You’ve downed the Kool-Aid and you don’t even care because some restaurants in town deserve the obsessive following you give them. That might mean constantly checking a joint’s Facebook page to find out the week’s market specials or it might mean stalking your favorite local chef’s Instagram. Ain’t no shame…
By Dennis Romero The Clark County (Nevada) Coroner is investigating the death of a 24-year-old who collapsed Saturday morning outside Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. An autopsy was being conducted this weekend, but results aren’t yet available to the media, an official at the coroner’s office told us. If…
Charity is the name of the game this weekend. Check out Fight Club Sadisco*, a brutal night involving fistfights and industrial music where proceeds will go to pay the cancer bills of one of the its founders, and Independents Bowl, a bowling tournament benefiting a local charity. If live music…
Phoenix, your weekend awaits. Here’s how to spend it. PopUp Metal Shop #3 Fancy yourself a DIY-er or maybe just hardcore? Check out this hands-on metalworking class at downtown’s shop on the corner and community garden…
We leave the movie theater on this week’s Voice Film Club podcast in favor of a longform interview with Village Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek, who’s been at the New York paper for about a year. Before that she wrote for Salon, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and the Boston Phoenix,…
From sporty hangouts to ancient Egypt and suburban art, here’s what you should put on your to-do list this week. USA vs. Ghana Viewing Party The United States Men’s National Team entry into the World Cup was heightened by their draw into what’s been called the “Group of Death.” The…
The flow of music coming into Phoenix is trickling to a summer-induced halt, so make sure you get out to see shows while you can. Check out these five recommendations, and if you don’t see anything you like, check out our comprehensive concert listings for many more options…
There were so many rad concerts going on this weekend we couldn’t just choose just five. Here are eight, ranging from hip-hop to metal to Americana to psych-rock. If you’re picky, you can always try our comprehensive concert listings. Stay cool this weekend, Phoenix…
In case Comicon didn’t meet your yearly quota of geekery, here are a few events to nerd out over this weekend — from theater and horror fandom to a celebration of Ulysses. No, really. Mad Monster Party Phoenix If meeting Kane Hodder, the man behind the hockey mask as Jason…
The Fault in Our Stars made heaps of money at the box office, and film critics Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek wonder if a recent piece declaring that adults should feel ashamed to read young adult novels has any weight to it. They also talk about The Immigrant and film…
James Taylor might be the marquee name in Phoenix this week, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other shows to see around the Valley of the Sun. Check out the following selections, which include a bass master, indie rock, alt-blues and more. And if those don’t tickle your…
“Summer Juried Graduate Exhibition” School may be out, but the summer exhibitions are just getting started. As the academic year comes to a close, artistic hopefuls will be showing off their higher-learning art skills for a chance to feature their work at R. Pela Gallery in Phoenix. The “Summer Juried…
It’s a familiar scene: You’re in your main food hang-out in town and it’s dead. Why is it dead? You know it’s great but for one reason or another your favorite joint just doesn’t get the cred it deserves. We have a few of those places and we’re sure you…
Feeling warm? Don’t let it get to you…seriously. Look, we know you’re miserable now that the heat’s really kicking in, but just crank up the A/C, grab a ice-cold beverage, and think happy thoughts. You can’t stay inside all the time, especially there is many an excellent show to see…
Who says live music slows down during the summer? This weekend, catch anything from local pop music to weirdo rappers to top-notch EDM producers. You can always check our comprehensive concert listings for many more options as well…
Nerd-outs, pop-ups, and a pair films fit for a queen round out this weekend’s top picks. Phoenix Comicon Gear up in your best Sherlock cosplay and prepare to bask in the geeky glory of Phoenix’s premier nerd culture event: Phoenix Comicon. Each year, the event grows bigger and bigger with…
Toes were tapping, bodies were swaying and there were mini standing ovations after almost every song Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band played for a sold out crowd Tuesday night at the Mesa Arts Center. If there was any doubt that the House M.D. star was a tried and…
Phoenix New Times has an opening for a full-time web editor. This position combines journalism with social-media marketing and analytical data management to increase the audience for New Times and improve its desktop and mobile applications. The web editor assigns and edits photo slideshows and video projects, manages a weekly…
At the this this was written, it was 104 degrees in Phoenix, with a projected high of 110. Summer is coming. Since we all know that ignorance is bliss when it comes to Phoenix summers, here are five concerts, all in climate-controlled, air conditioned environments, that will make you forget…
All-out geekery, trivia, and a pop-up art gallery round out Jackalope Ranch’s top picks for things to do in (and around) Phoenix this week. Weekly Trivia Night We can’t prove it, but we’re pretty sure beer makes you smarter. Why else would a bar add a staple trivia contest to…
Need plans, Phoenix? This weekend theater, poetry, and a thrillshow by way of Houston await. Shakespeare’s King Lear How do you take tragic and turn it into magic? You hand over it over to a bunch of Shakespeare rookies, give them only a month to practice, then sit back, relax,…
There are two words sum up the greatest concert going on this weekend in Phoenix. They are “Billy” and “Joel.” But if you can’t score a ticket or just can’t afford one, there are still plenty of other options this weekend, from noise-punk (Perfect Pussy) to stoner rock (Fu Manchu)…
