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How Dear and the Headlights Became the Most Important Band in Arizona
By Martin Cizmar
Published: June 25, 2009
It's mid-afternoon at The Tiniest Bar in Texas, and Dear and the Headlights have just finished playing the fourth and final show they're cramming into four days at South by...
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Official Rejection
Published: June 25, 2009
Director Paul Osborne's scheduled to be in attendance for this benefit screening of his documentary about the travails of the indie film-festival circuit. The film, a breakout...
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Tempe Community Workshop for Papago Park
Published: June 25, 2009
Put in your 2 cents' worth about what the future of Papago Park should be in this workshop hosted by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the cities of Tempe,...
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Waterfall General Interpretive Hike
Published: June 25, 2009
This two-mile guided hike promises a trip through the west-side park's "most diverse micro systems." The ranger will fill you in on the human and natural history of the park,...
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Instant Karma Boutique Grand Opening/Dirty Blonde Cocktail Party
Published: June 25, 2009
Anna Stewart and Rebecca Harding's new north Valley organic/fair trade spot opens with live music by Tumblin Dice, a trunk show, and a tasting. Sat., June 27, 7...
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The Firehouse Benefit Show @ The Firehouse
Published: June 25, 2009
The Phoenix chapter of Food Not Bombs and the Rusty Spoke Community Bicycle Initiative co-present this benefit featuring live performances by Haunted Cologne, Andrew Jackson...
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Attention Shoppers
New doc traces the history of the American mall
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: June 25, 2009
Helene Klodawsky knows what makes us tick. She knows we’re nostalgic and love pop culture, and she’s onto us when it comes to a love of New American...
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DAT's Entertainment!
Laptop-toting Frenchies make beautiful noise at the Rogue
By Adriane Goetz
Published: June 25, 2009
If you think Air is the be-all, end-all of French electronic music, you’d be wise to take that soundtrack from The Virgin Suicides out of your Discman and check out DAT...
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Improvised Bookclub
By Wynter Holden
Published: June 25, 2009
Book clubs are great -- in theory. We imagine soul-searching intellectual chats about Brave New World and 1984. Of course, what you actually get is a bunch of bored housewives...
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Third World Order
Doc excoriates Egypt’s torture of LGBTs
By Leslie Barton
Published: June 25, 2009
Early in the documentary Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World, Ashraf Zanati proclaims that his sexuality "doesn’t belong to anybody," especially his...
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Local Heroes
AZ Improv, Cacophony Society team up for epic pseudo-slugfest
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: June 25, 2009
If comic-book movies have taught us anything, it’s that fights between superheroes and their respective nemeses tend to result in rampant destruction. Just look at X-Men:...
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Sour Grapple
More wrestlemania, amusement park-style
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: June 25, 2009
Dean Radford is a mountain of a man who recently became the undisputed king of the mountain. Over the last month, the 6-foot-3, 260-pound tattooed headbanger “totally...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy
By Lilia Menconi
Published: June 25, 2009
Stick a hot chick in a world of black spandex, laser security systems, high-tech weapons, and karate superstar violence and all of America gets a hard-on. Boobies plus...
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Remains of the Day
Magazine transforms trash into resuscitated treasures
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: June 25, 2009
Reincarnation seems pretty sweet. Leave through one exit, hop into a new entrance. In the meantime, we leave a lot of ephemera behind – hand-penned letters, mix tapes,...
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Arizona on the Grind
Local hip-hoppers document the state of the state at symposium
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: June 25, 2009
Hip-hop has been woven from the lives and perspectives of countless artists and everyday people. The Arizona Hip Hop Experience seeks to explore that rich tapestry during a...
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The Buddy System
five15 exhibit showcases BFF art
By Wynter Holden
Published: June 25, 2009
Befriend a lawyer and you’ll beat that DUI charge faster than you can knock back another tequila shot. Make nice with a vet and Spot’s worm shot is on the house. But...
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McDowell Sonoran Preserve Hike: Ringtail Loop
Published: June 25, 2009
The easy-does-it three-miler offers a chance to search for wildlife signs and learn more about the fauna of the McDowells. Sat., June 27, 6:30-8:30 a.m., 2009
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Megan Nicolay
Published: June 25, 2009
The young fashion maven and author of Generation T discusses and signs Generation T: Beyond Fashion, which offers 120 additional ways to rework a T-shirt. Tue., June...
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Scott Calhoun
Published: June 25, 2009
We wouldn't give you a plugged nickel for a book about orchid care. Yaaaawn. But one that focuses on the Southwest garden? We're there. Cactus, as many locals know, is not...
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Shootout at the MV Corral
Panel discussion focuses on the Wild Wild West, circa 1982
By Julie Peterson
Published: June 25, 2009
You think the Wild West is as dead as the Clanton gang? Well, you may change your mind after hearing the tale of Miracle Valley, located in Cochise County, Arizona. The town...
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