DanceMission @ Madison Event Center

If ever there was a time to jump on the electronic dance music bandwagon, it’s right now. Skrillex just took home an armful of Grammys (while Deadmau5 and David Guetta put on showstopping performances during the awards ceremony itself), the epic electronica documentary Re:Generation is screening in theaters nationwide, and…

10 Favorite Gay Bars in Greater Phoenix

Here’s a little factoid that’s perfect for your mental Rolodex: The Valley’s oldest gay bar still in operation is the venerable Nu-Towne Saloon, which has been alive and kicking over by the Tovrea Castle since 1971. A few years later in 1974, the equally esteemed Apollo’s Lounge opened up along…

Phoenix Suns Whip the Washington Wizards

The Suns (14-19) scored first — via a 25-foot Channing Frye three-pointer — and maintained a lead for a majority of the game, save for a minute-long stretch in the third quarter when the Wizards (7-25) battled back for a very brief one-point advantage. Unlike in recent games (and pretty much…

Conspire Losing Its Backyard Skate Ramp in Wake of Recent Lawsuit

There was some serious trickage taking place on the skate ramp behind Downtown’s Conspire this past weekend as teenaged riders spent Saturday afternoon an evening unleashing ollies and grinds all over the structure while punk anthems played over a P.A.Sadly, it’s probably last time the ramp will ever get used. Earlier…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday 16 16th Street Bar & Grill: Kickback Thursdays with DJ Cedric Ceballos (hip-hop, classics, neo-soul, reggae, R&B, Top 40, old school) Afterlife: Beat the Scene Thursdays (electronica, dance, remixes) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ Idenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Bobby Q’s: Capricorn B-Day Bash with…

Want to Believe?

We’re only six weeks into 2012, and already it’s shaping up to be a pretty weird year — even without all that hooey about end times and the Mayan calendar. Strange phenomena are cropping up everywhere, whether it’s the biggest solar flare in years blasting our planet’s atmosphere or the…

The Quincy’s Hotel Takeover @ Location TBA

There are parties, and then there are epic parties. And then there are Quincy parties, where excess is the norm, inhibitions are loosened, and time has absolutely no meaning. The namesake bashes of artist Quincy Ross are the stuff of local legend and require plenty of stamina for those in…

Arizona Tanning Company Building

It takes about 45 minutes to get to the Arizona Tanning Company from downtown Phoenix, but making the trip is well worth the drive, especially if you’re a fan of epic graf art. Located a few miles south of Chandler’s city limits near Sacaton, the burned out and dilapidated structure used to…

“Found Out About You,” Gin Blossoms, 1989

Editor’s Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week’s issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona’s centennial, we spoke with local music icon Sara Cina about one of the earliest songs of renowned Tempe band Gin Blossoms. “All the lines you wrote to…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday 9 16th Street Bar & Grill: Kickback Thursdays with DJ Cedric Ceballos (hip-hop, classics, neo-soul, reggae, R&B, Top 40, old school) Afterlife: Beat the Scene Thursdays (electronica, dance, remixes) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ Idenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Bobby Q’s: Capricorn B-Day Bash with…

Party Hearty

Craig Citizen and Kevin the Makeout Bandit have had a major love affair with the local hipster crowd for years. Over the past five years, they’ve given Wayfarer-wearing brigade a place to dance and debauch via numerous parties at dive bars, the most popular of which undoubtedly is the recently…

More on “Found Out About You” by Gin Blossoms

“Found Out About You,” Gin Blossoms, Dusted, (1989, San Jacinto) Having spent close to 15 years booking the old Long Wong’s on Mill Avenue, Sara Cina played a huge role in Tempe’s vibrant music heyday of the ’90s. She was as much a part of the venerated Mill Avenue dive…

Wolfgang Gartner @ Wild Knight

Skrillex ain’t the only one getting rich and famous off EDM’s recent resurgence and 2011 crossover into the mainstream. Witness the rise of Wolfgang Gartner, whose pulse-pounding electro-house joints have been invading both pop culture and the consciousness of clubgoers over the past year. Not only did the Grammy-nominated DJ…

The Five Worst Valentine’s Day Gifts

We’re sure you’ll agree that the living room couch isn’t the most comfy place in the world to spend a night or two. If you happen to choose the wrong Valentine’s Day gift for your main squeeze, however, surfing the sofa is exactly what you’ll be doing.Picking the right gift…

Phoenix Suns Snipe Atlanta Hawks for Second Straight Win

If the current crop of trade rumors are troubling Steve Nash, the Phoenix Suns point guard certainly isn’t showing it. He’s been playing with plenty of verve and renewed vigor since recovering from a bruised thigh, including nabbing a franchise assist record last week and helping Planet Orange to a…