“On the blue side of evening / When the darkness takes control / You start looking for a reason / To take your lonesome down the road.” These forlorn lyrics, cribbed from honkytonk hitmaker Steve Earle’s 1986 ditty “Down the Road,” might have been rolling through the heads of DJs…
The Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe is about to become a much busier place. The recently renovated structure and its adjacent park will officially open to to public use and begin hosting regular events early next month. According to Tempe spokesperson Kris Baxter-Ging, the city will hold a dedication ceremony…
During their three games with the Colorado Rockies this past weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks produced a whopping 33 runs off a total of 48 hits. Turns out they should’ve saved some juice for the series’ finale last night with the Rox as the D-backs most certainly could’ve used the hits…
There are exactly 37 days left until Halloween dawns, which means you have that long to conjure up with a killer costume for yourself. And while that might seem like all the time in the world, don’t put things off, bub, especially since some else might just snatch up the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver…
Attention DJs and EDM artists of the Valley: If y’all are adept at pulling a Rumpelstiltskin and are able to spin up some gold, the promoters of this weekend’s Sound Wave Music Festival and have a hankering to hear your stuff. They’re currently conducting a massive statewide DJ battle and…
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Merle Haggard @ Wild Horse Pass Casino | Friday, September 21, 2012 We pity the grim reaper on the day he comes to collect the soul of Merle Haggard, because the iconic country musician won’t be going anywhere without putting up a major fight. Without a speck of hyperbole, Haggard…
The art installations created by Jen Urso are some of the most unique work in the Valley. In 2005, she arranged bits of chipped and broken concrete around the Icehouse to represent the decay of Phoenix’s urban core. And in 2006, the 38-year-old artist covered Modified Arts with an enormous…
Ask DJ Brett Ortiz what the best part of his job is, and he doesn’t take long to answer: “Knowing [that] you alone can make a room full of people have the best night of their life,” he says. The 27-year-old does his damndest to fulfill that goal every Friday…
The Monarch in downtown Phoenix is going to be shaking and quaking with sonic booms of bass every Thump Day as long-running dubstep joint UK Thursdays has moved to the Washington Street club as of last week. Promoters behind the bass-heavy EDM night, which originally launched back in 2009 as…
Gamers of the Valley, put down your controllers for a second and pay attention, because we’ve got some bad news: This year’s Devastation is a no-go. According to an organizer of the annual event — which has taken place since 2005 and is essentially a gigantic video gaming fest featuring…
If nothing else, the Arizona Diamondbacks heartbreaking 2012 campaign certainlyhas proven one thing about our local hometown zer–uh, heroes: They’ve become the San Diego Padres’ personal bitches. Switch-hitting slugger Chase Headley and the rest of the Southern California squad have mercilessly assaulted the D-backs over the past six months, beaten…
Over the summer, an online list of the world’s richest DJs featured the multimillion-dollar net worths of 30 superstar spinsters and demonstrated once again that EDM artists and DJs are the new rock stars. British-born house legend Paul Oakenfold was ranked second on the list, as he has an estimated…
It’s said that an artist’s work often offers a glimpse into their innermost thoughts and feelings, as well as their darkest emotions and personal demons. And if that’s the case, then the artists taking part in this weekend’s Lambchop group exhibition on Saturday night at the Monarch Theatre might need…
See also: Club Candids: Pattie’s First Avenue Lounge See also: Club Candids: Labor Day Retox at Martini RanchOtep Shamaya certainly has some powerful pipes and she ain’t afraid to use ’em. Just ask the mass of local music fans who were scorched by the 32-year-old lead screamer singer this past…
See also: Six Films Pregnant Women Should Never, Ever Watch See also: Midnite Movie Mamacita’s Four Favorite Scary Movies of 2011 See also: Creatives 2012 – 31: Andrea BeesleySeen any good scary movies lately? You’re about to have more than a few opportunities to do so as the Halloween season…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Win One of Three Against San Francisco Giants, Increase Odds of Making Playoffs to 3 PercentIan Kennedy and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks got a big monkey off their backs last night by beating the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Chase Field. Both the ginger-haired…
West Coast All-Stars feat. Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube @ Comerica Theatre | Friday, September 14, 2012″Can I take y’all back to 1994?” It’s a question that Ice Cube popped in the midst of his performance during last night’s West Coast All-Stars Tour stop at Comerica Theatre. The near-sellout crowd…
See also: Top Five Must-See Shows This Weekend In the comments section on the YouTube video for Krewella’s dubstep-heavy track “Killin’ It,” one clever wiseacre describes the Chicago-born electro-pop act as “2 Girls, One Drop.” It’s an unseemly bon mot, recalling one of the Interweb’s most infamously vile viral videos,…
See also: Four Haunted Houses Opening in the Valley Next Weekend See also: Three Reasons Why You Should Already Be Excited for Halloween (Yes, Really) Do you like scaring people? Have an affinity for wearing creepy costumes and freaky-looking face paint while chasing terrified teenagers? Then the people behind a…
See also: Collective Chaos on Misconceptions About Scottsdale DJs See also: Pilots on Their Airplane Shtick, Harry Potter Obsession, and Busting Into the Local DJ SceneBy his own admission, Filthy Flip still has plenty a lot to learn about the world of EDM. The fresh-faced local DJ is a relatively…
