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15 Summer Festivals in Metro Phoenix and Across Arizona

Summer is in full swing -- and so is summer festival season. You might have to drive a bit for strawberries, lavender, and corn, but getting there is half the fun, right? Road trip! Food connoisseurs and amateurs alike can fill their schedules until September with the list of festivals in Arizona we ... More >>

Six Ridonkulous Holy Ship!! Dance Move GIFs

The EDM cruise Holy Ship!! journeyed from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas this past weekend, and we're still recovering. Here's our complete coverage. A highlight was an afternoon spent on a pristine private island in the Bahamas for an afternoon of sun, surf, cocktails and the kind of dancing not ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Day One: A Surprise Guest Whose Name Rhymes With Drillex

On Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, a.k.a. Holy Ship!! (There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.'s Hard Events.) T ... More >>

Blue Hound: The Restaurant Downtown Was Waiting For

3 Sake Tips For International Sake Day

October 1 marks the start of sake brewing season in Japan and is designated International Sake Day by the people who designate these sorts of things. See also: -Sushi Station at Desert Ridge Has Decent Sushi at a Great Price -Eleven Favorite Places for Sushi in the Valley Apparently, at traditio ... More >>

Ten Favorite Places in Metro Phoenix for Craft Beer by the Bottle (or the Can)

See Also: Ten Favorite Metro Phoenix Craft Beer Bars Starting this Thursday, you'll be able to fill up growlers of your favorite craft beer on draft at most of your favorite craft beer destinations but you're still going to need your trusty liquor stores to pick up beautiful bottles (and cans) of y ... More >>

Los Olivos Mexican Patio: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Los Olivos Mexican Patio, 7328 East Second Street, Scottsdale, 480-946-2256. www.losolivosrestaurants.com (Second location: Los Olivos Norte, 15544 North Pima Road, Scottsdale, 480-596-9787) The Hours: Old Town location: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m to 11 p.m. Friday ... More >>

Nine Places to Party in Scottsdale During (and After) the Waste Management Phoenix Open

​This week's Waste Management Phoenix Open is unlike any other professional golf tournament in the world, to say the least. Whereas most other stops along the annual PGA Tour are button-down affairs filled with silent onlookers, polite applause, and stolid linksmen, the Phoenix Open is infamously ... More >>

Incoming: Willie Nelson, Jenny Owen Youngs, Tommy Trash

​Renowned country singer, marijuana activist and all-American man Willie Nelson is planning on heading to Phoenix in March. Good ol' Shotgun Willie will be "on the road again" before we know it.You know what that means: it's time to start shopping for a new cowboy hat.Willie Nelson, Jenny Owe ... More >>

Thirsty Lion: Happy Hour Report Card

With holiday shopping on the brain, we headed to the newly open Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill at Tempe Marketplace. Read on to find out why we loved these Bacon Cheddar Potato Cakes.​The Spot: Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill, 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1041, Tempe, (480) 968-2920. www.th ... More >>

"El Gatillero," Spanish-language Radio Personality, Celebrates 13 Years on the Air

​David Palacios "El Gatillero," one of Phoenix's favorite Spanish-language radio personalities, is celebrating his 13-year anniversary of being on the Valley's airwaves. "El" Gatillero" has been entertaining the Hispanic community in Phoenix on La Nueva 105.9, which airs from Monday through Frid ... More >>

El Hefe: Tabletop Taps and Mexican Food with a Twist in Scottsdale

The Story of El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria and The Tabletop Taps

Jackie Mercandetti​A cantina-gone-Scottsdale? It's true. And at El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria, they've got something more unique than their surrounding providers of party-packed good times -- tabletop taps. Here's a taste: "An ingenious invention that, like Eden's apple, simply must be sample ... More >>

Summer Guide: Beer

Fishy Situation

Marcus Johnson at Four Peaks

Zach Fowle​The Tender: Marcus Johnson The Bar: Four Peaks Brewing Company (1340 E. 8th St., 480-303-9967) and Four Peaks Grill & Tap (15730 N. Pima Road, 480-991-1795) The Pedigree: Johnson had several Joe jobs (mostly work for security agencies and retail) before landing a gig at Four Peaks n ... More >>

Top 10 Craft Beers for Pussies

There will be none of that in here sir. ​So you have found yourself on a date with that hot hipster chick from the office. Lucky you. She insists that the two of you stop by her favorite super-cool beer and wine bar because "Hipsters so don't hang out there." You know you have been tricked the sec ... More >>

5 Super Bowl Food Touch Downs

​Leave it to Americans to come up with yet one more day that allows gluttony to prevail over common sense, class, and dignity. Yes folks, we are talking about the Super Bowl. What was once just a simple day to watch a championship game has been turned into to a drunken food fest. And we are to ... More >>

Feathered Bastards

Sink something other than putts at the TPC

Halloween Guide

Our Guide to Scaring Up a Good Time This Halloween

Happy Hours: Your Guide to Valley Spots Worthy of Your Drink Money

Nest Case Scenario

Phoenix Open brings the party

Super Sunday

Super Sunday

Super Sunday

Happy Hour Deals at Sneakers Sports Grill in Tempe

If cheap drinks and a lot of them is what you're looking for, head to Sneakers Sports Grill. But don't expect anything fancy. From 3 to 7 p.m. every day, a Coors Light draft will run you 75 cents. Alas, it's served in a plastic cup. Appetizers are similarly pedestrian, but at two-for-one, the na ... More >>

Bar for the Course

Class? Distinction? Hell, just pass the booze.

Night Train: Priest Drive/Washington (Stop #19)

Where: Draw 10 Lounge (5444 E. Washington St., 602-273-1061) which is only a half-mile west of the station accessible in 15 minutes by foot. Drink: 32-ounce "mega" mugs of draft beer. Get yours for the tidy price of 4.50 for domestics like Coors Light, Miller Lite, and Bud Lite and $5.75 for Blue ... More >>

The Complainiacs try out a new bassist, but is he punk enough to get you pissed?

Thanks for the Mammaries

Heavy 'Necking

Funny cars and fireworks. What more do y’all want?

Sodden Impact

Pink Slip

Um, forgettable

Margarita Madness

Drinko 'til you (responsibly) cinco

Seedy Release

Lurid Lifestyles of the Broke and Not-So-Famous

Bad Carbs

Fuelin' Around

Hot hydros at Firebird

Two-Fister

Garcia swings at "Fight Night"

Splash Down

Firebird hosts IHBA Finals

Liquid Assets

Sheer power slices through Firebird

BEST BEER SELECTION

Papago Brewing Company

Mex Appeal

Celebrate Mexican Independence Day throughout the Valley

Best Club For Country Music

Mr. Lucky's

Various artists

Lookout! Freakout: 2000 Sampler Compilation (Lookout! Records)

Horde of the Ring

When the WWF comes to town, everyone is an extra

Four on the Floor

Crushed signs seven-album pact, gets abducted by aliens

TAPES IN THE MAIL

TAPES IN THE MAIL