After two records of inward-looking DIY folk-punk, Katie Crutchfield took a more observational route to her third Waxahatchee album. For her debut on Merge Records, Crutchfield shifted her songwriting toward the people around her and the world she saw touring the country. "Even the fact that the songs are observational...
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Last fall’s ARTELPHX, the third iteration of the multi-night mash-up of visual and performance art founded in 2013 by Tara Sharpe, was fresh and funky. The event, held at The Clarendon Hotel, even earned our best arts festival praise. Still a relatively new enterprise, its foibles were easily construed as...
The desert has always been a place of spirituality and mystery, where wanderers seek truth and solace and eclectic art and music are made. On one hand, it invokes deep creativity and a refined type of swagger. On the other, it creates a divide, a feeling of every man for...
"Arizona's Tastiest Fundraiser" entered its second day with a theme we can all get behind: Wine and Chocolate. Vintners and chocolatiers from across the state brought their best efforts to the event -- and in some cases, their best was not all that great...
Arizona university students aren't exactly happy to pay more tuition, but during a public meeting with the Board of Regents last evening, many said they support proposed price increases in the name of maintaining quality amid deep cuts to state funding. "It's not students' fault and it's not the administration's...
Some people rely on Pinterest, others just have an eye for style. Jill Anderson is the latter. The Pasadena native who got her interior design certification through Scottsdale Community College has made a career out of curating other peoples' homes through Scottsdale Wiseman and Gale Interiors. When she's not busy...
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CANNES, France — “Je m’appelle Max.” Now that’s an opening line, so much better in French, and it’s just one reason I’m glad I waited to see Mad Max: Fury Road here in Cannes on the morning of the festival’s second day, Thursday, rather than at home in the States...
View image | gettyimages.com One of the most influential heavy metal songs has a pretty heavy metal backstory. And the album it belongs to is the most controversial in the band's history. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett came up with the main riff on "Enter Sandman" while suffering from insomnia. It...
The Uptown Farmers Market has a convenient new vendor: the Veggie Valet. The Valet is a project of the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP, for short), which provides high school students with job training in the culinary industry...
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Phoenix artist Nathaniel Lewis. Since returning to...
The Phoenix City Council yesterday approved a major plan for expanding public transportation -- including huge Light Rail extensions -- and upgrading city streets. The transportation plan is estimated to cost $33 billion over the next 35 years, and would be partially funded through a sales tax increase of 0.3...
There was a massive funeral procession over the weekend for Patrick Eberhardt, a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who was shot and killed earlier this month. Eberhardt was among a group of six bikers wearing Hells Angels insignia on their clothing who were riding on Bell Road toward...
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Since its 1998 peak, the music industry has been tanking. Global revenue from recorded music has halved from nearly $30 billion before leveling off to about $15 billion in the past few years. In the United States, recorded-music revenue suffered a similar free fall, cratering in 2011 at $4.5 billion...
We've combed through all 250-plus beers available at this year's AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival to find 13 must-try brews you'll never see again -- at least until next year.
An employee with the Phoenix Aviation Department might have known more about the Sky Harbor flight path changes than was originally thought. In a memo sent to the mayor and City Council members yesterday, City Manager Ed Zuercher wrote that the city was "told that there was no authorization or...
It seems as though there are only two seasons in the Valley — hot and not hot. And as you're undoubtedly aware, particularly this week, we're firmly in the midst of the latter. However, that only extends to the weather only, because we're also in the midst of one of...
The Arizona Senate yesterday passed a bill that creates a new tax break for certain religious groups. A version of the bill, which is being pushed by the notorious Center for Arizona Policy, was vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer after it was passed by lawmakers last year. Now it's up...
This year, the Devoured Culinary Classic invited attendees to vote for their favorites in various categories. From Best Overall Presentation to Best Dessert and Most Unique Dish, the awards recognized some of the standout work that the many participating restaurants put out on each day of the event. On both...
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Governor Doug Ducey's approval of a new law that would force doctors to inform women that a medication-induced abortion can be reversed has the healthcare community roiling. The statute he signed into law Monday, formerly known as Senate Bill 1318, draws its theory from a case study published in the...
“Two words: Margaret Thatcher,” replies journalist and film director Travis Collins, “Sometimes a swear word is included in-between.” The question was what facets of British society inspired industrial music, the topic he and co-director Amélie Ravalec (Paris/Berlin: 20 Years Of Underground Techno) explore in their new documentary Industrial Soundtrack For...
Late Monday afternoon, Governor Doug Ducey vetoed state Senate Bill 1445, which would have prevented Arizona police departments from revealing the names of officers involved in violent incidents for 60 days. After successfully passing through the state Legislature last week, the bill was transferred to the Governor's Office, and action...
Though it's hard to believe in 2015, there was a time when fictional heroines didn't have to be role models, when a character's backbone could be more than just a row of vertebrae lined up into teachable moments. It's wonderful that modern readers love Jane Austen — we still warm...