A Radical Phoenix group wants to turn our capricious youths into mug-clutching coffee klatchers with their Queer Coffee meet-up. Case in point: They write on its Facebook, "Calling all Arizona queers, fags, dykes, gays, radical faeries, butches, t girls, lesbians, weirdos, punks, bears, tranny... More >>

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 >>

Beyond the impact on the local economy, there are other reasons to avoid big-box retailers. Those florescent-lighted traps seem to hire overly chipper sales-bots who adeptly disappear when needed. We're glad that “keeping it local” gets a breath of fresh air with the Second Saturday... 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 >>

Phoenix isn't exactly considered to be the most bike-friendly of towns, what with its sprawling freeways and oftentimes oblivious-to-others drivers. Cyclists of the Valley get to take back the roads from the motorized masses during the Critical Mass Bike Ride, which spills onto the streets of... More >>

Goth ghoulies and rivetheads usually dig it when things go bump in the night, particularly when it’s industrial dance tracks speeding along in excess of 130 beats-per-minute inside a darkened club. These creatures of the night will be indubitably drawn into the thump-heavy enchantment of... More >>

For most creative brains, the real workday doesn’t start until the sun goes down. Yes, this is when the emails stop arriving (or at least slow down), the kids are on their way to bed, and there’s suddenly space and time to get a few things done. The Co+Hoots team is very familiar... More >>

Between First Friday and Third Thursday, the alliteration-focused arts events are aplenty in Phoenix, and this month, you can add Final Friday to your must-attend list. For years, Tempe galleries hosted an artwalk of their own, and after a long break, owners of Tempe’s Taste of Tops,... More >>

When Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art announced it was bringing author, performer, and all-around-kickass entertainer Tania Katan on board, we knew things were about to get interesting. This month, Katan will launch her latest programmed event, Lit Lounge. What Katan describes as a little... More >>

Once a month, after it's cooled down enough at night to step outside and see what's up, it's time for Hollis’ Traveling Tree House and Dance Party, a bundle of weird fun that's a lot like a kids' show but is for adults only. You'll meet such characters as 11-year-old Hollis, his grumpy... 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 >>

If anyone understands how Pinterest and Martha Stewart have inspired your scribbling that to-craft list on a notebook you made from recycled cereal boxes covered in ombre glitter, it’s hands-on project go-getter Laura Gill. Gill has contributed to New Times blogs Chow Bella and Jackalope... More >>

Remember the Mill Avenue of yore? Packed with independent businesses, music venues, and local restaurants? Probably not. Now the street is lined with little more than smoke shops and corporate spots trying to pull off that “we’re-so-not-corporate” look. (Hey, Magic Mushroom!... More >>

The beginnings of Ledger Art trace back to narrative drawings created by Plains Indians on paper or cloth in the late 19th century. As trade flourished, accounting ledger books became a common (and very portable and convenient) source of paper for the Plains Indians. These narratives... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Cushion yourself for this blow: the writers behind sketch comedy show First Friday Night Live have a new(ish) gig. Every third Saturday, acclaimed funny men Ian Murdock and Mike Gustie bring together a group of giggle-inducers to perform experiemental sketch comedy during Gary's Couch. "This... More >>

In case you didn't know, classic cocktails are totally in right now. As in, modern takes on cocktails with historically-significant names that only a well-versed bartender would know how to make. That's the stuff we expect nowadays, and it's just the variety of inebriant in which the... More >>