School of Rock

• Features: Coat Check
• Entertainment: DJs

Description

This Mill Ave. nightspot has quickly established itself as the place to shake it in Tempe, combining rock 'n' roll trappings with heavy electronic sounds. The bar's popular UK Thursdays weekly night spotlights "bass music," with DJs such as HavocNdeeD spinning drum and bass, dubstep, glitch, breaks, and other low-end varieties imported from the rainy streets of London.

The walls are lined with glittering bottles of booze; stars hang from the ceiling and neon-lit stripper poles dot the upstairs lounge. The rock 'n' roll vibe extends to the drum set placed on a riser overlooking the busy street below, and to the wall art: menacing demons clutch electric axes and dance around graffiti-style art. Class is in session at School of Rock, and courses include rocking out, getting down, and partying hard.