This Night & Day editor is wondering why she (yes, she) keeps volunteering to write pieces about pole dancing, lingerie parties, and, now, the Stripper Fight League. The feminist inside is officially dead.Oh, well. Mourn the loss of feminism and respect for women when Cheetahs' dancers enter a... More >>

Modesty is not one of Crazy Angie’s better virtues. The charmingly foul-mouthed host of the weekly Goldfish Races at Giligin’s, 4251 North Winfield Scott Plaza, is rude, crude and brimming with attitude. Oh, and she’s also smoking hot to boot. Crazy Angie acts as equal... More >>

As glass towers and luxury lofts continue rising in downtown Phoenix, there’s been a shindig for the past half-decade that’s truly remained underground. More than five years ago, Bradford and Andy McPants started a modest music night at Bikini Lounge. Today, it’s morphed into... More >>

Tuesday nights at Skeptical Chymist have an academic ambience. The Irish Pub Quiz features European beer specials, but everything else about the evening is right out of the schoolhouse. During the Scottsdale pub's weekly trivia night, there are strict time limits, no cell phones, and some... More >>

Old school hip-hop is tough to find. Step into any club in the Phoenix area and there’s a good chance you’ll hear some Kanye West or Flo Rida. Not that there’s anything wrong with those rappers, but you can only dance to “Good Feeling” so many times before it gets... More >>

Leeroy Jenkins, Tron Guy, Techno Viking, and Tay Zonday. If you’ve spent more than five seconds online, there’s little doubt you’ve witnessed the comedic exploits of said viral video heroes before firing off links to your nearest and dearest via social media. The... More >>

Sean Watson and William Reed probably would prefer it if we didn’t drop the dime on their ultra cool Ultra Lounge Tuesdays event. That’s because the hipster DJs describe their under-the-radar affair at the Merc Bar as “a word of mouth event for those in the know.” ... More >>

Life is stressful. While we don't advocate habitual heavy drinking, we certainly believe that the busy and frazzled people who make up the fabric of our work-obsessed American society deserve to take a breather every once in a while. Even if that means it has to happen smack-dab in the middle... More >>

There’s no combination that rivals the classic, All-American collision of dinner and television. But TV dinner doesn’t have to be microwavable chicken nuggets with macaroni and cheese – although we don’t mind microwaveable pie, because pie, duh. For a classed-up version... More >>

A weeknight night hip-hop party is a bit of an anomaly. Partygoers might expect to see a Biggie-obsessed DJ spining records to a couple of friends while everyone else is preoccupied with their cells, but The Rewind is nothing of the sort. “Its a Saturday night disguised as a... More >>

There’s nothing quite like a bird’s eye view. Before humans had the ability to see their own environment from an elevated perspective, we drew maps to the best of our ability, navigated tough terrain with little warning, and had a single perspective on the world around us.The aerial... More >>

Anyone who has seen Premium Rush, the New York City-based film about a fixie-riding bike messenger, knows just how sick it can be jamming along without brakes or the ability to coast in traffic. Our hero -- for he is that -- performs amazing skid turns and jumps while challenging taxis and... More >>

The dog days of summer have passed, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten about our poochy pals. That's why we'll take those canines out on the town for Dog and a Movie Night on at Urban Beans. The coffee house is a longtime favorite in midtown for caffeine-seekers and board-game-players alike,... More >>

Calle 16's The Hive has become such a staple in the Phoenix art scene that on any given Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, you can pretty much count on finding some cool eye candy. The gallery, studio, and now coffee shop hybrid serves as a multifunctional space for working artists,... More >>

Science certainly has its enemies: Creationists still conjure up fantasies of Jesus palling around with dinosaurs, climate-change-deniers turn a blind eye to mild winters and numerous natural disasters, and even Bill Nye the Science Guy was killed by Twitter rumors last fall. Thankfully,... More >>

If pedaling around Camelback Mountain -- or pretty much anywhere in the Valley -- is becoming a little tedious, then maybe it’s time for some racing action in the weekly Underground Crit series. These neighborhood races are unsanctioned, self-sufficient and low-pressure. If you've been... More >>

Everyone secretly wants to be a beatnik, whether they know it or not. The pre-hippies matched the exclusivity of hipsterdom with the pretense of being an English literature major, embarking on wayward journeys and adopting artsy lifestyles because they had a lot of free time -- and trust fund... More >>

Before Ahmed Alsoudani took the contemporary art world by storm, he grew up in Iraq, lived in Syria as a refugee, and fled to the United States where he was granted asylum. His young life experiences were heavily surrounded by violence and consequences of violence -- themes reflected in his... More >>

It’s a rare opportunity to have a peek at a world-renowned art collection. Lucky for us ASU Art Museum curators Julio César Morales and Heather Sealy Lineberry are bringing a very special collection to our own backyard.You might know recognize the Jumex name -- it’s a juice... More >>

Like many artists, Wayne Higby is inspired by his surrounding landscape. Higby works in ceramics -- sculptural, tile, and vessel forms -- that test the boundaries of the medium as well as space and time.Higby’s inspiration may be common, but his work is unique and celebrated worldwide by... More >>

Much as we wish that the bounty of talented artists who find fame in Arizona would stay in Arizona, we've come to terms with our state's status as a launchpad for up-and-comers. Seems like Mesa Contemporary Arts recognizes it, too, as it presents the multi-media group exhibition "Arizona... More >>

There’s nothing quite as depressing as spending lunch hunched over a tuna sandwich in the same cubicle you’ve been sitting at all day. Thankfully, the newest trend in lunchtime dining gives a solid excuse to get out of the office. We’re talking food trucks -- and... More >>

Arizona artist Ron Burns doesn’t paint dogs in bowler hats playing cards -- that would be too easy. Focusing on man’s best friend at his best, worst, and when working hardest, Burns’ use of bright, Day-Glo-esque colors amazingly captures Fido’s personality and... More >>

Daniel Levick is a big-picture kind of guy. With his latest work, on view at Arizona State University's Night Gallery, the artist used satellite imagery from online mapping sites and employed collage to transform the images into his imagined desert city "Heliopolis.""The map-like qualities of... More >>

The key to staycation days is going deep, not broad, for that quirky untold story about your own town. One of Tempe History Museum’s current exhibits, “From House Calls to Hospitals,” continuing through Saturday, August 25, is a real conversation-starter.Since the late 19th... More >>