Equipped with a tripod, Flip camera, and several gallons of water, we teamed up with New Times photographer Jamie Peachey to document exactly how long it takes some common household objects take to dissolve when exposed to blazing solar rays. Butter is no match for either a hot skillet or…
When Sahar Mitchell steps on stage to perform as one-half of local daredevil sideshow act The Strange Family Circus, audience members probably aren’t focusing on her ensemble. That’s only because their attention is probably focused on the string of razor blades being pulled out of her mouth or the straightjacket she’s…
[jump] You’re famous for your hilarious impressions of such stars as Christopher Walken and Jack Nicholson. What’s been their reaction? Oh yeah. In fact a great deal of my act is comprised of these stories of meeting these a lot of people. It may be a surprise, but it was…
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero won’t get as much rest and relaxation during the All-Star break as he’d originally planned. That’s because the D-Backs catcher has been selected as a last-minute addition to tomorrow night’s All-Star Game at Chase Field. Montero was chosen by San Francisco Giants manager…
The long hot summertime is traditionally when many Valley establishments renovate and spruce things up for the fall, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is no exception. Plans are in the works for the stylish new SMoCA Lounge to open inside the museum on October 15, which will function…
Local artist C.R. Vavrek is going to bring new definition to the phrase “fire sale” tonight in downtown Phoenix. With lighter in hand, the 31-year-old will be selling off his entire oeuvre of paintings at bargain prices before burning the leftovers in a giant bonfire.And fittingly enough, it’s taking place…
Despite massive amounts of votes from Arizona Diamondbacks fans, and even some support from Senator John McCain, pitcher Ian Kennedy lost out on his last-minute shot at making Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Chase Field. The D-Backs pitcher came up short in MLB’s All-Star Game Final Vote contest, where baseball fans from…
Sergio Norzagaray’s been in a non-stop grind making arrangements for the pimp series of parties he’s promoting at Club Silver in downtown Phoenix during MLB All-Star Week and there’s plenty left to be done. “It’s hectic,” Norzagaray says. “I’ve been busy working with different liquor companies, arranging set times with DJs,…
Equipped with a tripod, Flip camera, and several gallons of water, we teamed up with New Times photographer Jamie Peachey to document exactly how long it takes some common household objects take to liquify when exposed to blazing solar rays. The result: A summertime series called Melt With You. Cue…
Troubling times are afoot at Westgate City Center. Business is down, foreclosure is looming and, worst of all, both the Phoenix Coyotes and Arizona Cardinals might not play their upcoming seasons at the sporting facilities next door to the Glendale shopping and nightlife destination. Needless to say, Westgate’s restaurateurs and…
Fanatical followers of baseball who can’t cough up the $250 ticket price for this year’s All-Star Game at Chase Field can still get into the swing of things at the five-day All-Star FanFest at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 North Third Street. Described as an “interactive baseball theme park,” the…
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is considered to be a major public enemy amongst Arizona Diamondbacks fans — likewise for Philadelphia Phillies’ slugger Ryan Howard and Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Although all three of these Major League Baseball mainstays have gotten their fair share of heckling whenever their…
If their gloomy and grinding mixes of industrial music are any indication, the minds of DJs Kill the Alex and Dark Mark are a shadowy place indeed. Bleak and blaring tracks from such artists as Front Line Assembly and Velvet Acid Christ get crunched together in cacophonous fashion into dissonant…
The starting lineup for next week’s MLB All-Star Game at Chase Field this isn’t what you’d call stellar, to say the least. Thanks to injuries, a number of baseball’s biggest superstars will be absent from the midsummer classic this Tuesday, including Saint Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols and Milwaukee Brewers…
When it comes to hipster pool parties, the rule this summer is apparently “better late than never.” (Even William Reed and his Sticky Fingers crew were a bit tardy with their new swim soiree, Cannonball.)Trendy party promoter Jared Alan (the cat behind FauxShow and the Cheap Thrills dance event) announced that Adult…
Don’t be alarmed if you happen to hear the sound of blood-curdling screams and ripping limbs coming from inside Cade Gallery this weekend. The downtown Phoenix art space and old school arcade will be holding its latest Fight Klub Tournament on Friday night, with players squaring off in digitized donnybrooks…
Andrea Beesely-Brown’s much-anticipated “community cinema and commissary” in Mesa will finally open its doors to local movie buffs on Friday, July 8.Beesely-Brown, a.k.a. The Midnite Movie Mamacita, says there’s still plenty of things left to be done over the next week, including arranging seating, mounting the screen, and some painting. “It’s definitely…
Eavesdropping can be an immoral (if not downright illegal) activity — unless you’re Jonathan Goldstein. The Canadian humorist and writer turns eavesdropping into an art form every weekend on his National Public Radio program, Wire Tap, while staging hilariously erudite telephonic debates with friends in order to tell a certain story,…
When electronica producers Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Paul Nelson conjured up the name Designer Drugs for their underground dance music act, they probably couldn’t have picked a more apropos moniker. That’s because the dope DJ duo crafts ultra-energetic mixes of electro-funk and heady house music that are practically addicting…
Monsterland, a combination haunted house and horror film museum, will open along Main Street in Mesa this fall and will offer thrills and chills aplenty. Monsterland co-owner Kevin Wynn says that while the attraction will debut in time for the kick off of the Halloween season on September 23, the…
Hepcats, cool kids, and chic scenesters will flock to the Lexington Hotel in even greater numbers starting this weekend, but they aren’t just heading to Cycle or the Poolside Gallery. A pair of hipster-oriented pool parties are about to debut at the hotel, helping to add an extra aura of cool…
If you’ve never attended an event at YOBS before, tonight offers your last opportunity to do so. The off-the-radar venue, which is based out of a funky residence in Tempe’s Clark Park neighborhood, will be closing tonight. Proprietors Allison Karow and Gerald Biggs, who’ve lived in and operated YOBS for several…
