Email Author Jose Gonzalez

2010 Stories by Jose Gonzalez

• Urban Brawl

  published December 30, 2010

  Going back to work on the Monday after a holiday is always a bit rough. Imagine how brutal it is for the wrestlers of the WWE to get back to... More >>

• Fighting Chance

  published December 23, 2010

  When dealing with thickheaded folks who spout that the Valley has no history or traditions to speak of, we find inviting them to our favorite... More >>

• Expiration Date

  published December 23, 2010

  Though Eastside Records’ Christmas Eve Eve Memorial ushers the demise of one of the best old school record shops in the Valley, it’s... More >>

• Drama King

  published December 16, 2010

  The immigration debate in Arizona has been a seemingly endless inferno this year. For all the real-life drama that the crooked powers that be... More >>

• Native Flavor

  published December 16, 2010

  Before the Heard Museum’s NU (Native + You) events started taking place on Third Fridays, the last time we had visited the world-renowned... More >>

• Flesh & Easy

  published December 9, 2010

  We have a sneaking suspicion that Charlene Yi is trying to take over the world . . . slowly and adorably. In addition to acting turns in fare... More >>

• Dance Dance Evolution

  published December 9, 2010

  Leave it to Kanye West to make amazing professional dancers mere scenery for his artistic efforts. CONDER/dance does right by the dance world... More >>

• Grapple Season

  published December 2, 2010

  Now that the holiday shopping season is in full screen, we’re definitely seeing the push for Valley consumers to go local. Instead of... More >>

• Snow Biz

  published December 2, 2010

  Winters in the Valley are typically mild affairs. Not having to shovel mounds of snow is a prime motivation for withstanding our blistering... More >>

• Auto Tuned

  published November 25, 2010

  Context is everything. If you turn around and see yourself surrounded by nearly every make and model of cars while stuck in traffic on... More >>

• Wax Museum

  published November 25, 2010

  Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and... More >>

• Crave Review

  published November 18, 2010

  The second of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths basically states that suffering is caused by our desire and is ultimately a disharmonious... More >>

• Wax Museum

  published November 18, 2010

  Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and... More >>

• Lemmon vs. Machine

  published November 18, 2010

  Technological nightmares conjured up by sci-fi and tin-foil-hat-wearers haven’t quite lived up to their billings. Despite fussy printers,... More >>

• Training Wheels

  published November 11, 2010

  We’re as giddy as Chirstmas Eve kids in anticipation of the Cave Creek Bicycle Festival going down this weekend. Grown and expanded in its... More >>

• Strolling Thunder

  published November 11, 2010

  The Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts is so pedestrian. That’s not a diss; that’s just a fact that we love. Downtown... More >>

• Lemmon vs. Machine

  published November 4, 2010

  Technological nightmares conjured up by sci-fi and tin-foil-hat-wearers haven’t quite lived up to their billings. Despite fussy printers,... More >>

• Fortress of Mall-itude

  published November 4, 2010

  The controversial CityScape, located at Central Avenue and Washington Street, is the City of Phoenix’s latest attempt at solidifying the... More >>

• Fourth Annual Dia de Los Muertos Celebration @ Mesa Arts Center

  published October 28, 2010

  When it comes to calacas and calveras – the Mexican skeletons and skulls of Dia de los Muertos – you can forget about... More >>

• Dia de Los Muertos Celebration @ Desert Botanical Garden

  published October 28, 2010

  When it comes to calacas and calveras – the Mexican skeletons and skulls of Dia de los Muertos – you can forget about... More >>

• Footwork

  published October 28, 2010

  As evidenced by Native American hoop dancing, the hulas of Hawaii, and ballet, humans have pushed dance beyond merely shaking a tail feather... More >>

• Fair Enough

  published October 21, 2010

  There are two kinds of fairgoers. The first are satiated after one good dose of midway strolling, carnival-food eating, and tattoo spotting.... More >>

• Cast Party

  published October 21, 2010

  Most sequels we’re familiar with are rehashings of the first-round dreck we didn’t like anyway. In the art world, though, exhibition... More >>

• Take Five

  published October 14, 2010

  We can’t blame those folks who claim to hate musicals, considering the abundance of pop-culture pap that’s mashed up and wrung out to... More >>

• Center of Attention

  published October 14, 2010

  The true sign of artistic success isn’t merely measured in dollar signs. It's also evident when artists can also confidently hail their... More >>