METROnome: Band’s new single brings twist on indie folk
Defying stereotype, the Phoenix-based musicians of The Foster Family Band brought an atypical success to their genre with their new single, “heavy now you know the world.”
Curtain Critic: Dan Hull’s storytelling is poetry in motion for himself and the community
The heat is like a thick woolen blanket, comforting in the way it seems to gather up the little backyard outside Lawn Gnome Publishing...
‘Phantasmagorical’ Mystic Circus at Alwun House shocks audiences with erotic content
The Alwun House hosted the Mystic Circus, an erotic, sexual and demented series of acts designed to test the moral limits of its audience, this Saturday. The show featured juggling, glass dancing, burlesque, fire twirling and everything in between.
Four Chambers Press ‘Flash Your Fiction’ flash mob stages poetry readings on the light...
"Flash Your Fiction," the literary flash mob organized by Four Chambers Press, was among the many events the local publication is planning to help make prose and poetry more relevant in people’s lives.
Curtain Critic: Ted Talk-inspired PHIL Talks draws sold-out crowd to Space 55 theater
Tim Eigo hosted the sold-out PHIL Talks Friday night at Space 55. PHIL Talks was a locally organized spinoff to the international TEDx Talks, featuring comedic speeches from 11 of Phoenix's most creative minds.
Comic-book artist gives career advice to the Teen Artist Guild at Phoenix Center for...
Comic artist Andy Carreon spoke to members of the Teen Artist Guild at the Phoenix Center for the Arts on Saturday afternoon about the importance of marketing their artwork and believing in themselves.
Curtain Critic: iTheatre Collaborative puts the spotlight on lesser-known theater
This week's Curtain Critic profiles the iTheatre Collaborative theatre company. The group has been dedicated to producing and promoting non-traditional theatre in Phoenix for the last 12 years.
Reinvent PHX Wayfinding Project places three artist-designed banners at light-rail stations
Three artists are creating banners to be displayed at central Phoenix light-rail stations for Reinvent PHX’s Wayfinding Project that will represent the unique community around each of those stations.
Local guitarist opens luthiery shop in Phoenix
Grand Avenue's newest business brings a custom guitar and repair shop to the same area as a notable school for luthiers.
Phoenix to host Individual World Poetry Slam, bringing traffic to local venues
Phoenix will host the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam, bringing 70 poets from around the world to the Valley of the Sun for a three-day competition. Ten to 20 venues from across the city will host special events for the occasion.