Arts & Culture

It’s not often that you encounter a gallery that lists “featured artists” next to “high scores” on its website, but Cade Gallery is not your typical art house. It’s an old-school arcade as well as a site for fancy wall hangings. Not surprisingly, the works on display tend to reflect…

Professional wrestling is a big ticket these days, but it’s also a dangerous game. Sold-out arenas around the country showcase muscle-bound “sports entertainers” high-diving from the top rope, smashing each other with the nearest folding chair, or knocking out the seemingly oblivious referee. The fighting frenzy continues at Elite Xtreme…

With gas prices still climbing and national terror threats popping up like spring weeds, it’s a tough time to get out of town. Luckily, the Arizona International Festival brings sights and sounds from countries all over the world together in one day — with no passport or papers required. “The…

Based on the 1996 independent film, the musical adaptation of “The Spitfire Grill” was an off-Broadway hit when it opened in September of 2001 at New York’s Playwrights Horizons. The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison who decides to start her life anew in…

For some aerobically inclined folks, summertime means lacing up the kicks, slapping on the sunblock, and hitting the pavement running. Though most of us would rather retreat indoors and swap the scenery for a treadmill and some AC, the sun-loving sadists of the Arizona Road Racers don’t mind going for…

The DJ duo of Paavo Siljamäki and Tony McGuinness has had quite a career. Over the past decade, the British trance specialists — better known as Above & Beyond — have received international acclaim for their original material and upbeat remixes of artists like Madonna and Radiohead, performed for millions…

College is usually a time for kids to go against the grain and rebel by getting a purple mohawk, or skip studying for an exam in favor of testing their drinking endurance skills. But the artists whose works are featured in ASU Night Gallery’s exhibit, “With the Grain,” have passed…

For some people, high school prom was an enchanting evening filled with corsages, limos and late night fun. For others of us, it meant being awkwardly stuffed into a tacky peach ball gown or blue leisure suit and spending a torturous evening pressed up against a wall waiting for the…

Most people tend to think of boat racing as the sort of sport enjoyed by upper crust types in their finest yachting wear. Nothing shatters that misconception faster than watching two speedboats haul ass through a quarter-mile of water at 250 miles per hour. It’s safe to say you should…

Overconfidence might be a potent partner to have in your arsenal when talking up a hottie, but it’s also brought forth the tragic downfall of many a lad throughout history, be they kings or congressmen. In Rudyard Kipling’s classic 19th century story The Man Who Would Be King, hubris causes…

As busy as she should have been, Brady Bunch matriarch Carol Brady never really seemed to do much of anything. See how three real peroxide-loving ladies do it all (without a helpful maid to cook, clean and round up the kiddies) in 3 Blonde Moms, a nationally touring comedy show…

Animated films aren’t limited to childish portrayals of fairy tales and stories of living toys or a cute clownfish abducted from his ocean home. Emotionally charged, aesthetically diverse and occasionally raw, good animation unhinges the doors of the mind and lets the inmates out to mingle. Such is the case…

You’re usually more likely to see fashionistas in bikinis downing frou-frou cocktails at the W Scottsdale’s WET lounge than peeps in workout gear doing stretches. But the icy stares and catty comments that would usually be aimed at such a sweaty group will be suspended for the finale of Free…

Latinos count for nearly half of the Phoenix-area population. Yet you don’t always see the influence of Chicano art on Phoenix culture unless you hit up a dedicated Latino gallery — or an SB1070 protest. Connect with one of our city’s most vibrant cultures at the 14th annual “Arte Latino…

Picking a name for your rock ‘n’ roll band has never been a particularly serious affair — hence madcap monikers like The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Butthole Surfers, and Death Cab For Cutie. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., however, takes things to a whole new level of zaniness. While it’s perfectly…

A multitude of Memorial Day celebrations will be taking place over the three-day weekend, but none are as fly as this posh pool party being thrown by the cats at Relentless Beats. Local DJs Sean Essex, Tranzit, Michelle Sparks, and Timothy Heit will provide the soundtrack while dozens of bathing…

In 2009, Georgia-based unit Manchester Orchestra put out the best rock release of the year with Mean Everything to Nothing. It’s a tight, concise record, indebted to classics like Weezer’s Pinkerton and Nirvana’s In Utero, yet sonically adventurous à la Radiohead’s OK Computer. Like many great albums, it went unappreciated…

Geeks everywhere dig on discussing the concept of alternate realities, particularly when it creates interesting scenarios. Like what if the Nazis won World War II, or if Spiderman had joined up with the X-Men? Here’s a scary proposition: What if Stan Lee had never been born? It’s an alternate reality…

It’s said that there’s no place like home, which is especially apt when it comes to the Arizona State University Sun Devils baseball team. The devil squad has notched an impressive win-loss record at Packard Stadium this year, and is hoping for a few more victories during their final home…