Rent is not the latest hot new thing on stage, fellow babies. The La Bohème-based rock musical is 18 years old. You won’t go to jail for spending the evening with it. It can vote and buy cigarettes and serve in the military. But there’s nothing wrong with liking a…
Through digital collages of photographs, historical documents, iconography, and ephemera, Stephen Marc tells stories of the Underground Railroad. Marc’s known as a pioneer in his medium, which includes combining images and text to re-create sites and stories of African American life. Marc’s based in Phoenix, where his work is currently…
No one crashes a party like Bill Murray. The über-eccentric actor, who’s always followed his own kooky muse, has developed a humorous habit in recent years of popping by unannounced at other people’s festivities. Tales of Murray’s penchant for party crashing have spread like wildfire online, such as stories about…
The resurgence of adult kickball as a funky fringe sport has been going on for more than five years now, and there are no signs of it dipping in popularity anytime soon. Since catching on in the Valley back in 2007, its offered urbanites a fun way to relive their…
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When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives Colton Brock…
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Grab your bow and arrows and prepare to leave your hot hunting partner/best friend/maybe love behind, Hunger Games fans. We’re heading back the Arena. Lionsgate, the entertainment studio behind the first movie based on the three-part book series, has announced the release dates for the final two installments of the…
As the old saying goes, sex most definitely sells. Just ask the proprietors of the O2 Lounge, who host hundreds of horny patrons every Wednesday for the bar’s R-Rated Trivia Night. Emcee Chris Evers says they always get a packed house for the adults-only extravaganza, and, given what transpires every…
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It wasn’t that long ago that Katie Beltran, then pregnant with her now 2 year old son Roman, pursued her desire for painting. Joining the colorful cast of other 16th street artists, Beltran and designing artist Amanda Adkins are currently painting their first mural adjacent to the The Hive. Alongside…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives Brenda Eden…
South Africa opens the first Avatar-themed nightclub. We thought of 10 more films that should be clubs.
The season premiere of Breaking Bad is a just five days away, and truthfully, it couldn’t have come sooner. We’ve been crawling the walls since the climax of Season 4, and in the 10 long months between then and now, we’ve engaged in some pretty heinous, borderline creepy activities to…
If you’ve ever been downtown for a sporting event, concert, or possibly Disney on Ice (hey, we won’t judge) then you probably appreciate the beauty of the METRO light rail. There’s no worrying about finding parking, paying for overpriced spots or getting trapped in a parking structure during a Downtown…
Between the years of 1920 and 1933, advertising a speakeasy would have been an idiotic way to land your ass in prison, where you’d undoubtedly try your hand at making drinkable toilet wine. Today, DJ William Reed can promote the most stylish club night in town, call it Speak Easy,…
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When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives Aaron Johnson…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Lebowskifest 2012 at Sail Inn Saturday Night at the Sail Inn was a night to celebrate “The Dude.” Fans of the Big Lebowski came out to listen to good music and have some White Russians in honor of the movie. In between each set Bottoms up would play and keep…
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