After five years of fun, memorable shows, The Whisperlights are calling it quits. Like most people in long-distance relationships, the band members tried to make it work by getting together once a year or so and rekindling the magic, but they had the added problem of trying to get eight…
After five years of fun and memorable shows, The Whisperlights are calling it quits. Like all veterans of long-distance relationships, the band members tried to make it work by getting together once a year or so and rekindling the magic, but they had the added problem of trying to get…
If you have a lot of music critic buddies, you’ve probably noticed that they’re just now getting back to their usual neurotic selves. That’s because they’re finally done with year-end lists. Going from genre to genre can be especially difficult — how does an up-and-coming pop punk band that wrote…
After five years of fun and memorable shows, The Whisperlights are calling it quits. Like many in long-distance relationships, the band members tried to make it work by getting together once a year or so. With members living on both coasts, it’s difficult to get the full eight-piece band together…
Anyone who has watched RuPaul’s Drag Race for at least 10 minutes can vouch for the magic of drag. Seeing a burly man (eyebrows optional) transform into a gorgeous woman is more entertaining than you might think. The process isn’t easy, thanks to tucking and creating the illusion of a…
Anyone who has watched RuPaul’s Drag Race for more than 10 minutes can vouch for the magic of drag. Seeing a burly, masculine man transform into a glamorous, six-foot-something woman in heels is pretty impressive, but doubly so once she starts lip-syncing Britney or Cher. Ru paints a small picture…
Snow days sound pretty awesome, and not just because work and school are closed for the day. It’s a foreign concept to us desert dwellers, but some folks are lucky enough to sleep in and curl up with some hot cocoa if the weather is too nasty. Too bad we…
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but your Christmas probably has a few constants: watching bratty nieces and nephews throw fits over not getting the presents they wanted, that one weird uncle getting a little too drunk and friendly, and mom overcooking, uh, just about everything…
A white Christmas in Phoenix is a near impossibility. Frolicking in packing peanuts or throwing ice cubes at your buddies doesn’t count. Even though we can wear flip-flops throughout all 12 days of Christmas, snow is easier to find than you might think. Here are five places to go to…
Christmas is full of traditions that are borderline cliché: A Christmas Story marathons, feeble attempts to make eggnog bearable with rum, hating Christmas music by the fifth day of December, and the list goes on. Most folks get into the holiday spirit by going ice skating or watching a holiday…
The holidays are bound to be stressful, so in hopes of maintaining sanity, it’s best to make time for yourself. The Ritz-Carlton is a great place to unwind around the holidays, thanks to its lavish and elegant décor and seasonal Yuletide Tea. This high tea with a holiday twist boasts…
Justin Timberlake US Airways Center Monday, December 2, 2013 (View the full slideshow.) Pop megastar Justin Timberlake made his eagerly awaited return to Phoenix Monday night and quickly proved why the media has paid obsessive attention to him since his Mickey Mouse Club Days. Over the course of his three-hour…
Thanksgiving isn’t easy for vegetarians and vegans. Between cursing your relatives for putting chicken stock in everything and having your crazy uncle beg you to “just take one bite of turkey, it won’t count,” the holiday is stressful for those who eschew meat. If you’re stick of eating Tofurkey by…
It seems text messaging dumbs us down, but games like Words With Friends expand our appreciation for the English language — thank you, triple letter score “qi.” You don’t have to be a wordsmith to appreciate the lexicon. After all “cellar door” rolls off the tongue of folks of all…
Cut Copy Marquee Theatre Wednesday, November 6, 2013 Australian synth-pop/new wave rockers Cut Copy made its long awaited return to Marquee Theatre last night in support of the band’s forth full-length album, Free Your Mind. Cut Copy played an energetic hour-and-a-half set that embraced what a dance party should be…
Nude photography all too often borders on pornography. Pictures of pretty girls in suggestive poses are all the rage (thanks, DeviantArt), but so many photographers have lost sight of taking nude photos that are artistic and tasteful. Jen Deveroux’s upcoming nude photography exhibition, “Swedish Fish,” sets out to do just…
Repo! The Genetic Opera is on a fast track to becoming a horror classic. The movie is only five years old, but it has gained a cult following, thanks to its campiness, gore, and innovation. A horror musical seems like it shouldn’t work at all, but look at the longevity…
Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, and H2O Marquee Theatre Monday, October 28, 2013 Last night’s line up was a dream come true for pop punk fans. New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio last embarked on a U.S. tour together in 1999 in support of Face to Face, so it was…
Last night’s Alabama Shakes concert was like being teleported back in time. Brittany Howard sings with a soulful ferocity that is only matched by someone like Janis Joplin or Mama Cass. Her guitar hooks channel the likes of Chuck Berry, with a heaping dose of Southern blues. Howard even looks…
Phantogram Crescent Ballroom Wednesday, October 23, 2013 New York trip hop group Phantogram played its third show in Phoenix last night. The band put on a fantastic show almost two full years ago at Crescent Ballroom, leaving us to wonder if lightning could strike twice, but the band’s popularity has…
Truth be told, we’re getting a little burnt out on pumpkin this and pumpkin that. Do we really need pumpkin spice Jell-O, pasta, or Pop-Tarts? If, like us, you want to eschew the flavoring and get to the gourd’s roots, head to Schnepf Farms to pick your own fresh pumpkin…
Psycho remains a horror classic — and no, we do not mean the 1998 Gus Van Sant version, which is just horrible. Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller pushed the envelope in 1960 with the infamous shower scene. Contrary to some critics’ insistence, you cannot see Janet Leigh naked, and the knife…
