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407 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-462-5516 

http://www.modified.org  

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407 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix AZ 85004

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Despite all the rumors to the contrary, Modified Arts ain't dead. While its proprietors recently decided to change the establishment's focus to more of an art gallery than a music venue (and thus, eliminate the sort of rock and indie shows that it regularly featured over the past decade), the Roosevelt Row institution will still host occasional bands and musicians, although they'll be more of an experimental or genre-challenging sort.








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  • 2011 | Best Stop on Art Detour

    During the humid March weekend of Art Detour, Modified Arts was a pretty cool refuge. The gallery's main door led into the main room (containing two artist-made video games) and a smaller room, full of computer-created graphic images by Jon Haddock. Each of Haddock's pieces was unlabeled and left visitors guessing which important moments in contemporary world culture were featured. The back wall and main room showed ceramic casts of toy guns by phICA's Laerte Ramos, a Brazilian contemporary... More »

  • 2010 | Best Extreme Makeover

    Agree or disagree, it was time for Modified Arts to change. The building's exterior needed some serious TLC, the stage was one amplified band short of collapse, and the sewage smell seeping from the bathroom needed to be kicked to the curb. So when longtime owner Kimber Lanning handed the keys to Adam Murray and Kim Larkin, it was an artsy godsend, mostly because the husband-and-wife team really went to town on the space. In mid-December 2009, with the help of a handful of volunteers, they... More »

  • 2009 | Best Small Show

    When a band's latest album is less than a half-hour long (as Los Angeles-based noise-pop act No Age's is), it's not surprising when their headlining set comes in under an hour. Actually, the band behind Nouns -- one of the best-reviewed releases of 2008 -- played only 45 minutes in Phoenix. But, oh, what a 45 minutes it was, packed with Dean Allen Spunt's largely unintelligible but still effective vocals and Randy Randall's rattling guitar. It was short, sweet and very, very... More »

  • 2009 | Best Bouncer

    You wouldn't think an all-ages, alcohol-free music venue that doubles as an art gallery would need an aggressive bouncer, but Modified Arts' Ami Johnson has stories that suggest it does. Like the story about the time some guy pulled a knife on her for giving him a small bottle of water instead of a large. Or the story about the time two bums dented her car fighting outside, pummeling each other until she chased them off. Or the story about the time a guy stole the venue's hand stamp and... More »

  • 2006 | BEST FLIER RACK

    Shameless self-promoters love this kick-ass rack, because Modified's smack in the middle of Roosevelt Row, and the Row is the hub of Phoenix's arts scene. What better place to get the word out about your band's next gig or that new experimental-art performance? And the grassroots advertising technique seems to work, as you always see First Friday/Third Friday street crawlers pawing through the fliers in search of artistic adventure. In fact, the rack at Modified is the only one we've ever... More »

  • 2003 | BEST PLACE TO SEE A ROCK BAND

    At some point before the millennium, it was decided by the under-25 independent recording community that it was all right to say the word "rock" again in interviews and in the same sentence with "vital." Those bold semantic steps explain why the foremost venue for all-ages shows in Phoenix should be the one to wear the rock crown proudly, even if it books more bands on the obscure Kill Rock Stars roster than any other local club. The kind of rock you should be out investigating nightly is... More »

  • 2001 | Best Club For Modern Rock

    No booze, no jukebox, no dress code, and no social-climbing clotheshorses. Just music, music, music. And lots of artwork on the walls.Modified, a tiny performance space in a converted antique shop in the middle of a street with nothing else on it, is one of those great ideas that shouldn't have worked. But in two and a half years Modified has garnered nothing but critical hosannas, largely on the strength of its aggressively no-frills mandate. Patrons sit on benches, or at one of a... More »

  • 2000 | Best Club for Modern Rock

    Without the clink of glasses, the click of pool balls or the clatter of conversation, the alcohol- and game-free Modified has proved itself as the most unique and hospitable place for watching live entertainment. Whether it's obscure indie bands, performance artists or even the occasional straight-ahead rocker, anyone who performs here raves about the rapt attention Modified patrons lavish on the talent. With nothing on the menu aside from bottled water and soda and nothing surrounding... More »

  • 2000 | Best Downtown Alternative Art Space

    The closest thing to a one-stop shop of underground downtown culture is this bare-bones space carved out of an old brick building on Roosevelt. It's strictly an after-dark joint. The lights typically don't go on until 7 p.m. But once they do, the offerings are just as likely to include exhibitions by painters, sculptors and performance artists as they are performances by dancers, poets, jazz players and punk rockers. The featured artists are largely up-and-comers -- the bands are some of the... More »

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    | Costa Mesa, CA | 415 Reviews

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    | Mon, May 17, 2010

    Good place to go when you want to get away and listen to good music.

  • Kelsee
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    | Phoenix, AZ | 189 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, May 10, 2010

    Great place to catch a live show on the weekends. Full of great art.

  • mattrebelious
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    | Tempe, AZ | 2 Reviews

    4
    | Tue, April 21, 2009

    the people over at modified arts are always sure to satisfy... they book the bands that you love. you have the opportunity to not only rock out to your favorite bands and get to see them in a cozy and intimate setting, there is always a good chance you can meet and chat with them afterward. hanging out here is like a religious musical experience... trust me, go at least once. you'll meet some really amazing people and have the time of your life!

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