This week, we’re starting “Wingman”– A nighttime mission that involves a consented game of tag along with a local nightlife figure in efforts to understand how and why they’re making Phoenix a decent place to party. For most people, a Wednesday night is pretty simple and by simple we mean…
Phoenix does a swell-ish job of representing the culture of our American Indian peeps (and we better because those indigenous brothers and sisters were here way before your momma was born). But what about our Indian pals in the second largest country in the world? You know, India’s Indians Well,…
When local designer, Kelly Calabrese started her own business at age 19, all it took was some good ol’ self motivation, a little help from talented local Rhonda Zayas and a ton of passion for fashion. Her line, WISKC (Who is Kelly Calabrese), reflects her own rocker chick street style…
Who needs exercise or heroin to excite those neurotransmitters when there’s plenty of chocolate and chili peppers to go around? Consuming sweet and spicy goodness beats going to the gym or becoming a junky any day, especially when Desert Botanical Garden hosts the perfect opportunity to kick those endorphins into…
Dancing around your living room in your underwear to the Spice Girls isn’t the only way to season your life, silly Phoenician. Ever heard of Cajun food, live rock ‘n’ roll, and a little southern hospitality? It’s all happening in one hot spot during the Great Cajun Cookoff. The event…
Have you scoped out Red Hot Robot? It’s the adult toy store neighboring Stinkweeds known to sell carefully crafted pieces of plastic that’ll set you back two-hundred big ones. Oh, please. Get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking designer toys, comic books, and Steampunk art, and not that…
Dear Phoenician, did you know that autumn (the season between summer and winter) can also be called fall? Did we just blow your mind? If so, all we gotta say is, “le sigh.” This weekend, Desert Botanical Garden is giving us a seasonal reminder with its annual Fall Plant Sale…
American folk owe it big to the Greeks. Let’s face it: A world without Frank Zappa, Uncle Jesse from Full House, feta cheese, and those spinach stuffed pastry thingies with a name nobody can pronounce (spano-go-pi-whatever) is a world few of us would want to live in. That’s why it…
Whether you think NBC’s hit show America’s Got Talent proves that America does indeed have some talent or America’s got too much free time, one thing is for sure: Watching random nobodies get schooled by a panel of bitter D-listers can be pretty entertaining. Sure, there’s nothing highbrow about Howie…
Strap on your listening ears, art enthusiasts. Arizona’s reigning king and queen of fine-art photography, Terry Etherton of Tucson’s Etherton Gallery and Lisa Sette of Scottsdale’s Lisa Sette Gallery, are giving us plebs a rare opportunity to get the insider skinny on today’s photography market. Phoenix Art Museum’s newly formed…
School’s back in session so we know you must be itching to get back to hitting the books. Yeah right. After lugging around a 100-pound backpack in 100-degree heat, the thought of anything academic has to make your eyeballs roll back into your head. Whether you’re a school sucker or…
After a brief hiatus, Kung Pao Radio Sundays at The Lost Leaf are back and cooler than ever. No, really. When we say cooler, we mean it in more ways than the night’s new resident DJ duo. You see, the downtown Phoenix hot spot has also added a new air…
If there’s anything this town needs, it’s a decent excuse to spend a Sunday night away from the couch and HBO programming. Luckily, SideBar has answered our dance-party prayers with its Sunday-night ritual Retro Hi-Fi. The weekly event has put an indie dance, house, and disco soundtrack to the spot’s…
Just because Super Happy Funtime Burlesque is based in the Midwest doesn’t mean you’re going to find a Prairie Home Companion-esque ensemble cast. That’s because there ain’t nothing prairie about this naughty musical comedy act. Tonight, the troupe lands in the simmering hot streets of Tempe, where you can witness…
