While our lame ass sits at home reading crime novels and waiting for the phone to ring, somewhere in this city of immolation Susana is carefully choosing a skin-tight outfit to rival any high school bleacher slut for her Travesty Show. She of the golden cowgirl hat, trembling lamé bikini…
Phoenix Suns All-Star forward/center Amaré Stoudemire — a.k.a. Stat — dons Santa gear and makes a surprise visit to deliver food and gifts to children and families in need. Sun., Dec. 23, 2 p.m., 2007…
“Speechless” at Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art: Maybe it’s our monogamous nature, but people love to pair things up. Chips and salsa, peanut butter and chocolate, shoes and socks — these are pairs that make sense. But we may have difficulty understanding the connection of something seemingly random, like horses and flowers…
The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) The final installment in the Bourne-again trilogy is the one in which the CIA assassin’s true identity is revealed. It’s the origin story in reverse — how brilliant. But solving the mystery (and misery, as Jason Bourne’s among the most tormented action heroes of all time)…
There are two momentous performances in the Darwinian horror fable I Am Legend. One is by the movie’s star, Will Smith — but more about him in a minute. The other is by the movie’s visual effects, which render a near-future New York City that has been “ground zero” for…
Beverly Hills 90210: The Third Season (Paramount) Big Love: The Complete Second Season (HBO) Born Killers (Lionsgate) The Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series Collector’s Edition (A&E) The Conscientious Objector (Cinequest) Dave Attell: Captain Miserable (HBO) Dirt: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista) Flight 29 Down: Volume Three (Discovery Kids)…
Juno marks the second film for director Jason Reitman and the first for screenwriter Diablo Cody, author of the Pussy Ranch blog, which has very little to do with baby kittens. Reitman, having made his debut with a swaggering adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s Thank You for Smoking, is said to…
At a Guitar Hero tournament a few months back, one kid complained to me that Expert Mode is “too easy.” Then he demonstrated the game’s secret Hyper Speed mode. My pupils nearly ruptured at the sight of him as he navigated the light-speed stream of colored notes; it looked like…
I’ve made a career out of carping about what an unsightly city we live in, and bitching about our hellish, nine-month-long summers has become my avocation. But in December, I find it hard to be cranky about anything, because the weather here is idyllic and because so many of the…
Chicks dig the long ball. They also be loving some rock ‘n’ rollers. So release that inner Barry Bonds/Rob Halford-wanna-be hybrid during Rock and Jock Night. The weekly event features live DJs and specials for the baseball/softball batting range. Saturdays, 7-11 p.m., 2007…
In his final exhibition for the Heard Museum, curator Joe Baker asked a group of artists to deconstruct their modern American identity, specifically, their mixed heritage. Baker is a mutt himself, as an enrolled member of the Delaware Tribe of Indians with Dutch and English lineage, and the 15 artists…
Though only half of the Wallace & Ladmo duo is still with us, their legacy lives on. Come celebrate Wallace’s (Bill Thompson) birthday at Changing Hands Bookstore. The shindig will feature appearances by Gerald (Pat McMahon) and Arizona Republic columnist Richard Ruelas. Wed., Dec. 19, 7 p.m., 2007…
Traditional Native American dances, musical performances, and cuisine. Fri., Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 2008…
Some artists who’ve been touched by the Universe have the ability to make a lovely place look lovelier than it is. Obvious choices would be Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, and, closer to home, painters Ellen Wagener and Ed Mell. Another Arizonan with that special knack is photographer David Muench, who…
Ah, Christmas time. The whole family gets together, gathers around the fireplace, and sings carols while decorating the Christmas tree. What? You don’t have a fireplace? Your family consists entirely of parents who preach the Apocalypse and three neurotic aunts who gnaw on their fingernails until blood colors their teeth?…
Andy Warhol in drag. Macro shots of swelling veins and taut musculature. Photographer Christopher Makos certainly knows how to tune our nipples. After all, Makos is the man Warhol described as “the most modern photographer in America.” Not only did he mingle with the legendary Drella, he also apprenticed under…
Phoenix is a hotbed for jazz and jazzy-type players. Yes, really. Here’s proof: • Juini Booth, NYC-based Sun Ra Arkestra bassist and temporary snowbird to our fair climate, plays here every spring. • “Papa” John DeFrancesco, the father of legendary jazz organist Joey, has a gig each Sunday at Bobby…
10K? Are you kidding me? If you’re gonna go to all that trouble to shape up, you might as well run with the big dogs at the Desert Classic 30K. The out-and-back also includes a 30K relay. Start time is 8am, with race-day registration beginning at 7. Sun., Dec. 16,…
Lonely whistle of a distant freight train becomes a shrieking, pumping metal coffin driven by a wild-eyed, sharp-fanged conductor spinning a stand-up bass guitar. That, more of less, is the spirit of rockabilly, a product of the 1950s that was pivotal in the history of American popular music, with the…
Do we have to mention glowsticks and Candy Kids every time we write about a rave? They’re so over — or should be. But there’ll surely be a few luminescent losers at Kandieland 4 along with a gaggle of winning DJs, including big-timers Slipmatt, Squad-E, and Saiyan. Call 888-602-HTID or…
Tony Carrillo used to push tin — you know, those tarmac hustlers who use the little orange sticks, waving in planes after landing. You’d need a sense of humor for a job like that, so it figures that Carrillo’s landed a more fitting gig as creator of New Times Best…
With a name like Alfred Darlington, it’s not terribly surprising that the IDM and electronica producer behind Los Angeles’ one-man band Daedelus looks like a cross between a 19th-century fop and a new-millennial Beck. Though Daedelus may be rep’n the West Coast, his clever sampling techniques and precocious beat creations…
