A trout-fishing tournament in the drought-stricken desert might seem as sensible as a high-stakes poker tourney in Mormon country. But as odd as it may seem, it’s time to dust off your rod and reel, get those hands grubby with some filthy live worms, and fill the cooler with Keystone…
“Oh, my! What’s that red ball doing wedged under that bridge?” one spectator will certainly ask. That might be answered with, “It’s not just any large, rubber sphere, but a whimsical Po-Mo mobile installation art sculpture.” Guaranteed to mess with a viewer’s sense of scale, RedBall is a 15-foot-diameter, 200-pound…
If any musician in town has the cred to open up a club whose name translates as “voice,” it’s Khani Cole. The adult-contemporary soultress and her skins-playing hubby, Mike Florio, have transformed the old Leccabaffi space into Vocé Ristoranté & Lounge. In one room, there’s a swanky Italian eatery. In…
Ecch, California. They’ve got beautiful weather and miles of coastline for their fancy boats. We want some of that. But we like a challenge, and we’ve got grit enough to make it happen in the middle of the desert. Beat that, you lazy effing bastards! At the 48th Arizona Yacht…
Most folks go to car shows just to see slick autos. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s new “Car Culture” exhibit invites a deeper reflection on the whole fetishistic American automotive mess. Promo materials bill the show as “a look at the interrelationship of cars, people, and society,” a sentence that…
It’s a rare child who, when asked about his or her future aspirations, expresses the desire to become scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and to one day inscribe a modern-day Bible. Donald Jackson was one such wunderkind who realized his vision. One of the world’s most prominent calligraphers, the…
Dodge? Cool? Who knew? While we’ve been preoccupied with the Far East, the American auto manufacturer has been making insidious inroads into our collective subconscious with its whiz-bang Viper engines and curvaceous Rams. Join fellow fanatics at the Viper Truck Club of America’s MOPAR Desert Challenge. Sun., Jan. 20, 9…
Except to diehards, singer/songwriter Todd Snider is criminally unknown, and you have to be criminally insane if you don’t check him out. The sardonic, ironic Snider lives in Nashville, but he hardly fits that thar mold. In fact, he’s decidedly anti-Nashville, à la John Prine; a fine example of Snider’s…
So, you’re famous. You’re rich. You bathe in champagne. You’re filled with fleeting shame when you drive your Ferrari past people who live in boxes. How to slay the Guilt Monster? Charity. It’s the right thing to do, plus your accountant says it’s a super tax write-off. But alas, fundraisers…
Crash Romeo work on their power chords as often as they work on their action-figure poses. Guitar-driven verses come with enough space to allow ax-slinger Steve Anderson the time to point to audience acolytes, with pick nestled between thumb and middle finger; the pauses before choruses are protracted, meaning vocalist…
So it’s Martin Luther King Day and you’re required to work. That’s a toughie. You want to honor one of the most important figures of the 20th century, but you don’t want to imply that your boss is racist by making a big stink. We recommend playing a quiet game…
Among the goodies on the block are a 1971 FCA Platinum-winning Ferrari Daytona Spyder, a 1964 Shelby Cobra 289, a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, a 1941 Lincoln Continental, and a 1969 Plymouth GTX Hemi. Thu., Jan. 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 18, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 19, 8:30-10:30…
What were you doing with your sorry life at 21? Binge-drinking in your mommy’s basement? Watching endless hours of elimiDATE and all of those other lame-o UPN shows? Sweating bullets that you just got your girlfriend preggo? At age 21, world-renowned bassist Stanley Clarke, the dude who basically invented the…
When Steve Nash returned to town and the Phoenix Suns commenced dominance of the NBA regular season, the entire league was altered, as the fast-paced “Nash Rambler” style is now emulated by a dozen b-ball franchises. However, the consensus on whether the system is effective enough to win a championship…
The Cards are done, the football Devils finished. Now are y’all gonna pay attention to the Phoenix Coyotes? They are having a nice run of late, uknow? Oh, yeah, of course you don’t. Well, we know what’s up, so go watch the ’yotes battle the Columbus Blue Jackets. Thu., Jan…
Anything subtitled “Confessions of a Flight Attendant” blares a warning equivalent to “proceed to the nearest emergency exit.” But despite its awkward title, Around the World in a Bad Mood has been collecting admirable notices across the country. Written and performed by real-life flight attendant Rene Foss, the comic one-woman…
Artist Liz Cohen — va-va-va-vroom — shows off her low-rider transformative cars and bikes, which include various, er, modifications, including spinning truck beds, pop-up hoods, and suicide doors. Held in conjunction with SMoCA’s “Car Culture” exhibit. Sat., Jan. 19, 2008…
Backwards Theatre presents the experimental-theater production, which is centered on a single wooden chair placed dead center on the stage. According to its creators, the event will include “a mix of spoken word babblings, performance-art actions, and flickering video imagery.” Performers include TRISH(justrish), Steve Gompf, and Kevin Patterson. Sat., Jan…
Lindsay Palmer, Aaron Abbot and Don Kauss at eye lounge: eye lounge kicks off 2008 with two photographers and a sculptor, with varying degrees of success. Lindsay Palmer explores the properties of light through very pretty up-close shots of liquid-filled glasses perched on mirrored tables against a natural landscape. Each…
Joshua (Fox) George Ratliff’s movie, a sort of satirical take on Rosemary’s Baby, came and went upon its release; seems no one got the joke about how parents (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga, in this case) are scared shitless of their own children — especially the titular Joshua, played by…
The All New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume One (Turner) American Carny: True Tales From the Circus Sideshow (Koch Vision) Cary Grant: 4-Disc Collector’s Set (Republic) Casablanca (Warner Bros.) Death Sentence (Fox) Eagle vs. Shark (Miramax) Evil Roy Slade (TMG) Golden Door (Miramax) Happy Tree Friends: Complete Season One…
Having a child destroys your immune system to horror, real or imagined. Before the blessed event, you could laugh off The Exorcist, The Omen, or any of a thousand gory shockers with some wide-eyed tyke as either the prey or the spawn of Beelzebub. Afterwards, you can’t even see the…
