See also: Strung Out at Clubhouse Music Venue, 1/28/12 (VIDEO) See also: Top Five Must-See Shows This Week Strung Out has been generous about performing in Phoenix over the course of its two decade career. The band tends to perform old songs (link to Face to Face/Strung Out review) while sprinkling ... More >>
See also: Metal Band Vektor Goes Back to the Future In this week's issue, we speak with Frank Chin, bassist for former Tempe-based sci-fi metal thrash band Vektor, about the band's recent move to Philadelphia. The quartet may still be settling into their new surroundings, but that doesn't mean they' ... More >>
Despite the fact that Downtown Mesa took a major hit last month when two of its beloved businesses (Evermore Nevermore and The Royale) closed down, there's no need to think it's the beginning of the end for the area's recent resurgence. After all, Phoenix's Roosevelt Row has weathered the loss o ... More >>
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:
Pedal party at the Rusty Spoke
Hey, downtown. For once, focus on this guys art and not his character.
ASU takes movie viewing out of the theatre
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 >>
Folks get airborne at Eldorado Park
Mmmm, free beerIf you're sad about Conan O'Brien's cancellation like I am, drown your tears with some tasty free Pabst Blue Ribbon beer tonight at a The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien viewing party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe. In addition to scoring freebie classy beer, there wi ... More >>
The largest water park in the state, Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix, is scheduled to open in mid-June. The $30 million, 35-acre park includes 30 slides and a coaster called Maximum Velocity. The park replaces the WaterWorld Safari park in north Phoenix...In Tucson, Reina Irene Gonzales was sentenced to tw ... More >>
Liquid skatepark makes waves at Tempe Music Fest
Deck co-curators return with collaborative craziness
Extreme duders parlay their skills for all dudedom
To air is divine at WindUp Gallery
Failure is not an option at X Games-style affair
Paula Abdul and the $600 boa
Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti 's early years
Extreme sports may be fun, but this is not
Action, but not much acting
Love is Carmen's modus opera
Cowtown Skateboards
East side, west side skate parks host dual duels
Oie! It's a reading in Tempe.
How Andy Brown took his tee shirts from the halls of NorthCanyon High to the racks at Urban Outfitters
Sidewalk Surfer
Snedigar Recreation Center
Cody Hancock and company prove that rodeo riders are the original extreme athletes
The Wedge
El Dorado Park
2311 North Miller, Scottsdale
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Beer, buzz cuts and bonhomie in Tempe's raddest skate estate
Plying funk and jazz riffs with deejay scratch, Honey Bucket heeds the Beck and call
