FRI 12/10 PHANTOM TRIO 8PM $20-$24 SAT 12/11 THE SUGAR THIEVES 8PM $12 SUN 12/12 MARMALADE SKIES 4PM $20 Luckyman Concerts Rock from p 37 Wish Bone, and Flesh-N-Bone — had a crazy original sound that included majes- tic, melodic harmonies (hence their name). When “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” came out in 1993 and “Tha Crossroads” was released in 1996, Bone Thugs took the world by storm, winning a Grammy for the latter. They’re scheduled to return to Tempe’s Marquee Theatre, 730 North Mill Avenue, on Sunday, December 19. Doors are at 6 p.m. and tickets are $40 to $80. Liz Tracy Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Gammage Auditorium Like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller is 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 is 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 ASU’s Gammage Auditorium, 1200 South Forest Avenue in Tempe, on Tuesday, December 28. You’ll hear an array of holiday hits from the Christmas album, 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. The perfor- mance is at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $40.50 to $125.50. Eric W. Saeger Injury Reserve The Van Buren Local fans of Injury Reserve are getting a treat for the holidays as the homegrown hip-hop act will return to the Valley in late December. The Tempe-born duo of rapper Ritchie With a T and producer Parker Co- rey’s current tour will include a show at The Van Buren, 401 West Van Buren Street, on Wednesday, December 29. Fittingly, the tour and local performance will be in sup- port of their new album, By the Time I Get to Phoenix. It’s the first music Injury Reserve has released since founding mem- ber Stepa J. Groggs died in June 2020. The album was reportedly recorded before the Hip-hop legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. MON 12/13 THE LUCKY DEVILS 8PM $0 WED 12/15 GARY HOEY HO HO HOEY CHRSITMAS SHOW 8PM $23-$25 SLIM JIM Benjamin Leatherman Marshmello is scheduled to perform on New Year’s Eve at Decadence Arizona 2021. rapper’s passing and will feature his con- tributions. Tickets for their Phoenix gig, which starts at 8 p.m., are $22 to $25. Ben- jamin Leatherman Decadence Arizona 2021 Rawhide Event Center One of the biggest New Year’s Eve events in the Valley, especially with the electronic dance music crowd, isn’t necessarily found in any club or local nightspot. Instead, it’s out at Rawhide Event Center, 5700 West North Loop Road in Chandler, during the annual Decadence Arizona festival, which boasts an enormous selection of superstar DJs, producers, and EDM artists perform- ing for crowds of thousands across two nights. After taking a pandemic-related pause last year, the event returns for its 2021 edition on Thursday, December 30, and Friday, December 31, with a suitably massive lineup. Kaskade, Alesso, DJ Snake, and Seven Lions are scheduled for the first night and Marshmello, Destructo, Dillon Francis, Excision, and Diesel (a.k.a. Sha- quille O’Neal) holding it down on New Year’s Eve. Gates open at 5 p.m. each night and tickets range from $99 to $179 for gen- eral admission. Benjamin Leatherman 39 phoenixnewtimes.com | CONTENTS | FEEDBACK | OPINION | NEWS | FEATURE | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | PHOENIX NEW TIMES DEC 9TH– DEC 15TH, 2021
