The skies over the Valley aren’t the only place to find some colorful thrills during the Fourth of July holiday. In addition to all the skyrocket shenanigans scheduled for next week, various Independence Day fetes will go down at drinking establishments around Phoenix and Scottsdale in honor of our country’s…
If you’re an artist or filmmaker whose head happens to be filled funny situations or freaky visions there happen to be a few opportunities for you to channel your creativity and show it to the public. For instance, the producers of comedy showcase First Friday Night Live are getting ready…
A pair of New York pranksters got the cool kids chuckling last year when photos surfaced online of the various cardboard “hipster traps” they scattered around Gotham, each containing Pabst Blue Ribbon, American Spirits, and Wayfarers. Local party promoters Jared Alan, Craig Citizen, and Jen Deveroux have concocted a similar…
Although DJ Tranzo doesn’t own a sonic screwdriver or bomb around in a TARDIS, the local mixmaster and scratch king is just as adept as Doctor Who at taking people on a trip through history. To wit: Every weekend at Oaxaca Saturdays, his turntables become a time machine as he…
What would happen if you got more than 100 strippers in the same room and started blasting hip-hop jams? Probably the same sort of wild scene that ensued last night at Stratus during the casting call for reality show Strip Search. Dozens of ecdysiasts and exotic dancers from a variety…
Man versus nature. It’s one of the quintessential conflicts in life as well as in the literature world. And it’s also one the reasons why the Gillespie Dam on the outskirts of the Valley was transformed from a functional public works project into a curious oddity. Since its partial collapse…
There were a slew of scowling faces populating the stands at Chase Field this past weekend, but — for once — none of ’em belonged to Arizona Diamondbacks fans. Nope, it was members of the Chicago Cubs nation who were glowering as they watched their team get swept by the…
Phife Dawg Club Red Friday, June 22 If there was one point that was made clear in last year’s documentary Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, its that the members of the influential hip-hop group won’t be staging a reunion anytime soon. Although Q-Tip is…
While most DJs are content with having only one slick-sound moniker, Matthew Hinman has almost a half-dozen nom de guerres at his disposal. Depending on the particular gig he’s working, the 39-year-old could be performing as Spyder, Franck Matthews, Cosmic Sea, or any of the other idenities he’s developed during…
If you happen to be in the hunt for some fly t-shirts from local labels like From Another Planet or 11th Monkey, graphic designers Eric John and Paul Martinez have ’em in abundance at their new Tempe boutique Rack ‘Em Up The pair opened the pop-up shop earlier this month…
Attention strippers, exotic dancers, and adult entertainers of the Valley: A few television producers are eager to speak with you. The folks behind a new reality show titled Strip Search will hold a casting call for the program this coming Tuesday at local rave venue Stratus and are on the…
It’s estimated that around 345,000 EDM fanatics packed the recent Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas a few weekends ago, which was 100,000 more than attended the year prior. It’s an impressive figure to be sure, dwarfed only by an even bigger number: The millions of disappointed souls who didn’t…
Pregnancy can be one of the most emotional life experiences for a woman, so it’s probably not the best time for an expecting mom to watch some gory horror flick — especially one involving traumatic childbirth scenes or potentially demonic fetuses. The debate of whether or not to watch gnarly…
If you’re a true turntablist, working at a strip club isn’t exactly a dream gig. Truth be told, it’s probably more of a nightmare. Sure, you get to drop tracks while constantly surrounded by mostly naked women and get paid for it. But the asshole manager seems to only want…
You won’t see any furious fisticuffs taking place at Chasers this weekend when the industrial-loving freaks of Sadisco* invade the Scottsdale music venue. Ditto for any sort of cage-fighting shenanigans or Tyler Durden references. While the DJ collective and party crew has typically put on its annual Fight Club event…
If there’s one constant in Scottsdale’s club scene, it’s that drunken and debaucherous behavior will always be in abundance. This proves particularly true at Old Town clubs around 11 p.m. on weekend nights. Some have called it “primetime” or “the magic hour,” but regardless of its official designation, it’s when…
Like the old saying says, there’s no place like home. Just ask the Arizona Diamondbacks, who returned to Chase Field on Monday night after a six-game roadtrip filled with frustration and kicked the crap out of the Seattle Mariners 7-1 after much-needed explosion of offense. And it was due in…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels this past week ran the emotional gamut, including both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The D-Back got to partake in the triumph of Trevor Cahill’s awesome pitching performance on Friday, the frustration of getting shutdown by…
If your weekend plans included journeying to Peoria check out a rock or pop tribute act at Skye, better head back to the drawing board. You certainly won’t be heading to the venue. The proprietors of the West Valley supper club and lounge, which regularly hosted tribute bands and live…
Almost everyone has been punished by their father at one time or another. But even as terrifying as your pops could be, said punishment probably didn’t amount to more than just a spanking or getting grounded. At least he never tried to stab you with a spear like Ivan the…
Gilbert hip-hop dance crew Elektrolytes has a habit of impressing people with their flashy b-boy moves and energetic routines. They’ve wowed crowds at Cyphers, won dance battles around Arizona, and took home gold medals at last year’s Hip-Hop International competition in Las Vegas, All this pales in comparison to their…
The future ‘s looking pretty damn bright for Steven Chung, which is probably why he’s wearing those Von Zipper shades in the picture above. Over the next 72 hours alone, the 31-year-old house music maestro (who performs as DJ Tranzit) will open for EDM wunderkind DallasK this evening at Wild…
