Opinion

METROnome: Downtown favorite Luxxe gets ready for Hunter Hayes

Local Americana band Luxxe is gathering national attention as it prepares to open for country big-name Hunter Hayes at Devilpalooza, a free concert for...

Curtain Critic: Fenced inside ‘Fences’ at the Herberger Theater Center

In "Fences" I was trapped just outside the Maxson family home in Pittsburgh, a witness to daily goings-on, heartbreak, cruelty, mercy and tragedy.

A Tailored Place: InStyle founder talks fashion, love at Phoenix Art Museum

Hal Rubenstein, a former fashion director at InStyle magazine, spoke at the Phoenix Art Museum. Rubenstein debuted his book "The Look of Love" in October.

Curtain Critic: ‘The Notebook Has No Legs’ is solidly clever, if a little inconsistent

While in some areas the humor lulled, director Shaun Michael McNamara found a generous amount of comedy content to play with in "The Notebook."

Focus. Flash. Phoenix: Perspective

We were on a parking garage rooftop and I had Delia go back down to the street while I stayed seven stories above her.

METROnome: Phoenix music fans support burgled bands, must do more

While local music buffs came out in droves to support robbed acts such as Sundressed, we all need to do more to cultivate Phoenix's music scene.

Focus. Flash. Phoenix: Black and white

- Nature has always fascinated me. Our surroundings are beautiful. When I decided to try black-and-white photos, I thought trying to express an emotion through...

Metronome: Sofar Sounds hosts artists in nontraditional venues

Sofar Sounds runs on the notion that virtually any place can be turned into a concert venue -- and they're bringing the concept to the Valley.

Curtain Critic: Experimental music and theater converge in one-night exclusive ‘open rehearsal’

Phoenix-based Orange Theatre and New York's thingNY collaborated to create a single-night performance--they had a week to put it together, brainstorming themes and building a script between Sunday and Friday.

Metronome: Folk Yeah at Valley Bar let bands challenge traditional folk

The Foster Family Band, The Haymarket Squares and Mariachi de Grand Ave formed the lineup for the "Folk Yeah" show at Valley Bar on Friday, which exceeded expectations.