Chris Dickerson at The Vig Arcadia shakes and pours so many of these berry-flavored, booze-infused gulps on a given night that his computer screen has its own button for it. Name: The Booze-BerryIngredients: Grape Stoli, Chambord, and sweet and sour.Flavor: Grape Koolaid Price: $6Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter…
Over the years, it’s been hard to peg Portland solo project turned electro-pop trio Starfucker as any one thing. Known for wearing women’s clothing during live performances, having song titles like “Biggie Smalls” and “Queen Latifah,” and changing their band name more times than they’ve changed their performance panties, it’s…
The YouTube trailer for a Scottsdale-based reality television show, un-originally (and uh, well, somewhat inaccurately) titled Hottsdale, has been making its way around the internet. First, a few answers for the guaranteed questions: – Yes, it’s a real concept. – Yes, they’ve successfully lured a cast of actors, er, real life people to act, er,…
28-year-old Stephen Chilton (aka “Psyko Steve”) is the Valley’s veteran concert promoter. After 11 years of experience in the concert promoting game, Chilton’s name (and rockin’ mustache) have become synonymous with the Phoenix music scene. As a Phoenix native, Chilton has not only watched a place like downtown Phoenix develop,…
You gotta hand it to local art dudes JJ Horner, Colton Brock, and Charles Darr, for creating an annual NYE extravaganza that means more to The Valley than blacking out and barhopping.This year’s edition, aptly titled Maybe 2012 Will Be Better will take place at Tempe art gallery/music venue/”zombie-proof campground,” The…
In the four years since releasing her debut album, Urban Myths, North Phoenix native singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews has toured the country with Jimmy Eat World (including a performance at Coachella), been featured in a top style/culture magazine (Nylon, earlier this year), and recorded three more albums. Oh, and she…
Our latest Chow Bella showdown: a traditional holiday cookie exchange. From now through Christmas, we present Chow Bella’s 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. Today: Nicole Smith’s Mini Pans. Some people say, “I’m turning into my mother” like it’s a bad thing. Yeah, so there are a few traits I’ve been…
Local style consultant Risa Kostis is no fashion industry amateur. As a former sales executive turned Public Relations Director for GoldenBleu Handbags in San Francisco and Prairie New York Women’s Clothing in Manhattan, Kostis has lived east to west, using her passion for style to create everyday adorable looks that are suitable…
Tiffany Egbert is a local designer, photographer, and owner of online vintage clothing store, Kitten Paws Vintage. At 26 years old, Egbert hasn’t wasted any time in the creativity department; she uses her keen eye for unique style, savvy social media maneuvering, and talent behind the camera lens to naturally make…
Justin Jensen at new Arcadia nano brewery hotspot, O.H.S.O, has created this fizzy concoction on the fly, and it might just be the best shot we’ve ever tasted. The Name: O.H.S.O FizzyThe Ingredients: Orange vodka, St. Germain, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and Framboise beer.The Flavor: an ohso fizzy raspberry flavored buzz-enhancerThe…
Fillmore Creative, a four part collaborative art space organized by local culture vulture, Joey G. of Conspire/JoBot Coffee, will open in a warehouse space just off of Grand Avenue and Fillmore in Downtown Phoenix. The combination sewing lab/tattoo shop/recording studio is still very much in its beginning stages of renovation,…
UPDATE: For more photos of Tennis, Miniature Tigers, and Gospel Claws click here.Let’s just put it out there: The first time I heard indie boy-girl buzz band Tennis, I absolutely hated them. For starters, I generally hate chick singers who don’t have anything spectacular to offer (though a few of my…
Yeah, yeah, we know mainstream-ers have like, totally blurred the lines of hipster authenticity, but we know our misunderstood obscure elitist loved ones when we see smell ’em. Shopping for one, however, is always far from easy. Luckily, we’ve scouted some local gift ideas that are sure to make any…
Chris Lingua at Kazimierz World Wine Bar in Old Town Scottsdale says this little beauty is official– the official house shot, that is– keeping the vibe in the Kaz Bar house stylish, smooth, and super sexy. Name: The NikolashkaIngredients: Equal parts Presidente Brandy and Kruskovac pear liqueur with a sugared…
Jason Ayers is a local artist, graphic designer, and computer programmer. But owning a web/mobile application business and organizing the local installments of Pecha-Kucha are just a few of Ayers daytime duties. By night, Ayers, or DJ Deep Freq, is a Valley veteran in the nightlife scene. He was one of the first…
Road-worn, exhausted, wiped out. There’s no way of getting around it: Devin Fleenor, frontman of Phoenix-bred glitch-rock band Mr. Meeble, looks like shit. To be fair, there shouldn’t be anything glamorous about someone who, less than 48 hours ago, hopped off a plane from Europe, where his band has been…
Laura Phillips at Time Out Lounge in Tempe has the juice on a succulent beverage that’s spiked, of course, in all the right ways.Name: Cactus JuiceIngredients: Citron vodka, orange vodka, splash of OJ, splash of Red Bull. Flavor: Spiked orange sodaCost: $6ollow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter…
I’m not stoked on the current sound of “indie.” Real Estate play things more on the traditional jangle pop/C86 side of things, but the band fits into the nebulous state of indie rock circa 2011 — chillwave over there, lo-fi in the corner, new wave revivalism out back. The pretentious…
The Spot: Carly’s Bistro, 128 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-262-2759.www.carlysbistro.comThe Hours: 4pm – 7pm, and the reverse, 10pm – 12am, daily.The Details: Carly’s daily happy hour includes 1/2 off all of their delicious bistro-style appetizers, $1 off beer and wine, $3.50 wells, and all day every day $2 PBR and…
Sean Watson is a veteran local DJ, dance party initiator, and all-around lovable lad. As one of the Valley’s most reputable DJs, Watson doesn’t just know how to get a party started with the jams he spins; his animated enthusiasm, fun-loving energy, and down-right contagious laugh is known to infect…
The Spot: Bonfire Grill & Bar, 7210 E 2nd St., Scottsdale, 480-945-6600 www.thebonfireaz.com/ The Hours: 11am – 10pm, Wednesday through Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday). That’s right, all day, every day– in the bar area only. The Details: Cozy up to this happy hour bonfire with 1/2 off well drinks,…
Let’s face it: the chances your brilliant idea for this year’s Halloween costume is even the slightest bit original, are slim to none. Whether your rags are as obvious as an #occupywhatever protester, or as obscure as a sad reenactment of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan, who?), chances are, someone, somewhere, is…
