Email Author Jose Gonzalez

2009 Stories by Jose Gonzalez

• Jack of all Art Trades

  published December 31, 2009

  If idle hands are the devil's tools, Allison Karow has nothing to worry about. As if getting her phalanges dirty while keeping Tempe... More >>

• Weird Christian Science

  published December 24, 2009

  While James Brown gave up the mantle of “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business” long ago (rest his soul), it seems that Valley... More >>

• Road Trip

  published December 24, 2009

  When we travel, we make sure to schedule an extra day or two off for recovery. The Phoenix Suns weren't that lucky. With a league schedule that... More >>

• Jack of all Art Trades

  published December 17, 2009

  If idle hands are the devil's tools, Allison Karow has nothing to worry about. As if getting her phalanges dirty while keeping Tempe... More >>

• Pearls of Wisdom

  published December 17, 2009

  We all know at least one person that constantly laments having left some other city behind. Whether they weep over their favorite regional food... More >>

• Big Mack Attack

  published December 10, 2009

  As 2010 swiftly approaches, now's the time to put your foot down on what can't be dragged into the new year. If you're like us, you want the... More >>

• Like a Virgin

  published December 10, 2009

  She might be the most popular woman in the Valley. If you pay attention around town, you'll see renderings of La Virgen de... More >>

• Free Verses

  published December 3, 2009

  In the greater Phoenix area, there is no shortage of poets ready to get their words off their chest. However, Jessica Standifird of the... More >>

• Bug Out

  published November 26, 2009

  Tempe DJ and rapper duo Foundation and Brad B have been on their grind in the Valley hip-hop scene for about a decade as part of the bigger... More >>

• The Eyes of Ground Zero

  published November 19, 2009

  As New York City firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers searched through the September 11 wreckage in 2001, Joel Meyerowitz's... More >>

• Motown Modown

  published November 19, 2009

  Outside of the San Antonio Spurs, few teams stir our ire like the Detroit Pistons. We're not sure why, but it can probably be traced back to... More >>

• Indie Shop 'Til You Drop

  published November 12, 2009

  Christmas time is here, as the Peanuts gang might sing. More accurately, the holiday shopping season is just around the corner, which is... More >>

• Stir of Ecos

  published November 12, 2009

  In the summer, we occasionally cast an envious eye toward burgs with cooler temps or nearby bodies of water. But then an amazing fall... More >>

• Lost in Headspace

  published November 12, 2009

  Yayoi Kusama's installation at Phoenix Art Museum, Stepping Into You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies, feels... More >>

• Reorient Express

  published November 5, 2009

  Elizabeth Streb has been called the Evel Knievel of dance, and she clearly wants the white-knuckle excitement of daredevil stunts in her modern... More >>

• Dynamic Duo

  published November 5, 2009

  Outlaw aerosol artist DOSE ONE was profiled last August while in the process of entering the gallery world and simultaneously maintaining his... More >>

• Dynamic Duo

  published November 5, 2009

  Outlaw aerosol artist DOSE ONE was profiled last August while in the process of entering the gallery world and simultaneously maintaining his... More >>

• Dynamic Duo

  published November 5, 2009

  Outlaw aerosol artist DOSE ONE was profiled last August while in the process of entering the gallery world and simultaneously maintaining his... More >>

• God on the Mic

  published October 29, 2009

  It's been a long time, Rakim. Too long. The self-proclaimed microphone fiend will break his nearly decade-long sabbatical to release... More >>

• Collective Soul

  published October 22, 2009

  Conspire, the co-op espresso bar and boutique, has blossomed in its two years downtown. The DIY outpost has not only given a home to locally... More >>

• Gogol Plex

  published October 22, 2009

  The raw energy of the gypsy punk musical circus that is Gogol Bordello can't be beat in a live context. However, if you missed the New York... More >>

• Relationship Baggage

  published October 15, 2009

  Traveling with friends can be murder. Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, two of Winnie Ruth Judd's girlfriends, found that out the hard way.... More >>

• Altered Ego

  published October 1, 2009

  While we go about our day-to-day lives, some folks slink from bender to bender. Novelist Dan Fante used to be one of these people. But rather... More >>

• Triple Threat

  published September 24, 2009

  It's been a long time coming for the Valley hip-hop scene. Over the past decade, the strategy of scattered soloists and isolated crews has... More >>

• Spokes Persons

  published September 24, 2009

  Despite the Valley's car-town rep, we'd give up the gas-guzzling gridlock to go green in a heartbeat. And with temps finally receding, REI is... More >>