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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 13, 2012

Dynamite the Liberator Explain "Treehouse"

See also: Phoenix Rockers Dynamite the Liberator Talk About What's Been Missing in the Valley Music Scene Alternative funk rockers, Dynamite the Liberator have become regulars around town. The fledgling quartet comprising singer Marcus Terrell Smith, guitarist John J. Yohimbe, bassist Rich Tokatyan ... More >>

D'Lish Kitchen to Open Second Location in Tempe

For those full-up with fast food, pizza, or a weekend's worth of cheap beer, a new healthy eats spot coming to Tempe aims to provide a bit of balance. D'Lish Kitchen and Coffee House, a health-conscious eatery complete with a drive-thru for good food on the go, is opening its second location on Mon ... More >>

Cycle: Meet Chad Beyer, the Valley's Top Pro Cyclist

​Like many other Valley of the Sun residents, Chad Beyer arrived into town as a grade-schooler from the mid-west. Little did he know at the time that he would leave town en route to becoming the most successful professional road cyclist that Phoenix has ever seen.Beyer may not carry the same name ... More >>

New Food Truck Alert: The Uprooted Kitchen

The Uprooted KitchenThe Uprooted Kitchen will be a family affair (Erin and Chad Romanoff with their boys, Cole and Jonah)​If you've been wondering why nobody's thought (much) to bring vegetarian and vegan food into the burgeoning food truck scene, we've got the answer: They have. Meet The Ro ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Taser Off the Hook For Two Deaths (Thanks to Steroids and PCP)

Tasers: safer than PCP.​Scottsdale-based Taser International, the manufacturer of stun guns used by police departments all over the world, is off the hook for two Taser-related deaths because the two men who died were each had PCP in their systems when they were zapped by authorities.One of the me ... More >>

Chad Krystals Explains "Superfly (West Fresh)," featuring KeePA GreeN LeeF (VIDEO)

Nick GasmenaChad KrystalsChad Krystals' new video, "Superfly (West Fresh)," is trippy. The colorful, psychedelic video features trippy colors, patterns and images intermixed with performance shots. If it isn't enough to make you curious to pop a few mushroom caps, what is?The unique visuals are the ... More >>

Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks

​We wanted to remind you that we've started our Chow Bella Book Club in partnership with Changing Hands Bookstore. This month (October) we're reading the new book by Kathleen Flinn called Kitchen Counter Cooking School. If you still need a copy, you can get a discounted one from Changing Hands, ju ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 29, 2011

French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 1

​I won't attempt to explain the amalgam of esoteric in-jokes that manifested into the tour poster seen above. There's a perfectly good but lengthy explanation for why the four of us chose to put John Fogerty's head on a French Quarter t-shirt, gave him dice for eyes and exhorted the viewer to ... More >>

Terri: In Which a High School Outcast Finds His Place

Chad Krystals Explains "Keep It Live" Off Mind Games

Chad Krystals, 'Mind Games'​Next week is a special one for Chad Krystals. The local hip-hop musician is releasing his new, third independent album, Mind Games, on July 5, off his own independent label, Krystal Clear Inc. He's giving Valley music fans a little taste of the album with a special show ... More >>

Rock and Role

Alleged Pimp Chad Walker Arrested for Beating Up 15-Year-Old Prostitute

Pinal County Sheriff's Office Chad Walker​Alleged pimp Chad Walker had an issue with one of his gals not getting the money from a client upfront. As is often the case when a pimp needs to show the strength of his pimp-hand, he beat up the prostitute -- who happens to be a 15-year-old runawa ... More >>

10 Summer Songs

​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

Parc Central Opens Tomorrow at Scottsdale Quarter

​Hot on the heels of new Narcisse Champagne & Tea Lounge, which just opened at the Scottsdale Quarter (Scottsdale Rd. and Greenway-Hayden Loop), now there's another restaurant launch at the upscale shopping complex: Parc Central opens its doors to the public tomorrow.Executive chef Chad B ... More >>

N*E*R*D Discuss Touring, New Album, Commercialism and Daft Punk

N*E*R*D​ It's hard to believe that given as in demand as music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are as the Neptunes that they can still find time to put out a new album for their N*E*R*D project. But somehow Pharell, Chad, and fellow band member Shae Haley have managed to put together th ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 21, 2010

D-Backs Win a Wild One Despite Another Qualls Relief Nightmare

The most dramatic moment in baseball has got to be a walk-off homer, and Chris Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks did just that on Sunday afternoon blasting a 411-foot bomb to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 at Chase Field.   ​The whacky win earned the D-Backs the weekend series over a s ... More >>

The Shizz Set to Launch Record Label

Cagematch: one of 17 bands on the upcoming Shizz Records compilation​Over the past decade, TheShizz has gradually grown into one of the most popular local music websites in the Valley. This month, The Shizz is launching its own record label, starting with a 17-track compilation of songs from Arizo ... More >>

Chad Krystal$

Superconscious
(self-released)

You Asked For It: Chad Krystal$

Chad Krystal$ Superconscious (Self-released) GRADE: B-I generally try to make our weekly You Asked For It review more about music than career counseling, but there's no way to avoid it with this week's pick, Phoenix rapper Chad Krystals.Krystal$ has some things going for him. His white boy flow isn ... More >>

June 2 In Blogs: Kyrsten Sinema, The Shapeshifters, Regions Bistro, .anti Space and More

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Kyrsten Sinema's Guide to Delusional Democratic Thought, In Bookstores Soon Up on the Sun: The ... More >>

Curtains: All Shook Up at Fountain Hills Community Theater

courtesy of Fountain Hills Community TheaterThe cast of All Shook Up in full effect.I can't keep saying I don't like musicals when it turns out I enjoy myself at so many of them, so I guess I've processed whatever early trauma was getting in the way. Though I run into a clinker every now and then, o ... More >>

White Supremacist Suspected of Stabbing Black Man Denies Accusation

Channel 10 news (KSAZ-TV) aired a jailhouse interview last week with Chad Kerns, the tattooed white supremacist accused of stabbing a black man at a Walgreen's store. Without ever getting too specific, Kerns says he was at the scene of the crime with other suspects but didn't assault anyone. Kerns ... More >>

Art for Starters Is a Startup Operation That’s Barely Gotten Started

Starter Homies

Art for Starters Is a Startup Operation That’s Barely Gotten Started

This Just In: Chef Line-Up for West of Western

Wasn't it just New Year's Eve? Weren't we just shivering in our sweaters and jackets? All of a sudden it's March, and it feels like summer's right around the corner. No complaints from me, buddy. I love this time of year, not only because of the balmy weather, but because there's so much to do ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 30, 2008

Traindead

Traindead
(self-released)

Get ready for West of Western

Confessions of an Ex-Juggalo

White-on-white crime

West of Western Feeds Downtown

Quitting Is a Drag

It's for the fans

New Duds

With CDs like these, who needs lumps of coal?

Bangin' Blow-out

The Kreme Machine lands in Barcelona and parties with the bootylicious Zowie Bowie

Sports Bar Saucy

Hot boys, scandalous gals, 2-4-1 drinks and, um, darts: It's a Tuesday night at Roscoe's

Crown Room Kickin' It

Fire-breathing bartenders, hot bi-chicks, and talking socks? That's a Crown Room Thursday night, baby

New Found Glory

Frontman forced to focus

Tough Habit

Batter the Drag's brand of rock is complicated but addictive

Unsettled Traveler

Ethiopian-born singer Kenna finds himself and battles his demons simultaneously on New Sacred Cow

Milling Down the Block

Hotfoughtcold brings its artful hard-core to Tempe's jangle-pop strip -- and say they're learning to cope with it

The Devil and Alice Cooper

Ha ha, Satan, get thee behind The Spike!

The Great Escape

Playback Theatre's performances belong to the audience

Letters

08-31-00

Payne Relief

How good fortune turned a skinny duo into the Valley's most inventive and engaging heavyweight act

Cad Litter

In the Company of Men's a misogynistic muddle

Blood Money

Rave Review

Despite media reports of their death, the rave subculture, house music and the joy of X live on, roughly from midnight 'til dawn. In, of all places, Phoenix, Arizona.