If Christopher Walken’s memorable turn on Saturday Night Live as The Continental taught us anything, it’s that there’s nothing better than a fine bottle of cham-pahn-ya. Said lesson was perfectly illustrated when we visited brand new North Scottsdale nightspot Narcisse recently. Valentine’s Day weekend was filled with plenty of action,…
Have sympathy for Devil’s Martini. Both locations of the nightlife chain (one’s in Old Town, the other is near the Scottsdale Airpark) will be closing for good after this coming Saturday. I spoke with a few employees at the Old Town location who chalk the closures up to both locations…
Name: Blake Ludera AKA: DJ ill-legal? Genres spun: Glitch, dubstep, breakbeats, and hip-hop mostly. I also like to scratch and get into some turntablism stuff, and on rare occassion I’ll play house music or drum ‘n’ bass. I’m really all over the place when it comes to different genres. Current…
If you’re single, Valentine’s Day kinda sucks. You’ll likely spend this weekend sitting on your ass, alternating bouts of drinking with visits to online porn sites, while your friends and their respective S.O.’s dine, drink, and dance, all in the name of romance. Then again, if you’re in a relationship,…
THURSDAY 10 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B,…
When Oren J. Schuable’s cell phone rang on the morning of September 11 last year, he didn’t want to pick up. His group, Silver Medallion, had staged two off-the-hook gigs the evening prior in Scottsdale, and the 24-year-old hip-hop artist was sleeping off a hangover after a night of performing…
The King of Pop. His Royal Badness. Collectively, Michael Jackson and Prince helped define the early-’80s era of MTV, revolutionized both R&B and popular music, sold an eff-load of albums, and influenced thousands of musicians worldwide. Head-to-head, however, it’s hard to say who was better. This pop-star smackdown is at…
So long Philthy Phil’s, you will be missed. In case you didn’t read the news over on our sister blog Jackalope Ranch, the long-running dive bar closed its doors this week after eight years of operation. The place became more of a hipster haven in recent years, it’s long served…
Despite the fact he’s one of the Valley’s better DJs, you’ll probably never hear the ultra-humble Jimmy Martin-Nelson (otherwise known as Death to the Throne) singing his own praises.Instead, you should leave that task up to the scribes of Rolling Stone or the members of the blogosphere, who will gladly…
Kathryn Elizabeth Hetrick, the teenage driver allegedly responsible for the accident that killed Phoenix hip-hop artist Carnegie last fall was indicted this past week.According to Jerry Cobb, spokesperson for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, a grand jury handed down three indictments on February 1 against Hetrick, including one count of…
The Phoenix Suns ended their latest homestand on a down note on Friday night, losing to the Oklahoma Thunder 111-107 despite a heroic scoring effort by Vince Carter. The erstwhile all-star, who was traded to Phoenix by the Orlando Magic, led the stats with 33 points and played some stellar…
My name is Benjamin and I’m a classical music lover. I grew up in a household where Pachelbel’s Canon, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Handel’s Messiah were played regularly. I’m also a big fan of hip-hop, although not to the degree of some of my colleagues (who can craft outstanding blogs…
Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere. After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Seksu, and Erlend Oye garnered rave reviews on the…
THURSDAY 3 AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Sub-Concious with J-Cut, Djentrification, Quentin Hiatus, Iron Giant, Issa, & more (drum ‘n’ bass, tribal funk, jungle) Bobby C’s: DJ Willie B. (old school) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, ’80s)…
As many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) broke through to the big time via the blogosphere. After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Seksu, and Erlend Oye garnered rave reviews on the…
There’s plenty of theatrical smoke that billows throughout downtown Phoenix dance pad Club Silver every week during Privileged Fridays, but it may as well be steam. That’s because there’s plenty of hotness up in thar: sizzling hip-hop beats from DJ Kyko and DJ Dario on the turntables, sweltering dance floor…
Name: Mark Tomlinson AKA: DJ Dark Mark Genres spun: I started out playing with what I knew best — EBM, industrial, and rhythmic noise. As of late I have been mixing a lot of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass into my industrial sets. Current schedule: I am one of the…
If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don’t be too alarmed. It’s just a few fools doing their best imitation of “ghost riding,” the act of automotive jackassery invented by Oakland hip-hop star Mistah F.A.B. Introduced to the world by the rapper’s…
Whether you like it or not, winter visitors are on their way to the Valley en masse, if they haven’t touched down already. Some we can tolerate, others we despise. A good example of the former is German rockabilly foursome The Booze Bombs. Consisting of a quartet of bombastic Berliners,…
THURSDAY 27 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Short Notice with DJ Smite, Monsoon Sound, Johnny D., One Peso, J-Cut, Djentrification, DJ Melo, DJ Mantis…
Sir Smeezy (a.k.a. DJ Smite) estimates that his ginormous music collection includes more than 8,000 different 45s. And if he has his way, the 32-year-old will spin each and every one of ’em during his new biweekly event The Hot Plate. On first and third Tuesday of every month, Smeezy…
If you happen to see any driverless cars rolling by with people dancing on the hood, don’t be too alarmed. It’s just a few fools doing their best imitation of “ghost riding,” the act of automotive jackassery invented by Oakland hip-hop star Mistah F.A.B. Introduced to the world by the…
