Following up last year’s New Times Soundcheck, a two-day festival at Club Red in Tempe — which featured performances by The Love Me Nots, Sugar Thieves, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Jason Devore, The Insects, Crusher Sound System, and more — was a serious task. But challenges are cool, right? Up…
Once a week, Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See New Times’ print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each Thursday…
First, a “dumb drummer” joke: How do you get a drummer off of your porch? Pay him 10 bucks for the pizza. Now, our Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week…
When people ask what kind of music I like, I’m tempted to say, “Good music.” I understand the need for musical terminology, but there’s really too much good stuff to limit what you listen to. It’s a lesson Zero Zero teaches well. Nicole Laurenne and Michael Johnny Walker have the…
Your guide to visual inspiration, culinary delights, retail therapy, and after-dark hot spots. Quick PHX 2013: Art Art profile: Rebecca Green Quick PHX 2013: Shop Shop profile: Violent Brand Quick PHX 2013: Eat Eat profile: DJ Fernandes Quick PHX 2013: Party Party profile: Dwayne Allen Quick PHX 2013 Last Page:…
HIDDEN HOUSE When Al Page kicks out a classic jam like the Ohio Players’ “Everybody Up” inside the Hidden House’s cozy lounge on Saturday nights, it’s impossible not to heed the ’70s superstars’ advice to “get with it” out on the dance floor. Can’t drop slick moves like James Brown?…
BLUE HOUND KITCHEN & COCKTAILS This contemporary American gastro-lounge, located on the second floor of the Hotel Palomar at CityScape, is a true urban gathering place. It’s stylish but not stuffy, and a bustling bar, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an outdoor patio make enjoying the city as easy as taking pleasure…
BUNKY BOUTIQUE At Bunky Boutique, you’ll find a little bit of everything. Located next to Giant Coffee off First Street and McDowell, this unique boutique carries contemporary favorites in jewelry, apparel, accessories, and gifts. Whether you’re shopping for a man, woman, or baby, you’re bound to find something both adorable…
There’s never a bad time to look for art in downtown Phoenix. First Friday is for the crowd that can handle thousands of people swarming sidewalks and galleries with as much intent to run into friends as to glance at new art on gallery walls. Third Friday has established itself…
Brand new versions of the Phoenix New Times apps are now available on iTunes and Google Play. The apps are loaded with new features. Check ’em out and download them now…
Brand new versions of the Phoenix New Times apps are now available on iTunes and Google Play. The apps are loaded with new features. Check em out and download them now…
Brand new versions of the Phoenix New Times apps are now available on iTunes and Google Play. The apps are loaded with new features. Check em out and download them now…
Brand new versions of the Phoenix New Times apps are now available on iTunes and Google Play. The apps are loaded with new features. Check em out and download them now. Download the new app here…
By Brittany Spanos At what point did teen girls suddenly just become wrong? “Serious” music fans seem to have universally accepted a critique of quality that befalls any artist who willingly sells to the rabid teen girl market and stigmatized the fans who dare to sometimes be male or at…
By Mary Carreon Big news! There’s an album called 50 Shades of Dubstep. It’s got — you guessed it — 50 songs of goddamn dubstep. Amazon says it came out in August, but it just arrived in our mailbox this month. And so, we did what any logical person would…
Once a week, Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See New Times’ print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each Thursday…
Timothy NorrisBy Brett Koshkin As the corpses of corporate music retail chains like Tower Records and Blockbuster Music litter dying strip malls, Amoeba Music thrives as an independent juggernaut with three California-based stores the size of supermarkets. Amoeba has been a celebrated shopping destination for West Coast music aficionados for…
It’s only the end of February, but I’m convinced I’ve already heard one of the best albums of 2013. Destruction Unit’s new LP, the six-song mind eraser Void, debuts locally on Monday, February 25, when the band takes the stage at the Yucca Tap Room. The band’s been getting some…
By David Thorpe While perusing Insane Clown Posse’s Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: Our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which I didn’t even know existed. For the advancement of pop journalism and human knowledge in general, I…
Kelly Clarkson may have slept on his phenomenal Kaleidoscope Dream, but that didn’t stop Los Angeles-based crooner Miguel from having one hell of a 2012. He tops our list of must-see shows this weekend in Phoenix, stopping by the historic Celebrity Theatre to showcase sultry jams like “Adorn.” We can’t…
Once a week, Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each Thursday…
The weekend is over, and it’s back to the grind. You sit there despondent at your desk, visions of a wild weekend replaying your head, scenes from A Good Day to Die Hard — which you caught a sick matinee showing of — bouncing around your cranium. How can you…
