You don’t need a thermometer to tell it’s summertime. Just look at the kids. They’ve got dry, crackling skin dusted with funky chlorine residue, green hair, bloodshot eyes, and hooves for feet from walking barefoot. This can only mean one thing: It’s time for another season of wet fun in…
I sure do appreciate places like Hoodlums. It’s a music and movie store so it’s automatically cool and they’ve been rotating some pretty great local art. Not to mention, every art show comes with an art opening that’s not all stuffy like the fancy galleries. Nah, at Hoodlums, it always…
Well, it happened. Cheap Thrills is going weekly.Much to the rejoice of Valley scenesters, there’s now a weekly spot to head to for strong drinks, dancing, loud music and general debauchery. Black Forest Mill restaurant-turned-dance club is the prefect venue for this kind of night. They’ve got a big dance…
When I first heard of this exhibition, I had my doubts. Which was pretty silly of me. I mean, you can’t really go wrong with the Grand Canyon. There’s just no denying that it kicks butt.The concept for “Charting the Canyon” by Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe is quite simple…
I just told my boyfriend my idea for this blog and he said, “I think it’s good. Everyone likes round-ups…especially when you throw in a couple jokes.”Well, I’ll try…I really couldn’t pick a favorite of all the good stuff happening tonight so I thought I’d put the pressure on you…
There’s no denying that women, in our Western society, are constantly sexualized. Just think of art history. Since man figured out how to paint, he’s been slapping up images of one reclining nude after another. It’s a lot of pressure for us chicks. One way to deal is to talk…
Here’s a little pop quiz for ya: 1) Do you love ladies? 2) Do you love the vagina? 3) Would you wear a button that reads “I heart my cunt”? If you answered “yes” to two out of three, we’re thinking you should head to Muff Mondays. The event goes,…
The tradition of a one-year birthday celebration in the Menconi household involved a single cupcake with a solitary candle stuck in the middle. Someone else probably blew out the candle, then we’d go to town on that little treat and mash it into gooey gross sweetness that we’d slurp off…
We’ve always been big believers in this town. Even when our friends moved away and all the stragglers constantly proclaimed that “Phoenix sucks, man!”, we’ve always loved it here.And, on Friday, May 8th, as we laid on the grassy hill at the Downtown Civic Space Park, listening to local bands…
Did you know there is an International Museum Day?Well, you could have at least assumed it. I mean, if there’s something as idiotic as National Star Wars Day, we had better redeem ourselves by honoring our museums, right? Mark your calendars on May 18th as International Museum Day and then…
You know I wouldn’t tell you to haul it to another city unless I thought it was really worth it.Well, Michael Cajero is definitely worth a trek to Tucson. I originally saw his work at the Eric Firestone Gallery in Scottsdale about a year ago. I’ll never forget walking in…
So, it’s been a dream of yours to fly to Paris and see the grave of Jim Morrison at the famed Pere Lachaise cemetery since 14-year-old you hung that Forever 27 poster on your wall. What’s holding you back? Oh, that’s right. The Euro continues to kick the American dollar’s…
Here’s our promise to you with this piece about Jessica Drenk: We’re not going to talk about the green movement. Of course, being that the Tucson-based artist makes works out of disposable items, it would be an easy comparison. But we’re not going to go the wussy route. Instead, we…
The miserably single Lilia Menconi of a year ago would have had a lot to say about an art show called “The Trouble with Boys and Girls”. I’m inclined to assume that the under-sexed and over-exercised version of me would certainly have bored her readers with a five paragraph rant…
We almost hesitate to tell you what we did this past Saturday night.And this time, it’s not because we happened to drink too much or stumble in our heels or run our mouths to people we hardly know (even though those things did, indeed happen).No, we hesitate because we found…
In 1990, Russell Howze saw graffiti on an apartment wall in Clemson, SC that was made with a stencil. Then, in 1995, he saw another stencil work on the wall of the Reischstag in Berlin. So he took a photo. He continued to spy stencil graffiti and kept snapping his…
Alright all you crafty people in town, this is what you’ve been waiting for…Faythe Levine of “Handmade Nation” fame is in Phoenix this weekend!I think it’s safe to say our nation’s love affair with mass production is coming to an end. Sure, we appreciate factory produced goods for all they’ve…
I’m a Phoenician so I get in my car and drive somewhere multiple times a day. And since I’ve been living here my whole life, it’s not often I have to think hard about navigating my driving path. Of course, that means I zone out.Before I know it, I’m knee…
It’s no wonder how DJ Icey got his name. One look at his mug shot and you’ll be reaching for the SPF 50. It’s true that Icey’s a fair lad, but that doesn’t mean he can’t punch you in the gut with some killer sounds that make you wanna thrust…
Our major gripe with author Stephenie Meyer is that her goddamned Twilight kids are so squeaky clean. No drinking, no cussing, no teenage bone-downs. With that said, we’re ready for someone like Richelle Mead, author of the New York Times bestselling series Vampire Academy. Not that Mead promises literary penetration…
Let’s start getting fired up for First Friday, shall we?First on the docket is a show that caught my eye for two reasons:1. It’s an exhibition of prints2. It’s an exhibition of prints by chicks named Kathryn or Catherine or KatherineYep, this show is right up my alley. I love…
Good causes always hold a special place in our hearts. That’s why we figured we’d check out the third annual Band Wagon Benefit Show on Saturday, April 25th at Modified Arts.The roster was packed with bands Courtney Marie Andrews, Underscore Orkestra, Dry River Yacht Club, Gospel Claws, In Symmetry, Sister…
