Okay, this is just getting effin ridiculous. I feel like a broken record when typing this, but another Mill Avenue nightspot has been locked down and this time it’s nightclub Cherry Lounge & Pit. Unlike the recent closures of its neighbors The Library Bar & Grill (which, more or less, is permanent)…
Tricky T has been part of some pretty potent P-town dance parties over the past 15 years. From his days ripping it up with Z-Trip in the late ’90s at the old Green Room in Tempe to his most-recent gig at Pinky Ring Wednesdays, the Trickster most definitely knows how…
The Marquee Theatre’s phones have seemingly been busy all afternoon, which probably means folks are scrambling to get access to tonight’s Erykah Badu concert. If tickets are indeed sold out (and you also missed out on our giveaway), at least you can hang out at Groove Candy’s after-party later this…
“How much can you know about yourself, you’ve never been in a fight? I don’t wanna die without any scars. So come on; hit me before I lose my nerve.” – Tyler DurdenConfession time: I’m in my dirty 30s and I’ve never been in a real fight. Sure, I’ve gotten…
José Valverde is a force to be reckoned with. Less than three years ago, Papa Grande used his powerful array of fastballs and splitters to secure 47 saves as the closer for the Arizona Diamondbacks, propelling the team all the way to the 2007 National League Championship Series. This past…
I’ll admit it, this one caught us off guard. If we had to pick a spot in Phoenix where Snoop Dogg was going to do a surprise show, Chandler wouldn’t be at the top of the list. Such will be the case when Tha Doggfather is scheduled to perform tonight…
Many a hipster spinster in this town might just owe a debt of gratitude to Larry Tee. The NYC club promoter/producer/DJ helped give birth to the style of upbeat, ultra-colorful dance events put on by Jared Alan or the Party Foul! crew every weekend. Not only is the 42-year-old a…
May Tyler forgive us, but we’re about to break rules number one and two: Squalor, 5arah, ///she//, and the other twisted turntablists of Sadisco* are returning to Jugheads, 5110 East McDowell Road, this weekend for some fisticuffs and frenetic fun. The demented DJ collective is presenting its annual Fight Club…
May Tyler forgive us, but we’re about to break rules number one and two: Squalor, 5arah, ///she//, and the other twisted turntablists of Sadisco* are returning to Jugheads, 5110 East McDowell Road, this weekend for some fisticuffs and frenetic fun. The demented DJ collective is presenting its annual Fight Club…
Name: Steven Chung AKA: DJ Tranzit Current nights: Giant Wednesdays at Cream Stereo Lounge. Genres spun: Electro-house, progressive house, tech house, minimal. How did you get started as a DJ? Same ol’ typical cliche DJ story. Got sick of hearing someone else’s CDs at a house party so ended up…
I’ve always wondered if there’s some sort of unseen force in nature that dictates the following: “If Phoenix ever gets anything even the slightest bit cool, it will inevitably (and eventually) go belly up.”If so, than it’s possibly one of the culprits behind the latest closure (which Michele Laudig blogged…
The music world’s seen a lot of reunions lately. Morris Day and the Time are getting back together; as are legendary ’60s Brit-rockers The Faces (albeit without Rod Stewart), and even the members of Velvet Revolver have been working on some new material. This even extends to the local level,…
If you thought the newly opened Musical Instrument Museum was diverse in its selection of exotic instruments from around the world (where Nigerian hausa trumpets and a Burmese saung guak harp are housed in the same building as Eric Clapton’s stratocasters), try checking out the multifaceted lineup of artists performing…
As anyone who’s ever rented an apartment can tell you, battling with the landlord can really suck. Said conflicts typically generate huge amounts of drama, some major headaches, and usually end up with the renters out on their asses. In the case of the proprietors of the Library Bar &…
Name: Kristian Herrera AKA: Kris the Fist Genres spun: Hip-hop, dancehall, and dubstep. Current club nights: I was a regular at the Hidden House for the last two years, but for the last few months I’ve been at Hanny’s on Fridays and Saturdays for the first couple hours they’re open…
It’s been 18 months or so since Scottsdale’s Cream Stereo Lounge opened its doors to the public, and for the life of us we can’t remember a time when the titular milk-based substance has ever been employed at the Old Town hotspot. That all changes tonight as club promoter Brian…
If ever there were a place designed to host punk and rockabilly events, it would be Sucker Punch Sallys. Sporting décor overflowing with retro style and hot rod attitude, the ’50s-style Tempe diner, at 4 East University Drive, is brimming with vintage guitars, paintings of souped-up racers, and other items…
DJ Tranzit isn’t shy about sharing his opinion about Bellagio Palace’s hookah lounge The Joint. “It’s a nice venue, very slick-looking, and the sound system is sick,” Tranzit says of the West Phoenix after-hours nightclub, which featured his turntable talents during its grand opening this past weekend. Located along 35th…
How did Adult Swim’s Memorial Day edition at the Hotel San Carlos fare? To hear co-promoter Jen Deveroux describe things, it started sounding like déjà vu all over again. “The cops came by a few times and the hotel told us to bring down the volume,” says Deveroux, who organizes the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night was nothing if not entertaining. Although the 1-0 loss will go down as just another D-Backs defeat (their ninth straight, BTW), there were plenty of highlights for the evening sportscast: It was an extra-innings affair that was scoreless…
Country music fans might just wind up crying a tear in their collective beers after hearing this particular bit of news: The Country Throwdown Tour has called off its stop at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion on June 18. According to Live Nation, the adrenaline-charged summertime concert tour, which was created…
Just when we thought that the only things to come out of the Garden State over the last few years were the Jersey Shore brats and corrupt politicians, DJ Italian Sensation goes and proves us wrong. The Newark native certainly knows his way around a pair of turntables, as evidenced…
