Hayden Flour Mill Opens to Public Use After Renovation

After months of renovation, the Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe is now more eye candy than eyesore. The iconic Mill Avenue building reopened on Tuesday as an events venue, public space, and museum (of sorts). The $350,000 makeover, which was funded by the Rio Salado Foundation, upgraded the surrounding property…

Star Man

William Shatner is an intergalactic badass of the highest order. Despite all the flak that the iconic actor has gotten over his toupee and melodramatic acting style, The Shat is, quite simply, cooler than you’ll ever be. As the legendary Captain James Tiberius Kirk, he’s bedded babes, fought Klingons, and…

The Monarch’s Grand Opening @ The Monarch Theatre

When the owners of the Monarch Theatre stated they wanted the downtown Phoenix venue to become one of the premier forums for electronic dance music in the Valley, they weren’t screwing around. In the four weeks since the joint debuted, it’s featured such top-shelf EDM tastemakers as New York trance…

Ten Must-See Parties During Phoenix Comicon 2012

Officially, the exhibition hall at Phoenix Comicon this weekend only stays open until around 7 o’clock on Friday and Saturday evening. But that doesn’t mean that geeks have to call it a night. A slew of after-parties, nightlife events, and costume balls (both official and unofficial) are scheduled to take…

Nine Reasons Why William Shatner is a Badass

Admit it geeks: You’d probably give anything to be like William Shatner. The Canadian actor is world famous for playing as Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek. Outside of his most-famous role, the 81-year-old is equally renowned for his campy acting and even campier music career. And for his…

The Annular Solar Eclipse (PHOTOS)

Millions who witnessed yesterday’s annual solar eclipse raised their cameras skyward and snapped plenty of pics of the celestial event as the moon’s shadow obscured the setting sun. That includes the thousands of Arizona residents who watched the eclipse take place and used their cameras or cell phones to grab…

Nine Must-See Events at Phoenix Comicon 2012

There’s a little over 146 hours left to go until this year’s much-anticipated Phoenix Comicon officially opens its doors to geeks across Arizona on Thursday night, which means there’s little time to dilly dally. Costumes need to be finished, hotel arrangements need to be made, and – most importantly -…

Claw to the Top

Clayton “The Klaw” Kershaw is a force to be reckoned with on the baseball diamond. The 24-year-old ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers has a chip on his shoulder, a Cy Young Award in his back pocket, and — to paraphrase Eastbound and Down’s Kenny Powers — an arm…

Where to Catch Sunday’s Solar Eclipse in Arizona

Cosmic forces and heavenly bodies will align to create something quite spectacular in the Arizona sky this weekend. An annular solar eclipse will take place late Sunday afternoon just before sunset and will cause the sun to darken considerably. Since this particular solar eclipse’s “path of totality” will cross through…

Club Candids: Lil Flip at Big Fish Pub

If you’ve ever wanted to witness the diversity of the Valley’s hip-hop crowd, check out a rap gig at the Big Fish Pub on any given weekend. You’re likely to see a varied assortment of both dudes and dames checking out cyphers spitting fresh rhymes on the microphone, whether its…

Motion Comics

The First Amendment has no greater champions than some of the most notorious comedians of our time. There’s the infamous 1960s obscenity trial of Lenny Bruce, the debate that George Carlin spawned with the “seven dirty words,” and the censorship of Bill Hicks. Besides sparking some side-splitting laughter, each of…

Dirty Disco @ Cowtown Event Venue

Although it usually takes an hourlong drive to drag your ass all the way up to the Cowtown Event Venue in the Northwest Valley, EDM fans from across PHX will want to make the lengthy trek this weekend. That’s only because DJ Sam Groove and the members of Hades Entertainment…

Tempe Improv Closing on June 1

The owners of the Tempe Improv announced Tuesday that they’re packing their gags and closing the doors of the venerable Valley comedy club on June 1. And here’s the punchline: They’re alleging that comedy competitor Stand Up Live, which opened last summer at CityScape, had a part in the Improv’s…