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Night & Day
Friday Night Boys
By Craig Outhier
Published: June 4, 2009
The jury is still out on this Fairfax, Virginia-based foursome: Legitimate heirs to Jimmy Eat World and other power-pop chart-toppers, or just another reason to hate the...
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Night & Day
Long Live Mock 'n' Roll
By Niki D'Andrea
Published: June 4, 2009
The difference between a cover band and a tribute band is the difference between a slut and a prostitute — one just plays with all sorts of people's stuff because it's fun...
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Night & Day
Dazzling duo
Don't miss Helio Sequence
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: June 4, 2009
Who's your favorite two-piece act? The White Stripes? Mates of State? Local H? Donny and Marie? After this show, it might be the Portland duo Helio Sequence --...
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Night & Day
The Aggrolites
By Craig Outhier
Published: June 4, 2009
America hasn’t been particularly good to ska. Indeed, raggae’s dancier, spazzier cousin may have met its Waterloo here back in the late 90s, when No Doubt started...
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Night & Day
Taking Back Sunday
By Michael Lopez
Published: June 4, 2009
Fresh on the release of their fourth studio album, New Again, Long Island rockers Taking Back Sunday will roll through the Valley to showcase their eclectic brand of rock, emo,...
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Night & Day
Urban Legend
Our decoder ring says: Great show
By Lilia Menconi
Published: June 4, 2009
We love it when “urban” is used to describe art. Our decoder ring says it’s a soft and very PC way of saying the works include racial themes. Such is the case...
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The Bird
Phoenix Symphony Plays the Blues, Arizona Department of Corrections Honcho Charles Ryan Attends Marcia Powell’s Memorial Service, and a Democratic Loser Writes a Book on How to Win
By Stephen Lemons
Published: June 4, 2009
BOCK'S BIG WIN Richard Bock's lounging in the proverbial catbird seat these days, in more ways than one. The über-popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives...
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Feedback
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 4, 2009
Published: June 4, 2009
POWER TRIPS They find fake crimes more interesting: My heart bleeds for this young woman. Imagine what she went through at Moon Valley High School, only to be treated like a...
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ˇAsk a Mexican!™
On Watered-Down Comida and Conga Lines
Published: June 4, 2009
I am a Chicano in Connecticut. I moved from Arizona to the East Coast for my dream job. I have to admit that I'm still homesick. Connecticut is a completely different world. To...
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Music
Matthew Reveles: A Glass of Whiskey and Some Sad-Bastard Music Are All He Needs
By Chris Hansen Orf
Published: June 4, 2009
To see Matthew Reveles kicking back in his Tempe home, dressed in blue jeans, a T-shirt, and flip-flops, you might get the wrong idea. Reveles' long, black hair, flowing beard,...
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Shrapnel
Psychostick and Jill Sobule Have Fan-Funded Albums in Common
By Mike R. Meyer
Published: June 4, 2009
You might not think that Tempe "humorcore" band Psychostick and Jill Sobule (a.k.a. that chick who sings the other "I Kissed a Girl" song) have much in common, but it turns out...
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Shrapnel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ It's Blitz Blends New York Smut with Vulnerability
By Theon Weber
Published: June 4, 2009
In July 2007, Yeah Yeah Yeahs appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, capping the night with "Down Boy," from their then-current EP, Is Is. "Down Boy" is a dark, sultry...
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Live Wire
The Aggrolites
By Craig Outhier
Published: June 4, 2009
America hasn't been particularly good to ska. Indeed, reggae's dancier, spazzier cousin may have met its Waterloo here back in the late '90s, when No Doubt started channeling...
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Live Wire
Youth Brigade
By Craig Outhier
Published: June 4, 2009
In the self-descriptive sense, Youth Brigade is no longer a credible name for an iconic punk band that formed in 1980 and toured with Social Distortion during the early Reagan...
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Live Wire
The Friday Night Boys
By Craig Outhier
Published: June 4, 2009
The jury is still out on this Fairfax, Virginia-based foursome: Legitimate heirs to Jimmy Eat World and other power-pop chart-toppers, or just another reason to hate the...
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Live Wire
Paul Wall and Slim Thug
By Michael Lopez
Published: June 4, 2009
Ladies and gentleman, presenting tonight's performers: In one corner, we have the pride of Houston's Jersey Village High School, "The People's Champ," the king of grills...
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Live Wire
Taking Back Sunday
By Michael Lopez
Published: June 4, 2009
Fresh on the release of their fourth studio album, New Again, Long Island rockers Taking Back Sunday will roll through the Valley to showcase their eclectic brand of rock, emo,...
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Needle Exchange
Spun Thursdays
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: June 4, 2009
In these fallow economic times, many a local bar owner has turned to DJ dance nights to draw crowds and their drinking dollars. Case in point: Hail Mary's, 1402 South Priest...
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Turntable
Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
Published: June 4, 2009
THURSDAY 4 Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house, electronica) Club Red: The Blunt Club with DJs Bonu$, Element, Pickster...
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Cafe
Moira Sushi Bar: Downtown Phoenix Deserves a Better Japanese Restaurant
By Michele Laudig
Published: June 4, 2009
It's no secret that Japanese food is my obsession. I've certainly written about it enough times, rapturously blogged about it, photographed it, and sought out ever more...
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