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Smack Down
Scott Weiland's back, without STP and heroin
By Michael Lopez
Published: May 7, 2009
The early 1990s were ripe for the taking, musically. People were sick and tired of the Sunset Strip’s hair metal scene. Alternative rock - particularly grunge –...
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Anything But Crummy
Alt-country darling will make you forget you hate country
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 7, 2009
You know those folks who say they listen to every type of music but country? Rather than slapping them for expressing something so stupid, try something more productive, like...
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Very Offensive
Answer to run-producing woes may be in the opposing bullpen
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 7, 2009
Granted, the Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to beat the butts off the Cincinnati Reds when Cincy visits Chase Field. But what the offensively challenged club should be doing...
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals
Published: May 7, 2009
The D-Backs hook up with the worst team in the bigs and its big offseason free-agent signee, outfielder Adam Dunn, who's been spanking the ball around smartly for the Nats...
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Photo Synthesis
Summit sharp-focuses on legacy of 20th-century greats
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: May 7, 2009
Photography, like any other art form, has its own language. It’s a language that in recent years has been codified and restructured and recast through digitization. But...
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Arizona Derby Dames All-Girl Roller Derby: Runaway Brides vs. Bombshells, Coffin Draggers vs. Schoolyard Scrappers
Published: May 7, 2009
The riot grrls continue their inaugural season at the "Madhouse on McDowell" with a couple of ass-kicking contests. A 21-and-over, no-cover afterparty follows at George &...
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Night & Day
Leaf or Something Like It
Published: May 7, 2009
It's easy to see how Angelina Jolie fell for the stunning landscape of Cambodia. No strip malls. No smog. No cacti. Vietnamese artist Binh Danh had his own transcendental...
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Hot Couture
By Clay McNear
Published: May 7, 2009
Our little slice of scorched Earth offers little in the way of refinement during the summer months. One lingering touch of erudition -- that’s erudite lite -- is Theater...
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Truth Serum
Intimate Hidden House hosts indie-comedy fave
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: May 7, 2009
The saying “in vino veritas” sums up alcohol's ability to squeeze candor out of folks. And while Hidden House's affordable libations and $6 steak dinners might help...
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The Return of Antique Scream
One-time PHX rockers come back to town for one night only
By Martin Cizmar
Published: May 7, 2009
We haven't heard much from our pals Antique Scream since they moved to Seattle late last year. We featured them in a story that had one of my all-time favorite quotes from a...
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Chandler Symphony Orchestra
Published: May 7, 2009
The Hary Janos Suite by Kodaly and Scheherazade, Op. 35 by Rimsky-Korsakov will be the highlight of the season-ending afternoon concent from the CSO. Sun., May 10, 3...
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Blues Brother
Published: May 7, 2009
Blues and classical are combined by the Chicago artist, who merges harmonicas and string quartets to create an entirely new musical art form. Sat., May 9, 8 p.m., 2009
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The Happiest Concert on Earth
Published: May 7, 2009
The vocal ensemble wraps up its 2008-2009 season with a performance of the wornderful works of Disney, including selections from The Lion King, Aladdin, Pinocchio, The Little...
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Reflekshin's Big Move
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: May 7, 2009
It’s apparently in vogue to jump from Stray Cat Bar & Grill in Tempe to Jugheads. First it was DJ Johnny Volume and his bartending bud Tyler, who moved their popular...
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Fenske
Phoenix City Hall Finally Shutters Michael Booher's Rave Scene, Yet the Party Goes On. And What About Clean Elections Cheat Doug Quelland?
By Sarah Fenske
Published: May 7, 2009
A year and a half ago, I told you about Michael "Boo" Booher. I told you that Boo, 62, was a convicted pedophile — a guy who'd pleaded guilty to molesting a 7-year-old...
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The Bird
Zack de la Rocha Protests Arpaio, Who Cozies up to White Supremacists, Plus, Jeff Farias Finds a Home with the Lord
By Stephen Lemons
Published: May 7, 2009
NEO-NAZI JOE? Lie down with gutter mutts, and you get mange. This little nugget of wisdom certainly applies to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's recent photo-op with a local neo-Nazi, who...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
On Swine Flu and Having the Scars to Prove It
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 7, 2009
Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu because to the fact they eat a lot of chicharrones, or is it the fact that your women are so pig-like? I knew that...
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Music
Phoenix’s The Word Alive Are Enjoying a Rapid Rise to Success
By Mike R. Meyer
Published: May 7, 2009
"It's about time." That's probably not the answer one might expect when asking a 19-year-old guitarist in a band that's barely a year old how he feels about signing to a...
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Shrapnel
Lucero Co-Founder Brian Venable Likes Barbecue on First Dates
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: May 7, 2009
"'Lucero got their name from a Spanish-English dictionary. They're sort of like The Replacements, and they've been on the road forever.' I think that stuff is mandatory. You...
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Shrapnel
Desert Invasion: How to Survive Being Assaulted by Washed-Up Hair Metal Acts
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: May 7, 2009
A lot of really hideous things can happen to you in the desert. You can be stung by a scorpion. You can get lost without any water, wander around for a couple of days, and then...
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