Pair Production

Whenever prolific local musicians Andrew Jemsek and Ryan Avery collaborate on some project, the results tend to be fascinating and often unusual. In 2006, they formed chaotic dance/noise duo Nightwolf, followed three years later by The Quest, a “sloppy and weird” two-piece cover act that gigged in eateries. The pair’s…

Seven Nights of EDM, DJs, and Dancing

Thursday 9 Afterlife: Touch Thursdays with DJ Tsunami, DJ Michael Ryan, & DJ Matt Fox (Top 40, EDM) AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock, dance) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby…

Plastic Plates @ Last Exit Live

The stickiness is back and it’s spreading. About six months after he pulled the plug on his ultra-popular DJ/dance event Sticky Fingers, William Fucking Reed has resurrected the event and given it a reboot of sorts, renaming it Sticky Fingers Mobile Disco. Instead of staging the shindig (self-described as a…

Seven Must-See Cinco de Mayo Parties in Metro Phoenix

At absolutely no point over the next 72 hours or so should you have to ask the question, ¿Dónde está la partido este fin de semana? (or “Where is the party this weekend?” for you monolinguists). ¿Por qué? Because there are going to be an exhaustive amount of celebrations occurring…

Your Guide to Free Comic Book Day in Metro Phoenix

Comic book geeks of Metro Phoenix better get plenty of sleep on Friday night, not to mention waiting until Sunday to check out Iron Man 3. That’s because Saturday, May 4, gonna be a red-letter day that’s like a ink-stained, pulp-filled, four-color mashup of Phoenix Comicon, Halloween, and Christmastime. The…

Seven Nights of EDM, DJs, and Dancing

Thursday 2 Afterlife: Touch Thursdays with DJ Tsunami, DJ Michael Ryan, & DJ Matt Fox (Top 40, EDM) AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Barney’s Boathouse: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Pulse (Top 40, rock, dance) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (juke joint, R&B, French pop) Bobby…

Cinco De Mayo 2013 Guide

Special Events Arizona Event Center 1300 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa www.arizonaeventcenter.com Danny Serrano, Richard Galaviz Jr., Manny Llanez, Kevin Soto, Jorge Ruiz, Ernesto Ortiz, and other jokesters will perform during the Latin Comedy Night on Saturday, May 4. 8 p.m.; $10 for general seating, $20-$200 for VIP treatment. Call…

Auto Body Modification

For some cats, customized hot rods, lowriders, and other souped-up rides aren’t just a casual hobby. They’re more like an entire way of life.Local artist El Moisés, for instance, grew up immersed in lowrider culture. And it’s heavily influenced his art, from childhood sketches of vintage vehicles his father painted…

Now Closed: Donna Jean’s Libations in Glendale

Cool, dive-y live music venues in the West Valley are very few and far between. And there’s apparently one fewer as of this writing, as Donna Jean’s Libations over in Glendale has closed. Recent rumors of the bar’s recent demise led us to its Facebook page, where proprietor, um, Donna…

Top 20 Animated GIFs of Wet Electric Patrons Raging

The enormous wave pool at Tempe’s Big Surf hosted more than just doggy paddles and belly flops during Wet Electric this past week. It was a giant twerkin, Harlem Shakin’ mass as local EDM fans raved, raged, and unleashed incalculable amounts of fist-pumps and ass-bumps in the shallow water while…

Five Must-See Metro Phoenix Pool Parties in May

We’ve been seeing a certain bumper sticker plastered to more than a few cars around Scottsdale as of late declaring “I ❤ Pool Parties.” Said stickers were created by El Santo Cantina (in honor of its new monthly fiesta of the same name), it’s an emotion shared by the proprietors…