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METROnome: Safe in Sound will bring bass to The Pressroom

Leading dubstep producer Borgore will headline the Safe in Sound Festival at The Pressroom this Friday night, in the company of LAXX, Terravita and more.

Curtain Critic: Orange Theatre, SCC collaborate to bring ‘Ida’ downtown

Director Matthew Watkins says he hates theater. “I just find it excruciatingly boring,” he said a few hours before Friday’s performance of “Ida” at Scottsdale...

Nonprofit PRIDE provides affordable housing, job training

The Phoenix Residential Investment Development Effort board, better known as PRIDE, met Tuesday to discuss its progress in providing affordable housing to the city...

METROnome: Hinds is hot, but The Gooch Palms are hotter

For their first ever Phoenix performance, Hinds heated up Valley Bar on last Thursday for a well-played performance that never quite boiled past the band’s...

Arts education conference highlights importance of programs for student success

Advocates gathered at the Herberger Theater Center Monday for a one-day conference centered around the importance of arts education for kids.

First PHX Zine Fest helps bring DIY community into the mainstream

Video by Lerman Montoya Zine enthusiasts and over 60 vendors gathered at The Ice House in downtown Phoenix Sunday for the first annual PHX Zine...

‘God Belongs In My City’ march draws over 1,500

More than 1,500 people gathered in front of Historic Phoenix City Hall early Saturday morning to spread the message that “God Belongs In My...

WWE, Stranger Things and Star Wars: Phoenix Fan Fest celebrates fandom culture

Pop culture enthusiasts converged at the Phoenix Convention Center last weekend to celebrate fandoms large and small during the third annual Phoenix Fan Fest. The Phoenix...

New improv show kicks off at Space 55

Phoenix Educational Programming and Space 55 partnered for the kickoff of a new improv show, Lounge and Learn, on Oct. 20 at the theatre's...

METROnome: Nahko and Medicine for the People bring indigenous-influenced rhythms to Crescent

Musical collective Nahko and Medicine for the People will be headlining at Crescent Ballroom on Friday with Satsang as the opening band. Both of these bands’ genres include...