Corona (New York)

Recordings

Green Around the Grills

Park Belly Future

Arizona Firms Look South

Unpleasantville

For Reasons Unknown

Dana Wells' family and friends believe his death was no accident. The truth might have died with him.

Murality Play

Steven Yazzie creates a media circus

Best Casual Southwestern Restaurant

Coyote Grill
7077 East Bell, Scottsdale
480-922-8424

Best Caterer

Continental Catering

Best Scottsdale Branch Of A Thailand Whorehouse

Giligin's

Sound the City

Giligin's

Stumbling around Baja Red's in search of $2 fries after 6 p.m.

Giligin's

Smells Like Indie Spirit

Music that made the world safe for the word "alternative" again

Happy Endings

The Necronauts land smoothly with their latest release

Near-Perfect Padre

"Go on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night, you'll think you've crashed someone else's swell shindig."

SWEET LARIAT

CHARRERIA, HACIENDA-BRED RODEO, IS THREATENED FROM WITHOUT BY ANIMAL-RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND FROM WITHIN BY SHORTSIGHTED LEADERSHIP. FRED CHAVEZ KNOWS THAT IF THE GRAND SPORT OF MEXICAN NOBILITY IS TO SURVIVE, IT MUST CHANGE.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Style

Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Vall ... More >>

Margaritaville

Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Vall ... More >>

Wilco Is Dave Matthews Band – And That’s Okay

Wikipedia One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...floor. Stuff some cab money in your pocket, grab your dorkiest sombrero, and get ready to suck down some cerveza. It's Cinco de Mayo and the tequila's gonna be flowing like water today at bars, restaurants, and drinkeries throughout the Vall ... More >>

Brew Review: Why Does President Obama Like Bud Light?

​Whether you agree with his decisions or not, there can be no doubt that President Obama has already accomplished many things since entering office in January of 2009. He has closed Guantanamo Bay. He has supported stem cell research. But it is one of his most recent decisions that has me conf ... More >>

Zipps Sports Grill Replaces Corona Cantina

​Is this lucky seven? The seventh location of Zipps Sports Grill just opened on Tuesday at 3647 E. Indian School Rd., in the space very briefly occupied by Corona Cantina. For sports fans, this means 27 flat screen TVs for watching the game. For everyone else, it's just good burgers, wings, ... More >>

America’s Taco Shop Does Mouth-Watering Carne Asada in Phoenix’s Coronado District

​Is this lucky seven? The seventh location of Zipps Sports Grill just opened on Tuesday at 3647 E. Indian School Rd., in the space very briefly occupied by Corona Cantina. For sports fans, this means 27 flat screen TVs for watching the game. For everyone else, it's just good burgers, wings, ... More >>

Behind the Bar: Mona Watkins at Rhythm Room

Benjamin LeathermanMona Watkins at CenPho blues joint the Rhythm Room.Like any bartending pro, Mona Watkins has a cadre of regulars and knows their preferred poison by heart. Thing is, a good chunk of her return customers are bit more noteworthy than your garden-variety barfly or martini sipper. As ... More >>

A Maker of Wacky Birdhouses and Other Phoenix Artisans Must Fly the Coop Because a Circle K Is Moving In

Benjamin LeathermanMona Watkins at CenPho blues joint the Rhythm Room.Like any bartending pro, Mona Watkins has a cadre of regulars and knows their preferred poison by heart. Thing is, a good chunk of her return customers are bit more noteworthy than your garden-variety barfly or martini sipper. As ... More >>

Let Us Do Thanksgiving For You

Ok, the title may be a little deceiving. We here at New Times will not be cooking your Thanksgiving feast for you. (Trust us, that's a good thing.) We are, however, ready to point you in the direction of some traditional -- and not so traditional -- Thanksgiving sit-down meals&nb ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2009

Nine 05 brought Asian noodles and more to downtown Phoenix in 2009.​Bittersweet seems to be the best way to sum up the Valley restaurant scene for 2009 -- sweet that more than 100 restaurants opened in the midst of a very rough recession, but bitter that more than twice as many places shut t ... More >>

America's Most Wanted Fugitive Busted Trying to Cross Border Near Nogales; Suspected of Murdering Woman in 2003

​A Mexican national suspected of murdering a woman in 2003 was busted by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Nogales.Guzman Badilla-Corona, 28, better known in the crystal-meth community as "Indio," was trying to cross back into the United States from Mexico when he got picked up by borde ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo Guide

​A Mexican national suspected of murdering a woman in 2003 was busted by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Nogales.Guzman Badilla-Corona, 28, better known in the crystal-meth community as "Indio," was trying to cross back into the United States from Mexico when he got picked up by borde ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo Guide

​A Mexican national suspected of murdering a woman in 2003 was busted by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Nogales.Guzman Badilla-Corona, 28, better known in the crystal-meth community as "Indio," was trying to cross back into the United States from Mexico when he got picked up by borde ... More >>

Rockaroke, Suns Viewing Party, Domo, Deathface, and Other Memorial Day Weekend Thrills

Expect to see this kinda scene at the Sail Inn in Tempe tonight during rockaroke.​The Yucca Tap's loss is the Sail Inn's gain. In case you're not up on the comings and goings of the Valley's music scene, local legends the Zen Lunatics packed up their popular -- and award-winning -- rockaroke nigh ... More >>

Fat Cat Dinner, Fiesta Fridays and Banana Pops in Today's Eater's Digest

www.simplebites.net​Hungry for for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Fat Cat Wine DinnerMake your reservations now for your chance to join Fat Cat Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Chandler for their Wines of Argentina Dinner tomorrow, June 10th. The ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Vale Verga and Swimming with Clothes On

www.simplebites.net​Hungry for for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Fat Cat Wine DinnerMake your reservations now for your chance to join Fat Cat Restaurant and Lounge in downtown Chandler for their Wines of Argentina Dinner tomorrow, June 10th. The ... More >>

Tittsworth, Pat Benatar Dance-offs, Gay Beast, and Other Cheap Thrills This Weekend

​In case you're not up on all the latest hip-hop news, Mr. Earl Simmons (a.k.a. DMX) got himself sprung from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tender care earlier this week after spending four months incarcerated in the county hoosegow. "THE DOG IS OUT THE CAGE!!" exclaimed the hardcore rapper's Twitter on Wed ... More >>

Our Guide to Scaring Up a Good Time This Halloween

​In case you're not up on all the latest hip-hop news, Mr. Earl Simmons (a.k.a. DMX) got himself sprung from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tender care earlier this week after spending four months incarcerated in the county hoosegow. "THE DOG IS OUT THE CAGE!!" exclaimed the hardcore rapper's Twitter on Wed ... More >>

Halloween Guide

​In case you're not up on all the latest hip-hop news, Mr. Earl Simmons (a.k.a. DMX) got himself sprung from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tender care earlier this week after spending four months incarcerated in the county hoosegow. "THE DOG IS OUT THE CAGE!!" exclaimed the hardcore rapper's Twitter on Wed ... More >>

Canteen Modern Tequila Makes Mill Ave a Grown-Up Destination

​In case you're not up on all the latest hip-hop news, Mr. Earl Simmons (a.k.a. DMX) got himself sprung from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's tender care earlier this week after spending four months incarcerated in the county hoosegow. "THE DOG IS OUT THE CAGE!!" exclaimed the hardcore rapper's Twitter on Wed ... More >>

Cafe: Canteen Modern Tequila

​Looking for a dining location on Mill that doesn't involve drug references or gummy bears? We may have the place for you. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Canteen Modern Tequila: I'm still dreaming of those tacos. Served upright in zigzagged metal trays, heaped with shredded cabbage, crumble ... More >>

Odds 'n' Sods: Helmet, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Charlatans, Small Black, and more

​It's amazing how much music is released in a year. I've listened to nearly 270 records in their entirety this year, yet I still have a huge stack of unlistened CDs on my desk, several unlistened digital downloads in my iTunes, and a lengthy list of high-profile stuff I never got a chance to h ... More >>

Calexico's Joey Burns on Giffords, Upcoming Show at Corona Ranch

Joey Burns (left) is a big fan of Gabby Giffords. Giffords, in turn, is a big fan of his band, Calexico.​In 2008, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was given the chance to choose the "wake- up" music to roust her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, and the rest of the crew slumbering above Earth a ... More >>

Roundup of Music-Related Gabrielle Giffords Stories

Joey Burns of Calexico is a friend of Gabby Giffords.​If you're a loyal reader of all the New Times blogs you may have spotted a few familiar bylines over on our news blog, Valley Fever.All our coverage related to the tragic shooting in Tucson is there for convenience sake, but in case you missed ... More >>

Calexico's "Kimberpalooza" Show Will Be a Treat for Phoenix

Joey Burns of Calexico is a friend of Gabby Giffords.​If you're a loyal reader of all the New Times blogs you may have spotted a few familiar bylines over on our news blog, Valley Fever.All our coverage related to the tragic shooting in Tucson is there for convenience sake, but in case you missed ... More >>

Dawn Jameson, Calexico, Interpol, Soundcheck and More In This Week's Issue

​In this week's big feature, Nicki Escudero looks at the burgeoning career of North Scottsdale crooner Dawn Jameson -- examining whether she's just another no-talent slutwave star along the lines of Ke$ha or if she's got talent to match her looks. Whether you agree she's got the goods or not (you ... More >>

Calexico, Super Bowl XLV, The Twelves, Interpol, The Bird's Nest, Dual Duel, Daniel Bernard, and First Friday Over the Weekend

​Calexico at Corona Ranch ​Someone at Corona Ranch realized it was after 11 p.m. Someone knew the band had been playing for damn-near two-hours. Someone wanted to punch their time-card and go home, not caring to hear a truly stellar Southwesternized version of "Tomorrow Never Knows," which y ... More >>

Wasted Driver Gets 11 Years in the Pen for Killing High School Senior

KPHO Cody Bishop (left) died at 18 thanks to Steven Landrum. ​For a typical Arizonan, ".227" may refer to the box of rifle ammo in their truck, but for Steven Landrum -- who was packing a .227 blood-alcohol level while driving his pickup truck when he crashed into and killed an 18-year-ol ... More >>

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco de Mayo 2011

KPHO Cody Bishop (left) died at 18 thanks to Steven Landrum. ​For a typical Arizonan, ".227" may refer to the box of rifle ammo in their truck, but for Steven Landrum -- who was packing a .227 blood-alcohol level while driving his pickup truck when he crashed into and killed an 18-year-ol ... More >>

Top Five Things White People Do to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

​For white people in America, May 5, Cinco de Mayo is more than an unofficial national holiday honoring the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which Mexican defenders drove back an invading army from France. It's an excuse to party (fiesta!) and get in touch with their inner Mexican -- and it's m ... More >>

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco De Mayo 2011

​For white people in America, May 5, Cinco de Mayo is more than an unofficial national holiday honoring the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which Mexican defenders drove back an invading army from France. It's an excuse to party (fiesta!) and get in touch with their inner Mexican -- and it's m ... More >>

Five Places to Find Skinny Margaritas in the Valley -- and a Recipe to Make Your Own

The Margarita Lite at IslandsCourtesy of Islands Restaurants​It used to be that if we wanted a margarita under 100 calories, we'd just take a shot of tequila, salt first, lime last. But there's a new trend blending behind the bar. From Islands to Blanco Tacos, low-cal margaritas -- most often c ... More >>

Make Shift

The Margarita Lite at IslandsCourtesy of Islands Restaurants​It used to be that if we wanted a margarita under 100 calories, we'd just take a shot of tequila, salt first, lime last. But there's a new trend blending behind the bar. From Islands to Blanco Tacos, low-cal margaritas -- most often c ... More >>

Six Sweets for Super Bowl Sunday

​If you're planning a party for the big game this Sunday, we figure you've already got the basic four food groups -- chicken wings, chips, dip, and beer -- covered. But what about the sweets? It's not a party unless there's cake, right? And if you're not throwing the party but you have plans to ... More >>