3 Things Latinx Radio Stations Need to Start Doing

UNO! Play new music If I hear Suavemente by Elvis Crespo, Maná’s Oye Mi Amor or Soda Stereo's Música Ligera one more time when I turn on the radio, I’m going to stop listening. Wait, I already did. Latin...

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Art – First Friday

Downtown La Phoenikera is home to a bomb ass street art festival every first Friday of the month. Museums are free, galleries are open and hosting events, art vendors are crowning the streets and food trucks and shops are...

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Artivism – Aliento Open Mic Night

Aliento's First Friday Open Mic Night is a welcoming space where people can be whole, feel safe, and be in community. Go down there, listen to stories, songs, poems, and dances that help people connect and unite and share...

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Music – Rock en Español and Art Expo

Rock en Español, New Wave and tons of art is what you'll see at this family event. Local bands like Vemensia, Almas Perdidas, Los Benji's and Enparoxismo will be there along with El Nuevo Sound on the turntables. Artists...

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Shopping – World Bazaar Phoenix Community Market

This is a chance to get unique gifts made by people from all over the world and eat delicious food from different countries. Members of La Phoenikera’s Latinx and refugee communities make up the majority of the vendors for...

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Shopping – Xicana Indígena Mercado

Check out this market hosted by Cihuapactli Collective where you'll find handmade jewelry, fair-trade rebozos, candles, salves and other awesome gifts by Chicana vendors like True Herstory Creations, Chantico, Quetzal Salves, HandmadeTlali, Indígena, Jewelry by Little Women, Val’s Creations,...

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20 Spots For Shopping Local This Christmas

This Christmas/Hanukkah/Kuanzaa season (and the ones that I’m forgetting), Phoenikerxs have the opportunity to avoid the fast fashion producers and multinational super stores and support local business and the local economy with their shopping. Sometimes though, we don’t know...

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Party – Tacosgiving

Want to start Thanksgiving early since you probably have Thursday off? Take your peeps to the bar for tacos, music and arcade games, which will be on free play all night! Music by: DJ Chris Villa Tacos by: Kiss Pollos, Ladera...

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Holidays – CitySkate Grand Opening

This weekend is the grand opening of La Phoenikera's very own street ice-skating rink and it's going to be lit! Performances by the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet, Herberger Theater Center and All Puppet Players plus...

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Music – Bronco

¡Ya llegó, ya llegó... Bronco is coming to La Phoenikera this weekend and they are not landing alone. With them will be Bryndis, Los Fugitivos (¡OH MY GA!) and Los Bondadosos. You know you wanna go and take your...

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Music – Molotov

Rockeros of La Phoenikera!!! Molotov is celebrating their 20th anniversary and they are coming to our city. Gather your fellow head banging anti-establishment peeps and head to this show this weekend! WHEN: Sunday, November 26 starting at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Marquee...

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The Story of Chavela Vargas Hits the Big Screen!

Do you know who Chavela Vargas is? If yes, continue to the next paragraph, if no watch this video before you keep reading. In my mind, I imagine Chavela is one of the founders of the Bad Bitches Club. Este...

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