Chandler Center for the Arts

Punch-Lineup

Barker College

Clown Collage

Sean Paul, Talib Kweli, Ravi Shankar

Back in the early 2000s, Sean Paul's dutty rock dominated the airwaves and party playlists all over the world. Sean Paul is making somewhat of a comeback with a new album that nobody knew was released this year. We'll see if the tracks on Tomahawk Technique are good enough to still make people drop ... More >>

A Cut-Up

Third Friday, Chinese New Year, The AcroCats, and Barrett Jackson Over the Weekend

​Downtown's Third Friday Third Friday was full of new exhibitions and openings this month. Eye Lounge, Modified Arts, and Trunk Space showcased local artwork and collaborations with local scientists, as well as handmade crafts. ​Chinese New Year Festival @ Chandler Center for the Arts& ... More >>

Incoming: Alien Ant Farm, Old School Jam, Stephen Stills, Sublime With Rome, Wale

​There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who think Sublime will always be great and those who believe Sublime could only be great as long as Bradley Nowell was around (I guess there is a third kind, too -- people who hate Sublime, but forget about those folks).Either way, it's time ... More >>

Don't Needle Me

Quilting: It’s not just for bees anymore

Don't Needle Me

Quilting: It’s not just for bees anymore

Happy Feet

A dance potpourri in Chandler

Incoming: KISS, Ted Nugent, Three 6 Mafia, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, MC Hammer

We owned two copies of this album on cassette when I was 6​Does it matter if it's a slow week for show announcements if one of those announcements features MC Hammer?I say no to that, and such is this week's fate. Sure, this week features a fewer number of shows than in previous weeks, but c'mon p ... More >>

"Ten Transformations: Framing Renewal" at Chandler Center for the Arts

http://www.chandlercenter.org/visual-arts/exhibition-hall.html​Unlike last week, I'm giving you four whole days to plan for this art event. I know, I'm extremely generous.So we all know that using tossed out objects for art is nothing new. But that doesn't mean the practice can't produce some grea ... More >>

Arty Girl: Christy Puetz at Chandler Center for the Arts

"Blue-ringed Octopus Skin" by Christy Puetz, 2008.​The always whimsical, entertaining, and ridiculously meticulous Christy Puetz is showing her latest beaded artworks at Chandler Center for the Arts. The opening reception is Friday.New Times snagged this artist for a Studio Visit a couple years ag ... More >>

January 20 In Blogs: Dennis Gilman, Midlake, Tammie Coe, and Baby Gabriel

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Pays Dennis Gilman the Ultimate Compliment, Better Than E.J. Montini's Pizzas ... More >>

Arty Girl: Another Jam-Packed Art Weekend

By koka_sexton on flickr Creative Commons.This list is for wimps. We can do better than that!​Today is one of those days where I look at my giant stack of blogging options and I get a little sad. You see, I've only got three blog slots per week to fit everything in and sometimes I fail to get it a ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Country Thunder, Tempe Music Fest, and Much More

Art PerryLou Reed and Laurie Anderson are scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Chandler Center for the Arts. If you're the type who bitches how nothing ever goes on in Phoenix, please feel free to grab a nice steaming cup of STFU. We've been referencing all week long on this very blog about how h ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Billy Joel, Elton John, JFA, Mega 104.3's Spring Jam, and More

The Lives of Famous Men are scheduled to perform tonight at Chyro Arts Venue in Scottsdale. As music editor Martin Cizmar mentioned in his post earlier today, the slate of concerts scheduled to go down from tonight until Sunday kinda pales in comparison to the overwhelming assortment of superstars ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend

As Tall As Lions is scheduled to perform on Sunday at the PHiX.

Arty Girl: Steve McQueen, The Last Mile

Barbara and Steve McQueen.Do you know who Steve McQueen is?If not, just ask your mom and watch her get all hot and bothered while she talks about him. And then feel really, really uncomfortable.I'm no expert on the guy (my boyfriend just scoffed at me because I've never seen "Bullitt") but Steve McQ ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: E-40, Ben Taylor, Zappa Plays Zappa, Greeley Estates, and More

E-40 is scheduled to perform on Saturday in Scottsdale. The Venue of Scottsdale is gonna become a house of hyphy this Saturday, as the NoCal rap superstar E-40 (a.k.a. the "Ambassador of the Bay") will take over the joint. We're expecting plenty of slick rhymes from the "King of Slang," as wel ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Jordin Sparks, Digital Summer, Nappy Roots, The Game, and More

The Nappy Roots are scheduled to perform on Friday at Club Red in Tempe. Now that the chill of winter is starting to subside (temps are supposed to get into the high 70s) you've got little excuse to stay cooped up inside your domicile this weekend. Why not book it to the ongoing Renaissance Festi ... More >>

Show Announcements: Junior Brown, Limbeck, David Banner, Davey Jones, The Verve Pipe

Concert Calendar for This Weekend

Concert Schedule for This Weekend

Jesus Christ Superstars

Choral group is bigger than Bono

Current art shows, exhibitions, and installations

Current art shows, exhibitions, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits, and installations

Art Scene

Current exhibitions, shows, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions and installations

Monsters' Ball

Fright to the finish

Sister Act

Desert Dance honors Tubman

Working Title

Nickel and Dimed clocks on at the Herberger

Legends of the Fall

Cirque du Soleil tumbles toward ecstasy

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Mock Party

Warhol and company hop on Pop

This One Time, at Film Camp...

Film students take the fast track

Along Comes Mariachi

Music fest marks Mexican independence

Puttin' On the Ditz

Saturday Night Live alum Victoria Jackson brings her standup act to Chandler

Out of Africa

A show of works by William Kentridge

Plenty of Horns

Patriotic concerts in observerance of Independence Day

Forest Gumption

Better lathe than never for a furniture exhibition by Arizona's finest woodworkers

Dance Menu

Quilt Trip

Blanket Statements

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Kid Pics for the week