All Balanchine Tradition meets innovation as Ballet Arizona once again celebrates American ballet pioneer George Balanchine. With this year’s All Balanchine, the company will take on three works that spanned as many decades in the New York City Ballet founder’s acclaimed career. Works Allegro Brilliant, Stravinsky Violin Concert, and La…
Avengers: Age of Ultron director and screenwriter Joss Whedon wants to give us everything in his movie, and that he fits it all in is its own kind of feat, writes LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson in her review of the film, which opens May 1…
Photo By Erik Hess By Nicholas Pell What I’m about to say, I say with no trace of irony: Limp Bizkit are pretty awesome. In fact, so far as I can tell, they were the last good thing alt-rock radio had to offer. Let’s talk about their musical merits. I…
For the most part, electronic dance music is a realm of the young. For proof, look no further than this year’s Wet Electric in Tempe where a majority of the thousands in attendance at the two-day music festival were firmly in the under-30 age range and were definitely of the…
When the promoters of the annual Wet Electric at Tempe’s Big Surf Waterpark touted the event as the “biggest pool party in North America,” they weren’t lying. After all, the two-day electronic dance music festival on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, took place within the confines of the…
[DE/AS]cending What if ASU Art Museum were a bunker? And what if said bunker was holding a store of water? That’s the premise of [DE/AS]cending, a theatrical and immersive experience that brings two troupes of master of fine arts students who specialize in theater to engage spaces throughout the museum…
On Voice Film Club podcast, we marvel at teen horror film Unfriended, and while it is “85 minutes of watching someone else use a computer,” the filmmaker’s adept at turning a screen into a natural storytelling platform: “Director Levan Gabriadze summons up exquisite unease just by the way a cursor…
Front Porch Pickins If trekking through troves of vintage vestments is your thing, then we’ve found a mecca for you. While the Valley has no shortage of antique shops filled to the brim, Front Porch Pickins Market offers another chance with a variety of goodies. Browsing through everything from Midcentury…
We love you, Coachella, but sometimes you bring us down. Here were the biggest bummers of weekend two. The Lack of Enthusiasm at the Entrance Walking into the venue around 2 p.m. on Friday, Coachella staffers were attempting to engage with the strings of attendees filtering through the security gates…
Damn, Coachella. How do you do it? Every time us weekend two folks start to feel discouraged by the barrage of snark and dissatisfaction on social media from the wealthy one-percenters of weekend one, you come along and prove that the second round of the festival really does belong to…
ASU Student Film Festival You know, student films have gotten a bad rap. Sure these kids may not have the huge budgets or crews that studio productions have, but students know how to visually tell stories nonetheless. Plus, there’s a lot more to a good movie than a few big…
By Andy Hermann and Besha Rodell Our Coachella team had a blast rocking out to AC/DC, getting our swerve on in the craft beer garden and stepping over passed-out bros in the Sahara tent. But we would have had an even better time if we had gone into the weekend…
Iliza Shlesinger There’s a lot more to girls than sugar, spice and everything nice. There’s Uggs, glitter, and pumpkin recipe Pinterest boards, too. Just ask Iliza Shlesinger, winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and star of her own comedy specials War Paint and Freezing Hot. Whether she’s discussing the weather…
By Adam Lovinus Time for weekend two of Coachella 2015, or amateur hour for doing drugs in the desert. Hopefully by now you’ve got your stash procured already. If not, there’s always Palm Springs Craigslist if you know the right search terms. If you think consuming drugs at Coachella is…
“You can ask me anything. You’ve opened up to me, and now I will open up to you.” Charles Bradley, the 66-year-old soul singer extraordinaire, spoke those words to me a couple hours after his fiery Friday afternoon Coachella set. I had just told him how much his spellbinding performance…
By Aimee Murillo When Coachella coverage bounces around every year, there’s plenty of focus on the headliners, buzz bands, fashion, and the people in attendance, but very little mention is paid to the attractive visual art displays that dot the polo grounds. This year, 14 new installations made their debut…
Craftagious Of the many events at maker space HeatSync Labs, the every-two-weeks Craftagious can inspire even creatives who don’t see themselves carving stuff up with a laser, building a robot, or 3D printing what is absolutely not a death ray. Craftagious includes lots of knitting and crocheting, along with opportunities…
Contrary to what you might have heard, Coachella is more than just a fashion parade for B-list celebrities and trust fund kids. It also still features music! Here are reviews and recaps of some of the first weekend’s most memorable sets, from Jack White, Run the Jewels, FKA Twigs, Steely…
By: Marc Ballon Hawaiian Sierra Blackford really wanted to go to Coachella. It wasn’t easy. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter juggled three jobs as a waitress, playing gigs at local bars and working in a slipper store to save enough for her concert tickets, heavily discounted airfare (She knows somebody in the…
Live Art Platform The toughest thing about being a performing artist has to be exploring new works and ideas. Sure, one can perform for friends, but are they really going to provide that constructive criticism that can turn the so-so into fabulous? That’s where [nueBOX]’s Live Platform comes in. The…
Lots of good stuff to do this weekend as festival season in Arizona comes to a close with a strong finale. This weekend we have Country Thunder down in Florence, and Quail Run Park in Mesa will host two consecutive days of concerts — FestivALT AZ on Friday and UFEST…
Reviews and discussion of Ex Machina, Dior and I, Clouds of Sils Maria, The Longest Ride, and About Elly are all on this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, which includes Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, and Amy Nicholson of the LA Weekly…
