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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 14, 2009
Published: May 14, 2009
BUDOFF'S FOLLY You lost at me "goon": Thank you for writing such a well-thought-out article. This was the first time I had heard of this situation (I live in Kansas). Like...
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White Out 2009: Save the Phoenix Coyotes Rally
Published: May 14, 2009
Whether you're a real fan of the Desert Dogs or just someone who doesn't want to see the west side of town fall down and go boom should the Coyotes hit the road for Ontario,...
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Practical Art One-Year Anniversary Celebration
Published: May 14, 2009
Jane Reddin's promising gallery, which specializes in functional/utilitarian objets by Arizona artists, celebrates its first birthday with appearances by its roster of artists...
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The Death Factory Bloodletting
Published: May 14, 2009
Much blood is, indeed, let in this horror/gore fest directed by Sean Tretta (The Great American Snuff Film, Death of a Ghosthunter) and filmed in Arizona. This screening...
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Arizona Roller Derby Battle Royale Championship Bout
Published: May 14, 2009
The four squads in the all-woman league -- Bad News Beaters, Brawlarinas, Bruisers, and Surly Gurlies -- put metal to hardwood and elbows to cheekbone in this season-ending...
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Pandora Festival
Published: May 14, 2009
Arizona Women's Theatre Company puts the female agenda on the front burner with the 2009 version of its annual juried fest. This year, the program features staged readings of...
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Occupied
Published: May 14, 2009
Leralee Whittle and Paul Sprawl call their nationally touring show a "multimedia performance about the ongoing occupation of Afghanistan, Iraq, and American minds." The two...
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Toybox
By Martin Cizmar
Published: May 14, 2009
It’s not often an album I’ve never heard before makes me nostalgic for my high school days, let alone one that came out last year and is sang partly in Japanese. But...
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Babes for Bush
Comedy variety show hits the G-spot
By Lilia Menconi
Published: May 14, 2009
Here’s a little pop quiz for ya: 1) Do you love ladies? 2) Do you love the vagina? 3) Would you wear a button that reads “I heart my cunt”? If you answered...
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Tremulants
By Adriane Goetz
Published: May 14, 2009
There's nothin' like a good old-fashioned drag show to kick off a CD-release party. Back in 2007, in what was quite possibly the wildest performance ever to grace the stage at...
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In Vayden, Phoenix/L.A. Works
By Kelly Wilson
Published: May 14, 2009
Scene from the green room of Scottsdale's Martini Ranch: A burly security guard approaches Phoenix rockers Vayden, who are hanging out before their headlining Friday-night set...
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Pride vs. Power
Caucasian hip-hoppers are celebraters, not haters
By Brendan Joel Kelley
Published: May 14, 2009
In the last week of September 2006, an odd thing happened: A Phoenix rap group managed to light up controversy all over the nation via an article that appeared on the front...
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Country Rogue
She's with-with the band
By Brendan Joel Kelley
Published: May 14, 2009
"What hip-hop do you know that has a Kansas country girl singing?" Mynce, the turntablist for local hip-hop group the Smob, asks me this over beers the day after the band's...
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Hughes Your Daddy?
The Breakup Society recalls teen movie angst
By Serene Dominic
Published: May 14, 2009
Because kids in 2007 aren't buying CDs like kids of yesteryear did, retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Target are threatening to scale back their shelf space to stock only...
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Americana Hero
Published: May 14, 2009
Mark Zubia is one of the most talented singer-songwriters in the Valley. He's seen some success with his Americana bands Los Guys and The Chimeras, but his solo work is equally...
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Dark Sky Telescope Hike
By Leslie Barton
Published: May 14, 2009
We have some pretty sick fantasies, but none ever centered on staring at the night sky through a telescope. Undaunted hat- and scarf-wearers and general-punishment gluttons can...
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A Devine Show
By Michael Roberts
Published: May 14, 2009
Like major-league closers, modern-rock musicians tend to specialize in the high hard stuff. Still, that doesn't mean fans of the genre reject any and all softer sounds —...
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Over-the-Hump Day
Hang-out spot conspires to make Wednesday nights fun
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 14, 2009
Thank goodness Conspire, one of our favorite coffee shops and hang-out spots, is reviving the normally comatose downtown Wednesday nights. The Conspire Open Mic outside...
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Pumping Positivity
Hard-hitting word-slinger HB backs up words with deeds
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: May 14, 2009
Harold Branch III (a.k.a. HB) might roll with Chicago’s Enigma Poets, but it's no mystery as to the wordsmith's role in Phoenix's spoken-word scene. The poet grew up...
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App Pupils
Mobile techies land in East Valley tech heaven
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: May 14, 2009
If you’re peeping this from some sort of mobile telecommunications device, you’ll like what you’re about to read. On Saturday, May 16, the good folks of the...
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