Charlie Brown

Citizen Journalist Dennis Gilman and His Video Camera Take on the Valley of the Sun

3 Reasons Why the AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival Is the Best in Arizona

I tolerate the douchery of the Great Arizona Beer Festival. I enjoy the charitable nature of the Beer for Brains Rare Affair. I love the drunken shenanigans and alcohol-heavy drink that flows freely at the Arizona Strong Beer Fest. See also: - 2013 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival in Scottsdale ... More >>

Ask A Geto Boy: How Do I Bring Up My Coworker's Awful Breath?

Welcome to Ask Willie D, where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! REPULSED BY A CO-WORKER'S BAD BREATH Dear Willie D: I am a female working at the same computer-repair company for thre ... More >>

Make The Yuletide Gay

Creating Fall Cocktails with Belinda Chang and Julie Hillenbrand at J&G

Ever wonder how new cocktails are created? On a recent Friday afternoon, I found out at J&G Steakhouse, where Belinda Chang, the six-month-new beverage director for Culinary Concepts Hospitality Group (a company in partnership with Starwood Hotels that uses menus created by Jean-Georges Vongerichten ... More >>

Mike Stauffer's Biggest Supporter Is a Wrecking Ball in Sheriff's Race

Four Peaks Pumpkin Porter Coming Soon! (But Not Too Soon)

See Also: Brew Review: Four Peaks' Pumpkin Porter is Here! See Also: It's the Great Pumpkin Fatigue, Charlie Brown! An Open Letter to Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Four Peaks and the Rest of You Who Let the Pumpkin Out of the Bag Too Early This Year It's mid-August and 105 degrees here in dusty Phoenix ... More >>

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival at Dr. AJ Chandler Park, 3/24/12

The Great American BBQ and Beer Festival Dr. AJ Chandler Park Saturday, March 24, 2012 Better Than: The last five years of Warped Tour. There was a little something for everyone at the Chandler BBQ and Beer Festival, and it was pretty clear who was there for what purpose. Families formed long line ... More >>

Valentine's Day Reads: For Likes, Loves, and Exes

​Books make great Valentine's Day gifts because, let's face it, they last longer than grocery store flowers, and there's even room to write an inscription. Our three gift recommendations (for your valentine ... or yourself) are full of text and images, and can be skimmed in a few minutes for ... More >>

Paul Gurvitz and the New Army @ The Compound Grill

Out of Reverie Tour: Day 4

Out of Reverie is finally back on the road. We got off to a late start in the morning, so we ended up arriving a little late to the Shine Coffee Shop in Sacramento. Rena, the place's proprietor, was very cool about it, though, and still had a spot for the band following the open mic.

Out of Reverie Tour Kickoff Show

For the next week or so I will be traveling on the road with local pop punk outfit Out of Reverie as the boys travel the west coast and beyond, pedaling their tunes to anyone who will listen.

Morning Glory: Rachel McAdams Is Married to Her Job and Loving It

Thugs Life

Those who can

Ladybug House of Sandwiches for Under $10

For such a little spot in central Phoenix, Ladybug House of Sandwiches sure has a huge selection of sandwiches. These basic meals, with about 30 to choose from, range from the Charlie Brown, with roast beef, provolone and sprouts, to the T.J., with honey cured ham and jalapeños. Each sandwich is se ... More >>

Indie Shop 'Til You Drop

Bunky Boutique, PHX DIY hook up for artisan-goods event

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Toga Parties, Underage Parties, and Sadisco*

Tommie Sunshine is scheduled to appear at Bar Smith tonight for Fuse Fridays.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley.Tommie Sunshine's at Bar Sm ... More >>

Thin Line Between Love and Heat

Trunk Space has a cure for the summertime blahs

2008's Best Christmas CDs

Queen of the Hill

She-man playwright Charles Busch spoofs Wonderful Life

Have Yourself a Nasty Little Xmas

Performance artists run out of ill will after 23 years

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Theater Scene

Previews and reviews of what's running now

Your Friends Are Losers, Charlie Brown

Sex, drugs, and goth rock in Peanuts Land

Reviewing the Reviews

Fogman talks back

Mike Traylor

Acting like he knows what he's doing

Thugs Life

Those who can

Dog Day Afternoon

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin “in a box” Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of March 28

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Touching base with local projects

And the Band Plays On

Curt Kirkwood finds harmony in new project

Killer Comedy

Assassins is a disappointing near miss

A Mountain by Any Other Name...

Letters from the week of April 24, 2003

Hallway Gangstas

When bad things happen to good kids, their Luck always holds

Dentist the Menace

The ADA may not agree, but Charlie Brown says your fillings are killing you

Shin Music

Indie quartet emerges from a decade of obscurity to find itself the great pop hope

Tunnel Vision

Bullfrog and Kid Koala look to bridge the band-DJ divide

Royal Screw-Ups

The Royal Tenenbaums is like its characters: flawed genius

Return to Focus

A little-known novel from 1945 finds surprising new relevance on the big screen

My Funny Valid Dane

Simon Russell Beale makes his wry, melancholy prince work surprisingly well in the Royal National Theatre's Hamlet

Bless the Blockhead

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

Fourth Coming

Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

Upbeat

A load of the latest in heritage as Smokin' Joe gets nasty, Bill Frisell goes to Ghost Town, Greg Osby returns to form and everyone else gets the Gumbo once-over

Calendar for the week

Freak Magnate

Valley homeboy Jim Rose has fashioned himself into a P.T.Barnum for the postmodern era

NIGHT AND THE CITY

AFTER-SCHOOL SPECIALS

BABES IN THAILAND