Life’s pretty good if you happen to be Al Page. Not only does the fly and friendly photographer, hip-hop promoter, and turntable fiend put on a few of the hippest (and most popular) nightlife events in the Valley every week at CenPho’s Hidden House, he gets plenty of free clothing and…
One thing we love even more than hanging out with our pets? Spoiling them. There are a bunch of generic pet stores to shop for toys, accessories, and food, but a few of our favorite, locally owned shops have kicked it up a notch. From selections of gourmet, baked treats to handmade…
Block 1949 got rocked by a wet and wild flock of Arizona State University students on Saturday. The Back to ASU Pool Party extended Summer into the new school year with a barrage of beers, bikinis and board shorts. Like any good pool party, this one had more than its…
Julie Kent used to shop regularly at Here on the Corner, the women’s boutique at College and University in Tempe. When the store’s owners told Kent they were looking to sell it, she jumped at the opportunity to start a new chapter in her life. “I’ve never been in retail…
Jason Sadler will wear your company’s latest (and probably lamest) tee — but it’ll cost you. The 30-something based in Florida launched iwearyourshirt.com in 2009 as a way to “a way to make some extra money without actually ‘working.” Every day, he and his five-person team of walking billboards wear a company’s…
Vintage fiends be warned: Downtown’s MacAlpine’s is clearing out storage and gathering treasures for a blowout estate sale this weekend. The retail and soda shop’s owner, Monica Heizenrader, says she’s been eyeing a few of the smaller mid-century items and furniture pieces, artwork, clothing and collectables that haven’t seen the front…
Collectors of pop culture memorabilia face many challenges. Finding a toy that was new in 1983 and doesn’t look like a pack of dogs chewed on it for 28 years can be hard enough, but getting it at a good price is another matter. Re-selling memorabilia seems like yet another…
School is back in session and along with all of the pencils, pens, binders, and calculators (not to mention textbooks), you might need a few accessories. A few of our local sources on all things fashionable and fun have a couple recommendations for the fall. Take a hint from the creatives…
It doesn’t take a genius to see that Banding Hendrix is an artist. The 20something’s pants are usually covered with splashes of paint — partially out of necessity (since the splattered pigment is a hazard of his medium), but also partially out of his choice of fashion. Hendrix digs on…
Vintage market Sweet Salvage opened its doors last Thursday at 4809 North 7th Avenue. But don’t drop by just any old day. Sweet Salvage is a vintage “occasion sale,” meaning it’s only open on the third Thursday of every month through the following Sunday (for a total of four days each month)…
Hours may be limited, but some local grand dames are keeping busy this summer, making and selling wares out of Grand Avenue studios and shops — thanks in large part to the wonders of etsy.com. See what Beatrice Moore of Kooky Krafts, Kate Benjamin of Moderncat Studio and the…
All the world’s a stage for local dancer/performance artist Babs O’Matic. The 36-year-old typically sports plenty of glittery, flashy and eye-catching outfits both onstage (when performing Strange Family Circus or belly dancing at events like the annual Rites of Spring Ball at the Alwun House) and off. Most nights you can…
Downtown Phoenix’s Cade Gallery followed up last month’s Mortal Kombat II tournament with a new challenge in the form of the ultimate fighter of the 16-bit era; Street Fighter II. Ten contestants fought to the K.O. for the title of Street Fighter II champion. Every fight counted in the tournament’s…
The ability to navigate the back alleys of Mill Avenue is as much engrained in an ASU student as an ID number or the importance of board shorts and flip flops. The university’s Tempe campus has been around for a while and its students have grown accustomed to the square…
Splash, the self-proclaimed “coolest weekly pool party” in Downtown Phoenix, dove into the rather cozy pool at The Lexington Hotel on Saturday night. The splish splashin’ soiree included performances by Ladylike, Strange Young Things and Sun Ghost. The event also included some quintessentially correct fashion choices and other, more questionable, ones.The Good’s above,…
The organizers of Phoenix Fashion Week announced yesterday that they’ll be taking their runway to a different corner of Scottsdale for 2011’s weekend of local fashion.According to Brian Hill, Phoenix Fashion Week’s executive director, the event will take place at the Talking Stick Resort on the Salt River Pima Indian Community, because it’s…
Janet de Berge Lange works in a studio of collections. In her sprawling studio, hidden behind a small,1904 house in the Van Buren neighborhood, visitors can find almost anything from dried birds to tin cans that have all inspired her artwork. Lange bought the property in 2000, and she and her…
Looks like antigirl’s finally spilling a few of her own crafty secrets. The local street artist and graphic designer insists that she’s “never not working” — and after seeing her countless murals, wheat pastes, paintings, and collages, we believe her. Now, she says, it’s our turn. Enter “handbook”, a very…
Lisa Jacobs doesn’t consider herself to be a fashion designer. Sure, the 30-something artist (aka Sticker Club Girl) is famous for her funky and fashionable garments, jewelry, and wearable art, but she’d rather be referred to as a “clothing maker.” To do so otherwise, she says, might be a wee…
Interior designers have a pretty sweet gig. Not only are they encouraged to be creative in their job, they also get to work with gorgeous, magazine-worthy furniture and accessories that most of us would need a lottery windfall to own — perhaps a sleek leather couch from from Austrian modernist Manfred Wakolbinger, or Katharina Styren’s cool leaning…
Temperatures bordering on hellish and a black top full of scantily-clad, post punk fanatics meant Sunday’s Vans Warped Tour at Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion was the perfect place to scope some sick tattoos. We stopped by to check out all the ink and hot bodies. The Good’s above, The Bad and…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town.From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and dish out some…
