AZ Vibe – The Ultimate Phoenix Entertainment Resource

Just a quick reminder to all that the upcoming Crave Arizona 2011 has been canceled. The following message was posted to the Crave Arizona website back in December. The Crave AZ Board Of Directors has determined that it will be unable to hold their premier Scottsdale culinary event, Crave AZ, as planned for January 28 – 30, 2011. Due to current economic conditions, this fiscally responsible decision was reached with the goal of holding the popular culinary event in January 2012. The Board has... (more...)

Three years after BODY WORLDS brought record crowds to the Arizona Science Center, a new blockbuster exhibition, Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS & The Brain, will open to the public Friday, January 21 in the Sybil B. Harrington Galleries. For the first time in Phoenix, this new presentation of BODY WORLDS contains a special feature that unravels the mystery of the mind and secret world of the brain. “BODY WORLDS & The Brain provides Arizona Science Center with a unique opportunity... (more...)

As many of you well know the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place July 10, 11, and 12 at Chase Field. MLB All-Star Week at Chase Field includes the 82nd MLB All-Star Game (July 12), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day (July 11) featuring the State Farm® Home Run Derby, and Taco Bell All-Star Sunday (July 10) featuring the XM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. MLB All-Star FanFest (July 8-12) will be held at the Phoenix Convention... (more...)

Editors Note: We’ve made some changes to the ‘Best Things’ list by removing the ‘Event’s and ‘Concerts’ list. We moved both of the pages to new locations and the links to both of these pages can be found at the top of every page. Here’s the links to… The AZ Vibe Events Listings The AZ Vibe Concert Listings We are going to continue to list the concerts and events for the coming week here (as you will note at the bottom of the page). However,... (more...)

CBS Films and AZ Vibe would like to invite you to a VIP screening of ‘The Mechanic’ Starring Jason Statham. Statham has been a part of every classic action movie in the past decade and ‘The Mechanic’ looks to continue that trend. We are offering AZ Vibe readers the chance to win VIP admission (no waiting, no lines, with excellent reserved seating) into the VIP screening of ‘The Mechanic’. The VIP screening will take place January 25 at 7:00 PM at Harkins Tempe Marketplace. We will... (more...)

Starting Tuesday a new food related directory has gone live and is dedicated to an aspect of the foodie culture/scene that doesn’t get much play in the Greater Phoenix area. Gluten-Free dining. I’ve been noticing that there are a great many restaurants in and around Phoenix that has full or partial Gluten Free dining. The problem is that no one knows where to go. The Gluten-Free Directory is aimed at a national audience but I know that there are TONS of local restaurants, bakeries,... (more...)

INDIO, CA-The day that everyone has been waiting for is here.  The Coachella 2011 lineup was announced late Tuesday night and they have a great lineup in store for fans. The Coachella Festival takes place April 15th, 16th and 17th at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Among the acts featured are headliners Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, and Kane West. Other acts include: Duran Duran The Chemical Brothers Lauryn Hill Cold War Kids Interpol Jimmy Eat World Cee Lo Green Cold War Kids The Black... (more...)

Editors Note: We’ve made some changes to the ‘Best Things’ list by removing the ‘Event’s and ‘Concerts’ list. We moved both of the pages to new locations and the links to both of these pages can be found at the top of every page. Here’s the links to… The AZ Vibe Events Listings The AZ Vibe Concert Listings We are going to continue to list the concerts and events for the coming week here (as you will note at the bottom of the page). However,... (more...)

Phoenix, AZ (January 10, 2011) Janet Jackson will be bringing her JANET JACKSON Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour to Phoenix. The legendary Icon took the suggestions of her fans to heart and after her start in Asia she will be bringing the tour to the United States and Canada. The tour makes a stop in Phoenix at Comerica Theatre on Friday, April 8, 2011. Tickets are on sale this Saturday, January 15th at 10am at livenation.com. Tickets for her Los Angeles show sold out in 10 minutes.... (more...)

Yesterday, we posted the pre-sale code and on sale dates for the Arizona Diamondbacks inaugural spring training season at the brand new Salt River Field in North Scottsdale. Today we offer you the full list of ticket links and on sale dates for the rest of the Major League Baseball Cactus League (Spring Training) teams across the greater Phoenix Area. Official Cactus League web page http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/tickets/spring_training.jsp?content=cactus Arizona Diamondbacks – On Sale... (more...)

Diamondbacks Spring Training Ticket Pre-sale Spring Training is just around the corner as is the on sale ticket date for the brand new Salt River Fields, the new Spring Training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spring Training tickets go on sale to the general public Monday January 17th at 10 AM Arizona time. However, starting on Friday January 14th at 10 am Arizona Time to Sunday January 16th at 10 PM Arizona Time, the Diamondbacks will have pre-sale tickets available to all who use... (more...)

TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University cornerback Omar Bolden, after consulting with family members, the ASU coaching staff and the National Football League, has decided to remain in school and play his senior season in 2011. “I’ve built special relationships with these guys on the team,” said Bolden. “Not only are they teammates, but I see these guys as family. I wanted to finish that with them. I feel like I started something with them here and I feel like I need... (more...)

Editors Note: We’ve made some changes to the ‘Best Things’ list by removing the ‘Event’s and ‘Concerts’ list. We moved both of the pages to new locations and the links to both of these pages can be found at the top of every page. Here’s the links to… The AZ Vibe Events Listings The AZ Vibe Concert Listings We are going to continue to list the concerts and events for the coming week here (as you will note at the bottom of the page). However,... (more...)

One other bit of news today is that a new Ticketing website has been launched under the AZ Vibe umbrella offering after market (or Ticket Brokering) tickets to events not only in Phoenix but around North America as well. You can get tickets to Vegas shows, Broadway shows, NFL Playoffs, concerts and more. Here’s the URL in case you need it: http://tickets.azvibe.com Right now, this site still has TONS of BCS National Championship Game Tickets still available. However, since the game is... (more...)

Now that 2010 is in the books, I thought it would be time to deliver a year-end wrap-up. We have exceeded all expectations for visitors across all our sites reaching 80,000 unique visitors a month. In the process, we reached maximum capacity on our previous servers forcing us to move to improved servers. As you probably noticed during the month of December our sites (except for the AZ Vibe Coyotes site) was not very active in the publishing department across the board. As with all expansion... (more...)