Arts & Culture

Coach Herb Sendek’s motley crew of oldsters (Derek Glasser, Eric Boateng) and promising newbies like Trent Lockett take on the Dons of USF. Fri., Nov. 20, 4:30 p.m., 2009…

As New York City firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers searched through the September 11 wreckage in 2001, Joel Meyerowitz’s instincts told him to grab his camera. Initially forced to halt his picture taking, he felt a pang. Says the 71-year-old shutterbug, “To me, no photographs meant no history.” The…

Just because something is inexpensive doesn’t mean it’s crap. Toy trucks that cost 50 cents in the 1920s now sell for thousands. McDonald’s coffee stomped pricey Starbucks in taste tests. And Valley photographer Neal Winter uses cheap-ass plastic cameras – Holgas – to take gallery-worthy pictures. “There isn’t much attention…

Phoenix, are you ready for this? Or will your panties get all in a wad while watching Salome, the Richard Strauss classic presented by Arizona Opera, in which a naked whore tongues the severed head of John the Baptist? Well, if not, then you should go anyway, because this is…

When it comes to art, nature can be an awesome subject – or a totally boring one. We’ve seen a zillion photos of the Grand Canyon. Thomas Kinkade’s landscapes are now relegated to coffee mugs and T-shirts. And you can only look at so many of Bob Ross’ happy little…

From Kim Kardashian’s black eye to Courteney Cox and David Arquette designing jewelry, it seems anything goes in the name of good deeds as long as a horn toots in the process. But the community photography project “Picturing Maricopa” is decidedly toot-less. Pairing 15 of the best local photographers with…

A dedicated sports fan is not just invested by the present state of a sport but also its future. This is apparent with creepers, too: Any dodgy 35-year-old can show up uninvited at college parties, but the truly dedicated creepy 35-year-old also hangs out in high school parking lots to…

Flashy car? Hell, landlubber, jammin’ jalopies are a dime a dozen here in P-Town. Give us a hot boat any day. Tubs don’t get much toastier than the ones that hit the lake at Firebird International Raceway Thursday, November 19, through Sunday, November 22, for the annual NAPA Auto Parts…

The inconsistent but usually high-scoring Griz, led by young guns Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo (pictured), hit US Airways to take on Nash, Amar’e, and the Suns. Wed., Nov. 25, 7 p.m., 2009…

Outside of the San Antonio Spurs, few teams stir our ire like the Detroit Pistons. We’re not sure why, but it can probably be traced back to the Bad Boys days and their use of inelegant, physically brutal play, which yielded championships in 1989 and 1990. While the team’s familiar…

If PETA really wants to stop cruelty to animals, the organization should go after dog owners who shove their poor pooches in purses or dress them in humiliating outfits. Pink sweaters? Bumblebee Halloween costumes? It’s the canine equivalent of sending your kid to school in suspenders and ankle waders. According…

In a way it seems appropriate that the second full length album from Polka Dot Dot is entitled Syzygy, a term used to describe the alignment of three or more celestial bodies in the same gravitational system along a line. If you were feeling sufficiently poetic you could say that…

Whether it’s music, news or the arts, when you want the best round-up of everything going on in downtown Phoenix (and only downtown Phoenix) you go to CenPho.tv. But when you want to actually hear the best music from downtown Phoenix? Well, you go to the CenPho.tv One Year Anniversary…

If Jamey Jasta, Hatebreed frontman and former host of MTV’s Headbangers Ball, ever gets sick of the music biz, the dude could probably make a decent living as a motivational speaker. Take the lyrics from “In Ashes They Shall Reap,” a song from his long-running hardcore band’s new self-titled album:…

It was exciting to hear one of the Valley’s catchiest bands, Violet Wild, is playing a show this Friday, November 20 at Club Red, opening for Days of the New. But after taking a look at the flyer for the show, it’s flabbergasting how many freakin’ bands are on one…

The sordid king of British comedy (Monty Python) and offbeat cinema (A Fish Called Wanda) comes to town for a couple of “Evening With” performances. Thu., Dec. 10, 8 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., 2009…

If you feel like making a minor road trip this weekend, head up Glendale way where a slew of local acts will present a cornucopia of varied sounds, including the acoustic stylings of Daniel Acedo, the party rock of Sector Zero, and the pop music of Veyron Crash. Grab some…

Now that the ghoulies are back in their graves after All Hallow’s, everyone can feel a little safer singing their favorite ghost-taunting movie theme loud and proud when the Ghostbusters 25th Anniversary Screening takes place tonight at MADCAP Theatres. Local late-night-movie queen Midnite Movie Mamacita teamed up with the Arizona…