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Can Maynard James Keenan Put Arizona Wine on the Map?
By Michele Laudig
Published: November 20, 2008
Early-afternoon sun shines intensely on the sleepy vineyard, where row after row of grape-laden vines run down the slope of the valley, like deep emerald waves in a leafy...
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Gojira A Go-Go
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Published: November 20, 2008
Life can be tricky for metalheads who turn to heavy music either to galvanize their conscience. If that sounds like a stereotype, plenty of metal bands play into the whole...
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Dwarf Stars
Bantam menaces will do just about anything to gross you out
By Leslie Barton
Published: November 20, 2008
It's nothing like our plushie fetish, but short guys really turn our crank. That's why our eagle eye settled on Trash City’s Midget Jackass affair at Club Mardi Gras on...
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Beat and Greet
DJ JahMek unveils body-gyrating weekly
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 20, 2008
The West Coast always seems to lag behind the times, especially when it comes to dance clubs that pump out the latest and greatest feet-moving, body-gyrating beats. But the...
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Banding Together
Local talent steps up for a good cause
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 20, 2008
In August, Leesa Irwin, mother of former New Times staff writer Megan Irwin, was involved in a car accident that killed her husband and left the surviving spouse with not only...
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Foam Remedy
Draft Mag fest has the ales for what ails you
By Wynter Holden
Published: November 20, 2008
One will help you through a blind date. Five will make you forget the crappy economy. Drink 10 and that bucktoothed brunette at the bar starts looking like Eva Mendes. If your...
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The Buffalo Within
Nothing goes to waste in San Fran artist’s works
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: November 20, 2008
Native North Americans legendarily used all parts of any buffalo they managed to fell. Nothing was wasted. Similarly, Banding Hendrix (pronounced "Bonding") pulls from...
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Spock and Awe
You know you wanna go. Resistance is futile.
By Julie Peterson
Published: November 20, 2008
Are you sitting down? Good. Are you sitting at the bridge of the Starship Enterprise? You can at "Star Trek: The Exhibition." Boldly go through 12,500 square feet and explore...
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WBC Championship Title Fight
Published: November 20, 2008
Boxing up close and in the round, with the top match pitting bruising Bobby Gunn (pictured) vs. an opponent to be named. Thu., Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., 2008
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Dave Pratt @ Barnes & Noble
Published: November 20, 2008
The host of KMLE Country's Dave Pratt in the Morning signs his new memoir, Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio. Proceeds from book sales benefit the American Cancer...
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Requiem for a Bad Dream
Artists bring phantasms to life
By Nina Carapetyan
Published: November 20, 2008
The recurring nightmare of our childhood always featured severed limbs somersaulting through the air, flung from the dark recesses of our closet by some hooded creature....
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Good Girls Don't
Badass grrls do
By Emma Breysse
Published: November 20, 2008
Have you ever wondered why roller derby has made a comeback? Well, when you look at the 1970s phenomenon that has now become part speed-skating, part hockey, and part porn...
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The Fringe Revolution
Sausage Army leader continues campaign for comedic reform
By Julie Seabaugh
Published: November 20, 2008
He may rail against being called The Next Bill Hicks or The Modern-Day Lenny Bruce, but we think Doug Stanhope secretly likes it. And why not? Both are apt comparisons, as the...
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Collison Course
Derby drivers make a full-metal racket at Buckeye’s Helzapoppin’
By Steve Jansen
Published: November 20, 2008
A few weeks ago at the Arizona State Fair, we witnessed our first demolition derby. Our reaction? Uhhhh . . . what in the . . . ? Needless to say, it was interesting in its...
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The Gadabout Traveling Film Festival @ Trunk Space
Published: November 20, 2008
Eric Ayotte and his DIY film fest stops in Phoenix once again with an array of awesome films bordering on the ridiculous, silly, and fun. Sun., Nov. 23, 7 p.m., 2008
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Transculture Club
Experimental fest explores the Southwest and the PHX
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: November 20, 2008
There’s nowhere quite like the Southwest, or Phoenix, so where better than the PHX and its namesake art gallery (PHiX) for a two-day festival of transcultural performances...
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Gilbert Days 5K @ Freestone Park
Published: November 20, 2008
Test your running skills during the 24th annual Gilbert Days 5K and 1-mile Fun Run. Fri., Nov. 21, 4:45 p.m., 2008
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Peter Vitale
Published: November 20, 2008
The architectural photographer signs his new book, The Divine Home, which showcases the use of religious/spiritual objects as design elements. Thu., Nov. 20,...
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Dance Dance Revolution
Forget Scottsdale. Head to DoPho if you wanna shake it.
By Lilia Menconi
Published: November 20, 2008
Need to dance? You can head to Scottsdale, but a Scottsdale night usually means nonstop proof of your mediocre attractiveness. If you need to feel you have a chance of...
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Walter Cronkite, Phil Gordon, and Michael Crow
Published: November 20, 2008
The broadcasting legend, Phoenix mayor, and ASU president, respectively, are the special guests at the grand-opening celebration of the new school. Cronkite is pictured here...
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