It’s a pretty universal truth that no one gets nostalgic for puberty. Neither do most people go through a best friend’s suicide, a girlfriend’s pregnancy, and several musical numbers complete with dancing before the end. That alone could make anyone sympathetic toward Malchior, the brilliant and sensitive (aren’t they all?)…
Transitioning from overhyped buzz generator to perpetual powerhouse ain’t easy, even for figures as charismatic as the Bloc Party men, and the strain shows on the Brits’ third LP. “Ares” is the sound of a band trying too hard, albeit with assists from some pretty interesting elements: screaming sirens, kinetic…
The host of KMLE Country’s Dave Pratt in the Morning signs his new memoir, Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio. Proceeds from book sales benefit the American Cancer Society. Sun., Dec. 14, 5 p.m., 2008…
The host of KMLE Country’s Dave Pratt in the Morning signs his new memoir, Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio. Proceeds from book sales benefit the American Cancer Society. Thu., Dec. 11, 7 p.m., 2008…
The annual outdoor extravaganza features native arts and crafts plus music and dance performances, artist demos, and kids’ crafts. Sat., Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 14, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., 2008…
Michael Grady and Matthew Wiener’s adaptation of Dickens is an annual seasonal delight. Presented by Actors Theatre. Sat., Dec. 13, 2 & 7 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 14, 2 p.m.; Thu., Dec. 18, 7 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 19, 7 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 2 & 7 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 21, 2…
The Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director, Jim Ballinger, speaks about the exhibition “Elihu Vedder’s Drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.” Sat., Dec. 13, 11 a.m., 2008…
This time of year, there’s a lot of talk about thinking of others instead of yourself. Whether it’s shopping for the perfect holiday present for your sweetie or picking an angel off the Salvation Army tree, there really is something to be said for the joy of giving. Aww, can’t…
There are certain things in this world that will win me over no matter what. Whenever my niece cracks up laughing with her high pitched squeals, sparkling eyes and a huge grin of jagged first grader teeth, I’m so overwhelmed with adoration, I feel like my heart is going to…
The Mutant Piñata Show from last year.As much as I get overwhelmed by art on a weekly basis, I never have the urge to pick up a bat and beat the ever living hell out of it.Wait. Change “never” to “rarely”. We all have our bad days, right?But when I…
The HoodRide treehouse. The intersection of Fifth and Roosevelt Streets has become one of the hotspots for the downtown Phoenix arts district. And one of the coolest parts of this cluster of galleries, boutiques, and coffee places was the HoodRide treehouse. Built into an olive tree in front of the…
So it’s a First Friday tonight and I’m sure your schedule is packed with this, a little of that and probably some of this…But please allow me to suggest one more. The ASU Sculpture students, faculty and some extraneous local artists have come together for an evening of Steampunk.Okay, I…
If you’re looking for something different (read: not mass merchandised, made-in-China crap) for your sweetie, or Aunt Ida, or your boss, this is the last First Friday before Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. Yes, the last one. Since First Friday can be a zoo, especially before major holidays, we’ve culled the…
Nobody in the film industry wants to be pigeonholed. Personal assistants long to be studio heads, gaffers want to direct, and name actors fantasize about hanging it up and doing something that, y’know, matters. In such an environment, director Randall Miller’s career is fairly typical. Using his 1990, feel-good film-school…
Theater director Damon Dering has wanted to produce David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly for nearly two decades. He first fell in love with the play “sometime before 1991,” he tells us in his director’s notes for the production that his company, Nearly Naked Theatre, has recently unveiled. Dering has, he…
Let’s not pull punches. Phoenicians detest Tucsonans, their Birkenstock flip-flops and patchouli cologne, their laissez-faire approach to life, their liberal voting habits. (On the other hand, we’ve got Sheriff Joe and the idiots who keep electing him, so maybe they’re on to something.) Mostly, we loathe the University of Arizona,…
First, a key spoiler: Cadillac Records is not the story of Chess Records, the blues label started in Chicago in 1950 by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess that featured among its stable of artists Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Etta James, plus many others who birthed…
For the past year or so, DJ mig50 has brought Yacht Rock Sundays to the masses with a monthly event featuring the music of Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates, and Steely Dan. Sounds awesome, right? Well, it is, but big ol’ bummer for us, ’cause mig and Yacht Rock have…
Whether you’re a Sun Devil, Wildcat, or a house divided, there are plenty of places to watch this year’s Duel in the Desert, a.k.a. the ASU Sun Devils/Arizona Wildcats football game, if you’re not planning to make the trek down to that smelly place down south on Saturday, December 6…
Whether you’re a Sun Devil, Wildcat, or a house divided, there are plenty of places to watch this year’s Duel in the Desert, a.k.a. the ASU Sun Devils/Arizona Wildcats football game, if you’re not planning to make the trek down to that smelly place down south on Saturday, December 6…
Repo Man meets Blade Runner in this chilling future-shock opus about a medical-transplant company that repossesses organs from those who miss their payments. Directed by Darren Bousman (who helmed Saw II, III, and IV). Cash only at the door. Thu., Dec. 4, 10 p.m., 2008…
You’re raped by a screaming alarm every weekday morning. Then you rush around in the “10 minutes late” zone, only to fly into work in an ill-fitting outfit, greasy hair in a ponytail, and smudgy mascara. You’re a goddamn mess. It’s just work, but it’s also a slippery slope that…
