Sleepless in Scottsdale

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…

Sleepless in Scottsdale

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…

Have Guitar, Will Travel

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…

Collective Effort

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…

Cream Stereo Lounge Premieres Tomorrow Night

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…

The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Take Over Harrah’s Ak-Chin Tonight

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…

Veggie Boy: Cafe Lalibela

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…

Soul Train

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…

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

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…

All About Eve

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…

Download The Dead Eyes of London’s CD For Free

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…

Veggie Boy: Molly’s Tamales

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…