The weekend before All Hallows Eve usually means one thing: Parties, and plenty of ’em. For proof, look no further than the annual Halloween nightlife and drinking guide, which pimps dozens of Halloween events at clubs throughout the Valley. There’s more than just drinkathons and costume contests going on at your neighborhood…
Thursday 27 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage (Top 40) Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) AZ 88: Josh One (various) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ iDenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ Mendez (hip-hop, dance) Bobby Q’s: DJ Deuce (hip-hop) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays…
The geeky game of Dungeons and Dragons has afforded many a nerd the chance to transcend their dorky existence and become larger than life since its conception in 1974. According to geeky comedian Patton Oswalt, however, Gary Gygax’s legendary role-playing game also accomplished something a bit more progressive. “I wonder…
It’s a good thing there aren’t many residences near Big Surf Waterpark in Tempe. It’s creeping toward midnight on a Friday night in October, and the Sound Wave Music Festival is in full swing, causing a maelstrom of electronic beats to echo across the pools and slides. While Phoenix expat…
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 Special Events FilmBar 815 N. 2nd St. Thriftshop hosts its first-ever “Moombahton Massacre,” which will screen scary movies in the theater and DJ sessions in by Pickster One, Riot Earp, HartBreaks, and others in the lobby. 10 p.m. Call 602-595-9187. Trunk Space 1506 Grand Ave. Garish getups…
Plenty of things will be going bump in the night this weekend inside the Valley’s bars and clubs, as local DJs and turntablists host hyped-up Halloween parties aplenty over the next few nights. A variety of EDM all-stars are scheduled to make appearances, and we ain’t referring to a certain…
As its name portends, there were plenty of dolls on hand for the opening weekend at Dollhouse Cocktail Lounge in Scottsdale. Dime pieces were on the walls of Old Town’s newest nightlife playground in the form of stylish magazine covers arranged above VIP seating while dames, dolls, and divas populated the…
At last, the overwhelming and oppressive heat has finally subsided and temperatures are thankfully cooling down to more reasonable levels. If you’re a local artist, that means your studio isn’t an overheated oven anymore, leaving you no more excuses to lay around and watch TV. Here are three calls you’re going…
It takes more than just cheap theatrics and cheesy cinematic scare tactics to frighten Andrea Beesley-Brown, co-owner of The Royale in Mesa. “I usually don’t get scared a lot by movies these days,” she says.It’s probably because Beesley-Brown’s seen close to a thousand different horror films in her lifetime (they don’t…
Halloween house parties can be very memorable affairs. It’s safe to say, however, that you’d probably like to be remembered for having a killer costume instead of being the dolt who spoiled the affair after puking in the closet or wearing an offensive outfit. Since it’s likely you’ll be heading…
As kids, making a jack-o-lantern was simple: Scoop out the guts, carve a couple eyes and a jagged-looking mouth, pop in a candle, and voila. It was the perfect Halloween decoration for your front porch that would usually last until the neighborhood hooligans would smash it to bits. Nowadays, however,…
Need a drink this weekend? The bawdy thespians of Nearly Naked Theatre will be happy to mix up something special to wet your whistle, especially since it will help their bottom line.Thespians and crewmembers from the notorious Valley drama troupe (who have built a reputation for their risqué and clothing-optional…
Smashboxx in Scottsdale will finally get its newest neighbor tonight as Dollhouse Cocktail Lounge is opening to the clubgoing public. After two months of renovation to the old Crown Room over the summer, Old Town nightlife impresario Chad Landau (who also helps manage the adjacent Smashboxx) will be raising the…
The Easley clan has been through a lot of Halloweens in their day. More than half-century’s worth of ’em, to be exact. Four generations of the Easley’s family have been selling and renting costumes to Valley residents out of their namesake yellow building on McDowell Road and 7th Avenue for the past…
For every pioneer, groundbreaker, and darling of history who’s achieved great feats, there’s likely an under-appreciated assistant or lackey who did most of the work but gets little of the glory. In the case of renowned pilot Charles Lindbergh, the man behind the scenes was workaholic aviation whiz Donald A…
There’s a little over two weeks left until Halloween, and the clock’s ticking. If your costume ain’t in order yet, you’d better get busy trying to conjure one. Forget about resorting to the ensemble of aviators, spiky hair, and a GTL shirt (since Jersey Shore was so last year), and…
George Lindell never seems to stop talking. Loquacious doesn’t begin to describe the 46-year-old motormouth, who appears to be stuck at warp speed. When asked, the Valley resident will gladly (and energetically) inform you of his feelings about the state of the nation or the virtues of Prince versus Michael…
Miguel Ivery (a.k.a. DJ Seduce) is one of the Valley’s most prominent mixmasters. He’s also one of its busiest, as the 33-year-old blasts out Brazilian jams and rare grooves every weekend at local nightspots, as well as at a few high-paying gigs throughout North America (including his upcoming trip to…
We’ve already talked about the cool opportunities you’ll have to see cool new artwork at this weekend’s Grand Avenue Festival, but it looks like there will also be a chance to find a cool new place to live. The artist-friendly apartment complex Oasis on Grand, which is nearing completion and is scheduled to debut…
It’s pretty safe to say that you won’t see Negativsteve Mandel dressed as Aquaman this Halloween. Or any other day for that matter, as the local comic book geek absolutely loathes the underwater hero of DC Comics lore. Hence the name of his humorous Tumblr, “Steve Hates Aquaman.” “I am…
[jump] Ayers says that additional presenters will be announced in the next day or two. More info, as well as profiles on each person) can be found over on the PKP site.As with any PechaKucha — which is pronounced “Peh-chotch-kah” and is a Japanese phrase meaning “chit chat” — each presenter will…
Farrelli’s Cinema Supper Club announced on Sunday that it’s closing its doors after 10 years in business and a “huge struggle to keep Farrelli’s open between 9/11, the uncooperative movie industry, and the recession.” Farrelli’s was the lone “dinner and a movie” joint in the Valley for most of its…
