The Melrose District’s loss is Evans Churchill’s gain. In case you hadn’t heard, CenPho vinyl emporium Revolver Records will be moving later this month from its current home on Seventh Avenue into much-roomier digs at 918 North Second Street, which is just off Roosevelt Row across from Carly’s Bistro. According…
The stylish and suave Merc Bar has always seemed to be a cut above all the other gin joints and laidback lounges that abound in Phoenix. How come? There’s a clandestine, speakeasy feel to the place, as it’s secreted behind an unmarked door deep in the heart of the Esplanade…
Can’t find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don’t wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happening in and around P-Town this weekend…
DJ Brazilia stands out from Phoenix’s myriad mix-masters, knob-twisters, and record-spinners for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the 30-year old is one of a handful of she-jays currently working in the Valley’s man-tastic dance scene; and secondly, she’s the only DJ we’re aware of claiming to have been sired by…
Yesterday, we wondered about who had the illest beats in the Valley’s hip-hop community. Today, we’ve got our answer: Lifted. At least that’s according to a crowd of more than 500 strong at PHX Nightclub last night, as they chose the 29-year old beat-maker/producer as the regional winner of the…
The Agua Caliente Plaza in north Scottsdale hasn’t exactly been a place where nightspots have flourished as of late. Three separate clubs have come and gone from its boundaries in the past two years, including sexed-up burlesque palace Minx, the Asian-inspired Taste Ultra Lounge, and the swanky Black Card Ultralounge…
Who’s got the illest beats in all of the ‘Nix? Could it be Young Seph, who helped create tracks for Jim Jones and 40 Glocc? Or maybe it’s Slopfunkdust, the ultra-skilled Beat Society DJ/producer and member of the Rawkus Records crew. We’ll get the answer later tonight, as both will…
Autbots and Decepticons are gonna start battling across the silver screen at your neighborhood megaplex a few weeks from now, so it’s only natural that some local EDM promoters are putting on the robot-themed Transformers 2 rave in order to cash in on the mechanical madness. And while it would…
Many people know Danny Marianino as “that one dude from the North Side Kings who punched Danzig the fuck out.” And while that’s completely true (click here for the video proof) the cat is more than just an oft-repeated YouTube clip, but instead is a rather big-hearted fellow who’s an…
Autobots and Decepticons are gonna be battling across the silver screen at your neighborhood megaplex in a couple of weeks, so it’s only natural that some local EDM promoters are putting on the robot-themed Transformers 2 rave to cash in on the mechanical madness. And though it would be totally…
If your Hump Day schedule is a little light tonight, consider jetting up to Snottsdale to hang with the always-energetic DJ Tranzit. We just got a text blast from the faux-hawked house mixologist pimping a special version of his long-running Switch dance night that’s taking place at Cream (4252 North…
Billy Buckner probably wishes he could take back a few pitches from last night’s 9-4 loss to San Francisco, with an 89 m.p.h four-seamer to Pablo Sandoval during the fifth inning being chief among his regrettable throws. After all, the Giants slugger took that 3-2 fastball and transformed it into…
Things got a little crazier than usual during First Friday in downtown Phoenix this past weekend after Phoenix police officers raided UM Gallery (the Fifth Street art space run by local hip-hop promoters Universatile Music) on charges of serving beer and wine without a permit. The incident started just after…
It’s pretty hard to miss the fixed-gear cyclists at First Friday. They’re the skinny, tattooed cats you tend to see swarming around the intersection of Fifth and Roosevelt Streets, riding atop their stylish-and-sleek urban single-speed racing bikes. As I mentioned in my cover story from last summer on fixed-gear culture,…
Who says there’s nothing to do during the summertime besides planting yourself in front of either the television or the air conditioner? Certainly not us, since we’ve assembled a list of 10 different shindigs and events that Valley culture vultures can check out. And if you’re running a little short…
While the calendar nailed to our wall states that summer doesn’t officially begin for another couple weeks, every Valley resident knows that Mother Nature doesn’t play by such rules. Nope, that raging, sadistic bitch tends to jack up the thermostat in early May and doesn’t let up until late-September at…
If you’re more in the mood for sipping some cocktails in the dark, this trendy CenPho drinking den is offering 20 percent discounts on every single beverage in the house, whether it’s a premium beer like Pilsner Urquell or perhaps a Sidebar signature cocktail. And if that isn’t enticing enough,…
In these fallow economic times, many a local bar owner has turned to DJ dance nights to draw crowds and their drinking dollars. Case in point: Hail Mary’s, 1402 South Priest Drive in Tempe (a place known more for serving Philly’s than phat beats) has hosting Groove Corps’ Spun Thursdays…
You might have noticed that the shabby-chic masses have disappeared from the Bikini Lounge over the past few weekends. Ditto for the coifed scenesters of Homme and the indie kids at Modified Arts. Don’t fear, the hipster rapture hasn’t taken place. It’s just a sign that the swanked-out summertime pool…
One single out. Just three little strikes. That’s all the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen — or more specifically, Tony Peña — needed to protect a four-run lead with two away in the bottom of the eighth versus the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. But instead of landing that lone K (or…
The British house duo of Simon Marlin and Max Reich (a.k.a. The Shapeshifters UK) have a busy itinerary planned for the summer. Besides jet-setting to the raucous Dance Island Festival in England and the trendsetting Pacha in Ibiza (natch), they’re gracing the Valley with their presence tomorrow night with a…
We’ve got some stellar news for anyone who’s a fan of local-DJ-made-good Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. Z-Trip): Thanks to the joystick Jedi at Activision and its developer FreeStyleGames, the 38-year-old superstar turntablist (and former Valley resident) will be a playable character in the upcoming DJ Hero video game, which is set…
