ARTS Pick: Shakespeare Winery Tour
Verdant vistas, local wines, and 17th century pastoral comedy collide in the Hamner Theater’s second annual Shakespeare Winery Tour. Five weekend performances of the Bard’s classic As You Like It […]
ARTS Pick: Phoenix
French foursome Phoenix arrives with a complex evolution of its synthesized alt-rock sound. The band made famous by the songs “1901” and “If I Ever Feel Better” is touring on […]
Interview: Mike Love discusses the legacy of The Beach Boys
In 1961, Murry Wilson founded The Beach Boys, a family act consisting of his sons Dennis, Carl, and Brian, their cousin Mike Love, and family friend Al Jardine. Combining the vocal […]
ARTS Pick: Parachute
Local-gone-national heartthrob act Parachute drops in to promote the release of its new album Overnight with a two-day celebration. The band will treat fans to a retrospective of favorites—and play […]
ARTS Pick: Oona Love
Deep, soulful vocals front the down-to-earth indie folk rhythms of singer-songwriter Oona Love. Known for heartfelt emotional sets, Love’s extensive range defies genre boundaries on both covers and original songs. […]
Lost Rivers connects art to community at The Bridge
“If you go to the parking lot of the Ix building, you can hear the creek under you,” said Matthew Slaats. “It sounds like someone’s left their water running, but there’s […]
Interview: The Big Star story is captured in the new documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me
Led by teen singing sensation Alex Chilton and studio mastermind Chris Bell, the band name Big Star and the album title #1 Record were picked in jest, but the choice […]
Film review: Kick-Ass 2 bundles graphic violence and sentimentality
When we last left Mindy/Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Dave/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), one was fatherless and the other had blown up Chris/Red Mist’s father with a bazooka. It was […]
Somewhere Between Realism and Abstraction: A Studio Visit with Nancy Bass
This week we’re sharing our write-up of a studio visit with local artist Nancy Bass. On a grassy knoll just south of town sits Historic Anchorage House, a landmark on […]
New executive director at The Bridge PAI eyes community crossover
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative spent the winter months like a hibernating brick beast. The gallery doors were often locked during business hours, and weeks passed with its walls bare […]