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Dallas (Texas)

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Twin Peaks Coming to Tucson Because "Breastaurant"

    Because there's room in its push-up bra for everyone, Twin Peaks, the Dallas-based "breastaurant" chain (an actual term used to describe restaurants that employ scantily clad women as waitresses) is busting out with some news that it will put one of its franchises in Tucson. But before that happens ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    The Insects, Mouse Powell and Afro Classics Wrap Up SxSW Tour Tonight at Hidden House

    Our local music acts make one helluva trip come SxSW time. Aside from the drive to Austin itself, many of the musicians take the opportunity to spread their sounds along the southwest with various gigs along the way. Then of course there's the actual music festival. Although March 18 marks the offi ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend

    Our local music acts make one helluva trip come SxSW time. Aside from the drive to Austin itself, many of the musicians take the opportunity to spread their sounds along the southwest with various gigs along the way. Then of course there's the actual music festival. Although March 18 marks the offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Power 98.3's DJ M2 Takes Second Place at Red Bull Thre3style Nationals in Las Vegas

    Garth Milan/Red Bull Phoenix's DJ M2 competes in the Red Bull Thre3style national finals last night in Las Vegas.It was a case of "close but no cigar" for DJ M2 last night in Sin City. Despite putting on an impressive display of spinning and scratching on the decks, the Phoenix turntablist king came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Rock The R3volution Tour Goes Belly Up, Tempe Show Still Scheduled

    Ron Paul and Ronny Reagan discussing rock 'n' roll. (Maybe?) ​​On the official Rock the Revolution site, presidential candidate Ron Paul says: "I always knew that if you were going to have a revolution, you needed two things. Young people, and music." Well, it used to say that at least. No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Five Reasons Why Kings of Leon Really Canceled The Rest of Their Tour

    ​News of a canceled tour is always upsetting, especially for everyone that bought tickets to the show and was really looking forward to it. This season's bummer tour cancellation comes from Kings of Leon, a band that some people love and others love to hate. There was plenty of speculation over t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    SofaKingRadio: Broadcasting Local Bands To The World, From Scottsdale

    Photos by Anthony SandovalThe Sofa King himself, Dan G.​Dan G wakes up while it's still dusk outside and gets ready to start his day at 4 a.m. Work is a small, family-owned butcher shop in Scottsdale called French's Meat Shoppe. He wields sharp blades, dicing up various kinds of animal flesh befor ... More >>

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Reverend Horton Heat @ Marquee Theatre

    Photos by Anthony SandovalThe Sofa King himself, Dan G.​Dan G wakes up while it's still dusk outside and gets ready to start his day at 4 a.m. Work is a small, family-owned butcher shop in Scottsdale called French's Meat Shoppe. He wields sharp blades, dicing up various kinds of animal flesh befor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Gabrielle Giffords Intern Daniel Hernandez to Throw First Pitch at All-Star Game

    Daniel Hernandez​The Congressional intern whom many credit with helping to save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will throw out the first pitch at Major League Baseball's All-Star Game tonight at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.While most interns spend their time filling Starbucks orde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

    ​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Review of Tucson's Raza Studies Program by Schools Chief John Huppenthal Starts Monday; Tucson District's Funding On Line

    John Huppenthal, state schools chief, will have the final say on whether the Raza Studies program in Tucson violates a new state law.​ The Arizona Department of Education is paying more than $170,000 to a Texas company that will research whether Tucson's Raza Studies program violates a ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Barrett-Jackson's JFK Ambulance a Fraud? Blogger Claims Actual Ambulance Was Destroyed in 1986

    The ambulance billed by Barrett-Jackson as the one that carried President John F. Kennedy could be a fraud.​About two weeks ago, we reported that at this year's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy after his 1963 assassinat ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2011

    Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

    The ambulance billed by Barrett-Jackson as the one that carried President John F. Kennedy could be a fraud.​About two weeks ago, we reported that at this year's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy after his 1963 assassinat ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 13, 2010

    The ambulance billed by Barrett-Jackson as the one that carried President John F. Kennedy could be a fraud.​About two weeks ago, we reported that at this year's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy after his 1963 assassinat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Ten Rampages by Mentally Ill People Who Bought Guns That Can Teach Lawmakers What to do Next

    Seung Hui Cho slipped through a loophole in Virginia law when he bought his gun. Lawmakers in that state fixed the problem​ The deadly mass shooting in Tucson on Saturday was by no means the first to raise questions about how mentally ill people bought firearms. In some cases, state or federa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    JFK Ambulance on Block at Barrett-Jackson Auction

    Wanna go for a ride?​Anyone in the market for a morbid piece of history is in luck: the ambulance used to drive President John F. Kennedy following his assassination is for sale.The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, to be held later this month, has added the JFK ambulance to the invento ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Bing and Joe Cahn Bring National Tailgating Competition to Glendale

    Photo courtesy of Ken BrownJoe Cahn at the third regional competition held at New Meadowlands Stadium on November 21, 2010.​Joe Cahn is the world's only "professional" tailgater. Since 1996 he has driven his RV, the "Joe Mobile," more than 800,000 miles and visited all 31 professional football s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Dodge Theatre is Now Called Comerica Theatre

    ​Phoenix's biggest theater has a new name.Live Nation, the concert promoter who owns the building at 400 West Washington Street formerly known as Dodge Theatre, issued a press release today saying we are henceforth to refer to the 5,000 seat venue as Comerica Theatre.In keeping with longstanding P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    The Word Alive Scores a Spot on the Billboard Chart

    ​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    The Maine Plot Massive National Tour with Never Shout Never

    ​The Maine are playing a much-hyped show at The Nile Theatre in Mesa next Friday.Actually, though, that's just the mid-point in a massive tour to promote their Billboard-charting second album Black & White. They team up with Never Shout Never for a tour of small theaters and large clubs starti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Smashburger Brings Popular Regional Sides (and Loads of Oil) to All Locations

    ​Last week, Denver-based Smashburger announced it would now offer its Sweet Potato Smashfries and Fried Pickles at all of their 71 locations due to popular demand. Both sounded tasty 'til I saw my order -- then it was a slippery, oily side slide. Hey, Smashburger, the camera don't lie.

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    American Negro Aim to Bridge the Gap Between Indie Hip-Hop and Mainstream Rap -- And They're Doing It "Imageless"

    ​Last week, Denver-based Smashburger announced it would now offer its Sweet Potato Smashfries and Fried Pickles at all of their 71 locations due to popular demand. Both sounded tasty 'til I saw my order -- then it was a slippery, oily side slide. Hey, Smashburger, the camera don't lie.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    GBH at The Clubhouse

    GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 3, 2010

    Slush Life

    GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 3, 2010

    Flame Game

    GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Jordin Sparks to Play Marquee on July 1... But Seriously, Who is Going to Devirginize Her?

    ​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    Ask A Mexican on Hating Mexicans With Proper Terms

    ​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    A Report from Juarez, Mexico, the Bleeding Front Line in the War on Drugs

    ​Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Phoenix Ranked No. 2 City in Country for College Grads

    www.hollycatherine.com The (ahem) majestic skyline of downtown Phoenix.​Phoenix has gotten sort of a bad rap lately -- ya know, the miserable economy, the housing bust, the state legislature being hell-bent on returning Arizona to its wild west glory -- but according to a recent study ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

    www.hollycatherine.com The (ahem) majestic skyline of downtown Phoenix.​Phoenix has gotten sort of a bad rap lately -- ya know, the miserable economy, the housing bust, the state legislature being hell-bent on returning Arizona to its wild west glory -- but according to a recent study ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

    www.hollycatherine.com The (ahem) majestic skyline of downtown Phoenix.​Phoenix has gotten sort of a bad rap lately -- ya know, the miserable economy, the housing bust, the state legislature being hell-bent on returning Arizona to its wild west glory -- but according to a recent study ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Mini T's Add More Dates to Fall Tour

    Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand's Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates, inclu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Dylan In His Wife’s Hometown

    Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand's Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates, inclu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Austin's The Meat Puppets Have New Album, Tour

    The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Dave Matthews Band Coming To Cricket on May 6

    It's not even Christmas, but we have our first piece of big summer concert news today: Dave Matthews Band is coming to Cricket Wireless Pavilion on May 6.Yes, it's time for "Dave" again, already.DMB's first studio record in four years (oddly produced by Rob Cavallo of Green Day and My Chemical Roman ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Hate Jock

    The taloned one takes on the 9/11 liars' confab in Chandler and rips the white sheet off right-wing radio hatemonger "Dumbass Darrell" Ankarlo

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 5, 2006

    The taloned one takes on the 9/11 liars' confab in Chandler and rips the white sheet off right-wing radio hatemonger "Dumbass Darrell" Ankarlo

  • News

    July 21, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, July 21, 2005

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Phoenix Has an Inferiority Complex

    Or maybe you do

  • News

    September 25, 2003

    Dying For Love

    The family of a murdered society matron says she took up with the wrong man

  • Music

    April 12, 2001

    Seven Year Itch

    The Toadies aren't licked despite a marathon wait for the release of their sophomore album

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Life Is Messy

    Rodney Crowell chases old ghosts down to Houston

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Speared

    Jamie Warren claims his football coach at Scottsdale Community College ran a drill in which he was speared in the back during practice. The ugly incident has unleashed a flood of allegations in Artichoke land.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Letters

    From the week of July 8, 1999

  • Calendar

    October 1, 1998

    Night & Day

    October 1 - 7, 1998

  • Calendar

    April 23, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • Calendar

    January 1, 1998

    Calendar for the week

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • News

    February 2, 1994

    DEBT IN THE WATER"ZERO-DOWN " BANKRUPTCY FIRMS COST THEIR CLIENTS PLENTY

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • Dining

    June 9, 1993

    SINGLE SERVINGS

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • News

    February 5, 1992

    THE NAKED DESERT

    UNDER EVERY ROCK? SCANDAL! A GUIDE TO OUR MOST TORRID TERRAIN.

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