It’s easy being “green” in Phoenix, from xeriscaping and carrying chic reusable grocery bags to giving up meat for good. After I had tipped the scales at almost 400 pounds and admitted to a massive daily intake of soda, cigarettes, and fast food, the physician wasn’t pleased. “If you don’t make…
[jump] Since the Sail Inn’s old location was unoccupied (a danceateria called Trax had taken over the spot in the interim but eventually fizzled out), Lombardi decided to resurrect her old joint, albeit after a complete renovation. “I had to do a bunch to get this place in shape again…
Otis Jackson Jr. (a.k.a. Madlib) wins the award for the coolest bedroom ever.With apologies to Russell Simmons, Madlib’s arguably the hardest working cat in hip-hop.Besides creating his own jams and flows under a few different noms de guerre (Quasimoto, Sound Directions, Yesterday’s New Quintet), the California-born MC and DJ has…
The rumors are true: J-Heads is about to be under new ownership. The long-running east Phoenix bar and punk rock institution is in the process of being sold by its current proprietor Tonya Copeland due to recent financial woes. The deal is expected to be completed by January. And as…
The Breadfruit’s “Vegan Special” will be Jamaican your mouth water.The Valley isn’t exactly known for its Jamaican culture.Truth be told, there’s a grand total of two restaurants around these parts that serve up cuisine straight from the tiny Caribbean isle that birthed Bob Marley and the Rastafari religion. It’s quite…
Where will you be watching Sunday’s big game?Tomorrow is shaping up to be one of the biggest days in Phoenix sports history. It all depends, of course, on how well the Arizona Cardinals do against the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s NFC Championship game. Will the Red Birds defy the predictions…
Corey Busboom and one of his photo theremin creations. Click here for more photos of Busboom’s and Ryan Avery’s works. Last week, local artist and musician Corey Busboom got a rather interesting phone call. It was from Mark Mothersbaugh, the eccentric frontman for 80s hitmakers Devo. The legendary keyboard player…
Mid-’90s hitmakers Sponge are scheduled to perform tonight at the Edge 103.9’s Third Thursday in Scottsdale.Is it just me, or does it feel like the ’90s never ended at The Edge 103.9? Not only does it seem as if every time I flip on the local alt-rock radio station they’re…
A Rocket to the Moon is scheduled to perform Friday night at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe. With Monday being Martin Luther King Day, chances are most of you are gonna get three whole days of relaxation and recreation this weekend (that is, unless “the man” is making you…
There’s been a rip-roaring debate raging through the religious world for years over the role of Christian rock. Although some hard-liners feel it’s the devil’s music and has no place in the Lord’s house of worship, more moderate (and less fundamentalist) types feel it’s just another avenue for paying tribute…
Performance artist Ryan Avery and photographer Wayne Michael Reich used to get along about as well as Israel and Hamas. Around four years ago, the downtown artists engaged in quite the scenester spat: The ultra-serious Reich argued that the kooky 22-year-old’s goofy drawings and disruptive performances had no artistic merit…
If manufacturing sick-ass mixes and phat sounds were a crime, then The Gaslamp Killer undoubtedly would have fried in the electric chair by now. The 25-year-old turntablist genius is a certifiable freak, whether he’s sporting kinky hairstyles or molesting the wheels of steel to spit out his filthy-sounding experimental flows…
It seems like everyone is becoming enamored of local indie rock outfit Miniature Tigers and their catchy songs these days, including Ben Folds. The Sony power pop pianist is reportedly a fan of the band and decided to tap them as an opening act for an upcoming tour of of…
The partygoers at the Draw 10 are whipped into a frenzy by DJ Unknown Error at Jumpdown Sessions Vol. II. Click here for more pictures from the event. It’s just after 11 p.m. on a Saturday night and the Party Crasher feels like his eardrums are about to burst. Standing…
The “Louis Vuitton Don” is moving units down at Zia Record Exchange. Although Kanye West’s emotionally-wrought 808s & Heartbreak didn’t prove as big a smash with most fans and critics as his previous discs, it’s still a quality album (our music editor Martin Cizmar considers it one his faves of…
Better make sure you’re hungry before ordering Eden’s Grill’s Vegetarian Dish. This isn’t exactly a shocking revelation, but you can’t always believe what you read on the Internet sometimes. Like, say, if you were doing some online reconnoitering of Eden’s Grill (13843 North Tatum Boulevard, 602-996-5149) before making the trek…
[jump] Bellinger talked tough in his initial Facebook post announcing the event, using some fairly incendiary words to rally others around the cause of keeping light rail open until 2 a.m.”When people have a safe way to get home late at night they don’t drive drunk, and people don’t get…
Darren Robinson, now a (temporary) member of Miniature TigersIf you happen to be attending the Miniature Tigers performance tonight at Modified Arts (which we wholeheartedly recommend), you’ll probably notice there’s been a small change to the indie trio’s line-up. Namely, the addition of a new guitarist into the mix. Darren…
Ministry of Love is scheduled to perform Friday at PHiX Gallery. There’s something of an indie/alt-rock bent to this weekend’s slate of concerts, as numerous shoegazers, mop-toppers, and other shabby chic types will be performing around these parts sometime in the next 72 hours. For instance, Friday features Minuiature Tigers…
Drive your rocket-powered Chevy Impala down to this east Phoenix bar for a drink.We’re barely a week into 2009, but I’ve already found a winner for the “Coolest New Name for a Bar” award: It’s “Darwin’s Waiting Room,” the moniker that was recently bestowed upon the watering hole formerly known…
We sincerely hope the walls of the Draw 10 Lounge, 5444 East Washington Street, are earthquake-proof because they definitely will be shaking, thanks to all the bass-heavy beats that will be blasted Saturday, January 10, during Jumpdown Sessions Vol. II. A throbbing selection of dubstep, jungle, and other booming genres…
You won’t find the PHX’s fastest and most furious street racers hauling ass down any public roads (and thus risking lives) this weekend. Instead, they’ll be putting pedal to the metal in tricked-out Hondas and Mitsubishis within the confines of SpeedWorld Dragstrip during the latest installment of Arizona Street Racers…
