Skateboarding

Catch a Wave

Sticky Situation

Strung Out's Jason Cruz: Twisted in a Suburban Teenage Wasteland

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 >>

Sci-Fi Thrash Group Vektor on Mexican Food in Philadelphia

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 >>

Big Daddy

Grindermen

Trick My Truck

Rapper Mouse Powell on an AZ Hip-Hop Education

Wish List: Downtown Mesa

​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 >>

Born to Run

Street Smart

June 21 In Blogs: John McCain, Red Hot Robot, Clarence Clemons, Cork, and Medical Marijuana

​​​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:

Air Time

Surf Roots Tour

Break for Cyclists

Pedal party at the Rusty Spoke

Little Big Man

Hey, downtown. For once, focus on this guy’s art and not his character.

Watch It

ASU takes movie viewing out of the theatre

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 >>

Trick Daddys

Folks get airborne at Eldorado Park

Free Pabst Blue Ribbon Tonight to Celebrate 'Conan'

Mmmm, free beer​If 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 >>

Hot Links: Wet 'n' Wild, PETA, and Gamma Ray Bursts

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 >>

Chairmen of the Board

Liquid “skatepark” makes waves at Tempe Music Fest

Family Guys

“Deck” co-curators return with collaborative craziness

Roka Nights

Dude itr Out

Extreme duders parlay their skills for all dudedom

Future Shock: Agent Orange, B.B. King, Ying Yang Twins, and more

Over the Weekend: Kirkwood Dellinger and the Golden Egg Quest

MP3s wanted! Get your music on Up on the Sun

Ollie Jolly Christmas

To air is divine at WindUp Gallery

Mad Max: Max Cavalera

Extreme of Consciousness

Failure is not an option at X Games-style affair

'06 Pandemic Poll - AZPX SkateRock installment

Wacky Signage

No Wigs Required

Paula Abdul and the $600 boa

Spray-On Soul

Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti 's early years

Snow Bored

Extreme sports may be fun, but this is not

Catching Air

Action, but not much acting

Bare a Tone

Love is Carmen's modus opera

BEST SKATEBOARD SHOP

Cowtown Skateboards

Truck Off

East side, west side skate parks host dual duels

Three Punks and the Truth

Oie! It's a reading in Tempe.

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

To a Tee

How Andy Brown took his tee shirts from the halls of NorthCanyon High to the racks at Urban Outfitters

BEST SKATEBOARD SHOP

Sidewalk Surfer

BEST SKATEBOARD PARK

Snedigar Recreation Center

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bucking Tradition

Cody Hancock and company prove that rodeo riders are the original extreme athletes

Best Rollerblade Park

The Wedge
El Dorado Park
2311 North Miller, Scottsdale
480-312-2483

House of Skate Punks

Beer, buzz cuts and bonhomie in Tempe's raddest skate estate

Something Trippy This Way Comes

Plying funk and jazz riffs with deejay scratch, Honey Bucket heeds the Beck and call