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41. Fenske

    Andrew Thomas Prosecuted Bryant Wilkerson for a Crime He Didn’t Commit. Thank God for the Jury

    By Sarah Fenske

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Halfway through Bryant Wilkerson's trial for manslaughter, aggravated assault, and a host of other felony counts, a juror had an interesting question for Judge Teresa...

42. Feedback

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 9, 2009

    Published: April 9, 2009

    TURNING POINT Editors note: After the following comments were lodged, Bryant Wilkerson was acquitted of manslaughter, aggravated assault, and felony endangerment. The jury...

43. ˇAsk a Mexican!™

    On the Lack of Latino Panhandlers, and Those Famous Mexican Words

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: April 9, 2009

    For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: Drinking lots of cerveza, having lots of niños, and saying "¡Ay, caramba!" While I can...

44. Music

    For Folk-Rock Trio Sisterbrother, Music Is a Family Affair

    By Mike R. Meyer

    Published: April 9, 2009

    With a name like Sisterbrother, it's probably not surprising that family has played a big role in the Gilbert-based band's musical development. The three members of...

45. Music

    Art for Starters Is a Startup Operation That’s Barely Gotten Started

    By Serene Dominic

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Living with an addict destroys you. Either you shut down emotionally to weather the shitstorms or you erupt like Vesuvius because someone has relegated you to secondary...

46. Shrapnel

    Conor Oberst’s Chemistry Set

    By Michael Lopez

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Conor Oberst is a man known to take on any and all musical ventures, starting when the 13-year-old Omaha singer-songwriter self-released an album, Water, recorded on his...

47. Shrapnel

    Lazarus A.D. is Bringing Thrash Back from the Dead

    By Mike R. Meyer

    Published: April 9, 2009

    For a genre that never received much attention, even during its heyday, thrash metal is enjoying one of music history's more unlikely renaissances. In the past few years, a...

48. Listen Up

    Hemoptysis

    Who Needs a Shepherd?
    (self-released)

    By Martin Cizmar

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Maybe it's because I don't listen to a lot of it in my off hours, but I'm constantly surprised by the depth and quality of the Phoenix metal scene. I've yet to have a bad local...

49. Live Wire

    Mirah

    By Jose Gonzalez

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Local favorites Andrew Jackson Jihad once asked, "Why doesn't Mirah come to Phoenix?!" The singer-songwriter (born Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn) has spent the past decade with the...

50. Live Wire

    Rory Block

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: April 9, 2009

    We imagine you young 'uns are sick of hearing how fab the 1960s were, but it was a time when assorted strains of roots music were literally in the air. Take Aurora "Rory" Block...

51. Live Wire

    The Vivian Girls

    By Serene Dominic

    Published: April 9, 2009

    If you find yourself asking who the Vivian Girls are, prepare to be answered on two fronts. In the literary/esoterica world, the Vivian Girls are heroines who lead a child...

52. Live Wire

    Ozomatli

    By Michael Lopez

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Ozomatli play the type of music one would expect from a band that takes its name from the Nahuatl word for an Aztec astrological sign. Their mix of Latin, hip-hop, funk, rock,...

53. Live Wire

    Vetiver

    By Mike R. Meyer

    Published: April 9, 2009

    With acts like Band of Horses, Grand Archives, and Fleet Foxes already on board, Seattle-based indie label Sub Pop seems to have firmly established itself as the leading...

54. Needle Exchange

    Easter Moon Festival

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Zach Sciacca (a.k.a. Z-Trip) may not look like the Easter Bunny, but just like ol' Peter Cottontail, the renowned Phoenix-born turntablist is planning on delivering some treats...

55. Turntable

    Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

    Published: April 9, 2009

    THURSDAY 9 Bomberos: DJ Rani "g," dk.strickler, & guests (house, global soul) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house,...

56. Cafe

    Metro Brasserie & Bar Has a Way to Go Before It's Considered Scottsdale’s French Connection

    By Michele Laudig

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Everything is relative. Compared to Foodbar, the restaurant that used to occupy the SouthBridge space next door to Digestif in Scottsdale, six-month-old Metro Brasserie is a...

57. Forking

    Why Bacon Is Cheaper than Therapy

    By C.M. Redding

    Published: April 9, 2009

    "I'm crazy for tryin'. I'm crazy for cryin'. I'm crazy for loving you." La la la. I'm not a country music kind of guy, but living in the Southwest, it's a necessary evil. Now,...

58. Film

    Gomorrah: The Average Giuseppes of Organized Crime

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Martin Scorsese may be presenting Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah, but this corrosive, slapdash, grimly exciting exposé of organized crime in and around Naples comes on like...

59. Film

    Observe and Report: Seth Rogen’s Rent-a-Cop Rides The Bipolar Express

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Observe and Report writer-director Jody Hill makes mean-spirited tragedies that studios market as inane comedies because otherwise no one would pay a cent to see them. That's...

60. Stage

    Columbinus Interprets the Columbine Shootings Into Must-See Theater

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: April 9, 2009

    When I got home from the theater the other night, I immediately updated my Facebook page. I typed a note to the virtual community that read, "Two things: 1. Go see columbinus...