Podcast: Danny Trejo in Machete Kills Is Pure Charm and Scar Tissue
© 2013 – Troublemaker StudiosTrejo in Machete Kills.In this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, our critics discuss Captain Phillips and Machete Kills, both out on Friday, October 11…
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Arizona Blues Showdown Crowns Paul Cruize Blues Crew Band and Juke Joint
By Stan Bindell At this year’s Arizona Blues Showdown, Paul Cruize Blues Crew Band won in the band category and Juke Joint won in the solo/duo category. Winning means that these two bands will represent Arizona during the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, from January 21 through 25. More than…
Watch Depeche Mode Evolve Through 30 Years of Press Photos
By Catherine Downes With Depeche Mode on tour, we thought it’d be fun to dig through our heaping, and incredibly disorganized, collection of “vintage” press photos. Last time we rummaged through these stacks, we found some sweet Jesus and Mary Chain pics (score!) So for our entertainment, and hopefully yours,…
Photos: Best of Phoenix A’fare, First Friday, Tour de Fat, and Fashion Week
Best of Phoenix A’fare 2013 at Arizona Biltmore Phoenix joined us last night in celebrating the very Best of Phoenix at our annual Best of Phoenix A’fare. This year, the Arizona Biltmore’s Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom provided the perfect location to honor vintage Phoenix. Some 30 restaurants from all over…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week
Phoenix, your week is planned. “Learn to Draw” Series @ Gangplank HQ Growing up, everyone enjoyed putting pencil or pen to paper to turn doodles into masterworks aimed for gallery walls or, at least, the refrigerator door. The world might have squeezed out your artistic aptitude, but you can get…
Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week
Is it a little surprising to see Keith Urban and Depeche Mode headlining the same venues in the United States in 2013? Well, yes. Is it a pleasant surprise? Well, also yes, even though parking is somewhat less than ideal. (View our complete concert calendar here.)…
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Phoenix Ska Punk Bowling – Pub Rock Live – 10/5/2013
By Jeff Moses Judging by the main event Saturday at Pub Rock Live, Phoenix Ska Punk Bowling was a smashing success. It seems as though the entire ska punk community came out to support Andrew Jones and his crazy dream of putting Phoenix on the map as a punk rock…
First Friday in Phoenix: 5 Must-See Shows Oct. 4
First Friday heats up tonight with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our picks for shows not to miss this artful evening. “Hot Plate!” @ R. Pela Contemporary Art Don’t mind us while we toot our own horn just a little bit. The series of commemorative…
Podcast: Why Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity is a Near-Perfect Movie
GravityOn this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, the Village Voice’s Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek both praise Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock), saying the director exhibits a “lovely human touch” with film, which is set in space, and that it’s “so different than anything else he’s…
Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend
Look, this could go either way: It could be that all the broken, empty-hearted Breaking Bad fans who’ve spent a month of weekends in their houses, talking about Breaking Bad with each other, decide to get some fresh air and see a show, and you’ll be able to see some…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend
Phoenix, your weekend plans are here. PoeFest @ Hotel San Carlos Arizona Curriculum Theater is getting old school with its scare tactics as it brings back the fifth annual PoeFest. By now a Halloween tradition, this month-long series celebrating the gothic literature of Edgar Allen Poe takes signature stories and…
John Mayer – Ak-Chin Pavilion – 10/2/2013
by Amanda Ventura John Mayer (See the complete slideshow here) Ak-Chin Pavilion October 2, 2013 Say what you need to say about John Mayer. You just don’t know the goodness of his music until you’ve heard him blowing his songs wide open with guitar solos and those special deviations and…
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The Ladies of Sister Lip Turn Backhanded Compliments Around on Stage
By Jeff Moses Sister Lip brings the spirit of jazz to the rock scene, and local rock fans are feeling the music. And the year-old band (the current lineup has been together since April) is starting to land coveted slots on high-profile bills. For instance, on Saturday, October 19, the…
The 25 Best Phoenix Club Candids Photos of September
Fun fact: If a Phoenix New Times Club Candids photographer is caught out in the line of duty–and given the size of the cameras they carry around, this happens a lot–we disavow all knowledge of their activities. So when you see them taking photos in every nook and cranny of…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week
Mondays don’t have to suck. Same goes for Tuesdays. In fact, here’s something to do each day this week that’ll keep you busy, entertained, and cultured. I Hate Football Mondays @ Bungalow Bar and Grill While ladies might love their men, it doesn’t always mean they love accompanying them to…
Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Week
Every so often The Maine comes to town playing a slightly larger venue than it did the time before. Their goal, so far as I can tell, is to take advantage of this until, having played U.S. Airways Center and University of Phoenix Stadium in short order, local government is…
Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend
Get plans, Phoenix. Here are Jackalope Ranch’s top picks for things to do this weekend. Chambers of Fear Haunted House For true adrenaline junkies Halloween is much more than just cutely carved pumpkins, trick-or-treaters, and adults in slutty costumes. To get the blood pumping these brave souls venture out into…
Top Five Must-See Phoenix Shows This Weekend
If you didn’t happen to be in Casa Grande when Jimmy Eat World played this show, back in May, you may find it more convenient to head out to Tucson for a show from this year’s Readers’ Choice for Best Local Band. If you weren’t really into “The Middle,” for…
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Best of Phoenix 2013 Political Edition: The Worst of the Best
Editor’s Note: In honor of this week’s edition of Best of Phoenix, we bring you the Worst of the Best – the political edition. Enjoy…
Best of Phoenix 2013: Explore Vintage Phoenix
It’s that time of year again. After months of planning, research, and collecting the gems of our city, the Best of Phoenix 2013 issue has hit the stands. This year, we take a journey into Phoenix’s past to unearth the vintage beauty of our city…
Best of Phoenix 2013: Explore Vintage Phoenix
It’s that time of year again. After months of planning, research, and collecting the gems of our city, the Best of Phoenix 2013 issue has hit the stands. This year, we take a journey into Phoenix’s past to unearth the vintage beauty of our city…
The Worst of the Best of Phoenix 2013: Political Edition
Editor’s Note: In honor of this week’s edition of Best of Phoenix, we bring you the Worst of the Best — the political edition. Enjoy. See this year’s Best of Phoenix. Best Head-in-Sand Politician Tom Horne, Arizona Attorney General When Tom Horne bested former Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas in…