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61. Live Wire

    Magnolia Electric Co.

    By Mike R. Meyer

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Alt-country poster boy Ryan Adams might get the lion's share of accolades, but Jason Molina, the driving force behind Magnolia Electric Co., seems more than capable of giving...

62. Live Wire

    Napalm Death

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: April 30, 2009

    We know what you're thinking: Napalm Death, the founders of grindcore, circa 1982, are still around? What can they offer the metal world after nearly three decades of sonic...

63. Live Wire

    Dredg/Torche

    By Chris Parker

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Though San Diego quartet Dredg has toured with Taste of Chaos and major-label metal acts like Hoobastank and Deftones, their atmospheric, undulating sound defies easy...

64. Needle Exchange

    FUSE Fridays

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: April 30, 2009

    The intersection of Washington and Second streets in downtown Phoenix is an absolute hip-hop hotspot, as places such as PHX Nightclub and Silver pump out the bumps and beats...

65. Turntable

    Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

    Published: April 30, 2009

    THURSDAY 30 Bomberos: DJ Rani "g," dk.strickler, & guests (house, global soul) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house,...

66. Cafe

    Chef Michael DeMaria’s Heirloom Is Tasty but Not Worth the Trek

    By Michele Laudig

    Published: April 30, 2009

    You have to hand it to Heirloom's chef-owner, Michael DeMaria — the guy knows how to keep his momentum, even if he's not always in the spotlight. In 2007, when he closed...

67. Film

    Compared with Last Summer’s Comic Book Flicks, Wolverine's Blades Are Disposable

    By Martin Cizmar

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Following closely behind a film that perfects a concept isn't easy. Try to imagine a moviemaker sinking a big boat in the wake of Titanic, or racing Trans-Ams right after...

68. Film

    Sidestepping Sports Movie Clichés, Sugar Hits the Sweet Spot

    By Melissa Anderson

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have transformed some of the saggiest, most clichéd genres with smarts, non-screechy politics, superb acting, and visual beauty. Though, on...

69. Film

    Matthew McConaughey Is Scary Bad in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

    By Melissa Anderson

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Two weeks after jowly Matthew Perry transformed into pretty Zac Efron to relive his adolescence in 17 Again, Warner Bros. releases Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, another backward...

70. Stage

    Revenge of a King Is a Thuggish Hamlet

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Okay, seriously: I'm too old and too uncool and, frankly, too white to have enjoyed Black Theatre Troupe's Revenge of a King. Herb Newsome's freaked-out retelling of Hamlet...

71. Cinco de Mayo Guide

    Margaritaville

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: April 30, 2009

    God bless the souls of Don Cenobio Sauza and José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Why? Because they're the crafty cats who first imported the spirituous concoction known...