Mayhem Festival, Silversun Pickups, and Drag Wars Over the Weekend

​Smashingsun Pumpkinups at Marquee Theatre on 7/17/2010
Anyway, I decided to stick around to see the next band, which, as luck would have it, turned out to be beloved 90s alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins, on tour again and playing what seemed to be some b-sides from Gish. Pretty sweet, right?...full story

See: Silversun Pickups in photos

​Rockstar Mayhem Festival at Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Korn, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, and Lamb of God rocked the hell right out of Cricket Wireless Pavilion. Did you head bang so hard you forgot the concert? Don't worry, we've got you covered...see photos


​The Empress Strikes a Pose at Drag Wars
What do you get when you combine Rupaul and R2-D2? The answer is Drag Wars: The Empress Strikes Back, a weekend-long Star Wars-themed event at popular Scottsdale gay bar, BS West. The scheduled festivities included drag shows, dunk tanks and even sumo wrestling. While Saturday night's drag queen performances were a little more gaga than they were jar jar, they were still pretty fabulous...see photos