Coca-Cola Classic

La Cocina Economica: Lunch $10 and under

On 16th Street, between Jefferson and Thomas roads, there is not one, not two, but count them -- at least 15 spots to get Mexican food.    But for the past couple years our favorite tried and true eatery on this strip has been La Cocina Economica.The bright yellow building south ... More >>

FRESH the Movie Inspires Special Dinners

Movie screenings might usually make you hungry for a trashy dinner of popcorn, Twizzlers, and Coke, but FRESH the Movie has spawned a variety of tasteful culinary events that are far from the realm of junk food. Since the documentary celebrates the farmers and activists who are working ... More >>

Kevin Patterson, What Are You Eating?

Kevin Patterson sips a beer​Kevin Patterson The Empty Frames Experiment improv troupe member, writer and photographer performs at Firestage at The Firehouse Friday, February 19 at 8:30 p.m. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Spinach salad with sunflower seeds, cheese and olive oil. Favorite ... More >>

The Road Takes the Path of Least Resistance

Arty Girl: Get Your ASU Gammage "Mini-Package"

By audreyjm529 on flickr Creative Commons.​Awww, it's a miniature flower...soooo cuuuuute!Take something, make it little and it's automatically ten times more appealing. Have you seen those tiny Coke cans? Adorable! Or how about Converse shoes for toddlers? I look at those things and my heart melt ... More >>

Michael Jackson Dead: 10 Random Thoughts About the Passing of The King of Pop

1. You know what I've always hated? Hearing MJ described as "the self-proclaimed King of Pop." First, I don't think it's appropriately respectful of the man who wrote Thriller; second, as far as I know, it's totally inaccurate, as I've never heard Jackson refer to himself as the "King of Pop" a ... More >>

Light-Rail Bar Crawl

Kinch Kills at Sold-Out EP Release Party

The marquee at Modified, by daylight.After hearing Kinch's new EP, The Economic Chastisement (review here), I was a little worried the boys were going soft on us. Chastisment is a solid CD, but it's so much softer than their previous effort, the album Advances, it was hard for me to get as excited a ... More >>

Redneck Riot: Nativists Terrorize Macehualli's 6th Anniversary Celebration

photo by Dennis GilmanWhat separates these guys from Klan members circa 1950? Hoods, maybe?It was a beautiful celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Macehualli Work Center in North Phoenix, with music, carne asada, Native American dancing and rituals, and children playing in the confines of the o ... More >>

Pop Culture: Coke, Pepsi and RC Face Off in Cherry Form

It's easy to forget now, when there are over a dozen flavors of Coca-Cola available, but a bottled cherry cola -- as opposed to the sort of cherry colas mixed up traditionally at drugstores and diners -- was once a revolution. Like you'd probably expect, Coke came up with it, Pepsi borrowed the idea ... More >>

Brew Review: Red Bull Cola

Fried: KFC Snackers

Bartenders & Baristas: Westley Nieto at Bikini Lounge

Agwa brews

"Comedy Draft" at Tempe Improv

Globe High School censors its student newspaper

Doc Block

Nonfiction continues its ascent on screen

Dive In

Introducing your guide to skeevy pub-crawlin'

Lucifer's Lookyloos

Our booze-addled Beelzebubbas travel to Hades and back for some wikkid fetish-industrial action at Club Hell

Molten Gold

Jett flakes, so Kreme flies solo and gets his art jones fixed at the Molten Brothers' "Deck" show

Duck Day Afternoon

Mexican kids playing video games, and not much else

Dream Weaver

Denny Le Nimh, the Yoda of PHX rock DJs, parties with the Kreme posse at Paco Paco for Plus One

Critical Fatwa

Stipe the madness

Gutter Depravity

P-town's party patrol belly-flops into divey Ky's for free pool, cheap booze and hella-hot bar tarts

Poker Faces

Misery loves company -- and free Texas Hold'em

Seraglio of Sin

Where's Jett's latest harem? At Phoenix's new, Vegas-style striptease palace, The Penthouse Club

Capricorn Clubbin'

A hot Jett and a sweaty Kreme kick it with Power 92.3's JX3 at his Hard Rock B-day bash

SMoCA'm If You Got 'Em

Jett goes bisexual finally, and Kreme's poppin' collars at SMoCA Nights' Epic extravaganza.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Roadhouse Rules

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

Air Supply

Close your eyes and ride the skies . . . over Glendale

Hot Pink Perdition

The night crew checks out an after-hours hot spot

Mr. Mom

Eddie Murphy plays Daddy, once more, just be-'Cos'

Armpit Fare

Go south, young man

Almost? Not Even.

Penny Lane grows up and looks kind of like her mom

Food and Spirits

Eating tacos and tamales by candlelight . . . in a cemetery

Best Soft Drink Selection

Pop the Soda Shop

Where's the Beef?

In-N-Out lives up to the hype

Milk of Human Blindness

Pay It Forward is so sweet it should sicken, but the sugar won't be denied

Triumph of the Underdogs

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, they've gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV-commercial composer.

True Believer

From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

Several Dog Night

At least nobody's demanding Geritol or Depends

Spar Wars

Amateur fighters get down and dirty in Mesa

Color Guard

Sneaky social satire Pleasantville changes the Fifties from vanilla to tutti frutti

Pitching Distaff

Letters

Trigger Happy

Tempe's Pistoleros learn that the waiting really is the hardest part

Christ in the Fast Lane

With Latterday Speedwagon, Jesus Chrysler Supercar is born again

Another Story About a Stripper

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