Things That Don’t Suck In Phoenix This September
Summer is almost over, but September is still fucking awful. Here's a few great shows to make living here another month worth it, at night at least... (go day drinking!)
Bait and Switch: Artist Malena Barnhart’s Show at Eye Lounge on Roosevelt
The mélange of youthful feminine iconography is remixed into the shapes of bear traps and spider webs. The contrast with their constituent images creates a dissonance that is at once enticing yet discomforting. Barnhart’s point isn’t that there’s anything wrong with unicorns or princesses or cupcakes per se, but rather, as she put it, how...
A Message From the “Stella Fella” and a Response From MonOrchid
A source claiming responsibility for tagging the Stella Artois advertisement provided a message in response to an article we shared on PHX SUX last week in the Phoenix New Times: This was for the community. It needed to be done. It was time. – the Stella Fella It’s definitely a vague message. I think it’s...
PHX SUX’S Survival Guide to Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Comicon can be overwhelming, but our writer and long-time attendee/cosplayer Ris Marek has you covered with this guide to surviving the con.
Art Hider James B. Hunt Needs Your Help Getting An Art Show Together
It's like asking you to let me hit you in the face with a hammer a bunch of times.
Keep On Pushin’ – Art, Birth, and Mother’s Day
“In many ways, our society still views the female figure as grotesque and that the things that it does are kind of grotesque as well. We’re always trying to clean up those things or beautify them in some way.” Solis wanted “to really embrace the physicality of the experience and to openly show a vagina,...
Artist James B. Hunt On Death, Dreams, And CB Radio Drug Deals
We sat down to talk with prolific Phoenix artist James B. Hunt about CB radio, Current 93, treasure hunts, and being chased by cops during the Super Bowl.
¡Hasta Nunca Arpaio!: Rob McElwain on Painting Protest Signs and Bringing Friction to the Status Quo
"It's not just about Arpaio. It is about indifference and responsibility. You can't be passive. You know the definition of crazy? Doing same thing and expecting different results. My message is, you can't just show up at major protests [...] and hope for change. The establishment has that shit covered."