Use quotes to search for a phrase or name: "toy story", or "brooklyn bridge".

Article

Stephen Steinbrink Leaves Arizona With a Pop Record About Arizona

Like nearly everyone in Phoenix, songwriter Stephen Steinbrink (you may recognize his project named French Quarter, as well) has a love/hate relationship with the city. It's easy to love the pockets of true community, the DIY art spaces, punk rock house shows, and the affordable, delicious Mexican food, but the...
Article

Feat of Clay

Sad face! We missed ASU's biannual Ceram-A-Rama in January, a four-day progressive gala and fundraiser that, for aficionados of 20th-century and contemporary ceramic art, is the equivalent of a party bus to Burning Man, Model U.N., Storage Wars, and a Vegas buffet. But we'll be consoled by the Ceramics Research...
Article

Halloween Guide 2012: Fright Nights

There's plenty to be worried about these days. Just off the top of our heads, there's the very real possibility of a Mitt Romney presidency, the horrors of the ever-lagging economy, and all that folderol about whether or not the world's ending in a couple of months. Frankly, your brains...
Article

Halloween Guide 2012

There's plenty to be worried about these days. Just off the top of our heads, there's the very real possibility of a Mitt Romney presidency, the horrors of the ever-lagging economy, and all that folderol about whether or not the world's ending in a couple of months. Frankly, your brains...
Article

88: Kirstin Van Cleef

When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we're profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives . Kirstin...
Article

Club Candids: Rula Bula

The hustle and bustle of Mill Avenue makes it a fun place to be on a Friday night. There are plenty of bars for folks that are dressed to the nines and drenched in perfume and cologne, and countless opportunities to people watch. Rula Bula is located in an interesting...
Article

Mark Mitchell Case Forwarded to Yavapai County Attorney, Likely Because Bill Montgomery’s a Michael Monti Fan

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery -- who's publicly endorsed Tempe mayoral candidate Michael Monti -- transferred the case involving allegations against Monti's opponent, Tempe Councilman Mark Mitchell, to Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk.The case, as we wrote about yesterday, involves a woman claims Mitchell engaged in some sexual activities with...
Article

More on “Found Out About You” by Gin Blossoms

"Found Out About You," Gin Blossoms, Dusted, (1989, San Jacinto) Having spent close to 15 years booking the old Long Wong's on Mill Avenue, Sara Cina played a huge role in Tempe's vibrant music heyday of the '90s. She was as much a part of the venerated Mill Avenue dive...
Article

DJ SS and Crissy Criss @ School of Rock

Over the past few years, Blake Ludera (a.k.a. Ill-legal?), Mary Mahan, and the other bassheads behind the scenes at UK Thursdays have worked their collective asses off to make the dance night famous among EDM fans as the best place in the Valley to hear dubstep. Thing is, the weekly...
Article

Frozen Desserts are Taking Over Mill Avenue

If the world doesn't decide to come to an end this year, I'm predicting that Mill Avenue will be nothing but ridiculous college bars, sandwich stations and frozen dessert shops by 2015. Okay, the Starbucks will probably stick around and maybe the bank, but other then that every other store...
Article

Meat Market Vintage Now Open on Mill Avenue

A couple months back, after spending an afternoon drooling over eBay shop Meat Market Vintage's eclectic, sometimes out-there stock, we mooned over the possibility that the couple who run the online store, Cory Martinez and Ben Funke, might someday have a place where we could admire their funky wares IRL...
Article

Dressed to Swill

Think your storybook marriage is gonna last forever, newlyweds? Try asking the 23,140 couples who got divorced in Arizona in 2010, for a rate higher than the national per capita average. While such statistics are gloomy for anyone about to become betrothed, it’s a positive situation for the madcap merrymakers...
Article

Nine Cinco de Mayo Parties Worth Your Pesos

Every major drinking holiday that takes place in America each year -- whether we're talking St. Patrick's Day or New Year's Eve -- typically involves two things: Copious amounts of cheap beer or discounted hooch being consumed and people getting slizzered while wearing funny hats. Cinco de Mayo is no...
Article

Ladylike Approaches ’70s Pop With Sharpened Tools

Free online music service Spotify has plenty of fans (and nearly as many vocal detractors) but let's stick to the facts. According to the music library, Ladylike is a "rock-oriented version of The Pussycat Dolls," a "contemporary girl group comprised of four striking vocalists." Below the description, you can listen...