Steph Carrico has no worries in the friend department. That’s because she helps to run the Trunk Space, a popular downtown art and performance venue that’s been going strong for six-plus years.
But just in case she gets all lonely, she can always count on more than 100 sock monkeys at home to keep her company.
If you can’t make it but would like to donate you can do so here:
All Nov. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted
http://www.thetrunkspace.com
602-256-6006
Tues. 3rd: Half-Handed Cloud, hosted by Tuey Burns. Its Cake’s 20th Birthday!
www.myspace.com/handycloud
www.youmecake.com
Fri. 6th, 6-10pm: First Friday featuring the art of Mario Etsitty. Drawings and ceramics.
Free.
Fri. 6th, 10pm: SELECT Shows presents FREE MORAL AGENTS, & ZACH MARQUISE.
myspace.com/freemoralagents
myspace.com/zechsmarquise
Sat. 7th, 7-9pm: Galapagos presents The All City Bingo Jam & The Neighborhood. Longform improv at its best.
Sat. 7th, 9pm: HAWNAY TROOF from CA. Catch the Rhythm and dance!
Presented by thegoodshows.com with locals Father’s Day, Melted Cassettes, Skeksis, and Monster P*ssy.
myspace.com/hawnaytroof
Wed. 11th: the CULLENS tour kickoff. Twilight-themed pop from the minds behind Night Wolf.
Fri. 13th: BLUES CONTROL from Queens. Space rock! Presented by Psyko Steve.
myspace.com/bluescontrol
Sat. 14th: K Records pop LAKE and KARL BLAU. With Stephen Steinbrink.
www.laketheband.com
http://www.kpunk.com/
Highly Recommended
Tues. 17th: On tour SUN CIRCLE, psychedelic drone/trance music. With locals Taraf Degrief, Tony Obr, the A.S.S. Trio
www.myspace.com/suncircle
http://tarafdegrief.blogspot.com/
Wed. 18th, 7-9pm: TANGO! Hosted by Ravi. Learn some new steps and brush up on the old.
Thurs. 19th: All over the board punk, The KRIS SPECIAL with locals BOLT! The Takes, PODS, Plainfield Butchers. Presented by Hidden Agenda.
myspace.com/thekrisspecial
Sat. 21st; Absolutely Kosher’s LITTLE TEETH, folky-punk goodness. With The Pods, the Chandails, and Finding Grampas Monsters.
www.myspace.com/littleteethmusic
Highly Recommended
Tues. 24th: Fantastic old time folk music from POLKA DOT DOT DOT. With Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kids Day, Sorry Charlie, and From Our Lexicographers.
http://www.myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot
DO NOT MISS!
Wed. 25th: Longform improv! By local masters Apollo 12 and Mail Order Bride.
Fri. 27th: Something, probably, maybe.
Sat. 28th: Amy young presents Blind Divine and Cosmeticators.
www.myspace.com/thecosmeticators
www.blinddivine.com
Mon. 30th: FREE SUSHI Records presents a night of local music.
http://www.freesushirecords.com/
Phoenix has had many memorable eateries over the years—downtown one could have dined at Hensley’s Horseshoe at 615 West Van Buren or high tailed it a few blocks away to nosh at the Travis Café located at First Street and Monroe, whose motto was “There Is No Better Food At Any Price”.
Given the opportunity to go back in time, my curiosity would lead me to “Where Turkey Is King” at the Covered Wagon Restaurant, 28 South Central. The restaurant’s entryway featured an overhang of a Calistoga wagon.
But my selection for the funkiest place to eat in yesteryear Phoenix, hands down, would be the Cloud 9 Restaurant. This establishment, for a brief period in the early 1960s, towered over the dining competition in the Valley.
Most restaurants started with an eye towards a unique theme or style of cooking; the Cloud 9 owed its genesis to a mechanical Renaissance man, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and lots of dynamite. Carving a path up the 40 acres of property he owned on Shaw Butte just north of Sunnyslope, the owner built the highest private residence in Phoenix—and then on a whim turned the place into an exclusive supper club.
The Cloud 9 was the toast of the town for several years until mysteriously destroyed by a fire amidst rumors of illegal endeavors such as backroom gambling. Read more about this amazing restaurant at: www.neonmotel.com/download/cloud9.pdf
Ruins of the Cloud 9 Restaurant atop Shaw Butte
What’s your favorite forgotten Phoenix dining establishment?
Douglas Towne