Sat 10/16 With Wall Street watching, there'd better be one hell of a good reason IBM and Microsoft are spending $2,500 each on a sinking ship, er, boat. And, of course, there is. On Saturday, October 16, the aforementioned join more than 30 Valley-based companies on the high seas of...
Rio Salado Brewing CompanyOur thirst for knowledge is equaled only by our thirst for beer. We quench both at Tempe’s Rio Salado Brewing Company, where Saturday-afternoon brewery tours impart “a sensory experience of Rio Salado Brewing Company beer.” Beer buffs get to “taste and smell the raw materials, learn how they impact the beer, taste the steps of […]
Rio Salado Brewing CompanyOur thirst for knowledge is equaled only by our thirst for beer. We quench both at Tempe’s Rio Salado Brewing Company, where Saturday-afternoon brewery tours impart “a sensory experience of Rio Salado Brewing Company beer.” Beer buffs get to “taste and smell the raw materials, learn how they impact the beer, taste the steps of […]
Casey Moore's Oyster HouseForget the tasty ghost stories, oysters and local brews that make Casey Moore’s a favorite dining/drinking hangout for ASU students and Tempe residents. Conversation is the real mainstay of this historic house turned watering hole. Just a brief stroll from the corporate cornucopia of Mill Avenue, Casey’s is camouflaged among quaint houses in a small […]
Casey Moore's Oyster HouseForget the tasty ghost stories, oysters and local brews that make Casey Moore’s a favorite dining/drinking hangout for ASU students and Tempe residents. Conversation is the real mainstay of this historic house turned watering hole. Just a brief stroll from the corporate cornucopia of Mill Avenue, Casey’s is camouflaged among quaint houses in a small […]
Playwright Oscar Wilde once quipped, "Work is the curse of the drinking class," and we're inclined to agree with the swishy scribe, especially when it comes to this year's St. Patrick's Day. Since the annual exercise in alcohol excess falls on a weekday, you'd better have a sick day up...
eJoy Internet CafeHalf wired coffee house and half gaming center, the eJoy Cafe, housed in what used to be a Bank of America branch just off Mill Avenue, is far from the most serious fragging spot in town. The twentysomething ASU students serving up espresso and scones in the front room are often clueless about fixing the […]
TV LoungeIt’s been a long night of spanging and bumming smokes in front of the Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue, and now the dawn is breaking. You need some serious sack time, but too bad the cops busted up your squat the night before. Luckily, the cushy red couches in the TV Lounge on the lower […]
TV LoungeIt’s been a long night of spanging and bumming smokes in front of the Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue, and now the dawn is breaking. You need some serious sack time, but too bad the cops busted up your squat the night before. Luckily, the cushy red couches in the TV Lounge on the lower […]
eJoy Internet CafeHalf wired coffee house and half gaming center, the eJoy Cafe, housed in what used to be a Bank of America branch just off Mill Avenue, is far from the most serious fragging spot in town. The twentysomething ASU students serving up espresso and scones in the front room are often clueless about fixing the […]
Events and Happenings Wednesday, October 27: A Favored Affar; Catering & Bistro 4016 East Main Street Monster meal deal, with a choice of sandwich, soda and chips for $3.99 (treat included). Deal valid Wednesday, October 27, through Friday, October 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 30,...
As a first-time novelist, it's hard enough for Marc Acito to get even mild props from the literary establishment, much less any sexual play from adoring fans as a result of his newfound success. So don't blame the guy for being open to a little bedtime storytelling when Acito and...
Ditch your donkey-show and dollar-a-day hooker dreams. Tijuana is a real town with more to love than its proximity. So says Culture Clash, a national Chicano-Latino performance troupe. Clash is breaking down cultural barriers and busting gringo balls with its original play Bordertown, the opening of the Actors Theatre's 20th...
Terror. It's a sensation we know all too well, especially during Halloween. Whether it's getting caught by the po-pos smashing a few dozen pumpkins or waking up on November 1 next to a paramour with a case of coyote ugly worth chawin' your arm off, we've felt the chill of...
Somehow, the night just doesnt feel complete until the hot blonde in the "I ♥ Dick" tee shirt bends over, peels down the back of her jeans and asks the tuxedoed Richard Cheese, "Sign my ass?" It's 10 o'clock on a Friday night in Las Vegas -- actually, in nearby...
Top 10 selling CDs at Swell Records (414 South Mill Avenue in Tempe) for August 15 through 21: 1. Braille, Shades of Grey (Syntax) 2. Sasha, Involver (Global Underground) 3. Antedote, The Neato Project #1 (Neato Records) 4. Paul Oakenfold, Creamfields (Thrive) 5. Kid Krazzy, Punk Rock Disco (One World)...
Rocky Horror, eat your heart out. Or just leave it to the cult followers and cutups behind Broadway Bound and Gagged's shadowcast production of Cannibal! The Musical, set for Saturday, September 11, at Spectrum Mall. "If it's up to my doing," says Cannibal casting director Justin Reed, "it will be...
Isn't science remarkable? You can drop a laser beam on a silver disc and be musically transported back to some circa-1958 VA hall, slow dancing to the sound of a smoky-voiced gal accompanied only by her upright bass, some lonesome pedal steel and some minimal snare brushwork, all wrapped up...
There's a reason crime and punishment stories work best in an antiquated setting. Bloody jpegs of a crime scene can't match the romance of sepia-toned photos of outlaws staring blankly into an uncertain future. Even the preferred weaponry from the digital age, like an automatic weapon or a stun gun,...
Will Wilson: "Auto Immune Response" at the Heard Museum: How do you survive in a postapocalyptic world? According to Will Wilson, the key to survival lies in an understanding of the past. The Navajo photographer explores this, as well as the concepts of Native American identity and connection to the...
One of the most popular cats on the FM dial locally is Power 92.3's JX3, who keeps things fresh and fantabulous weeknights from 7 to 10 p.m. on the Valley's No. 1 hip-hop station. That is, there's always something different going down on his show, whether it's Suns stud Amaré...
Thursday 30 Acme Bar & Grill: DJR (all genres) Acme Roadhouse: College Night with DJ J. Alan (Top 40) Ain't Nobody's Bizness: DJ Tsunami (Top 40, hip-hop) Anderson's Fifth Estate: Piranha Room/Area 51 with DJ Jeremy (industrial/goth, electroclash) Axis/Radius: Ladies' Night with DJ MCB & Josh Royal (all genres) AZ...