The Bowl Championship Series is college football’s method of pairing the nation’s best teams. Yeah, sure. What the BCS has really turned into is a system that players hate, coaches curse, and politicians are thinking about enacting legislative action against. Basically, the BCS is that big, stinky piece of poo…
We’ve always been keen on parades, choosing our streetside seats early and drinking coffee while the world falls into place around us. We like intricate floats, marching bands, horses, and sitting next to strangers with excited children. So count us when the Yavapai Nation presents the 38th annual Fort McDowell…
The eight final marching bands from the preliminaries compete for the coveted Grand Master’s Trophy at this 31st annual pomp-and-pageantry blowout. Thu., Jan. 1, 6:30 p.m., 2009…
Marching bands from across the country compete for the coveted Grand Master’s Trophy at this 31st annual pomp-and-pageantry blowout. Arizona schools represented include Chandler High and Rincon/University High from Tucson. Thu., Jan. 1, 11 a.m., 2009…
There was a time when blues and R&B/black popular music were not so very far apart. Performers such as Etta James, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and Little Johnny Taylor merged the gritty, down-home aspects of the former with the polished, up-market style of the latter for a combination that could wow…
The Lady Devils continue their Pac-10 opening weekend with a competitive matchup versus the California Golden Bears. Sun., Jan. 4, 2 p.m., 2009…
If you can thump an opponent 75-23, as ASU Women’s Basketball did to UC Irvine back on December 6, you’ve got some skillz. But just how good are kickass senior guard Briann January and the Lady Devils as they head into Pac-10 play on Friday, January 2? Well, coach Charli…
The PHX-CHI connection continues with a matchup between its hockey teams; namely, the Coyotes and Blackhawks. Tue., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Jan. 6, 7 p.m., 2008…
Note to Phoenix Suns head coach Terry Porter: Don’t look past the Indiana Pacers. Though they’ve been hauling the boat anchor in the Eastern Conference’s Central Division all year, the team has beaten both the Celtics and the Lakers, and the Pacers have a solid young core centered on small…
The Phoenix Suns take on their divisional nemesis in the Los Angeles Clippers. Fri., Jan. 2, 7 p.m.; Tue., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., 2009…
Dixie Longate stars in this touring spoof of housewives with too much time on their hands. Wed., Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 10, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 11, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m.;…
When artists say they would bleed for their work, they don’t usually mean it literally (well, except for that crazy “period porn” lady who paints with, uh, Aunt Flo). But in searching for ways to visually illustrate the “One Drop Rule” of the early 20th century that labeled any person…
If you’re one of those people who spontaneously bust into “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” in the shower, you’ll likely find this touring version of the Elton John/Tim Rice musical enchanting. If not, beware. It’s two hours and 45 minutes of pure costume-and-prop mayhem. Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts: Jan. 2. Continues…
It seems fitting that our birds, so charmed in 2008, will meet the NFC’s other enchanted avians, who, in the post-Michael Vick era, are led by a big, burly Cinderella Man named Matt Ryan (pictured). The rookie QB from Boston College was recently named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year,…
Everything about Nanna Larsen is beautiful. Tue., Jan. 6, 7 p.m., 2009…
Open mic nights can be a bore Every other Tuesday, 8 p.m., 2008…
Most of us daytime working stiffs get our clubbing and drinking done on Friday and Saturday nights, but what about all those poor schlubs who serve us food and booze on our weekend benders? When do they get to ruin their livers? The poor babies have to sneak it during…
Sometimes an artist cannot find words, so he must create a vocabulary through his art. Sixty miles east of Phoenix in the tiny mining/antiques town of Miami, Arizona, Ken Boe produces work like a true artist and philosopher by focusing on the discovery of the universe, both at hand and…
“You’ve made the first movie of the Obama generation!” exclaimed an audience member, as he rushed up to Clint Eastwood after a recent screening of Gran Torino. “Well,” the 78-year-old actor-director replied, without missing a beat, “I was actually born under Hoover.” It was an ironic juxtaposition, given that Eastwood’s…
“Encanto” by Glen Allen.Most of my art education was whittled down to endless flash cards for college exams. There was a time when I could recite the title, artist, medium and year of the majority of the artworks pictured in Janson’s History of Art.Screw the memorization – my favorite part…
It’s okay, ladies, it’s almost over: Jenny Mulcahy and Rebecca Ruegg are featured in Blithe Spirit. Photo by Heather Butcher. I can’t say exactly why, in the 13+ years they’ve been around, I’d never been to a show at Scottsdale Desert Stages until the other day. But enough about me. Desert Stages…
See? She’s good.I could blog about a show that you only have a few days left to see…or I could blog about a show that you really should have seen already. But, being that it’s so close to the new year, I really don’t want to look back. No, it’s…
