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CONTENTS

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ON THE COVER

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Halftime Hangout

Howie’s Got Talent

Super Bowl halftime act Katy Perry talks about the on stage highs and off stage lows presented on her latest album, Prism.

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Howie Mandel might make a living as a TV personality these days, but his passion still lies in the grit of stand-up comedy.

Big Game, Big Deal

As the big game rolls into town, we investigate what’s exactly so super about the Super Bowl.

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Meals on Wheels

Feeling hungry on-the-go? Track down one of our favorite local food trucks with drool-worthy offerings worth the search.

on the cover: Katy Perry shot by Jake Bailey for Universal Music Group

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Circus Act

With 30 members who incessantly tour the country, Marchfourth Marching Band is the circus you’ll want to run away with. You’ll have to buy your own stilts, though.

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Katy Perry is on top of the world • Top 25 things to do this month • Dancing with the Stars’ Valentin Chmerkovskiy • Howie Mandel • Barrett-Jackson’s hot rides • Super Bowl bashes

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Hey, Big Spender!

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As the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction rolls into town, so does some big money.

Get a glimpse at some of the world’s most exclusive cars this month.

THE DINER

Diner Insider at Mission @ Minder Binder • Our Dueling Diners get it on • The best Valley food trucks to follow on social media and IRL • Happy Hour Guide • The best food events in January

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Pop those bottles in 2015 • An herbal beer pairing • BeerFinder Directory • The best beer events in January • Drink from a bottle without chilling your fingers

THE HIGHROLLER

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The best casino events in January • Jim Gaffigan brings his food-loving self to Phoenix • A full list of casino excitement

THE GLADIATOR

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The WM Phoenix Open is much more than a game of golf • Everything you need to know about the Morris Twins • What’s so super about the Super Bowl?

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The 2014 movies you need to see • Our experts’ favorite films of last year • Hollywood trivia • Esai Morales on roles for Latinos

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Scorpius Dance Theatre’s origin story • The best arts events in January • Avant-garde film fest • 25 years of celebrating fine art

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Hogs for hire • Beauty Insider tip for nails • Car auction extravagance • Apps that will help you kill time and brain cells • Suit up and bear arms

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Lone Wolf

Love him or hate him, Kid Rock sheds preconceived notions and comes into his “old guy” self on his own label.

Zoppé Family Circus brings the laughs to Chandler • Fun in SoCal • The best family events in January

Nightlife snaps • The best nightlife events in January • Arizona Cocktail Week Mad Mixologist • Oddly Accurate Astrology

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Gem & Jam Fest lights up Tucson • Kid Rock refuses to apologize • Live music calendar • Country Thunder preview • Marchfourth Marching Band • The Chainsmokers

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hilarious observations of menial, everyday tasks.

Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 602.267.1600, celebritytheatre.com

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Super Moments, Superstars, Super Game—An Associated Press Photo Exhibit JANUARY 2 THOUGH 31

A collection of 50 compelling Associated Press images, including a photo from every championship game since the first one in 1967, this exhibit invites football fans from all walks of life to relive the excitement, emotion and passion of iconic football moments throughout history.

Gallery Glendale at Westgate, 9380 W. Westgate Boulevard, Glendale, glendaleaz.com/galleryglendale

so is his gravely sound. Now at 81, this country music icon doesn’t abide by life in the slow lane. Bringing his biggest hits to the stage in Phoenix, he—in typical fashion—will rock the house to its knees.

Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 602.267.1600, celebritytheatre.com

Golfland Winter Wonderland Golfland’s Winter Wonderland will transport you and your special someone to the next best thing to real snow—fake snow! Offering entertainment from snow days, thousands of lights and even visits from Santa, give the big guy a squeeze and snap a picture of you and your ho, ho, honey!

Golfland Sunsplash, 155 W. Hampton Avenue, Mesa, 480.834.8319, golfland.com

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Willie Nelson is a country fan’s favorite. His life rhythm is unique, and

Gaining fame for his ridiculous but lovable character, Tom Haverford, on NBC’s hit, “Parks and Recreation,” Aziz Ansari has become a huge name in comedy over the past few years.

Stand-up audiences love him for his

Barrett-Jackson

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Vroom, vroom! Rewind and spend some time checking out and drooling over beautiful classic and antique cars. Perhaps you’ll decide to place a bid, but either way, the annual event is full of live entertainment and eye candy galore.

WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480.666.5522, barrettjackson.com

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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Aziz Ansari Willie Nelson

With a tradition of rotating out singers, The Temptations have seen 12 great male singers come and go through their five man line-up, not to mention their over 30 Top Ten and No. 1 songs. Join them to help them celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their ubiquitous hit, “My Girl.”

Wild Horse Pass Casino, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, 520.796.7777, wingilariver.com/wild-horse-pass

The audience is in for a night of clean, hilarious jokes and stories.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

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A biblical, family-friendly musical about the triumphs of Joseph, “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” will grace the stage at ASU Gammage.

Brought together by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber with the direction of Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler, the show will blow audiences away.

ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, 480.965.3434, asugammage.com

Howie Mandel

Russo and Steele

As a stand-up comedian, frequent talk show guest, host of the TV “Deal or No Deal” game show and a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” Howie Mandel is bringing his talent to the Valley.

Now in its 15th year, Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction has earned a “can’t miss” reputation in the Valley. Specializing in the buying and selling of European sports, American

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muscle, hot rods and custom automobiles, this auction is pure fun for any car lover.

Russo and Steele, 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 602.252.2697, russoandsteele.com

Complex, 2209 N. 99th Avenue, Phoenix, abcfest.com

show “So You Think You Can Dance?” will love this show. All of the fan favorite competitors from the 11th season will be performing the stunning routines that made them loved by all.

Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2800, livenation.com

Styx

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With such great hits as “Mr. Roboto,” “Lady” and “Come Sail Away” in their catalog, Styx are simply rock ‘n roll legends. The good news for us is that haven’t slowed down even a little bit since their beginnings in a Chicago basement in the early ‘70s.

Wild Horse Pass Casino, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, 520.796.7777, wingilariver.com/wild-horse-pass

Waste Management Phoenix Open

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ROD SPICER

“Fore!” The Phoenix Open is back for the annual golf tournament, and with it comes Scottsdale’s finest and fabulous entertainment. With live music in the Bird’s Nest by some of the biggest musicians and hosting the hottest parties, at this event, it’s nearly as important to see as it is to be seen.

Get ready because it’s almost tee time!

TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, 480.585.4334, wmphoenixopen.com

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons JANUARY 23

Gaining a whole new generation of fans thanks to the Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical based on his life and career, “Jersey Boys,” Frankie Valli and his Four Seasons are still touring and performing their adored hits, such as “Sherry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and “ Walk Like a Man.” Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 602.267.1600, celebritytheatre.com

Mike Greenberg Book Signing JANUARY 27

McLarens, Martinis and Models JANUARY 24

Vanessa Williams JANUARY 18

Known for her stunning face in addition to her beautiful voice, Vanessa Williams makes the Valley the last stop on her seven-city January tour. Expect to hear favorites such as “Save the Best for Last,” “Dreamin’,” “The Right Stuff,” and, of course, “Colors of the Wind” from 1995’s “Pocahontas.”

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

Marky Ramone Book Signing JANUARY 20

Starting off with a cocktail hour where the “TripleM” martini will be served, quickly followed by some of Chris Bianco’s manna from the heavens— er, we mean pizza—the night will be capped off with a preview of Cullum Homes and a Full Throttle Fashion Show combining the high-performance of McLaren and high fashion.

Mountain Shadows Resort, 5600 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, cullumhomes.com

Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester and the Power of Observation

JANUARY 24 THROUGH APRIL 12

Marking the first time a work by the hand of Leonardo da Vinci himself will be on display in Arizona, this collection of his observations about the universe around him gives us a peek into the mind of one of the most intriguing people to ever live.

Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.257.1880, phxart.org

Co-host of ESPN’s “Mike and Mike,” Mike Greenberg is also a successful novelist. Following up 2013’s hit “All You Could Ask For,” with his latest book “My Father’s Wives.” Greenberg tells the memorable story of a man’s search to understand his father and, inevitably, himself.

Changing Hands, 300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 602.274.0067, changinghands.com

Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull JANUARY 29

The King of Latin Pop will make January’s chilly temps sizzle. As part of the Latin music scene for decades, it’s impossible not feel amor for the sexy Enrigue Iglesias. (We’re looking at you, Anna Kournikova.) Blazing into the Valley along with Pitbull, these two Spanish-speaking musicians are bound to make the night feel fuego, fuego!

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2000, talkingstickresortarena.com

LEE CHERRY

The last surviving member of the iconic punk rock band The Ramones, Marky Ramone is the inventor of the “blitzkrieg” style of drumming that defined punk. Visiting Crescent Ballroom to sign his memoir, “Blitzkrieg,” Ramone will also discuss his book with Arizona Republic music writer Ed Masley.

Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Avenue, Phoenix, 602.716.2222, crescentphx.com

name in the past few years. Starting off on the stand-up stage, Hart has now become a silver screen staple in such movies as “Top Five,” “Grudge Match” and “About Last Night.”

Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2800, livenation.com

Jim Gaffigan and the White Bread Tour JANUARY 30 & 31

Gaining a following for his sarcastic and goofy demeanor, his honesty about his laziness and his pure love for food, Jim Gaffigan is an accomplished stand-up comedian, actor and author.

The Salt River Grand Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, 480.850.7777, talkingstickresort.com

The Night Before Concert JANUARY 31

As if we weren’t excited enough for the Super Bowl, the 2nd Annual The Night Before concert will take place... well, the night before the Super Bowl! The show will feature country music superstars Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and our very own handsome hometown boy, Dierks Bentley.

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2000, talkingstickresortarena.com

Super Bowl XLIX FEBRUARY 1

Unless you’ve been living in a Central American rainforest, you’re probably aware that Phoenix is hosting the Super Bowl this year. Admittedly, even those of us who don’t really totally understand the point of throwing a ball and then jumping on one another are actually pretty excited about it—except for maybe the traffic.

University of Phoenix Stadium, 1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, universityofphoenixstadium.com

Arizona Balloon Classic Festival

CitySkate Ice Rink

“Come fly with me.” Frank Sinatra sang it best because romance is in the air at the Arizona Balloon Classic Festival. Go up, up and away in a hot air balloon ride. Gaze at the scenery below and relish in the moment. Check out brightlycolored air balloons and feast on yummy eats.

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You might be more “Bambi” on ice than the graces of the Olympic Gods, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, but hey, you can still enjoy a night out with your special someone, falls and tons of laughs included! Hold hands and laugh at each other for being ohso-uncoordinated!

CityScape Phoenix, 1 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.772.3888, cityskatephx.com

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So You Think You Can Dance?

Live Tour JANUARY 25

Fans of the hit Fox dance competition

Kevin Hart JANUARY 30

Gaining notoriety for his ability to get some big laughs from his small stature, Kevin Hart has become a huge

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SELF-DEPRECATION Valentin Chmerkovskiy brings humor, sick moves to the Valley Christina Fuoco-Karasinski » The Entertainer!

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rofessional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy considers meeting and greeting his fans one of the perks of his job. But when he and fellow “Dancing with the Stars” castmates tour this winter, he hopes to chat with a whole different demographic.

“I’d like to meet all those people individually who didn’t vote for me to win this season and give them a handshake and ask them why,” Chmerkovskiy says with his typical dry sense of humor.

The brother of former “DWTS” dancer Maksim, Chmerkovskiy took third place in season 19 with partner Janel Parrish of the TV show “Pretty Little Liars.” He is part of the “Dancing with the Stars” tour, which stops at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix for two shows on Sunday, February 8 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

“It’s just fun,” he says about the tour.

“You meet the audience and the show is very interactive. There are plenty of times I jump into the audience and dance with who knows who.”

Although he wished to not reveal many details, he did say that season 19 winner Alfonso Ribeiro of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” will narrate and perform in the show.

“Witney Carson, his partner, who just won, she’s a super talented dancer,” says Chmerkovskiy, who also plays violin in the show. “And Emma (Slater) is a sweetheart. She’s amazing. Then you’ve got me. I’m a decent performer. OK looking, got an OK personality. Hopefully I can also contribute to the cast. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

“Dancing with the Stars” has proven to be challenging for the Ukraine-born Chmerkovskiy. It all starts with, what he calls, an “arranged marriage.”

“You don’t know who you’re going to get,” he says. “Once you’re walking through that door to meet this person, you’re handcuffed to one another. You’re dependent on one another and you need one another for growth and individual success, at least for the show. It’s a very unusual process, but it’s an exciting one and a lot of fun.”

He says he has to build his partners’ confidence and make them believe in

themselves. He considers himself to be a life coach of sorts, managing the stars from “A to Z”—making sure they eat right and avoid injuries. Chmerkovskiy is part psychiatrist, part psychologist.

“I make sure their head is in the right place, to make sure the pressure of the live show doesn’t get to them, keep them cool headed,” he explains.

“I have to be a coach, partner, mentor and ultimately a friend. These are all the things that we have to play on the show. That, sometimes, can get a little overwhelming. Hopefully it all comes together. I’m very grateful to be put in those situations. It makes me grow as a person. It allows me to help somebody else become a greater version of themselves.”

Chmerkovskiy is modest when told it’s noble that he thinks of his partners above himself.

“First of all, I have a responsibility to the person who took a chance on me or hired me,” he says.

“I guess I have a little bit of an oldschool mentality and accountability and responsibility. When our casting director meets with people, with these celebrities, and she pairs them up and she says, ‘You

know what? We’re going to give you Val and I think you’re going to love him,’ I have to live up to that responsibility.

“My partner is lost, excited, anxious, beautiful and frightened. They have no idea what’s going on.”

Chmerkovskiy says he’s a representative of the show and the art.

“I have the responsibility to champion not only ‘Dancing with the Stars’ but ballroom dancing in general.

I take a lot of pride in that. I want to make this experience as great for them as possible. Maybe I was brought up that way. I’m at my best when I’m helping others. I look my best when I’m presenting my partners. That’s my outlook on things.

I appreciate the credit I’m given for it, but ultimately, that’s the way I think it should be.”

“Dancing with the Stars: Live! Tour”

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omedian and TV personality Howie Mandel envisions his stand-up dates as one “giant party” and he’s the center of attention.

“Regardless of what I do, I always come back to stand-up,” says Mandel, calling from the set of TBS’ “Deal With It,” which he executive produces and occasionally stars in.

“It’s the only thing that has no rules.

It’s the only thing that has no marks to hit, no lines to recite, no commercials to throw to, and no editing. Just don’t bring the kids.”

Mandel is set to celebrate that freedom at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, January 10, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Sometimes performing in front of an audience can be challenging, but it’s one that he prefers to take on. Like the year 2015, Mandel doesn’t have a plan for his local performance.

“It’s just whatever happens,” he says.

“After all these years, I have a plethora of material to draw from. But I look to be taken off the path. I want whatever happens that night at that show to be unique to that night, that show.

“A big part of it is improvisation.

A big part of it is if somebody yells something out. It’s very interactive. The audience seems to be a big part of it.

It’s fun. I’m just trying to be the center of attention. I think 2015 should be more fun.”

Among his projects for next year, though, is another season of “America’s Got Talent,” for which he serves as a judge along with Howard Stern, Heidi Klum and Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls.

“I love not knowing what you’re going to see, which is inherent in my stand-up,” he says about the show, which is abbreviated “AGT.” “I like to be surprised. Plus, I just love watching somebody who has all these dreams, hopes and wishes, their life changes right in front of me. It’s a very different world, standing there on stage. I have the empathy doing what they’re doing. I’m going to do that in Scottsdale. You’re at the mercy of the audience. Hopefully, they respond and change. I feel my life is changed every time I walk out on stage.

Just to be witness to that is enjoyable.”

He adds that it’s moving when he sees a contestant win the $1 million prize and a stint in Vegas.

“I know how much it means to them,” he says. “I know how much is at

stake for these people. This is a dream come true from the moment they walk on stage. The look in their eyes. They look at the crowd, the theater, the judges, the camera like ‘this is surreal.’ It’s kind of moving, emotional, exciting, funny, awkward and amazing. Every single emotion there is.”

The chemistry of the judges panel is unparalleled to other reality variety shows.

Mandel explains it’s because the panelists actually like each other.

“As luck would have it, we legitimately know each other outside of the show,” Mandel explains. “We’re really friends. I have the utmost respect for everyone on the panel, who are from four different walks of show business. I think we all have legitimate input, as far as what we talk about.”

Judging “America’s Got Talent” and executive producing “Deal With It” just goes to show Mandel’s versatility. He’s also an actor who appeared on the hit TV show “St. Elsewhere.” Mandel says he loves watching a TV show come together.

“Somebody has an idea, then you watch 200, 300 people come together and bring that idea to fruition,” Mandel explains.

“It’s very collaborative; it’s the opposite of stand-up. It’s fun. It’s like a puzzle. You put all the right people together and sit in a room and say an idea out loud. Your directors, producers, editors, actors, comedians, writers and all these people that are involved in the network all come together to hopefully watch this idea come to fruition on television.”

Mandel squeezes in “Deal With It” and “America’s Got Talent” in between his 200 to 300 stand-up dates.

“Stand-up comedy is a primal scream,” he says. “I can get up on stage and do anything and everything to entertain and have fun. I’m alone. I’m in control. I love that autonomy.”

Mandel explains that the magic starts when the emcee says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Howie Mandel!”

“I think my reputation precedes me of being open and fun,” he says. “I can’t tell you how many times I walk down the street and someone will say something like, ‘I was there that night at the Fox Theatre when the lady with the red hat fell off her seat.’ Something specific happens that is unique to that night. Things will happen that night and will never happen again. That’s what I look for and that’s what makes it fun. Everything I’ve ever been punished for, expelled for, hit for, is what I get paid for.”

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FIREWORKS Katy Perry heads to the Valley to light up the Super Bowl

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aty Perry is on top of the world, and now she’s also about to be in front of it. Seven in 10 American households will tune into the Super Bowl on February 1, so all eyes are on the bubblegum pop songstress.

It’s a triumphant cap to a tumultuous year. After ending a heavilypublicized relationship with John Mayer, and before that, a marriage with comedian Russell Brand, Perry needed time for self-reflection.

“I needed to explore so many things about what had been going on in my life,” Perry explains about the writing process on her latest album, Prism. “At first it seemed like it was going to be darker but then I reached a point where I decided to let the light in. That’s why I decided to call the record Prism—because it’s inspired by all the self-reflection I went through and how it led me to a place of greater honesty and harmony. So now I’m beaming all that light out towards my fans.”

Prism is a rousing blend of pure power pop (“Roar”) and throbbing dance vibe (“Walking on Air”) that will play especially well with Super Bowl audiences.

Perry, who was raised by bornagain evangelical minister parents before she rebelled against her religious indoctrination, reveals the various existential leaps she had to take towards retaking charge of her life and how that played out into the making of her new album, Prism.

Katy, what kind of life lessons have inspired you as of late?

I’ve spent a lot of time working on myself.

I learnt that going through bad times can also put you on a road to incredible self-discovery and personal rebirth. Those aren’t clichés, they’re real feelings you experience when you take stock of things and realize how much you can achieve just by looking forward and opening up your heart again.

Do you think you have a different perspective on love and romance now?

I’ve understood that I have to be secure in who I am first and not let my own identity hinge on anyone else. You have to be strong on your own no matter what and then you can allow yourself to be vulnerable and open your heart without

worrying how sad you might feel if things don’t work out.

Do you feel stronger now?

I feel a lot wiser and cooler about things.

I have a much broader perspective. I’ve travelled a lot, I’ve gone through a lot, and you kind of get educated about life in the process. I like where I am now.

Does your album, Prism, represent a breakthrough for you in some way?

It’s all about self-empowerment. I dug pretty deep inside myself to come up with a lot of the ideas and themes for it. The record is about finding the strength to deal with all the curve balls life throws at you and get past your doubts and fears.

You’re known for not being afraid of putting your personal life out there.

Honesty is something which has always driven me in my work. When I was shooting my concert film (“Katy Perry: Part of Me”), I didn’t want to whitewash anything. I knew it would be hard to allow people to see me experiencing some very sad and traumatic things that were going on in my life, but that’s the kind of thing that makes it real. It enables people to see inside who you really are. I feel an obligation to tell the truth, at least about myself.

wasn’t shown in some way. I went into the project wanting to be honest about my life and I stuck to that.

Is it hard to go on stage in front of thousands of fans when your personal life is falling apart?

(Laughs) It’s the hardest thing you can imagine. You want to cry for a few hours curled up in bed but you tell yourself that everyone has problems and you’re being paid to perform for people who have been looking forward to seeing you and you’ve got to suck it up and just go out there and do your job. You’ve got to respect your fans and they’ll respect you for that.

You’re reportedly also on a health kick these days?

I like to go on hikes or long walks whenever I can. I hate working out and so I need to do things that keep me fit without it feeling like torture. I’ll train before I go on tour because you need to be in top shape if you’re going to be

able to get up on stage several nights a week performing and fly from one city to another over the course of several months. I’m getting used to drinking green tea instead of lattés and taking lots of vitamins, and when I’m on the road I’ll usually have a soup for lunch and have a grilled chicken salad with asparagus. I keep it pretty simple.

What are you biggest musical influences?

When I was growing up, I fell in love with Queen and Alanis Morissette. Alanis was singing from such an incredible raw space and she spoke to me and I think to a lot of young women. I’ve been inspired by her and I’ve tried in my own way to speak to women. I also liked listening to Garbage and Gwen Stefani and a lot of female artists. But I’m constantly listening to music and trying to learn and draw inspiration from wherever I can. I’m a sponge when it comes to learning and discovering. I feel like each day brings something new to me.

Your film was remarkably frank. Do you ever think it went too far?

I wanted the film to be an honest portrait of who I am and what was going on in my life during this particular journey. I wasn’t interested in putting out a selfpromotional and narcissistic “Oh, Katy Perry is great” movie. I wanted to present myself in a very truthful context and not hide anything and show my strengths as well as my flaws, with and without makeup and everything else. It was important to me that people see that people in my position are not perfect and that I look like a normal plain Jane when I wake up in the morning. I wasn’t afraid of showing myself upset or crying. Those are the difficult moments where people see you as you really are and it would have defeated the point of the film to avoid showing those very emotional moments...And if I hadn’t dealt with my marriage it would have left this huge gap where everyone who saw the film would have wondered why that part of my life and what I was going through WWW.ENTERTAINERMAG.COM

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aking up residence at WestWorld of Scottsdale, from January 10 through 18, Barrett-Jackson is once again bringing The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auction to the Valley.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Barrett-Jackson now produces auctions throughout the year in Scottsdale, Palm Beach, Reno/Tahoe, and Las Vegas. Every year, hundreds of the world’s most unique, valuable and desirable cars drive off stage with new owners while the world looks on.

Drawing over 200,000 spectators, the car auction features hundreds of cars passing over the block every single day. In addition to the auction itself, the event draws people from all walks of life.

A bull-riding challenge, Ford/GM/Dodge Ride ‘N Drives & Thrill Rides as well as multiple concerts, including Rodney Atkins, add to this family-friendly event.

The auction itself is wildly exciting as bidders are pit against one another to buy their dream car. Plus, it’s not only automobiles up for auction. Unique motorcycles and truly special automobilia also make the docket.

This year is especially exciting, as more than 100 vehicles from Ron

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Pratte’s collection will cross the block.

The American businessman, worth an estimated $350 million, has one of the largest and most diverse car collections in the world. Car lovers will revel in the incredible pieces up for sale. As most of his collection was purchased at BarrettJackson auctions over the years, it is only fitting that they should return to find their next home. Included in the collection is a 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Chevelle two-door hardtop, one of only 22 still in existence, a 1929 Indian 401 motorcycle, and one of the rarest Mustangs available, a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback with its original

engine, transmission and rear end.

In addition to the Ron Pratte Collection, fans can also look forward to some truly amazing custom vehicles for auction. One of them, a 1936 Dodge Brothers Touring Sedan, was named by Goodguys as 2014’s “America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod.” Also on the docket is a 1934 Ford Custom “Jimmy Shine,” a 1981 Pontiac Trans Am Custom Twin Turbo and a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera.

Truly considered a car-lovers Mecca, Barrett-Jackson has become one of the Valley’s premier attractions, and for good reason. Combining America’s love affair with beautiful automobiles,

perfect weather and a generally wonderful time for the whole family, if Barrett-Jackson isn’t already a tradition for you and yours, it certainly will be after your first visit.

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f a list of some of its customers gives you any clue, Cowtown is the best shooting range you’ve probably never heard of. Cowtown is known for being America’s elite sniper school. From the US Army Special Forces, to the US Navy SEAL teams, from Rangers and National Guard Units to a few “three letter agencies” that avoid public acknowledgement, trainees at Cowtown leave well trained and motivated.

Perhaps the best news? Cowtown is open for public reservations, and if you’re a Second Amendment-lover, you’ll probably get giddy just hearing about some of the experiences they offer.

Located in Peoria just south of Lake Pleasant, Cowtown is approximately 80 acres of hills and valleys, washes and open spaces perfect for camouflage, tracking, K-9 exercises and night vision exercises.

In addition to paper target, steel target, precision rifle and high caliber ranges, Cowtown offers two more unique experiences. The “Shoot a 50 Cal Experience” allows guests to shoot Cowtown’s new Barrett M824A1 .50 Cal with BORS Optics. Specially sighted or long-range reactive targets are 1,000 yards the power of this weapon is undeniable.

A one-on-one tutorial, and free T-shirt are included in this adrenaline-packed experience.

The second unique experience is the “Full-Auto Exploding Zombie Package.”

Offering guests the chance to shoot an Ak-47, a M16 or a M4 at an exploding zombie target from 50 yards, this package brings to life any zombie-filled, “save-theday” dreams of action lovers everywhere.

Pre-loaded ammunition and a one-on-one tutorial with a Range Safety Officer, this experience is capped off with a free T-shirt and beverage.

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op on a Harley and feel that cool breeze in your hair, if only for a day.

Street Eagle of Scottsdale is in the business of renting motorcycles. Sharing their passion for the open road, they house a variety of motorcycles for either a one or multi-day rental, ensuring any motorcycle favorite is available. From Yamaha to Harley Davidson to BMW, the Street Eagle of Scottsdale motorcycle experts are equipped to help find the best fit and bike for your ride.

Ranging from $89 to $299 a day for a motorcycle rental, Street Eagle of Scottsdale wants every rider to have access to the best motorcycle for their budget.

Most customers rent the motorcycles for day trips, but for routes that cover

Mother Nature’s finest Arizona landscapes, Street Eagle of Scottsdale gives guided tours throughout the state. Whether a customized guided tour is preferred or one of the standard guided tours instead, they can accommodate spur-of-the-moment or pre-scheduled trips.

Every rider has a preference, but one of the most requested bikes at Street Eagle of Scottsdale is the Polaris Slingshot. For a vehicle that has the sleek appeal of a sport

bike but rides like a sports car, the Polaris Slingshot is the latest motorcycle that’s causing a craze in the market. The threewheeled motorcycle allows the driver to sit side-by-side with the passenger, but it has been designed to not compromise the feel of a high-speed ride. The Polaris Slingshot hugs corners tightly and allows for the get-up-and-go that will lend the rush a sport bike when carving corners on the open road.

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Snap into a French Manicure

Manicures can be expensive—French manicures even more so. The white-tipped look makes your hands and nails look healthy-yet-neutral, but the polished look is next to impossible to achieve gracefully without putting your hands into the skilled, steady fingers of a professional. If you’ve tried it, you know giving yourself a French manicure is a mistake you only make once, then immediately call a professional for a nail appointment.

Not so fast. You actually can give yourself a French manicure at home, and the solution is actually mind bogglingly easy.

It’s a rubber band.

No, really. The same cheap rubber band that comes wrapped around your morning newspaper is the solution to your

manicure woes. You’ll need a rubber band that’s decently wide, white nail polish, a base coat and a top coat for shine. Here’s how to play manicurist.

• Paint the base coat over the entirety of each of your nails and let fully dry.

• Once dry, hold the rubber band taut over the tip of your finger nail. The blank space between the rubber band and the edge of your nail will be the “tip,” so adjust the rubber band until you get your desired thickness.

• Use the white nail polish to paint the area between the rubber band and the tip of your finger.

• Remove the rubber band and voila!

Repeat for all fingers and let dry.

• Clean up any mess ups with a Q-tip dipped in nail polish remover.

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elebrating its 15th year in Scottsdale, Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction is back this month from January 14 through 18. Attracting car lovers from around the world, Russo and Steele is often praised as one of the premier auctions to buy and sell European Sports, American Muscle, Hot Rods and custom automobiles.

Russo and Steele is a not-to-miss spectacle. Started in Scottsdale in 2001, Russo and Steele was created with a vision to be a unique, highly personal and professional, authentic experience in an intimate environment. In the past 15 years, they have attained that and so much more. Now catering to four cities on the west coast, Scottsdale, Monterey, Newport Beach and Las Vegas, throughout the year, Russo and Steele has earned a respectable and endearing reputation.

Over 700 classic cars will be up for auction in the fast-moving five days of exciting bids, fascinating people and truly one-of-a-kind automobiles. Perfecting

their “auction in the round” technique, Russo and Steele puts buyers right on the floor with the cars. Creating a coliseum effect, the ground-level is reserved for the auction itself while elevated arena seating, spanning a full 360 degrees, allows everyone to see the priceless cars and focus on the action. This design maintains the energy while still keeping the show intimate.

General admission tickets start at $20 for one day, $55 for three days and $80 for five days. However, the $200 bidder registration pass includes an official pocket guide, admission for all five days for the bidder and a guest, as well as an invitation to attend the exclusive auction preview and their series of panel discussions and guest speakers.

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Foto Fog is a simple (and kind of boneheaded) application that lets you fog up your phone’s screen just like you’d do on a window on a cold winter’s day.

Blow air toward the mic and realistic-looking fog appears on screen. Before you fog up the screen, write something with your finger on the screen (such as “you’re cute!”), then hand over the device to the object of your affection and ask them to blow on your phone. This might be one of the best pickup techniques ever!

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Want to prove how smart you are while lowering the self-esteem of inept, would-be challenger somewhere else in the world? QuizUp has endless categories (over 150,000 questions!), so almost anyone can feel smart as one-by-one, timed questions pop up. As you race to answer multiple choice questions before your opponent, you can see if you are winning or losing before the time runs out.

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User reviews, photos and even recommended pet events help you find not only what you want, but what your pet needs.

This free app curates content from social networks or web based on your personal interests and turns them into stunning, digital magazine-like pages that you finger-flip through by swiping. Originally this app was developed for the iPad and quickly caught on thanks to its addictive nature of endless exploratory fun, but the phone version is just as cool and worth a free download.

OK, you can spring for a buck here, since this adventure has won several awards. If you like puzzling challenges, enter the fantastic world of The Room: an immersive game where layer upon layer of mystery presents itself with incredible audio and 3D visuals. The game will suck you in and entertain you as much as it tests your puzzlesolving skills.

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When fed up with Siri miscommunications, download this free app and see if it doesn’t come in handy.

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(FREE) Hold The Button will help you find out how long you can hold your finger against the screen without releasing. That’s right— all you do is hold your finger against the screen until you can’t stand it anymore... or you decide to return to a productive life. But even more fun (Uh, fun?), is that you can compare how you did against an army of folks around the world who also play with this app. (Side note: We think they should charge for this app. Anyone dumb enough to play this repeatedly is surely dumb enough to buy it.)

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Scorpius Dance Theatre artistic director and choreographer on expanding the company’s influence

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corpius Dance Theatre’s founder, artistic director and choreographer, Lisa Starry, manages her company like a tight-knit family. Dancers enjoy working with her for that reason, while others simply respect her creativity and motivation. Her annual production, “A Vampire Tale,” is a highlight of the season among the arts community in Phoenix and is often referred to as the “‘Nutcracker’ of Halloween.” But there is more to Lisa and Scorpius than just that one production.

The Entertainer!: What is your goal as a choreographer?

Starry: My goal is to entertain people. Scorpius is best known for its highly accessible, full-length, themed productions such as our annual signature cult classic, “A Vampire Tale.” In addition, Scorpius is always creating edgy and inspiring repertory works that further showcase our artistry and entertainment abilities.

Scorpius Dance produces “A Vampire Tale” every fall. What was the influence?

Since I was a child, I’ve been a vampire fan. When I founded Scorpius Dance Theatre, I decided I wanted to create my own vampire story and put it on the stage. “A Vampire Tale” combines dance

and theater. Every season (for the past 11 years), we add or upgrade a scene, keeping the show fresh and exciting.

Making a film about this story is still on my bucket list.

Scorpius has other shows throughout the year. You have one coming up in February, correct?

The February show is “An Unusual Love Story”... “David+Lisa.” While the main characters share the same names as my husband and me, the show is not about us. The production is inspired by a fact-based stage play and 1960s film by the same name. While taking a class at Cal-Arts, I was inspired to watch the film, and fell in love with the story. I originally staged David+Lisa in 2008, and due to audience demand, I’m bringing it back.

What can audiences expect from David+Lisa?

It is an intense fairy tale of sorts and tells the tale of two young adults who meet while in a treatment center for mental and psychological issues. An unlikely attachment is developed, and a love story unfolds between the volatile individuals.

Scorpius is the first to abstract this story into the realm of contemporary dance, featuring dramatic, black and white staging and original music by Ryan Breen and Kristofer Hill.

What else does Scorpius Dance offer throughout the year besides your productions?

Scorpius is busy all year performing at other events throughout the Valley and promoting the company to secure touring gigs in the U.S. and Europe. We also have dance and aerial arts studios, where we teach regular weekday/weekend modern dance and aerial arts classes for ages eight to adult.

When not working on your own productions, what is your favorite pastime? Where would we find you?

I love to watch movies! During my free time, you can always find me at my favorite movie theater catching a new film. Also, I love to foster cats and help them find new homes.

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Murder for Two THROUGH JANUARY 18 The perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder! In this hilarious 90-minute tour-de-force, two performers play 13 roles, not to mention the piano, in a witty homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries.

Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, 602.256.6995, arizonatheatre.org

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! THROUGH JANUARY 25 A real life love story! Whether married forever, just thinking about marriage or trying to avoid marriage, everyone laughs at the hilarious, romantic roller coaster ride towards Happily Ever After.

Stage West at Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, herbergertheater.org

Dominique Blain Exhibit

Late Nite Catechism

JANUARY 8 THROUGH 31 Using personal archives as the principal source for her photographs, Blain’s work combines still and moving images. In this exhibition, she pursues the bleakest and harshest subject matter to awaken in her viewers not simply old memories, but empathic feelings.

Bentley Gallery, 215 E. Grant Street, Phoenix, 480.946.6060, bentleygallery.com

JANUARY 9 THROUGH MARCH 27 Ruling with a razor-sharp wit, Sister teaches her students (who happen to be the audience) everything she knows about sins and saints while doling out rewards and reprimands.

Each performance is unique and will appeal to all ages and faiths.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

The King and I

Ballet Arizona Spring Open House

JANUARY 9 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15 A richly textured tale of East versus West and an uplifting journey. A truly memorable love story about an English widow sent to Bangkok, and the King, whose life’s history has led him to aspirations of regaining the love of his people.

Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria, 623.776.8400, azbroadway.org

Shifting Gears JANUARY 9 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1 A profound play by one of Arizona’s most respected contemporary playwrights. A family struggles to embrace and express each member’s own identity as one person’s desires clash with another’s expectations.

Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 8355 W. Peoria Avenue, Peoria, 623.815.7930, theaterworks.org

JANUARY 11 Tour Ballet Arizona’s state of the art facilities, meet Ballet Arizona faculty, sample classes and enter to win performance tickets, class cards and more!

Ballet Arizona, 2835 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.381.0184, balletaz.org

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat JANUARY 13 THROUGH 18 Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story is an irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. This new production features Broadway/ television star Diana DeGarmo and Broadway star Ace Young as Joseph.

ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe, 480.965.3434, asugammage.com

Life in the Theatre II: Lunch Time Theater JANUARY 13 THROUGH 22 From the moment the audience takes their seats, the action, comedy and musical mayhem begin. Laugh along with The Studio members on their journey from curtain to finale… from backstage to performance.

The Kax Stage at Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, 602.258.9481, herbergertheater.org

MURDER FOR TWO THROUGH JANUARY 18

2 Pianos 4 Hands JANUARY 14 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1 For all the big dreamers out there, here is the wild, comedic tale of childhood friends in pursuit of the same ultimate goal: concert pianist stardom. Featuring music from Bach to Billy Joel, two actors, two pianos DOMINIQUE BLAIN EXHIBIT JANUARY 8 THROUGH 31

LATE NITE CATECHISM JANUARY 9 THROUGH MARCH 27

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An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin SUN, 2/22 • 7:30PM MON, 2/23 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $55

Comedienne Lily Tomlin creates an unforgettable night of fun and laughter as she takes her audience on a sidesplitting trip with more than a dozen of her timeless characters.

MOMIX Alchemia SUN, 3/22 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35

A hybrid of illusion and modern dance, the company conjures a magical and surrealistic world using light, shadow, props and the human body in their spectacular new show.

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THU, 2/5 • 7:30PM FRI, 2/6 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $45

Four stars from the original cast of Broadway’s Jersey Boys bring topshelf choreography and incredible harmonies to the enduring music that defined the 1960s.

Kathy Mattea THU, 2/12 • 7:30PM FRI, 2/13 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $35

Two-time Grammy Award winning singer of “18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses,” Kathy Mattea showcases her gorgeous alto voice in a vast songbook of country, bluegrass and folk music.

Alpin Hong Chasing Chopin THU, 2/19 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $25

Alpin’s autobiographical story brings Chopin’s music to life with a dazzling piano performance.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood FRI, 2/27 • 7:30PM SAT, 2/28 • 3:00PM TICKETS START AT $32

The greatest songs from Hollywood’s most popular movie musicals and classic films, sung by a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars and accompanied by a world-class New York band.

H.M.S. Pinafore TUE, 3/17 • 7:30PM WED, 3/18 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $40

Songwriting duo Gilbert and Sullivan’s first blockbuster hit is a gleefully entertaining comic opera about a Captain’s daughter in love with a sailor.

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THU, 4/2 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $38

His latest album I’ll Take Romance features romantic standards and jazz classics such as “At Last” and “The Way You Look Tonight.”

Chris Botti TUE, 4/7 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $65

Swing to the sophisticated sounds of America’s best-selling jazz instrumentalist with a magnetic performance by this Grammy Award winning trumpet player and his nine-piece band.

Chanticleer THU, 4/9 • 7:30PM TICKETS START AT $25

Over the past 35 years this twelve-member vocal ensemble has become the standard bearers of Medieval and Renaissance music, singing with unmatched beauty and precision.

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Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602.254.2151, phoenixtheatre.com

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Annapurna JANUARY 16 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1 Twenty years ago, Emma walked out on Ulysses. Now, hearing he’s in dire straits, she tracks him down to a trailer park in the wilds of Colorado.

Their reunion, alternatively comic and conflicted, is full of razor sharp wit and brutal honesty.

Black Theatre Troupe, 1333 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.888.0368, actorstheatrephx.org

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Alpin Hong JANUARY 16 Performances across the globe have earned classic pianist and music education activist Alpin Hong the reputation as a modern day Pied Piper. His combination of technique, range, and humor brings audiences young and old to their feet.

Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, 480.782.2680, chandlercenter.org

The Fab Four JANUARY 16 Mesa Arts Center transforms into Abbey Road when The Fab Four return! Surpassing all other tribute bands with their precise attention to detail and uncanny note-for-note renditions, they have wowed audiences around the globe celebrating The Beatles.

Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, 480.644.6500, mesaartscenter.com

Rapture, Blister, Burn JANUARY 16 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1 Former friends, each coveting the other’s lives, commence a dangerous game of musical chairs, with the prize being the life they both think they want. As three generations of women dissect the situation, they discover their personal insights on feminism are not what they expected.

Theatre Artists Studio, 4848 E. Cactus Road, Scottsdale, 602.765.0120, thestudiophx.org

The National Tour of Jekyll & Hyde JANUARY 17 An evocative tale of two men; one a doctor, passionate and romantic, the other, a terrifying madman; and two women; one, beautiful and trusting, the other, beautiful and trusting only herself. Their story unfolds in a gripping musical thriller.

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, 22149 E. Ocotillo Road, Queen Creek, 480.987.7469, qcpac.com

George Benson with The Phoenix Symphony JANUARY 21 With a career spanning four decades, Benson has been heralded as a jazz guitarist of unparalleled chops and a vocalist with great emotional range and sophistication. Benson teams up once more with The Phoenix Symphony for a show of Benson’s original hits.

Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, 480.644.6500, mesaartscenter.com

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers JANUARY 23 A rip-roaring stage version of the popular MGM movie features boisterous fun and romance that harkens back to the glory days of the movie musical. Set in Oregon in 1850, Milly plans to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law.

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, 22149 E. Ocotillo Road, Queen Creek, 480.987.7469, qcpac.com

Broadway Romance JANUARY 23 AND 24 The Phoenix Symphony and stars of Broadway sing their way through Tony Award-winner Ted Sperling’s guide to the greatest love stories from Broadway musicals. This is a concert for the heart that you won’t want to miss.

Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.495.1999, phoenixsymphony.org

Collin Raye

Indian Ink Theatre Company’s The Elephant Wrestler

JANUARY 23 Collin Raye was one of the true hit makers of the ‘90s. His signature vocals still resound with honesty and richness. His captivating style and fiery delivery created country standards of searing ballads.

Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert, 480.279.7194, higleyarts.org

JANUARY 24 The contradictions of modern India and ancient gods come alive in this outrageously funny and heartbreakingly beautiful romantic thriller.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

Summer Raine: A Musical Stage Play JANUARY 29 International singer Summer Raine experiences betrayal, causing her to retreat to a resort for rest and reflection. While away from the flashing lights of the paparazzi, a scandal is brewing that could rock her world and alter her life.

Stage West at Herberger Theater, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, 602.283.1222, o-livetheatre.com

Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles JANUARY 29 Part of Arizona Musicfest’s 2015 lineup, this popular tribute band performs all the classic hits in an exciting and memorable tribute to one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands of all time.

Highlands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale, 480.488.0806, azmusicfest.org

The Magic Books JANUARY 31 AND FEBRUARY 7 Explore themes that students can adapt to their everyday lives. This brand-new theatrical experience will connect the love and value of reading, with exciting characters and opportunities for audience involvement and learning.

Hormel Theatre at Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602.254.2151, phoenixtheatre.com

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he event that has come to be known as the West’s premiere art show and working studio is celebrating its 25th anniversary. This year’s theme, “Celebrating 25 Years of Art in the Making,” will commemorate the history of the Celebration of Fine Art, which is steeped in tradition and passion.

It takes place under the signature “big white tents,” featuring 40,000-square-feet of working studios and works of art by 100 top artists from across the country.

The juried, invitational show has come to be recognized not only for its exceptional art, but also its welcoming experience and interactive atmosphere.

“We’re excited to celebrate 25 years of art in the making,” says Susan Morrow Potje, co-owner and show director. “The show has become a very special venue for artists and art lovers alike. It’s a place where creativity and conceptualization are fueled by curiosity and connectivity. It’s where art comes to life before your eyes.”

“The Celebration of Fine Art is

aptly named, it truly is a celebration,” says Marty Le Messurier, an artist also celebrating his 20th anniversary with the show. “It is a working studio ... where visitors are excited about seeing art being created every day. Many will come back countless times to watch the progress of a piece being created and feel they helped create it.”

Styles at the show range from realistic to impressionistic, Western realism, abstract to contemporary. The outdoor sculpture garden will return with nearly 100 pieces of life-sized and monumental sculpture as well as a shared work space where visitors can see wood turning, welding, kiln firings, and bronze pouring demonstrations weekly.

Celebration of Fine Art,

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Avant-garde film series explores the unusual with a few famous names Randy Montgomery » The Entertainer!

Phoenix Art Museum’s “Film Form/Film Art” series explores the diverse world of avant-garde cinema, screening many masterworks of the genre in their original, true 16mm prints and provides unprecedented opportunities for students of film, art and ethnography.

On January 11, film program coordinator Perry Allen explores diverse avant-garde cinema through film excerpts and conversation.

Films featured include work by Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel, Maya Deren, Andy Warhol, Peter Hutton and Michael Fassbinder.

On January 18, three master works of avant-garde cinema will be shown in their true, original 16mm format. “Dog Star Man (Prelude)” by Stan Brakhage manipulates the physical object of the celluloid film strip.

“Meshes of the Afternoon” by Maya Deren manipulates typical narrative by using recurring images and fragmented timelines. “Scorpio Rising”

by Kenneth Anger presents the camera as a machine.

An Evening with Peter Hutton will feature a screening of “At Sea” on January 28. One of cinema’s most ardent and poetic portraitists of city and landscape comes to the Phoenix Art Museum for an evening of conversation and screening of his 2007 film. Declared the best avantgarde film of the decade, “At Sea” is ambitious and profound. A haunting meditation on human progress charting the life-cycle of a colossal container ship from creation through destruction, with a voyage across the Atlantic in between. The film will be screened in 16mm and will be followed by conversation and audience Q&A with the artist.

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The Entertainer!’s BEST MOVIE OF 2014

‘Boyhood’ Written & Directed

by Richard Linklater

When “The Gambler” was first announced, Leonardo DiCaprio was originally slated to star instead of Mark Wahlberg.

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” was Wes Anderson’s seventh collaboration with Bill Murray.

The life of a young man, Mason (Ellar Coltrane), filmed every two years, as we see him grow up from age 5 to 18 right before our eyes!

Check out which 2014 movies ranked among our film writers’ bests in this month’s Grades at a Glance!

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In his audition for “Into the Woods,” Chris Pine sang “Fly Me to the Moon”

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The Skeleton Twins The Song The Theory of Everything Whiplash Wolf Creek 2 = A favorite film of 2014

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RANDY MONTGOMERY

JOSEPH J. AIRDO is a producer of and film

film and television production experience. Stan draws from his behind-the-scenes expertise to survey a film’s challenges to cinematically present a story. Production credits available at IMDB.com ~ Movie items available at ScreenScene.org ~ Twitter: @NikitaAtSection ~ Email: Movies@StanRobinson.org

Randy’s reactions reveal the emotional intuition of an average moviegoer. With a master’s degree in counseling and education, Randy grounds his opinions in a unique combination of both a movie’s surface entertainment value and its ability to affect him on an even deeper level. Email him at RandyJay7694@yahoo.com

commentator for “Breakthrough Entertainment,” a talk radio show airing 9 a.m. to Noon Saturdays on KPHX 1480 AM that shines a spotlight on the practical perspectives of the topics and themes explored in movies. Read his reviews on BreakRadioShow.com and Examiner.com, or e-mail him at joseph.airdo@gmail.com

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Here is the definitive list! The Entertainer’s best movies of 2014, as decided by our film writers, who scour the world of Hollywood to bring you the most accurate and credible reviews each month.

Stan Robinson, Randy Montgomery, and Joseph J. Airdo are members of the Phoenix Film Critics Society, which represents the movie reviewing press for the state of Arizona. We invite you to visit PhoenixFilmCriticsSocety.org for our 2014 award winners!

And the awards go to... (In alphabetical order) “Birdman” Featuring Michael Keaton’s awardprone performance, “Birdman” tells the story of a has-been actor who once played an iconic superhero, who must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in an effort to reclaim his past glory.

“Boyhood”

**Airdo’s Best!** This film is one of the most unique cinematic experiences to which you will ever bear witness. The truthful beauty that emanates from this movie is guaranteed to leave you absolutely awestruck.

“The Imitation Game”

“The Song”

With Oscar-caliber performances

by Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightly, an English mathematician/ logician and a colleague help crack the famous Enigma code during World War II with mesmerizing tour-deforce performances and historical presentation of a little known event during the war.

The film tells a simple story with miraculous beauty, evoking a whirlwind of emotions among audience members—many of whom will not walk out with dry eyes and all of whom will be genuinely moved to profound internal reflection.

“The Lego Movie” The animation is unmatched and the storyline is just as creative. By far one of the best original screenplays of the year, never before has the essence of a child’s toy been so perfectly represented in a movie. Everything is awesome!

“The Skeleton Twins” Funny, touching and incredibly acted by ‘SNL’ co-stars Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, this indie stuck around for a few weeks in theaters and immediately won over audiences willing to take a look. The duo plays a brother and sister pair, each with their emotional issues.

“The Theory of Everything”

**Robinson’s best!** A biographical drama gives us a look at the life and relationship of the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane, with a moving performance by actor Eddie Redmayne in the title role. It captures the essence of the decades it covers, presenting an insiders view.

“Whiplash”

**Montgomery’s best!** Set in a music school, a student battles his teacher for recognition. The acting is superb and is so well directed that the final twenty minutes is one of the most intense sequences ever filmed.

Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons turn in two of the best performances of 2014.

“Wolf Creek 2” “Wolf Creek 2” gets your heart racing with a chilling chase through the Australian outback before causing your blood to curdle as predator plays with his prey. It is not only the year’s best horror movies—it’s one of the year’s best movies, period.

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Esai Morales co-stars as Mr. Santillan in “Spare Parts,” based on the real story of four Carl Hayden Community High School Students that took on the MIT robotics club to win an underwater robotics competition.

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Background

NO MORE Esai Morales looks to promote Latino talent in Phoenix-focused ‘Spare Parts’ Lynette Carrington » The Entertainer!

I

t’s a story from our own backyard, but it’s not one that’s often told.

Prolific actor, producer, director and activist Esai Morales co-stars in upcoming film “Spare Parts,” which will be released January 16, based on a true Phoenix story that occurred in 2004. The film also stars George Lopez, Jamie Lee-Curtis and Marisa Tomei.

It centers on Carl Hayden Community High School and its real life students, Oscar Vazquez, Cristian Arcega, Luis Aranda and Lorenzo Santillan—all teens from a poor part of town, some of whom were undocumented.

The unlikely group of students, with nothing more than $800, used car parts and some guts, took on the prestigious MIT Robotics Club and won the Marine Advanced Technology Education Competition Underwater Robot Challenge.

The film showcases several Hispanic artists in meaningful roles, including Morales, who portrays the father of student Lorenzo Santillan. He recognizes that there are few roles like this in Hollywood, so when he got a call from George Lopez, who also stars in the film, about the script, the story resonated with him.

“That’s the shot in the arm that young people from those communities and others need to really see—that you can strive to do great things and actually

achieve them,” Morales says.

“I was connected with the relationship with the son and the father and that whole dynamic,” he explains. “I got to meet the real Lorenzo and some of the people that we were portraying at the wrap party. It was a pleasure and an honor, because as much as I’ve done in my life, I look at other people and I’m floored and humbled by what they do in theirs.”

Morales hopes that people take away

“We have to stop the negativity that is passed on down to our children and the neuroses,” he says.

Morales is taking an active role in how Latinos are perceived in media, and not just with the roles he chooses. He founded National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts in 1997 with actors Sonia Braga, Jimmy Smits, Merel Julia and attorney Felix Sanchez to encourage increased presence of Latinos in media

That’s the shot in the arm that young people from those communities and others need to really see—that you can strive to do great things and actually achieve them. a positive message from “Spare Parts.”

“I think it’s a multi-faceted message,” Morales says. “Number one, we’re people—people left in the background.

We’re not monolithic. Not everybody speaks Spanish, not everybody is an immigrant and not everyone is an American.”

The relationship between father and son in the film was also an important one that can serve as an example of what is possible with encouragement, Morales says.

and entertainment.

The organization has provided scholarships in excess of $1 million to more than 350 Hispanic students who are pursuing graduate degrees in the arts. ”We started the organization to improve the quantity of our people— Latino Americans—who participate in this business,” Morales says. “The more that we support the students that excel in their studies we’ll be able to populate the industry with talented individuals.”

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THE DINER INSIDER

Inside tips from the Valley’s culinary scene Breanne DeMore » The Entertainer!

THE HORSE AND THE HEAD

A Valley staple, Minder Binder in Tempe was well known for its red barn exterior, cheap drinks, fun atmosphere and... curated interior. Covering every inch of the place was covered in memorabilia, artifacts and antiques until it’s closing in 2005.

And then it was saved.

In late 2014, Minder Binder opened its door once again as The Mission @ Minder Binder. Preserving everything they could, the new owners did have to convert the outside to a Spanish mission style instead of the keeping the red barn, but to the delight of Valley residents, most of the interior has been preserved.

Including the horse and the head.

When you head down to The Mission @ Minder Binder, be sure to keep your eye out for these fascinatingly odd antiques. In the rafters is inconspicuously hidden a real, whole stuffed horse, and on the second story is a large bust of a man, assumingly Zeus, that was a prop used in the 1959 motion picture “Ben Hur.”

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DUELING DINERS: FOGON

En garde! Our dueling diners love each other when they’re not reviewing restaurants, but when the meal comes, their flaws are totally game Christina Caldwell and Andrew Axelrod » The Entertainer!

CHRISTINA’S ACCOUNT

Before I begin, just to be clear, yes, our last two Dueling Diners reviews have been at Mexican restaurants. But to be fair, they were two entirely different experiences. They wouldn’t have been if Andrew had anything to do with it.

FOGON can be described as sort of the Benihana of Mexican food. Patrons are seated at stations, where cooks fry, bake and sauté your entree in front of you, developing a healthy repertoire between customer and cook and turning the culinary mastermind behind the counter into a showman (or woman!) in his (or her!) own right.

FOGON’s giant restaurant, consisting of four stations, a massive bar and spacious outdoor seating, was mostly full the night we showed up for dinner. It was hoppin’, but that didn’t stop the chips from comin’... or Andrew from pushin’ his luck.

Last month I described my boyfriend’s obsession with cheese. On his side of things, he decided to wax poetic about the coagulated milk product. Thirty days later, he was well prepared to keep his reign as Cheese King, decreeing that we should order the Queso Asodero. But I put my foot down. N-O was the answer. Just last month, we ordered a similar appetizer at Old Town Tortilla Factory. Both appetizers combined chorizo, cheese and chips—the holy trifecta for Ol’ Andy Axelrod.

Andrew loves his comfort zone, but I managed to break him out of it... temporarily. We compromised by ordering up the chicken quesadilla, which was more pollo than queso. The grilled, marinated chicken was the star of the appetizer, and since meat is Andrew’s second-favorite food group, and his first was still present, he was pretty happy about the whole situation.

I feel like you can judge a Mexican restaurant by its tacos.

Sure, a big burrito hits the spot when you’re starving and an upscale fish dish might be great for lighter fare, but tacos are an across-the-board Mexican staple on which this white girl is an expert. So I ordered two as part of the two-taco plate. I decided upon the steak tacos, but then our server, Morgan, suggested I could order one of each. A world of possibilities flashed in front of my face (Chicken! Carnitas! Fish! Veggie!), but I knew in my heart of hearts that my other selection was going to be shrimp. And I’m glad I branched out to the other side of the meat spectrum.

When the tacos arrived, my steak tacos were there in all of their traditional glory. Tender marinated steak danced with pico de gallo in a flour tortilla. It’s a classic that’s easy on the surface but difficult to execute with such precision. This one was a winner. The shrimp taco was a little less traditional, with a creamy, spicy sauce and blend of veg. It was a best of both worlds situation—like if Andrew was able to consume cheese and meat in one savory dish.

Oh wait, he did exactly that. The beef brisket enchiladas were a layered bit of decadence, with a smoky, rich red adobo sauce coating every inch of the tortillas and oaxaca cheese that were served bubbling in a cast iron skillet. The beef brisket was the perfect accompanying meat to choose (other options included chicken and veggies), and as he usually does, Andrew ordered the winning dish of the night.

How does he always do that!? It must be some magic cheese power. At least I’ll always have my lower cholesterol.

ANDREW’S ACCOUNT

Considering how much Arizonans love Mexican food, it’s kind of crazy we keep trying to lock the people who make it out of our borders. I know there is heated debate on immigration and I don’t care about any of that. I just want more Mexicans in this country so we can propagate the glory that is their native cuisine.

Mexican food has been a major staple in Arizona’s cuisine for over six thousand years. I don’t know if that number is right, but it feels pretty close. Even if it isn’t I think we can agree that Mexican food has penetrated all aspects of our American diets— we serve gloppy nachos at baseball games, we come together as families for taco night and we even mock it with our fast food chains and their made up “Fourth Meal.” We are not hobbits, Taco Bell!

I have a long history with Mexico. That’s actually not true. I have a long history of being a giant ass in Rocky Point during my teen years. This was kind of a rite of passage when I grew up in the early ‘00s. And out of all the memories I’ve had wiped away by cervesas and tequila in that city, one thing I can never forget is the food.

So as much as we are big fans of our Americanized cheesy queso pepperjack Hot Pockets and Doritos taco shells, it’s a refreshing and delicious exercise to enjoy a more authentic fare without having to head south of the border.

FOGON is a modern Scottsdale eatery that specializes in authentic Mexico City food. The menu is relatively small but focused. All your bases are covered. Carnitas, check. Fajitas, check. Ceviche, tortas and tostadas. Check, check and check. It’s all your favorite Mexican dishes cooked right in front of you—a nice twist that owner Daniel Correa had to install custom grill stations to achieve.

This was not Christina’s first dance with authentic Mexican food either, so I was feeling slightly less confident in winning this Dueling Diners review than I usually do. I’d say rather than my 100 percent certainty level I was hovering at around a 92 percent. After denying my suggestion for a big bowl of cheese, I begrudgingly agreed to start our meal with the chicken quesadilla.

A quesadilla is easy enough that a child can make one, but it can be surprisingly difficult to get right and FOGON knocked it out of the park. The grilled chicken was great on its own but entered mouth-watering territory when combined with the roasted poblanos, charred onions and manchego cheese.

For our entrees, Christina and I went in much different directions. She chose a light duo of tacos while I went with the heavy, cast iron-cooked enchiladas. Her tacos were fresh and flavorful, each protein served along with a well thought-out sauce and garnish. I admit I was sweating a little bit at this point thinking that Christina might have finally broken my streak of best dish. But then we both bit into my enchiladas and I watched her face sink in disappointment. Not because she wasn’t enjoying the smoky, cheesy tortilla-lined brisket, but because she knew that she had lost another round. I know one of these days she’s going to kick me off my throne when we end up at some vegetarian or sushi place, but for now my reign continues. And a delicious reign it is.

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THE FOOD

Amazing Valley food trucks to track down Breanne DeMore » The Entertainer!

Once laden with stigma and dirt, food trucks have completely overcome their previous reputation and proved that they are not only a great business, but also no longer a fad. In fact, completely relying on social media shows that these mobile gourmet gurus are more on top of it than some of the Valley’s most loved brick and mortar eateries. Check out the provided Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to find out when you can try these tremendous trucks.

Queso Good Quesadilla Truck Although the “cheese crisp vs. quesadilla” discussion is always relevant here in Arizona, it’s safe to say that most of us won’t turn down a delicious ‘dilla. And boy, do these guys take it to the next level.

Served on a 13” tortilla and always accompanied by corn chips and salsa fresca, these quesadillas open up so many new possibilities to the simple Valley favorite. Create your own with their list of ingredients or try one of their specialties. Plus, each quesadilla has the option to be made a burrito upon request.

Facebook: Queso Good; Twitter: @QuesoGoodAZ; Instagram: @quesogood; quesogood.com

Frank.

Gourmet hotdogs. No, that’s not an oxymoron, and if you think about it, why shouldn’t hotdogs have the opportunity to be gourmet? The bun/ dog variations alone are endless, let alone the possibilities of toppings!

These guys get it. First you pick your dog then your bun (you can’t go wrong with either the brioche or the pretzel). Then you either pick your toppins’ or the specialty dressings (the Apache Junction is phenomenal). Oh! And don’t forget your chips. (Get ‘em dirty—trust us.)

Facebook: Frank.; Twitter: @FrankFoodTruck; Instagram: @frankfoodtuck; frankfoodtruck.com

Luncha Libre

Creating a following referred to as “lunchadors,” this truly Arizonan food truck has an always changing menu that combines flavors from all over the world. Insistent upon on using the freshest ingredients and supporting other local businesses when possible, Luncha Libre has an entourage of two food trucks always spread out to different locations across the Valley.

From authentic Mexican to a fusion of Asia meets Southwestern, the cuisine prepared by Luncha Libre is sure to be delicious. Tip: we have our eye on the Steak and Bleu Quesadilla.

Facebook: Luncha Libre; Twitter: @LunchaLibre; Instagram: @lunchalibre; lunchadorsunite.com

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Press Italian Street Food

Food-wise, the Italians really know what they’re doing. Their combination of flavors and ingredients seduces even the pickiest of eaters around the world, which is why Press made an excellent decision with their focus on Italian food.

Press Italian Street Food’s mouth-watering meatballs, perfectly pressed sandwiches and positively delicious pastas will leave you obsessively checking their Instagram and Twitter pages to find out where they’ll be next.

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My Waffle Crush

Think about all of your waffle experiences in your life: those cardboard-y frozen things, that weird vehicle that you use for butter and syrup at your local diner, that time you realized your waffle iron was a very complicated mechanism. Now banish those from your brain!

My Waffle Crush is here to show you how life-changing waffles truly can be. Expertly crafted waffles can be topped with any combination of their toppings including: raspberries, Biscoff, Nutella, and vanilla ice cream.

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Mustache Pretzels Saffron JAK

Arizonans are spoiled. The pizza game around these parts is pretty on point, and the fierce competition just means that they all keep getting better and better. Sure, we all know the usual suspects, but just wait until you try this ‘za.

“Great mustaches aren’t born— they’re bread.”

Just like that, the masters behind Mustache Pretzels have won this pun-loving (and only a little embarrassed) editorial team over.

Starting with a Persian sourdough thin crust, Saffron JAK scours the Valley for the freshest, seasonal local ingredients to make your pie experience truly memorable. They change their menu weekly depending on available ingredients and chef collaborations.

It’s simple. They are pretzels that are shaped like mustaches. (Which are, frankly, easier to eat than the crossed and twisted originals.) Try the original, cinnamon sugar or garlic parmesan and with a variety of sauces including queso, marinara, Nutella and honey mustard.

Facebook: Saffron JAK-Original Stonebread Pizzas; Twitter: @SaffronJAKpizza; Instagram: @saffronjak; saffronjak.com

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HAPPY HOUR GUIDE Bad Water Tap Room

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Lucky Strike Bowling

Thursday, 9 p.m. to close Thursday Tap Takedown $1 off all drafts; $4 off growler refills

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1033 N. Dobson Road, #104, Mesa Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $1.50 off all Arizona drafts and house wines

680 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe Daily 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Half off select beer and wine and $5 well drinks

3622 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday through Sunday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. $2 off all drafts, $1 off bottles, cans, liquor and wine, $3 BLT sliders, $3 pretzel fundido, $8 crispy baby-back ribs

3 S. Second Street, Phoenix Phoenix Suns’ game days $4 cans

3160 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix Daily, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., all day on Mondays $4 well drinks, $2 off wine by the glass, $1 off beer

4222 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 20831 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 117, Scottsdale Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. $3 domestic pints, $4 local pints, domestic aluminum bottles and premium well drinks, $5 house wines

1760 W. Chandler Boulevard, Chandler Daily 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. $1 off all alcohol, but ask about daily specials! For example, Wednesday is $3 pints of craft beer all day!

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1633 S. Stapley Drive, Mesa Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and all day on Saturday and Sunday Discounts on local craft beers and signature cocktails and $2 smokehouse brews

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7210 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale Daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to close on Thursdays $1 off all party starter appetizers, $1.50 PBRs, Domestic Pints $2.50, Premium Pints $3.50, $1 off shots, wines by glass and specialty drinks

The Shout House

6770 N. Sunrise Boulevard, #207, Glendale Varying daily specials Wednesdays, $3 flirtinis; Thursdays, $5 bombers; Fridays, half off bottles and buckets for groups of four or more.

The Mission at Minder Binder

Duke’s Sports Bar

North Italia

7607 E. McDowell, Scottsdale Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Special prices on domestic pitchers, domestic drafts, domestic bottles, well drinks and wine

2922 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale Tuesday through Sunday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. $5 featured cocktails, wines by the glass and beer

50 W. Jefferson Street, #240, Phoenix Daily 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. $2 domestic drafts, $3 craft/import drafts and well drinks, $4 premium cocktails, house wine and food

Copper Still Moonshine Grill

2531 S. Gilbert Road, Suite 101, Gilbert Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. to close Domestic Drafts $2 & $3.50, Premium Drafts, $3.75 & $5, Domestic bottles $2.75, Import & Premium Bottles $3.75, $4.50/ glass house wine, $2.75 well, $5 house drinks & $4.75 moonshines

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715 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe Daily 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. $1 off all alcohol

4925 N. 40th Street, Phoenix 15024 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and all day Sunday $4 glasses of house wine, sangria and beers; $16 bottle/pitcher of house wine or sangria

SOL Cocina

15323 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 195, Scottsdale Daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. $3 wine by the glass, $3.50 bottled beer, $5.50 well drinks and SOL House Margarita, $6.50 Skinny Margarita and tequila tastings for $7.50 or $12

Stockyards Steakhouse

5009 E. Washington Street, #115, Phoenix Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $2 off draft beer and Saloon Snacks, $3 domestic bottles, $4 well drinks and $5 house wine with complimentary tenderloin sliders

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4175 N. Goldwater Boulevard, Scottsdale Daily 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. $3 beers, $4 well drinks, $5 wines and $6 cocktails

7001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Monday through Saturday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and all day on Sunday $3 Mexican beers on tap, $4 glasses of any Canyon Road wines, $5 Patron margaritas, 6 other margaritas at half price and lots of food specials

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Bucket of beers (five beers for two people): $12 domestic, $16 Mexican imports, $20 premium

7373 E. Scottsdale Mall, #6, Scottsdale Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Special prices on Maker’s Mark Manhattans, Tito’s Martinis and assorted red and white wines

2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe Daily 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to close $4 domestic beer, house margarita and well drinks; $4.50 craft beer and featured red and white wines

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FOOD EVENTS

CALENDAR New Years Eve at the Pink Pony JANUARY 1

Enjoy a delightful three-course meal to ring in the New Year. One of Scottsdale’s top restaurants will be sparing no expense to bring you a meal worthy of 2015. Mouthwatering burrata, braised short rib, ahi tuna and dark chocolate cake are a few things to choose from on the menu. It’s worth the splurge to also purchase the wine package, too!

Pink Pony, 3831 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.945.6697, pinkponyscottsdale.com, 5 p.m., $75

Binkley/Hutchins Dinner Collaboration JANUARY 15

Sometimes the student becomes the teacher, but even better is when they get to work together. Chef Binkley is reuniting with his culinary instructor to bring us all a decadent six-course dinner. Head online to see the full menu, but the words “bacon wrapped” were used, so do you really even need to see the rest?

Binkley’s Restaurant, 6920 E.

Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 480.437.1072, binkleysrestaurant. com, 5 p.m., $98

Jackson Family Fine Wines Wine Dinner JANUARY 22

This five-course Asian dinner party will feature wine from the Jackson Family Fine Wines. Special guests Steve Heimoff and Leigha Cornett can be expected for the event to speak about the various wines that will be served. Maybe we will finally learn the appropriate wine to pair with our orange chicken!

Ling and Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill, 9397 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, 480.767.5464, lingandlouies.com, 6:30 p.m., $47

Chef Face-Off JANUARY 24

The intimate dinner benefitting the Beer for Brains Foundation will have two local celebrity chefs battling to win “Best Pairing” based on which craft beer or wine attendants preferred with each dish, along with “Best Entrée.” Vote in the face-off and enjoy

sampling food, craft beer and wine from sixty different chefs, breweries, and vineyards.

Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, 480.478.6000, mim.org, 6:30 p.m., $95-$150

Street Eats Food Truck Festival JANUARY 24 AND JANUARY 25

Phoenix has a growing food truck industry, and at the 4th annual festival, attendants will indulge in each truck’s most popular item. The event is family-friendly with a kid’s zone, but also includes themed bars and a wine lounge.

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480.270.5000, saltriverfields.com, 11 a.m., $10-$100

Chocolate Affaire

the Chocolate Affaire has delighted visitors with all things chocolate. This year will include all things chocolate covered, dipped, or fried. There will be live music and enjoy the football twist, with the fest decorating the streets with the two NFL conference champion teams in the Super Bowl.

Murphy Park, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, 623.930.2299, glendaleaz.com, times vary, free

JANUARY 30 AND JANUARY 31

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF

New hop strains are being tested constantly and many of these bring flavors not yet experienced in beer.

NEW YEAR W BUBBLY Craft beer innovation in 2015

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hat has made craft beer great is innovation. The creativity of brewers, whether it be uses of malt, hops, various yeast strains or even water, is amazing. Couple that with the ability to create new recipes and revive classics, and you have a full-fledged brewing revolution in 2015.

Even the most common craft beers, styles like Ambers, Pale Ales and Stouts were considered innovative 30 years ago when pale lagers were the norm.

So, what types of innovation will we see in 2015? Certainly more of the same, but done differently. New hop strains are being tested constantly and many of these bring flavors not yet experienced in beer. Experimentation with malt and yeasts will continue, also allowing brewers to add flavor to beer through the basic ingredients. Brewers will also continue to push the sour envelope. An old German style, Gose, is incredibly popular now and, along with other sours, is growing at a rapid pace. Look for more barrel programs from a variety of brewers. Barrel aging brings amazing flavors as the brewer

doesn’t always know exactly what the barrel is going to do. Consequently, there is a lot of tasting and blending of different barrels to get a beer that tastes good.

But what beers can we look forward to in 2015? Of course there are many.

Bell’s Hopslam will be one of the first out of the gate with a late January release. We also can look forward to Pinner Throwback IPA, a rather sessionable beer from Oskar Blues. Wait until you see what Avery has to offer us in 2015—the Botanical Barrel Series lines up with the Trinity, Demons, Dictators and all the rest. Look for a Vanilla Bean Stout, Raspberry Sour and Coconut Porter, all aged in barrels, to hit shelves this year.

Lastly, Abita will be releasing a West Coast style IPA and has doubled down on their Select Series with promises of some amazing beers coming our way on draught only this year.

Keep trying new beers in 2015 and reward the brewers that make good beer, whether they make basic styles or something much more exotic. Let them know you appreciate their efforts and they will reward us back with even more exciting beers next year. Cheers to 2015!

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“Ballast Point Sculpin IPA is a gold medal, award-winning beer brewed in San Diego. It has a beautiful golden orange hue with a fresh, fruity, and piney aroma. This IPA pairs beautifully with our Rotisserie chicken, which we slow roast in our wood fired rotisserie oven for hours. The spices and herbs in the rub perfectly highlight the tropical fruit and citrus notes of the IPA, which pairs insanely well with heavily spiced and exotic dishes. The roasted fennel and the chili lime butter complete the pairing, complementing hints of mango, apricot, and hoppy, citrusy IPA goodness,” says Lance Walker, assistant general manager.

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This is the first beer ever produced by Huss. At 7.10% ABV, this is definitely an aggressive (but balanced) IPA. Coming in at 91 IBUs, this beer will satisfy hop heads while still offering a great experience for the transitioning IPA drinker. Brewed with Columbus, Simcoe, and Zythos, That’ll Do IPA pairs well with spicy foods, red sauces and sharp cheeses.

Papago Orange Blossom

Currently, this is Papago’s most popular beer. This light wheat ale starts out with hints of bright citrus and ends with a creamy vanilla finish. Served tall with a fresh orange slice, Orange Blossom is the perfect relief from the Arizona heat during those scorching summer months.

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Not your run-of-the-mill IPA, this 7.5% ABV bomber of beer will blow your senses. Marris Otter malt blends with a plethora of hops.

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City

Mellow Mushroom Pizza

2490 W. Happy Valley Road, 5350 E. High Street, 740 S. Mill Avenue

Locations throughout the Valley

Incredible Pizza and amazing beer make Mellow the place to go for a craft beer experience.

Papago Brewing Company

7107 E. McDowell Road

Scottsdale

The granddaddy of Arizona beer bars, there is something for every beer lover at Papago.

Boulders on Broadway

530 W. Broadway Road

Tempe

Boulders has the appeal of a neighborhood bar with a beer list that’ll make your eyes pop.

Hungry Monk

1760 W. Chandler Boulevard

Chandler

Whether you want great wings or great beer, Hungry Monk’s selection is tough to beat.

Harvey American Public House

1524 E. Williamsfield Road

Gilbert

First class food and first class beer, all set away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

OHSO Brewery

4900 E. Indian School Road, 15681 N. Hayden Road

Locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale

With a small nano brewery and a focus on everything local, both OHSO locations require your presence.

Angel’s Trumpet Ale House

810 N. Second Street

Phoenix

Bringing great beer to Downtown Phoenix, Angel’s Trumpet always has something unique on tap.

Spokes on Southern

1470 E. Southern Avenue

Tempe

A comfortable bike-themed grill with 24 draft handles and food made from scratch.

Culinary Dropout

5640 N. Seventh Street, 7135 E. Camelback Road

Locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale

Located at The Yard, Culinary Dropout has everything you look for in a great restaurant experience, especially great beer.

Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row

4420 N. Saddlebag Trail

Scottsdale

Dierks Bentley has been known to kick back with a craft beer or two, and so can you at his digs.

Garage Wine and Tap

1534 E. Bethany Home Road

Phoenix

With a small selection of great beers and a reputation for outstanding food, Garage should be on your list.

Thirsty Lion

2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway

Tempe

Plenty of great taps and plenty of room to hang out, let someone else do the shopping at Tempe Marketplace.

Copper Blues/Stand Up Live

50 W. Jefferson Street

Phoenix

Have a beer and a meal at Copper Blues before the standup show. You won’t even worry if it’s sold out.

HandleBar and Grill

680 S. Mill Avenue

Tempe

Based on a Belgian bicycle bar, a large patio and community tables add to the appeal of this Tempe hotspot.

Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers

4222 N. Scottsdale Road, 20831 N. Scottsdale Road

Scottsdale

Do we need to say more? The name spells out everything you need to know.

The Attic

4247 E. Indian School Road

Phoenix

Great burgers and there’s always something special on tap. Keep an eye out for one of their many special events.

World of Beer

526 S. Mill Avenue, 2224 E. Williamsfield Road

Locations in Tempe and Gilbert

Let these fine folks take you around the world with over 50 taps and 400 bottles. You are bound to find your favorite beer.

Flanny’s Bar and Grill

1805 E. Elliot Road

Tempe

Home of the Third Thursday Tap Takevoer. The rest of the month is pretty good, too.

Phoenix Public Market Café

14 E. Pierce Street

Phoenix

The Phoenix Public Market Café is a casual urban hangout offering breakfast, lunch, dinner and great beer.

Main Ingredient Ale House

2337 N. Seventh Street

Phoenix

A charming old home is the location for this Coronado neighborhood hangout spot.

Pig and Pickle

2922 N. Hayden Road

Scottsdale

A gastropub in every sense of the word, pair your dinner with one of their many fine beers.

House of Brews Sports Bar

825 S. Cooper Road

Gilbert

Is it a sports bar or a craft beer bar? It’s both!

Tempe Improv

930 E. University Drive

Tempe

Great comedy and great beer. Nobody needs to explain this one to us.

Union Barrel House

3636 N. Scottsdale Road

Scottsdale

Look for a changing selection of taps along with great food.

Ground Control

4860 N. Litchfield Road

Litchfield Park

Fresh roasted coffee and an ever-changing selection of good beer, including a fantastic import selection, make this one of the top spots in the West Valley.

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tretching their wildly popular arms into Mesa, the Boulders on Broadway and Spokes on Broadway crew opened Boulders on Southern on December 16.

Now with a new neighborhood to expose to amazing craft brews, head bartender David Sims is excited to help people learn about different styles and help them find “their” beer.

How did you get interested in beer?

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Why do you think craft beer is great?

There are so many different styles—there’s a beer for everybody out there. There are so many experiments happening and so many great beers. There will be a beer out there for every taste preference.

Why should craft beer lovers check out Boulders on Southern?

We feature 24 different taps, so there’s a little something for everyone. It’s a great place for people that like good beer. Plus, we’ll be rotating out taps, too, so we’ll give everyone the chance to try something new.

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It’s a new year and there are so many new beers for us to try.

Where should you start? These beer events will help you get your brew on throughout the chilly rest of January. Cheers to winter!

Miller Lite with Armadillo Grill JANUARY 6 Cheap beer and giveaways. What could possibly be better? The Miller Lite Girls will be stopping by the Armadillo Grill to pass out some goodies and rub elbows with their eager fans. Snap a photo and throw back a few drinks at this relaxed and fun beer-lovers event.

Armadillo Grill, 1904 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, crescentcrown.com, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Coors Light & Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers Putt-Putt Challenge

JANUARY 7 If you want the chance to win tickets to the Phoenix Open, then take your butt to the Putt-Putt Challenge sponsored by Coors Light and Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers. There will be a large number of competitors, so make sure you get there early and take advantage of their $3 Coors Light drafts.

Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers, 4222 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.941.2747, crescentcrown.com, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Scottsdale Beer Club New Member Meet and Greet

JANUARY 8 If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a club and never knew which one is for you, the Scottsdale Beer Club welcomes you with open arms. The new member meet and greet allows everyone to come together to share their passion for beer. With drink specials and deals, this isn’t a bad time to try a new club.

Skeptical Chymist, 15688 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480.609.8677, meetup.com/Scottsdale-Beer-Club, 5 p.m.

Blue Moon Paint a Pint Night

JANUARY 14 Let your artistic talents soar with this fun event. Paint a Pint Night offers patrons a drink special of $3.50 Blue Moon drafts, plus you get to paint your very own pint glass to take home as souvenir. With live music and cheap drinks, it will be impossible to have a bad time here.

Salut Kitchen Bar, 1435 E. University Drive, Tempe, 480.829.9292, crescentcrown.com, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Brew Ha-Ha

JANUARY 17 Take a trip up North this January and enjoy what the Brew Ha-Ha in Flagstaff has to offer. Besides the refreshing cooler weather, this fun event has 16 craft beers, wine, appetizers and hors d’oeuvres for tasting.

Giant Steps Jazz will be providing live entertainment to get your groove on for the night.

High Country Conference Center, 201 W. Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, 928.523.9521, flagstaffbrewhaha.com, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., $40 adv, $45 dos

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JANUARY 24 It’s time to put your beer-drinking and eating skills to good use. The Beer for Brains Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and funds to stop brain cancer and put on this event to benefit the Barrow Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, with all proceeds being used for pediatric brain tumor research. With food, wine and craft beer specialties, many of the Valley’s top chefs are set to wow you with the spectacular food and drink pairings and delicious treats. Ticket prices also cover full admission to the Musical Instrument Museum.

Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, thebeerforbrainsfoundation.org, $95

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The Temptations

JANUARY 9 Now celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their much-loved #1 hit “My Girl,” The Temptations have gained a reputation as a fun band focused on their precise choreography and ensemble vocals. With a continuous lineup of five male singers, founding member Otis Williams has seen 12 other singers come and go. See this talented group as they continue to add to their catalog of over 30 Top Ten and No. 1 songs.

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Styx

JANUARY 17 If America ever lets up on its love affair with rock ‘n roll and power ballads, then maybe Styx will slow down.

Until then, they are just going to keep conquering the world, one rock show at a time. Started out in a Chicago basement in the early 1970s, this fiveman group is responsible for giving us such great hits as “Mr. Roboto,” “Lady” and “Come Sail Away.” Don’t pass up the opportunity to see these legends.

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JANUARY 23 Hailing from Northern California, TESLA burst onto the rock ‘n roll scene in 1982 under their former name City Kidd. Realizing their name didn’t match with their music, they decided to change it, inspired by inventor Nikola Tesla. With memorable melodies and powerful ballads, TESLA is best known for their hits “Love Song,” “The Way it is,” and “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out).”

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Brenton Wood

JANUARY 23 Raised in the Los Angeles area, everything about Wood, from his stage name to his musical influences, is purely inspired by Southern California.

Although he is best known for his two 1967 singles, “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” Brenton Wood has continued to make music and is sure to be a fun show.

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Jim Gaffigan and the White Bread Tour

JANUARY 30 & 31 With countless appearances on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Conan,” and parts in various television series and movies, Jim Gaffigan has gained a following for his sarcastic and goofy demeanor. Bringing out the glutton in everyone, Gaffigan relates to audiences with his honest laziness and love of food. In addition to standup and acting, Gaffigan is an accomplished author of two acclaimed books “Dad is Fat” and “Food: A Love Story.”

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JANUARY 1 JJ’s Band

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 1-3 Firstborn Hon-Dah Casino, hon-dah.com

JANUARY 2 AzTex Band

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 2-3 One More From The Road – A Tribute to the Music of Lynyrd Skynyrd Casino Arizona, casinoarizona.com

JANUARY 3 Cornell Gunter’s Original Coasters Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

Gary Romero

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Shining Star

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 4 Rock & Roll Revue

Wild Horse Pass, wingilariver.com/ wild-horse-pass

JANUARY 5 He Said She Said Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 6 Thaddeus Rose

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Kianna & Neil Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 7 New Frequency Band

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Vinny DiJohn

JANUARY 15 Softones

Treja Vu

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Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 23-24

JANUARY 16

Casino Arizona, casinoarizona.com

DSB - Journey Tribute Band

The Carvin Jones Band

JANUARY 24

AzTex Band

Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns

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Lone Butte Casino wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

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Str8Up

Rebecca De La Torre

Joel & Delphine

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

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Harry Luge Duo

Shining Star

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Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 9 Marty and the Party

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

DaisyTrain Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 9-10 PettyBreakers – A Tribute to the Music of Tom Petty Casino Arizona, casinoarizona.com

JANUARY 10 Felix Sainz Duo

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Foghat

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 11 Hot August Night - Neil Diamond Tribute

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 18 Workin’ Hard: James Brown Tribute

JANUARY 27 Thaddeus Rose

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 19

JANUARY 28

Bandstand Shows- Sounds of Motown

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

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JANUARY 20 Thaddeus Rose

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 20-21 Kianna & Neil

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 21 He Said She Said

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 12

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

Wild Horse Pass, wingilariver.com/ wild-horse-pass

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Marty and the Party

Kianna & Neil

New Frequency Band

JANUARY 22

Jukebox 6

He Said She Said

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

JANUARY 29 JJ’s Band

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Harry Luge Duo

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

Sam’s Band

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

JANUARY 30 Marty and the Party

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Checker’d Past

Harrah-Ak-Chin, harrahsakchin.com

Music Connection

AzTex Band

JANUARY 13

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Kianna & Neil

Harry Luge Duo

JANUARY 30-31

Str8Up

Don’t Look Back - The Boston Experience

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Thaddeus Rose

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He Said She Said

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Lone Butte Casino, wingilariver.com/ lone-butte

Casino Arizona, casinoarizona.com

JANUARY 31 The Walkens

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The 2015 Waste Management (WM) Phoenix Open— the Valley’s annual professional golf tournament—returns to the fairways of TPC Scottsdale beginning Monday, January 26 through Sunday, February 1.

Hosted at TPC Scottsdale since ‘87, the WM Phoenix Open has grown into the largest tournament on the PGA TOUR. For this reason, among others, the event has earned the title of “Greatest Show on Grass.”

In its 80th year, the tournament will host 132 professional golfers vying for first place and the biggest chunk of the $6.3 million purse. The winner will receive a $1.13 million first-place check, and the other 70 players (plus ties) who make the 36-hole cut will receive checks of lower denominations depending on where they finish for the tournament.

The WM Phoenix Open will be hosting the world’s best players, and of those, spectators can expect the 2014 defending champion, Kevin Stadler, three-time Phoenix Open champion, Phil Mickelson and last year’s runnerup, Bubba Watson to return. The

complete list of 2015 WM Phoenix Open competitors will be available prior to the tournament later this month.

The WM Phoenix Open is the place to see and be seen, especially at the par-3 16th hole. Arguably the most famous on the Tour, it’s referred to as “The Coliseum” because the crowd is by far the largest to gather around one hole. It’s loud and it’s all about the party!

As a whole, the WM Phoenix Open is the best-attended golf tournament in the world drawing nearly 500,000 spectators each year throughout the week’s competition and other special events.

But not all the fun is had on the golf course alone. Spirits soar higher at the famous WM Phoenix Open nightclub hotspot, the Coors Light Bird’s Nest. For four nights, a massive tent is set up to host the hottest party and best live music entertainment. This year includes performances from some of the music industry’s most provocative acts, including Kid Rock, Darius Rucker, Afrojack and Capital Cities.

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orn on September 2, 1989, in Philadelphia, fraternal twins Markieff and Marcus Morris were born just minutes apart.

Joining older brothers Donte, Blake and David, they perfectly completed mother Thomasine “Angel” Morris’ basketball team of five sons. To be sure, they are still making her proud.

Loved by fans for their reliability on the court and dedication to family, Markieff and Marcus made their Suns debut in February 2013 and haven’t looked back. While there are some key differences between them, Markieff is seven minutes older, one inch taller and prefers the Dallas Cowboys to Marcus’ Philadelphia Eagles, it’s amazing how much in common these brothers are.

Now a vital part of the Suns’ team, it seems the more we learn about the “Keef ” and “Mook,” the more we want to know.

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to the University of Kansas where they both played basketball. When other colleges attempted to recruit Markieff without Marcus, he shut them down immediately. They were determined to stay together. Since they were both American studies majors, they had every single class together—no exceptions.

• The brothers have a shared mantra: “TeamFOE”—with “FOE” standing for Family Over Everything. Markieff and Marcus have this tattooed on their body in several locations.

• Markieef and Marcus live together and even will carpool to practices and games.

• They will settle arguments with a game of “Madden.”

• In September of 2014, when the brothers’ contracts were up for negotiations, they did everything they could to stay together, including

signing a tandem contract. Although they likely could have gotten more money signing separately, for a shorter amount of time and even maybe with separate teams, they signed a four year contract with the Suns to stay together.

• During negotiations, the Suns’ management put $52 million on the table and then left it up to the brothers to divvy it up. The brothers came to a mutual, though surprising agreement.

They agreed that Markieff would get $8 million each year for four years and Marcus would get $5 million each year for four years. When asked about this, the brothers explained that they see it as a household income, not broken down. Think about that next time you’re fighting with your sibling!

• Most of the twins’ tattoos are identical.

For example, on their right arms, they have a mural of the Philadelphia skyline with the city’s area code, 215, incorporated. On their left arms, Markieff and Marcus have two praying

hands lifting up a basketball with the words “A Gift From God,” portraying how they see basketball as their way off the streets of Philadelphia. Lastly, they have “Shirley,” their grandmother’s name, tattooed on one shoulder and “Angel” their mother’s name, tattooed on the other.

• While they both play the forward position, Marcus plays more small forward and Markieff plays more of a power forward.

• When the brothers were reunited on the Suns court, after spending 19 months apart (Marcus was playing for the Houston Rockets previously), both brothers had the best season of their careers.

• Markieff and Marcus spend a lot of their time off the court volunteering at Helping Hand for Single Moms, a Valley-based non-profit, and make sure to provide over 25 families with their Thanksgiving dinners every year.

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hether you’re planning to watch Super Bowl XLIX at a party, pony up big bucks for a game ticket, or just revel in the wake left by swanky celebrity bashes in Scottsdale (ooh, is that Jay-Z?), you’re about to get caught up in the National Football League’s massive marketing vortex.

To put the game’s magnitude into perspective, more than 111.5 million Americans watched last year’s Super Bowl, 88 million more viewers than Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Baseball may be our national pastime, but football rules the roost when it comes to popularity.

THE GAME We’re now up to the 49th Super Bowl (but you have to be cool and use Roman numerals), and every year we’re hopeful for an epic game. We’ve witnessed some classics, including the Giants shocking then-undefeated New England and Pittsburgh’s tippy-toed victory over our beloved Cardinals. There are arguably a dozen quintessential Super Bowls, but the reality is, teams don’t always play so super.

Last year, the Seahawks routed the Broncos, 43-8, the third-worst blowout in Super Bowl history. There have been 20 Super Bowls played where the point

differential was greater than 16, and the average margin of victory is actually 15 points! Wait, wasn’t this supposed to be a matchup between the two best teams?

THE HALFTIME SHOW For the first 24 Super Bowls, fans were entertained at halftime by an insipid lineup of marching bands, drill teams and a musical abomination called “Up with People.”

In 1991, the NFL morphed the halftime show with pop culture and busted out the New Kids on the Block.

It was a bold and risky move (Up with People fans were pretty irate), but one that launched the modern day halftime extravaganza.

Since then, host cities have paraded musical icons like Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, ’N Sync, U2, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones—we even had Nipplegate, Janet Jackson’s breast-popping wardrobe malfunction.

Katy Perry will bring her cheeky, danceable pop to Glendale. “This year’s halftime show is going to be crazy,” she teases in a promotional video.

advertising. The Super Bowl has become an unparalleled advertising marvel, where corporations fork out upwards of $4 million per 30-second spot.

“Brands are known to bring out their most creative and biggest ideas for the Super Bowl,” says Derek Rucker, a marketing professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. “In addition, not everyone is invested in the particular teams playing, so commercials give viewers a common touch point to talk about.”

Talking babies, cute puppies and Clydesdale horses always prove popular.

Americans have become fearful of missing one, at the risk of sounding clueless

during water-cooler gossip on Monday.

“What, you missed THAT one?”

THE PARTY Every year, millions of Americans use Super Bowl Sunday as a chance to get together with friends and family, watch football, laugh at the commercials and eat a truckload of food. For many, the Super Bowl party is “the” party of the year.

Advice to party hosts: avoid a gastronomic faux-pas and stick to the crowd-pleasing, artery-hardening staples like burgers, ribs, nachos and wings.

The National Chicken Council estimates that 1.25 billion wings will be devoured during Super Bowl Sunday.

The wings will be washed down by 325.5 million gallons of beer that day.

Party participants really dig competitive games like bags, horseshoes, Jenga and, of course, wagering a few bucks on Super Bowl squares, pools and proposition bets.

Research shows that half of American adults bet on the Super Bowl, ranging from $1 squares to heftier wagers with online sports books. The Las Vegas Gaming Board reported that $119.4 million was legally gambled on last year’s Super Bowl, while an estimated $8 billion is expected to be wagered on this year’s game “outside” of Vegas. The Super Bowl has become the biggest betting extravaganza of the year, and Americans just can’t resist the allure of a wager.

There you have it: the key elements of the Super Bowl that Americans have grown to love. And if the stars align in Glendale—both teams play a heartpounding game, the halftime show is rockin’, the commercials have the masses howling, and the parties are off the charts—then Super Bowl XLIX will truly be SUPER.

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Good news for football fans! Arizona is home to some of the best bowl games in the country this month. Nothing like ringing in the New Year cheering for some of your favorite out-of-state teams.

This year, lucky enough to make the cut to the much-anticipated Cactus Bowl are Washington and Oklahoma State. Leave the Maroon and gold at home and head over to Sun Devil Stadium.

Sun Devil Stadium, 500 E. Veterans Way, Tempe, 480.350.0911, cactusbowl.com, Friday, 8:15p.m., prices vary

Phoenix Suns vs. Toronto Raptors JANUARY 4

Toronto may be able to hold their own on the ice, but on the basketball court they have no chance. Prepare to fall on your butts, canucks! Be loud and proud in the stands to cheer on the only excuse to wear orange.

U.S. Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson Street, 602.379.2000, nba.com/suns, 6 p.m., prices vary

Arizona Coyotes vs. San Jose Sharks JANUARY 13

January may be all about football, but for those of you who like to see grown men shoved against glass, this match up won’t be one to miss. This California team is guaranteed to put up a good fight, and sitting in the cold arena might actually help the Valley residents feel like it’s winter.

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A golf tournament like no other, the Waste Management Phoenix Open is one of the most anticipated golf tournaments of the year. Even if you don’t like golf, you will like this event.

Along with some of the top golfers competing at the event, this year attendants can also look forward to a live performance by country singer Darius Rucker, Kid Rock and Grammy Award-winning DJ AfroJack.

TPC of Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, 602.870.0163, wmphoenix.com, $30-$50

ASU vs. Oregon Ducks JANUARY 30

When ASU and the Oregon Ducks get a chance to go head-to-head, the game is never a disappointment. Residents in the Valley have a bit more respect for them after Oregon kicked UofA’s butt during football season. Now we have our chance to kick theirs on the hardwood!

Wells Fargo Arena, 600 E. Veterans Way, Tempe, 480.965.3482, thesundevils.com, 6 p.m., prices vary

As if you needed reminding, the Super Bowl (Yeah, that Super Bowl!) will be played in our very own backyard at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. If you don’t have $5,000 for one ticket to the game, tune in at home, at any of the Valley’s sports bars... or just tune out by watching Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl.

University of Phoenix Stadium, 1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, universityofphoenixstadium.com, TBD, prices vary

Superb Owl Shuffle 5K FEBRUARY 1

Super Bowl Sunday is a time-honored American tradition. Whether you’re preparing for your team to fight for the title, or you’re in it more for the beer and commercials, why not get your exercise in? This 5K morning jaunt is the perfect way to ensure you don’t feel guilty about those baconpotato skins and cheesy pretzels.

Kiwanis Park, 5500 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480.350.5200, superbowlshuffle.org, 9 a.m.

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With the purchase of a special ticket fans will receive a commemorative Death Star basketball for the team’s annual “Star Wars” night. 5,000 fans will also receive an orange rally towel to fuel the fire on Orange Friday. It will be a great way to head into MLK weekend.

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ome one, come all!

The Zoppé Family Circus is performing at Chandler Center for the Arts, and it’s bringing its most death-defying acts, most dazzling acrobatic feats and unique talents to the stage that are promised to touch the hearts of the audience.

The Zoppé Family Circus is a show that’s made up of an Italian family, and it always has been. This circus began as all great stories should: when two people fell in love. In 1842, Napoline Zoppé, a young, French clown, was looking for work. He happened upon a plaza in Budapest, Hungary in search of work as a street performer.

It was there that his heart fluttered at the sight of the statuesque ballerina, Ermenegilda. She had the type of grace that could woo the crowd and capture the hearts of all who watched with no words uttered. But most notably, it was Zoppé’s heart that no longer belonged to him alone, but to Ermenegilda from that moment forward.

Unfortunately for Zoppé, being a street performer was not a profession that was regarded with prestige. And because of it, Ermenegilda’s father did not approve of their relationship. And even if it sounds too good to be true, the lovers conflict, but desire to be together gave them a reason to run away. Together, the lovers ran away to Venice, Italy, where they

created the Zoppé Family Circus.

Since the beginning, the circus has been passed along from generation to generation surviving many obstacles. And although the circus has endured hardships and hiccups throughout decades gone by, it has always remained in the hands of the Zoppé family.

Today, the Zoppé Family Circus features an intimate, one-ring show that has delighted audiences from across the globe. Always on the road, the Zoppé Family Circus still honors its Italian roots with old-world traditions in its performances.

This circus isn’t a run-on-the-mill operation. The show is built on a central character and storyline. Starring Nino the Clown, the story unfolds as the audience will be mesmerized by acrobatics, equestrian showmanship and canine tricks. There is not a barrier between the performers and the audience at this event, as much audience participation is encouraged.

The Nino the Clown character is played by Giovanni Zoppé, a sixthgeneration circus performer who was born and bred to take on this role, once of age. His character is said to touch the emotions and hearts of the crowd through actions, miming and tricks that have deep meaning. Only in town for a short period of time, this event is sure to be astonishingly brilliant.

So without further ado, on with the show.

Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, 480.782.2680, zoppe.net, through Friday, January 2, times vary, $15-$32 The University of Arizona’s Reid Park, Corner of E. 22nd Street and S. Country Club Road, Tucson, zoppe. net, Friday, January 10 through Sunday, January 12, times vary, $15-$32

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heme park fans have long been asking for a new dark ride in the building which once housed two of Knott’s Berry Farm’s most cherished attractions; Berry Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs. The large, multi-story building has been sitting dark for years waiting for a new theme.

In late 2014, Knott’s management revealed plans for a spectacular new interactive 4-D attraction called Voyage to the Iron Reef. Opening in the spring of 2015, Voyage to the Iron Reef adds high-tech fun for everyone as guests save Knott’s from mysterious creatures emerging from the seas beneath the boardwalk in a cutting edge mediabased battle.

The ride comes with an intricate back story. The Queen of the Kraken and her aquatic army have surfaced to feed on the steel of any attraction within their grasps. Their unquenchable appetite for coaster metal has turned these creatures into swimming mechanical monsters unlike anything ever seen on the ocean floor.

Guests who have what it takes to

become brave deep sea navigators will climb aboard four-person submarine-inspired ride vehicles and embark on the four-minute gaming adventure into the Iron Reef, along 600 feet of track through 11 scenes. Equipped with an interactive freeze ray, guests will aim for ballooning puffer fish, an iron clad octopus and other exciting 3-D creatures as they attempt to blast the most sea life and save Knott’s from a watery doom.

“The same commitment to storytelling and dedication to incorporating the most cutting edge ride technologies that made Knott’s Bear-y Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs so popular is what has driven the Iron Reef creative process,” says Raffi Kaprelyan, vice president and general manager of Knott’s Berry Farm. “The technology showcased in Iron Reef will honor the legacy of the attractions that preceded it, and propel the on-ride experience into the 21st century.”

Start planning your late spring/early summer trips to Orange County now and prepare to battle and save Knott’s Berry Farm from these underwater creatures.

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THE BEST FAMILY EVENTS

IN JANUARY The Marvel Experience

THROUGH JANUARY 3 The first-of-its-kind attraction covers over two acres and allows guests to crush with Hulk, fly with Iron Man and have your spider senses tingling with Spider Man. Guests can experience Marvel like never before with a 4-D motion ride and a 3-D stereoscopic project dome.

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, 877.250.2929, themarvelexperiencetour.com, 10 a.m., prices vary

Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate

JANUARY 7 THROUGH 11 What child doesn’t enjoy Disney?

Heck, what adult doesn’t enjoy Disney? Disney on Ice takes the audience into a world of fantasy as they get to enjoy four of their amazing stories like you’ve never seen them before, including “Cars,” “The Little Mermaid,”

“Toy Story” and “Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell.”

U.S. Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson Street, 602.379.2000, disneyonice.com, times vary, prices vary

Phoenix Suns Star Wars Night

JANUARY 16 Light sabers up! Young Jedis can get their hands on a commemorative Death Star basketball during this annual Suns tradition celebrating the “Star Wars” of past and soon-to-be present. Plus, watch the Suns team float through the air like you’re using the force.

U.S. Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson Street, 602.379.2000, nba. com/suns, 7 p.m., prices vary

legged friends dressed in their best NFL gear. Families can visit the adoptions centers and get their hands on free giveaways for furry friends. Make sure to register for the Sniff and Stroll Fun Walk!

Chaparral Park Off Leash Area, 5401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, 480.312.0205, scottsdaleaz.gov, 8 a.m., free

Monster Jam

JANUARY 24 What sounds like a better family entertainment night then watching large trucks crush other large trucks?

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Watch tricks, jumps and wheelies from larger-than-life automobiles!

Cheer and holler as the sound of metal crunches and gasoline is floating through the air.

Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, monsterjam.com, $20-$125

CitySkate

THROUGH FEBRUARY 1 Ice-skating outside in Phoenix? Think again, give the gift of traditional ice-skating to your family or as a cute date and enjoy telling people you are going Ice Skating in the valley of the sun. Be sure to check their website to see when the Phoenix Coyote’s beloved Howler will be in attendance for the themed days.

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eld annually in conjunction with the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, Gem & Jam is so much more than a music festival. Pairing jam and electronic music with an atmosphere celebrating art and the gem and mineral community, this threeday festival has something for everyone.

Kicking off February 6 in the stunning Arizona desert, the festival features two main live music stages hosting many internationally and nationally prominent names. In addition to the music, you can expect workshops, dancers, visual performers, art galleries and cutting edge production to round out the experience.

Always working on improving from the year before, Gem & Jam 2015 will have an expanded network of daytime ac-

tivities, classes and workshops in addition to late night parties with music until the early morning hours.

This year’s musical lineup includes Emancipator Ensemble, Papadosio, Michal Menert Trio, LTJ BUKEM, Phutureprimitive, The New Mastersounds, Random Rab, Giraflage, Thriftworks, Little People and Russ Liquid.

Artist Alex Grey, renowned for the striking themes of death and transcendence that are beautifully weaved throughout his artworks, will both paint live as well as speak about his art and experiences as an artist.

Grey will be accompanied by over 30 of the finest vendors of gems and jewelry from around the world. Nearly 55,000 people are expected to visit Tucson during the three-week long Gem and Mineral Show (January 31 through February 15).

The organizers of the Gem & Jam Festival aim to create a fun and unique experience that celebrates the art and attitude of the gem community.

Three-day tickets start at $109, but if you’re looking for a luxurious experience, Gem & Jam offer three VIP packages. The Amethyst Package, starting at $500 for two people, includes line-free passes to all three days, a special VIP lounge area, two tickets to each night of Silent Disco, two tickets to the Alex Grey daytime workshop and a variety of memorabilia. The Opal Package, $800 for two people, includes everything in the Amethyst Package, plus a three-night stay at the Flamingo Inn and two tickets to all of the after parties. The Topaz Package, $1000 for two, includes everything in the Opal Package, except that the guests stay at the Comfort Inn, within walking distance to the festival.

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fter 25 years in the music business, Kid Rock is done with indulgent partying.

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He’s calling from Florida, where his friend, legendary golf coach/Valley resident Hank Haney, is teaching the rapper-turned-rocker to be a links master.

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working with Hank Haney, who’s probably the best golf coach in the world.

Jack Nicklaus was giving me some tips yesterday. It’s so fun and so surreal.”

Rock—who counts Birmingham, Michigan-turned-Scottsdale, Arizona, resident David Spade among his friends— can’t believe that he and his buddies have resorted to golf to relax and have fun.

“When something crazy happens, I say, ‘I was at the White House last week, crazy man. We were making dirty rap songs 25 years ago.’”

Kid Rock has evolved into a rocker and sometime country artist who will release his 10th album, First Kiss, in late

February. The first single is the nostalgic first track that blends Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69” guitar riffs with the innocence and sincerity of Rock’s hit “All Summer Long.”

“The video’s kind of the same, too,” Rock says. “The boat is now a pick-up truck and there’s a performance piece.”

For the album First Kiss, Rock recruited Austin rockers Band of Heathens to perform with him.

“I brought them in after we had a bunch of songs written,” Rock says. “I always like to do things outside the box.

I’m a fan of those guys. They’re great players. We just came in, started tracking,

laying stuff down and then I finished the rest of the stuff myself.

“I also went to Nashville to cut a couple songs with Dann Huff and just really focused on this record because it’s my last contracted record with Warner Bros. I kind of feel like a major league baseball pitcher. I don’t know what the future’s going to hold but I know it’s going to be better to go out on top. I felt the pressure and really focused on it. I buckled down on it and went back to my old school work habits.”

The album was hard work, but something to which Rock is accustomed.

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choices: You buckle or you buck up,” he says. “When the pressure comes on with something that’s important to me, I work my ass off. I stay focused and I work my ass off. Those are things people never see.

“They just say, ‘Hey (I saw) Kid Rock’s fight at the Waffle House.’ They don’t see Kid Rock’s in the studio at 7 a.m., you know, and worked ‘til 9 p.m. and he did that for months.”

Another song on the album is “Good Times and Cheap Wine,” the quintessential Rock topics.

“Those are some Kid Rock lyrics,” he says with a laugh. “It’s old school rock ‘n’ roll. It’s Kid Rock telling you what he

likes, what he doesn’t like, how I’m the old guy and I’m fine with it.

“I don’t know how to ‘Facetweet.’

I’m not a fan of Coldplay. I’m not cool enough to play Coachella. I don’t give a (crap) about what’s rock ‘n’ roll. I just want to have some good times and drink some cheap wine.”

He calls festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza “fashion shows,” and is at peace with not playing them. He still doesn’t get Coldplay, though.

“It’s not that I hate them or anything,” he says. “They’re fine. I’m glad people like them. I just don’t get it.

“I saw them play in London in front

of 30,000 people. I’m like, ‘Maybe if I go and see it live, I’ll understand.’ But I don’t get this. I don’t get it at all.”

He does get why it’s important to support the troops and charities and to spread goodwill. He recently donated $20,000 to the now-defunct Orbit Magazine in suburban Detroit to allow it to create an anthology dedicated to the alt monthly. Rock also was given the Patriot Award for his work with U.S. troops.

“I’ve been blessed enough to be where I’m at,” Rock explains. “It’s so easy to help people out in the position I’m in.

I try to as much as I can. Obviously, being taken under the wing of our military and

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the guys and girls that serve, and a lot of them like I do, I get to travel all over the world and play for them. It’s great for them, but it’s a win-win because it makes me feel good.”

Contemplative now that he’s releasing his 10th album, Rock is quick to crack a joke about his quarter century in music.

“If you would have took that bet in Vegas asking if Kid Rock would be around in 10 years from my successful Devil Without a Cause record, nobody would have taken that bet. Hell, I might not have taken it.”

He attributes his longevity to hard work and honesty.

“I treat [the fans] fair. I treat them right. I don’t take advantage of them. I see people driving around in their Rolls Royce with their windows tinted and they’re embarrassed. I’m not. I have made a ton of money. But you know what? I’ve never taken an unhonest dollar from the working man.”

Sure, he adds, that entertainers have to be “somewhat” good at what they do.

“I’m sure people will debate that about me, just like they would about anyone else who does anything creative.

But I think it’s just hard work and honesty and give people what they want and make yourself happy, too. I really enjoy what I do.”

That is especially true for his live shows. With his trademark microphone flip and energetic performances, Kid Rock can’t be appreciated until music fans are seated in front of him. His followers understand that and have made his show at the Birds Nest the fastest sellout in the event’s history.

“We’re bringing the whole show,” Rock says. “Whether it’s my concert or a fair or a festival or a corporate gig, I don’t slouch. Even when it’s a corporate gig, let’s say, and there’s 200 people in the room and it’s a weird setting, I still give it everything I got. These people paid top dollar for this. We’ll entertain them. I don’t care where we’re at. It’s always been my attitude.”

He’s looking forward to the Waste Management Phoenix Open gig and swinging the clubs in Scottsdale. Fans won’t see him frequenting Super Bowl or golf throwdowns. He sticks to celebrating on stage.

“I’m all partied out after 25 years,” he says. “I’m a stay-at-home party guy now.

We still have a great time, but being in nightclubs, sitting in corners with a bottle of booze and music pumping in your ears, those days have passed me by.”

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JANUARY 4 Growl w/Solid Brown, Uno Sideburn

The Dictators w/Motor 666, Scorpion vs. Tarantula , Rotten Youth, Swapmeat, Dark Hearts Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

LIVE MUSIC

CALENDAR

JANUARY 1 Cattle Decapitation w/Theories, GodAwfulNoise, Magguts, Invading Uranus, Grindhouse Club Red Theaters, 6 p.m., $15

JANUARY 2 North Brother Island w/Foster Family Band, Rising Sun Daughter Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $8

Black Thoughts w/Jack the Cat, The Blissins, Common Tongue, We Might be Wasted

Marissa Sendejas w/Chatter Box and The Latter Day Satanists, Ludlow Massacre, Andy Warpigs Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Nomada w/Inept Hero, Bear Ghost, Vida, Pride through Strife, Ethan 103 Pub Rock Live, 8 p.m., $5-$10

The International Might Mushroom w/La Sucursal de la Cumbia Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $18

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

Labor Party w/Carol Pacey & The Honey Shakers, Day Before Plastics, Safety Patrol

JANUARY 3

The Sugar Thieves

G-Eazy w/Kehlani, Kool Joh, Jay Ant

Nachito Herrera

Marquee Theatre, 7 p.m., $33

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8 MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $35-$40

Wild Earth CD Release

Crescent Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $8-$10

Mojo Lockdown w/Painting Faces, Asphalt Wasteland, The Rhythm Room, 5 p.m., $10-$12

De’Lunula Screeners

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Brian Chartrand & Friends w/Kyle Phelan, James Mulhern, Jenny Jarnagin

Damon Johnson

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., free

R.Ariel and Adrian Orange Tour Kick Off: Where Are All the Buffalo w/Pro Teens Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8 MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $33-$38

JANUARY 11 Surf w/Watch for Rocks, Head over Heart, Mystery School 8:30 p.m., $5-$7

JANUARY 6 Some Dark Hollow w/Tommy Ash, Speak Easy 8 p.m., $5-$7

JANUARY 7 Sidepony New Year Spectacular: Feast of the Seven Herbs w/Some Magical Animal, Strange Lot Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $5-$7

The Ree & Friends Show w/Ree Boado, The Hill in Mind, The Copper States, Teneia, RQuel Denis, The Heaviest Cat

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $43-$48

JANUARY 8 Chicha Dust

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $8-$10

Whitney Morgan & The 78’s w/Joe Fletcher The Rhythm Room, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15

Steve Tyrell

Jeff Bridges & The Abiders January 9

Livewire » 7 p.m. » $48 Jeff Bridges is a well-known actor, but it was his singing voice in “Crazy Heart” that made audiences do a double take.

With a sound that’s as gritty as it is brilliant, Bridges has us hooked. Taking his talent to the stage, the “Dude” and The Abiders are bound to give a great performance.

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $43-$48

JANUARY 12

JANUARY 9

Aesop Rock w/Rob Sonic, Homeboy Sandman Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $12

The Temptations

Celebrity Theatre » 7 p.m., » $60-$110 Even in his 80s, Willie Nelson is still one of the original cowboy rebels. He is and always has been an outlaw at heart. Nelson sang and ran his country music career in his own way and it worked. He created the kind of music that had appeal and raw honesty. Even receiving the honor as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nelson isn’t slowing down. Coming to Phoenix this month, don’t miss the chance to catch this legend on stage.

Livewire, 7 p.m., $23

Soul Power Band,

Steve Tyrell

January 4

The English Beat

JANUARY 5

The Rhythm Room, 6:30 p.m., $8-$10

Willie Nelson

JANUARY 10

Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, 8 p.m., $25-$99

Reality Show w/Coed Pageant, Snail Quail Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

It’s a Long Story w/Animate Escape, The Sleepover, Safe, So Simple Joe’s Grotto, 6 p.m., $10

Glen David Andrews

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $28-$33

JANUARY 13 The Fab Four

Mesa Arts Center, 8 p.m., $25-$45

Powerman 5000 & (hed) p.e. w/ Knee High Fox, Souless, Sans Meridian, Special Guests Club Red East, 6 p.m., $20-$25

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Hibou w/Battling Giants

JANUARY 22

Phoenix Rock Lottery

Spring w/The Blank Waves

Crescent Ballroom, 7 p.m., $10-$12

Trunk Space 7:30 p.m., TBD

Johnny Craig w/Down with Webster, Run 2 Cover, So Loud

Tesoro

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $5

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Joe’s Grotto, 6 p.m., $17

The Brat Pack from the Philippines

Savory Brown w/Kim Simmonds The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $24-$28

JANUARY 14 Morning Hands w/Waytansea Point, Andrew is Tired Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

JANUARY 15 The O’Jays

JANUARY 23

African Children’s Choir

Chandler Center for the Arts, 3 p.m., $30$44

Headband For the Highwayy’s Battle for South by so What: Stands with Fists, Modern Color, Dehumanizer, Singularity, A Lapse of Ethos, Talk to Sheep, Wrath AZ, Infinite AZ, We are Nemesis, A Moment of Clarity AZ Club Red Theaters, 4 p.m., TBD

Jackie Evancho

Celebrity Theatre, 7 p.m., $52-$128

Owl & Penny CD Release w/ Celebration Guns

Weslynn, Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $3-$5

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $25-$30

JANUARY 19 Idaho Green w/Paper Genie, Eating Amongst Friends, Leftovers

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

JANUARY 17 Beretta Sun

Club Red West, 5 p.m., $10

Sunset Voodoo w/RAC, The Zoo Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $10

Bill Frisell

The Oxford Coma w/Barber Floyd

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $43-53

Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $10

JANUARY 26

Rob Zabrecky

Crescent Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15

Helms Alee w/Marriages, Sorxe

Marchfourth Marching Band w/ Village Blasting Club

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $12

Paul Collins Beat w/The Rich Hands, Dogbreth, Petty Things, French Girls

Crescent Ballroom, 9 p.m., $16-$20

Turkuaz

Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $7-$10

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

Oak Creek

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

JANUARY 27

R. Carlos Nakai

Club Red West, 6 p.m., $22-$25

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $18-$20

JANUARY 28 Badfish - A Tribute to SUBLIME: “40 OZ to Freedom” Tour

Eric Church

Talking Stick Resort Arena, TBD

Marquee Theatre, 6 p.m., $17

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Crescent Ballroom, 7 p.m., $33-$38

John Jorgenson Quintet

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $35-$40

The Generators w/The Venomous Pinks, Unstable Youth, Reason Unknown

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m, $10

Celebrity Theatre, 8 p.m., $69-$129

Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $37

Mark Ramone in conversation with the Arizona Republic’s Ed Masley

8 p.m., $10-$12

Ben Miller Band w/Crow Moses

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Sleeping With Sirens & Pierce The Veil

Trevor James Tillery w/Bigfoot Wallace, Ozark Pappy, Faustian

The Black Moods w/Japhy’s Descent, Dead Hot Workshop

The Rouge Bar, 7 p.m., $7

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Nels Cline & Julian Lage

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m. TBD

Club Red East, 8 p.m., $28-$33

Tyranny Enthroned w/Micawber, Lago, Deadspawn, SaintBreaker

Indigenous Plateros

Grace Weber w/ Alli Gato

Machine Head

Malcolm Tent w/Run-On Sunshine, The Smiling Faces, Consumer Space Alien Donald

JANUARY 24

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

JANUARY 16

Chandler Center for the Arts, 7 p.m., $35$60

Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., $55-$89

CJ Boyd

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $10-$12

Travis Tritt

Dark Tranquility w/Insomnium

JANUARY 20

Myrlin Hepworth

Celebrity Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $40-$50

MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $38-$43

Vanessa Williams

Celebrity Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $40-$80

Last Exit Live, 8 p.m., $8-$10

Ronnie Milsap

JANUARY 21 Periphery w/Nothing More, Wovenwar, Thank You Scientist

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Club Red East, 6:30 p.m., $17-$20

Human Behavior w/Tristan Jemsek Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Cassandra & Planets on the Run w/Black Bottom Lighters, Sean Mulley Band 8 p.m., $5-$7

Eric Johnson & Mike Stern

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $35-$48

Eric Johnson & Mike Stern

MIM Music Theater, 9 p.m., $30-$43

JAN 2–3

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Club Red West, 6 p.m., $10-$13

The Hot Sardines

JANUARY 18

JANUARY 25

JAN 16–18

SPECIAL EVENT

JIM NORTON THE “JIM NORTON SHOW”

Calabrese w/Take Over and Destroy, DeSade, Common Tounge, Sons of Providence, Mechanical Men

MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $20

COMEDY CENTRAL & SHOWTIME

Marquee Theatre » 8 p.m. » $27 Hailing from Philadelphia, G.Love & Special Sauce is a mix of musical influences that work just right. With hints of a laid-back bluesy rhythm and mixed with a dash of R&B flow, it’s the perfect combination. Bringing their best songs from three albums past, you may be inclined to request extra special sauce to your order at this G.Love & Special Sauce concert.

Luicidal

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

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January 15

Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $37

Extreme Acoustic Guitar w/Jake Allen, Bill Dutcher, Duffy King, Anthony Mazzella

COMEDY CENTRAL

G.Love & Special Sauce w/Matt Costa

Pierce the Veil w/Sleeping with Siren

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $10 MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $43-$48

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FEBRUARY 5

FEBRUARY 13

Juan Gabriel

Keith Sweat

Dax Riggs

Friday the 13th Part 1: Easter Teeth w/Saba-Oats, Uno Sideburn

Talking Stick Resort Arena, 8 p.m., $71$165 Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$18

Fred Eaglesmith w/Tif Ginn

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $18-$20

The Wailers

MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $41-$53

FEBRUARY 6 Bass Drum of Death

January 29

Talking Stick Resort Arena » 7 p.m. » $37-$112 The King of Latin Pop will sizzle in January’s chilly temps! Enrique Iglesias will entrance and electrify. On the scene for decades, it’s still impossible not feel amor (we’re looking at you, Anna Kournikova). Blazing into the Valley, along with Pitbull, these two sexy Spanish-speaking musicians are bound to make the night feel fuego, fuego!

Scott Kelly (of Neurosis) w/J.S. Aurelius, Scriptures, Maniac Cop (DJ Set) Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., $5

Dave & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones, Jonah Tolchin The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $20-$25

ASU Jazz Trio w/ Michael Kocour, Ben Hequist, Dom Moio MIM Music Theater, 10:30 a.m., $7

Todd Snider

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $35-$40

JANUARY 29 Darius Rucker

Bird’s Nest, 3:30 p.m., $99

Matthew O’Neill w/Lucas Souto, The Lonesome Wilderness, Shrink Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

George Winston

MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $30-$38

JANUARY 30 Jeph Jerman w/James Fella, Seth Kasselman, The Health Channel Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m. TBD

Kid Rock

Bird’s Nest, 5:30 p.m., $58

Japhy’s Descent w/Banana Gun, Darkness Dear Boy, Stone Mary, The Redemptions Yucca Tap Room , 8 p.m., free

JANUARY 31 AfroJack

Bird’s Nest WM Phoenix Open, 3:30 p.m., $50

Painting Fences w/The Marionettes, Audious, Black Eagle, Cobwebs and the Strange Trunk Space, 7 p.m., TBD

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Greely Estates w/The Cover up, Mourning Maxwell, Keep your Distance, Harper and the Moths, Some Call us Heroes, Your Young Yucca Tap Room, 6:30 p.m., free

Dave Riley & Bob Corritore Juke Joint Blues Band w/Bill Tarsha & The Rocket 88S The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8

FEBRUARY 1 Eliza Rickman

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

FEBRUARY 2 The Von Trapps

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $30-$35

FEBRUARY 3 Bush w/Theory of a Deadman, Stars in Stereo

Marquee Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $23-$225

Big Smo

Club Red East, 7 p.m., $18-$20

Jukebox the Ghost w/Twin Forks, Secret Someones Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$18

The Floozies w/Manic Focus Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $12-$15

Brett Dennen

MIM Music Theater, 7:30 p.m., $28-$38

FEBRUARY 4 Generationals

Marilyn Manson

Marquee Theatre, 6:30 p.m., $70

Huckleberry w/Ghetto Cowgirl, Banana Gun, Fu Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

I The Breather w/Exotype, Forevermore, Come the Dawn The Underground, 6 p.m., $13

Zola Jesus

FEBRUARY 14

Shifter w/Sunset Voodoo, Monaghans Dixon, Deadfoxx

Marisela

Yucca Tap Room, 9 p.m., free

The Sugar Thieves

The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8

FEBRUARY 7 Israel Nash w/Dry Riber Yacht Club Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $10-$12

Celebrity Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $70-$120

Valentine’s Day Fundraiser for the Hart Fun w/Andy T, Nick Nixon Band, Sugaray Rayford, The Destroyers, Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Adrianna Marie & her Groovecutters The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $12

The Avett Brothers

FEBRUARY 15

Peoplemover w/Weslynn

The Dodos w/Springtime Carnivore

Mesa Ampitheatre, 7 p.m., $63 Yucca Tap Room, 8 p.m., free

Soul Power Band

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $14-$16

The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8

FEBRUARY 16

FEBRUARY 8

Dr. Dog w/Hanni El Khatib

Igor & The Red Elvises

Miss Massive Snowflake w/Andy Warpigs, Soft Deadlines, Better Dead, Perfect Laughter

The Rhythm Room, 8 p.m., $8

FEBRUARY 9 Partynextdoor

Monarch Theatre, 9 p.m., $78

Murder by Death w/Rocky Votolato

Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $17-$20

FEBRUARY 10 Lily & Madeline

Crescent Ballroom, $10-$12

Motion City Soundtrack w/ Hellogoodbye, Driver Friendly Marquee Theatre, 6 p.m., $27-143

Crescent Ballroom, 7 p.m., $24-$27

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

FEBRUARY 17 Lotus

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $20-22

Logic: Under Pressure World Tour presented by Monster Energy Outbreak Marquee Theatre, 7 p.m., $17

FEBRUARY 18 Janis Ian

The Rhythm Room, 7 p.m., $22-$25

FEBRUARY 11

FEBRUARY 19

Saints of Valory

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $10-$12

Pharmakon w/Marshstepper, Lusitania

Gila River Arena, 7:30 p.m., $79-$109

The Toasters w/Tiki Bandits, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Sara McAllister, DJ Evil Luck

Scott H. Biram w/Jesse Dayton

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD

Yucca Tap Room, 7 p.m., $12

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $12-$14

FEBRUARY 12

The Floozies w/Manic Focus

Ne-Yo

Last Exit Live, 9 p.m., $12-$15

Celebrity Theatre, 8:30p.m, $56-$86

A Far Cry

The Growlers

MIM Music Theater, 7 p.m., $38-$43

Trunk Space, 6:30 p.m., TBD

Trunk Space, 7:30 p.m., TBD Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $15-$18

Enrique Iglesias w/Pitbull,

Celebrity Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $45-$55

Crescent Ballroom, 8 p.m., $15-$18

FEBRUARY 20 Crescent Ballroom, 8:30 p.m., $12-$14

Scattered Guts, Wrath AZ, SaintBreaker, Varkan, Krovak Club Red Theaters, 6 p.m., $17-$20

10 Years w/Otherwise, The Glorious Sons, Luminoth Marquee Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $17

D.R.I. w/Scattered Guts, Wrath AZ, SaintBreaker, Varkan, Krovak Club Red East, 6 p.m., $17-$20

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COUNTRY THUNDER

LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Dallas Smith hopes to make big boom Christina Fuoco-Karasinski » The Entertainer!

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aving played in the rock band Default from 1999 to 2011, singer Dallas Smith is a relative newcomer to

country music.

So, he expects to be “schooled” in the genre by the likes of Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton when they all come to town to play Country Thunder in Florence Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12. The acts for the three-day festival were announced at a special event at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler on Saturday, Nov. 15.

“You can go to school with guys like Blake and Luke,” says Smith, via telephone from his Vancouver-area home. “They’re at the top of their game

and excellent entertainers. It’s always good to get ideas and see how they connect with a crowd. It’s obvious that what they’re doing is working quite well.

It’s a great privilege to go and do some homework.”

In addition to Smith, Shelton and Bryan, Country Thunder’s lineup features some of that genre’s biggest names and fastest-rising stars, including Brett Eldredge, Big and Rich, Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols, Jerrod Niemann, Diamond Rio, Phil Vassar, The Railers, Maddie and Tae, Jamie Lynn Spears, Old Dominion, John Michael Montgomery, Love and Theft, Logan Mize and Clare Dunn. Fans can expect more artist announcements in the coming months.

At the festival, Smith will be pushing his EP, Lifted, which hit stores in late November. Switching from rock to country has served up unexpected surprises.

“To be honest, country has such a huge female fanbase,” Smith says. “That’s the one thing I noticed, which is great.

That’s awesome for me. The crowd gets better looking.”

Smith says that fans are able to connect with the artist in a different way. Also, the audiences as well as the performers are more personable.

“It creates more of a passion toward the artist,” he says. “It’s great. You definitely feed off the energy. It goes handin-hand.”

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WITH THE CIRCUS

Marchfourth Marching Band skips the day job for full-time fun Christina Caldwell » The Entertainer!

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archfourth Marching Band is probably the least cliché band in history, but their show can be described by one trite phrase—you have to see it to believe it.

Stilt walkers, firey baton twirlers and creepy-cool costumes combine for a trippy and whimsical show that’s beyond words.

“I’m still waiting for an accurate description of us that doesn’t take a paragraph,” jokes band leaders and ringmaster John Averill.

Known by fans as M4, the band of 30 ragtag circus performers and musicians from Portland is actually serious business when they’re not on stage, as Averill explains to The Entertainer!

The Entertainer!: Last time I saw you guys in Phoenix, your bus broke down and people from the crowd threw cash on the stage for repairs.

Were you able to get back on the road with that cash?

Averill: [Laughs] Yes and no! That was our first bus, “Razzle Dazzle.” After that

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show we drove to Scottsdale, where we were staying. The next morning the bus left for the shop in Phoenix, as we had the day off. As soon as it got on the freeway, it spilled out just about every imaginable fluid in one belch. And that was it, the end of an era, [which was a] pretty amazing journey, considering we bought Razzle for $10,000 on eBay and drove it approx 350,000 miles before all over the country.

The money the fans gave us went into towing fees, I suppose!

I spent that day finding us a charter bus to L.A. (we had a 3 p.m. gig in Pasadena the following day) while Dan dealt with the driver and the dead bus. Some very nice people carpooled us to get our stuff off the bus and let us stay at their house in Phoenix. The charter stretch-van picked us up at 7 a.m. and we got to Pasadena in time, played another show that night, got dropped off, then rented vans to complete the last week of tour. Didn’t miss a gig!

You literally ran away with the circus.

What were you doing before M4 came to be?

I did graphic design in L.A. for several years, then started working on film and commercials as a model builder, which

led me to work in Portland at Will Vinton Studios (now Laika). My last job there was as a stop-motion animator on a show called “The PJ’s,” which ran on FOX for three seasons before being cancelled. The work dried up and most of my co-workers followed the next job.

I took unemployment and started over with the goal of becoming a working musician. I never imagined the main vehicle for this would be a circus. It’s like I helped build a machine and it chased me out of town.

Do you ever have plans to get a “normal” job again?

I can’t go back to working for someone else. As much as it would appear M4 is all fun and games, this band is a business.

When you start something that becomes your business, then you have to tend to that business 24/7. With M4, there is never a moment where something cannot be worked on, whether its the mundane stuff, tour planning and logistics, staffing the roster, scheduling, or the fun stuff like writing and playing music. Most of my time spent on M4 is in my head. I wish I could get everything done that I see in my head. Fortunately we have a team,

but we really need help with stuff, such as marketing. It’s never ending.

I’ve seen you twice now—once at Tucson’s Hotel Congress and once here in Phoenix at Crescent Ballroom.

Both were very different experiences, just based on the venues’ respective sizes. What’s your ideal venue?

I loved those Congress shows, even though the band barely fit on the stage. I just like that rowdy small club bar energy. In general, my ideal indoor venues are theaters with big stages where the stage isn’t too high and there are no seats and everyone’s dancing on the floor, and the only seats are in the balcony.

Outdoor shows festival shows are great too.

How do you translate your fun live image into an album?

That’s still a work in progress. We’ve tried to capture that energy in the studio, but it’s still never going to be like the live experience. We’re like the Grateful Dead in that respect. As far as future recordings, I’d love to experiment more in the studio and make records that stand alone as something you would listen to. We’re overdue for an album. [We’re] probably going to start recording in March.

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#SELFIE-MADE MEN The Chainsmokers earworm their way into Super Bowl festivities Christina Fuoco-Karasinski » The Entertainer!

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therwise known as the DJ duo The Chainsmokers, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall rose to fame with their cheeky 2014 hit

“#SELFIE.” Although they tapped into pop culture to create the track, Taggart and Pall are—admittedly and surprisingly— out of touch with what’s hip, namely sports and satellite radio.

The Chainsmokers are performing as part of a Super Bowl XLIX free concert series on Thursday, January 29, at Westgate WaterDance Plaza, but that’s as close to a football game they’ve been all season.

“It’s kind of funny because we’re the worst sports fans ever,” Pall says with a laugh. “We’re always traveling on Sundays.

I haven’t seen an entire football game this entire season yet. We’ll be able to be a part of the biggest football game now.”

Based in New York City, The Chainsmokers were able to feel the vibe of last year’s Super Bowl, which was played at MetLife Field in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

“There was so much energy and cool vibes and events and stuff and everyone’s in such a fun mood,” Pall says. “Being there will just be awesome.”

The Westgate Entertainment District gig is the only show The Chainsmokers are doing early in the year so they can concentrate on finishing “an incredible amount of music.”

“I don’t think we’re planning on releasing an album,” he says. “I don’t want to rule it out, though. We want to release music. I think people hold onto music so closely.”

The year 2015 follows a successful

2014 for The Chainsmokers. MTV recently crowned the group an “Artist to Watch.” “#SELFIE” was officially certified platinum by the RIAA for digital sales in excess of 1 million.

The song also soared to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart within five weeks and reached the Top 5 on iTunes in more than 43 countries. “#SELFIE” is Top 10 on YouTube’s “Top Music Videos of 2014.”

Furthermore, it garnered a nomination for “Choice EDM Song” at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.

Now we’re really interested in showing people what we’re actually about—which is not taking selfies.

“I’d be lying if I said that we had any clue that we made a (hit) song,” Pall says. “It was lot of fun, a great learning experience and a dream come true in some respects.

“We’re happy that we had the opportunity to tour the world and make these all great fans, and to be a part of Republic Records. All these great opportunities came out of it. Now we’re really interested in showing people what we’re actually about—which is not taking selfies.”

The hit also gave The Chainsmokers the opportunity to partner with YouTube and SiriusXM to launch the digital show “The YouTube EDM 15.” Taggart and Pall host the program, which counts down the top-trending EDM tracks on YouTube.

“Everyone at Sirius, they’re the nicest people,” he says. “That’s been our thing. We like to do whatever we want.

We can act and react however we want.

We want to be ourselves.

We are the true champions of being yourself. We have so much fun with the shows. It’s such a great outlet to support

other friends of ours who are artists, and talk about the random weird shit that goes through our heads anyway.”

Ironically, Pall has no idea how Sirius XM works, so he has yet to hear The Chainsmokers’ show.

“The funny thing about being from New York is I haven’t listened to the radio in five years,” he says, laughing again. “You don’t have a car here. You don’t drive anywhere. But I know how important the radio is to everyone else in the world. It’s where they get their music.

It’s cool to be a part of something that you don’t even know what’s going on. I don’t listen to our show because I don’t know how to.”

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Wasted Grain on December 14

Is anyone else feeling a little edgy? The patrons and staff at Wasted Grain were. They took to the night for a raucous (more like rock-us!) good time.

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THE BEST NIGHTLIFE EVENTS IN JANUARY

DJ Roya’s Magical Unicorn & Rainbow Birthday Party JANUARY 3

Channel your inner tween while dancing your butt off to DJ Roya’s favorite indie, ‘80s and ‘90s music at her Lisa Frank-themed birthday party! If you like dancing unicorns, double rainbows, baby kittens, balloon animals and lots of stickers, then this event is for you. There will be free popcorn, cupcakes, candy, condoms, stuffed animals, and plenty of other fun Lisa Frankinspired props, decorations and party favors for everyone to enjoy.

Apollo’s Lounge, 5749 N. Seventh Street, Phoenix, 602.277.9373, facebook.com/APOLLOSLOUNGE, January 3, 9 p.m., free, $5 after 9 p.m.

Uptown feat. DJ Organic JANUARY 7

If you’ve ever been to the Blunt Club, then you know who Adam Dumper, aka Dumperfoo, is. The DJ and local artist is set to perform at Uptown, a spin-off of the Blunt Club Thursday event. With a range of music including everything from Motown to EDM to classic hip-hop hits and a guest DJ spot being filled by the talented DJ Organic, this

event is a the ideal place for the hiphop crowd who usually has to suffer through the Top 40 cornucopia of hits at any other club.

Rips Ales & Cocktails, 3045 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, 602.266.0015, ripsbar.weebly.com, 10 p.m., free

John Digweed JANUARY 10

As one of the most popular DJs in the world, one might expect John Digweed to live up to the typical DJ stereotype: inflated ego and crazy hair. Luckily for fans, he has neither. Humble and determined, Digweed’s sets never fail to get the crowd on their feet and dancing. Driven to give the fans a show to remember, he is always searching for new mixes and remixes that he can lay down with his ingenuity.

Monarch Theatre, 122 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, relentlessbeats.com, 602.456.1991, 9 p.m., $25

The Love Festival JANUARY 17

Featuring two stages and carnival rides and attractions, this 18 and older event is definitely going to be a hit. Although this event has 16 years behind it, this is the first time it is coming to Phoenix. The Pressroom in

Downtown Phoenix hosts this carnival of a concert where headlining artists include Sultan & Nedshepard, DJ Dan, Eddie Amador, DJ Reza, Chris Garcia, Bakman and Tranzit.

The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison Street, Phoenix, relentlessbeats. com, 602.396,7136, 6 p.m., $40

Tejano Thursday featuring DJ Stixx JANUARY 21

Time to get your groove on to some of the best Tejano hits out right now. If you’re not sure what “Tejano” means, think modern-day Selena. DJ Stixx is stopping by Karamba Nightclub to play the best salsa, cumbia, Tex-Mex, conjunto and norteño music to get you boogying on the dance floor. With great drink specials and an exciting environment, this is a great way to mix up your usual nightlife routine.

Karamba, 1724 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602.254.0231, karambanightclub.com, 9 p.m., free

Lil Jon JANUARY 23

Lil Jon will be returning to Maya Day + Nightclub for a performance January 23. Best known for his hits “Snap Yo Fingers”, “Shots”

and “Turn Down for What”, Lil Jon has spent the majority of his life rapping and recording music. His recent move to electronic dance music is a perfect fit for Maya, which has hosts the best EDM tourist talent. Get ready to dance and party the night away, because, really, turn down for what?

Maya Day + Nightclub, 333 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.625.0528, mayaclubaz.com, 9 p.m., $15-$30

DJ Tiesto at Maya Day + Nightclub JANUARY 30

Super Bowl weekend is almost upon us and DJ Tiesto is ready to knock your socks off. Tiesto has made a name for himself in the electronic dance music scene, being named the “No. 1 DJ in the World” for three straight years, completing 12 studio albums and headlining at festivals around the world such as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival. With high-profile collaborations with artists like Katy Perry, Kanye West and Coldplay, Tiesto’s music appeals to music fans across genres.

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MAKE YOUR OWN

HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI

Getting down and dirty with the Valley’s hottest shot slingers Breanne DeMore » The Entertainer!

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est-selling cocktail author, James Beard-honored mixologist, president of the Phoenix chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, owner of her own mixology consulting firm, Liquid Architecture, and founder of Arizona Cocktail Week, it’s safe to say that Kim Haasarud knows a thing or two about imbibing.

Lucky for us, she was generous enough to take a few moments out of her hectic preparation for this year’s cocktail week to chat and share a delicious recipe with us.

The Entertainer!: Tell me about the drunkest customer you’ve ever had.

Haasarud: I was bartending in Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve. I knew we were going to be busy.

A customer ordered [a Long Island Iced Tea], but already seemed kind of “off.” An hour later, he ordered another one, and I made him one, but he was already slur-

Pour about 1 ounce of Angostura bitters in a cocktail glass and a splash of rum. Light on fire and swirl around the glass. It will keep lit for a good 25 seconds. Keep swirling until the mixture starts to dissipate and totally coat the inside of the glass. Blow out flame and discard the remaining contents. Set glass aside to let cool.

ring. As the NYE rush started happening, I look over and he threw up all over the bar. My big lesson that night was it’s great to have a really good relationship with the bar-back. He cleaned it up for me in the middle of the rush.

What is your go-to drink when you’re at a bar other than your own?

If I’m at a cocktail bar where I know they can make a good drink, one of my go-to’s is a Hemingway Daiquiri. I also like an Aperol Spritzer. But, I also love tequila and mezcal. See? I drink everything!

What do you like about this cocktail, the Hemingway Daiquiri?

This was one of the first real cocktails I had when I was living in NYC. I had it and was like, “wow, this is like something I’ve never had before.” The bartender had actually lit Angostura bitters on fire and was swirling it around the in glass to coat

the inside, then made the drink. [It] was amazing.

Arizona Cocktail Week

Saturday, February 14 through Saturday, February 21, Hotel Valley Ho (and participating bars across the state), 6850 E. Main Street, Scottsdale, arizonacocktailweek.com

1 ¼ oz. Rhum Clemente Agricole rum ½ oz. Zaya dark rum ¾ oz. Luxardo Maraschino liqueur ¾ oz. lime juice, fresh squeezed ¾ oz. simple syrup ¾ oz. grapefruit juice, fresh squeezed Flamed grapefruit twist Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into the coated glass. Top with a flamed grapefruit twist and serve.

ODDLY ACCURATE ASTROLOGY What does January hold for your social life?

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CAPRICORN »

December 22 – January 19 2015 will start out with determination to take plans or a personal agenda to the next level. The value of knowing like-minded people, such as your associates or significant other, will be the key to your successes. The New Moon on January 20 is a time to start fresh and lighten up!

AQUARIUS »

January 20 – February 18 A new personal game plan will take place this month, and with a little help from your friends, some new introductions and trendy happenings, you’ll be steered in the right direction. Thinking of changing jobs or breaking something off this month? The New Moon on January 20 is a powerful time to reinvent yourself in a personal way.

PISCES »

February 19 – March 20 Early January is a period of letting go, recharging one’s creative talents and preparing for better opportunities later on in the year. Looking back on the last year gives you a chance to see what worked and what didn’t. Let go of any matter that was not concluded and move on. Music and entertainment can be a source of healing and there’s plenty of that around this month.

ARIES »

March 20 – April 21 Your patience and follow through will pay off this year professionally and socially. Make some time to meet the right people and make unexpected contacts. Use this month’s New Moon on January 20 to jumpstart this networking. Consider who you know and who you would like to know.

TAURUS »

April 22 – May 20 Money is on your mind as you start the New Year and you’re earning potential is high. Great news considering you’ll need to keep a careful eye on your finances to make sure you can do everything you want: concerts, plays, art exhibits and even some light traveling.

GEMINI »

May 21 – June 21 You’ll learn a lot this month in every aspect of your life.

Partnerships will take on a more serious tone, so be prepared to carefully question any contracts, verbal or written. As far as your social life, your friends seem to be keeping your planner busy, so don’t worry about having to entertain yourself!

CANCER »

June 22 – July 22 For you, this year will start off with an emphasis on relationships. This year’s first Full Moon, on January 5, will bring a new step in one of your relationships: professional partnerships, a proposal or even a breakup. You can address this with confidence and clarity, but remember that a little compromise is required.

LEO »

July 23 – August 22 Your social life is in full swing early on this month—don’t let new experiences and opportunities pass you by! The New Year will bring a number of social events, networking meetings and even frequent romantic encounters.

Remember to dress for success—looking good always makes you feel good.

VIRGO »

August 23 – September 22 You’re ready to place a number of personal goals this month. Focus on personal improvement with emphasis in your social life. The first three weeks of January will see you busily completing work-related commitments, but focus on yourself and your friends the last week.

LIBRA »

September 23 – October 22 Although you’ve learned that less is more, 2015 will see your finances improve, allowing you to indulge yourself and another with local events. It’s great timing since this month is a kick-start for plenty of arts events. The end of January will spark your creative juices and romantic inclinations. You’ll feel bolder, so put yourself out there!

SCORPIO »

October 23 – November 21 Although you should expect to travel in 2015, be prepared for some restriction in any legal negotiations professionally speaking.

Home and family may be the main focus toward the end of the month. Open up your heart and home to others and make some long-term plans for the future!

SAGITTARIUS »

November 22 – December 21 Your main focus this month is on your communication skills and learning something new. Take it slow and easy with a new relationship and remember that serious relationships require time and learning. 2015 starts with a cycle of life-altering experiences but don’t worry, you’ll be up to it.

Weiss Kelly is a Valley-based astrologer and Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers. For your personal 2015 forecast recorded on a CD, send her an inquiry email at weissastro@aol.com or call 480.600.7424.

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