. Sponsored by the local froyo eatery, this 5K will circle Tempe Beach Park with music throughout the course and desserts (with toppings!) at the end. Racers even receive a froyo swirl and spoon medal for finishing.

Tempe Town Lake, 600 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, bit.ly/2Ercayf, 9 a.m., Saturday, February 17, $25-$30.

SCOTTSDALE TACO CRAWL If you like a little taco with your tequila, this taco crawl is for you! Eat,

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drink and party through Old Town Scottsdale’s best taco and margarita stops, including Old Town Gringos, Wasted Grain and El Hefe. Participants will receive one taco per hour, drink specials and entry to all the bars.

Old Town Scottsdale, 4209 N. Craftsman Court, Scottsdale, scottsdaletacocrawl. com, 12 p.m., Saturday, February 17, $20.

MIRANDA LAMBERT If you’re feeling some country, check out this songstress as she brings her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour to Phoenix.

Known for spitfire hits like “Gunpowder and Lead” and “Mama’s Broken Heart,” Lambert will sing her way through country cuts new and old – with a little bit of rock here and there. Newcomers Jon Pardi and Lucie Silvas are set to open the show.

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, talkingstickresortarena.com, 7 p.m., Saturday, February 17, $39.75-$50.

G-EAZY This Oakland rapper started out producing records as a side gig while attending Loyola University in New Orleans. Known for Top 10 hits like “Me, Myself & I,” he is set to tout tracks from his newest album, The Beautiful &

Damned, when he plays downtown Phoenix.

Rappers Phora and Trippie Red will warm up the crowd.

Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, comericatheatre. com, 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 20, $45-$131.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS Two California teams duking it out on Arizona turf? It must be spring training season! Catch what’s sure to be a good game between the Giants and Dodgers from the lawn or reserved seating.

Don’t forget to grab your friends and sunblock – it may be February, but the good weather doesn’t come without its sunburns!

Camelback Ranch, 10710 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, camelbackranchbaseball. com, 1:05 p.m., Saturday, February 24, $19-$44.

DRAKE VS. KANYE If you haven’t hit up a dance party at downtown Phoenix’s newest venue, you’re missing out. The Van Buren knows how to throw a club night and this evening is set to follow suit. DJs spin the best of Drake and Yeezy, two of hip-hop’s biggest names, alongside music videos and drinks.

The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, thevanburenphx.com, 9 p.m., Friday, March 2, $15.

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on the five-story screen at the Arizona Science Center. This live-action/ animated flick pairs Looney Tunes faves with basketballs greats as they take on a team of evil alien creatures for a game of basketball. Arrive early to grab cocktails and snacks before the show.

Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, azscience. org, 6 p.m., Monday, March 5, $5.

30TH ANNUAL CHANDLER CHAMBER OSTRICH FESTIVAL Have you ever wanted to party with an ostrich? Well, this Chandler festival is your annual opportunity to really shake a tail feather. The festival brings out your favorite feathered friends alongside fair rides, games, food and concert headliners like The Beach Boys.

Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S. McQueen Road, Chandler, ostrichfestival.com, times vary, Friday, March 9, to Sunday, March 11, $8-$50.

THE MOWGLI’S This alternative band hails from Calabasas, California, where four of the six band members went to high school together. With a number of sing-along, feel-good tracks, including “San Francisco,” “I’m Good,” and “Say It, Just Say It,” the band has developed a following in the indie circles with their energetic live shows.

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VALLEY FESTIVAL FEVER Five of the best local music fests to check out this spring

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When: Friday, March 2, 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2 to 11 p.m. and Sunday, March 4, 2 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Margaret T. Hance Park, 1200 N. 1st Street, Phoenix How Much: $50 for a 1-day pass, $90 for a 3-day pass, $180 for a 1-day VIP pass, $540 for a 3-day VIP pass Who: Anderson East, Big Gigantic, Cut Copy, Daisy, Dr. Dog, Father John Misty, Griz, Mura Masa, Washed Out, Wyves What sets it apart: A diverse lineup of more than 30 local and national acts ranging from the exuberant 16-piece Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra to sleepy, synth-heavy songwriter Washed Out will bring the noise while local eateries like The Hungry Monk and Nomad bring the grub. Attendees can also expect daily drum circles, live painting and vendors selling one-of-a-kind wares.

But what really sets this festival apart is its commitment to giving back to the community; 100 percent of M3F’s proceeds benefit local charities like Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Golden Gate Community Center. Since the festival’s inception in 2004, M3F has donated more than $1 million to Arizona nonprofits while simultaneously creating a space that celebrates the vibrant culture of the Valley.

POT OF GOLD When: Friday, March 16 to Sunday, March 18, noon to midnight Where: Rawhide, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Chandler How Much: 1-day GA: $75 for Friday and Sunday, $100 for Saturday 2-day GA: $155 for Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday, $135 for Friday/Sunday 3-day GA: $220 1-day VIP: $230 for Friday and Sunday, $345 for Saturday 2-day VIP: $545 for Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday, $430 for Friday/ Sunday 3-day VIP: $699 Who: Dirty Heads, Lil Skies, Magic!, Pepper, Phil Lesh, Pouya, Rebelution, Russ, Ski Mask the Slump God, Sturgill Simpson What sets it apart: Pot of Gold always has one of the most varied lineups in the Valley, allowing festivalgoers to fully embrace their diverse music taste. This year, seasoned roots rock crooner Sturgill Simpson shares a stage with SoundCloud sensation Lil Skies and Phil Lesh, who was a founding member of the iconic jam band the Grateful Dead. In between sets, attendees can indulge in an abundance of adult beverages while lounging in one of the festival’s four recreation zones: The Space Lab, Arcade Alley, Art Land and Shady Lane, where festivalgoers can play games, look at live art or just take a breather before the next band.

INNINGS FESTIVAL When: Friday, March 23 to Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday and 1:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday Where: Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe

How Much: $89 for GA Friday and Saturday, $95 GA Sunday, $159 3-day GA, $225 1-day VIP tickets, $499 3-day VIP tickets, $599 1-day platinum tickets, $1,200 3-day platinum tickets Who: Chris Stapleton, Cold War Kids, Counting Crows, Eagles of Death Metal, Gin Blossoms, Local Natives, Queens of the Stone Age, Sylvan Esso, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, The Head and the Heart What sets it apart: There’s a new festival in town! The inaugural Innings Festival marries Phoenix’s two true loves: sports and music. Presented by the same team that put on major music festivals like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, Innings was created as an exciting ancillary event to Arizona’s spring training festivities. With big names like Queens of the Stone Age and The Avett Brothers on the bill, Innings is sure to be a home run in its rookie season.

FLYING BURRITO FESTIVAL When: Saturday, March 10, 4 to 11 p.m.

Where: Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. 2nd Avenue and The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren Street, Phoenix How Much: $10 for festival, $25 for festival and after party Who: Albert Hammond Jr., Anarbor, Caleborate, Courtney Marie Andrews, La Luz, No Age, Porches, Talib Kweli, The Frights, Us Girls, Vox Urbana What sets it apart: You don’t have to worry about this event being B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Burrito), as dozens of Valley vendors will be cooking up the savory snack at the first Flying Burrito Festival. This all-ages, burrito-fueled block party will take place on 2nd Avenue in Downtown Phoenix and will feature dozens of bands and tons of Mexican

munchies from local faves like Left Coast Burrito Company, Ladera Taverna and Cocina 10 (aka the Crescent Ballroom kitchen). The fun doesn’t end there, though, as The Van Buren will be hosting the festival’s after-party, which boasts hip-hop legend Talib Kweli as a headliner.

COUNTRY THUNDER When: Thursday, April 5 to Sunday, April 8, gates open at 2:30 on Thursday and 1:30 Friday through Sunday Where: 20585 E. Price Station Road, Florence How Much: $75 single-day, $190 for 4-day general admission Who: Big & Rich, Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Cole Swindell, Jason Aldean, Lauren Alaina, Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Tracy Lawrence What sets it apart: If a four-day country dance party/camping trip in the desert sounds like your cup of whiskey, Country Thunder is definitely for you. The festival has not only continuously brought some of the biggest names in country to Arizona, but also offers a slew of attractions and activities to keep the party going, including a mechanical bull, hot air balloons and, of course, camping. CT

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hether you’re a baseball buff, burrito junkie or just want to bust out your cowboy boots and cut a rug, this festival season truly has something for everyone. Here’s your guide to five of the biggest music events going down this spring as festival fever takes over the Valley. Stay tuned for big acts, big fun and lots of burritos.

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he 90th Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, March 4 and if you are hosting a viewing party, it’s important to be prepared with some serious snackage. Try out these Oscarwinning snacks that are sure to make your party a hit.

• All That Glitters is Golden Donuts The Oscars are all about glitz and glam, so why not make your snacks the same? Buy some of your favorite donuts and some edible luster dust from your local craft store. Sprinkle or brush the glittery goodness on top and stack them into a golden pyramid.

• Popcorn Cake Pops Popcorn and your party ain’t the only things poppin’ with these cake pops! Make some cake pops disguised as popcorn kernels with some white chocolate melts, mini marshmallows, vanilla frosting, yellow food coloring, lollipop sticks and your favorite cake mix! Make cake mix according to box directions, and once baked and cooled, break into small pieces. Mix with icing, and then roll into small balls. Melt chocolate melts in the microwave until liquid and stir in yellow food coloring until slightly yellow, dip in lollipop sticks and put into balls. Dip ends of mini marshmallows into melts and add to bottoms of cake pops, and freeze for a minute. Once cool, dip entire cake pop into chocolate melts, and voila, you have popcorn cake pops!

• Award-Winning Cookies All your guests are winners with these Oscar cookies! Buy pre-made sugar cookie dough and your own Oscar cookie cutter or make your own out of tin foil; and procure ingredients to make royal icing (recipes can be found online), black and yellow food coloring, piping bags, and gold glitter sprinkles. Roll out sugar cookie dough on a flour-covered surface until they’re 1/8” thick. Cut out circle bases for awards with a cookie cutter or trace a circular object, and make

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sure to cut a slit in the center for the statue to go into. Make it a little bigger than needed in case your cookies puff up during baking. Bake cookies according to instructions on package, and make two batches of royal icing, adding yellow and black food coloring to separate bowls of icing.

Once your cookies are ready, pipe yellow outlines on the Oscar cookies, and black outlines on the circle base cookies. Once outlines are done, add a little extra water to your royal icing so it becomes runnier, and fill in those outlines! Once finished, you can add gold glitter to the trophies and assemble your perfect Oscar.

• Fancy-Schmancy Strawberries The Academy Awards are a formal event, so dress your strawberries up to the nines. You will need some strawberries, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and some piping bags. First, wash and dry your strawberries for optimal chocolate dipping. Melt white chocolate in the microwave for 30-second increments, taking it out after each and stirring. Repeat this until white chocolate is liquid. Dip strawberries into white chocolate mixture almost to the stem, and set on parchment or wax paper to dry. Next, repeat the microwave procedure with the dark chocolate until liquid. Take your strawberries and dip them into the dark chocolate at a 45-degree angle, leaving a V-neck or jacket at the top. Let them dry again. Once dried, add a liquid dark chocolate mixture into a piping bag and add details like buttons, ties, and bow ties.

• DIY Popcorn Bar Popcorn: the age-old snack companion to the silver screen. Provide your guests with the beloved movie snack classic and add some DIY pizzazz. You’ll need pre-popped or home-popped popcorn, and whatever toppings your heart desires. You can provide savory toppings like salt, pepper, cheese, ranch powder, buffalo wing

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powder, Sriracha and melted butter. Or for your sweet-toothed guests, provide sprinkles, chocolate candies, mini peanut butter cups, chocolate and caramel drizzles, and any candy you can think of. Bonus points if you present them in classy bowls with labels and popcorn bags for guests!

• Star-Studded Snack List The Oscars are all about the stars, and lucky for you, just about anything can be made star-shaped. Cut different types of cheese into star shapes and serve with crackers, bake your own star-shaped tortilla chips and serve with guacamole, or bake star-shaped cookies and make them golden. Use just a little creativity and imagination and you can make your snack bar full of stars! CT

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ust months after opening wildly successful venue The Van Buren, concert promoter Charlie Levy is back to doing what he does best — combining his love for food and music.

For the past four years, Levy has also put on Viva PHX, an annual music festival in Downtown Phoenix that has boasted big names like Crystal Castles, Warren G and The Growlers. However, the event, which usually hosts nearly 100 bands across dozens of venues in the heart of downtown, is on hiatus this year.

“There were a variety of factors that went into our decision. We’re a super small team and we just opened up The Van Buren and we’re still working hard to get that on the right track,” Levy says. “We were putting feelers out for bands and working hard and we just didn’t feel like we could come up with enough bands for what we thought we could put our name behind. A couple of our sponsors dropped off. It was just a combination of things and we just decided that instead of putting on a festival that we weren’t 100 percent proud of, we’d rather not do it and wait until a better time.”

Though many music fans may be disheartened to hear Viva PHX won’t be happening this year, it is unlike Charlie Levy, who also owns Crescent Ballroom, to show up to festival season empty-handed.

Enter the Flying Burrito Festival, which Levy dares you to say without cracking a smile. At 25 bands and only four stages (all named after different types of burritos), the event is much smaller than Viva PHX, but it will certainly serve up a healthy dose of booze, bands and burritos, Levy says.

Levy jokes that he’s only been planning the festival for a few days.

The formula is simple: “Someone says, ‘Let’s do this!’ and we’re like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’ We’re known for putting the cart before the horse… next thing you know, we’re like ‘Well, it’s too late to stop now.’ We gotta finish and see what happens.”

It’s always fast and loose at Levy’s concert promotion company, Stateside Presents. He hopes that fun, freewheeling vibe will translate to Flying Burrito.

“It’s always non-stop around here,” he says. “We’ll see how it goes.

Flying Burrito is going to be fun and I think that’s one of the reasons we went with that name. If that doesn’t put a smile on your face, I don’t know what will.”

Levy and his team worked with Downtown Phoenix Inc. to close down 2nd Avenue so eateries like Mi Salsa, Left Coast Burrito Company, Cocina 10 and Palettas Betty could set up shop in the street.

Acts like Albert Hammond Jr., Anarbor, US Girls and several cumbia and Cuban-influenced bands will play across the four stages. The party starts at 4 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m., with an after-party featuring Talib Kweli at The Van Buren.

“I think it’s gonna be a little something for everybody. If someone’s going for the food portion, they’re gonna grab some samples and sit on the street… If you want to come and try a bunch of burritos and listen to cumbia, that’s for you,” he says. “If you’re really into the bands that are playing, go see eight bands that night and make a night of seeing different music. (There are) four stages… if you go see one band and say, ‘This isn’t for me,’ you can walk 20 feet and there’s another band.”

Whether it’s a food or a music festival is up for debate, though it certainly meets the criteria for both. Levy has a “make it what it is” mentality when it comes to the event.

“You can come and not give two beans about the music and have more burritos than you could ever eat or you could be like, ‘I’m not hungry and all I’m gonna do is listen to great music’ … or eat a bunch of burritos and watch a bunch of bands.”

Levy also says there will be a surprise photo op “that will put a smile on your face,” but he won’t spill all the beans. You’ll have to see for yourself, he says.

“Take the frozen burrito out of the microwave, quit watching Netflix and come down,” he says.

Flying Burrito Festival, 308 N. 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, crescentphx.com, Saturday, March 10, 4 p.m., $10. CT

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ood for thought: The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business and among the largest financial literacy programs in the world.

Not only that, but the Girl Scout programs themselves play a huge role in transforming girls into G.I.R.L.s – Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders – as they learn essential life skills including decisionmaking, money management, people skills, business ethics and goal-setting that will stay with them forever.

We sat down this cookie season, which takes place from now until March 4, with some of the Valley’s top leaders to learn how cookies were, in part, to thank for their sweet success.

Nothing was handed to you; you had to work for your badges and most of the time work with others. It taught me the importance of working as a team and the give and take you need to be a successful group.

Most important, though: self-worth. The Girl Scouts empower young women to succeed and provide the tools that aide you while growing up.

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Marlene Imirzian Owner & President, Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects Girl Scouts expanded my life experience tremendously! Through our badge work and projects, I was taught that we could undertake things we knew nothing about yet – and learn how to research, practice, and most important, make things. The idea of making and building continues to inspire me in my practice of architecture, especially with my work in helping design the Girl Scouts’ recently opened Bob and Renee Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain.

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Director of Public Relations and Marketing Communications, The Phoenician My first “pitch” was selling Girl Scout cookies! Being a member of this organization taught me respect, care and concern for others, and how to be a contributing member of society. As Girl Scouts, we realized we were able to make a difference through our actions. We were also mentored and encouraged, allowing us to believe we could do or be anything we set our minds to.

Teri Kelly Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley As a Brownie, I always looked up to the older girls who were leading programs for younger girls. As I became an older girl, my favorite activity was leading younger girls on hikes, through badge work, etc. The cookie sale itself gave me confidence in walking up to strangers to ask for their business.

Lauren Klein Owner, High Spirited Cupcakes It instilled a feeling of power and accomplishment.

Arizona State Senator Selling Girl Scout cookies door to door in my neighborhood was the perfect training ground to prepare me for grassroots campaigning. Very few people are comfortable doing a “cold call” knock on a neighbor’s door and being able to start up a conversation, but as a former Brownie and Girl Scout, we were trained to do that every year when we sold our boxes of cookies. Today, I still go door to door in my neighborhood, but now I’m doing voter outreach and campaigning as a candidate for elected office. CT

Don’t miss the 5th Annual Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge being held at more than two dozen Valley restaurants throughout February, including The Herb Box, Ocean Prime, Rusconi’s American Kitchen, The Haymaker, Olive + Ivy, The Henry, Super Chunk Sweets & Treats, Brat Haus, Grape Wine Bistro, The Covenant, Market Street Kitchen and many more. girlscoutsaz.org/ dessertchallenge.

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SPORTS REINVENTING THE WHEELS

SKATEBOARDING RIDES INTO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES AMID MIXED REACTIONS FROM SKATERS SARAH DONAHUE • COLLEGE TIMES

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nternational Olympic Committee member Anita DeFrantz recently visited ASU to offer her take on the contention surrounding the addition of skateboarding as an official Olympic sport in the 2020 games.

When asked about whether skateboarding will fit into the clean-cut conventions of the Olympic Games, DeFrantz quipped during the Q&A: “Yeah, it fits as long as you come to the games not doped, in all senses of the word,” which garnered a few giggles from the audience when she spoke at the ASU Walter

Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on January 29.

“Doping” at the Olympic Games usually refers to banned performance-enhancing drugs, but some students seem to think she was referring to the stereotype of skateboarders being drug users.

Skateboarders have traditionally had a bad reputation, including the conception of criminal activity, disrespect for authority and destruction of property.

But that image is changing, skateboarders

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say, and some don’t necessarily like it.

“Skateboarding was considered a crime,” says Justin Yap, 22, ASU Digital Culture and Music major, who has been skating for 15 years. “But now that it has come into the public light via the Olympics, true skaters see this as an invasion in their culture. They are concerned that skateboarding will be too commercial and that the real, dirty, grimy, yet beautiful art of street skating will die out.”

Rahshad “Peaches” Gentle, manager of Cowtown Skateboards in Tempe, says, “It’s getting recognition, but at the same time it’s not really what we all got into skating for.”

Gentle says skateboarding is more about the freedom and the art of expressing yourself than seeing who’s the best.

“It’s just weird that we have to compete for a gold medal for something that we do for fun, you know?” Gentle says.

Some skateboarders are completely against it.

“I don’t think skateboarding belongs in the 2020 Olympics,” says Brandon Lin, 19, ASU Visual Communication and Graphic Design major, who has been skating for ten years. “All the sports in the Olympic Games are very competitive and all the athletes are controlled by their coach. Skateboarding is not about being competitive; it’s about having fun and doing what you love.”

Female skateboarders will be represented in the Olympic Games and some are excited to see the outcome.

“I am really excited to see competitive skateboarding in the 2020 Olympics,” says Chloe Janick, 19, who works at Zumiez and has been skating for 10 months. “I personally look at skating as a sport, and there are definitely people who can take it to the next level. I’m sure there will be a lot of positive outcomes from it.”

According to the “State of the Skateboard Industry” presentation by Glenn Brumage, executive director of Surfing Heritage and Culture Center, skateboarding has more than 11 million participants and is a $4.8 billion market.

“There’s not enough people from other countries good enough for it to be in the Olympics,” says Luis Parra, 19, studying at the ASU W.P. Carey School of Business, who has been skating for four years.

Some top-ranked skateboarders from other countries include Nelson Garza from Mexico, Luan Oliveira from Brazil, Ivan Federico from Italy and Yuto Horigome from Japan.

Nyjah Huston and Paul Rodriguez are topranked skateboarders from the U.S. In the Olympic Games, there will be two disciplines: park and street. The park competition will have a dome and curves and the street portion will have rails, stairs and curbs. Judges will consider overall routine as well as height, speed, originality and style.

DeFrantz also talked about how the same question of “Will this fit in?” was raised when bringing snowboarding into the Olympic Games, affirming there were no problems with “counterculture” sports.

DeFrantz, an Olympic rower, is credited for making major strides for gender equality in the Olympic Games. She spoke on what it was like to be one of the many athletes whose Moscow 1980 Olympic Games experience was taken away because of the U.S. boycott of those games. Her book, My Olympic Life, chronicles her experience and was released in September.

Immediately after her speech at ASU, DeFrantz left for South Korea to make final plans for the Winter Olympic Games, which began February 9 and continue until February 25. CT

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MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES Indulge in the adrenaline-filled excitement of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when it returns for the 34th annual Arizona Nationals. Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock look to get off to a hot start at the circuit’s annual visit.

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, 20000 S. Maricopa Road, Chandler, 520.796.5601, 800.884.NHRA, racewildhorse.net, nhra.com, Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24, 1:30 and 4 p.m., tickets start at $20.

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ASU SUN DEVILS VS. MIAMI RED HAWKS The Sun Devils baseball team hopes to fare better in the 2018 season, as last year left a lot to be desired. The game against the Miami Red Hawks is part of a four-match series that runs through February 18.

Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Tempe, 602.495.7240, TheSunDevils.com, Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 18, 6:30 p.m., see website for ticket prices.

CACTUS LEAGUE HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY Frank Robinson and Gaylord Perry will be inducted into the Cactus League Hall of Fame, along with Bob Uecker, Chicago

Cubs clubhouse manager Yosh Kawano and the “Lemonade, Lemonade Like Grandma Made” concessionaire Derrick Moore. The Cactus League Hall of Fame was created by the Arizona Spring Training Experience and the Mesa Historical Museum.

Embassy Suites by Hilton, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, azspringtrainingexperience.com, Tuesday, February 20, 11 a.m., $75-$100.

GOLDY’S BOWLING BASH Join Paul and Amy Goldschmidt for their second annual Goldy’s Bowling Bash. Patrons have the chance to bowl with celebrities; David Peralta and Trevor Story have participated in the past. Food, drinks and a silent auction are also featured. Last year, Goldy’s Bowling Bash raised more than $186,000 for Goldy’s Fund 4 Kids, which helps support Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Lucky Strike, 50 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.495.7240, goldysfund4kids. com, Thursday, February 22, 5:30 p.m. to midnight, tickets start at $500.

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planned, including autograph and photo opportunities. Don’t forget the popular yard sale, where some goodies go for 50 cents.

Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480.270.5100, dbacks.com, Thursday, February 22, time TBA, free.

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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. COLORADO ROCKIES The Diamondbacks’ first spring training game kicks off against the Colorado Rockies, with whom they share a field. With Paul Goldschmidt and David Peralta at the helm, the D-backs are looking to continue their winning ways.

Salt River Fields, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480.270.5100, 800.745.3000, ticketmaster.com, Friday, February 23, 1:10 p.m., $13-$36.

CLIMBFEST Scottsdale’s rock climbing gym, AZ on the Rocks, is hosting the second annual ClimbFest with REI Outdoor School.

Whether you’re a master climber or adventurous beginner, every fitness level is invited to experience this fun introduction to outdoor rock climbing in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

Tom’s Thumb Trailhead, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, 480.502.9777, contact2@azontherocks. com, http://bit.ly/2C8bcX6, Saturday,

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The Arizona Rattlers hope to dominate again this season as they kick it off against the Storm. Be sure to check out your Arizona champions.

Talking Stick Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.379.7900, talkingstickresortarena.com, Sunday, February 25, 3:05 p.m., tickets start at $10.

DINNER OF CHAMPIONS Join three-time World Series-winning manager and Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa alongside Major League Baseball’s biggest stars for Dinner of Champions, benefiting the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF). Guests at the event will have five-star cuisine, including vegetarian options and complimentary bar, while visiting with La Russa, MLB celebrities, NFL players and coaches.

Steak 44, 5101 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, 602.271.4400, steak44.com, Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., tickets start at $300.

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&B singer Anderson East is an Arizona boy at heart.

Backed by Yuma brothers Jon (bass) and Scotty Murray (guitar), East looks forward to Grand Canyon State gigs.

“I feel like Yuma is our second home,” East says. “We have an Arizona flag in our trailer.

I just love the food — the best Mexican food ever. I’m starving right now just thinking about it. It feels like family, too. John and Scott are actual brothers, but I feel a kinship to them, too. Arizona’s their home, but their home is my home.”

East is one of a variety of acts playing this year’s McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which takes place Friday, March 2, to Sunday, March 4, at Margaret T. Hance Park in Phoenix. East performs along with O.A.R. and Jay Allan and the Uncommon Good, among others, on Sunday, March 4. His band also features drummer Darren Dodd, keyboardist Philip Towns, saxophonist Ben Clark and trumpeter Nate Heffron.

East recently released the album Encore, which features the songs “King for a Day,” “Girlfriend” and “All on My Mind.” With a bluesy swagger that defies his age, East is bound to be a star.

East, who is dating Miranda Lambert, describes his shows as fluid.

“It depends on the day,” he says with a laugh. “We try to play it fast and loose a

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lot of times. I think once we start getting comfortable with things, it’s right when we try to scare ourselves.

“I’m a big fan of being quick on your feet and the spontaneity and the improvisation that comes with it. I don’t want to say ‘selfsabotage,’ but it kind of is. I’m a firm believer that if we’re having fun, the audience will have fun.”

He adds he’s witnessed shows during which the performer seems uninspired, and there’s nothing worse.

“Once you play as many shows in a row as we do, you try your best,” East says. “We’re playing a lot of new material that we’ve never played before. I’m trying to push the limits and see where the subtle places can lie.

You start to relearn the songs as you go, and sometimes the songs develop into a whole different animal.

“It’s a challenge and it’s fun. I take that improvisation and a lot of that fearlessness to heart.”

Encore was produced by Grammy Awardwinning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio along with additional production at House of Blues and Farmland Studio. The album features original tracks and renditions of songs by Ted Hawkins and Willie Nelson. He worked with a plethora of talented songwriters, including Chris Stapleton, Ed Sheeran, Snow Patrol’s

Johnny McDaid and Aaron Raitiere, who lives in Nashville.

He gives a lot of credit to Cobb.

“I was playing shows mainly to the bartender and the wall when we met,” he says.

“He was the first one who said, ‘You have that thing.’ It was his encouragement. He actually paid the musicians out of his own pocket the first time we recorded. I worked with a lot of people before that, but it was pretty obvious from the start that his and my own ideals about music and about what music is lined up pretty closely. He’s become one of my closest friends and I trust him.”

The Athens, Alabama-born musician is

shocked by the things he’s been able to do, especially singing “She’s Gone” with Daryl Hall on Live from Daryl’s Place.

“I’m a big fan of Daryl and John, and them together,” he says. “It was an honor to be asked to do that. I was really just trying to hold it together. Singing ‘She’s Gone’ with Daryl: How do you plan for that in your life?

It was incredible, absolutely incredible.”

McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Margaret T. Hance Park, 1200 N. First Street, Phoenix, m3ffest.com, 3 p.m. Friday, March 2, and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4, tiered pricing, see website.

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THE WOMEN OF COUNTRY THUNDER

LINDSAY ELL AND LAUREN ALAINA ARE LEADING THE CHARGE INTO FLORENCE CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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anadian country singer Lindsay Ell doesn’t go off on a philosophical tangent after hearing she’s one of a handful of female acts playing this year’s Country Thunder.

Instead, she hoots and hollers, and declares: “We’re holding down the fort!”

Ell is joining 2011 American Idol runnerup Lauren Alaina as the small percentage of women on the early April festival headlined

by Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and Luke Bryan.

Ell and Alaina, it turns out, are best friends and equally thrilled about hitting the stage together.

“It’s hard to make friends in the industry,” says Ell, who sang the Canadian national anthem at the NHL All-Star Game in January. “Lauren and I have become super close. I love her to death.”

Alaina lets out a long “oooooooh” with an increasing squeal when told Ell is playing Country Thunder with her.

“Lindsay Ell, let me see… she’s the most kind-hearted, sweet-spirited soul I have ever met. I love her.

“There are so few women on the radio that it’s really scary for all of us. A lot of us are working toward success, but few of us have been able to achieve that. It can be

LAUREN ALAINA The ride from American Idol to Country Thunder has been a “crazy” one, she says.

Releasing her first album shortly after Idol, she really made her mark with 2017’s Road Less Traveled. The title track was her first No. 1 song.

“The day I went No. 1 was one of my favorite moments,” Alaina says. “I had been working for years and years to get a song on the radio. Then, finally, I got the call that my song I wrote with such a personal message was the No. 1 song in the country. I don’t know how anything will top that moment, other than me getting married and having kids.”

Written in 2013 by Alaina, Jesse Frasure and Meghan Trainor, the song “Road Less Traveled” describes the singer’s emotions surrounding her parents’ divorce, her bulimia and her father heading to rehab for alcoholism.

LINDSAY ELL “It was definitely a good lesson because it was scary to write personal songs like that,” she says. “There’s a lack of female presence on the radio, but also men have insecurities.

They’re different from ours. I was honored to be able to say something like that on the radio.”

Alaina chalks up her success to her honest songwriting.

“Country music, at the end of the day, is about honesty,” she says. “I wrote about hard topics that I never expected to write about — divorce, dad’s alcoholism, my eating disorder, my journey overall, my boyfriend.

“I wasn’t in the studio trying to write hit songs. I was trying to write my truth. It just so happened that they were hit songs.”

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competitive. It can be scary. It can make you insecure. Lindsay has never made me feel like she’s being competitive with me. She’s just kind and loving and supportive and wants everyone to win. I never doubted her — ever. I love that girl to death. And she can play that guitar. She’s not playing around.”

LAUREN ALANA

With a baseball hat pulled low over her blonde hair and a guitar slung over her shoulder, Ell took the stage to open for Brad Paisley at Gila River Arena in January.

She was calm and collected, but played a mean guitar. When she hears that, she gets giddy and constantly says “Thank you.”

“I started playing guitar when I was 8; piano when I was 6,” says the Calgary-born Ell. “I had my first show when I was 10 years old. From that point forward, music made me happy and nothing else does for me what music does for me.”

Ell was valedictorian of her class at Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary, and graduated a year early. She studied business at the University of Calgary and music at Berklee College of Music. Eventually, she sat down with her parents — an engineer and an educator — and said she was going to quit school to pursue her dream.

“I said, ‘I need to do this,’” Ell recalls. “‘I

need to do this now. I can always go back to school, but I’ll never have the opportunity to follow my heart and dreams.’ I have the two best parents. They gave me their blessing and, with one person’s name on a piece of paper, I moved to Nashville.”

She worked for a few years between Calgary and Nashville, and moved to the States full time after she received her visa.

Her debut album, The Project, went straight to No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan’s U.S. Current Country Albums chart in summer 2017. It was produced by Sugarland’s Kristian Bush.

“I thank my lucky stars for him every day,” Ell says enthusiastically. “He’s one of the sweetest human beings you’re ever going to meet. I call him my ‘Studio Yoda.’

“He understands because he’s done everything — songwriter, producer, artist. He made me knock down the walls I had around my creativity.”

When girls or women see her perform, Ell hopes they’re inspired.

“Girls can play the guitar, too,” she says coyly. “It’s a shame there aren’t more femalefronted bands. I love Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt, but there are few women who front bands and still play instruments.

“Fans have looked at me as a guitar player.

When I hear, ‘You inspired me to start learning the guitar,’ that makes me know I’m doing something right.”

Country Thunder Arizona, 20585 E. Price Station Road, Florence, countrythunder.com, various times Thursday, April 5, to Sunday, April 8, $75-$190. Lauren Alaina performs on Thursday, April 5, while Lindsay Ell hits the stage on Sunday, April 8. CT

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STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE

THE HEAD AND THE HEART

MUSIC, FOOD AND BASEBALL ARE ON DECK AT MARCH’S INNINGS FESTIVAL CONNOR DZIAWURA AND CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI • COLLEGE TIMES

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thletes and musicians have a mutual respect, whether it’s shown through a baseball player’s walk-up song, or an athlete forming a band.

From Friday, March 23, to Sunday, March 25, C3 Presents is bringing the two together with the first Innings Festival in Tempe, from the beach park to the arts center.

“The concept is to combine the theme of baseball with the reality of a music festival,” says Tim Sweetwood, producer of Innings Festival. “There are hundreds of thousands of folks in and around Phoenix for Spring Training baseball, and the majority or lion’s share of those games are happening midday, noon or one o’clock, and then in the afternoon, there’s not something specific for these fans to do.

“So, the concept was to target them and attract them and do something where we could do music and then the baseball theme was that connector for everyone.”

The music features a diverse lineup ranging from rock to pop and country.

With three stages, the festival will hold appearances from more than 35 artists.

On Friday, the festival boasts such acts as Queens of the Stone Age, Young the Giant, Cold War Kids and Sylvan Esso. Then, Saturday will bring to the stage The Avett

Brothers, The Head and the Heart and The Decemberists. Sunday will conclude with headliners like Chris Stapleton, Counting Crows, Dispatch and Luke Combs.

“There’s a strange relationship with music and athletes and the interesting curiosity that comes forward,” says Chris Zasche, The Head and the Heart’s bassist. A Seattle native, he grew up watching the Mariners.

“Some musicians are interested in sports and just the level of professionalism. Any time you see an athlete walk into a stadium, they’re listening to music. Music is a big part of sports and athletes’ worlds.”

But that’s just the music; baseball also plays a major role.

“There are actually going to be some physical attractions that are at the festival itself,” Sweetwood says. “So, we’ll have batting cages, speed pitch, there’s a home run derby, and then we’re going to have appearances from athletes – primarily baseball – but in different ways, shapes and forms.”

One of those ways is through the food demonstrations. After all the activities, guests are sure to get hungry, which is where Sanctuary’s chef, Beau MacMillan, comes into play. Festival officials tapped the chef to curate the food, and host on-stage demos featuring participation from athletes and

musicians. Plenty of bars and concession areas will also be available.

“We’ll have upward of 20-plus vendors, whether that’s a food truck or they’re coming into a tent installation,” Sweetwood says. “Chef Beau is handpicking those folks, and that comes from some restaurants he has relationships with but also some of the general public businesses that have submitted to try to be a part of the event.”

Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free diets will be accommodated.

“We want to make sure if you’re a meat eater, there’s something for you, and if you’re a vegan, then there are options for you as well,” Sweetwood explains.

A number of partners of the festival will be present to host booths featuring merchandise and giveaways. Included is a promotional partnership with Major League Baseball, which will bring its own store. Local spot Zia Record Exchange is also involved.

“Zia Records is going to have a record store on site and then they’re lining up artist signings and artist meet and greets,” he says.

An Ambassador Program will allow wouldbe patrons to help promote the festival in exchange for benefits.

“The Ambassador Program is a chance for folks, whether it be college kids who maybe

don’t have a big income or any income, to be an ambassador, saying that they’re kind of a proponent and almost mini-promoter of the festival,” Sweetwood explains. “If they encourage and are able to get a handful of folks into the festival and sign up other folks to buy tickets, then they actually receive perks.”

These perks could include a free ticket or an upgrade from general admission to VIP. “This is a chance for someone to assist us on promoting, and then a chance for them to reap the benefits of that,” he says.

Single-day general admission tickets start at $89, rising for full-weekend, VIP and platinum passes.

Mt. Joy singer/guitarist Matt Quinn says participating in Innings was a no-brainer.

“I grew up watching the Phillies,” Quinn adds. “I watched the Eagles win the Super Bowl, which was a lifelong dream. Let’s just say playing a sports-related festival was a cool thing.”

Innings Festival, Tempe Beach Park & Arts Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, inningsfestival.com, various times Friday, March 23, through Sunday, March 25, tickets start at $89. CT

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THE RIGHT TRACK A PEEK INSIDE THE PLAYLIST OF PHOENIX’S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE

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ouis Resnick plays drums in Phoenix four-piece The Sink or Swim, which has proven to be a force to be reckoned with in the Valley’s alternative music scene and beyond. The band continuously crushes it, whether it’s a cozy set at Crescent Ballroom or a highenergy performance at a local festival.

Louis Resnick

Resnick is influenced by both classic rock and current alt outfits, but he also has no shame in admitting his admiration of mellow musicians like John Mayer. Get to know a little more about Resnick through the music that influences and inspires him and be sure to check out The Sink or Swim’s set at West Valley Beer Festival on February 17 or KJACK Live Arts Festival on February 23.

“I grew up in a musical family and my dad was and still is a drummer. There was always a kit in the house and I was exposed to the good stuff early on. I didn’t really know I wanted to pursue this as a career until I was 10 years old; that’s when I started taking it seriously.

I loved old bands like CCR, Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath but quickly found a love for modern alternative bands like Arctic Monkeys, the Fratellis and The Strokes. I saw tons of concerts and my life quickly became all about music. My goal as a musician in this scene is to be a tight drummer, and help bring good songs to the table. I’ve always thought songwriting was the most important factor of a band.

I don’t care how hard you shred if I’m not singing the song in my head after I hear it. The Sink or Swim tries to only put out the songs we are most proud of, and we hope you all enjoy our new record, Oasis Unknown.”

TOP 5 FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME

“Wish You Were Here,” Pink Floyd “This really needs no explanation. Find me a song that puts you in the feels more than this one. Maybe “Comfortably Numb?” Pink Floyd man, Pink Floyd.”

“505,” Arctic Monkeys “When I started playing drums, I got really into the European alternative scene. This band stuck out to me musically, lyrically and stylistically… the content, the guitar tones, the messages.

I molded my drum style around Matt

“Anti-D,” The Wombats “This song got me through some hard times. I think that The Wombats are one of the most underappreciated bands from Europe in the last decade. Lyrically on another level, this song just helps you feel like everything will be OK in the end.”

“Take It Easy,” Eagles “The Eagles are easily one of the greatest bands of all time. Find me a group that can harmonize this well and I’ll pay you $100. This song is just relaxing and takes you somewhere else. I really appreciate the pure skill of each member as well as their relatable lyrics. We need more bands influenced by the Eagles.”

PREFERRED WAY OF LISTENING

“I am an avid Spotify user. I think it’s a no-brainer. Pay $10 a month for unlimited listening and the ability to create and share playlists with friends? No-brainer. I like listening to music while driving in the car on full blast with the windows down, but nothing beats a live show.”

DESERT ISLAND ALBUM

“I would probably choose A Rush of Blood To the Head by Coldplay. It’s one of my goto vinyls and if I was alone on an island in solitude, I would probably be listening to this on repeat.”

FAVORITE SONG FROM A LOCAL ARTIST

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“Ripple”

“‘Necromancin Dancin’ by Bear Ghost.

This band is on another level. Sorry, everyone.”

Grateful Dead

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“Anything by John Mayer. He’s a god among men.” CT

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“Wish You Were Here” “505” Arctic Monkeys

“Anti-D” The Wombats

“Take It Easy” Eagles

“Necromancin Dancin’” Bear Ghost

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“Ripple,” Grateful Dead “This song will always hold a special place in my heart. My parents went to a Grateful Dead show while my mom was pregnant with me and my dad used to sing me to sleep with this when I was younger. Forever a classic.”

Helders and ended up seeing the Arctic Monkeys three times. I have a tattoo of them on my arm and they will forever be one of my favorite bands.”

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LIVE MUSIC

CALENDAR FEBRUARY 15 Bumper Jacksons Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $25-$35 Dead to Me Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $15 Ha Ha Tonka Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $10 Jeff Rosenstock Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15

FEBRUARY 16 Grails Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $13-$15 Lee Ann Womack Highlands Church, 7:30 p.m., $34-$76 Valentine’s Super Love Jam Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7:30 p.m., $28.50$49.50 We Banjo 3 Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $35-$40

FEBRUARY 17 Crush Arizona 2018 Rawhide Event Center, 5 p.m., $59-$99 Dave Mason The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $30-$60 David Gans Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $12-$15 Jason Derulo The Salt River Grand Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $40-$160 Miranda Lambert Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7 p.m., $39.75-$265 Twin Ponies Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

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Bully Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $15-$18 The Dangerous Summer Rebel Lounge, 7 p.m., $14-$16 Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $32-$37 Margo Price Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $21-$32 Top Shelf Shake Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

FEBRUARY 19 Benjamin Clementine Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$35 Blitzen Trapper Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15-$18 Shamir Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $17-$20 Shovels and Rope Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $40-$45 tUnE-yArDs w/Sudan Archives The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $23.50

FEBRUARY 20 Black Veil Brides w/Asking Alexandria Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $29.50-$59.50

Conan Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $12-$14 Dan Auerbach & The Easy Eye Sound Revue w/ Shannon and the Clams The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $32.50 Icon For Hire Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15-$18 Why? Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $17-$20 Willie Watson Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $15-$18

FEBRUARY 21 The Living Deads Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Mike Gordon Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $27.50-$40 The Wood Brothers Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., sold out

FEBRUARY 22 David Wilcox Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $27-$35

FEBRUARY 23 Emily Bear Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $30-$35 Good Old War Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $20-$23 Jacob Sartorius The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $25 Marty Grimes Club Red, 7 p.m., $13-$15 Skinny Lister Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $16-$18 The Sugar Thieves Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $10 Tiny Moving Parts Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $13-$15 Twin Ponies Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

FEBRUARY 24 Black Label Society Marquee Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $35-$65 Busty and the Bass Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15

FEBRUARY 25 BoDeans: Stripped Down Musical Instrument Museum, 6 and 8 p.m., $40-$50 Brent Faiyaz Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $20-$50 George Harrison’s 75th B-Day Celebration Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $10 The Roadshow 2018 Grand Canyon University, 6 p.m., $10-$55 Steve Hackett The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $85

FEBRUARY 26 Real Estate Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$28

Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters Symphony Hall, 7:30 p.m., sold out

FEBRUARY 27 Andrew Goldring Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free Davina and the Vagabonds w/ Squirrel Nut Zippers Musical Instrument Museum, 6 and 9 p.m., $40-$50 Enter Shikari Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $18-$22 They Might Be Giants Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $25-$55

FEBRUARY 28 Birthday Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Galactic Empire w/Mac Sabbath Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $18-$20 Magic Giant Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$54 Senses Fail Nile Theater, 6 p.m., $18 Typesetter Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

MARCH 1 Live from Laurel Canyon Musical Instrument Museum, 9:30 p.m., $32-$42 New Breed Brass Band Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10-$12 P!nk Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7:30 p.m., $596.64$762.13

MARCH 2 Bad News Blues Band Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $8 Dustin Lynch w/High Valley The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, 1 p.m., free FigureItOut w/Baseline Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $10-$13 flor Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $13-$15 The Gibson Brothers Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $35-$40 McDowell Mountain Music Festival Margaret T. Hance Park, various times, $45-$540 Otto D Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15 The Psychedelic Furs The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $25-$50 Rings of Saturn Club Red, 6 p.m., $16 Soft Kill w/Choir Boy Valley Bar, 7 p.m., $12 Twista Monarch Theatre, 8 p.m., $25-$35

MARCH 3 Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $8 Ian Moore

Rhythm Room, 6 p.m., $12-$15 Langhorne Slim Crescent Ballroom, 7 p.m., $20-$25 The Lone Bellow Rebel Lounge, 8:30 p.m., $20-$79 McDowell Mountain Music Festival Margaret T. Hance Park, various times, $45-$540 Mike Masse Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $20-$22 Miles Electric Band Mesa Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $46 Old Dominion w/Brandon Lay The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, 1 p.m., free Pig&Dan Monarch Theatre, 10 p.m., $15 Pop Evil The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $22 Stateline Club Red – East, 8 p.m., $10 Tinsley Ellis Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $30-$35

MARCH 4 ABBAFAB Wild Horse Pass, 3 p.m., $15-$30 A Day to Remember w/Papa Roach, Falling in Reverse, The Devil Wears Prada Mesa Amphitheatre, 5:30 p.m., $46.50 Demi Lovato w/DJ Khaled Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7:30 p.m., $35.20$495.20 K. Michelle The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $25-$150 Little Dragon Crescent Ballroom, 9 p.m., $29.50-$43 McDowell Mountain Music Festival Margaret T. Hance Park, various times, $45-$540 Mirrors for Psychic Warfare Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Whitney Rose Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $10

MARCH 5 Benny Green Trio w/Veronica Swift Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $35-$40 NF The Van Buren, 8 p.m., sold out

MARCH 6 Coin The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $20-$35 Eden Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., sold out Jake Shimabukuro Mesa Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $37

MARCH 7 Altan Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $40-$45 Celebrating David Bowie Mesa Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $33-$68 Starset Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $17-$37 Steve Aoki Rialto Theatre, 7 p.m., $39-$548

MARCH 8 Blank Range Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $10-$12 BROCKHAMPTON The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $35 Envision The Pressroom, 7 p.m., $22 Fozzy Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $25-$45 Karla Bonoff Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., sold out Simply Three Mesa Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $28 Skydyed Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $7-$10

Pub Rock Live, 8:30 p.m., $18-$60

Jody Highroller. Iceberg Simpson. Neon Icon. The white Gucci Mane with a spray tan. The Peach Panther himself, Riff Raff, will stop by Pub Rock Live in late March. The prolific Houston rapper boasts such memorable collections as Aquaberry Aquarius and the aptly titled Neon Icon and Peach Panther. Maybe you’ll hear bangers like “Dolce & Gabbana.” Maybe he’ll be “Tip Toe Wing in My Jawwdinz.” Maybe not. He has plenty of new music, too. While Riff Raff can take many different directions at Pub Rock Live, one thing’s certain – it will be entertaining.

MARCH 9 Bad Bunny Comerica Theatre, 8 p.m., $64-$245 The Blasters Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $15-$20 The English Beat Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., sold out Kenny Wayne Shepherd The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $25 Lane 8 The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $22-$42 Ryan Caraveo Pub Rock Live, 9 p.m., $12-$15

Simply Three Mesa Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $28 ZZ Ward w/Billy Raffoul Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $22-$99

MARCH 10 Flying Burrito Festival Downtown Phoenix, 4 p.m., $10-$25 The Mavericks The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 8 p.m., $30 Pancho Barraza Celebrity Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $51-$96

Phoenix Symphony: Music of Pink Floyd with Laser Light Show Mesa Amphitheatre, 7:30 p.m., $43-$149 Stone Temple Pilots Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $38.50-$58.50 Talib Kweli The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $19.50 Wu Man and the Huayin Shadow Puppet Band Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $50-$60

MARCH 11 Ostrich Festival Tumbleweed Park, various times, $6-$50

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MARCH 30 • RIFF RAFF

Iced Earth The Pressroom, 8 p.m., $25-$27 Khemmis Club Red, 6 p.m., $13-$15 New Politics Crescent Ballroom, 9 p.m., $28.50-$31 PVRIS Rialto Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $25.50-$99 Walk Off the Earth The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $35-$40 The Wedding Present Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $17-$20

MARCH 12 Cuco Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m., $15-$20 Slaves Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $15-$18

MARCH 13 The Contortionist Club Red, 6 p.m., $18-$75 I Set My Friends on Fire Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $13-$15 Kathy Mattea w/Bill Cooley Musical Instrument Museum, 6 and 8 p.m., $30-$45 The Mowgli’s Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $20-$23 The Nth Power Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $12-$15

MARCH 14 A$AP Ferg The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $30-$125 Close Encounter Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $7-$8 Hippie Sabotage Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $23-$80 CT

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TOTALLY ACCURATE PREDICTIONS YOU SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 18) You’ve been having a rough few weeks, and while there are some areas for you to improve in, don’t be so hard on yourself. A lot of people think you’re cool – even your Finstagram gets a lot of likes.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 20) While the semester is in full swing, you may feel like you’re holding back in your classes, social life or at work. It’s time to seize the day! Foot off the brake! Unless you’re at a cross walk… in that case, please obey the law.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 21) The stars say a steamy love affair is in your sights.

Whether that means a relationship is soon to blossom or that you will see the new Fifty Shades of Grey movie by yourself, we’re not judging.

TAURUS (APRIL 22-MAY 20) Self-improvement is a process but you can’t let fate do all the legwork. Try seeing what ditching a bad habit can do for your outlook. For you, that might mean holding back from getting Taco Bell and crying in your car this weekend.

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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21) Nothing freshens up your mindset like some fresh air. To liven up your lease on life this month, try going for a bike ride, jog or hike… or at least change your iPhone wallpaper to a green forest or something.

CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22) This is the year to master the art of self-love. Don’t like what you see in the mirror? Try looking at yourself the way you look at pizza – let us know if that actually works.

LEO (JULY 23-AUGUST 22) There’s nothing wrong with being comfortable, but you might be surprised about the attention and success you can get when you class up your outfits a notch – we’re talking no pajama pants and at least a nice T-shirt.

VIRGO (AUGUST 23- SEPTEMBER 22) Applying for summer internships and jobs has you stressed.

If you want to rise above your peers, put in some extra time to brighten your resume and CV. Don’t be afraid to do some spring cleaning when it comes to that Twitter feed, too…

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 22) It’s hard to forgive someone in a relationship once they’ve hurt you, but if you’re really into them, remember this simple mantra: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, still shame on you because messing with someone’s emotions ain’t cool.”

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 21) If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If your GPA falls after this semester but you get a killer tan over spring break, does it really matter?

SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 21) There’s nothing worse than feeling off balance. Take steps this month to refind your footing in life. Consider signing up for a yoga class… and then dropping it when you realize it’s at 7:30 a.m. on Monday.

CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 19) It’s easy to get caught in the motion of classes and forget to pay attention to the invaluable lessons your professors may be giving you. Try staying attentive by taking notes and soaking up a lesson this week… or at least keep your MacBook closed for the first five minutes of class. CT

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