Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features acts with longevity. May 9 Lil Wayne Keep your McDonald’s away from Lil Wayne’s tour bus. The rapper recently explained to Apple Music One’s Zane Lowe that a personal chef prepares meals for him on tour, which he’s done since he was 19. Maybe that’s why he’s one of the...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features music for LGBTQ+ audiences. May 4 Haley Heynderickx The Oregon-based singer-songwriter hasn’t discussed her sexuality in interviews. However, many fans of the Filipino American folk artist have pondered if the song from her 2018 record I Need to Start A Garden titled “Jo,” with the chorus “Oh I slept like a baby/With...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features acts enjoyed while under the influence, if you know what we mean. April 19 Willie Nelson and Family Far be it from us to make an obvious joke about the outlaw country singer and his infamous inclination to toke up, but we can’t resist. Now that Arizona has legalized weed,...
The sixth annual Mesa Music Festival is making a major post-pandemic comeback. After a three-year hiatus, the free-to-the-public, three-day festival returns to downtown Mesa Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15. A truly jam-packed weekend, the event will feature more than 200 performances by local and international artists and offers food and art from local vendors along the block of Main and MacDonald streets. The festival has a freewheeling structure, where attendees can hop from...
M83 | Photo by Ella Here Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features acts who know how to write an ode. April 10 M83 The French electronic band’s 2008 record, Saturdays=Youth, is an ode to growing up in the ’80s and the music that was part of the decade. They will be kicking off their latest tour in...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features musicians considered the best at what they do. April 5 John Mayer Despite what you may think of his song “Daughters,” John Mayer has grown into quite the accomplished guitarist, evidenced by his continued association with the Grateful Dead offshoot Dead and Co. But before he heads out with his...
Patrick and Mary Burch believe that men don’t hate shopping, they just hate the mall. To test their theory, the couple opened Cave + Post Trading Co. in 2021 and have attracted fashion-interested men with their warm, welcoming, Western-themed atmosphere ever since. They recently moved into the Easley’s Fun Shop building, and their goal is to make the shopping experience more enjoyable for men so they can curate their style in a comfortable environment. “Men...
Learning where our food comes from – and celebrating the farmers who grow it – is at the center of this children’s book written by Paradise Valley author B. G. Hennessy (the Corduroy series) and illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser (In Search of the Grand Canyon). Phoenix nonprofit Southwest Human Development, which focuses on early childhood development, including mental health, family support and disabilities services, published the picture book as part of its Buy One,...
“Keep your mind active.” We’re often told that this is a key to long term cognitive health: doing crossword puzzles or Sudoku or Wordle, reading, writing. But being a famous, award-winning critic and essayist hasn’t kept Prudence “Pru” Payne from one of the scourges of aging: dementia. The title character of Arizona Theatre Company‘s Pru Payne, at Herberger Theater Center through April 16, is an aesthetic conservative. The dour, caustic Pru insists that the critic’s role...
Huzzah! This weekend, April 1-2, the 35th annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is in town for the final time this year. When making the trip out to Fairhaven — the festival grounds in Gold Canyon — and entering a place locked in time, here are some things you cannot miss during your medieval experience. An April Fools’ Day Fit for a King (of Fools) Aside from this weekend being the last operating weekend of this year’s...
This ain’t your first rodeo (or maybe it is) but it’s time to break out those cowboy boots and hats because Arizona rodeo season is in full swing. 2nd Annual Legends of the West PRCA Rodeo The well-known cowboy town of Wickenburg is hosting the 2nd Annual Legends of the West PRCA Rodeo April 1-2 at the Everett Bowman Arena. Overflow contestants will compete at 10 a.m. on March 31 and there will be free...
Billy Idol | Photo by Michael Muller Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column features musicians with side hustles. March 29-April 2 Arizona Bike Week 2023 Rev up your engines! Billy Idol (who’s appeared in a movie or two), Staind, and Megadeath are scheduled to perform at one of the nation’s largest bike rallies. In addition to the...
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