| LIVE WIRE | t Music Mannheim Steamroller Christmas THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, AT MESA ARTS CENTER IN MESA $36-$81, MESAARTSCENTER.COM Like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller are best known for concert spectacles in which classical music and standards are rockified for the holiday season. Originally concocted as an alias for record producer/composer Chip Davis, the band are now a 24-member group supple- mented by a full live orchestra. They’re wrapping up this year’s holiday tour and will roll into the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater on December 26. You’ll hear an ar- ray of holiday hits from the Christmas al- bum, first released by Davis in 1984, which will be accentuated by multimedia effects. Think of it as a way to keep the Christmas festivities going a little longer. ERIC W. SAEGER Dom Flemons THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, AT MIM MUSIC THEATER $33.50-$38.50, MIM.ORG Although he’s in Brooklyn, New York, Dom Flemons grew up in Phoenix, where he learned the basics of folk music and col- lected records. He left Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2013 to pursue a solo career. The Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist (who plays the banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife, bones, bass drum, snare drum, and quills) hasn’t looked back. Flemons has re- leased several albums that encompass a va- riety of early American styles and genres, ranging from early jazz and blues to coun- try and folk, all of which he incorporates seamlessly. In recent years, he’s been fea- tured on David Holt’s State of Music on PBS, and his most recent album, 2018’s Black Cowboys, was released was issued in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institu- tion’s National Museum of African-Ameri- can History and Culture. JASON P. WOODBURY 58 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, AT TALKING STICK RESORT IN SCOTTSDALE $45, DANNYZELISKOPRESENTS.COM Say what you will about Roger Clyne’s tal- ents (which are substantial), when it comes to instigating a party, the native Arizonan is quite skilled. The stories surrounding the raucous Refreshments shows he was a part of back during the Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy days have been trumped by the kind of off- the-hook wingdings he hosts as the front- man for the Peacemakers. The tequila- soaked “Circus Mexicus” beach blast held in Puerto Peñasco draws thousands of Peace- heads every year. Suffice it to say, RCPM’s two pre-New Year’s Eve shows at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale will likely be just as lively. Clyne and company will perform a high-energy set featuring “Mekong,” “Nada,” “Banditos,” and the theme to King of the Hill, which he wrote and performed in the ’90s during the heyday of The Re- freshments. BENJAMIN LEATHERMAN 12/27 Carvin Jones Fariview 12/28 1/8 Out of the Garage Night Boycott 1/9 FRI 12/27 THREE HARMONICA BLUES BAND SHOW- CASE! KURT CRANDALL, JIMI “PRIMETIME” SMITH/BOB CORRITORE PROJECT AND SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING SAT 12/28 THE JASON CLARK BAND, DESERT PURPLE CARVIN JONES COLD SHOTT & SARA ROBINSON BAND SUN 12/29 TUE 12/31 THE HURRICANE HORNS GRANT FERGUSON W/ JAMF THU 1/02 DEC. 26TH, 2019–JAN. 1ST, 2020 PHOENIX NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | FEATURE | NEWS | OPINION | FEEDBACK | CONTENTS | phoenixnewtimes.com
