Fiesta Bowl Block Party

Pic Hits for the week

Pic Hits for the week

Good Year for Bad Days

Their record company just dumped them; Fiesta Bowl sponsors think they're dips; but Tempe still love its Refreshments

Live and Let '007 Die

New Year's Eve of destruction

New Year's Eve Guide 2007

You may kiss us at midnight

The Five Underground New Year's Eve Bashes No One's Told You About

Check out the Drunken Immortals at tonight's "Maybe 2009 Will Be Better" event in Tempe. The biggest party night of the entire calendar (a.k.a. New Year's Eve) is upon us. Anywhere and everywhere you go tonight is bound to have some kind of shindig going on. Scottsdale will have the swankiness g ... More >>

Snafu 2000

Phoenix officials told volunteers planning an expensive millennial downtown bash to think big. It seems as though nobody was thinking at all.

What a Blast

Revolver dredges up the worst New Year's tales -- and here's our guide to making yours the best

Get Your Blocks Off

Tempe and Scottsdale fight for the right to party

Wize Guys

Pie Gomez regroups with a new-look version of his jazzy hip-hop ensemble

Chimes at Midnight

Pie Gomez regroups with a new-look version of his jazzy hip-hop ensemble

Doobie Brothers Play New Year's Eve Show For Fiesta Bowl

​ 70s rock act The Doobie Brothers will play the main stage at the Fiesta Bowl Block Party in the Mill Avenue District of Tempe. The band, which has sold 50 million records, won several Grammys, and charted 16 top 40 hits (including two number 1 hits), played the half-time show of the Orange Bowl ... More >>

The Procrastinator's New Year's Eve Dining Guide

http://www.flickr.com/photos/optical_illusion/ / CC BY 2.0​So...you've waited till the last minute again and all of your usual haunts are sold out this New Year's Eve. We don't blame you for being distracted, what with all that last-minute holiday shopping and gorging and partying. If you ... More >>

Festival Foods Services Brings Deep-Fried Twinkies to Mills Mall

​It was probably inevitable. In light of the excitement generated by deliciously bad-for-you deep-fried goodies traditionally found at the fair and at festivals, now there's a new restaurant called Festival Foods Services, dishing up said naughty treats all the time. And not ironically, it' ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World, Rx Bandits, Ed Kowalczyk, and Other New Year's Eve Concert Options

Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.​Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2010

Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.​Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Block Party @ Mill Avenue District

Rx Bandits are scheduled to perform on Friday, December 31, at Scottsdale's Ultimate Block Party.​Without being too hyperbolic, New Year's Eve is a major night when it comes to revelry. Besides the endless amounts of nightclub events and parties that will take place in an around the PHX, some big ... More >>

The Year's Best Phoenix Music Stories, Local Albums, Top Records, and More in This Week's Issue

Zack de la Rocha, one of this year's movers and shakers of the Phoenix music scene.​In the final issue of the year we've got some great year-end recap stories. There was always someone or something shaking up the Phoenix music scene in 2010, including the Sound Strike, the unfortunate death of Car ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World at Fiesta Bowl Block Party Last Night

​Jimmy Eat WorldFiesta Bowl Block Party in TempeDecember 31, 2010 - January 1, 2011Playing a New Year's Eve concert is sort of a big responsibility. Sure, it's easy to impress a merry and well-lubricated crowd, but there's a larger obligation, too. If you're playing before the largest crowd assemb ... More >>

Kinch Aren't Waiting for Guffman -- But He Might Show Up to See Them in L.A.

​Jimmy Eat WorldFiesta Bowl Block Party in TempeDecember 31, 2010 - January 1, 2011Playing a New Year's Eve concert is sort of a big responsibility. Sure, it's easy to impress a merry and well-lubricated crowd, but there's a larger obligation, too. If you're playing before the largest crowd assemb ... More >>

Shantidas Contu-Owen, What Are You Listening To?

Shantidas Contu-Owen​Shantidas Contu-Owen The local fashion designer was the winner of Project Ethos' VitaminWater Zero Fashionista Challenge. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Generally 96.9-FM. I'm not really loyal to any one statio ... More >>

Chip Off The Old Block

Shantidas Contu-Owen​Shantidas Contu-Owen The local fashion designer was the winner of Project Ethos' VitaminWater Zero Fashionista Challenge. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Generally 96.9-FM. I'm not really loyal to any one statio ... More >>