Yes, it’s visually stunning. Yes, we agree that trained dancers have leg muscles even the fiercest bodybuilder would envy. But unless you’re light in the loafers or you pee sitting down, chances are you’d rather have a spinal tap than sit through two hours of Swan Lake. Ballet Arizona hopes…
Yes, it’s visually stunning. Yes, we agree that trained dancers have leg muscles even the fiercest bodybuilder would envy. But unless you’re light in the loafers or you pee sitting down, chances are you’d rather have a spinal tap than sit through two hours of Swan Lake. Ballet Arizona hopes…
Yes, it’s visually stunning. Yes, we agree that trained dancers have leg muscles even the fiercest bodybuilder would envy. But unless you’re light in the loafers or you pee sitting down, chances are you’d rather have a spinal tap than sit through two hours of Swan Lake. Ballet Arizona hopes…
Yes, it’s visually stunning. Yes, we agree that trained dancers have leg muscles even the fiercest bodybuilder would envy. But unless you’re light in the loafers or you pee sitting down, chances are you’d rather have a spinal tap than sit through two hours of Swan Lake. Ballet Arizona hopes…
Toward the conclusion of the Arizona State Sun Devils’ 41-17 dismantling of the Stanford Cardinal on September 6 in Tempe, the gold-clad student section held up signs reading “Bring on Georgia.” This occurred a week before the Devils’ next opponent, UNLV, came to town. Appropriately, ASU channeled ex-coach Dirk Koetter…
It may be socially acceptable to ride the feminist-musician wave now (Pink somehow manages to sell a ton of CDs), but back in 1990, Ani DiFranco was one of few artists whose music incorporated overtly feminist themes. Then Lilith Fair turned the whole concept into one big eye-roll response. Rather…
Over the years, categorizers have shoved My Morning Jacket in numerous pigeonholes: jam band, Southern-rock band, Americana band, and more. Group leader Jim James doesn’t much like being labeled, though, as Evil Urges, the act’s latest disc, makes clear. The CD begins with the title track, “Touch Me I’m Going…
You’ve gotta hand it to the creators of the mobile pop-culture concept called the Seinfeld Campus Tour, ’cause they’re pretty front-and-center about what it’s supposed to do: “integrate the hit sitcom directly into the digital, on-the-move, multi-tasking lifestyle of college students and members of the 70 million-plus millennial demographic.” If…
You’ve gotta hand it to the creators of the mobile pop-culture concept called the Seinfeld Campus Tour, ’cause they’re pretty front-and-center about what it’s supposed to do: “integrate the hit sitcom directly into the digital, on-the-move, multi-tasking lifestyle of college students and members of the 70 million-plus millennial demographic.” If…
The so-called “Godmother of Chica Lit” and controversial author of The Dirty Girls Social Club discusses the sequel, Dirty Girls on Top. Fri., Sept. 19, 7 p.m., 2008…
Exhibit curator Dennita Sewell speaks about the return of the romper in conjunction with the exhibit “One for All, and All for One: The Jumpsuit.” Tue., Sept. 23, 7 p.m., 2008…
The annual meet-n-greet with our pro-hockey squad features free viewing of practices and intra-squad scrimmages, player autograph/photo sessions, a hardest-shot contest, and the Howler’s Kids Club Kid’s Zone. Sat., Sept. 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 2008…
Matthew Reveles reveres the ’60s, and his affinity for retro harmonies and stripped-down traditional folk is apparent on every track of his newest CD We’ll Meet Halfway, even if the album does open with the bluesy instrumental “Give It a Try.” The following track, “Danny Boy,” is back porch folk,…
It’s a shame in a way – but then again, not at all – that most people first come to Dashiell Hammett via Tinseltown translations of his hardboiled prose. The Glass Key. The Thin Man. The Maltese Falcon. The latter book, adapted in letter-perfect fashion for the big screen by…
Legendary L.A. Dodger Steve Garvey signs autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ($20 per item) while ex-Green Bay Packer halfback Paul Hornung signs stuff from 1 to 3 p.m. ($40 per item). Arizona Diamondbacks players Max Scherzer and Adam Dunn will also be autographing memorabilia. Sat., Sept. 20, 10…
Whether name-checked by Kimya Dawson or cited by Alternative Press as the greatest folk singer of the 21st century, Paul Baribeau’s passion for spinning songs from joy and heartbreak is unmatched. A case in point is his “Ten Things,” in which the Michigan native earnestly implores listeners to make a…
So you’re a musician, the commercially nonviable kind. You have friends in high places who could grease palms and open doors if you wanted, but enlisting their support damns you to suckdom-by-affiliation. New Mickey Mouse Club alum Tony Lucca made his choice, as his promo materials blithely pass over the…
The sticky cherry juice trickles over Jenni’s open mouth. She visibly arches her back when the Republican, lesbian bartender whispers Rachael Maddow’s MSNBC political analysis of the nominees’ VP choices. Jenni flutters her eyes and moans her approval rating. That’s bipartisan porn for pundits, but for news, booze, left-leaning social…
For the generation-spanning neighborhood that starts with Sesame Street and includes Avenue Q, puppets have always been a part of our lives. For Josh Cohen and Tamra Malaga, puppets aren’t only their neighbors but also their co-workers. The couple has performed all over North America and is currently moving from…
Did you ever want to bring your laptop to a concert and blog about it? How about sitting next to bona fide musicians while they chronicle the evening’s performance like a sportscaster? Golly gee, kill us now. Thus is the challenge with opera. Though the artform speaks for itself, mention…
Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madsen, and Minnie Driver star in this A-list Hollywood look at bad karma and spiritual awakening. Fri., Sept. 19, 7 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 20, 7 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m., 2008…
There’s a reason Mel Brooks’ The Producers has been a movie and a musical and a movie musical: “You can’t see it all the first time you see it. You can’t hear it all,” says Michael Barnard, producing artistic director at Phoenix Theatre. “I must have seen the original movie…
