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Joe Palmisano, Defense Attorney, Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting Secretary/Girlfriend's Ex

The Tempe criminal-defense attorney accused of shooting his secretary/girlfriend's ex-boyfriend has pleaded not guilty in the case.The hard part for the defense of 48-year-old criminal-defense attorney Joe Palmisano will probably be the part about the victim recording the seconds leading up to the s ... More >>

Luci's Healthy Marketplace in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped and What We're Still Lusting Over

The Spot: Luci's Healthy Marketplace, Open Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. See Also: - The Simple Farm: 2013 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Culinary - ABC Cake Decorating Supplies in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped and What We're Stil ... More >>

Tempe Criminal-Defense Attorney Shot His Secretary/Girlfriend's Ex-Boyfriend, Cops Say

A Tempe criminal-defense attorney is accused of shooting his secretary/girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, an event the victim says he recorded on video with his iPhone.Attorney Joe Palmisano, 48, is the alleged shooter, and police say he shot Ryan Hall Thursday morning in the parking lot of Palmisano's law ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Justin Timberlake's "Suit and Tie" Reminds Us Why We've Missed Him So Much

Six years is a long time for a musician to be absent from the field. Unless you've reach "legendary" status, making a comeback after such a long period of dormancy is nearly impossible. With that said, Justin Timberlake's last album, FutureSex/ LoveSounds, is one of the greatest R&B albums of the ... More >>

Ten Instagram-ers for the Phoenix Food Lover to Follow

When we're not blogging you can usually find our face buried in our iPhone screen posting photos and checking out the daily scene on Instagram. Try to get our attention while we 'gramming. We dare you. The filters, the snapshots.... It's an intoxicating combination that's got more than a few Phoenix ... More >>

Baltimore's Dan Deacon Is No Joke, But It's Okay to Laugh

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Suicidal Tendencies, Marquee Theatre, 9/21/12

Suicidal Tendencies @ Marquee Theatre| Friday, September 21As I moved through the crowd tonight during Suicidal Tendencies' make-up date at Marquee Theatre, I stopped to lean against a rail. An older woman in front of me was texting on her phone. As my eyes wandered to the bright glow of her iPhon ... More >>

Keize Montoya: Phoenix Rapper Blows Up on YouTube

See also: Keize Montoya Explains "Mad At 'Cha" (Video)Clovis, New Mexico, is a small town: Home to around 30 or 40,000 people R&B artist Keize Montoya guestimates. If that number is true, that means Montoya's entire hometown, and then some, caught his last music video on Youtube, the summertime head ... More >>

10 Tripped Out Songs About Hallucinogens and Psychedelics

See also: The 10 Coolest, Scariest, Freakiest Songs About Heroin See also: 10 Songs About Cocaine See also: 15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20 Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. It's in many ways the enduring holy trinity of pop music. Like it or not -- we're not advocating anything -- drugs are responsib ... More >>

Glendale Mayoral Candidate Says He Was Attacked After a Tea Party Debate By Man Suspected of Removing His Campaign Signs

Walt Opaska, a candidate running for mayor of Glendale, says he was attacked after a Glendale Tea party debate last night in a Denny's parking lot. Opaska says that, at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, as he was walking out of the restaurant near 51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road, someone told him ther ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2?

See also: Russell Pearce's New Signs Tout His "Eduction" (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce on Blast for Racist E-mails in New Dennis Gilman Video See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) As the saying goes, you can't make this stuff up. On Wednesday, I publish ... More >>

Holy Playlist, Batman! Seven Songs in Honor of The Dark Knight Rises

It's safe to assume that if you're going to the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises tonight, you've already seen Batman Begins and The Dark Knight a few times this week (or you plan on watching about 10 hours worth of Batman movies today). You've washed your lucky bat-underwear and opened you ... More >>

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Talking Stick Resort, 7/6/12

Joan Jett Talking Stick Resort Friday, July 6, 2012 Joan Jett is one of those musicians whom everybody should see if they get the chance. She's an inspiration to every girl who ever picked up a guitar, pioneering the riot grrl movement before it had a name (she later produced a Bikini Kill album). ... More >>

What Laura Says Talks Earth Day and How You Can Contribute

Over 40 years have gone by since the first Earth Day. During that time, the eco-conscious have planted trees, rescued oil-covered birds, and rocked out with their compost out. What Laura Says might not have been around for the first Earth Day, but Saturday, they'll celebrating the anniversary i ... More >>

The Seven Oddest Restaurant Bathrooms in Greater Phoenix

Our little band of Chow Bella writers is a diverse group, but we do have a few things in common. We all put our pants on one leg at a time, and we all gotta go. And we've all been to a lot of bathrooms in a lot of restaurants. Some, to put it mildy, offer a better experience than others. We don't wa ... More >>

Five Essential Jonathan Richman Songs (Post Modern Lovers)

We were about 20 miles outside of a town called Wikieup, standing off the road, a motionless 1967 Karmann Ghia shaking like a leaf with each passing semi off the road. I get a text: "Jonathan Richman is coming to Crescent Ballroom!" Our stalled trip to Las Vegas suddenly barely mattered. I told ... More >>

Miniature Tigers Paint a Sensual Scene with Mia Pharaoh

Miniature Tigers' Charlie Brand: "We Wanted To Have This Warm, Beautiful Feeling To The Album"

If Miniature Tigers was ever to have an official "day" in Phoenix, it would be today. The band is playing two shows, one at Crescent Ballroom as part of the Modern Art Records Tour celebrating the release of Mia Pharaoh, and a free in-store performance at Stinkweeds at 5 p.m. There's also a rather l ... More >>

Man on a Ledge Is a Leap into the Familiar

Most Innovative Artist of 2011: The Flaming Lips

​It's been a very big year for The Flaming Lips.Big ups to Wayne Coyne and the gang, who took on approximately one project in every month of 2011 and somehow managed to pull it off. They're one of the greatest and weirdest psychedelic bands out there, and you've got to love 'em.Let's take a trip d ... More >>

Ride From Airport No Good Deed: Woman Robs Victim of $5,000 With Help From Fellow Thugs

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeDarren Ross, 25, is suspected of helping three other people rob a Florida visitor of $5,000.​Taking a cab from the airport this weekend would have been cheaper -- and a whole lot less frightening -- for a Florida visitor who was robbed of $5,000.The victim, w ... More >>

The Devil Wears Prada's Mike Hranica on Slaying Zombies and the Future of Musical Distribution

Slaying zombies on Monday at the Marquee ​Whether you love the progressive instrumentals or hate the screeching screams, The Devil Wears Prada is stepping up its game on as many levels as possible. Count 'em off: An ongoing cross-country tour with their most elaborate production yet; photos ... More >>

Holli Christensen, What Are You Listening To?

Holli Christensen​Holli Christensen The owner of Park Avenue Blow Dry and Beauty Bar is also a makeup artist and studio hair stylist who teaches a free class every first Friday of the month 6:00 p.m. at Park Avenue, demonstrating how to take the latest trends from the runway and translating them i ... More >>

Machinehead's Robb Flynn Unto the Locust, and Why He Started Singing Lessons

​Today sees the release of Unto The Locust, the seventh album from California-based metal band Machinehead. The heavy follow-up to 2006's The Blackening, which beat out Slayer and Lamb of God for "Album of the Year" at the Golden God Awards, Unto The Locust displays the band's varied styles a ... More >>

DJ Anthony Hart Leaving Phoenix for (Where Else?) New York City Next Month

Anthony "Hartbreaks" Hart​Here's some heartbreaking news for Phoenix's DJ and indie music scenes: Anthony Hart (who goes by the stage name DJ HartBreaks) is planning to vacate the Valley next month and will head for the concrete jungle of New York City. The 29-year-old made his plans known yester ... More >>

Kristin Anderson, What Are You Listening To?

Kristin Anderson​Kristin Anderson The Fox10 news anchor is participating in the Climb to Conquer Cancer on Saturday, February 26. Go to www.myfoxphoenix.com to join her Fox10 team. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Prob ... More >>

Best Coast at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

Shawn AndersonBest Coast singer Bethany Cosentino on stage at Clubhouse Music Venue on January 22, 2011.​You know what record is severely -- "criminally," one might say if they were given to old timey rock writer sayings -- underrated? Hole's Live Through This. Some (a lot? a bit? -- I'm not exact ... More >>

Airport Security: Clothing Apparently Optional. Woman Gets Through TSA Checkpoint Wearing Nothing But Undies

That's 52-year-old Tammy Banovac -- and those are her bra and panties.​No shirt? No pants? No problem -- at least when trying to get through airport security in Oklahoma City.A 52-year-old woman headed for Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport showed up to a security checkpoint at the Will Ro ... More >>

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Jason Hill hearts Phoenix

Totally Cool

Jason Hill hearts Phoenix

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks

Boys Like Girls Rock Venue of Scottsdale; The Summer Set Watches

Boys Like Girls...and the girls like them​Fans in the audience at last night's Boys Like Girls concert (which included members of Scottsdale pop rock band The Summer Set) at Venue of Scottsdale weren't the only ones Tweeting deets from the show. All Time Low singer Alex Gaskarth was quick to take ... More >>

DJ Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio 1 Visits Tempe Tonight For UK Thursdays

Shaun BloodworthBBC DJ and EDM tastemaker Mary Anne Hobbs.​Mary Anne Hobbs doesn't have much of an aversion to airline travel, but by all rights she should. Just look at what's happened to her over the last month: When the influential DJ for BBC Radio 1 originally flew across the pond back in Apri ... More >>

Tweet This: Twestival Phoenix Rallies Community on Thursday

​Sure, Twitter might be a fantastic time-suck at work, a distraction at play (admit it, you've tweeted at dinner!), and even a tempting place to spill your soul or make absolutely no sense at all after that one last cocktail you shouldn't have had. (You mischievous thing, you!) As for redee ... More >>

Phoenix in 140 Characters or Less

As French rock band Phoenix played the Marquee Theatre in Tempe last night, much of the young crowd seemed to be glued to their iPhones...possibly Tweeting and Facebook status updating the show? Here's what was said about the concert. (And read our review here.) @Claymoore- I have a fat crush on the ... More >>

Morrissey Tosses Rowdy Fans, Shakira Sings "Santa Baby," Fall Out Boy Take A Break

Electric Mustache: Daytrotter iPhone AppIdolator: Shakira Stops Gyrating For One Second to Sing 'Santa Baby'NME: Morrissey has fan thrown out of Hamburg gig - videoNME: Fall Out Boy to go on 'indefinite break'Pitchfork: Decemberists Turn The Hazards of Love Into Animated FilmRolling Stone: Ringo Sta ... More >>

Glenn Beck Lies About Muse, iPhone Only Album, FTC Disclosure and Music Blogs

NME: First iPhone-only album to be released by Kids On DSP - videoElectric Mustache: mp3: Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"Idolator: If Your Mother Says "Here, I Got You Something Autographed By Ian Curtis," Check It OutIdolator: How Will Music Blogs Deal With The FTC's New Disclosure Guidelines?NME: Gl ... More >>

Phoenix Public Library Issues "Top Five Reasons" to Get Card

​ Are you broke, unemployed or just looking for cheap intellectual thrills? The Phoenix Public Library system is the perfect antidote to the bad economy. Even if you live in east Mesa or Fountain Hills, you can still get a Phoenix library card. (Sorry Apache Junction -- you have to be a Maric ... More >>

Battle of the Cupcakes

Urban Cookies vs. Cupcakes   It's been several years since the cupcake craze ignited. According to most food fad timelines, cupcakes should have jumped the shark by now, but they obviously haven't because there's still no shortage of frou-frou cupcake boutiques around the Valley. That's fine wi ... More >>

Jazzed about pianist/vocalist Rachel Eckroth

The Game: Slower Than Baseball, the Excitement of Curling

Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

Snow Patrol is Perfectly Pleasant at The Clubhouse on Dec. 10

I usually feel like I have to come up with the defining words about a show myself since, you know, I get paid to be there and all, but I really can't do any better than the simple statement made by my friend Ashley last night at Snow Patrol's Clubhouse show: "It's not that exciting, but it is pleasa ... More >>

McCainia: Everybody Head for the Lawn…

Oh, the Rocky Horror!

Noise Boy: Jazzed about pianist/vocalist Rachel Eckroth

Dance Dance Evolution

Phoenix's rave scene pioneers find their groove again