Each week, Jackalope Ranch brings you a free event, workshop, or you-name-it happening in Phoenix. Because sometimes the best things in life really are free. This week’s freebie: Chinese Week. Chinese New Year is this Sunday, February 10, and to ring in the Year of the Snake, the 23rd Annual…
Who can truly be satisfied only watching the trailer of a film before it’s released. For true film buffs this only adds to the longing and desire to get to the multiplex on release day (with tickets purchased in advance, of course). But why wait? Instead, get the jump on…
For the last two years, Texas native Melody Michelle has made it her mission to dedicate herself to the Arizona music scene. Since April of last year, Melody has held the title of lead singer and lyricist for Tempe’s local band, PALMS. Behind her three male band mates, this surf-rock…
We know, the beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sports games, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend… Monday, February 4:…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Banned Books on Film: A Clockwork Orange @ Phoenix Art Museum Delve into Stanley Kubrick’s furturistic dystopian masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange, when Bookmans presents the…
Aspiring artists and creative shoppers have a new reason to troll around Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. Elephant’s Trunk just opened with a promise to add a new twist to the neighborhood with their style of business. Elephant’s Trunk opened its Downtown doors at 902 N. 5th St. in early…
It’s been a whirlwind three years for Lara Plecas. The Phoenix artist has created and showcased a number of works throughout Phoenix, but this month, she’ll close a chapter as a member of the Downtown collective gallery eye lounge. “Being a member of eye lounge has nurtured several relationships within…
If you’re a fan of modern architecture and design and are quick to the punch, you might be able to nab a ticket or two to the 9th annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, slated for Sunday April 21. The event sells out every year, and with this year’s route of…
Safwat Saleem and Sebastien Millon aren’t huge believers in Valentine’s Day, but both will admit to believing in Love. “My thoughts on Valentine’s day: It’s on my list of least favorite holidays and is second only to perhaps Columbus day,” says Saleem. “This kind of sentiment will be obvious at…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
In today’s world, football season never really ends. Sure, the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII, which marks the end of the official NFL season. But football video games allow fans to relive the big plays of the 2012 season and even make…
When Japanese video game manufacturer Taito first released Double Dragon in the U.S. around 25 years ago, the legendary urban brawling game wound up one of the signature arcade titles of the ’80s with its pimp pixilated graphics and intense “beat ’em up” action. According to Ariel Bracamonte, however, the…
Local gaming fiends are going to have plenty of reasons to head to downtown Phoenix over the next few months. Not only is the much-anticipated Artcade Show taking place tomorrow at Parazol Studios (stay tuned for a sneak peek), its organizers are also aiming to open a hybrid old school…
What started out in Spring of 2012 as a plot of flowers in downtown Phoenix has morphed into a beautiful art show at Combine Studios. The Valley of the Sunflowers Paper Project is a testament to what happens when you give a group of artists two pieces of well-made paper…
The setup: Next to Normal marks the first time since Rent that a musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (Interestingly, composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey had written even less for the stage than had Jonathan Larson at that point.) Arizona Theatre Company mounted a production last fall,…
Editor’s Note: As of 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, reservations for StoryCorps are full. StoryCorps members are still taking calls and placing those interested in participating on waiting lists in case of cancellations. Those wanting to get inside the vintage Airstream trailer soon to be parked in front of…
In his prime, the late John L. Sullivan was one bad cat. The Irish-born boxer may have only been a mere 5-foot-10, but he wielded a 74-inch reach (which tops such modern-day heavyweights as Mike Tyson or Roy Jones, Jr.), frequently fought in bare-knuckle contests, amassed a record of 38-1-2,…
My, that was fast. Already filling Nostra Style House’s former bungalow space on Sixth Street is Cellar Door Vintage, run by husband and wife Jake and Eyndia Ooley. Mostly punky menswear, vintage rocker T-shirts, accessories, and assorted oddities, records, and bric-a-brac fill the new shop. Recently relocated from Brazil, Indiana,…
Here’s something you don’t get to say too often: It’s a shame when Paul McCartney turns up. Before McCartney arrives, rasping, puppy-eyed, and eager to have a go at the hot new grunge sound of 1993, Dave Grohl’s Sound City is an exciting, sometime illuminating documentary about how a squad…
Steven Spielberg and his jaunty little apologue about the 16th president of the United States aside, it’s no longer enough in movies for a historical figure or literary character to do simple stuff like abolish slavery or find a man of intelligence and character. Abraham Lincoln is reduced to slaying…
Being a lucky guy, I’ve been kicked in the balls only once. How did it rate on the comedy scale? Well, it was funnier than a monologue by Chelsea Handler, but not quite as hilarious as my last screening for colorectal cancer. Yet despite the fact that this act hurts…
The Great Director Walter Hill Brings a Bullet (and Ideas) to Your Head “It’s hard to get these things started,” says Walter Hill, the dean of the American action movie, speaking to me from Los Angeles. “Action films are, by their very nature, more expensive than what are sometimes called,…
