Pro wrestling fans of the Valley, better start planning your posters. The superstars of the WWE are heading back our way in the near future and are planning to rumble inside the Talking Stick Resort Arena (formerly known as US Airways Center) in downtown Phoenix once again. The WWE announced…
It isn’t any great secret that cats like Pickster One, M2, Chris Villa, and Liquid Stranger are some of the biggest and best DJs in the Valley, especially among those in the know. After this week, however, they’re also considered to be among the top DJs in the country, at…
If you’re a major fan of anime (a.k.a. Japanese animation), you probably were at Taiyou Con out in Mesa this past weekend. Ditto for anyone who happens to be into manga, shonen, imported video games, J-pop, or otaku culture, as such things are the focus of the annual convention out…
Michael Schwartz has boasted more than a few titles in his day. Over the last couple of decades, the venerated DJ has been referred to as a “serial wax killer,” a turntable guru, a three-time DMC world champ, and the (unofficial) fourth Beastie Boy. And if his legal name doesn’t…
And the Super Bowl concert announcements just keep on coming. Here’s the latest: chart-topping rap wunderkind G-Eazy, the artist behind the 2011 viral hit “Runaround Sue,” is set to perform at Livewire in Scottsdale on Saturday, January 31. Its one of many blockbuster concerts and club events that will be…
Good news for anyone who wasn’t lucky enough (or quick enough) to score tickets to the post-Super Bowl taping of the Tonight Show in Phoenix — or any local fans of the program’s house band, The Roots: they’re reportedly going to be putting on a free concert in downtown Phoenix…
If there’s one thing that Scottsdale is known for – other than high-style everything – is the sheer number of celebrities that visit the city every year. And during Super Bowl week later this month, that number will increase tenfold as hordes of the rich and famous (including many high-profile…
If you were one of those folks who wound up getting pairs of socks and underwear for Christmas, don’t be too bummed out about it. In fact, you can put some of ’em to good use this weekend. The latest No Pants Ride, which is organized by local branches of…
Charlie Levy has a simple philosophy when it comes to the Crescent Ballroom, his venue in downtown Phoenix. “We always try to do things at Crescent that are fun and different all the time,” he says. That’s why you’ll see such diverse events as comedy shows, movie screenings, spoken word…
If you happened to check out the entire list of nominees for this year’s Grammy Awards that were announced yesterday, you might have spotted a familiar name about halfway through — especially if you’re familiar with the old school DJ scene in the Valley. House music turntablist Eddie Amador, a…
The holidays might with over with and done, but its gonna take us a little while to fully decompress, sober up, and allow things to get back to normal. Admittedly, we’re not the only ones who are readjusting, and there’s no better way to illustrate that than the relative absence…
December was what you might call a busy month, and not just because of all the holiday hullabaloo. Granted, there was plenty of that happening, but it was just one of many things we had on our to-do list over the last 31 days or so. Between celebrating the season…
If you’re going out tomorrow night for New Year’s Eve, we’d hazard a guess that you’ve got designs on staying up late — at least until midnight and maybe even beyond that. Granted, almost every place that’s hosting a NYE soiree is going until 2 a.m. — guaranteed. And while…
All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to…
All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to…
“Whoop! Whoop! That’s the sound of the police!” KRS-One had some major vocal backup on Thursday night at the Yucca Tap Room. As the bombastic boom-bap of the rap legend’s 1993 single, “Sound of the Police,” blares through the sound system of the Tempe rock bar, a horde of close…
After darkness falls every weekend night in Scottsdale, the city’s entertainment district and its many bars and club pulsate with a cacophony of beats, thumps, and the lively thrum of happy chatter. Come daytime, however, its replaced with a nonstop thrum of pounding, grinding, and a flurry of beeps from…
The first-ever Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest out at University of Phoenix Stadium this past weekend wasn’t what you’d call packed. Sure, it was definitely well-attended, very busy with patrons at certain points, and constantly filled with lively activity, but nowhere close to being the wall-to-wall chaotic hive of geeky humanity…
All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to…
All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to…
It’s getting toward closing time during The Blunt Club Thursday night at Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room and it looks like no one’s in the mood to call it quits. The main bar is glowing with Christmas lights and busy with activity as DJ Reflekshin drops slow jams in between classic…
Christmas is coming early for local nerds and comic book junkies. Over the next two weekends, a pair of geek-oriented mega-events are launching at either end of the Valley: the inaugural Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest in Glendale followed by the Marvel Experience in North Scottsdale. And both are going to…
