Bands! Please read below in the BIG BOLD SECTION that says "BOOKING" in green.
The venue: Hollywood Alley is a 21+ venue in Mesa that has been doing live music for over 15 years and has hosted shows for a number of touring underground rock bands ...too many to name (but fond memories recall Brian Jonestown Massacre, Rocket From The Crypt, Big Drill Car, Street Walkin' Cheetahs, Bellrays, Nomads, Syl Sylvain, Supagroup, Sonny Vincent, Wipers, Dead Moon, Jay Reatard, Easy Action, Dixie Witch, Alabama Thunderpussy, Melt Banana, Hemi Cuda, Neil Hamburger, Public Enemy, Ghostland Observatory, The Lazy Cowgirls, NoMeansNo, High On Fire, Lydia Lunch, Jeff Dahl Group, Electric Frankenstein, and I am sure I am forgetting a few dozen more). Hollywood Alley also hosted the SHoD IV festival in 2002, 2006, and will host it in 2007. We have the best and loudest PA for any 200-250 range venue in Arizona. We are a full service bar that is open at 6am for the graveyard shifters and is kept open for a their lunch and happy hour attendees. The Alley also boasts about a dozen or so TVs so television, sports, and bad films on VHS are a daily activity. We also have a nifty retro game room with alot of your favorite pinball and arcade games from the 80s. Once 8pm rolls around, The 'Alley transforms itself into one of the longest running and best reputable rock n roll venues within Metro Phoenix (19 years and running!). And most importantly, we are family owned (not corporate). We are owned and operated by three generations of a family that can been seen working day and night, 7 days a week.
Every Monday it's music and comedy with Page the Village Idiot. Read what New Times has to say about him in July 6th , 2006 issue: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/2006-07-06/music/revol
ver.html
Directions: Hollywood Alley is located at 2610 West Baseline in Mesa, AZ which is 1/8 mile east of the Loop 101 and the Tempe border. Here's a Mapquest link.
BOOKING! (bands please read): The Hollywood Alley MySpace site is not for booking. All booking should be done through Ross. His email address is srossw-at-msn-dot-com. Forwarding him your MySpace page or Sonicbids EPK is recommended. We do have a few outside promoters who book at Hollywood Alley that specialize in specific genres. If you fall within these genres you should go ahead and contact them through their myspace page.
Stoner Rock: Rob from SHoD books a handful of stoner rock shows each year, including SHoD Fest VII coming in September. His myspace site is : http://www.myspace.com/ancientrob
Garage/Indie Rock: Starting in 2008, Vil Vodka will be booking more frequently again. He is the Saturday night resident bartender and the man behind the Gimme Danger shows from '05 and '08. He books under his company name Vodka Tonic Media and can be reached here: http:/www.myspace.com/vodkatonicmedia.com
Punk Rock: Here is our two favorite punk rock promoters in the 21+ scene. They also book at other venues throughout town.
Johnny Volume (Banned in Tempe and ETC Promotions): http://www.myspace.com/etcpromotions
Nate (May Cause Dizziness Records): http://www.myspace.com/mcdrecs
Hollywood Alley's Back Game Room:
Need to get away from the loud music? Take a step into our back room filled with many of your favorite arcade and recreational games. The game room features two pool tables, bubble hockey, air hockey, darts, Megatouch Trivia, Police Trainer, Golden Tee Live, Golden Tee 2004, Big Buck Hunter, Blitz 99, World Class Bowling, Sharkey's Shootput (pinball), Ms. Pacman, Revenge of Doh, Arkanoid, Dragon Spirit, Ghost 'n Goblins, Defender, and Pigskin. Don't worry! The Hollywood Alley staff carries plenty of quarters to make change with.
Hollywood Alley Proudly Features:
TITO's Vodka. Some believe the best Vodka comes from Russia. Others think the best comes from Sweden and while many others name countries like Netherlands, France, and Holland. Well, according to a great deal of our customers, the best vodka in the world comes from right here in the USA...Austin Texas to be exact. Come on down and get yourself a cocktail made with Tito's Vodka. It's 80 proof and distilled six times. Very Smooth! Try it straight on the rocks.
Fine Draft Beers from Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe and Deschutes Brewery in Oregon. We have over 20 beers on tap from the most well known domestics, to some of the most popular premiums and imports. We feature 5 of the best microbrews in the U.S. on tap. From Four Peaks we have Kilt Lifter Scottish-Style Ale, 8th Street Ale, and Hefeweizen and from Deschutes we carry Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale.
If your tastes are more expensive and exotic we also have Lindemans Framboise Raspberry Lambic on tap as well.
PLEASE SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC BY BUYING SOME AMAZING CDs FRED GREEN: Still Burnin'
rock, reggae, progressive
CRUSHED: My Machine
High energy rock that oozes passion and melody. GET ON BOARD for a ride you won't forget.
WORMWOOD BROTHERS: Spider Lake
Hallucinatory alt.country for sleepy dreamers. A set of eerie americana, creeping feedback ballads, and harmonized folk songs. Like Neil Young teaching the Beatles how to drive a stickshift in the desert. A reverb-tinged night by the river. Good for bourb
DRUNKEN IMMORTALS: Hot Concrete
THE BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM IN THE WHOLE WORD. FEATURING BLACKSHEEP AND ABSTRACT RUDE...
BRIMSTONE FLOWERS: Rapture
Take the time to close your eyes, throw your headphones on and allow Brimstone Flowers RAPTURE album take your senses to higher limits. Keep your eyes open for the new Brimstone Flowers EP to be released in the summer of 2006...
SUPER STERNAL NOTCH: Pack a Lunch
"If there is one rock album that you are going to buy this year, then buy this one," says Tori Sparks. Sparks reviewed the album for Billboard magazine and has given the album five stars which is the equivalent of a perfect score.
GREENHAVEN: The Last Powerful Second
snarlin' honky riff-rock
THE LOVE ME NOTS: The Love Me Nots In Black & White
spy-surf-fuzz-gogo garage rock
PAGE THE VILLAGE IDIOT: It's No Fun Being One Dimensional
Offensive, irreverant, tasteless, and tactless..it must be Page the Village Idiot.
BLANCHE DAVIDIAN: Orange Sunshine
Acid Punk. Lotsa Glitter and lotsa guitars. Pyscho Sex As Art. Burn Baby Burn.
PINKY TUSCADERO'S WHITEKNUCKLE ASSFUCK: Halfway to Honkey Heaven
The originators of "Fist Fuck Rock". Loud Aggressive Rock and Roll.
BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ME: revising history
Intelligent Riff Rock ranging from Heavy to Ambient Surreal.
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