Thursday 24 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Thursday Ladies Night with DJ AL3, & DJ NERD (hip-hop, Latin, EDM) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays…
Costume? Check. Drinking money? Yup. The phone number for a reliable cab company? Locked in. Looks like you’re ready to hit the town for some Halloween revelry. So where do you go from here? If our All Hallow’s Eve party guide (see page 44) doesn’t provide enough options, consider heading…
Love Halloween? Then you’ll love this: Organizers of many Halloween celebrations around the Valley are getting an early start to the scary season by holding their events even earlier than normal this year. And thanks to the fact that All Hallows Eve falls on Thursday, October 31, many bars, clubs,…
In addition to his prodigious talents as a rapper, actor, hip-hop impressario, author, producer, Hot Pocket video-maker, youth football coach, Rastafari worshipper, and weed smoker (note: the last two are interchanagable), it turns out that nonuple threat Snoop Dogg/Lion is also a right good DJ…
There are plenty of treats to be had during the Halloween season, and we ain’t just referring to all that candy. We happen to be making reference to treats of a more adult-oriented nature, like specialty and themed cocktails, fantastic drink deals, and scads of prizes that are available at…
Bob Beard is certain there’s a nerd inside all of us. Yup, even you. There’s no shame in admitting it, he says, since it’s more socially acceptable than ever to be a member of the pocket protector brigade or to be a major geekazoid. For proof, look no further than…
Over the past few years, Apache Lake Music Festival has made the just-barely-perceptible leap from curiosity to institution, and it’s easy to see why. As with most institutions, the core of it is a really simple idea done well: What if you could see a bunch of local bands in…
Edson “House” Magana is probably going to rack up a lot of miles on his ride next month. A lot. That’s because the local b-boy and co-founder of the Furious Styles Crew will be taking many trips to Sky Harbor Airport to pick up the various graf-heads, DJs, and other…
Love Halloween? Then you’ll love this: Organizers of many Halloween celebrations around the Valley are getting an early start to the scary season by holding their events even earlier and normal this year. And thanks to the fact that All Hallows Eve falls on Thursday, October 31, many bars, clubs,…
Thursday 17 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Thursday Ladies Night with DJ AL3, & DJ NERD (hip-hop, Latin, EDM) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays…
The sinister sound-slinger known as DJ Bl3nd is a major freak. And that’s not a slight by any means. Catch one of his high-energy sets on YouTube or at various EDM events and you’re likely to witness the spazzy selector, who sports a Mohawked mask inspired by Chucky from Child’s…
Some of the circumstances behind the recent death of local singer-songwriter Andrew Duncan Brown were revealed to Up on the Sun within the last hour via his label Smoking Pirate Records. According to an e-mail from the Mesa-based label, the 27-year-old musician was found dead on Sunday floating in the…
The couple, who performed as Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl, died Oct. 14, 2013.
If you watched the Rocky Point Cantina episode of Bar Rescue you may have noticed a lot of weird things about the episode–like how the bar they rescued is now boarded up and closed. Here’s one you might not have caught: Local metal band Killing Spree playing to someone else’s…
If you’re the sort who wishes that Halloween would stick around for as long as possible, that wish is about to come true. Thanks to the quirkiness of the calendar, the holiday happens to fall on a Thursday this year, which means there will be scores of spooky and swanky…
There’s much sadness and shock in the Valley music scene today due to the sudden and untimely passing of gifted, local singer-songwriter Andrew Duncan Brown over the weekend. He was 27 years old. [Update: His label released a cause of death Tuesday.] News of the local folk guitarist’s death was…
Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch is headed for the last roundup this weekend. As we reported last week, the Old Town concert hall/dance club/drinkery/hangout is gonezo after Sunday night as its owners are closing down the joint for good. Three straight nights of live music are scheduled to transpire, however, before plugs…
Thursday 10 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Thursday Ladies Night with DJ AL3, & DJ NERD (hip-hop, Latin, EDM) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays…
It’s been a brutal year for local nightlife insitutions, to say the least. First, Axis/Radius’ proprietors pulled the plug on the iconic Scottsdale dance club in late June. A month or so later, venerated Mesa music venue Hollywood Alley ceased to exist in early August after its owners were forced…
One of the first things that Michael Pawlicki wants you to know about Double Nickels Record Collective is that — despite its name — the place isn’t only about records. Yes, there are a slew of vinyl platters available for purchase at the new Tempe cooperative pop-up shop, which opened…
So watchu going to be for Halloween this year? It’s a question that often perplexes anyone who plans on participating in the holiday, whether that involves attending some massive masquerade ball or just hitting up a friend’s house party. Typically, the more creative, impressive-looking, or outlandish costumes are the ones…
Word has broke of a major shakeup at Scottsdale’s Martini Ranch that will ultimately result in the end of the longtime Old Town music venue and dance joint. The owners of the long-running nightspot announced today that it will close next weekend before being sold to new proprietors who will…
