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41. Stage

    Theater Scene

    What's running now

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Diet! The Musical: Like nose hair or the flu, it’s back to trouble us again. This mean-spirited, barely entertaining horror show of a “musical” stops just short of Elephant...

42. What Else Is New?

    New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

    By Michael Gallucci

    Published: September 27, 2007

    As You Like It (HBO) Babel: 2-Disc Collector's Edition (Paramount Vantage) Broken (Weinstein) The Bronx Is Burning (ESPN) Building Bombs (New Video Group) Chalk (Arts...

43. Sweeties

    Wonder Woman: Divine Essence

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Divine Essence is never at a loss for words. The poet and spoken-word artist has been performing around the Valley for more than five years, and hosting open mic nights since...

44. Letters

    Letters From the Issue of Thursday, September 27, 2007

    Published: September 27, 2007

    ON THE JUICE C’mon, Fred: What a ridiculous argument Fred Goldman makes for publishing O.J. Simpson's garbage book ("Snuff Book," The Bird, September 20)! As if, in so...

45. Music

    Coma Little Bit Closer

    San Antonio's Girl in a Coma could be just the r'n'r we need

    By Serene Dominic

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Since its inception, reality TV hasn't brought us much in the way of realism. Someone who wouldn't normally nosh on a plateful of live Madagascar hissing cockroaches breaking...

46. Film

    Shoot 'Em Up

    Fighting the enemy over there

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: September 27, 2007

    The Kingdom is the first film from Peter Berg since the actor-turned-director's Friday Night Lights, which spawned an acclaimed, if struggling, franchise for NBC. There will be...

47. Sweeties

    His Town: Sloane McFarland

    By Amy Silverman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Sloane McFarland is not usually a man of so few words (he passed on several of our scintillating fill-in-the blanks), but he's certainly a guy of many actions. Whether he's...

48. ˇAsk a Mexican!™

    Get Schooled

    Finding the real problem

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: September 27, 2007

    After the great migration of Jews to this nation, a question was posed: "How long does it take a Jew to go from being a street sweeper to becoming a corporate attorney?" The...

49. Music

    Big on Japan

    Maja gives anime and gaming a good rap

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    It's a Saturday afternoon, and the Atomic Comics location in north Phoenix is a hubbub of rampant geek activity. Dozens of nerds of varying ages and belt sizes mill around the...

50. Sweeties

    Science Guy: Dietrich Stephan

    By Amy Silverman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    When Dietrich Stephan says he wants to cure diseases and eliminate suffering before he dies, he's not blowing sunshine. As director and senior investigator of the Neurogenomics...

51. Niki's Pick

    Georgie James

    Places
    (Saddle Creek)

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Georgie James is a duo — specifically, the pairing of John Davis and Laura Burheim. Like The Turtles, they are so happy together, or at least it sounds so. Each of the 12...

52. Sweeties

    The Creatives: Jeremy Briddell & Cyndi Coon

    By Amy Silverman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    She plays with rickrack. He plays with clay. And they make a living. Don't you hate them? Then you must not know Cyndi Coon and Jeremy Briddell, the artists who make up...

53. Home Grown

    The Premiere

    London Paris New York
    (self-released/thepremieremusic.com)

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Phoenix has a hot hip-hop scene, so to say that The Premiere's debut album is the best new local CD to hit P-city streets this year is really saying something. And we are...

54. Sweeties

    Comic Genius: Tony Carrillo

    By Megan Irwin

    Published: September 27, 2007

    When Tony Carrillo started his comic strip, F Minus, as an undergrad at Arizona State University, he was just looking for a way to make some extra cash. As a fine arts student,...

55. Home Grown

    Greyhound Soul

    Tonight and Every Night
    (re-silence Records)

    By Sarah Ventre

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Tucson's Greyhound Soul blends rough vocals, country twang, and straight-ahead rock with a twist of the blues. It's like hearing the child of Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash,...

56. Sweeties

    Ball Boy: Eric Byrnes

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Eric Byrnes, 31, ain't gonna have to worry about being poor anytime soon. The lively and spirited left fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks just signed a three-year, $30...

57. Listen Up

    Lauren White

    At Last
    (Groove Note Records)

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: September 27, 2007

    New vocalists emerge on the jazz scene every year, but Texas-based Lauren White is one who gratifies the listener through the honesty she gives to the selections included on...

58. Sweeties

    Sweet Role: Michelle Mahowald

    By Amy Silverman

    Published: September 27, 2007

    As a principal with Ballet Arizona, Michelle Mahowald has performed solo in Swan Lake and Coppelia, and originated a role in director Ib Andersen's Play. But for our ticket...

59. Live Wire

    Trisha Yearwood

    By Robert Hicks

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood is back with a strong, up-tempo single, a new record label, and a forthcoming CD titled Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love. After...

60. Sweeties

    Dodge Theater: Sam Pewitt

    By Megan Irwin

    Published: September 27, 2007

    Sam Pewitt doesn't look anything like White Goodman (Ben Stiller's character in the 2004 movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) but he cares about the sport with the same...