By the time the sun peeks over the horizon at approximately 7:33 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, most P-Town revelers will have already gone to bed. But not the hardcore dance freaks at Myst, 7340 East Shoeman Lane in Scottsdale. No, these 24-hour party people will be rocking around the…
By the time the sun peeks over the horizon at approximately 7:33 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, most P-Town revelers will have already gone to bed. But not the hardcore dance freaks at Myst. No, these 24-hour party people will be rocking around the clock at Mystified Sunrise, an after-hours…
We knew that Matthew Reveles was too good a singer/songwriter to keep all to ourselves. The dude’s got a massive amount of talent coming out his ying-yang, and he’s been filling local venues like Modified Arts and Trunk Space with his rootsy, six-string strummings month after month. (Our personal favorites…
If there’s one thing that P-Town has its fair share of, it’s DJ collectives. There’s the VinylTech DJs (who dig on the house music thing), the Overmind Works crew (focusing in psytrance and downtempo jams), or perhaps the Ultra Lounge DJs (who are all over the musical map). But none…
It wasn’t exactly a banner year for proprietors of the record-slinging shops. Album sales at in general were down 14 percent nationwide from 2007, and this obviously hit brick-and-mortar retailers where it counts. But while folks are increasingly more likely to boot-up CD Baby or iTunes to get their music,…
The biggest party night of the entire calendar (a.k.a. New Year’s Eve) is upon us. Anywhere and everywhere you go tonight is bound to have some kind of shindig going on. Scottsdale will have the swankiness going on with chic affairs at the W Hotel and Mondrian, downtown Phoenix rocks…
Steve Perry (a.k.a. MC Large Drink) jumps and jives for the crowd. (Photos by Jonathan McNamara)I’m at war with myself over last night’s Cherry Poppin’ Daddies show.While the fanboy part of me (who’s followed the band since picking up Kids on the Street in 1997) was jazzed at seeing one…
It’s been a busy time for debuting Valley nightspots. Within just the past six weeks, not only did American Junkie and The Lodge pop up in Scottsdale, but the long-awaited SideBar finally opened its doors to the public. Add Cream Stereo Lounge (4252 North Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, 602-222-9922) to the…
Go, Daddies: Steve Perry (center, white tux) and the rest of CPDs swing through town tonight. The rumors are true: The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies will be hitting the Valley tonight. The late-90s swing sensations will perform two separate shows at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, 15406 North Maricopa Road in Maricopa, starting…
A platter filled with Ethiopian entrees, as served by Cafe Lalibela in Tempe. We hate to sound like a nagging mother, but it might be a good idea to make sure you’ve scrubbed up good and proper before sitting down to eat at Cafe Lalibela (849 West University Drive in…
The mobile protesting pair of Erin Searle (left) and Kevin Sweet at the light rail’s Central Avenue and Roosevelt Street station. It’s not all sunshine and roses at crowded light rail stations today. Kevin Sweet and Erin Searle, a pair of college-aged sweethearts, are out protesting the fact the light…
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are scheduled to perform this afternoon at the “Destination Tempe” celebration at the Tempe Transportation Center.”I hear the train a-comin’/It’s rolling round the bend” — Johnny Cash Plenty of partying is planned for today’s long-awaited debut of the Valley Metro Light Rail system, with fetes…
From left: Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, and light rail CEO Richard Simonetta. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith called Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman a game show host, light rail CEO Richard Simonetta called Spawn’s Todd McFarlane “Scott,” and Hallman called potential light rail vandals pigs – all before…
Down AKA Kilo is scheduled to perform Friday at the Sets in Tempe. This weekend’s lineup of concerts isn’t exactly big on star power. Sure, there are few major names scheduled to perform in the Valley over the next two nights (including local superstars The Maine, Latin hip-hopper Down AKA…
If anybody deserves to celebrate this weekend’s debut of P-town’s newfangled Metro light-rail system, it’s the party people down at Homme Lounge. Like many along Camelback Road, the staff and patronage of the ultra-fly nightspot have suffered through the seemingly endless track construction that snarled traffic and caused massive headaches…
A decade ago, the neo-swing movement was in, er, full swing. That damned commercial for The Gap, featuring models foxtrotting and Lindy-hopping to Louis Prima, was cluttering our TV screens, and the retro wailing of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and The Royal Crown Revue was choking the airwaves. Near the…
Is it over yet? Can we look? Don’t know about y’all, but we’re more than ready to put the titanic clusterfuck that was 2008 behind us. Frankly, we’re hoping to forget the past 365-odd days (with the exception of November 4, natch) and welcome 2009 with open arms and more…
DJ Ian Frost is scheduled to spin on Christmas night at the Blunt Club in Tempe.The next two days are gonna be a overwhelming whirlwind of presents, family, and plenty of yuletide fun and frolic for many Valley urbanites. But if you get tired of sucking down watered-down egg nog…
The Dead Eyes of London rock the house at last week’s Third Thursday concert.’Tis the season for giving, so it’s appropritate that Valley rock outfit The Dead Eyes of London have a special holiday gift for local music fans: a free downloadable copy of their latest disc, Here Comes the…
The lovely Lady Santas of the Rhythm Room. Click here for a slideshow of the Party Crasher’s weekend adventures. There’s a plethora of parties that go down each and every weekend in the PHX. Whether it’s hot DJ nights at Valley clubs, after-hours raves out in the sprawl, or house…
Neil Percival Young during the late ’60s. Here’s some irony for you. In November 1968, future rock ‘n’ roll hall of famer Neil Young was paralyzed with fear before his solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. According to a recent NPR story on the music legend, he…
It’s not really Christmas in Arizona without having a tamale or two.Wrapped in warm cornmeal dough and packed with such delicious fillings as cheese and chile peppers, tamales have long been the staple of many a Christmastime dinner table. Even for those who aren’t of Hispanic origin, chances are they’ll…
