Mischief-makers of the Valley, get your shopping carts ready. Oh, and you might want to fire up your brain cells as well and start conjuring up crazy ideas, too. That’s because the Arizona Cacophony Society has set a date for the next Phoenix Idiotarod. And it’s a little over a…
Thursday 2 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Crescent Ballroom: DJ Smite (funk, soul, R&B, rare vinyl,…
Buckle your safety belts, because you’re about to trip through a time warp. We’re setting the Wayback Machine to a quarter-century ago — 1989, to be exact — when a small radio station called KUKQ was the blasting out alternative, underground, and indie rock tunes over Valley airwaves via 1060…
Party guru and artist Quincy Ross has earned a certain legendary status in the downtown Phoenix scene from his late-night underground affairs, which tend to feature a slew of DJ talent and turn into major ragers that last until well after dawn. And said status might get a little more…
Damn Yucca Tap Room, you popular. Really popular. In fact, the list-meisters at BuzzFeed recently named you the most popular bar in all of Arizona. The viral media website — renowned for its lists of animated GIFs, ’90s pop cultural tidbits, and funny cat pictures — bestowed the honor on…
If you didn’t get in as much celebrating and carousing as you’d hoped during 2013, you’ve got only a few more chances to do so — including the biggest party night of ’em all, New Year’s Eve. And there’s no shortage of places to do so, as every single bar,…
Celebrity Theatre 440 N. 32nd St. www.celebritytheatre.com UrbanAZ will present A Grown & Sexy New Year’s Eve Concert featuring R&B, slow jams, and pop hits from El Debarge, Guy, and Johnny Gill. 9 p.m., $55-$75. Call 602-267-1600. Circle K New Year’s Eve Block Party Mill Avenue District, Tempe After a…
Thursday 26 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (rock, Top 40, remixes)…
Cancer, to paraphrase renowned rhyme-slinger Sadat X, is like the darkest of dark days. Sadly, far too many artists and performers connected with the Valley’s music scene have had dark days of their own this past year as they fought for their lives against cancer, including Blunt Club collaborator Jules…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all across town few bars were stirring with little revelry to be found. Most dance clubs were closed, with nary any twerking. Nor drinking, nor dancing, nor mindless ass-jerking. Except over at Stacy’s, a midtown gay bar, where a Christmas Eve party brings in…
On many a night since late September, while the rest of us have been snoozing and snoring away, painter J.J. Horner and the other local artists and skaters behind Pyramid Country have been hitting the streets of the Valley with their boards and cameras in hand. The result is The…
It’s said that the average lifespan of most new clubs or nightlife establishment is about three to five years. In the case of Scottsdale’s Spanish Fly, however, it didn’t even last that long. The Old Town swimming pool spot, which originally opened in 2011, closed last month and is in…
There are some things that can never be unseen. Like any of the slew of awful, unsightly, ironic, and offensive holiday pullovers, sweatshirts, vests, and winter clothing that’s worn with pride in the weeks leading up to Christmas. And thanks to the abundance of ugly holiday sweater parties — as…
SPECIAL EVENTS Celebrity Theatre 440 N. 32nd St. www.celebritytheatre.com UrbanAZ will present A Grown & Sexy New Year’s Eve Concert featuring R&B, slow jams, and pop hits from El Debarge, Guy, and Johnny Gill. 9 p.m., $55-$75. Call 602-267-1600. Circle K New Year’s Eve Block Party Mill Avenue District, Tempe…
Thursday 19 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ AL3 (hip-hop, Latin) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Crescent Ballroom: DJ Dealing (various) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ…
James D’Agostino has never slipped the surly bonds of gravity and traveled into outer space. Nor has he visited Oa, taken possession of a fabled Power Ring, battled the dastardly Sinestro, or bombed around with the other members of the JLA. Despite all these facts, the 38-year-old is known throughout…
RZA/Bobby Digital/Prince Rakeem ain’t got nothing on Snoop Dogg, at least when it comes to the alter-ego shizzle. To his mama and papa, he’s either Calvin Cordozar Broadus or “Snoopy,” his childhood nickname. Meanwhile, he’s been the Doggfather to the hip-hop world for two decades, hood anchor Nemo Hoes on…
Thursday 12 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bar Smith: Thursday Ladies Night with DJ AL3, & DJ NERD (hip-hop, Latin, EDM) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ…
RZA/Bobby Digital/Prince Rakeem ain’t got nothing on Snoop Dogg, at least when it comes to the alter-ego shizzle. To his mama and papa, he’s either Calvin Cordozar Broadus or “Snoopy,” his childhood nickname. Meanwhile, he’s been the Doggfather to the hip-hop world for two decades, hood anchor Nemo Hoes on…
All right you primitive screwheads, listen up: Bruce Campbell is coming to Phoenix Comicon in 2014. Organizers of the four-day celebration of science-fiction, pop culture, authors, and comic books announced this morning that the popular cult film actor is the first special guest for next year’s event…
Things both naughty and nice were in abundance this past weekend in Scottsdale, including mischievous Santas adorned in bondage gear, impish elves engaging in pranks, and numerous vixens dressed as vampy versions of Mrs. Claus. Such Christmastime characters were a part of the massive and festive menagerie that participated in…
Santa Claus is coming to Scottsdale this weekend, and he’s got some major backup. Thousands upon thousands of Kris Kringle clones, as well as a nonstop retinue of elves, reindeer, trees, snow bunnies, Grinches, walking gifts, candy cane cuties, and other red-and-white revelers will overrun Old Town in search of…
