METROnome: Semi-social a sign of hope for local music
In a time that calls for revival in Phoenix’s DIY music scene, four months after the close of The Trunk Space’s Grand Avenue location,...
METROnome: Marian Hill talks touring, Drake and whiskey
Electronic band Marian Hill stopped by Crescent Ballroom Tuesday on and spoke with William Weinstein about their ACT ONE tour and dream collaboration.
METROnome: Matt Hires to promote ‘a wrestling kind of album’ at Valley Bar
With his best album yet ready for its Oct. 14 release, indie musician Matt Hires is ready to show the world how artistic independence...
Abandoned church to become a community arts center
The abandoned church on Ninth Avenue and Van Buren Street is set to become a community arts center with the goal of bringing a variety of art...
Downtown Angels: Feeding the homeless through tin can art
A shark made out of tin cans and a robot with an old lamp as a head, forks as arms and bottle caps as...
Downtown Angels: Artist volunteers time as MonOrchid curator
Nicole Royse began volunteering as a curator in two of MonOrchid's galleries four years ago, as she shifted her focus from her personal work...
New audio store aims to connect people through listening parties
Esoteric Audio is changing the tune of the downtown Phoenix music scene with monthly listening parties, informative seminars and high-quality equipment.
The new high-end audio...
American Herstory brings the female side of history to life
An all-female cast of singers, storytellers and poets took the stage for American Herstory on Saturday night to tell stories related to women's history.
Space...
Deconstructed: The Trunk Space
By Jacob McAuliffe and Kelsey Hess
Deconstructed is a collaboration between Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio to bring downtown voices and issues to the forefront.
In this...
Curtain Critic: ‘In the Heights’ is impossible not to love
Rating (out of four stars): ★★★
It’s almost a tired cliché by now, but I’ll just come right out and say it: Lin-Manuel Miranda is...