We do what we can to provide free entertainment and quality art for our community.  Read on and see what is going on with the hoodlums at Hoodlums.

We Live Here Art Show Returns

We are a proud part of the Valley of the Sun.  We love to be involved with musicians, artists, filmmakers, and all sorts of creative people from across our fine city.

But our houses are in Tempe.  Our store is in Tempe.  It is the Tempe spirit that we believe feel and believe in.  In short, WE LIVE HERE.

And let me tell you what, the Tempe area is loaded with artistic talent – which we are proud to unleash during our 2nd Annual “We Live Here” art and music show.

In case you weren’t around last year, this show is the brainchild of “curator” and local artist/musician/Tempian Beth Tom (aka Brer Rabbit, Easybake Oven, Peggy Jones Johnson, and B. Royalty).  She came in last year and said, “Steve, I want to curate a show”, and I said, “Sure”.  We ended up hosting was a fantastic, unique opening night party… and the fantastic Tempe art sold more pieces than any of our shows prior or since (although our December Vinyl Art show was pretty close).

What about the art?  Well, the assignment for our batch of Tempe artists, all of which are personally recruited by EasyBakeOven, is to create an 11×17 print that represents Tempe to them.  The print must be black, white, and one color.  Last years prints can still be viewed
here… although these limited edition prints are now gone.  Like last year, these babies will be priced to sell at only $25 each.

Opening Night

Date: Saturday, March 13th
Time: 7-9PM
Place: Hoodlums Music and Movies
Music: Lazy Carny and Oven

But wait, there’s more.  Beth will also be responsible for the opening night’s musical act.  We don’t know what that will be, but last year it involved local guitar legend Joe Myers, Beth, and varied instruments from accordion to violin.  We will let you know when we do, but we assure you… this will be a great Saturday night to visit Hoodlums.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Live on the Hoodstage Keeps Cranking Along

Hoodlums is proud to give you the opportunity to see some of our great local musicians for the phenomenally low price of FREE.

Our March show features two artists that love to play together, Dearspeak (who’s myspace labels their stuff as “Ambient/Indie/Rock”) and Zachary James Dodds (“Folk/Concrete/Other”).

Click the links and check out some of their music and videos, then come down to Hoodlums and see them play live.  You can also see the Facebook event page.

Date: Friday, March 19th
Time: 7- 9 PM
Place: Hoodlums Music

Remember, it’s FREE.  Bring a friend.  Have a beer at Mac’s… and watch some great local live music.

Record Store Day Returns in April

Record Store Day is back.  It’s the 3rd Annual, and it seems to just get a little better (albeit a bit chaotic on this end of it) every year.

Hoodlums will, of course, be making a day out of it.  We’ll be bringing the exclusives, and maybe doing a contest or two, and some more stuff we’ll make up on the way.

Date: Saturday, April 17th
Time: All day (10 – 9)
Place: Hoodlums Music and Movies

The list of exclusive RSD stuff is getting long already.  Look it over.  The stuff seems more limited every year, so don’t wait.  It’ll get longer too… so be patient as we add titles, please.

ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR	FRUIT	12″
BORDELLO GOGOL	WE COMIN’ ROUGHER / TRANSCONTI	7″
CAGE THE ELEPHANT	LIVE AT GRIMEYS	CD EP
CASABLANCAS JULIAN	11TH DIMENSION / LONG ISLAND B	7″
COHEED AND CAMBRIA	GUNS OF SUMMER 7 PIC DISC	7″ pic
COSTELLO	LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH	7″
DIFRANCO ANI	LIVE AT BULL MOSSE 4-17-09	CD
DIOS	WE ARE DIOS	CD
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS	YOUR WOMAN IS A LIVING THING	7″
DYLAN JAKOB / COURTYARD HOUNDS	SEE YOU IN THE SPRING SPLIT 7	7″
FUN.	AIM AND IGNITE	12″
GET UP KIDS	SIMPLE SCIENCE	CD
GODSMACK	GODSMACK	7″
GREAT LAKE SWIMMER	THE LEGION SESSIONS CD	CD
HAWKINS, TAYLOR & TH…	RED LIGHT FEVER	LP
HENDRIX JIMI	LIVE AT CLARK UNIVERSITY	12″ color
INFECTED MUSHROOM	KILLING TIME REMIX	12″
JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYS	THE SENSATION OF SEE	7″
JENNINGS MASON	FINGERPRINTS SEPTEMBER 20, 200	CD EP
KUTI FELA	FELA KUTI 10 EP	10″
LA ROUX	BULLETPROOF LIVE & REMIXED	7″
LENNON, JOHN	SINGLES BAG	7″ 3 PACK
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA	LIVE AT PARK AVE CD	CD EP
MATTHEW DAVE / TIM R	SQUIRM / LYING IN THE HANDS OF	7″
MGMT	SIBERIAN BREAKS 12	12″
MODEST MOUSE	MOON & ANTARCTIC	LP
NONPOINT	MIRACLE	DVD Single
OWL CITY	OWL CITY	7″
PASSION PIT	LITTLE SECRETS 7	7″
PHOENIX	FENCES	12″
POTTER GRACE & NOCTURNALS	LIVE IN SKOWHEGAN	CD EP
PRESLEY ELVIS	THAT’S ALL RIGHT 7	7″
QUEENS OF THE STONE	FEEL GOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER	10″ Pic
R.E.M	CHRONIC TOWN	12″
RODRIGUEZ	INNER CITY BLUES 7	7″
ROYCE DA 5′9	STREET HOP	12″
SEX PISTOLS	GREAT ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE	2 LP’S
SHOOTER JENNINGS & H	DONT FEED THE ANIMALS	CD EP
SONIC YOUTH	HITS ARE FOR SQUARES	LP
SOUNDGARDEN	HUNTED DOWN	7″
SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE	WRECKING BALL / THE GHOST OF T	10″
THEM CROOKED VULTURE	MIND ERASER NO CHASER	10″ Pic
TV ON THE RADIO	DEAR SCIENCE	LP
WEEZER	RADITUDE HAPPY RSD	CD
WHITE LIES	REMIX EP	CD
WHITE RABBITS & ANTL	LIVE FROM DAYTROTTER–7	7″
YEAH YEAH YEAHS	SKELETONS	7″

Coming in April: The Lost Album Art Show

If Only There Was One More…

You’ve heard of the Beatle’s Basement Tapes, haven’t you?  OK, there is no such album, we’re making it up.  We’d like to see you make up an album too… at least the cover anyway.

That’s right, Spraygraphic.com and Hoodlums Music and Movies are teaming up to bring you The Lost Album Art Show.

The concept is simple: Grab an old album for a canvas, and whip up the cover for that amazing album you wish your favorite group would have made.  Or, remake a cover for one of the classics.  We don’t care, as long as it’s on an album cover canvas.  You love the Stones?  Remake Goat’s Head Soup… or maybe paint a cover for the legendary bootleg Wankers, Bankers, and Hooligans.  (I made that up, there is no such boot. You see, I’m in the spirit of things already)

Date: Saturday, April 1oth
Time: 7-9 PM
Place: Hoodlums Music and Movies

Live music will be provided by our old friends the M-Trio.  You may remember them from when they played the Hoodstage.  They are old friends and we love their stuff.  In case you don’t remember, we’ve embedded a cool HD video of their performance below.

Wanna do a cover?  Sign up on Spraygraphic.com (if you haven’t already), and then stop by Hoodlums for an “album canvas” or two.  Then design us up the cover of the lost Radiohead album (or Coltrane, or Ramones, Conway Twitty, or whomever you please…)

Community Movie Night continues to explore the issues!

Once a month, Hoodlums gets together with Changing Hands Bookstore and some of our other neighbors and present Community Movie Night.  We show a free movie shown at Changing Hands, and Hoodlums and other vendors will offer special discounts to our customers.

A fair amount of people have been showed up for our recent string of documentaries (Wetback, Religulous, Sicko), so the Changing Hands gang and the Hoodlums’ gang have decided to keep pushing the boundaries with documentaries and discussions about the issues and politics that affect our community.

Does that mean we have to talk about controversial subjects, Steve?  Well, it might.  We don’t mean to bug ya… so if you aren’t in the mood to hear from all sides on one issue or the other, it might not be your cup of tea.  But if you want to continue to see what the the fearless filmmakers have to say about things – and talk with others about the film or the issue – please join us.

This month:

March: Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore

Filmmaker Michael Moore (Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11) takes on capitalism’s roots, the floundering U.S. economy, and 2008’s global financial meltdown and subsequent bank bailout in this rousing documentary. Combining stories about those who suffer most from Corporate America’s greed and insatiable thirst for profits and the people most responsible for myriad crises, Moore embarks on another shocking fact-finding rampage.

All movies starts at 6:00 and are FREE to attend.

Did we mention the bonus?  Anyone who attends will be given a hand stamp for 10% off all regular prices at Hoodlums after the show.

Your hand stamp will entitle you to the following discounts on movie night only:

- Free topping with ice cream purchase at Baskin Robbins
- Free fountain drink with meal at Wildflower Bread Company
- 15% off total bill at Mac’s Grill and Tap (excluding alcohol)
- 10% off all regular prices at Hoodlums
- 10% off associated book at Changing Hands

So come down, watch a movie, and score big with the Tempe Square merchants.  See ya there!

Upcoming Films:

April: How to Draw a Bunny, John W. Walter

The cartoon rabbit that was artist Ray Johnson’s signature inspired the title for this documentary about the man, whose memorable life in the arts was often so creative that it befuddled even his closest friends. Johnson, once referred to as the “the most famous unknown artist in America,” took individuality to a new level with his art that inventively infused pop-culture images, collages and even rubber stamps.

May: The Tank Man, Anthony Thomas

Seventeen years after the historic Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, filmmaker Antony Thomas goes to China to find the young man who seized the world’s attention by standing unarmed before a column of army tanks. While researching the man’s identity and fate, Thomas also examines how the student uprisings benefited the urban elite and middle class tremendously but did little to change the poverty of China’s throngs of rural workers.

All movies starts at 6:00 and are FREE to attend.

Did we mention the bonus?  Anyone who attends will be given a hand stamp for 10% off all regular prices at Hoodlums after the show.

Your hand stamp will entitle you to the following discounts on movie night only:

- Free topping with ice cream purchase at Baskin Robbins
- Free fountain drink with meal at Wildflower Bread Company
- 15% off total bill at Mac’s Grill and Tap (excluding alcohol)
- 10% off all regular prices at Hoodlums
- 10% off associated book at Changing Hands

So come down, watch a movie, and score big with the Tempe Square merchants.  See ya there!

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