College Times - April 18, 2019

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or some students, after all the years of studying, socializing and finding themselves, graduation day can seem a bit, well, underwhelming. It’s not easy to find closure on all those memories and emotions in one day after receiving a piece of paper. The college experience is so much more than the degree. Here are 11 ways to make graduation day memorable.

#11 • TAKE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING

This may seem obvious, but snapping a few photos of yourself and your friends will make the memories last forever. But don’t just focus on posed pictures, make sure to get candid shots and capture moments you might not immediately view as “memorable.” These could be the memories you value most later on.

#10 • DECORATE YOUR CAP

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always meant to try, eat at a place you enjoy.

#7 • POST YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS

Let’s be honest, you’re most likely going to post about graduating on social media– it’s a big moment! Make sure the post is meaningful. No, it doesn’t need to be super mushy. You never know; you could be inspiring a future graduate. Just be true to yourself and post something you’ll be proud of a few years down the road.

#6 • WEAR YOUR BEST OUTFIT

What you wear may seem more trivial, especially because you’ll be wearing a gown over the top. Still, dressing to impress will leave you feeling confident.

#5 • VISIT YOUR FAVORITE SPOTS ON CAMPUS

Putting something meaningful to you on your cap will make you want to keep it. It can also be a fun activity to do with friends or even coordinate with your besties. Just for fun include your favorite quote, pictures of you or your friends, an inside joke or artsy drawings.

Take a walk through campus by yourself or with friends or family. Reminisce about the days spent cramming, laughs with friends or daily coffee runs. Taking the time to revisit these memorable spots can give you closure on those college years.

#9 • MAKE A MEMORY JAR

#4 • WRITE THANK-YOU NOTES TO YOUR CLOSEST MENTORS AND PROFESSORS

Ask your friends to jot down their favorite memories of you, then fold them up and put them in a jar. You can look back on those memories all at once or open them one by one whenever you’re feeling nostalgic of your college days.

#8 • EAT OUT

Whether it was your favorite spot you’ve been to, probably, 100 times, or somewhere you’ve

Express your appreciation to those who helped you earn your degree and you’ll be grateful.

The move will help build your professional and personal relationships with the mentor.

#3 • CREATE A GRADUATION PLAYLIST

Try organizing the songs in chronological

order. Music can be a way to trigger memories.

Jamming out to these songs throughout the day will make you nostalgic.

#2 • CONFESS YOUR FEELINGS

This doesn’t need to be a grand gesture to a secret crush. Tell your friends, professors or mentors what they mean to you. Speak from the heart, and it will be a memorable moment for you both. Revealing your feelings will strengthen ties.

#1 • TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

On Graduation Day you will mingle with friends, family and peers, but make sure to take a few moments to yourself. At the end of the day, this is your future and your accomplishment.

Remember what you accomplished is pretty amazing and you worked hard for your degree.

Congratulations!

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THE SCENE Step up your Instagram game at The Scene’s pop-up art experience with 11 rooms and 23 colorful scenes. Photos are encouraged for attendees to create endless social media content, be inspired and find their inner artist.

The Scene, 330 E. University Drive, Suite 102, Tempe, experiencethescene.com, 2 to 10 p.m. Thursday to Sunday through May 12, $30.

DAYS ON THE GREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL With headliners Slightly Stoopid and Sublime with Rome, this festival is for all reggae, world, blues and punk fans during the infamous 4/20 weekend.

Experience music, lifestyle and culture all in one setting.

Fear Farm, 2208 N. 99th Avenue,

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FRIED: FRENCH FRY AND MUSIC FESTIVAL From pizza fries to churro fries (and even clam chowder fries), this festival celebrates everyone’s favorite snack!

When the munchies hit, head to Hance Park to get fries from more than 20 makers for $2 to $3. Relax and listen to indie bands and local artists as you munch away for the day.

Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. Third Street, Phoenix, 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 20, $15.

ARIZONA ECO FASHION WEEK 2019 Did you know that sustainability and fashion can go hand in hand? Find out how at AZ Eco Fashion Week. Celebrate Earth Day, learn about green living and upcycling, and end the week with the Refabricate Fashion Show. Come see how local artists and fashion designers are reusing material for more eco-friendly clothing production. You can even shop one-of-a-kind garments directly from the runway!

FABRIC and various locations, fabrictempe.com/az-ecofashion-week, various times Monday, April 22, to Saturday, April 27, free to $50.

YOGA IN THE RAINFOREST Take a much-needed break after finals week, and experience a deeper connection to your surroundings with Yoga in the Rainforest. Classes are held at Butterfly Wonderland inside the 10,000-square-foot conservatory, the largest in the country. Approximately 3,000 butterflies will freely fly around you as you practice. Appreciate nature through conservation, education and yoga relaxation.

Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Vía de Ventura, Scottsdale, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23, and Thursday, May 9, $20.

WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS OPEN MIC NIGHT Calling all musicians and poets!

Downtown Tempe offers a walk-in open mic night for artists to share up to two songs or poems. They aim to provide a “friendly, attentive atmosphere” for performers.

Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, tempecenterforthearts.com, 5 to 6 p.m. for youth/high school and younger and 6 to 10 p.m. for all performers, Wednesdays April 24, May 1, May 8 and May 15, free.

WORLD BAZAAR PHX Have a global experience, right here in Phoenix, as you find culture, cuisine and community at the World Bazaar cultural festival. Visit more than 60 vendors offering food and handmade goods from around the world as you enjoy music and live performances from Africa, Asia and

Latin America.

19th Avenue and Camelback Park and Ride, 1813 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, free.

DATE NIGHT DRIVE-IN AT THE PROMENADE Take your partner for a romantic night out at the movies at no cost. Every Friday in May, The Promenade will show five fan favorites and classic films with a block party before the movie plays.

Bring a canned food donation for free entrance.

The Promenade, 16215 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 7 to 8 p.m. (block party), 8 p.m. (movie) Fridays, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, free with canned food donation.

AFASA’S 2019 AFRICA FESTIVAL Learn about African culture, arts, cuisine, traditions, fashion and history at the annual African Festival organized by the African Association of Arizona.

Since 1998, the group has worked to raise awareness about the African continent.

North High School, 1101 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, afasa.org, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, free.

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Put your hair up in a high ponytail, get your thigh-high boots on and get ready to sing your heart out all night! Yuh. Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 800.745.3000, talkingstickresortarena.com, 8 p.m.

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Join one of Arizona’s largest multicultural festivals to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the 26th annual festival in Downtown Phoenix. Enjoy live music, lucha libre wrestling, ballet folklorico, interactive rides, traditional food and drink and giveaways.

Downtown Phoenix, 200 W. Washington, Phoenix, noon to 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 5, $10-$75.

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Veteran Stole Ceremony

CELEBRATING STUDENTS SPECIAL INTEREST CONVOCATIONS CEREMONIES HONOR GRADS’ IDENTITIES

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raduating is a momentous occasion for students, but getting a chance to celebrate with others with similar backgrounds can make it even more special.

ASU gives students this opportunity with special interest convocations for different groups, including international, LGBT, veteran, Asian, African American, American Indian and Hispanic students.

The ceremonies will take place between Saturday, May 4, and Friday, May 10, on ASU’s Tempe campus at various locations.

Along with these convocations and stole ceremonies, students often attend larger undergraduate or graduate commencement ceremonies and convocations for schools and colleges.

The special interest convocations are often more intimate, celebrate individual student accomplishments, feature student speakers, have special entertainment and have stole ceremonies.

Melissa Werner, director of the Office of University Protocol and Events, says that these ceremonies celebrate students as the multifaceted individuals they are.

“You have an identity as a student that goes beyond just student. We want those students to be able to celebrate that as well,” Werner says.

Many of the special interest ceremonies have outgrown their original venues and have had to be moved to larger spaces, such as Wells Fargo Arena or Grady Gammage Auditorium.

“We have a large population of firstgeneration graduates, so they have lots of family members who want to join them to celebrate their graduation,” Werner says.

“This is a big milestone event. Graduation is one of those big life events that we want to make sure that our graduates and their families can all celebrate.”

The convocations have been around for different lengths of time. The Rainbow Convocation for LGBT students and allies and the Veterans Honors Stole Ceremony for active-duty military and veterans are two of the newest ceremonies. One of the longest-running ceremonies, the Hispanic Convocation, started 35 years ago. It has grown from around 25 students and to nearly 500 graduates and 8,400 guests.

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meaning for students and their families.

“We anticipate we’re going to have current students who are going to be participating this year who are children of our students who participated in that very first Hispanic Convocation,” Werner says.

Other ceremonies have expanded at an even more rapid pace.

The veterans stole ceremony has grown from 30 students five years ago to around 250 students and more than 1,400 guests.

Michelle Loposky, assistant director of outreach and engagement for the ASU Pat Tillman Veterans Center, says the ceremony is impactful for online and on-campus students.

“They are doing something that is tangible, that recognizes their military experience, their veteran identity and what they have accomplished serving the country and serving themselves by getting their college degree,” Loposky says.

The special ceremony is meant not just for the veterans but family members who have been part of their journeys.

“Most of these families made such sacrifices when that person was serving, and now they made sacrifices while the student attended school. So, this is a celebration of the success for the entire family,” Loposky says.

Prestigious leaders from different parts of Arizona take part in ceremonies such as the American Indian Convocation.

Each year, leaders from different tribal nations attend the convocation. Laura Gonzales-Macias, acting director for American Indian Student Support Services, says having tribal leaders there makes the ceremony more meaningful to the students.

“The reason they have chosen to take part in the American Indian Convocation is they have learned or strengthened their own sense of identity, and this is a way to share that with people they honor, including those tribal leaders,” Gonzales-Macias says.

The offices planning the special interest convocations, including American Indian Student Support Services, get to known students throughout their educational careers.

“We see them come in. We work with them. The charge is to retain them, graduate

them, and this is the reward at the end,” Gonzales-Macias says.

In its 29th year, American Indian Convocation brings together students from urban and rural backgrounds and from tribal nations from all over the country. During the ceremony, tribal flags will be on display.

Students sometimes receive stoles designed for specific groups, such as Native American, LGBT, Hispanic, Asian, black or veterans.

The American Indian stoles are made from Pendleton material; African American stoles resemble kente cloth; international student stoles’ colors represent the global ASU experience and Hispanic stoles are like serape fabric.

Veteran stoles contain the branches of military in which the students served.

Students are encouraged to wear their stoles to other commencement or convocation ceremonies as a show of pride. Werner says many veterans, who are recognized during undergraduate and graduate commencement, don their stoles at later ceremonies.

A number of the ceremonies honor individual student accomplishments.

During the veterans stole ceremony, graduates are highlighted during a preshow slide show with their photos and information on their branch of service and majors. This information also appears on a big screen when they walk across the stage.

During American Indian Convocation, the Heard Museum will honor two exceptional students with Heard Museum Eagle Spirit awards, and the Native American Alumni Chapter will give out Dukepoo Awards to students with GPAs of 4.0 or higher.

Special interest convocations are geared toward the students and their friends and family members. This is why the Hispanic Convocation is in Spanish and English.

It is the special touches that make these ceremonies memorable for the students and families. The veterans stole ceremony, for example, is broken down by the different branches of the military.

Some ceremonies have special music or entertainment.

The veterans stole ceremony will feature service songs from the different branches of military; the international stole ceremony, group performances and musicians and the American Indian Convocation, live drummers, an invocation and benediction from Miss and Mr. Indian ASU and alumni performances. CT

CEREMONIES

Here is a roundup of the special ceremonies, all of which have free admission. For more information, visit graduation.asu.edu.

International Student Stole Ceremony, Student Pavilion, ASU Tempe Campus, 11 a.m., Saturday, May 4.

Veterans Honor Stole Ceremony, Wells Fargo Arena, ASU Tempe Campus, 2 p.m., Saturday, May 4.

Rainbow Convocation, Student Pavilion, ASU Tempe Campus, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 7.

Asian/Asian Pacific American Convocation, Student Pavilion, ASU Tempe Campus, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 8.

American Indian Convocation, Grady Gammage Auditorium, ASU Tempe Campus, 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 8.

Black African Convocation, Grady Gammage Auditorium, ASU Tempe Campus, 11 a.m., Thursday, May 9.

Hispanic Convocation, Wells Fargo Arena, ASU Tempe Campus, 7 p.m., Friday, May 10.

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Thalia M. España creates photo and video content for many fashion events such as the Eco Trunk Show at the Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center.

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to know 100%. It’s OK if you don’t know because you never know what life will hit you with. In college, it hit me with my calling unexpectedly.

I also discovered that my time in college represents more than just being a college student. It represents my motivation. It represents my family. It represents my roots.

It represents struggles. It represents good times and bad times. It represents cold nights

and the hot summers. It feels good to say that I became empowered through my education.

It feels good to say that I am an educated Latina, an educated Mexican American, and that I am not the statistic of failure expected of me. It represents who and what I am doing this for.

Seeking a higher education has empowered me. It has taught me the importance of doing so. My college

experience set a path for me to find my voice and my place in this world, and I feel stronger because of it.

As I get ready to graduate and reflect on all my hard work, all the tired nights, all the fun, opening experiences, all the people I’ve met, all my supporters along the way… I hold one of my favorite lyrics close to my heart: “No te olvides nunca, que eres poderosa.”

(Never forget that you are powerful.) CT

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Thalia M. España poses at the end of the runway showcasing her up-cycled design for the Phoenix Fashion Week × Goodwill AZ Little Black Dress Challenge worn by model Jessica Lewis.

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n college, I began the journey of discovering myself. I learned so much about the world around me as I sought to find my place in it.

I learned more about who I truly am.

I came out of my shell, unveiling hidden talents and skills that were waiting to bloom along with me. I discovered my true passions as they only fueled my desire to further pursue my dreams.

I am an artist. I am a writer. A storyteller.

Videographer. Photographer. Fashion designer. I am expressive. Ambitious. Hard working. Creative. This is who I am, and who I learned I was meant to be. I didn’t exactly know what to expect when I first started my college journey, but these were the doors of opportunity that opened for me during my time here (doors I didn’t even know existed).

I learned such a vast set of skills that I didn’t know I had in me, and I am proud of how far I have come because of it.

My art and fashion skills were brought to life, which only ignited bigger dreams in me. I have met some of the most incredible people from being in my fashion classes, fashion clubs and fashion internships. I learned about this whole new world of people who are just like me: creatives, artists, thinkers. Everything became much more exciting after that. Fashion became my core, and it has led me to have so many amazing opportunities. In college, I learned that fashion is my greatest passion. It is my purpose. My time here is only just the beginning for that pathway set before me.

College is a pivotal point in life that makes you think about where you will be in the future or at least where you want to go. In college, a hobby became more than that in the middle of my time here. I never expected that I would become a part of the fashion world as much as I have now. That was not my plan, but I learned that I didn’t need to have it all planned out. Now, as I am about to graduate, I have learned I still don’t need

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Portrait of a first-semester freshman.

MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE 5 THINGS I LEARNED MY FRESHMAN YEAR

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efore my freshman year at Arizona State, I had mixed emotions. I was afraid I would not make friends, anxious to be so far away from home, yet excited to start a new chapter in my life.

As my first year comes to an end, I look back at all that has happened and wish I was given more advice on the ups and downs.

So, I created a list of what I have learned to help incoming freshman.

It’s OK to not be friends with everyone I went to a very small high school with a graduating class of 49, so the transition to Arizona State was huge.

During the first week or so of college, I desperately tried to introduce myself to everyone. There was a constant dialogue of, “Hi my name is Olivia, nice to meet you.

What’s your name?”

Because ASU has a large student population and four campuses, I wanted to make myself known. I wanted to have people smile and wave when I walked by them.

Looking back, virtually none of the people I randomly introduced myself to in the beginning of the year are my friends. My closest friends were made through sharing classes, living on the same floor, and having similar likes and dislikes.

I clicked with one of my best guy friends thanks to our English class. My closest girl friend and I met through our internship.

Try not to overthink making friends. Try to find similarities in the people you are surrounded with.

WAIT TO BUY YOUR TEXTBOOKS Possibly the worst thing you can do is rush to buy everything you need before the semester starts.

For most classes, the required texts are not posted until a week or two before the semester starts or the professor will tell you on the first day of class. In other words, wait

OLIVIA MUNSON • COLLEGE TIMES to buy your books!

After two semesters of college I can safely say I have made the mistake of buying or renting books I did not use or need.

BUDGET YOUR MONEY WISELY I took a financial literacy course in high school, so I like to believe I’m cautious with money.

I can say I initially spent too much on Chipotle and Starbucks. Second semester was my chance to prove I can budget on my own.

I am proud to say I did a better job this time compared to last.

One tip I have is to download a mobile banking app. I did not have one first semester, so I did not keep track of my finances. Now, with the mobile banking app, I can check my activity anytime. Thanks to this, I have been more conscious about how I spend.

Remember, it is important to have fun and it is OK to spend money on yourself. However, what is even more important is to make sure you are not frivolously spending.

DO NOT STRESS ABOUT YOUR SOCIAL LIFE Unlike high school, no one is popular in college. People may know who you are, and you may have a lot of friends, but social status does not exist in college.

Your attendance at parties isn’t going to dictate your social life. Trust me, after a while, frat parties lose their novelty. Sometimes it is better to kick back with friends and watch a movie. No one should judge you for what you decide to do with your social life, and if they do, consider removing that person from your life.

PRACTICE TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS The pace of college is much different from high school; everything is fast.

I took an online journalism class that was half a semester, or seven weeks. Because it was self-paced, many students forgot about the homework, exams and due dates. I knew students who waited until the day everything was due to finish the course and they barely passed.

To do well in the class, I made a schedule of everything. I would space out watching the online lectures and completing assignments to fit into my day-to-day routine. By doing this, I was less stressed about the class in comparison to my peers. In the end, I received a high A. In college, the syllabus is the rule, not the exception. Do not expect your professor to

move a due date back if you have a lot of assignments from other classes.

Assignments are set in stone for a reason.

Due dates are chosen to keep the class at a steady pace and professors are even stricter when it comes to missing classes or making up exams.

Like I said before, you are on your own in college. You won’t have anyone checking in to see if you did your homework. It is up to you to make sure whether you can finish your work on time.

You do not have to follow my advice word for word. College brings the opportunity for new experiences, but you want to make sure you are prepared for anything thrown your way. CT

SUCCESS & MONEY

Queen OF THE NILE

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Nile Presents owner Michelle Donovan, an ASU graduate, used internships to work her way up the music industry ladder.

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merch, driving and babysitting for Girl Repellent and Where Eagles Dare. Eventually, she cofounded Mantooth Group, a booking and promotions company that The Nile Theater uses.

“My intent was never to do this for a living. I just kind of fell into it,” she says.

Since Donovan’s Nile takeover, she added The Nile Coffee Shop, a coffee shop and vegan eatery, to the front room of the venue.

“It creates activity in the building where there wouldn’t necessarily be activity and allows us to have a stronger foothold in this community and not be just some nightclub at night,” Donovan says.

The coffeeshop is used for community meetings, such as RAIL (Retail, Arts, Innovation & Livability) which, “puts more of a face on the venue and it makes it where it becomes more of a hangout.”

Donovan wants more for The Nile than a strong imprint in the community. She is trying to create a healthy workplace where women can see they are just as valuable as men. That’s relevant for her coffee shop, The Nile Theater, The Underground, 51 West or her stage labor company, Upstage Labor.

Being a woman in the music business, Donovan has experienced her own battles with being belittled for her gender.

“When bands come in; I booked the show, it’s my venue, I did all that stuff, but

I would say 60% of the time if I go to a venue that I don’t work at, they automatically think I’m the assistant or the merchant seller; when 100% of the time I’m the only one corresponding with them before we get to shows.” they’ll turn to my male counterpart who’s running sound. It’s not everybody, but you learn really early on that you have to be assertive,” Donovan says.

Hayley Rippy, tour manager for rockers Circa Survive and assistant manager at The Nile Theater, agrees.

“I would say 60% of the time if I go to a venue that I don’t work at, they automatically think I’m the assistant or the merchant seller; when 100% of the time I’m the

only one corresponding with them before we get to shows.”

Donovan is quick to add she doesn’t call herself a feminist.

“I am a humanist,” she says. “Nobody deserves to be belittled or treated lesser because you’re male or female or gay or straight or black or white. Everybody should get the same plane of opportunity.”

She may be assertive, but she’s nurturing as well. A lot of her staff has been there for five-plus years and they created a family vibe.

“Because there’s a woman in charge, you get that inherently nurturing feeling or you want to protect everybody, at least that’s for me.”

In 2013, Donovan became a mother, but that doesn’t stop her from working. She frequently brings her baby to the club.

“I was here the night before I went into labor and then we were back here a week after for a sold out The Story So Far show,” she says.

“I don’t think being a woman should be an excuse to not do what you want to do.

And I don’t think people should look at you like you’re lesser because you’re a woman because you can do just as much as if not more than your male counterpart.” CT Nile Theater, 105 W. Main Street, Mesa, niletheater.com.

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ile Presents owner Michelle Donovan is over describing how she balances motherhood with her Downtown Mesa venue.

“You wouldn’t ask a guy that,” the 2004 ASU graduate says during a conversation in The Nile Coffee Shop. “You do what you have to do to get the job done.”

Truth is, she’s one of the few female promoters in town. The 37-year-old has leased The Nile Theater since 2010. The nearly 100-year-old building, which began as a movie house, didn’t become a music venue until 1994. After closing for the second time in 2002, it reopened in 2010 under the management of Donovan’s Mantooth Group, now dubbed Nile Presents.

Donovan has had a longtime affair with music. In the sixth grade, she and her family moved from Cleveland to the Valley. At age 15, while working at Sammy B’s Pizza, she started throwing shows.

“I was working with a bunch of dudes who were in bands and were like, ‘Well, let’s do some shows in this pizza shop.’”

She hasn’t stopped since.

Through internships, with marketing companies and record labels, Donovan worked her way to the marketing manager position at The Marquee Theatre.

After graduating from ASU, Donovan was employed by R Entertainment, where she booked casino and arena shows. Her resume also includes stints with booking,

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aving good manners, or etiquette, in social situations extends to the workplace, especially a job interview or first job after graduation.

Etiquette ties into the first impression you make with an employer and your ability to navigate a workplace.

SueAnn Brown, a local etiquette consultant and founder of the It’s All About Etiquette, says although education and training are important, people skills can be just as essential to getting and keeping a job.

“A lot of employers now are seeking people with not only the technical skills and the knowledge to perform the job, but they are equally, if not more so interested, in hiring people who are team players and rapport builders, with social graces and interpersonal skills,” Brown says.

At a first job interview or first day of work, think about etiquette when making conversation, choosing clothing, greeting another person, eating or drinking around others and using cellphones and other devices.

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FIRST IMPRESSION Brown says when you first meet someone, you have 7 seconds to make a first impression.

To do this, you need to have a firm handshake, make eye contact and show confidence. Sitting only after being asked is also part of this. You only have one time to make a first impression, so it is important to present yourself as professional from the first moments that you meet someone.

“Once somebody has made their opinion of you, just by the way that you shake your

hand, say hello and eye contact, that can make or break a relationship,” Brown says.

SMALL TALK In social situations, small talk can sometimes seem like filler, but it is part of establishing a relationship with someone, especially in a business setting. Brown says when making small talk, you want to avoid certain hot-button topics, such as politics and religion. You also don’t want to make the conversation all about yourself and should

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try to steer clear of questions with definitive “yes” or “no” answers. Brown says you will also want to avoid words such as “yeah,” “no problem” or “no worries.”

Try to make the conversation about the other person, discussing topics you both have in common, such as hobbies. Brown says a good question to start with is: “How is your day going?” When asking opening questions, it is important to address the other person by name.

ATTIRE During an interview and when you are first starting a job, what you wear is part of the first impression that you make. Brown says you want to dress a step up from what you would expect to wear at a job. Doing research on the company can help you to get more of a sense of how to dress for an interview.

You especially want to avoid wearing jeans, sneakers, T-shirts and other more casual items during a job interview.

Style of dress in a workplace is often dictated by the company’s dress code. Most have either business formal or business casual dress codes. Brown says business formal usually means a dress shirt and slacks or a more formal dress, and business casual can be a more relaxed outfit such as kakis and a polo shirt. In any setting, it is important to be wellgroomed and neat, which includes having pressed clothes and polished shoes.

PREPARATION To prepare for a job interview or a first job at a position, make sure you have everything you need, such as extra copies of your resume and supplemental paperwork. Brown says during an interview, you should bring paperwork in a professional-looking binder or folder and carry a notepad and pen to take notes. Make sure to do research on the company beforehand so that you sound more knowledgeable when answering or asking

questions during an interview.

“If you have some of the answers, and you’ve done your homework before you go to the interview, and you know something about their sales and something about their products, it’s going to put you upfront,” Brown says.

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SueAnn Brown teaches a five-hour class on etiquette for university students that touches on areas such as table manners, handshakes, introductions, attire, body language, business communications and office protocol. For more information, go to itsallaboutetiquette.com.

TECHNOLOGY It may seem like a no-brainer, but during a job interview, you want to stay off your cellphone and other devices. Texting or talking on the phone looks unprofessional.

This extends into the workplace as well. Many jobs have policies about not texting or making personal calls at your desk. While in a work setting, it is better to go somewhere private to make a call to friends or family members, especially when talking about personal topics.

Your social media accounts can also play into how others perceive you. Avoid putting up pictures or posts that could be perceived negatively by a potential or current employer.

Many workplaces have policies against using social media while at work, so it is best to try to reserve social media to personal time.

FOOD AND DRINK During interviews, you should avoid taking food and drinks, even coffee cups, with you.

In a workplace setting, having a drink at your desk is often acceptable, but businesses have different rules when it comes to whether you can eat at your desk.

GOODBYES How you end a conversation can be just as important as how you start it. Brown says when leaving, you want to thank the person for his/her time and make sure to tell the person that it was nice speaking with him/ her. Don’t just get up and leave without saying a formal goodbye, especially during an interview. Make sure to take the person’s business card, so you can follow up. Brown says you can make an impression after an interview by sending a thank-you note or an email.

“That helps you to stand out of the 500 people that are going for the same job,” Brown says. CT

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BANDY ABOUT ASU HOCKEY PLAYER TRAVELS TO SIBERIA FOR TOURNAMENT

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Finn Larson was introduced to bandy years ago, in 2012 when she traveled to Sweden on an international sports exchange trip.

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inn Larson was born to play hockey, but maybe even more.

When the Minnesota native arrived as a freshman last September at ASU’s Barrett The Honors College, she wasn’t planning on playing sports, except at an intramural level. She was serious about studying materials science engineering.

However, that all changed when Larson, a longtime hockey player, was recruited to play a little-known sport in the United States called bandy for Team USA. Officials asked her to join them at the World University Games held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, a town in Siberia, in March.

To keep her “feet fresh,” Larson returned to her love, hockey, by joining the ASU women’s team. Upon arrival, she rallied the troops, inviting her ASU hockey teammates to join Team USA/bandy, which is based in her home state of Minnesota.

“I joined the team, maybe a month late,” says Larson, who has played hockey since she was 6. “I went six months without skating, and I was expected to skate every day in Russia. I knew that wouldn’t be good.

I reached out to the coach and asked if I could be a practice player.

“The coach said that wasn’t possible, so I joined the team. The initial purpose was to be ready for Russia, but I loved the team and playing for ASU.”

The freshman center played for ASU and she left for Russia the day after the season ended. As Larson alluded to, she’s going to continue hockey and bandy, a sport that has been battling to get into the Olympics. The Federation of International Bandy has 27 members.

“The goal is to maybe get the sport into the Olympics,” she says. “I’d like to stick with it and maybe have a shot on that team. I remember when we were in Russia, there was a lot of networking that my coaches and team were doing to get the word out there.”

Bandy is played on a sheet of ice the size of a soccer field; North America’s only bandy ice is in Roseville, Minnesota. It’s a team sport in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team’s goal.

‘AMAZING’ EXPERIENCE Larson went to a small, private Catholic school and yearned for an out-of-state experience, so she followed her mother, Mardi, here. Mardi took a job at Petsmart and now works as director of marketing and communications for Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West.

“I was visiting her for spring break one year; I never thought of going to school in Arizona,” she says. “We ended up on an ASU tour to see a dorm. I looked at the honors college dorm, where I would have

my own room. I was impressed so I applied to ASU and Barrett, and I got in.”

Larson was introduced to bandy years ago—in 2012 when she traveled to Sweden on an international sports exchange trip with her club youth hockey team. For this incarnation, her team was assembled “in an interesting way.” She was recruited and then she discussed the team with her hockey friends at ASU. “We ended up getting 12 women; 11 people play on the ice at a time,” Larson says. “We had one sub for the whole tournament.”

Larson and her teammates didn’t meet up until they reached the New York airport.

“Everyone is from Minnesota, playing hockey at different schools,” she says. “The first time we were together as a team was at the airport. We never had practice time.

One of the struggles of the tournament we had was we never had the chance to practice together. Most never played bandy.”

When the women arrived in Siberia, none of them expected the pomp and circumstance that followed.

“This tournament was a very big deal for them,” Larson says. “I never understood how big of a deal this was until Vladimir Putin came to the opening ceremonies.

I thought, ‘This is legit.’ The opening ceremonies as a whole were really surreal.

It gave the whole Olympic experience.”

The ladies arrived and six hours later hit

the ice to play Sweden, which arguably has the world’s best team. This is after a 20hour journey.

“They did not go easy on us,” she says with a laugh. “None of us play bandy. We never played together. We just traveled from the United States. They destroyed us.

It was 20-0.

“Throughout the tournament, people were apologizing. Even one of the Swedish assistant coaches said it wasn’t fair and they were sorry it happened. By the time they were up by 10, normally they turn it into a practice for themselves. That didn’t happen.”

Larson is quick to add her team did something remarkable: It was the first U.S. women’s bandy team to score against Russia.

“Russia was well supported,” she adds.

“When we played them for the first time, the arena was filled with 5,000 people. There were 10 people for us; the rest for Russia.”

Although they’re spread throughout the states, the ladies stay in touch via Snapchat group message. Not only did the team gain experience, Larson forged friendships with Amber Galles, her ASU hockey assistant coach. She graduated in 2018, but athletes can play in the World University Games if they graduated within six months.

“We had to go through a lot of adversity to go through the tournament,” Larson says. “But my team was so high spirited the whole time. We joked about it.” CT

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In his debut for the Ottawa Senators, Joey Daccord lost 5-2 against the Buffalo Sabres.

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trying to be a kid.”

Being the Sun Devils’ first NHL player took a lot of heart. The North Andover, Massachusetts, native is the centerpiece of the university’s hockey program, leading the team to its first NCAA tournament.

The season ended March 30 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when the Sun Devils lost 2-1 to No. 2-ranked Quinnipiac University.

Daccord is a finalist for the Mike Richter Award. As of press time, the top goalie prize had yet to be announced.

“I think a lot of stuff goes into it, really,” says Daccord, describing his route to success.

“I really embraced the culture and lifestyle in Arizona and tried to make it my own.

Being from Boston, it was a big change at first.

It took a while to get used to it. But I’ve made it my second home. ASU has allowed me to play free and be myself.”

Initially, he admits, ASU wasn’t on his radar. He considered it after accepting an invitation to visit the Valley from men’s hockey coach Greg Powers.

“When I met with him, he and I hit it off,” Daccord says. “What’s not to love about Arizona? The climate and the atmosphere are good for me. I have an opportunity to play all I want and showcase my ability.”

Daccord is banking on another try with the Senators, as he signed a two-year contract.

Before next season, he’ll head to training camp.

“Everybody’s goal is to play in the NHL and we’re all trying to make the team,” Daccord says. “I’m looking forward to doing the same.”

His love for hockey is simple.

“To me, it’s just the coolest sport in the world,” Daccord says. “I hit the ice and everything in the world goes away.” CT

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he saying goes “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”

ASU sports business major Joey Daccord put March to shame.

Considered one of the top collegiate goalies, Daccord made his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators on April 4, three days after becoming the first ASU hockey player to sign an NHL entry-level contract.

The 22-year-old ASU junior rushed through an April 8 phone interview from Canadian Tire Centre to catch a plane back to Sonoran Desert heat to resume classes on April 9.

“It’s been a crazy seven days,” Daccord says via telephone on April 8. “When I sent my professors emails, they were pretty excited for me, and they were understanding.”

Daccord calls his Senators debut “surreal,” one that he lost 5-2 to the Buffalo Sabres.

He chalked up 35 saves and an .875 save percentage.

“It was something I’ve looked forward to and dreamed of my entire life,” he says. “To have it happen was incredible. I skated out there and I had chills.”

Twenty family members and friends felt those chills right along with Daccord, who was selected 199th in the seventh round by the Senators in 2015. Hockey is in his blood, as his father, Brian, is the former goaltending coach with the Boston Bruins. The elder Daccord also played hockey professionally in Switzerland.

“I think my parents took me to the rink when I was 3 days old,” Daccord says with a laugh. “Hockey is just a big part of my life. I played other sports growing up. There were a lot of different things I liked to do while

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SPORTS CALENDAR ALL THE BEST SPORTS EVENTS TO CATCH, TACKLE AND HIT ERIC NEWMAN • COLLEGE TIMES

PHOENIX RISING FC VS. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 The Rising hosts Seattle in an area rivalry.

Both teams are looking to make the playoffs and strengthen their seeds.

Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex, 751 N. McClintock Drive, Tempe, 623.594.9606, phxrisingfc.com, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, tickets start at $20.

AIA TENNIS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP See Arizona’s best high school tennis players at Paseo Racquet Center, as the doubles and singles quarterfinals and semifinals will be played this day for boys and girls. The final round is April 29 at a site to be determined.

Paseo Racquet Center, 6268 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, 623.979.1234, azpreps365.com, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, adult tickets are $10.

ARIZONA RATTLERS VS. NEBRASKA DANGER Arizona hosts Nebraska in its lone May home game before a bye week and three consecutive road games.

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Saturday, May 4, tickets start at $10.

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for their 3-0 sweep at the end of March in Tempe.

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Tuesday, May 7, tickets start at $18.

PHOENIX RISING FC VS. RIO GRANDE VALLEY FC The Rising host Rio Grande Valley in its first May home game. The club also hosts its most popular promotion of the regular season, $1 Bud Light Beer Night.

Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex, 751 N. McClintock Drive, Tempe, 623.594.9606, phxrisingfc.com, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, tickets start at $22.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. ATLANTA BRAVES Celebrate Mother’s Day with baseball at Chase Field, when the D-backs take on former snake Ender Inciarte and the Atlanta Braves. The first 10,000 moms will receive a charm necklace courtesy of Tyson Foods.

Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.514.8400, dbacks.com, 1:10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, tickets start at $25.

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AIA BASEBALL 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Come see Arizona’s best baseball players vie for the state title. The 6A playoffs for Arizona’s biggest schools begin on April 27 and conclude with a final, winner-take-all game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Sandra Day O’Connor High took the title in 2018.

Tempe Diablo Stadium, 2200 W. Alameda Drive, Tempe, 480.350.5205, aiaonline.org, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, adult tickets are $10.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS The Diamondbacks host division-rival San Francisco. The first 20,000 fans in attendance will receive a Randy Johnson Perfect Game Starting Lineup Figurine.

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AIA SOFTBALL 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP A day before the boys vie for their title, the state’s best high school softball teams will play for the 6A state championship at Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe.

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raeden Lemasters, Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette have been bonding over their love of music since the age of 11.

Now known collectively as Wallows— who released their debut album “Nothing Happens” in March—the band is swinging through the Valley to play the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix on Monday, May 20.

“Nothing Happens” spawned the hit “Are You Bored Yet,” which contrasts the rich vocals of Minnette and the soft voice of singer/songwriter Clairo. The band has also released music videos for accompanying tracks “Sidelines” and “Scrawny.”

In true band fashion, Wallows teamed up to choose their favorite songs and share their thoughts on music.

TOP SIX FAVORITE SONGS “God Only Knows” The Beach Boys The chord progression is super complex, but the melody blurs the weirdness perfectly.

“Yellow Submarine” The Beatles The vocal harmony in the chorus is Braeden’s favorite harmony of all time.

“Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder ‘Cause it’s just so dank...

“Harvest Moon” Neil Young

Super delicate Neil track. It’s emotional and fragile but also pretty enough to listen to at the beach.

“Material Girl” Madonna Classic. Perfectly feel good.

“Move Your Feet” Junior Senior It’s one of those songs that everyone doesn’t know they know, but if you pay attention the instrumentation and vibe is on point, it’s obvious why that song was a hit.

PREFERRED WAY OF LISTENING AND WHY? In the car! We’re based in Los Angeles so we’re constantly driving around places. Time sitting in traffic is time we use to listen to records. The car is also a great place to sing as loud as you want and have nobody bother you.

WHAT ARTIST WOULD PROVIDE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE? ABBA. We like to dance.

Phoenix (lol), no, but actually, isn’t Stevie Nicks from Arizona? Fleetwood Mac is great, so it’d be her.

GO-TO GUILTY PLEASURE TRACK OR CLASSIC KARAOKE TUNE? Minnette: “I Don’t F--- with You” by Big Sean Preston: “The Promise” by When in Rome Lemasters: “Samsung Theme” by Dirty Loops CT

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NCT 127 is excited about its debut U.S. tour, which comes to the Comerica Theatre.

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ith its first North American tour set to begin this month, the K-pop band NCT 127 is ready to show off its voices to Valley fans.

The 10-member group debuted in 2016, and nearly three years later, its reach only continues to grow. The South Korea-based NCT 127 will make its way to the Valley on Friday, May 3, for a show at the Comerica Theatre.

For performers Johnny Suh, 24, and Mark Lee, 19, the tour is a chance for them to connect with their international fans.

“When I first heard the North American tour was happening, I didn’t realize how much I was wanting this,” says Lee, who was raised in Vancouver and serves as a main rapper.

The Chicago-born singer Suh is looking

forward to returning to his hometown.

“I’m excited to perform in a town I was raised in,” Suh says. “I always thought of it when I was growing up, but I never knew it could actually happen. It’s pretty unbelievable.”

Last year was a big one for NCT 127, a name that combines the acronym for its companion group Neo Culture Technology and 127, the longitudinal coordinate of Seoul.

The group debuted on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” appeared on the red carpet at the American Music Awards, and became the secondhighest-charting K-pop act on the Billboard 200.

At the Comerica Theatre, Suh and Lee say fans can expect a new show with surprises.

The easiest way to describe the tour, Suh says,

is via “Wake Up,” one of its newer singles, which has the lyric, “Let’s just wake up this world.” That’s exactly what the group intends to do.

“We are going beyond what you think is regular,” Lee says with a chuckle.

Whether it be performing or writing music, Lee always thinks about doing something new.

“Music is a natural thing that happens around us all the time,” he says. “I feel like that nature is very important and it comes out in the music as well.”

Suh adds, “We always ask ourselves, ‘How can we be different this time?’”

NCT 127 expects to be different by the end of its first world tour. After all, the boys will grow as performers and individuals.

“I am looking forward to experiencing everything to the fullest,” Suh says.

That includes sharing North American culture with the other boys in the group.

“Whenever we’ve visited North America before, we always get that positive energy.

I feel like as a band we can grow more experienced and knowledgeable,” Lee says.

As for the fans, NCT 127’s singers are hoping to show their appreciation. It’s not easy to reach international fans.

“We are finally getting to meet them in person now, through this tour, so for us and (the fans) I hope they can feel how grateful we are. This is a way to say we appreciate you as well. I hope they feel our love and we feel their love, too,” Lee says.

NCT 127 is continuing to find ways to connect with fans.

“We are always nonstop preparing, whether it be an album or whatever it may be. Anything could happen in the future or the close future. Whether it be music, I just hope that (the fans) always keep their attention,” Lee says.

Most important, NCT 127 is looking forward to surprising those who are unfamiliar with the K-pop genre.

“Having what we do in Korea brought to America, where we used to live, brings a very special feeling,” Lee says. “It is part of our responsibility to expand the K-pop culture worldwide, and that is what our main goal as NCT is.”

NCT 127, Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2800, comericatheatre.com, 8 p.m. Friday, May 3, tickets start at $92.50. CT

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Singer Michael Angelakos is the lone original member of Passion Pit.

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early on, which is really what’s created my career.

“This whole shift happened so quickly that no one around me—my friends, family, no one—understood. I mean, I certainly didn’t. I feel like the only way I can remember it is through ‘Manners.’”

Angelakos says he can remember that time of his life, but it feels like a dream.

Music therapy, he mentions, has proven to trigger memories for those with memory loss. He hopes this tour will have a similar effect on him. Now that he says he’s in a better stage of his life, he wants to give this album a “second chance.”

“That time of my life was really, really, like chaotic,” Angelakos says. “Ten years ago, I was not even close to being as roadready as I am now or even prepared for the audience’s reception and the way people were receiving the work in general.

“It’s fun to look back on something, and finally be proud of it in a different way, because ‘Manners’ was always a record I had mixed feelings about. It took me a long time to really understand how much ‘Manners’ has meant to me.”

He’s his own worst critic. Angelakos didn’t like the album until recently.

“I want this record to feel good to me

again,” Angelakos says. “I want that time my life to not be like, the time when I was like losing my mind.”

Since that time, Angelakos says he pressured himself to make music that was more mainstream and less “indietronica,” and the lyrics more relatable.

“The lyricism, in general, was far more adventurous, and I think after we started getting radio play and attention in the more alternative pop format, I started changing the lyrics and making them more direct,” Angelakos says. “(I thought) maybe these lyrics are too weird for people and no one really gets them.”

Moving forward, Angelakos hopes this tour will help clear his mind, so he can continue writing music. He says he thinks he will make at least one more Passion Pit album. Going forward, though, fans may hear different sounds from Angelakos.

“In terms of me, personally, as a songwriter, I have developed in ways that no one has heard, and there’s a good reason for that,” Angelakos says. “There will be a time when I’ll be able to evolve past Passion Pit. Right now, Passion Pit is the vehicle in which I can express myself to the most amount of people in the best way. And although I’ve wanted to take other turns

and move in other directions, it just hasn’t been time yet.”

Immediately, Angelakos’ songwriting is inspired by his first album.

“I am reflecting on my earlier work and feeling a lot more connected to it in a way that I think is informing where I want to steer the boat,” Angelakos says. “I never usually give that answer. I’m always like, ‘The next record is going to be a huge departure,’ but it’s always different, that’s a given. It’s never going to be the same record again.”

Meanwhile, he hopes this tour will serve as closure for his past self and the album he created when he was 20.

“Wait, this record’s good,” Angelakos says when reflecting on the moment he revisited the album. “I mean, you have to sound extremely confident and sell what you do, and you talk in interviews, but at the end of the day I’m a human, and I’m also a perfectionist.

So, I was really critical of myself—I’ve always been critical of myself. Who isn’t at that age?

I’m 31 now. Two years ago, when I started listening to it again, it started becoming my favorite record.”

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fter a turbulent five years, Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos is ready to tour again.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Manners,” the jaunt kicks off Tuesday, April 30, at the Marquee Theater.

“This is the first time I can honestly say that I’ve missed touring, and I want to do it in a way that feels fun,” says Angelakos, who prefers the studio to the road.

“I’ve been trying to write some new material, and I’ve been working on a lot of stuff, but I feel like I needed to kind of clear the cobwebs a little bit. I wanted to do this album a service. I look at this as a recalibration in a way.”

Angelakos says the tour will revisit a pivotal time in his life 10 years ago, when his music career took off and he burst into the industry. “(The years) 2008/2009, that was probably the biggest shift in my life,” Angelakos says. “I dropped out of college. I took this huge leap of faith, and, went from recording in my bedroom to recording in a studio, and then from no label to indie label to major label in less than a year.

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APRIL 18 Ages and Ages The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Ben Kweller Valley Bar, 6:30 p.m., $17-$20 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $35.50-$65 DDAT: Jazz and Hip-Hop Mesa Arts Center’s Alliance Pavilion, 7:30 p.m., free Dennis Lloyd Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-$60 DMX The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $30-$35

APRIL 19 After the Calm w/Interfate The Rebel Lounge, 7 p.m., $10-$12 Bhad Bhabie w/YBN Nahmir The Pressroom, 7:30 p.m., prices TBA Days on the Green Music Festival 2019 w/ Slightly Stoopid, Iration, Black Bottom Lighters and others Fear Farm, doors at noon, $44-$600 Murs Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $16-$18 The Plot in You The Nile, 6 p.m., $18-$20 Puddle of Mudd w/Saliva, Trapt, Saving Abel and Tantric Marquee Theatre, 5:15 p.m., $32-$62 Radiohead’s “The Bends” Tribute Show Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15 The Sugar Thieves The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $10 Tokyo Jetz Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $15-$18

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Days on the Green Music Festival 2019 Fear Farm, doors at noon, $44-$600 Legendary Shack Shakers The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $14-$16 Metal Church w/Doro Club Red, 6 p.m., $27-$30 Pierce Pettis The Listening Room, 7 p.m., $25-$30 Soul Power Band The Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $10 Strand of Oaks Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $18 UFEST 2019 w/Limp Bizkit, Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive Riverview Park, 2 p.m., $39$175 We Three Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25$40

APRIL 21 Cayucas The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Clarice and Sergio Assad Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $38.50-

$53.50 Cory Branan w/Vandoliers Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Falling in Reverse The Van Buren, 7 p.m., $27.50-$30 K Camp Marquee Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $20-$40 Monolord Club Red, 7 p.m., $14-$16 Night Beats Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $15

APRIL 22 Chris Cohen Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12-$14 Damian McGinty The Listening Room, 8 p.m., $35-$100 Smino Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$28 Soccer Mommy The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$14

APRIL 23 Damian McGinty The Listening Room, 8 p.m., $35-$100 Daryl Stuermer Duo Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $33.50-$43.50 FKJ Marquee Theatre, 9 p.m., $22-$52 Los Straitjackets w/Red Elvises The Rhythm Room, 7:30 p.m., $20-$24 Olivia O’Brien Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$20

APRIL 24 Hellogoodbye The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15-$20 Sanjay Subrahmanyan Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $48.50-$63.50 Superorganism Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$18

APRIL 25 Echodrive Last Exit Live, 7 p.m., $20 Exhumed Club Red, 6 p.m., $15-$17 Jake Hill and Josh A Pub Rock Live, 7:30 p.m., $15-$18 King Dude Club Red, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Party Nails The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12 We3 Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $23.50-$28.50

APRIL 26 Banana Gun The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $10 Blac Rabbit Last Exit Live, 7 p.m., $12 Com Truise

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-$22 Edge Happy Hour: Escargot Jazz Tempe Center for the Arts, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., free J.D. the Antichrist Pub Rock Live, 7 p.m., $5-$10 Langston Hughes’ “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $33.50-$43.50 One Drop Rockbar Inc., 8 p.m., $10-$15 Plini Club Red, 8 p.m., $22-$25 Storm Large Chandler Center for the Arts’ Bogle Theatre, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., $46-$56 Telekinesis The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Whitey Morgan The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $25-$85

APRIL 27 Architects The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $27-$30 Danielle Nicole The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Django Festival All-Stars Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $38.50-$48.50 Edge Happy Hour: Musa Mind Tempe Center for the Arts, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., free Ex Hex The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $16-$18 Perturbator Club Red, 7 p.m., $23-$25 Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis and B. Dolan) Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-$24 Stanley Jordan w/Kevin Eubanks Musical Instrument Museum, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., $33.50-$43.50

APRIL 28 Amy Hanaiali’i Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $38.50-$48.50 Band Splash 2019 w/Sum 41, SWMRS, The Wrecks Big Surf, noon, $19-$125 Earl Sweatshirt Club Red, 7 p.m., $30-$35 I Prevail The Van Buren, 7:30 p.m., $33-$36 Jam Session: Adam Clark The Nash, 6 p.m., $5-$10, or free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in Psycroptic Club Red, 6 p.m., $20-$22 Run River North Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $12-$15

APRIL 29 The Mike Vax and Ron Romm Collaboration Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $35.50-$40.50 Thor The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $18-$20

APRIL 30 Anomalie Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $13-$65 Jon Anderson The Van Buren, 7:30 p.m., $35-$125 Keiko Matsui Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $38.50-$53.50 La Dispute The Nile, 7 p.m., $22.50-$25 Omar Apollo

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$18 Passion Pit Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $35-$119 Valley of the Sun Club Red, 7 p.m., $15-$17

MAY 1 The Midnight w/Violent Days The Van Buren, 7 p.m., $20-$23 Mike Edel The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Powerman 5000 w/ Crowning Thieves, Riot/Gear, All Your Lies, Freedom 48 Club Red, 6 p.m., $20-$23 Roots of Creation Last Exit Live, 6 p.m., $16 Sawyer Fredericks Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $20-$23 shallou w/Slow Magic Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $18-$22 Yngwie Malmsteen Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $30-$50

MAY 2 The Faint Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$38 Gary Allan Mesa Amphitheatre, 7 p.m., $43 Grupo Fantasma w/Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $15 The Harvest The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $7 Jake Shimabukuro Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 7:30 p.m., $39 Robin Trower Celebrity Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $35-$85 Run Boy Run Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $23.50 SCC Jazz Combos The Nash, 7:30 p.m., $5-$15 Slayer Ak-Chin Pavilion, 6 p.m., $29.50-$235 Tech N9ne Marquee Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $40-$60 TV Girl The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15-$18

MAY 3 Beach Fossils w/George Clanton Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $25-$40 Bone Hill Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Virginia G. Piper Theater, 8 p.m., $12-$20 Celtic Woman Orpheum Theater – Phoenix, 7:30 p.m., $86$640 The Dave Riley / Bob Corritore Juke Joint Blues Band The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $10 EDGE Happy Hour: Flat 9: Allstars Tempe Center for the Arts, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., free El West Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $8-$10 Grupo BombAZo The Nash, 7:30 p.m., free Lee Ann Womack Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $48.50-$53.50 GTA w/JSTJR, Happy Colors The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $20-$31 NCT 127 Comerica Theatre, 8 p.m., $142.50-$208.50 Smells Like Nirvana The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $15-$20 Smile on the Sinner Pub Rock Live, 7 p.m., free

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Texas Hippie Coalition Club Red, 6 p.m., $20-$23 Tom Schneider w/Rob Heath The Listening Room, 7 p.m., $24-$30

MAY 4 The 69 Eyes Club Red, 6 p.m., $20-$25 Broncho Valley Bar, 7:30 p.m., $15-$18 Bumpin Uglies w/Kyle Smith, Jam Now Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $12 Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns The Rhythm Room, 9 p.m., $10 Jaleo Latin Music Tempe Center for the Arts, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., free Juice WRLD Mesa Amphitheatre, 8 p.m., $49.95-$125 King Tut King Shad w/J We$ The Nile, 6 p.m., $15 The Repeat Offenders The Rhythm Room, 6 p.m., $10 Sad Girl Sadder Day The Rebel Lounge, 7:30 p.m., $10-$12 Sherry Roberson and the Dave Henning Trio The Nash, 7:30 p.m., $10-$25 Slander w/Wavedash The Van Buren, 9 p.m., $32-$40 SOMO Club Red, 7 p.m., $20-$299 Tom Schneider w/Rob Heath The Listening Room, 7 p.m., $24-$30 Whitechapel The Pressroom, 4:30 p.m., $27-$30

Anuhea and Friends Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $20 August Alsina Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $35-$55 The Cactus Blossoms Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $15-$18 Dizzy Wright Club Red, 8 p.m., $20-$150 Hayes Carll Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-$30 Jam Session: Dave Henning The Nash, 6 p.m., $5-$10, or free for instrumentalists and vocalists who sit in Live from Lauren Canyon Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $35.50-$45.50 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers w/Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts and The Cole Trains: Cinco de Mayo Celebration The Van Buren, 1 p.m., $32-$62 Thank You Scientist The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $16.50-$20

MAY 6 Animals as Leaders Marquee Theatre, 8 p.m., $25-$50 Apocalyptica Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 8 p.m., $25-$55 The Church Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $27.50-$41 Deva Premal and Miten w/Manose and Band Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Virginia G. Piper Theater, 7:30 p.m., $40$108 Live from Lauren Canyon Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $35.50-$45.50

Mindy Gledhill Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater, 8 p.m., $16-$21, or free for children ages 2 and younger Vouna The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $8-$10

MAY 7 Chromatics w/Desire, In Mirrors Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $30.50-$32.50 Health Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $20 Liz Cooper and the Stampede The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12-$15 Russell Schmidt Trio and the East Valley Jazz Cooperative w/Lucas Pino Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $15.50$28.50 South Mountain Community College Latin Jazz Ensemble The Nash, 7:30 p.m., $5-$15 Violent Femmes and X The Van Buren, 8 p.m., sold out

MAY 8 Band 2 Musical Instrument Museum, 7 p.m., $43.50-$53.50 The Dodos Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$30 Eels w/Texas Piano Man The Van Buren, 8 p.m., $38-$55 Leilani Wolfgramm Last Exit Live, 7:30 p.m., $12 Xeno and Oaklander The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $10-$12

MAY 9 4U: The Music of Prince with Symphony Orchestra

Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 7:30 p.m., $38.50-$68.50 ASU Jazz Orchestra and Combo The Nash, 6:30 p.m., free Carrie Underwood Talking Stick Resort Arena, 7 p.m., $57.21$287.08 Lolo Zouaï Valley Bar, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Ohmme The Rebel Lounge, 8 p.m., $12 Rahim AlHaj and Sahba Motallebi Musical Instrument Museum, 7:30 p.m., $33.50-$43.50 Terry Hanck The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $10-$12

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