Benjamin Leatherman
Staff Writer at Phoenix New Times
Geek aficionado, keeper of the concert calendar, nightlife/culture reporter, and staff writer for @phoenixnewtimes. I also watch a lot of wrestling.
Articles
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6 days ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman
Kenneth Williams keeps the door wide open at Rec Room, his monthly dance night at The Rosetta Room in Mesa. Any local selector can roll into the venue and jump on the decks for a spin session. “We don’t turn DJs away,” Williams, better known as DJ MyGodComplex, says. “Anyone is welcome to come out.”A similar vibe runs through The Rosetta Room itself. The downtown Mesa music and event venue, which opened earlier this month, is all about community.
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1 week ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman
When the late Brad Singer opened the first Zia Records in Phoenix back in 1980, business was good right away. Music lovers and vinyl fiends found the 1,300-square-foot store near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road. They were the first of many. Over the next four decades, Zia expanded to more stores in Phoenix and Tucson as countless locals discovered new and used records the iconic Arizona retail chain offered.
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1 week ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman
The face of Brandon Rafi is pretty inescapable in the Valley. The smiling countenance of the local personal injury attorney and namesake of the Rafi Law Group is plastered on billboards, light rail trains, benches and basically anywhere and everywhere imaginable across the metro Phoenix area. Later this month, though, things will get even more Rafi-fied in the Valley.
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1 week ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman
The skies over Arizona were lit up in spectacular fashion last night, thanks to the latest SpaceX rocket launch. The dazzling display, which occurred in the early evening, saw a glowing plume streaking through the darkness with an illuminated white trail that looked like something straight out of a sci-fi dream. On Monday night, the Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, California, at approximately 8:26 p.m. Arizona time.
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2 weeks ago |
phoenixnewtimes.com | Benjamin Leatherman
It’s a sad fact that many record stores — no matter how beloved they might be — tend to come and go. Zia Records, the long-running Phoenix-based chain has stuck around for 45 years and counting, becoming a staple of the local retail landscape for music lovers. Founded by the late Brad Singer in 1980, the chain began life as Zia Used Records and Incidentals near Indian School and 19th Avenue.
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