Steven Rogers Launching New Downtown Phoenix Nightclub: Sanctum

Steven Rogers’ downtown Phoenix dance club empire is about to expand. The nightlife entrepenuer (who owns the Central Avenue strip containing the fiery DWNTWN, the gothy Palazzo, and the tony Amsterdam) is preparing open a new joint called Sanctum sometime in the late summer/early fall. The club will take over…

DJ Dossier: mig50

There are countless reasons why folks move to the PHX: new jobs, lower cost of living, uh…hotter women. DJ mig50 came here because of the Shizz. The 26-year-old musician became a die-hard member of the local music discussion board while living in Missouri and decided to relocate to Phoenix in…

Fresh

So what’s the time? Like the Beastie Boys said, it’s time to get ill, which is why Tony Poer is busting out his gold Adidas track suit and dusting off 400 old-school hip-hop tracks in preparation for Fresh on Saturday, August 8. Along with DJ mig50, Poer will be turning…

Mexican Standoff

he ultra-contentious issue of illegal immigration has divided our community into warring camps: sign-toting nativists versus pro-Latino supporters. While it’s unlikely the parties will reach common ground anytime soon, both sides might enjoy Pro Wrestling Revolution’s luche libre night at Celebrity Theatre. Por que? Because the main event is a…

Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite DJs Adult Swim This Weekend

William Fucking Reed is celebrating his 32nd fucking birthday at this Sunday’s Adult Swim, and ’90s dance music diva Lady Miss Kier will be in attendance offering many happy returns. The vivacious and glamtastic songstress, best know as the former front woman for Deee-Lite will provide a guest DJ set…

Mickey’s Hangover is D.O.A.

​ Look’s like it’s all over at Mickey’s Hangover. The Trib’s Jess Harter is reporting that the Scottsdale late-night hotspot has closed its doors for good. Currently there aren’t many details as to why the restaurant/bar has entered oblivion, as owner Randy Smith isn’t returning any calls at the moment…

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend

Truly we are hip-deep in the middle of the “Dog Days of Summer,” when it seems like anyone with enough common sense has gone on vacay to the beach or has just plain made tracks outta this place. Despite the impression that there’s nothing doing around these parts, we’ve dug…

Tribes

We’ve lost count of the number of DJ collectives and crews (“cliques,” if you must) that occupy our fair city’s EDM landscape. Just off the top of our heads, there are: Salacious Beat Slingers, Cosmic Sea, Groove Corps, the Solstice posse, and Warsaw Pact. Hence the idea behind Tribes, where…

Sonic Youth Plays Marquee Theatre in October

Here’s some major concert news to tide y’all over until our usual batch of just announced shows on Friday: We got word this afternoon from Stateside Presents that they’re bringing in legendary art/indie rockers Sonic Youth for gig at the Marquee Theatre on Thursday, October 1. Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon,…

DJ Dossier: JonnY Rogers

After spending more than a decade behind the record decks, JonnY Rogers is certain that’s it all comes down to creating that perfect mix. Whether it was during his college days interning as a late night electronica jock at WOXY in Cincinnati (the station that will forever be immortalized by…

GiantONE Proves to Be One Giant Party at Cream Stereo Lounge

It was quite a shock stepping into Cream Stereo Lounge in Scottsdale last night, and not because there weren’t any VIP hostesses pestering me about getting bottle service. Truth be told, there was a decidedly un-Scottsdale aura flowing through the joint as Joe DiPadova brought his popular “ONE” dance night…

The Big Event

The Motor City is the site of the three-day Detroit Electronic Music Festival. Meanwhile, Miami holds the ginormous Ultra Music Festival during the annual Winter Music Conference. And jolly old England hosts a half-dozen turntablist throwdowns, including the Global Gathering and Creamfields. Could The Big Event at Firebird Lake, 20000…