The blogs that make us happy are often blogs that make us want to spend some serious dough.Local silversmith and jeweler, Ashley Weber, keeps us reaching into our pockets (or, at the very least, fantasizing about it) as she posts her latest creations on her Against the Grain blog…
There was no lack of skin to which apply the SPF yesterday at Hotel Theodore. The former Mondrian Scottsdale hosts its weekly SPF Sundays and serves the music, alcohol and food if you’re game to party. The Good’s above, you can check out the other two after the jump or…
The night started off awkwardly, but by show’s end, a master percussionist of Haiti had the Musical Instrument Museum audience in stitches.On Friday night, Gaston “Bonga” Jean-Baptiste and his five-piece ensemble presented mizik rasin, otherwise known as Afro-Haitian roots music. The percussion-heavy group featured Bonga and two male drummers/little instrument…
41: Scott BaxterScott Baxter is on a mission to find 100 Arizona ranchers whose families have been in the industry for 100 years or more. He’s been taking notes and large-format, black-and-white photographs while on the road (and often on the back of a horse) since 2004. Baxter has been…
Fashion Arizona Meet Up @ Wrigley MansionPhoenix Fashion Week presents an introduction to the emerging Arizona designers who will compete in October’s PHXFW 2010 Emerging Designers Contest. Last year’s contest winner, Joanna De’ Shay of Black Russian Label is the night’s guest speaker. The shindig is free tonight, Friday, August…
And we have your list of participating spas. But before we get there, here’s the skinny: During National Spa Week (Sept. 13 to 19) local spas slash prices on their signature treatments. We’re talking $50 for treatments and services that are usually $85 to $450. A complete list of participating…
Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, and the consequential movie adaptation (in theaters tonight) ignited a gimmick heyday in the form of furniture lines, tea sets, language kits, toe readings, you name it … or check it out in our EPL rundown. But the EPL folks and trend suckers really…
When it comes to horror films, there’s no shortage of fan sites or blogs, but one horror film blog is dedicated solely to critiquing remakes of classic horror movies: stoptheremakes.com.This Phoenix-based blog is run by Levi Yockey, a lifelong horror movie buff. Yockey’s probably seen every horror movie you’ve seen…
We first noticed the Pabst Blue Ribbon mural at 222 E. Roosevelt St. in June. Today it’s a deep shade of red (though you can still make out the two “beer angels”).The mural and PBR campaign has received a share of tagging backlash in the past few months. We have…
Steve Bass, the local Phoenix artist who was involved in a head-on car collision on State Route 169 near Dewey, Arizona, underwent successful surgery on Thursday at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. Says Bass’ sister, Lori Bassani, “Steve is still critical, but making progress every day.” more information following…
Lauren Froderman took home Fox television’s So You Think You Can Dance trophy last night, beating out the remaining male competitors and proving that a girl who just graduated from Greenway High School in Phoenix can definitely kick some national dance competition butt.(Apologies if you’re still waiting to watch your…
A NYC-based film festival created in 2003, the Rural Route Film Festival is an annual showcase for indie films that deal with rural folks and places. Their definition of “rural” runs the gamut from the Wild West and Canada to Siberia and the harsh deserts of Argentina. In 2008, the…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Michael Bergfalk is a tattoo artist, painter, collector and philosopher. His young artistic ambitions ultimately led to the study and practice of the art known as tattoo. Bergfalk says the copious images on his own skin also bear testimony to his own examination for the origin of this centuries-old art…
Grab a blanket, but forget the telescope — without a lens you should be able to see the Perseid meteor shower when it peaks between 2 and 5 a.m., Friday morning.As with any meteor shower, the show is going to be better the further you get from city lights. Evan…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week Jackalope Ranch brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The Bramble at Cafe Zuzu. The Bramble is a refreshing gin-based cocktail that will transport you…
Last night, I went to a local goth club expecting to make a bunch of bad Twilight jokes and watch people dance by themselves. Instead, I ran into some wild and crazy friends from “Niki at Nite” years past, met a “famous fetish model,” learned about a new “sex temple,”…
Chef Walter Sterling lugged nearly 20 cookbooks from his home office to Oakville Grocery Co. – not even 5 percent of his more than 500 book collection. The really amazing feat? He’s read almost all of them.
Bo Leach hates the bouncer stereotype — even if he fits the mold of a stereotypical bouncer. He’s in shape, practices jujitsu four to five times per week, knows how to break a limb and while laughing, he acknowledges the regulars with a slight head nod and says he really…
We all remember when publishing company Conde Nast pulled the plug on Gourmet magazine back in 2009.But for some of us, the real media-inspired mourning came from Nast’s cancellation of Domino magazine — a fabulous magazine dedicated to home design.With Domino’s website long gone, Domino fans have rallied and created…
Just because The Expendables hits theaters on Friday night, it doesn’t mean we’re going to jump on the manliness bandwagon –.though we’ll admit, viewers (and their girlfriends) can expect some serious kick-ass action. The main actors are perhaps the manliest men in film, yet they’ve seen the other side –…
Earlier this month, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art took hold of more than 100 donated artworks. This may not sound like a big deal, but for a small-ish museum like SMoCA, whose permanent collection numbers around 2,000 pieces (comparably, Phoenix Art Museum hordes 18,000 works), the Eason Collection addition…
