Hip-hop’s been taking existing works and weaving them into new shapes and sounds since DJ Kool Herc extended breaks at South Bronx park jams. Expect a similar energy in this production, which puts a hip-hop spin on Big Willie Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The play is less a swagger-jacking of the classic…
The movie producer (The Ballad of Little Jo, Emma and Elvis, Mac) speaks about entrepreneurship as it relates to indie film. Wed., April 29, 1 p.m., 2009…
Scorch your mouth in a good cause (the Hemophilia Association of Arizona) at this tasty annual bash, which also features the Cazadores Margarita Mix-Off, live music, and a kid zone. Sat., April 25, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 2009…
The political journalist discusses and signs The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story, about the former Colorado governor who refused to intern Japanese-Americans during World War II. Carr is pictured. Sat., April 25, 2 p.m., 2009…
Hoodlums Music and Movies co-owner Steve Wiley speaks and plays some of his favorite jazz music. Fri., April 24, noon, 2009…
The 4.3-mile fun ride to see the Arizona Diamondbacks play the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field is held in conjunction with Valley Bike Month. Other highlights include demos, a kids’ bike rodeo, and entertainment by Radio Disney. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. Sun., April 26, 11 a.m., 2009…
The guided 4.5-miler journeys to an overlook of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, and includes brief remarks about the late architect and his magnificent desert construct from a Taliesin rep. Sat., April 25, 8-11 a.m., 2009…
In its 10th year, the National Dance Week salute features performances by more than 30 local groups, including Ballet Etudes, Scorpius Dance Theatre, the ASU Hip Hop Coalition, Dulce Dance Company, Neo Phon Etix, and Spisak Dance Academy. Sat., April 25, 7:30 p.m., 2009…
The sound produced by Joy Electric ranges from kitschy 70’s synth beats to video game-worthy blips, complete with a rigid song structure. The production on the band’s albums is extraordinary, marking a high point for experimental electronic music. The vocals on each track are sincere, carrying with them a hint…
Good news: Because Cactus League Baseball is long done, all of those annoying fans of the Chicago Cubs went back to Wrigleyville, Rockford, Carbondale, or whatever Illinois place they came from. Bad news: The Cubbies are (groan) already returning to clash with the Arizona Diamondbacks for their annual regular-season tilt…
This year, the Arizona Diamondbacks are like your lazy friend from high school. Both have fallen short of their potential and disappointed a lot of people, but both are also entertaining enough to make spending time with them worthwhile. Like your shiftless pal, the ’09 D-Backs haven’t amounted to much…
He created a pogo stick that disco dances, takes photos of his friends being thrown into the air (ouch!), and broke a Greek sculpture in the name of art. Wacky L.A. artist Martin Kersels discusses the strange and sordid history of his work in a gallery talk and “Lecture Musicale”…
If their only achievement was to introduce hipsters to the awkwardness of expressing their affinity of “Black Kids” in our post-racial utopia, then we’d be ready to hoist the victory banners in celebration. Extra auspiciously, though, Black Kids have a bit more mettle in their dance pop mix. Lead singer…
Gambling has a religious beauty to it: Blind faith, intense dedication, and a neverending hope for redemption form part of the gambler’s creed. Then there’s the glamour associated with it, whose attainment is the very gospel of the game. It is, however, in the act of losing oneself in the…
He may not have Rod Stewart’s cat-scratched vocal cords or Mick Jagger’s haughty strut, but Ian McLagan is one of the most solid and underrated musicians to swim across the pond during the 1960s British Invasion. From his signature Hammond B-3 organ sound in Small Faces (“Itchycoo Park,” anyone?) to…
A 24-minute album consisting of one song? No, we’re not talking about a modern-day J.S. Bach interpretation. Phoenix’s Malakai guitarist Randall Denton sums up their sound along the lines of “devil math rock,” and considering that By All His Engines was essentially recorded in live takes, this is a band…
This weekend, we were torn between two potentially geeky boat-related events — the traveling Titanic exhibit and the Rotary River Rally’s Cardboard Boat Regatta. In the end, the Regatta won out because, barring some Anime convention or X-Men movie premiere, us geeks will naturally flock to the event which requires intelligence,…
I’ve always prided myself on being a relatively patient person. Patient, but persistent is my style.So I’ll be stalking this website today, waiting for the first “Walking Story” blog by Tucson-based performance artist, Laura Milkins, scheduled to post today.Milkin plans to walk across Mexico City, along the Avenida de los…
Yes, I understand the economy’s down and we’re all finding ways to trim the fat. So I’m going to give you some advance notice on this one. It costs just a pinch of money but if you hold back from going out to lunch a couple days this week, I…
A theater experience always includes, at a minimum, you and a performer. Ideally, you both emerge transformed. It doesn’t get much more perfectly bare-bones than Dodging Bullets, a one-man show by ASU prof and local theater artist David Barker. In 65 minutes on a nearly empty stage, this apparently average…
Looking for something to do tonight? Okay, listen to me…I’ve got it all planned out.And I promise I won’t just tell you to hit Third Friday.Not that you shouldn’t! Yes, go to Third Friday. This is just something to do in addition to Roosevelt and Grand Ave. What kind of…
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out this is a good deal. The Arizona Science Center will offer free general admission to the public the weekend of April 25 and 26, thanks to sponsorship by Fry’s grocery stores. That’s a savings of nine dollars for adults and seven for children…
