So, how was your weekend? Perhaps you got all up in the club, got in as much revelry as possible, or got yourself into one of the big concerts going on around town. Then again, maybe you just sat around killing time before the big NFC or AFC championship games…
Music gormandizers of Phoenix, better make sure you’ve got an open schedule on Friday, March 7. Oh, and a comfortable pair of walking shoes as well. Both are going to come in handy if you want to make the most of Viva PHX, a one-day music festival that New Times…
The results are in, and there are a few quirky choices among the bunch — maybe even a snub or two. But regardless of who made the cut, you can be damn sure that much speculation and dissection will ensue. So we’re referring to the Oscar nominations, right? Nah. Actually,…
Like a “Game Over” countdown clock urging you to drop in another quarter after getting annihilated by an arcade game bad guy, the days and weeks are ticking away until ZapCon 2014. But if the mid-April vintage arcade and pinball convention can’t get here fast enough for you, some additional…
The owners of the Monarch Theatre would be wise to make sure their much-heralded PK sound system is finely tuned, since that baby’s about to get a major workout this weekend. It’s likely to be put through its paces on Saturday, January 18, when 30,000 watts of warped bass blasts…
Thursday 16 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (rock, Top 40, remixes)…
Patrons of the light rail got a little in-ride entertainment on Sunday afternoon, and not from some excessively loud and outrageous fellow passenger. More like a few men and women kicking it onboard in excessively loud undergarments and equally loud clothing — with the exception of pants. The No Pants…
Take heed, superheroes, superheroines, sci-fi cosplayers, and costumed geeks of the Valley — the City of Tempe is in need of your services tomorrow afternoon for a special mission. Just like Commissioner Gordon firing up the Bat-Signal to cajole The Dark Knight into service, Tempe’s city officials have put out…
Thursday 9 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (rock, Top 40, remixes)…
Once upon a midnight dreary, while other folks are asleep and weary, Club 24 will welcome many a freak through its door. It’s all for a big party, with music both dark and arty, that’s simply titled Nevermore. Edgar Allan Poe is the inspiration behind this insidious dance party gestation,…
If your only knowledge with anime begins and ends with Pokémon, you’ve obviously got a thing or two to learn. First lesson: Anime is an ultra-diverse and highly respected art form of Japanese-produced animation (hence its name) that was first produced in the Asian nation way back in 1917 and…
If you don’t know Brad Dourif by name, you may recognize his face. After all, the esteemed veteran character actor has made many memorable cinematic appearances, including the evil Grima Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, racist sheriff’s deputy Clinton Pell in Mississippi Burning, the naive Billy Bibbit…
Mischief-makers of the Valley, get your shopping carts ready. Oh, and you might want to fire up your brain cells as well and start conjuring up crazy ideas, too. That’s because the Arizona Cacophony Society has set a date for the next Phoenix Idiotarod. And it’s a little over a…
Thursday 2 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Crescent Ballroom: DJ Smite (funk, soul, R&B, rare vinyl,…
Buckle your safety belts, because you’re about to trip through a time warp. We’re setting the Wayback Machine to a quarter-century ago — 1989, to be exact — when a small radio station called KUKQ was the blasting out alternative, underground, and indie rock tunes over Valley airwaves via 1060…
Party guru and artist Quincy Ross has earned a certain legendary status in the downtown Phoenix scene from his late-night underground affairs, which tend to feature a slew of DJ talent and turn into major ragers that last until well after dawn. And said status might get a little more…
Damn Yucca Tap Room, you popular. Really popular. In fact, the list-meisters at BuzzFeed recently named you the most popular bar in all of Arizona. The viral media website — renowned for its lists of animated GIFs, ’90s pop cultural tidbits, and funny cat pictures — bestowed the honor on…
If you didn’t get in as much celebrating and carousing as you’d hoped during 2013, you’ve got only a few more chances to do so — including the biggest party night of ’em all, New Year’s Eve. And there’s no shortage of places to do so, as every single bar,…
Celebrity Theatre 440 N. 32nd St. www.celebritytheatre.com UrbanAZ will present A Grown & Sexy New Year’s Eve Concert featuring R&B, slow jams, and pop hits from El Debarge, Guy, and Johnny Gill. 9 p.m., $55-$75. Call 602-267-1600. Circle K New Year’s Eve Block Party Mill Avenue District, Tempe After a…
Thursday 26 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (rock, Top 40, remixes)…
Cancer, to paraphrase renowned rhyme-slinger Sadat X, is like the darkest of dark days. Sadly, far too many artists and performers connected with the Valley’s music scene have had dark days of their own this past year as they fought for their lives against cancer, including Blunt Club collaborator Jules…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all across town few bars were stirring with little revelry to be found. Most dance clubs were closed, with nary any twerking. Nor drinking, nor dancing, nor mindless ass-jerking. Except over at Stacy’s, a midtown gay bar, where a Christmas Eve party brings in…
