We mentioned Cream Stereo Lounge well over a month ago... and with it's New Years Eve Grand Opening just around the corner, Cream Stereo Lounge promises to be Scottsdale's coolest new venue. Owner's Marte and Apolo Sevilla are club owning entrepreneurs from Cancun Mexico, and they hope to bring some of that Cancun pressence to the Scottsdale nightlife.

The owners feel Scottsdale bars and clubs are lacking both customer service and real entertainment. So what can you expect from the new Cream Stereo Lounge?

By offering an affordable tapas menu and swankier decor, Mill Avenue's newest nightspot hopes to distinguish itself from nearby clubs and bars.

Tempe's Vintage Lounge opens Dec. 20, catering to Arizona State University students and area regulars. The second-story storefront at Fourth Street and Mill Avenue once housed the Coconut Club, which closed earlier this year due to liquor-licensing troubles.

Vintage Lounge owner Mark Brown is optimistic about the area's appetite for a more upscale club, one that's slightly less casual, less college-focused.

The very random, yet very funny Arizona Cocaphony Society is having their annual "Santarchy" bar crawl.  The crawl has one simple rule, and we quote "Holiday apparel is mandatory! A Santa hat is not enough."

The festivities start at 5pm in the parking garage on 3rd St. and Scottsdale Rd. in Old Town (behind Acme and Dos Gringos).  There is no set schedule or bar list, but there is a text messaging service in place to text fellow santas where to go next.

To find out more, visit http://www.azcacophony.org/santarchy/index.php

Scottsdale's newest buzz-worthy club has almost nothing in common with the ones people are usually clamoring to get into.

There's no cover, no dress code and no VIP area.

No one tosses around the words “upscale,” “luxe” or “elegant.”

But Friday, Saturday and even Sunday nights, the Lodge, a self-described dive, has been packed wall-to-wall since opening Nov. 26. It's partly because of the concept and partly because of the owners.