Email Author Julie Peterson

2005 Stories by Julie Peterson

• Man of Steel

  published December 1, 2005

  FRI 12/2The giant squid may have eluded scientists for decades, but Phoenix artist Pete Deise has been capturing them for years -- in... More >>

• Bible Humpers

  published November 24, 2005

  SAT 11/26Jumpin' Jesus, thought Aaron Burkey, I'm a friggin' genius! The 35-year-old vocalist/guitarist was searching for... More >>

• Undieworld

  published November 17, 2005

  11/19-4/9Last summer, public displays of lingerie were as plentiful as feral kittens and bad movies. Luckily, as temperatures plummet... More >>

• Flute Plan

  published November 10, 2005

  MON 11/14When Jethro Tull won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1989, beating out contenders like AC/DC and... More >>

• See Fido Fetch

  published November 3, 2005

  SAT 11/5Pound puppies can compete on equal footing with their purebred cousins at the Skyhoundz... More >>

• Heart and Soles

  published November 3, 2005

  11/4-11/6Savion Glover has the world at his feet, literally. The 32-year-old tap-dance king is like a shoehorn in a shoehorn factory --... More >>

• O Solo Trio

  published October 27, 2005

  MON 10/31Tracy + the Plastics is not a real band. Or is it? The beauty is that it's so hard to tell. The brain child of "lesbian... More >>

• Toe Jam

  published October 27, 2005

  SAT 10/29What is it within us that makes us want to do things like wrestle in Jell-O or pudding, bathe in spaghetti noodles, or feel... More >>

• Function Over Form

  published October 20, 2005

  FRI 10/21Unlike those works of art that can't even be breathed on without a whack on the hand by a beefy security guard, J. DeSanti's... More >>

• The Write Stuff

  published October 20, 2005

  SAT 10/22Their résumés boast credits from Seinfeld to The Simpsons, but Everybody Loves Raymond... More >>

• Trash Talk

  published October 6, 2005

  10/7-10/31Teresa Widmer loves trash. The local mixed-media artist has collected garbage off the streets for the past 12 years,... More >>

• Kota Many Colors

  published October 6, 2005

  SAT 10/8If you're a fan of mainstream, steak-and-potatoes Broadway shows -- your Phantom, your Rent -- then more power to... More >>

• Give Peace a Trance

  published September 15, 2005

  SAT 9/17In the '60s, there were love beads and hippies. Today, the "make love, not war" mentality lives on through Kandee Kids --... More >>

• Blood Hound

  published September 15, 2005

  FRI 9/16The Prince of Motherfucking Darkness: That's the literary epithet that author John Gilmore has earned after a lifetime spent... More >>

• Hit Parade

  published September 15, 2005

  9/16-9/17Ah, there's nothing so sublime as leaning back on a bleacher with a cool drink and a hot dog, a freshening breeze in your... More >>

• Big Cheese

  published September 8, 2005

  SAT 9/10You know you've made it when people start impersonating you. But comedian Neil Hamburger admits he's a little nervous about... More >>

• Abject Art

  published September 1, 2005

  9/2-9/30Looking at Gidget Gein's art is like recognizing an old friend in a crowd and joyfully running up to greet him, only to be... More >>

• Cutting-Edge Cup o' Joe

  published September 1, 2005

  9/3-12/31Designer Michael Graves (of Target teakettle fame) cemented his household-word status in 1979, when he participated in the... More >>

• Jeepers Creepers

  published August 25, 2005

  8/26-8/27Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few years, you know full well the juggernaut that is extreme sports. But a... More >>

• India Summer

  published August 25, 2005

  SUN 8/28The Indian ballet troupe Mamata Shankar does not perform a subcontinental Swan Lake, nor does it include Native... More >>

• Rad Alert

  published August 18, 2005

  8/19-9/14The Trunk Space's new exhibition "Old/New/Traditional/Radical" showcases "artists with classic training and a modern... More >>

• The Two Joshes

  published August 18, 2005

  SAT 8/20Last fall, Valley comics Josh Skalniak and Josh McDermitt got the chance to compete at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and both... More >>

• Power Play

  published August 11, 2005

  8/12-8/27What's black, white and red all over? A penguin in a blender? A zebra with diaper rash? No, it's a world-première drama... More >>

• deZurrection

  published August 11, 2005

  8/13-9/2For five years, Darci Johnson's reZurrection Gallery has lent a touch of funk and spunk to the downtown Tempe scene. Now, like... More >>

• Bands of Brothers

  published July 28, 2005

  THU 7/28The Rubber Robot that plays Emerald Lounge this week is not the band by the same name that wears horse-head masks and... More >>