9/4-9/5 Danny Ochoa has a secret identity he wants to keep on the down low. As a judge for Lowrider Magazine, the 37-year-old isn’t worried about any potential diss he may have dealt at any of the 16 events he visits every year, but he’s been on the receiving end…
In artist John Risseeuw’s works, the subject matter isn’t difficult to decipher. Rather than searching for abstract thought, the viewer needs only to examine the paper on which Risseeuw’s art is printed. In his latest collection, “The Landmine Prints” which shows at downtown’s Burton Barr Central Library beginning Thursday, September…
8/27-8/28 It’s dawned on us — while pondering this weekend’s Vans Triple Crown of Freestyle Motocross at America West Arena –that there is much in this world of considerable irrelevance, pardon the contradiction in terms. Case in point: tires on a dirt bike at AWA, 201 East Jefferson, on Friday,…
Fri 8/27 Adult puppetry is all the rage these days, but the folks at Skeleton Puppetry Theatre don’t think the genre’s sexual innuendo or macabre humor would have any appeal outside the nightspots of downtown Phoenix. “This stuff is more for late-night crowds,” says puppeteer Nathan Greene. “It’s definitely after-dark…
THU 26 For more than a year, Emerg McVay of local band Bionic Jive has hosted the collective elements of spoken word, hip-hop and graffiti art at the Priceless Inn, 5014 South Price Road in Tempe. The weekly set, presented by DJ Element and Dumplarock, continues to fly high, so…
Thu 8/19 Radio drama? These days, there isn’t much, unless Rush Limbaugh’s bout with OxyContin counts as dramatic fare. But there was a time — in the 1930s and ’40s — when live electronic entertainment came solely via radio, with War of the Worlds and Arch Oboler’s Lights Out leading…
Sat 8/21 Vertical proficiency isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just think of all the comforts average-height folks enjoy — waste-level countertops, overhead shower heads and, above all else, average expectations. So don’t think that a Central Arizona Tall Society (CATS) shindig is all about flexing some soaring dominance…
Sat 8/21 Existence, the Buddha says, is suffering; proof positive according to students of Eastern mysticism that he spends his Sundays moonlighting as an Arizona Cardinals fan. Despite an unrivaled string of losing seasons, hope once again springs eternal in Redbird Country, for from the ashes of the Stallings, Bugel,…
After vowing publicly that no piece of art would be cut, Arizona State University Art Museum director Marilyn Zeitlin chose to “eliminate” several pieces originally slated for inclusion in the “Democracy in America” exhibition, which will open as scheduled at the museum on August 31, to coincide with the debate…
Fri 8/20 What if Spider-Man 2 or The Bourne Supremacy had skipped out on Phoenix movie theaters? Madness would take to the streets. Yet fans cope as independent films regularly bypass silver screens around the Valley. Beginning Friday, August 20, one of six indie flicks will premi’re each week exclusively…
THU 19 Going back to school sounds like a perfect reason to panic; if we remember the nightmare correctly, we show up late, ill-prepared and naked. This calls for a field trip to Anderson’s Fifth Estate, 6830 East Fifth Avenue in downtown Scottsdale, where the panic! Back to School Party…
Sat 8/14 Things get pretty dead around these parts during the dog days of summer, especially when it comes to nationalistic celebrations. After getting hammered by the one-two punch of July 4 and Bastille Day, patriots and expatriates alike have to wait until the Labor Day weekend for frenetic flag-waving…
Saturdays When the bar scene is too hot and the club scene is too cold, DJs Natasha Diggs and Mosha know just what to mix to make the night feel just right at Tempe’s State Side Grill (formerly Zoom Room) on College and Fifth Street. The fluidity of the featured…
Scheduling the Phoenix Mercury’s annual clinic to coincide with the Summer Olympics is a slam-dunk way of cashing in on all the, uh, hoopla surrounding USA Basketball’s expected march to the medal stand. True, a chunk of the WNBA’s roster is already in Athens. But c’mon, is there a better…
8/12-8/31 Jen and Scott Sanders, owners of the Paper Heart, 750 Grand Avenue, pride themselves on providing something for everyone. So any pop-cultural pimp worth his or her weight in Hot Topic gear will find something of interest at the joint, be it Argentinean tango lessons or alt-rock shows. Similar…
ONGOING For children, tubing the Salt River is a learning experience. We learned that saguaros are native only to this part of the world, that the bald eagle is an endangered species in the Sonoran Desert and, most important, to keep our butts from sinking all the way down in…
8/6-8/31 If Lee Hazel has to be stuck in medieval times, she’s bringing some friends with her. In her latest exhibition, which opens at Modified Arts, 407 East Roosevelt, on Friday, August 6, Hazel presents more than a dozen portraits of downtown artists in 15th-century settings, beckoning Botticelli, Jerome and…
Nothing says rock ‘n’ roll less than a lawsuit. Paul Green knows that, which makes him Rock Teacher of the Year in our book. > Nonetheless, Green — a 32-year-old rock god to several dozen prepubescent rockers-in-training — has a legitimate beef with a certain Hollywood film studio that’s raked…
A longtime team physician at Arizona State University resigned last week, unhappy after a six-month investigation into complaints about ASU’s Student Health and Wellness Center concluded that most of the charges were without merit. ASU released a sanitized version of the results of the investigation last month to the complainants…
MON 8/2 If laughter truly is the best medicine, Gary Coleman just might be the cure for cancer. No confirmation on this, but we even hear that thoughts of Arnold Drummond are directly linked to lower cholesterol levels and speedier recovery from gastrointestinal bypass surgery. So the organizers of the…
7/30-8/1 Don’t hate the players — hate the game. Back in the day, all we needed was Mountain Dew, a few Snickers bars, Super Nintendo, and for our parents to leave us undisturbed for 72 hours. Nowadays, we need a full-blown gaming conference. And for what? So we can puss…
8/1-8/30 In creating her latest exhibition — “Convergent Memory?,” a collaboration with poet John Cauthorn — Lisa Takata merely hoped to advance the working relationship between visual artists and poets. What the exhibition became, and what it promises to become for visitors to the @Central Gallery at Burton Barr Library,…
