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. First up: the White Rabbit at SideBar. SideBar’s White Rabbit is a grown-up take on the rice milk…
This past Tuesday night, The Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale was crawling with literary enthusiasts, eager to hear five authors talk about their books. People who weren’t sitting in the circle of chairs around authors Dianne Emley, Mary Anna Evans, Larry Karp, Peter Steiner, and Simon Wood were squeezing through…
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 eclectic and vintage –…
Warning: This is a real time waster. (But it’s so worth it.) Jason Hill, the Valley-based graphic designer extraordinaire (and occasional New Times contributor), announced this week that his Jason Hill Design website has undergone a serious revamping. Not only is it new, but, in our opinion, it’s improved, too…
82: Carrie BloomstonCarrie Blooston is an abstract painter with a sharp focus on both her family and her business (a faux-finishing, ventian plaster and mural-painting company). These days the only things she really paints are murals for clients and almond butter on bread,and that’s just fine with her. She’s also recently…
This time of year in most American cities, folks drink beer outside, where they have to deal with unpredictable changes in weather, such as wind and rain. Suckers. Locally, we’re smart enough to stay inside while downing our suds in climate-controlled rooms, which is exactly what we’ll be doing during…
Raise those devil’s horns (and boxes of Jujubes) high. Heavy metal’s goin’ to the movies.For one night only, The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, will bring nearly four hours of live, head-banging performances and behind-the-scenes footage to 450 US movie theaters, including four Valley locations, via satellite. The concert…
With all this SB 1070 tomfoolery, AZ needs as many Latino role models as it can get. We look to James Garcia. The university professor, journalist, playwright, and marketing/communications director for the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is also a columnist for Latino Perspectives magazine and the Arizona Latino affairs…
This time of year in most American cities, folks drink beer outside, where they have to deal with unpredictable changes in weather, such as wind and rain. Suckers. Locally, we’re smart enough to stay inside while downing our suds in climate-controlled rooms, which is exactly what we’ll be doing during…
Summer hiking with your father is only smart if you’re a beneficiary in his will, or if it’s Sunday, June 20, and you’re scrambling for a cool Father’s Day outing. We got you covered on the latter.Our suggestion is to grab a bottle of water and head to the Deer…
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863 and the union lived happily ever after.Not exactly. It took more than two years for the news to reach Texas and the quarter of a million black folks who lived there. One hundred and forty five years later, the Valley of the Sun…
Just now realizing you missed National Dance Week? We’d say you’re kicking yourself, but most people limber enough to literally kick themselves were down with the annual event, originated by those who sell leotards to glorify those who wear them. (Frankly, the United Dance Merchants of America’s devotion to stretchiness,…
Now that every chump with a MacBook is a “DJ,” it’s easy to forget how talented DJs can be. NYC’s Larry Tee, is, as they say, “kind of a big deal.” He composed “Supermodel” for RuPaul, coined the term “electroclash,” and helped popularize Scissor Sisters, Fischerspooner, and Peaches. Armed with…
We promise that you’re not going to find a more wrecked band out there these days. Hailing from the noise-punk/experimental-music epicenter of the world – Vancouver, British Columbia – Shearing Pinx is a three-piece noise-punk ensemble that fills every available space with distorted guitar and general fucked-up-ness, and sometimes with…
Since the Phoenix Suns couldn’t exactly hold it down this season, now’s a better time than ever to support the Phoenix Mercury. Celebrate the two-time WNBA champions when One Community and SWAY Events host the second annual Phoenix Mercury Mix-N-Mingle, where Mercury fans can pre-party at 5:30 p.m. in the…
If you’re looking for some soul in downtown Phoenix, stroll into Carly’s Bistro any Thursday night and hear some of the best soul dusties ever. We’re talking Stevie, Curtis, Aretha, and a bunch of stuff you’ve probably never laid ears on. DJ Rockledge, who creates a positive, party-like vibe inside…
Anyone who’s ever wriggled into or out of pink tights and a black leotard while somebody’s mother draped a beach towel as an imaginary changing room knows there’s something magical about a dance recital. Two hundred Ballet Centre dancers take the stage at Chandler Center for the Arts for Be…
Watch the USA play its third 2010 World Cup match against Algeria at any number of local bars. Wed., June 23, 7 a.m., 2010…
Now’s the time to really show your USA spirit. While the Americans’ highly hyped match against England catered to the most casual of soccer fan, the next World Cup 2010 game for the Stars and Stripes will truly test your footy devotion. For one, it’s against Slovenia, a team that…
In spite of what feminist backlashers say, some women really can have it all. Take Cat Cora. The wildly successful chef blew away the culinary nation when she became the first female Iron Chef on the Food Network. The bright-smiled blonde (who’s a total knock-out) then snagged a book deal…
It’s easier to bitch about the heartless CEO of your company who slashed health benefits or curse the tax man who’s threatening to take your car if you see them as faceless bureaucrats draining the souls of poor, defenseless Americans. Local artist Henry Bellavia takes a literal interpretation of “faceless…
Traffic is something Phoenicians battle every day. Some deal by listening to classical tunes in the frigid air of their Beamers. Others “go green” — and turn red from heatstroke — by biking. The unfortunates swelter in their classic VW Bugs, wishing for sweet, sweet death. With transportation such a…
