Friday the 13th

Income Tax Cocktail: Just What You Need This Weekend

Certain times of the year call for certain beverages. You have your Christmas egg nog, margaritas aplenty for Cinco de Drinko, and countless other excuses through the year to knock back a drink. One day that needs no excuse is, of course, April 15. The mere mention strikes dread in the hearts of Ame ... More >>

Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012

2012 isn't even over yet, and we're already feeling sort of nostalgic for it. We saw a lot of great shows this year, so narrowing it down to the most mind-blowing 20 wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun. Enjoy, our Top 20 Phoenix Concerts of 2012. See also: Top Five 2012 Heavy Releases In Pho ... More >>

Russell Pearce Skunked by Bob Worsley in LD 25 Republican Primary

See also: Russell Pearce's Ruin Caused in Part by Citizens for a Better Arizona See also: Russell Pearce at RockinRRanch and Lester Pearce Insults All of Maricopa County See also: Russell Pearce Can't Shake His Ties to Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready See also: Russell Pearce's Bile Gone from Public Life for Goo ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Thee Gentlemen Ether Release Debut EP

When Benjamin Walker was enduring months of chemotherapy and other treatments last year to eradicate the softball-sized tumor growing on his aorta, a few things helped keep the renowned local emcee going: The desire to perform at least one more show with his new hip-hop act Thee Gentlemen Ether and ... More >>

Soulfly and Fear Factory to Play The Gathering of the Juggalos

See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts "Strong Juggalo Presence" See also: Seven Awesome Things About the Gathering of the Juggalos Last week we examined what the term "selling out" means in 2012, and concluded that it's hard for bands to make money off t ... More >>

Cats High-Five Each Other, KPHO's on Location to Tell it Like it Is

There's apparently a chupacabra shortage over at KPHO, because the TV station is "telling it like it is" about a new animal phenomenon -- high-fiving cats.Here's the entire story: A bobcat was on a guy's porch in Cave Creek. One of the guy's house cats goes up to the glass door, and at one point, it ... More >>

Big & Rich and Jake Owen at Country Thunder in Florence, 4/13/12

See also: The Five People You Will Meet at Country Thunder Country Thunder Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona Friday, April 13, 2012 I'm not superstitious, but it's hard to brush off the supreme bad luck I had on Friday the 13th, attempting to drive my Nissian Maxima to Day 2 of the four-day c ... More >>

A Night Out w/ Braden McCall

​Braden McCall is a full-time architecture student, dedicated local music mastermind, and part-time party enthusiast. Known mostly for his prior involvements in a few different local bands, the 29-year-old currently spends the majority of his time buried in school books, tutoring other archit ... More >>

Fitz and The Tantrums at CityScape, 1/13/12

Maria Vassett​Fitz and The Tantrums CityScape: Pre-race concert for the PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon Friday, January 13 See the complete Fitz and the Tantrums slideshow. So much for drinking that Red Bull. All I needed for some real energy was Fitz and The Tantrums. Making their firs ... More >>

Curse of the Pink Hearse, Melted Cassettes, Yellow Minute, Paz de Cristo Benefit, and Hieroglyphics This Weekend

Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky, or at the very least, a little disturbing. Apparently the folks at the uber-hip Sticky Fingers dance party got the memo: tonight the crew of resident DJs host spastic noise-makers Melted Cassettes, described by the crew as being akin to "Aphex Twin,Skinny ... More >>

Music Videos Beavis & Butt-Head Should See

​Beavis & Butt-Head makes its triumphant return to MTV on Thursday, October 27 at 10/9c, and quite frankly, we can't wait. This preview of "Holy Cornholio" looks promising, but one thing is missing--music videos! Half the fun of watching Beavis & Butt-Head was listening to the duo's commentar ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall: Yellow Sheet Admits Senate President Is On the Ropes

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Of Montreal, Love Me Nots, Bret Michaels, King of Tranny, and My Friend Jason's Beach House Rave Over the Weekend

​My Friend Jason's Beach House at Madison Event Center It was Friday the 13th this past weekend, which means it was the perfect time for the annual Jason Vorhees-themed dance party put on by local rave promoter Clix Bag of Trix. This year's edition had a bit of a beach party twist as hockey ma ... More >>

Assault and Splattery

Get ready for some serious blood and guts on film

Club Candids: Friday the 13th at Monkey Pants

Adriane GoetzBe afraid. Be very afraid.​With Friday the 13th films playing on every TV screen, an entire staff of slasher victims and a visit from Jason Voorhees himself, it was a real massacre at Monkey Pants in Tempe on Friday night. Check out our slideshow for all the gory details.

August 18 In Blogs: Joe Arpaio, Absinthe, Groove Candy, POOL, and Heroin Trafficking

​​​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:

Black Sabbath, "Warning"

​Song: Black Sabbath, "Warning"Context: Did you know Black Sabbath's debut was released on Friday the 13th? Me either. Records normally come out on Tuesdays, so that took a bit of extra effort.  Warning - Black Sabbath

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Anti-SB 1070 Billboard on Camelback Near Third Street by Brave New Foundation

A public service announcement brought to you by the Brave New Foundation project Cuentame Despite the fact that District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton ripped out most of SB 1070's spine on July 28, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's still doing his anti-Hispanic dragnets. And if other law enforcement age ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse, D12, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and More of Detroit's Scariest Rap Music

Love Hurts

Like, really, really, bad

There's Something About Scary

Fest offers alarming flicks, from Pakistan to The Blob