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  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Joe Lewis of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on Clubs, James Brown, and Scandalous

    ​Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are back with more of the same garage soul that they do so well. Their loud personality and groovy James Brown-style outshine those of other bands in the genre. Frontman Joe Lewis spoke to Up On The Sun about why the group loves playing at clubs, having Bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    `Snake on a Plane' Phoenix Murder Suspect May Actually Be Brought to Justice

    Avtar Grewal, the native of India who came to town in March 2007, went to the Ahwatukee home of his estranged wife Navneet Kaur, and beat her to death, finally may have his day in a county courtroom.The equivalent of India's Supreme Court paved the way a few days ago for Grewal's long-awaited extrad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Canada to Blame for Filling Valley With Smoke

    ​If you drove to work this morning thinking the Valley looks hazier than usual, you're right -- and Canada's to blame.Mark Shaffer, spokesman for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, tells New Times the haze isn't the usual smog that often blocks the mountainous scenery during the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Canadians Considering Invading United States -- to Save Housing Market. Phoenix on the Short List of Probable Canadian Destinations

    bustedtees.com Could be America's wallet, too.​A Canadian financial institution released a survey saying one in five maple leaf-ers want to hop the border to live in the United States, and before you yell "border fence," consider their intent: they want to invest in America's housing market ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    Scrap Shoot

    Don’t get progressive music? Start here.

  • Culture

    January 20, 2011

    Runner Helene Neville Literally Means Cross Country

    Don’t get progressive music? Start here.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Steve Nash Retirement Story Stirs Up Sadness on Planet Orange

    Steve Nash​This week's New Times feature about the imminent retirement of Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has received a lot of attention from local -- and national -- news outlets. A lot of people are saying the story is a hoax. But for many Suns fans, the news that their hero is leaving the ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2010

    Setting Sun: Steve Nash's Quitting the Phoenix Suns to Enter Canadian Politics

    Steve Nash​This week's New Times feature about the imminent retirement of Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has received a lot of attention from local -- and national -- news outlets. A lot of people are saying the story is a hoax. But for many Suns fans, the news that their hero is leaving the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Marianas Trench's 'Masterpiece Theatre' Goes Beyond Canadian Pop-Punk

    Marianas Trench​There's just something about Canada and pop-punk bands. Some of the most successful, teen-friendly groups to come out of our neighbor to the north embrace that sorta whiny, super-catchy sound, from Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 to Simple Plan and Hedley. Here's hoping Marianas Trench is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Warren Jeffs Wins New Trial After Utah Court Reverses Rape Accomplice Convictions

    A few hours ago, the Utah Supreme Court announced that it has reversed the 2007 criminal convictions against Warren S. Jeffs, the super-creepy messianic leader of an Arizona-based polygamous sect. We have written often in these pages about Jeffs and his sect, the Fundamentalist Church of J ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2010

    A Joyful Noise

    North of the border sonic nihilists eff stuff up

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Japandroids

    North of the border sonic nihilists eff stuff up

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Japandroids

    North of the border sonic nihilists eff stuff up

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Hemoptysis Singer Guitarist Masaki Murashita Chases His Thrash-Metal Dreams

    North of the border sonic nihilists eff stuff up

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

    ​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    The Love Me Nots Set Album Release Date, Plan Tour

    ​The top act in Phoenix's garage rock scene, The Love Me Nots, has set a September 18 release date for their new record, Upsidedown Insideout, which they recorded at Mesa's Flying Blanket Recordings with the legendary Detroit-based producer Jim Diamond. (You can read my interview with Diamond, don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

    That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    For Canadians and Deserter Kim Rivera, Iraq Is Not Your Daddy’s Vietnam

    That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Phoenix Wife Killer Continues to Evade Jaws of Justice

    That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Snake on a Plane

    Continental Airlines had a cold-blooded killer on board but refused law enforcement's pleas to land

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Format Busters

    Songwriting duo Nate Ruess and Sam Means had enough of major-label drama, so now they're calling the shots

  • Film

    February 16, 2006

    Primal Fur

    Disney parade of pooches

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Plundering the Faithful

    Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-day Picks

    Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

  • Music

    November 25, 2004

    The Clumsy Lovers

    Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Politics Over Principle

    Napolitano and Goddard exhibit cowardly conduct in the polygamy probe

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST SEAFOOD

    The Salt Cellar

  • News

    July 17, 2003

    Letters

    Letters from the week of July 17, 2003

  • Film

    January 30, 2003

    Dead Again

    There's fresh meat for the Reaper in Final Destination 2

  • Music

    August 1, 2002

    Drive Away

    The members of Sparta leave At the Drive-In, expectations and a so-called hiatus behind

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Traveling Companions

    Gray whales are leading tourists, conservationists and business operators on a rocky voyage toward economic and environmental salvation.

  • Culture

    September 20, 2001

    Mow Better Blues

    Dull-edged show at Mesa Contemporary Arts tries to cut the American lawn down to size

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Retro No More

    Singer-songwriter Neko Case and her musical pals bring country music out of the curio cabinet

  • News

    February 15, 2001

    Steers and Queers

    Arizona's gay rodeo is one of the largest and most competitive in the country. And that's no bull.

  • Music

    November 18, 1999

    Instrumental Asylum

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? You'll do a double take now that CMH Records has given your '80s favorites a second look.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Straits of Magellan

    Canadian investors in a Phoenix-based company say they are victims of an international incident

  • Film

    September 30, 1999

    Same Crime, Next Year

    Wronged Ashley Judd goes gunning for justice in Double Jeopardy

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Letters

    From the week of May 27, 1999

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    The Sunset Set

    Tending an interstate rest area has its perks -- people usually aren't among them

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Loco Motives

    he Combat Railfans celebrate the new year on the fright side of the tracks

  • Film

    July 2, 1998

    Slack of Interest

    Dazed and undistributed, engaging, locally produced Green lounges in layabout limbo

  • Music

    February 6, 1997

    Recordings

    Dazed and undistributed, engaging, locally produced Green lounges in layabout limbo

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Giant Sand Gives Fans the Boot

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    Grrls, Grrls, Grrls! Live! On Stage!

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Film

    February 22, 1996

    Short Subjects

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Music

    February 8, 1996

    Recordings

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Dining

    March 9, 1995

    BUOY MEETS GILL

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • News

    December 16, 1992

    THE TRUCK STOPS HERE

    RECYCLING MADE EASY! PHOENIX PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS CA ALCADE OF TRASH.

  • Music

    December 2, 1992

    HEY, DUKE, WILL UBIQUITOUS?GUITARIST ROBILLARD HAS MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE

    RECYCLING MADE EASY! PHOENIX PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS CA ALCADE OF TRASH.

  • News

    February 7, 1990

    Maglev Comes To Phoenix

    Don't get too excited, commuters. It's only a license plate--so far.

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