Mija Wanted To Get Out of Her Comfort Zone, and It Worked

Amber Giles is a big proponent of living outside your comfort zone, especially if you happen to be an artist. It’s a distressing and vexing experience, sure, but also one that could potentially expand horizons,  fuel creativity, and lead to bigger and better things. And Giles’ ever-evolving career in electronic…

The 30 Best Halloween Parties in Phoenix in 2016

Feeling a little frightened? Can’t say we blame you, considering the depressing state of the world these days. There’s the impending prospect of either a Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump presidency (although the former is rapidly becoming more likely than the latter), the always precarious economic situation, and the fact…

The 25 Best Costumes at BOO! Arizona

BOO! Arizona at Rawhide this past weekend had everything you could want in a Halloween-themed electronic dance music festival. There were loads of eerie decorations, including a ginormous skull onstage that loomed behind DJs, a cannonade of lasers lighting things up, a spooky atmosphere augmented by the bass-heavy sounds blasted…

The 10 Best Concerts We’ve Seen at Crescent Ballroom

Crescent Ballroom celebrates its fifth anniversary today. It’s hard to imagine what downtown would look like without the venue, which in terms of influence seems older than it is. But back in 2011 owner Charlie Levy just wanted to create a venue with character. “Strip it down to the bare…