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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Days of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Halloween Guide 2012

Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Jeremiah Gratza Talks DJing as President Gator, Opening for Jimmy Eat World, and How He Almost Managed The Format

Turns out local concert promoter Jeremiah Gratza has more on his plate than just putting on shows, passing out flyers, helping run Crescent Ballroom, and hanging out at hip dance nights. The 29-year-old, who's a promoter with Stateside Presents, occasionally has performed as DJ President Gator ove ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Halloween Guide 2011

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Flesh the Racist Crayon, Mr. Pacman,Tron Legacy, and Other Events This Weekend

Denver's Mr. Pacman is scheduled to perform tomorrow night at Yucca Tap Room.Blues Harmonica Showcase at Rhythm Room (Thursday): A virtual "who's who" of both local and nationally-know harmonica maestros will be working their blues harps all evening long at the Rhythm Room, filling the joint with al ... More >>

Halloween Guide

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Larry Tee Talks Electro, Siriusmo, Róisín Murphy, Sex, Dance Parties, and More

Larry Tee works his magic tonight at Crotch Rockitt in Scottsdale.​Many a hipster spinster in this town might just owe a debt of gratitude to Larry Tee. The NYC club promoter/producer/DJ helped give birth to the style of upbeat, ultra-colorful dance events put on by Jared Alan or the Party Foul! c ... More >>

Adult Swim Finds A Temporary Home For Memorial Day Weekend

Benjamin Leatherman Adult Swim's launch party from earlier this month, which pretty much turned into a one-off.​After a few weeks of searching for a new home, the promoters of Adult Swim have finally found a new location to host their popular hipster pool party this weekend. And in a huge ... More >>

Conan O'Brien, Adult Swim, AZ Tattoo Expo, and 9500 Liberty Over the Weekend

​An Arizona Tattoo Expo Ink Explosion An explosion of ink overwhelmed the Mesa Convention Center this past weekend. The Arizona Tattoo Expo exposed attendees to a nonstop barrage of tats and piercings. There was even a naked Megan Fox appearance...well sort of...see photos. ​Adult Swim ... More >>

Adult Swim, Sticky Fingers, Inkenstein's Anniversary, and More

Some of the bathing beauties in attendance at last year's Adult Swim.​It's been a helluva week for Jen Deveroux. The scenester princess and party promoter has been shadowed over the past few nights by a camera crew filming a documentary on the PHX club scene, she's participating in tonight's ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo Guide

Hardcore Midget Wrestling, Blood Into Wine, Skateboard Battles, and More

​Puppet is definitely one fierce bastard. Ripping with muscled and covered with tattoos, the natural-born brawler also sports a few piercings and a Mohawk. Sounds like someone you wouldn't want to piss off, no? So would it matter if we told you that Puppet is actually a midget? It really shouldn ... More >>

Hot Fudge Sundaze

DJ William Reed Moves To NYC This Spring

William Fucking Reed is hitting the road for the Empire State in the spring.​Start spreading the news: William Fucking Reed is moving to New York Fucking City in April. The stylish 32-year-old DJ has apparently had his fill of being a Phoenician and will become a Gothamite after his moves to the ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 Christmas Weekend: Bettie Blood Burlesque, Coats & Villa, Groove Candy, and More

The Bettie Blood Burlesque Troupe is scheduled to perform at Rogue Bar in Scottsdale tonight.A​fter six endless weeks of endless hype, treacly commercials, and non-stop carols, we're only 48 hours or so from the arrival of Christmas morning. But you don't have to wait until then to get your presen ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Halloweekend: Midgets, Death Racing, Vampires, and More

You can find Chuey the Rock 'n' Roll Midget hanging out at Giligin's Halloween Block Party in Scottsdale this weekend.​Halloween Block Party at Giligin's (Friday) If the Ghost Ball proves too crowded or too douchey for your tastes, Cap'n Mike and his kooky crew have a more unpretentious option for ... More >>

DJ Dossier: William Fucking Reed

​It's somewhat fitting that two of the most influential dance events are ending on the same night in (roughly) the same area. Last week, DJ Dossier profiled Sadisco* czar Squalor (who ending their monthly parties as of tomorrow night) and this week it's William Fucking Reed's turn. More than fiv ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Arty Girl: Dear Raymer at Cheap Thrills Fashion Show

Originally published in STM.Dear Raymer jewelry.​My best friend came over a couple weeks ago wearing a metal rose, an I.D. bracelet, a broken Swatch watch, a chandelier crystal and a large, metal cross...at the same time.All of these broken bits were tangled, soldered, bent and twisted together in ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Frat Games, Free Shows, and Freaky Movies

Kyle Cesmat Safe Haven is scheduled to perform tonight at Club Mardi Gras.Dear College Students of the Valley, Welcome back from your summertime hiatus. Your absence was particularly missed by local bar and club owners, as was your supply of disposable income. A few things are different sinc ... More >>

Love Mania

Bootie Call

Mash-up legends visit the PHX

Rhythm and Malady

Biannual arty party has the cure for what ails you

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: DeVotchKa, The Dirtyheads, Joshua James, and More

Joshua James is scheduled to perform on Sunday at Modified Arts. Things are changing up just a bit for this edition of the weekend concert calendar. We're going to start including Thursday in our weekly roundup, if for no other reason than there seems to be a number of big and boss shows that ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Light Rail, Club Candids, Night Train and More

Welcome back! We hope you had a sufficient amount of ho-ho-hoing and present opening to last another twelve months. Just in case you haven't, here's a package of some of the stories and photos you may have missed during the holiday.  Light Rail Launch Hundreds of thousands turned out to celebrate ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Can’t Miss Show: William Reed’s Birthday Party

Summer Guide: Stay at one of the Valley’s luxest resorts for a fraction of the scratch

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when