Email Author Christina Caldwell

2012 Stories by Christina Caldwell

• Snow Plight

  published July 26, 2012

  Come July, Phoenicians forget about the kindness and good will and the holiday spirit, swapping those cheery things for uncomfortable amounts... More >>

• Canned Dreams

  published July 26, 2012

  Let’s be honest. Bud Light Lime is the stereotypical drink of choice for Nickelback and Lifehouse fans everywhere -- not that... More >>

• Oak Creek Music Festival @ Sedona's Martini Bar

  published July 19, 2012

  Looking for their place in Sedona culture somewhere between the vortexes and sweat lodges, the spiritual city's musicians find a way to nestle... More >>

• Witch Raft

  published July 19, 2012

  In these dog days of summer, any interaction with the outside world is just a foggy, sweaty blur that will break your spirit if you can’t... More >>

• Shot At Love

  published July 19, 2012

  We're onto you, you bunch of bars hosting ladies' nights. When you say "ladies get in free!" and "bottomless margaritas!" you really mean:... More >>

• Text Clues

  published July 12, 2012

  Anyone can sense the coming of an M. Night Shyamalan twist from a mile away. Oh, that strict, strange, old-timey cult is actually living on a... More >>

• Cassiopeia @ Yucca Tap Room

  published July 5, 2012

  Putting a song over 10 minutes long on your debut full-length is masturbatory. Putting three songs that nearly hit the 10-minute mark on... More >>

• Quirk It Out

  published June 28, 2012

  It's the family pool party, and you're drunk. Then, your uncle strips down to his tighty-whities, and quickly you’re both uncomfortable... More >>

• Teen Beat

  published June 14, 2012

  During your teenage years, everything is so lame. You can’t drink. You’re under constant parental supervision. Your acne flares up... More >>

• Super Stereo @ Crescent Ballroom

  published June 7, 2012

  In an age when Henry Rollins does Acura commercials, what does "selling out" even mean any more? Tempe "futurepop" band Super Stereo knows a... More >>

• Roam Alone

  published June 7, 2012

  The performers of Cirque du Soleil aren’t shy. In fact, with their gravity-defying stunts, the costume-clad actors aim to make you trip... More >>

• Latino Studies

  published May 31, 2012

  Living so close to Mexico, it’s easy to see the Latino influence on day-to-day life here in Arizona -- from street names to fashion. And... More >>

• A Guy Thing

  published May 24, 2012

  In a culture where female nudity is revered as art and male nudity is a punch line, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that dudes can be... More >>

• 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 >>