Jose Gonzalez

Adhesive Artists: Sticker Phiends at Hoodride Bodega

Last Minute Wednesday: Wii Bowling at Heather's Wild Hare

This Weekend: Vintage Video Games, Phoenix ConGames and Oh Yeah...Father's Day

Over the Weekend: Kirkwood Dellinger and the Golden Egg Quest

This Weekend: Crystal Method, 30 Days of Night and Guitar Hero Aerosmith

This Weekend: Lucha Libre, Splash Bash, CopperCon and AZ Bully Expo

Coachella Artists Start Leaking

The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, ... More >>

Flier of the Week: The Necronauts

This flier of the week comes to us by way of suggestion from New Times contributor Jose Gonzalez and, I have to say, it portends great things for The Necronauts' show at Trunkspace tomorrow. The lo-fi indie/punk band has a cool sound, full of grumbling, fuzzy guitars that often remind me of Black Re ... More >>

Mama and Dada

Phoenix's Moulin Rouge says au revoir

Dramarama

Improv Fest takes the stage

Fiesta Mall Employee Writes Bomb Threats, Cops Say; Was Just Looking for Attention

Image: Mesa PoliceJose Gonzalez It's another boring day working at Fiesta Mall. What to do for excitement? If you're Jose Gonzalez, a mall employee who's in a peck of trouble right now, you write a scary threat on a bathroom wall: A bomb will go off at 7:34 p.m. The time sounds too precise to be f ... More >>

Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles Hits the Streets

Jose Gonzalez Larry "Lo-Lo" White lamps in front of the Lo-Lo MobileYesterday's memorial ceremony for Michael Jackson brought a lot of the memories of the man and the myth to the forefront.  One of our favorites was Magic Johnson's outing of The Gloved One's love for KFC by the bucket lo ... More >>

Joe's Real BBQ: Summertime Secret

Jose Gonzalez Joe's Real BBQ's summertime temptation - mac & cheese, potato salad, and bbq chicken sandwich.Summertime is on full blast, which means that we're definitely in the midst of barbecue season. To tell the truth, though, while there's nothing more satisfying than serving up juic ... More >>

Cartel Coffee's Cardboard Art Keeps It Real (Short)

Jose Gonzalez Let your kids run wild at your own risk! For about a year and a half, Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe has been slinging some great java. They definitely have put a premium on serving up quality coffee out of their funky strip mall home. They're so crazy about coffee that they ho ... More >>

10 Things Under $10: Inglorious Bastards, Deadheads, Sugar Thieves, and Punks Aplenty

Calabrese is scheduled to haunt Atomic Comics during Fright Night on Sunday.​ Discount-priced distractions are in abundance this weekend, ranging from Faux Punks and real punks to fashionistas and freaks. Looking for some inexpensive adventure? Here's our weekly list of what's going on. Wes ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Toga Parties, Underage Parties, and Sadisco*

Tommie Sunshine is scheduled to appear at Bar Smith tonight for Fuse Fridays.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley.Tommie Sunshine's at Bar Sm ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Free Rock Shows, Bad-Ass Country, and Tattooed Punks

Loren Scott Sketching In Stereo is scheduled to perform tonight at the Hot Topic at Tempe Marketplace. Was the four-day workweek too much for y'all to handle? Fear not, fellow cubicle drones, as we've got a decatet of onexpensive options to spend your weekend recovering from the rat race. Th ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Free Freakfests, Steamcroween, and REM

Ryan JosephBurlesque singer Melody Sweets will perform at the Venue of Scottsdale tonight as a part of Most Interesting Show in the World.​While next week gonna be packed wall-to-wall with Halloween events aplenty -- from vampire parties to dire deathraces -- this weekend ain't too shabby when it ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: X-Rated Santas, Modified's Farewell, and Free Shows

The Minibosses are scheduled to perfom on Saturday at Modified Arts.​ 'Tis the season for saving some scrilla, whether that means camping out in the cold to nab some doorbusters, or bring stingy when it comes to spending your entertainment dollar. Discount distractions and cheap thrills abound fro ... 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 Weekend: No Pants Light Rail Rides, Elvis/David Bowie, Arizona Cardinals, and More

Adam Nollmeyer/Acme Photography Don't be shocked if you see something like this on the light rail this Sunday.​"Grab your best underwear! No Pants AZ is coming!" This is the message emblazoned across the homepage of local urban prankster group Improv AZ by its organizer Jeff Moriarty announcing t ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Third Friday, Drinking Marathons, Everclear, and More

Cassie MarmasThe madcap madness from last year's Marathon Pub Crawl.​We hope you've been training hard in anticipation for this weekend. Building up endurance, strengthening stamina, and basically preparing yourself for the long haul. So, are we talking about this year's edition of the ultra-grue ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Idiotarod, Love Me Nots, Jersey Shore, and More

Jillian SloanSome of the participants in last year's Idiotarod in downtown Phoenix.​The security guards at the Safeway at Seventh Street and McDowell Road better be on high alert today. Ditto for the one's at Fry's, Trader Joe's, or any other grocery store in the CenPho area. Por que? Because t ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Valentine's Day, Victoria's Secret, and More

Victoria's Secret model Jamie Lee Darley will be sitting pretty tonight at the W Scottsdale.​If you're single, Valentine's Day kinda sucks. You'll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their respe ... More >>

Freak Fests, Filthy Thursdays, Strange Family Circus, White Mice, and More

Stephen Strange will go to the great beyond and back this weekend.​R.I.P. Stephen Strange, 1976-2010. The ribald and renowned local performance artist is apparently going to "die" sometime tomorrow night, probably in some profound and profane fashion that will likely involve one of his wacky stun ... More >>

Sundown Showdown, Darkness Dear Boy, The Shizz, Crotch Rockitt, and More

Rumspringer is scheduled to perform at Saturday's Shizz CD release party at Trunk Space.​Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? If you've been smart enough to squirrel away your simoleons, there's probably enough green in the bank account to afford trip to the Elvis Costell ... 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 >>

Cheap Thrills, The Ramones, Roller Girl Tryouts, and More

​Been missing your weekly dose "dancing and debauchery" via Jared Alan and Sean Watson's weekly Cheap Thrills party? The DJ duo has some fantastic news. Not only will the event be landing at a new home this fall, it's also making a brief return this weekend for a special one-off. I spoke with ... More >>

Whipped Cream Swimwear, Sexy Sleepovers, Sticky Fingers, and Other Cheap Thrills This Weekend

eBaum's WorldIt's been 18 months or so since Scottsdale's Cream Stereo Lounge opened its doors to the public, and for the life of us we can't remember a time when the titular milk-based substance has ever been employed at the Old Town hotspot. That all changes tonight as club promoter Brian Durkee ... More >>

Tittsworth, Pat Benatar Dance-offs, Gay Beast, and Other Cheap Thrills This Weekend

​In case you're not up on all the latest hip-hop news, Mr. Earl Simmons (a.k.a. DMX) got himself sprung from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tender care earlier this week after spending four months incarcerated in the county hoosegow. "THE DOG IS OUT THE CAGE!!" exclaimed the hardcore rapper's Twitter on Wed ... More >>

Bill Binder, What Are You Eating?

Michelle Edwards​Bill Binder The Torch Theatre improv instructor and producer of The Phoenix Improv Festival performs in Story Time, an improvised pre-school story time for grown-ups, Wedensday, August 25 at The Trunk Space. What'd you eat for dinner last night? The Bistro Burger at Maizi ... More >>

Dungen

Michelle Edwards​Bill Binder The Torch Theatre improv instructor and producer of The Phoenix Improv Festival performs in Story Time, an improvised pre-school story time for grown-ups, Wedensday, August 25 at The Trunk Space. What'd you eat for dinner last night? The Bistro Burger at Maizi ... More >>

Dungen @ The Rhythm Room

Michelle Edwards​Bill Binder The Torch Theatre improv instructor and producer of The Phoenix Improv Festival performs in Story Time, an improvised pre-school story time for grown-ups, Wedensday, August 25 at The Trunk Space. What'd you eat for dinner last night? The Bistro Burger at Maizi ... More >>

What's on Tap for First Friday: Furious Styles Crew, Train Tracks, and Pop Art

​It's been 16 years since the Furious Styles Crew first busted onto P-Town's cultural landscape back in 1993. And in that time span, the premier b-boy/hip-hop dance collective has been popping and locking up a storm. Their dances have become a major draw during First Fridays as well, drawing hund ... More >>

Glass Heroes, Sole and the Skyrider Band, Kurt Vile, Cris Kirkwood, and Other Weekend Events

Glass Heroes are scheduled to perform at the George & Dragon on Saturday.​We're kicking it old school with our latest edition of "10 Things Under $10" by pimping a few unique shows by a handful of the Valley's more legendary musicians. Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets is holding a special g ... More >>

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Glass Heroes are scheduled to perform at the George & Dragon on Saturday.​We're kicking it old school with our latest edition of "10 Things Under $10" by pimping a few unique shows by a handful of the Valley's more legendary musicians. Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets is holding a special g ... More >>

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 >>

Michelle Edwards, What Are You Listening To?

Michelle Edwards​Michelle Edwards The local improviser performs with Dangerville at 7 Minutes in Love on Saturday, February 12 at Space 55 at 9 p.m., immediately followed by Dangerville in the Cagematch improv competition, also at Space 55. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on ... More >>