Jul
06
2017
In light of the new craze brought up by the trailer of Start Wars: The Last Jedi, I must share the fruits of a futile conversation that a group of hella blazed Phoenikerxs had a few days ago: names...
May
26
2017
For Tato Caraveo, event coordinator for The Lost Leaf (which just celebrated its 10-year anniversary at the 5th Street location), this week marks their perseverance and survival as a local business that keeps on grindin' in an ever-changing landscape.
"It...
May
25
2017
Music and the arts have always played a crucial role in movements that fight for an equitable society. Because of this, Aliento is having a music workshop in which music will be explored as a healing method. The workshop...
May
24
2017
If you love to pig out with bean burritos like the ones your grandma' used to make for long road trips, then you might be an apt contender for the Crescent Ballroom's 2nd Annual Bean Burrito Eating Contest. If...
May
24
2017
The Lost Leaf is a staple of La Phoenikera's culture, and for the past ten years have been hosting awesome bands (they have a live band every day) with no cover. As being a few of the last standing...
May
24
2017
It's awesome that the Crescent Ballroom and the promoters that work with them are bringing alternative Latinx acts to its stage, and we're particularly excited about this band and the possibility of others that are equally as good!
WHEN: 05/27...
May
19
2017
Mario Zapién's Mala Sangre produced by Teatro Meshico will take the stage at the Helen K Mason Center this weekend. We're letting you know just in case you wanted to soak in drama.
WHERE: Helen K Mason Center for the...
May
18
2017
“The universe is not made out of atoms. It is made out of stories,” said Muriel Rukeyser in her Speed of Darkness poem. We know storytelling is one of humans' most basic and effective ways of communicating, and undoubtedly,...
Apr
28
2017
Whoever has a vision of their future and wants to materialize it, doesn't have it easy. If you start your own bidness, often times you'll want to throw in the towel, you'll have to make concessions, reevaluate your views,...
Apr
12
2017
There is a demand for accessible events celebrating the rise of La Phoenikera's culture, but how do we show support? Sometimes we share shit on social media with a rally-cry that gets lost in the ether of 0's and...
Apr
07
2017
Phoenikerx cinephiles rejoice! Today the Phoenix International Film Festival starts and it has massively grown since I covered it for the newspaper during my Limbolandian years. This festival is to local cinephiles what VIVA PHX or FORM is to...
Apr
06
2017
Queen Muhammad Ali and Hakeem Khaaliq, two local visual anthropologists, have made it their mission to demystify preconceived notions about black and Indigenous communities worldwide.
This is no easy feat since they're against a historical propensity to spread inaccurate information...