Todd Walsh Walsh is FOX Sports Arizona’s host for Phoenix Coyotes hockey and Arizona Diamondbacks baseball. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Depends. Sirius ’80s on 8, or Pearl Jam radio on Sirius. What’s the first album…
Bevin O’Neill O’Neill is a chef at The Grind and Chick Rotisserie Bar (opening soon). When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Arizona sports radio.What’s the first album you bought? The Clash, Combat Rock. What’s the first concert you saw?…
If you’re used to the progressive rock sounds of A Life of Science, get ready for something completely different — their new track “Prisoners No More” is full of dance energy that’s reflected visually in the video with lights, colors and, of course, wicked cool dance moves by the band…
David Bickford Bickford writes two prominent local blogs, PHX Rail Food and PHX Trail Dude. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I listen to KJZZ for news by day and jazz by night. I grew up listening…
Bill Binder Binder is a performer at The Torch Theatre. He performs with The Foundation every Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and with Apollo 12 every Friday at 10:30 p.m. through December. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now?…
Lisa Whealy Whealy is the CEO of Surface to Air Records and owner of Mountain Music Promotions. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Radio iPod. What’s the first album you bought? Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Works Volume 2. What’s the…
New York is a magical place for a lot of musicians. Frank Sinatra, Jay-Z, and U2 have all sung songs about The City That Never Sleeps, and joining the neverending roster is local folky pop band The Wiley One, with the band’s new track “Thank You New York.”The song was inspired…
We hate to generalize about festival attendance, but oh, well: Hipsters have Coachella, hippies have Bonnaroo, metal fans have the Big 4, and indie kids have South by Southwest. But what about pop music diehards? The kids? Well, cancel that road trip out to Jingle Ball or an iHeartRadio Music…
For as much awareness that has been brought upon HIV in recent years, it’s still called an “unhuggable” disease because of the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding it — though, no, hugging someone with AIDS will not cause you to catch it yourself (duh).In an effort to educate community members and…
Jacki Orr The multi-media artist, humorist, performer and publisher of the ladies’ indie adult naughty mag PoolBoy Magazine hosts First Friday Night Live Friday, December 2 at The Firehouse at 11 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the door or $5 online here. $7 tix at the door or $5 online here…
David HilkerHilker is the CEO of Fervor Records. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? KWSS, of course. What’s the first album you bought? Miles Davis, Bitches Brew. What’s the first concert you saw? I’m dating myself here, but it…
Local electro pop band Peachcake may be just one of the most social media savvy bands in the Phoenix area. The group crafted a cool Facebook “Like” drive, where you can enter to win a customized iPod simply for “Liking” their Facebook page. Existing fans of the page can enter,…
Even if you dont’ know exactly what Amnesty International does, chances are you jive with the organization’s mission. Tempe and Arizona State University Amnesty International chapters are hoping to gain a little more exposure in the community when they host Localpalooza for Human Rights this Saturday, November 19 at The…
Dayvid LeMmonThe photographer, who also shoots photos for our sister blog, Chow Bella, is the recipient of the Arizona Commission on the Arts’ 2010 Artist Project Grant, is currently one of the City of Phoenix’s selection for this year’s ongoing 7th Avenue Streetscape public art project, and is working on…
LIGHTSNovember 5, 2011Nile TheaterWhen Canadian electro pop artist LIGHTS, the project name of Lights Valerie Poxleinter, came to the Nile Theater for a headlining show last year, it was clear the crowd loved her, but for all her talent in unifying her fans under one roof, it wasn’t clear that…
Sebastien Millon You can check out the local artist and fashion designer’s work here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? NPR. I love keeping up on the news, but they also have so many great stories on culture, including…
HemoptysisThere’s nothing more metal than shooting a music video in 100 degree-plus heat in the Arizona summer.That’s exactly what local metal band Hemoptysis did for their new clip, “M.O.D.,” off their debut full-length album, Misanthropic Slaughter. The video was shot this past September at an abandoned metal warehouse in Vail…
Most of local band The Dead Eyes of London’s music has a distinctive fuzzy rock sound, but surprisingly, the track that seems to be a fan-favorite from their new album is the soulful, almost doo wop-y track, “In the Middle of the Fog”. The track is off their current self-released, nine-track…
Christopher Danowski Danowski is the co-conspirator of Theater in My Basement, which is working on a new series of performance/video/installations on the nine muses and planning for the next Teatro Caliente festival in January 2011.When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play…
Chad Krystals’ new video, “Superfly (West Fresh),” is trippy. The colorful, psychedelic video features trippy colors, patterns and images intermixed with performance shots. If it isn’t enough to make you curious to pop a few mushroom caps, what is?The unique visuals are the brainchild of director John Knott. Knott, who…
Holli Christensen The owner of Park Avenue Blow Dry and Beauty Bar is also a makeup artist and studio hair stylist who teaches a free class every first Friday of the month 6:00 p.m. at Park Avenue, demonstrating how to take the latest trends from the runway and translating them…
Weiss is a fine art photographer with Candid Landscapes and executive director of No Festival Required Independent Cinema, a four-time Best Of Phoenix winner. Weiss will be doing film programming for Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s new SMoCA Lounge in November.When you put your key in the ignition and turn…
