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McFarlane's a longtime Valley resident who still illustrates comics on the regular. When not running his multimillion-dollar toy empire or Image Comics the publishing house he co-founded in with fellow ex-Marvel artists , he's inking and penciling the latest issues of Spawn , his brainchild and iconic creation. And the cursed antihero looks just as fearsome as ever, rendered in the same intricate and highly detailed style that McFarlane used to reinvent Spider-Man in the late '80s.

Now if only he could find enough time in his busy schedule to navigate his cinematic Spawn reboot out of development hell. For decades, Rios has been one of Arizona's best homegrown voices.

His range effortlessly spans from poetry to nonfiction. Capirotada , his memoir of growing up in a town divided by the border, is essential Arizona reading. But his work, too, has broad national appeal. Natalie Diaz defies the stereotype of poets as isolated souls.

As the founding director for the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands at ASU, she forges community through conversation and collaboration. Diaz identifies as Mohave, Akimel O'odham, and Latinx, as well as queer. She has a wide range of talents, from linguistics to basketball, which also inform her work.

The breadth and depth of both her journeys infuse her work with insights and emotions that call into question assumptions about identity, place, and relationship. Through her powerful, poetic voice, Diaz calls others to create new landscapes and futures together. Men shouldn't be afraid to attend a performance of The Bro Show. The comedy sketch show, produced and performed by local comedians Courtney Wahlstrom and Dana Whissen, takes hilarious and much-needed jabs at male stereotypes like that guy on your corporate softball team who picked 69 for his jersey number.

The duo perform as C-Dog and Angus, respectively, two bruhs who met at an open mic night, and guest comedians join them onstage playing a variety of characters. But the skewering of toxic masculinity, chauvinism, and sexual double standards is for the sake of the joke as opposed to making a political statement, so fellas, leave your fear and ego at the door and enjoy this high-quality roasting of your gender.

Sometimes, we think about all the times we watched a comedy show in a packed room, elbow to elbow, mouths hanging open in laughter — and we shiver. It'll likely be awhile before those up-close-and-personal days return, but that doesn't mean the end of laughing with strangers in a two-drink minimum room.

Stand Up Live is our go-to for live comedy; some of the best comics of the modern era, like Bill Burr and Ali Wong, have graced its downtown Phoenix stage. There's not a bad seat in the house, and there's a full food and drink menu we like the soft pretzels with white cheddar beer cheese dip to satisfy your stomach as well as your funny bone. Inside the Burton Barr Central Library, you can marvel at architectural elements designed by Will Bruder, stare at art installed throughout the five floors, and get creative inside the maker space.

The enormous library, which is the flagship location of the Phoenix Public Library system, also houses a teen area, college planning center, entrepreneur space, children's area, gift shop, and a room filled with Arizona history resources. Central Gallery hosts rotating exhibitions of works by local artists, and the library presents a robust lineup of community programming.

The rare book room is filled with treasures you didn't know existed in Phoenix, like cuneiform tablets and a page from a Gutenberg Bible. Best of all, the library is located within walking distance of the galleries and other cultural amenities located along Roosevelt Row, making it a hub for learning that spans far beyond bookshelves. Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Phoenix.

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Support Us. Keep New Times Free. Best Of Megalopolitan Life. The station airs a unique blend of typical classic rock songs you have heard a million times as well as deep tracks that unless you own a ton of albums you haven't heard before. The station has been commercial free for more than 5 years now and has developed quite a following. The only downside to the station is that often the station is either off the air or broadcasting static.

By: John on December 9, Hope all is well. By: robert vanderaa on August 4, Have not had any reception to pick up your station for over a week and I live in gold canyon By: Bruce on December 2, In the valley for a week and listened for 5 days and then off the air. I was bummed. Trying to pick up on-line in Chicago. By: Bobby Russell on March 24, I love this station so much, that when it mysteriously go off the air I experience anxiety!

By: Denise in Gold Canyon on February 14, For more than a decade - continuing to blast out the hits in central Arizona. During the political season, a rare item will pop up from time to time - a single commercial every 30 minutes or so.

Still worth of listening to as frequently as the signal allows! Oh - one more item. Please consider adding an RDBS radio broadcast data system feed to the channel. It'd be great to look up some of these old, ancient tracks that are played here! By: KW on September 2, The best station ever! I only wish it was available throughout the metro Phoenix area, not just the East Valley.

By: JO on October 30, Mn snowbirds. How refreshing! Your music travels thru the the rv parks with us. Don't need my XM down here. By: GD lilja on January 23, Love the station when it is broadcasting, great verity of music.

Why so much dead air? By: James Bergman on April 10, I was wondering if I could find out what song was playing about am on Friday may 12th 13th. My husband recently passed and it just made me feel good. It had lyrics" I'm always with you" or "always here with you"? By: Jen on May 17, By: tim hoyt on May 27, It's a quirky story of a series of disappointing seriocomical experiences by a tourist to Europe I listen to attentively every time it's played while I'm listening.

By: Dan on June 21, Would gladly contribute monthly. Set it up Ted and let us know how to help, as we should. This dead air time and sometimes days of static are killing me!! By: Gabe on July 11, Best station, EVER! By: Craig Miller on September 14, From Gabe: WOW. Plain and simple Age 42 Fran Barry: It's like hearing new albums from your favorite old artists. Age 65 By: Barry and Gabe on October 14,