Seven Nights of EDM, DJs, and Dancing

Thursday 18 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Dulce Thursdays with DJ Deuce (hip-hop, Latin) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Dark…

Hip Hop House Anniversary @ Hidden House

When Nick Norris and a few other locals launched Hip Hop House last summer, the semi-regular event involved pretty much what its name implied: a rowdy showcase of rap, boom-bap, and urban artistry taking place inside a residence, which in this case was funky domicile/music venue Funny World. Norris, an…

Wig Mafia’s Petey Pe$o on Old School/New School Urban Style

If you’ve spent a weekend night out in Scottsdale’s nightlife district anytime in recent years, it’s probable that you’ve spied Wig Mafia in action. And it’s hard not to gawk at the two-man party crew and hip-hop team since they’re sort of eye-catching, even among Old Town’s ostentatious masses. If…

The Crystal Method @ The Monarch Theatre

You’ll have to forgive The Crystal Method for taking a little longer than expected to unveil its latest studio album. Yes, the follow-up to 2009’s Grammy-nominated Divided by Night has been more than four years in the making, but the venerable electronica twosome of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland have…

Monsterland in Mesa Won’t Re-Open

Grab a shovel and heap some extra dirt onto the grave of Monsterland — it turns out the horror-themed Mesa venue apparently won’t be resurrected. Nope, despite previous proclamations to the contrary, it seems the defunct haunted attraction and event space, which closed in January, will stay dead and buried,…

Scottsdale Police Arrest Suspect in Martini Ranch Stabbing

Officers from the Scottsdale Police Department have arrested a suspect involved in the brutal stabbing that occurred at nightclub and music venue Martini Ranch late last month. Simon West, a 29-year-old resident of Gilbert, was taken into custody by Scottsdale cops on Monday afternoon, exactly a week after a patron…

EDM, DJs, and Dancing

Thursday 4 910 Live: Leaether Strip with Technodrone, Audio Virus, A0N, & more (industrial, goth, EBM, noise) AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock) Bar Smith: Dulce Thursdays with DJ Deuce, & VJ Enigma (hip-hop) Bikini Lounge:…

Fatboy Slim @ Maya Day and Nightclub

Long before the “Harlem Shake,” there was “The Rockafeller Skank.” Doesn’t ring a bell, huh? It should, considering the 1998 plunderphonics-heavy groove was one of the more epic big-beat hits in the enormous arsenal of British-born musician Norman Cook. Still clueless, bro? Perhaps you know the Englishman by his more…

Fatboy Slim and Five More 4th of July DJ Events in Metro Phoenix

Long before the “Harlem Shake,” there was “The Rockafeller Skank.” Doesn’t ring a bell, huh? It should considering the 1998 plunderphonics-heavy groove was one of the more epic big beat hits from the enormous arsenal of British-born musician Norman Cook. Still clueless, bro? Perhaps you know the Englishman by his…