Shania Twain performs at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on Tuesday. 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 throwback acts. May 30 Shania Twain Love or despise her – the queen of country music is worthy of your respect and admiration. The numbers don’t lie: The “Don’t Impress Me Much” singer has sold more than 100 million records,...
Near the summit, a one-room cabin, erected in 1911 to accommodate fire lookout workers, still stands.
Fans of rom-coms by the likes of Emily Henry, Helen Hoang and Rebecca Serle will find familiar satisfaction in Love Buzz (Harper Perennial, $17.99), the debut novel of Phoenix writer Neely Tubati Alexander. Like those best-selling scribes, Tubati Alexander mingles romance with career concerns, friend and family issues, and personal growth for a tale that’s as moving as it is steamy. Love Buzz starts with a Mardi Gras meet-cute in a Bourbon Street bar between...
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 based in the blues. May 23 Dreamer Isioma Winning the approval of Pitchfork, Lizzo and Kali Uchis are damn good reasons you should listen to the Chicago singer/songwriter. But the viral artist’s (2020’s “Sensitive”) thoughtful (and occasional confrontational) lyrics set against funky R&B and Afropop beats is why you have to...
For those who can’t find much to their taste among current cinematic offerings, the coming days offer two iconoclastic movie classics onscreen here in the Valley, one from the ’80s and one from the ’70s. This Saturday night Cult Classics shows John Carpenter’s 1988 They Live; there are two shows, at 9:30 and 9:35 p.m. at Landmark Theatres in Scottsdale. Tickets start at $16. The “They” of the title are skull-faced, pop-eyed aliens who invaded...