The characters in David Sedaris’ new release might not be human, but they’re placed in human situations, intended to mirror the insanity of modern life. You’d do well to expect some insanity, too, at his upcoming event at Changing Hands Bookstore. Sedaris’ appearance is set to be the indie bookstore’s…
Like Drew from Office Space, everyone has an “o-face” — it’s just that most of us wouldn’t allow a photographer in the room to capture it, let alone leave the ambient light on.Not so for 24 women in a collection of images from New York-based fashion photographer Rick Kim. In…
After the turkey’s been gobbled and you’ve taken the traditional Thanksgiving “disco nap,” you may start to feel guilty about all that gluttony. But rather than sticking your finger down your throat like a high school cheerleader with low self-esteem, consider burning it off on the dance floor at Red…
Children of the ‘80s can’t shake their fond memories of the Main Street Electric Light Parade at Disneyland. Well, good news to all you postponed adolescents: you can get your tons-of-teeny-lights-on-a-street fix at the Fantasy of Lights Opening Night Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, November 27. Sure, the night may…
Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own filth after tearing into a drumstick on Thanksgiving Day? You’re a lazy sack and need to move around. Don’t fret, Westsiders. You won’t…
Out of the 46 studios and 142 artists participating in the 14th annual Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour and Sale in Cave Creek, one must-check-out spot is David Wheeler’s artsy joint. Studio number 14, as designated on the tour map, is where Wheeler, whose studio can be found…
In Pablo Francisco’s stand-up act, he tells the jokes you’ve come to expect: making fun of his Latin family and cultural differences. But what sets him apart is his ability to imitate. Francisco is known as “The Movie Guy” because he does a spot-on impression of sonorous movie announcer Don…
Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and ChapStick. Being able to salvage anything melted can be futile, which is why we’re blown away by the expertise in wielding melted material in “Fuse: Encaustic Group Exhibition.” Christopher…
Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own filth after tearing into a drumstick on Thanksgiving Day? You’re a lazy sack and need to move around. Before passing out from the…
Attention, Mister Bah Humbug: Black Friday isn’t a time to boycott Corporate America by staying on your couch eating last night’s leftovers. Instead of sitting on your overindulgent bum, go local for holiday shopping. Our Southwest loving pals the Heard Museum are launching their its annual Ornament Marketplace from Friday…
Attention, Mister Bah Humbug: Black Friday isn’t a time to boycott Corporate America by staying on your couch eating last night’s leftovers. Instead of sitting on your overindulgent bum, go local for holiday shopping. Our Southwest loving pals at the Heard are launching its third annual Ornament Marketplace. Take your…
Steve Nash might not be long for the Valley. Fact is, the Phoenix Suns are a cut below the top teams in the NBA, and 36-year-old star point guards don’t usually fit well into the plans of rebuilding teams. With all of the rumors of the star baller leaving Phoenix…
That didn’t exactly go as predicted. Yes, the Arizona State Sun Devils Football team was supposed to finish ninth in the Pac-10 (which they may do when all’s said and done). And it’s true that a squad comprised of mostly inexperienced underclassmen (like Vontaze Burfict) were going to foul things…
Roger Waters began playing in the earliest incarnation of Pink Floyd right around the time he turned 20 years old. At the time, the music was an innovative reflection of youth culture. It featured psychedelic, experimental sounds, prominent (often dissonant) guitar, and sweet vocal harmonies. We are reminded of this…
Some football teams are so polarizing that every game they play pits them against a rival. Franchises like the Dallas Cowboys have had so many great seasons that practically every other NFL squad has a reason to hate them. Then there’s the Arizona Cardinals, who have spent so many of…
Jim Gaffigan turned United States citizens into a bunch of singing fools. After his hilarious Beyond the Pale Comedy Central Special, scads of folks found themselves shamelessly singing, “Hot pocke-e-ets!” in a high-pitched, breathy voice. We say any comedian who can inspire people to forgo their pride in such a…
Derek Vincent Smith is the electronic-music mastermind behind Pretty Lights, the Fort Collins-based act whose last two albums just surpassed 110,000 digital downloads. The music of Pretty Lights is like a mixtape of styles Smith grew up listening to, from ’70s AM Gold-era soul to bass-heavy club beats to gangsta…
The monetized gobbledygook on Dimmu Borgir’s MySpace page sort of lessens the symphonic black metallers’ wraith-like grip. Sure, there’s a Halloween special on Abrahadabra at Best Buy, but that return policy doesn’t extend to the bizarro cosmic plain. And you can buy a Dimmu poster pack and bonus track edition…
The venerated Dutch violinist returns to the Valley with the 55-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra to present an energetic evening of classical music. Mon., Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., 2010…
“Great,” sighs the wicked witch in Tangled, a CG-animated spin on the Rapunzel story, “now I’m the bad guy.” Mother Gothel, the frizzy-haired, sharp-featured enchantress with the inimitable voice of Donna Murphy, is Disney’s first villainess whose chief crime is being an underminer, and the heroine of Disney’s 50th animated…
“You don’t sing to feel better,” actress Jevetta Steele says at one point in her electrifying lead performance in Arizona Theater Company’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. “You sing because it’s a way of understanding life.” August Wilson understands life. There’s rich, musical proof in the hopeful, often anguished portraits he…
As urban renewal takes over downtown Phoenix and its art galleries, mixed-media artist Lara Plecas (formerly Kupcikevicius) brings a little bit of nature and history into eye lounge with her new show “Territorial Nature.” This is the first solo show at the collective gallery for Plecas, who says she is…
