Inside Andrew King and Andy Johnson’s Urban Tempe Loft

There’s something inherently chic about living in a loft. Maybe it’s the fluidity that comes with an open floor plan and high ceilings. Or perhaps it’s the wall of windows and the accompanying view. Whatever the reason, Andrew King and Andy Johnson’s urban aerie does not disappoint. The view out…

10 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix this weekend.  Transition Projects Pop culture keeps shoving in our faces the idea that people of refinement go to a show and then have dinner afterward. Come on! Dinner at 8 is bad enough (as the song goes),…

8 Things We Learned at the Pussy Riot Lecture

Members of the Russian feminist punk protest group, Pussy Riot, were in downtown Phoenix on February 16 for a conversation on art, sex, and disobedience at Beth Hebrew Synagogue. Pussy Riot, known for staging provocative guerrilla performances and music videos, became famous in 2012 with the arrest of three of…

9 Free Art Shows You Should See in Phoenix This Week

February’s Third Friday is shaping up to be a great night for exploring works by local photographers, which are being shown at several galleries. But It’s also a good opportunity to see works in other media – including one that’s rather rare: hair. Here’s a look at 9 shows you…

5 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix this week. Art, Sex & Disobedience: A Conversation with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina, & Ksenia Zhivago If you’re at all transgressive in Russia nowadays, better disguise yourself. That’s why punk protest band Pussy Riot sports homemade balaclavas while laying down…

10 Tattoo Artists You Need to Follow on Instagram

For those in the industry, Instagram is one of the most powerful tools a tattooer can use. Short of the right choice of machine, ink, and other actual tattooing equipment, the photo-sharing app may very well be the next most important piece of the puzzle for tattooers to utilize. After…

Hamilton Is Coming to ASU Gammage in Tempe

Hamilton, the Broadway show everyone and your mom is dying to see, is coming to Tempe. ASU Gammage Auditorium and producer Jeffrey Seller announced on Sunday, February 14, that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s perennially sold-out musical will come to the Tempe theater as part of its 2017-18 season.  The critically lauded show…

Is Roosevelt Row’s Business Improvement District in Jeopardy?

Three weeks ago, it looked like plans were moving forward smoothly for implementing a Business Improvement District in Roosevelt Row and the Evans Churchill neighborhood in Phoenix that would tax property owners to pay for extra services. The Phoenix City Council voted to approve the creation of a Roosevelt BID…

See Brian Boner’s New Mural at monOrchid in Downtown Phoenix

Hundreds of birds appear to fly northward in a mural recently painted on a west-facing exterior wall for the monOrchid building. The renovated Roosevelt Row warehouse is home to gallery, retail, and work spaces. And now it’s got a new mural painted by Brian Boner, who lives just a few…

13 Art Shows to See in Metro Phoenix During Spring 2016

There’s a little something for everyone in this season’s crop of exhibitions, which explore everything from monsters to immigration. Some are distinguished by the significance of the artists whose lives they reflect, such as Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo and 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Others stand out because of…

9 Best Things to Do This Weekend in Metro Phoenix

New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 5 through 7. “Screaming Hand 30th Anniversary Show” Thirty years later, Jim Phillips Sr.’s Screaming Hand can still be heard loud and clear. Even those with feet planted firmly on the ground will recognize Phillips’ designs,…

Why Adult Coloring Books Are Overdue for Some Shade

Any minute now, I just know it, we’ll start hearing about adult hop-scotch competitions. It won’t be long before middle-aged people will begin gathering over Kool-Aid shooters for rousing Chutes and Ladders marathons. And who will be surprised to learn that jacks are making a comeback among 40-somethings? Not I…

7 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from January 25 through 29. Strange Brew There are plenty of films out there that spotlight man’s enduring affection for beer, but none so memorable as the 1983 release Strange Brew. So it seems rather appropriate that downtown Mesa’s first…