Don’t be alarmed if you happen to hear the sound of blood-curdling screams and ripping limbs coming from inside Cade Gallery this weekend. The downtown Phoenix art space and old school arcade will be holding its latest Fight Klub Tournament on Friday night, with players squaring off in digitized donnybrooks…
Andrea Beesely-Brown’s much-anticipated “community cinema and commissary” in Mesa will finally open its doors to local movie buffs on Friday, July 8.Beesely-Brown, a.k.a. The Midnite Movie Mamacita, says there’s still plenty of things left to be done over the next week, including arranging seating, mounting the screen, and some painting. “It’s definitely…
Eavesdropping can be an immoral (if not downright illegal) activity — unless you’re Jonathan Goldstein. The Canadian humorist and writer turns eavesdropping into an art form every weekend on his National Public Radio program, Wire Tap, while staging hilariously erudite telephonic debates with friends in order to tell a certain story,…
When electronica producers Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Paul Nelson conjured up the name Designer Drugs for their underground dance music act, they probably couldn’t have picked a more apropos moniker. That’s because the dope DJ duo crafts ultra-energetic mixes of electro-funk and heady house music that are practically addicting…
Monsterland, a combination haunted house and horror film museum, will open along Main Street in Mesa this fall and will offer thrills and chills aplenty. Monsterland co-owner Kevin Wynn says that while the attraction will debut in time for the kick off of the Halloween season on September 23, the…
Hepcats, cool kids, and chic scenesters will flock to the Lexington Hotel in even greater numbers starting this weekend, but they aren’t just heading to Cycle or the Poolside Gallery. A pair of hipster-oriented pool parties are about to debut at the hotel, helping to add an extra aura of cool…
If you’ve never attended an event at YOBS before, tonight offers your last opportunity to do so. The off-the-radar venue, which is based out of a funky residence in Tempe’s Clark Park neighborhood, will be closing tonight. Proprietors Allison Karow and Gerald Biggs, who’ve lived in and operated YOBS for several…
After spending the past few weeks wondering and speculating what the interior of exclusive Scottsdale club Wild Knight would look like, New Times was given a sneak peek inside the place during last night’s grand opening.As we’ve previously reported, the club’s management and staff will be extremely selective in whom it allows…
Lesli Englert Yazzie is the first to admit that she’s not much of a fashionista. Hang out with her at her studio and home inside The Longhouse on any given day and you’re likely to see the painter dressed in her standard uniform of a tanktop and overalls. “I love to…
It turns out that you can teach an old dog some new tricks after all. For instance, renowned photographer William Wegman — who has made a career out of dressing his Weimaraners in cutesy-pie costumes for snapshots since the 1970s — decided to change things up a couple of decades…
Although Sonny Moore might look like the sort of weakling nerd who regularly got bullied in high school, the spectacle-wearing superstar spinner couldn’t be any more popular. And while critics may crack wise about the fact he looks like the love child of ‘80s icons Corey Feldman and Sarah Gilbert,…
Heard any good ginger jokes lately? Such jeers might come in handy when dissing the red-haired rapscallion Sheamus O’Shaunessy, as the World Wrestling Entertainment competitor is a bit touchy about his pale white skin and fiery-colored mane. A word to the wise, however: Make sure Sheamus isn’t within arms’ reach…
This Friday, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will be a cool place to both see and be seen — and not just because its proprietors keep the air conditioning at a chilly 72 degrees. SMoCA will hold its annual Summer Opening Celebration, marking the beginning of the season and offering local…
Kidrobot collectors go crazy whenever the hip toy maker releases a fresh wave of designer Dunnies decorated by renowned artists at toy boutiques around the country. For proof of this phenomenon, stop by either of the two release parties being held this Thursday night at Red Hot Robot and the Zia Record Exchange…
[jump] Cowtown employee J.R. Weston says they’re expecting a big crowd to gather at the locally owned skateboarding store for the event, which kicks off at 7 p.m. “Go Skateboarding Day is always huge deal for us,” Weston says. “We’ll have people skating around the parking lot all night, special…
Sad news for fans of MTV stuntfest Jackass: Daredevil driver Ryan Dunn, one of the many thrillseeking stars of the hit cable show, died early this morning after a gruesome car accident in his home state of Pennsylvania. According to media reports, the 34-year-old was speeding home from a night out…
If there’s one thing that Scottsdale has in overabundance, it’s attention-seeking scenesters, socialites, and queen-bee-types. Everyone in Old Town seems to want their 15 minutes of notoriety, or at least to be noticed. It’s one of the reasons behind the popularity of infamous gossip site The Dirty (run by the…
It’s almost guaranteed that bones will be broken and blood will be spilled at this weekend’s Fight Club Sadisco* at The Firehouse. Furious blows will be exchanged inside a makeshift cage at the annual underground event, which features both men and women facing off against each other in bare-knuckle donnybrooks,…
Skateboarders of South Phoenix, get ready to grind. The primo skate park sponsored by superstar Rob Dyrdek will finally make its debut in just a few weeks. Dubbed the “Safe Spot Skate Spot,” the 10,000-square-foot facility (which was funded by a $50,000 donation by Dyrdek to Phoenix’s Parks and Recreation Department…
Despite what its title portends, author Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 countercultural masterpiece Fight Club isn’t about burly men engaging in bare-knuckle battles. Those who’ve read the tripy tome — or seen the cult film adaptation directed by David Fincher — can attest to the fact that it’s more about revolution and…
Besides possessing a penchant for PBR and neon-colored sunglasses, hipsters seem to have a natural tendency to annoy others. Maybe it’s their elitist attitudes or garish fashion sensibilities, but there’s something about these pretentious peeps that always manages to agitate others. Indie auteur Todd Berger must’ve been plenty annoyed with…
hat a difference a year makes. Last season, the San Francisco Giants were the top team in the National League West, racking up victories en route to winning their first World Series in more than 50 years. Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks were dwelling in the cellar as one of the…
