Nativists, knuckle draggers, and anti-immigration stalwarts, meet your new hero: Professional wrestler RJ Brewer.The fierce-looking 6-foot, 225-pound grappler (who stars on MTV2’s wrestling show Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors) claims to not only hail from the Valley but also – get this – that he’s the son of Governor Jan Brewer…
In the mood for a little slumming? Any of the dank dives populating metro Phoenix are sure to do the trick, each of which offer cheap booze, cheap thrills, and memorable drinking experiences aplenty. While many of our favorite local dives have fallen by the wayside (such as Neuman’s, Pete’s…
Turntablists of Arizona, you’d better start practicing. A little more than two weeks from now, one of the biggest DJ contests ever will be bringing its regional battle to Phoenix and your shit better be tight. The DMC World DJ Championships, widely considered to be the most premier turntablist contests…
There’s an annoying tendency amongst dark horse teams in Major League Baseball that tends to vex their fans to no end. Losing clubs will transform virtually overnight into hard-charging contenders and experience a Cinderella-like season, only to collapse and settle back into mediocrity the next year. With any luck, this…
Call us crazy, but it seems some DJs or EDM artists are so prodigiously talented that their skill set may have been born of some supernatural power, like maybe even The Force. It seems a fitting — if not slightly geeky — explanation as any for the keen abilities wielded…
It’s estimated that the average lifespan of new business is anywhere from 3 to 5 years. Whoever conjured up that statistic obviously never had the Trunk Space in mind since the downtown Phoenix art space, boutique, and performance venue has lasted 8 years. It’s arguably one of the longest-running galleries…
When local house music maestros Pete “Supermix” Salaz and Sean “Senbad” Badger teamed up with local restaurateur Edson Madrigal and took over Bar Smith in 2010, the trio helped turn the downtown Phoenix nightspot into an arty haven for DJs and urban street culture. And now for their next trick:…
The 92-75 victory brought Planet Orange back up to a .500 record for the season and puts them within two wins of the eighth seed in the Western Conference postseason picture. Individually, Jared Dudley was the hero of the night for the Suns scoring 21 points and seven rebounds, followed…
If you’ve attended a local punk show anytime in the last two decades, chances are good you’ve seen (or rubbed elbows with) Alvin Bitsue. The 36-year-old vinyl freak and punk fan has been a part of the Valley’s punk scene for years — whether working the door or hanging in…
There’s typically a line out the door at the Philadelphia Sandwich Company in Scottsdale on weekend nights as the dozens of Old Town clubgoers flock to the tiny 24-7 joint for a post-2 a.m. nosh on cheesesteaks, chicken parm sammies, and hoagies.By the time Cinco de Mayo rolls around, however,…
We’re talking about the multitude of motorcyclists, hawg-heads, and weekend warriors that have invaded local streets with their steel steeds over the past few days during the buildup to Arizona Bike Week. While there have been plenty of pre-parties, rallies, and rides over the past several days leading up to…
Jen Deveroux is nothing if not ambitious. Over the past four years the hipster party promoter has launched dozens of stylishly themed nightlife and fashion events for the trendoid crowd, some of which have flourished (Adult Swim, Tune in Tokyo) while others have fizzled (Royal Filth, Ivy League). Despite a…
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…
If you’ve seen the recent documentary Re:Generation, you’re probably aware of the current trend of reconfiguring rock, pop, and other music forms by spicing ’em up with various electronica elements. But as any chef will tell you, sometimes the whole doesn’t wind up tastier than the sum of its ingredients…
Things were most definitely loco inside Loco Patron in Scottsdale this past Sunday evening. The Mexican-themed Old Town drinkery was filled with an upbeat and goofy aura as energetic and inebriated patrons populated the place, each with their own reasons for partying it up on a school night.See the full…
Good news for anyone who’s been dying to know who won this year’s Phoenix Comicon Badge Art Contest. Organizers of the four-day comics and pop culture convention, which takes place during Memorial Day weekend, posted the top 20 entries on Sunday afternoon via the event’s Facebook page.Each of the pieces,…
There’s a time in everyone’s lifespan when they must buck up, journey from the nest, and make their way in the world. It’s one of the hallmarks of growing up and is at the very heart of Yeti Leaves Home, a new children’s book being developed by local artists Jennifer…
It seems like teenagers are getting a lot smarter much earlier in life. Take Bryce “Decade” Holt, who’s only a mere 17 years old and already is on track to becoming a seasoned DJ/producer. Boot up the dude’s Soundcloud page and hear mix after mix of quality work by the…
The annual Undie Run is arguably one of the biggest events at Arizona State University each year. Every April, thousands of Sun Devil co-eds strip down to their unmentionables to engage in a skivvy stampede across the Tempe campus for fun on the last day of classes.The Undie Run has…
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Then they headed to the Sunshine State and its all falling apart. After losing to the Miami Heat on Tuesday night after blowing a 10-point lead, Phoenix got the smackdown from the Orlando Magic in a 103-93 defeat. The Suns maintained a small lead against the Magic for the first…
While costumed DJ twosomes are as much a fixture in the world of electronic dance music these days as pirated copies of Ableton Live, there are a few ultra-talented tandems who rise above the rest. Besides the groovy Gauls in Daft Punk, the Italian dance-punks of the Bloody Beetroots, or…
