Email Author Christina Caldwell

2012 Stories by Christina Caldwell

• Roll Out

  published May 17, 2012

  They told you it couldn’t be done. Back in the '90s, when your hair was spiky and your clothing preferences included all-too baggy shirts... More >>

• Field Tripp @ Long Wong's at the Firehouse

  published May 10, 2012

  Countless rock docs and tell-alls have confirmed it: Lead singers/songwriters are dictators. Call it an ego thing, but there's no denying that... More >>

• Spicy Girls

  published May 10, 2012

  No boys allowed. That’s the mantra of every girl fort ever built. Vigilant in the fight against cooties, girls deem boys simultaneously... More >>

• Wonder Women

  published May 3, 2012

  Traditional social constructs would lead you to believe that if a piece of art is any good, then a man probably made it. That is, unless the... More >>

• Horse Power

  published May 3, 2012

  It’s safe to say that most people rarely think about horse racing, until the Kentucky Derby rolls around. Just like St. Patrick’s... More >>

• Film Industry

  published May 3, 2012

  Nowadays everyone is a photographer. Cell phone cameras have flooded our Facebook feeds with countless pointless images of our friends trying... More >>

• Talk the Talk

  published April 26, 2012

  There’s no quicker way to have your grandmother fear for your eternal soul than to tell her you’ve rejected her religion. Let alone... More >>

• Black Carl @ Tempe Beach Park

  published April 19, 2012

  In a rather controversial concert review last December, New Times contributor Nicole Smith wrote of the indie sailor-pop band Tennis'... More >>

• Loud and Proud

  published April 19, 2012

  Although Phoenix doesn't exactly top the list of gay-friendly 'hoods, there's nothing can keep fabulous down. And since 1981, the... More >>

• McDowell Mountain Music Festival @ The Compound Grill

  published April 12, 2012

  Mountain music can, and should, be utterly terrifying to outsiders — at least in its traditional sense. Just imagine toothless... More >>

• Love Blossoms

  published April 12, 2012

  Nothing is more cliché than a flower. Musicians compare women to them, poets describe their beauty in detail, and cartoons of little... More >>

• Future Loves Past @ The Rogue Bar

  published April 5, 2012

  It's common for a song lyric to mean one thing to the audience and a very different thing to the performer. Not sure what Led Zeppelin is... More >>

• Time Signature

  published March 29, 2012

  It’s human nature to look back and idealize what once was. And -- nostalgia be damned -- it's too easy to boil down decades to cultural... More >>

• Good Old War @ Crescent Ballroom

  published March 22, 2012

  It's tough to be a fan of the portmanteau. Blending words is an art mastered by few keen wordsmiths, like Liz Lemon on 30 Rock with the... More >>

• Seeing is Believing

  published March 22, 2012

  When it comes down to it, true beauty is about two things – form and function. Tell that to an artist and they might scoff at the idea... More >>

• Buff 'n' Stuff

  published March 15, 2012

  Fashion experts may tell you that the casual blazer-and-jeans look is going out of style, but apparently bow ties, bare chests and denim will... More >>

• Creatures of Habit

  published March 8, 2012

  Nuns make perfect athletes. No, really. When you spend your day living sin-free, there’s little room slothful moments in front of the TV,... More >>

• Darkness Dear Boy

  published March 1, 2012

  Three-chord alternative isn't new, especially in Tempe. In the '90s, bands like The Refreshments and Gin Blossoms rode the style all the way to... More >>

• Candy Crop

  published March 1, 2012

  The recipe for caramel is mindbogglingly simple, but even the easiest recipes can get botched. The candy can be burned, scorched and ruined if... More >>

• Boys and Frogs Aren't Afraid of the Close-Ups

  published February 23, 2012

  There's no quicker way to alienate listeners than to be so pretentious as to describe a band as an "experience," "lifestyle," or "state of... More >>

• Gender Bowl

  published February 23, 2012

  Drag queens are some of the most confident people you’ll ever meet. As they saunter about, lip syncing to Gloria Estefan’s... More >>

• Rebelution @ Marquee Theatre

  published February 16, 2012

  Despite the genre's radical roots, there's something about modern reggae that makes it difficult for fans of classic reggae to fully embrace.... More >>

• Horse Power

  published February 16, 2012

  If a tourist were to walk through downtown Scottsdale without previous conceptions, she might think something along the lines of, “Wow.... More >>

• Revival Styles

  published February 9, 2012

  Portraying avid ren fair attendees as basement-dwelling Dungeons and Dragons aficionados who relish the opportunity to use their year-round... More >>

• Factories @ The Sail Inn

  published February 2, 2012

  A little editing sure goes a long way. Not long ago, the members of Phoenix-based dance-rockers Factories used to be in a band called... More >>