It’s time for a revelation: The new Long Wong’s in Tempe will never be the same as the old Long Wong’s in Tempe. More than seven years after its untimely demise, the Mill Avenue landmark (which gave birth to some of the biggest bands in Valley history) still casts a…
Time is almost up for After Hours Gallery in downtown Phoenix. Proprietors Michael Oleskow and Russ Haan, who’ve operated the arts venue out of their stylish McDowell Road office building for the past three years, recently announced that the gallery will shut down by month’s end.”It’s a huge shame,” Oleskow…
[jump] Do you still party and drink as much since Insomniac went off the air?? I don’t drink anymore, but I smoke and drink a ton of coffee. I’m old now, so I had to pick between one or the other, and cigarettes won. Cigarettes are very difficult. People hate…
Vintage voltmeters and pressure gauges get a whole new lease on life in the garage of Aaron Voigt’s home in Mesa. Ditto for knobs and dials from antique appliances, old bicycle gears, automobile parts, suspension springs, and various other castoff bits from old devices. The 30-something spends hours at a time…
Although Halloween is over with and done until next year, don’t start packing up your costumes and face paint just yet. If you’ve still got a little yen for masked shenanigans (and are up for a two-hour drive to Southern Arizona), Tucson’s epically eccentric All Souls Procession takes place on…
Thursday 3 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ iDenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) Capitol Sports…
Remember that hoary old trope about how beauty is ultimately in the eye of the beholder? That’s pretty much a perfect way to describe how metal artists Aaron Voigt and Mikey Sarratt transform trash into treasure. Whereas ordinary folks would regard such items as broken pressure gauges, old springs, fractured…
The Fire Inside Justin Gurian is one of Old Town’s biggest movers and shakers. Just ask him, and he’ll be the first to tell you so. As the old saying goes, it ain’t bragging if it’s true, and the 31-year-old’s swagger is well earned. He’s got such Scottsdale bigwigs as…
The mind of Bryce “Decade” Tieman would be a trippy place to visit. Based on the otherworldly electronica audioscapes he’s uploaded to SoundCloud, it’s likely that the head of the local EDM aficionado is filled with a fantastic and fanciful array of colors, lights, and sounds. You’ll probably witness a…
It seems like many of the animals on display every year at the Arizona State Fair are a bit, well, uncomfortable in their tiny cages and cramped habitats. While livestock and animals are as much a part of the fair as greasy eats and thrill rides, some of these captive creatures…
As a longtime fan of rockabilly and pin-up classiness, Alicia Lopez enjoys incorporating rip-roaring style and sexiness into her clothing choices and fashion work. The 30-year-old designer and model also is big on incorporating Mexican influences whenever possible and uses her creations to make a statement about her heritage, promote…
You couldn’t swing a bag of candy without hitting a costumed character this past weekend during the buildup to Halloween, particularly at local bars and nightspots. Countless revelers and nightlife patrons embraced the spirit of the scary season and donned alter egos and colorful outfits for the evening. Not every costume…
As a rocker and vocalist, Sonny Moore was passable at best. As his alter ego Skrillex, however, the dude’s an electronic music maestro and fifth-degree party instigator. Moore displayed said skills last night at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe with aplomb as he whipped a crowd of more than 1,000…
The life of a domesticated animal may seem like one of total bliss, but that ain’t always the case. While it’s true that most pets are fed, groomed, and tended to by their owners (the responsible one, at least), they’re often subject to the various whims and emotional mood-swings of…
Chris Birkett is used to people driving slowly past his North Scottsdale home around this time of year. Not only do folks lay off on the gas pedal, they also have a tendency to make hasty U-turns to get another look. Such driving maneuvers shouldn’t come as a surprise, since…
Electronica superstar Skrillex owes a certain debt to John Dadzie. In this week’s issue of the New Times, I explored the “poster boy of dubstep” and his meteoric rise to fame over the past year. And while Skrillex’s phenomenal reinvention as an EDM maestro came about through his own tireless efforts,…
The weekend before All Hallows Eve usually means one thing: Parties, and plenty of ’em. For proof, look no further than the annual Halloween nightlife and drinking guide, which pimps dozens of Halloween events at clubs throughout the Valley. There’s more than just drinkathons and costume contests going on at your neighborhood…
Thursday 27 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ iDenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays…
The geeky game of Dungeons and Dragons has afforded many a nerd the chance to transcend their dorky existence and become larger than life since its conception in 1974. According to geeky comedian Patton Oswalt, however, Gary Gygax’s legendary role-playing game also accomplished something a bit more progressive. “I wonder…
It’s a good thing there aren’t many residences near Big Surf Waterpark in Tempe. It’s creeping toward midnight on a Friday night in October, and the Sound Wave Music Festival is in full swing, causing a maelstrom of electronic beats to echo across the pools and slides. While Phoenix expat…
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 Special Events FilmBar 815 N. 2nd St. Thriftshop hosts its first-ever “Moombahton Massacre,” which will screen scary movies in the theater and DJ sessions in by Pickster One, Riot Earp, HartBreaks, and others in the lobby. 10 p.m. Call 602-595-9187. Trunk Space 1506 Grand Ave. Garish getups…
Plenty of things will be going bump in the night this weekend inside the Valley’s bars and clubs, as local DJs and turntablists host hyped-up Halloween parties aplenty over the next few nights. A variety of EDM all-stars are scheduled to make appearances, and we ain’t referring to a certain…
