It’s safe to say that they don’t make them like Leon Russell anymore. An authority no less than T-Bone Burnett said about Russell, in an April interview with The Onion A.V. Club, “I haven’t been intimidated for a really long time, but Leon was scary-good. He understood Henry Mancini, he…
Kinda jammy, kinda classic-rock and kinda alt-country, Steel Train has nevertheless found itself lumped in with its more age-appropriate post-punk and emo counterparts. Sure, the band’s on Drive-Thru Records and sings about, like, feelings and stuff, but it also contemplates the relationships between fathers and sons, sympathizes with alley cats,…
Games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero appeal to that part of us that not-so-secretly wishes we hadn’t quit practicing music in fourth grade so we could be selling out arenas instead of selling out our souls to make a little more money for our boss. Of course, we know…
“California’s original punk/surf power trio” released a greatest hits album in May 2008, the appropriately titled Surfing to Some F#*ked Up S@!t. Of course the compilation includes the classic “Bloodstains” (an old favorite of DJ Rodney Bingenheimer on L.A.’s KROQ station), and “Everything Turns Grey,” another track from the band’s…
If you go to a party, consider yourself a cool person. If it’s a party with a DJ, add a couple points to your hip factor. If you find yourself at a secret party with two stages and more than 10 DJs, you are a sick party animal. Your chance…
Every summer, Valley dwellers talk about the heat like it’s something we’ve never dealt with before. And, yes, this Night & Day writer is no exception.Gawd, can we all just get over it already?We’re glad to see that the folks behind the Scottsdale Stadium Summer Market have taken the high…
Bands, a rock-climbing wall, and fireworks will be all the rage at the 7UP Fireworks Spectacular at Tumbleweed Park. Sun., July 4, 4-9:30 p.m., 2010…
Tempe Beach Park goes off once again during the July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival, which usually attracts a gaggle of patriotic folks for its fireworks display. Sun., July 4, 4-10 p.m., 2010…
The setting at Steele Indian School Park will be a familiar one, as the park’s 25th annual ode to Independence Day – this year, the bash is called the Freedom Wireless Fabulous Phoenix Fourth – showcases a four-hour potpourri of everything American, including a classic car show and those things…
As unrepentantly grandiose and ludicrous as its title, Luca Guadagnino’s visually ravishing third feature suggests an epic that Visconti and Sirk might have made after they finished watching Vertigo and reading Madame Bovary while gorging themselves on aphrodisiacs. That it works so well — despite frequently risible dialogue (“Happy is…
“In the Mood” has transformed the Phoenix Art Museum’s Ellman Gallery into a fashion time capsule from the 1940s, filled with authentic garments from the World War II era that range from Hollywood-inspired glamorous gowns to fashions made from salvaged materials to factory overalls and military uniforms. A soundtrack with…
Why is Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series, so fantastically successful? Why does the audience shriek and moan and giggle throughout in feverish joy? Well, perhaps they’d do that no matter what, but Eclipse is the least laughable installment yet in the series, and director David Slade efficiently…
In Cyrus, a freakishly engrossing black comedy about excessively mothered men and the women who enable them, the excellent John C. Reilly plays John, a middle-aged editor who lives like a stalled graduate student in his cluttered Los Angeles cottage. That’s where his former wife and close friend, Jamie (Catherine…
Architecture fans, Phoenix historians, and horror movie enthusiasts are resting easier these days: The Luhrs block has been spared. Built by the German-immigrant Luhrs family, the block — bounded by Central and First Avenues, and Jefferson and Madison streets — has been home to the gorgeous 10-story Luhrs Building at…
Oh, joy. “Cézanne and American Modernism” opens today for a three-month run at one of Phoenix’s largest museums. It will feature (yawn) a Frenchie’s paintings that are all pretty and abstract in a style that’s pre-Picasso and post-Monet. Wait a minute. Actually, now that we’ve looked at the work, this…
You’re on the internet. That means you’re accustomed to a lot of T&A.Here, on our classy arts and culture blog, we’ve brought the T&A to you in a very sophisticated way: with a top ten list of art history’s greatest T&A ever.You’re so welcome.1. Venus von WillendorfAlright, we’re really reaching…
[jump] If the thought of live, verbal tweeting doesn’t have you hooked, there’s going to live music by Bears of Manitou, a drink/concession stand, free snacks from Quiznos and La Bocca and coffee from Cartel Coffee Lab. There’s even an after-party at Robbie Fox’s Public House, just north of the theater. Parking around Mill…
One of our favorite boutiques, Frances, always seems to be ahead of the stylistic curve, especially when it comes to those hard to find items with the intriguing combination of quirky and cool. Case in point: The String Doll Gang. With more than 100 characters, the gang commands an entire…
Just as our fashion choices, the books we read, or the films we watch speak volumes about who we are, our homes are an expression of our own unique personal style. So beginning this week, Jackalope Ranch is celebrating local Phoenicians who’ve created amazing dwellings — clean and modern or…
Barry Manilow, for the love of God, please make sure that you’ve placed a wise, discerning person in charge of approving shows based on your songwriting catalogue in the event of your death. Of course this is an event I hope happens far, far in the future. (I am, by…
The Buckhorn Baths have been on the corner of Main Street and Recker Road in Mesa since 1936. In its heyday, the 10-acre property included a bathhouse annex with 25 whirlpool hot tubs, a motel, and a wildlife museum. Its large neon, Vegas-style sign beckoned to weary travelers from the…
73: Mark Klett Mark Klett’s a geologist-turned-photographer. He describes his work as “the intersection of cultures, landscapes and time.” Fortunately, his work hasn’t gone unrecognized; he’s received fellowships from (among others) the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and his work is held in over 80 museum collections…
