10 Best Mardi Gras 2017 Parties in Phoenix

Everything should be taken in moderation, as the old saying goes, including moderation itself. In other words, it’s totally cool if you’d like to let loose and live large every once in awhile. And you’ve got a perfectly justifiable excuse to do so on Tuesday, February 28. In case you…

10 Dance Crazes That Are (Thankfully) Over and Done With

Every year, it seems as though a new dance trend is taking the world by storm and slowly replacing the throwbacks that you secretly love doing, like “The Electric Slide” or the “YMCA.” Thanks to the power of television and social media, these modern-day fads are really awesome for a…

The Eight Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Watchu got going this weekend? Watching the Oscars perhaps? Getting outside to enjoy this nice stretch of weather? Great. Grand. Wonderful. If you’d rather check out a concert, we’ve got a few suggestions for you – seven of ’em, in fact. (And there even more waiting over in our online music…

With Her New Album, Taylor Upsahl’s Sound Is All Grown Up

It’s one thing to watch artists and musicians figuratively “grow up” as they progress in the local scene, but with Taylor Upsahl, we’ve literally watched her grow up while making music. Upsahl was 14 when she released her debut album in 2013. Less than two years later, she released the…

The Seven Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week

Everyone all dried out from all that deluge that took place over the weekend? Is all the rain gone? Hope so, since folks tend to get a little nutty around these parts whenever drops start falling from the sky. Now that it’s all behind us, let’s look forward to what’s…

And The Winner Of The Bon Jovi Opening Band Contest Is…

Drummer Devon Quartullo’s voice sounds like he’s living on a prayer. He is still processing the news: His band Luxxe will be opening for Bon Jovi when the New Jersey band’s This House Is Not For Sale Tour arrives at Talking Stick Resort Arena on March 4. Quartullo received a…

10 Best Valentine’s Day Parties in Phoenix

Fang at Rips Ales & CocktailsFeeling a bit frustrated over your love life? Work out some of your issues (or at least take your mind off of your drama) while thrasing about the dance floor at Rips as punk acts Fang and The Freeze perform. Local bands Dephinger, Man Hands,…