David Michael Sanders is just as comfortable in the chair outside the front door at Rogue Bar as he is behind his drum kit. He’s been at Rogue for two years, he’s been playing music for as long as he can remember and he plans on doing both of those…
23: Tiphanie Brooke Tiphanie Brooke’s a multidisciplinary graphic artist, who laughs while saying her career thus far has been a little unpredictable. She had her first show in Europe and her work appeared in books before newspapers and blogs. She says she’s never not working on antigirl (her own project…
What do you get when you combine Pabst Blue Ribbon, cigarettes and ironic swimwear? Well, Adult Swim’s Labor Day Massive at Hotel San Carlos, of course. The hipsters were out in full force on Sunday night, celebrating the reemergence of scene-chronized swimming. We stopped by to grab a few highlights…
24: Gennaro Garcia Gennaro Garcia started sketching in kindergarten and hasn’t been able to stop. He grew up in his family’s restaurants in Mexico and says he remembers drawing the senoras while they cooked. He followed the family business and opened his own restaurant when he was 23 years old…
25: Tara Logsdon Tara Logsdon grew up in Arizona. She escaped to Seattle for a short time, where she owned gallery ent>tourage and discovered her love for digital animation. She returned to Phoenix in 2001 and worked as a graphic designer, photo stylist, display coordinator, curator, and as an event…
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Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
If you find yourself at Philthy Phils for a karaoke Wednesday, a dance party Friday or even a soul Sunday, you’ll probably find Mike Potts at the door, behind the bar or even fixing the water tank in the women’s restroom — he’s the all-around fix-it guy, who lives in…
Silvana Salcido Esparza’s on a wall hunt. You may have heard her name; she’s the badass chef behind the Barrio Cafe. She says she told herself growing up that when she turned 50, she’d start speaking up — positively and negatively — about what she really believed in. Just a…
26: Matt Dickson Matt Dickson’s interest in drawing started on the street. He spent a few years in the graffiti, where he says he was attracted to the creativity and camaraderie among like artists. He left the street art scene for art school in California, as he felt the importance…
Looks like there’s a new arts rag in town. Restless is an East Valley arts anthology (we nabbed ours at POOL, in Mesa, and have been told you can also grab a copy at Evermore Nevermore) that just released its first issue. Inside you can expect to find creative writing,…
“You’re going back to animation after this, right?” a voice asks over the hammering coming from behind a whimsical house facade on the second floor of the ASU Art Museum.A small neighborhood of white houses lines the three walls of the room; In the center is a darker, more elaborate…
27. Cassandra Coblentz Cassandra Coblentz has a good eye (ok, she has two good eyes) for established and up-and-coming artists whose work she can feature and highlight. She’s currently the associate curator at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) where she’s focused on new ways to engage the community…
In his Tempe studio, sandwiched between Hardy Drive and a milk factory, Brandon Gore has found himself coming to an odd full circle; the Arkansas native grew up on a dairy farm, which he only describes as “messy.” Gore moved from his hometown to Alabama, then Arizona working stints in…
28: Nathan FellerNathan Feller’s illustrated installations include dental work, hands, rabbits, gas stations, whales and condoms (though not typically in the same setting). They’re all unusual, yet daily characters and elements that act together and ultimately require any audience to think. His goal: To uncover what is behind familiarity. He…
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Lisa LeComte packs her lunch bucket almost every day. Except it’s not a bucket at all — it’s a bento.The traditional bento is a single-portion meal that usually comes in a plastic container (a bento box) and is common in Japanese cuisine. By common, we mean to say that bentos,…
29: Lesli Yazzie After a world’s worth of experience in a variety of occupations, Lesli (Englert) Yazzie has officially taken the plunge into oil painting. The South Dakota native has been a waitress, a massage therapist, and a receptionist. She’s worked on a horse farm, on home renovations, and in…
While the police are cracking down on pool parties across the city — prohibiting booze in the pool, shenanigans on the patios and stages near the water — a few Phoenicians looking to lounge and relax found themselves a sweet spot at the swanky InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Joya Spa…
Not much beats a good bar with good art. Tempe’s Taste of Tops regularly hosts local artists — photography, painting and mixed-media — and tonight they’re welcoming Adam Dumper, aka Dumperfoo.His name’s big in the local hip-hop, street art, and social scene; he’s perhaps best known for his live painting…
30: David Quan David Quan’s an illustrator and fine artist who will tell you that he’s been in Phoenix his entire life — save the two years he was in New York studying cartooning and illustration. He admits that his ultimate goal is to sit at home and make comic…
