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Andy Warpigs, the Arizona-born folk-punk icon, died on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at the age of 32. Although they were known for their musically smarmy, slick-tongued storytelling and relatable yet absurdist lyricism on tracks like "Drown My Baby" "Everybody Likes You Now," "Bad Faith," and "FOLK-PUNK YOURSELF," it's also Warpigs' altruistic and empathetic treatment of others that has led to an outpouring of condolences across the Phoenix music scene. Bryan Preston of Dadadoh, a friend and collaborator of Warpigs on projects like Militia Joan Hart, tells Phoenix New Times about their mutual beg...

Andy Warpigs was a Phoenix folk-punk legend who did his best to make the DIY scene even more inclusive.

Phoenix New Times has reached out to the owners and staff of those spots and other independent concert venues to get an idea of when they’ll be up and running again with performers on their stages. Some will be open as soon as this weekend or early next month. Others, like the Rhythm Room, are hedging their bets and waiting until the fall. “It's going to be a big leap of faith that things with the pandemic and vaccinations will be at a better place by then,” says owner Bob Corritore. Here’s a look at when the Valley’s most popular independent concert venues will reopen again.

The QX50 has style, but does it need more substance? When Infiniti radically overhauled its naming scheme for the 2014 model year, the compact EX became the QX50. For the 2019 model year, Infiniti released an all-new QX50 that is still around today with a few minor updates. Despite it being the freshest model in the lineup, the 2021 Infiniti QX50 is outsold by the much older QX60, which has been around since 2013 when it was called the JX35. There must be a reason why Infiniti's newest model, one that sells in the hottest luxury segment on the market, isn't the company's best-seller. To find ...

Starks and Sarah Familiar are the co-founders of MT Threat, and Diego Galvan of the band A Better Problem is the third member of the collective. All three artists, who are in their early- to mid-20s, came up together in the local music scene, playing in shows together at downtown venues like The Trunk Space and The Pueblo Revival. When shows started getting canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, Starks and Familiar created MT Threat as an opportunity not just for themselves, but for other artists in the community. “The main thing for Dylan and me is that we didn’t know how to get starte...