Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday 8 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Carly’s Bistro: Phoenix DMZ (dubstep, old…

Skate Expectations

There’s always been a healthy dose of competition between the firehouses and the police stations. (Of course, the toughest among us would have a little friendly rivalry going.) At this Sunday’s 9/11 Tribute that contention will play out for a good cause. Firefighters and police officers will strap on their…

DJ Kyko @ Club DWNTWN

DJ Kyko has been bringing Latin flavor to the Valley for years. But that doesn’t mean he’s afraid to experiment with other genres. As the double-dipping resident DJ at Privileged Fridays at Club DWNTWN and Latin Ladies Saturday Night at Sky Lounge, he keeps bodies moving with an eclectic mix…

Five Weird Collaborations That Rival Jack White and ICP Song

When the news broke last Wednesday that modern rock ‘n’ roll icon Jack White was pairing with the sticky, Faygo-coated Insane Clown Posse (ICP) for a “Mozart cover” called “Lech Mich Im Arsch,” a simultaneous “wutttt?” was uttered by music fans across the globe. Surely Jack White is the type…

DJ Kyko on getting Phoenix’s Latin flavor going

DJ Kyko keeps it on the level. The Latin DJ holds two residencies at clubs in the Valley. Not that it’s going to his head. His down-to-Earth perspective makes him a man of few words, and maybe that’s a good thing. He’s all action, little talk.We talk beginnings, vintage vinyl…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday 1 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Carly’s Bistro:…

DJ Scooter @ The Firehouse

San Diegan DJ Scooter has built a reputation on the West Coast and beyond. His hometown consistently shows him love, like voting him San Diego’s best DJ four years in a row. Hey, what can he say? He’s a fun dude to have at a party. Always mixing up his…

The Wrath of Con

One of the most famous speculative fiction writers of our time is also one of the most loathed. When local mom-slash-novelist Stephanie Meyer decided to draft out her fantasy of dreamy pedo-vamp Edward Cullen, she was met with more than a little animosity. “Hey, vampires don’t sparkle!” they said. And…

Mister Heavenly @ Rhythm Room

Over the past 40 years, the term “supergroup” has taken a beating. Acts such as The Traveling Wilburys and The Highwaymen defined the term: a group of established music legends teaming up for kicks. Nowadays, the term gets applied to just about any combination of semi-notable songwriters. Mister Heavenly falls…

Dear and the Headlights Release Pre-Breakup Demos

​Dear and the Headlights may have officially broken up, but we’re not done hearing music from the Phoenix indie rockers. In their official breakup letter to fans, guitarist PJ Waxmen expressed frustration with the music industry, but not with writing music itself. Clearly they were actually pretty prolific when it came…

$10 Lunch at La Condesa Gourmet Taco Shop

​If you have the option of eating a shark taco or not eating a shark taco, always eat the shark taco. OK, so I didn’t take my own advice until this weekend, but the point is, La Condesa Taco Shop on 16th Street near McDowell has shark tacos. Dogfish shark tacos to be exact, which…

Atmosphere at Mesa Amphitheatre 8/28/2011

It would be tacky to start an Atmosphere review with a description of the atmosphere, but in this case, I really don’t have a choice. Just know I do it while gritting my teeth. The sweaty, steamy, rain-hungry crowd at Mesa Amphitheatre last night was nothing short of magic. Sure, much…

Going Underground With DJ and Producer Les735

​Luis Sias, otherwise known as DJ Les735, is one busy dude. He’s made himself at home at pretty much every DJ-focused venue in town, from Chasers to The Clubhouse, setting down temporarily tonight at Club Red. And he’s only looking to take on more. The hip-hop turntablist and producer spends his days…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Thursday 25 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Blue Martini: DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance, Top 40) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ JS3 (various) Cream Stereo Lounge: Blush Thursdays (various) Hanny’s: Mark 5 (hip-hop, electro) Karamba Nightclub: Tejano Thursdays with DJ…

“P” Shy

Y’all are familiar with the “P” word, right? You know, that one. The one referring to a ladies’ nether regions? In Jessica Holter’s Don’t Say the “P” Word, it refers to the slang term for “vagina,” which is known to some folks as “punany.” There. We said it. Holter’s performance…

Drama Queens

Drag queens are known for their dramatic behavior. Duh. In a business where the prettiest, most charismatic man-lady brings home the most dollar bills at the end of the night, things can get pretty competitive. Theatergoers get a look at what happens when drag queens go from “Girl, those shoes…