In case you haven’t checked the calendar lately, tomorrow’s April 20 (aka “4/20”), which means a hell of a party for any marijuana lover or connoisseur of cannabis culture.This year, 4-20 takes on an added significance — Arizona’s recently enacted medical marijuana law just went into effect, much to the…
Tempe artist Adam Dumper (aka Dumperfoo) has been swamped for the past several weeks. Not only has the 39-year-old been performing live painting at The Blunt Club and other hip-hop gigs around town, he’s spent hours working with local photographer Sol.Exposure on their collaborative art project, The Next Movement.”We’ve been…
There are roughly 72 hours in every weekend, which tend to fly by faster than you think. So if you want to make the most of your downtime from work, some planning might be in order. In addition to Third Friday, Phoenix Pride, Pat’s Run, and the Maricopa County Fair,…
The old Oasis Hotel on Grand Avenue is getting a major makeover. The permits and plans for renovation on the vacant motor lodge, at Roosevelt Street near Trunk Space and the Bikini Lounge, has been an ongoing battle for developers and architects. But work started on the lodge’s balconies last week,…
Several lots in the downtown Phoenix arts district may not be vacant for much longer. High-end retail developer Concord Eastridge recently bought up eight dusty properties along Fourth Street with the intent of building a multi-million dollar apartment and mixed-use project called Roosevelt Gateway. The properties, located south of Roosevelt Street…
Holding a DJ/dance event at a strip club can be a dicey proposition for a turntable jock. No matter how pimp your talents as a selecta are, patrons are usually in the place for one reason (and it ain’t to hear you mixing it up on the ones and twos)…
It’s been something of a “best of times, worst of times” kinda year for gay rights. While the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was (thankfully) repealed by Congress, small-minded knuckle-draggers and asshat conservatives worked overtime to deny gays, lesbians, and transgendered folks the basic human right of legal marriage. Still,…
It’s estimated that the human brain takes 400 milliseconds to conjure up new ideas, which means the participants in the Phoenix Improv Festival better think fast if they hope to fill an entire weekend with quality material. Good thing they’ve been practicing, according to executive producer Bill Binder. “The artists…
To quote an old Klingon proverb we once heard, “revenge is a dish best served cold.” Well, it’s plenty chilly on the ice at Jobing.com Arena, 9400 West Maryland Avenue in Glendale, which is where the Phoenix Coyotes hope to dish out some payback against the Detroit Red Wings in…
The bars and nightclubs of Scottsdale can be quite dead on Sunday evenings, as clubgoers usually expended most of their partying energy (not to mention their cash) the night before. Not so at The Lodge, where Sundays always seem to be alive and kicking.While we saw neither hide nor hair…
A word to the wise: Those who consider themselves close-minded, easily offended (or even the teensiest bit squeamish) might want to refrain from visiting Phoenix Art Museum tomorrow evening. That’s because notorious New York-based photographer Andres Serrano will be discussing — and showing off — some of the more controversial and…
Swanky swimming pools are far from a rarity in Scottsdale. In fact, it seems like you can’t swing a bikini without hitting some opulent oasis of cool blue water surrounded by cushy cabanas and bathing beauties. (Heck, they’re even putting pools in the middle of bars these days.) The folks…
As a crowd numbering more than 1,100 watched on, M2 had his hands full to say the least. While large digital screens flashed his logo (based off the old school Phoenix Suns logo) and a countdown clock ticked off his allotted 15 minutes, M2’s hands flew and fluttered across turntables, mixers,…
ity of Phoenix officials have both good news and bad news for skaters of the Valley.First the bad news: Remember that pimp skate park funded by Rob Dyrdek that was originally going to be in downtown? It’s probably moving to the heart of south Phoenix. And now the good news: Downtown…
FILM/VIDEO Music videos and nightlife videos Francis Lazaro seems genuinely surprised when people give props to his video work. A humble grin typically crosses his moon-shaped face as fans gush about the Filipino filmmaker’s exhilarating and kinetically charged music videos documenting the Valley’s dance music scene. It’s something the 22-year-old…
Though it’s been almost a decade since Zach Sciacca put the Valley in his rearview mirror, the artist known as Z-Trip (pictured) still casts a huge shadow over the local scene. There seem to be few DJs in town who aren’t connected to the turntable titan. We’ve lost count of…
Have any extra cardboard lying around? Give a ring to the members of local hip-hop dance collective Dynamic Rockers a ring, since they’re probably gonna need plenty Saturday’s Street Culture Jam dance competition, which takes place at the Party Pit. Breakdancers and b-boys will likely pull off all kinds of…
CULINARY Food First Friday is a big night for a lot of Phoenicians, but particularly for Renetto-Mario Etsitty. He welcomes anywhere from 50 to 100 starving artists (as well as musicians, poets, and other creative types) into his historic 1920s-era home in the Garfield neighborhood for an after-hours banquet of…
Though it’s been almost a decade since Zach Sciacca put the Valley in his rearview mirror, the artist known as Z-Trip still casts a huge shadow over the local scene. There are few DJs in this town who aren’t connected to the turntable titan. We’ve personally lost count at the…
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A Klingon, an Andorian, and a couple of Ferengi walk into a hotel. The setup for the lamest sci-fi joke ever? Nah, it’s merely a sample of the guest star lineup at this weekend’s Official Star Trek Convention at the Sheraton Crescent…
A big-time deadline is coming up on April 15, and we’re not talking about the yearly rush to get your taxes off to the IRS. Nope, this is about Ignite Phoenix. Next Friday is the last day to submit your idea to the event’s organizers in hopes of sharing it with…
Have any extra cardboard lying around? Give a ring to the members of local hip-hop dance collective Dynamic Rockers a ring, since they’re probably gonna need plenty Saturday’s Street Culture Jam dance competition, which takes place at the Party Pit. Breakdancers and b-boys will likely pull off all kinds of…
