go to phoenix! moved out here from illinois back in september and I'm loving it here. plenty of parks around tempe/asu plus street spots and the scene is tight out here. don't know too much about tuscon but I've been through there a couple times and it just doesn't have that same kinda energy you get being around Tempe,ASU, etc. I would guess we probably get a few more events thrown out here too
It's still fairly hot out here (90's and low hundreds) with some rain during monsoon season but come october/November the weather gets reallllly nice. If you can live through the summer heat, the rest of the year is warm & mellow. Granted i prefer heat to the cold so really you just gotta be out here to see how you adjust but coming from snowy winters & rain all year, this place is a sometimes hot as fuck paradise