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John Williams Is Coming to Phoenix; Here Are His Five Most Iconic Scores

Legendary film composer John Williams is scheduled to appear at a benefit performance by the Phoenix Symphony on September 28. It's not like he needs to tour to help raise money for his kids' college fund, and he's probably busy with the Jurassic Park IV and new Star Wars soundtracks. There's no rea ... More >>

ABC Cake Decorating Supplies in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped and What We're Still Lusting Over

The Spot: ABC Cake Decorating Supplies, Open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See Also: - Cakes Baked in Eggshells - Five Peculiar Finds at ABC Cake Decorating Supplies' Summer Clearance Sale - Citadelle Plaza Farmers Market in Glendale: What We Bough ... More >>

Charles Ryan, ADC Director, Reports 640 Staff Arrests in last 4 1/2 Years

Arizona prisons are notorious reservoirs of criminal behavior, and apparently that's just the staff. No joke. Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan admits as much in a recent post to his "Director's Desk" blog, wherein he states that "in the past four and a half years, there hav ... More >>

What's Your Kitchen Entrance Jam?

Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. Miss a question? Go here.It's no secret there's a connection between food ... More >>

Club Candids: Star Wars Turns 35 at Rips

The year 1977 had a slew of watershed moments for both science fiction and pop culture as a whole. In theatres across the country, George Lucas' bombastic space opera flick Star Wars was blowing up like the Death Star and changing the cinematic landscape. Every child who was lucky enough to witnes ... More >>

Nadia Ali and Ladylike Over the Weekend

Ladylike at Crescent Ballroom In this week's music feature the men of Ladylike, the Tempe-based pop combo that packed Crescent Ballroom last night, discussed the difference between a live show and a recording, noting that limiting their approach in the studio in favor of their live setting only ham ... More >>

Nadia Ali at Monarch Theatre, 5/26/12

Nadia Ali Monarch Theatre Saturday, May, 26 Better than: dishing out hundreds of dollars to see Katy or Britney, only to find out there's no room to dance. Thanks to Comicon, downtown was a great place to people watch last night. I spotted a rickshaw-driving Darth Vader, girls with cat ears, and ... More >>

Mind Over Batter Opens Second Location in Gilbert

Gilbertarians with a hankerin' for tasty cakes, cake pops, or over twenty varieties of cupcakes in flavors like raspberry lemon, caramel macchiato, or the seriously sweet Darth Vader -- a chocolate, chocolate-chip cupcake topped with dark chocolate butter cream and a dark chocolate drizzle -- take n ... More >>

Dorkness Rising

Ask a Mexican on Clamdigger Pants and Patriotic Inconsistencies

Phoenix Comicon, Danzig, Twilight Singers, Randy Newman, and Hooves Over the Memorial Day Weekend

​Phoenix Comicon 2011 In Photos If you attended Comicon this weekend, the chances are good that you're currently nursing a pocky hangover (possibly a real one as well) and using Memorial Day to nap. While you recover from the sheer awesomeness, take a look back with these photos including cost ... More >>

Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox at Phoenix Comicon

Addie Nicole of Halocene​Halocene, Dead Man's Curse, and Toybox Phoenix Comicon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Friday, May 26, 2011There was blood on the sidewalks at Phoenix Comicon last night. Thankfully, it wasn't real -- the sticky red puddles were left by hundreds of pasty-faced, costum ... More >>

Sophomore Slump?: A Look at a Few of Indie Rock's Soon-To-Be Second-Album Flops

Hans Soloette

Even Jar Jar Binks would look good in drag

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 >>

WWE's Chris Jericho Talks WrestleMania 26, Being A Villain, and More

Chris Jericho has a busy weekend ahead of him here in Phoenix. Tomorrow night, the World Wrestling Entertainment superstar will rock Club Red in Tempe along with the other members of his heavy metal act Fozzy.Come Sunday, the Smackdown villain will defend his World Heavyweight Championship against E ... More >>

Rumspringer: Inside Their Punk Rock Clubhouse

​Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look inside the industrial cozy space of Tempe-based punk band Rumspringer. If you would like your band featur ... More >>

The Lumley Vampire Attacks Arizona Department of Corrections’ Charles Ryan for the Death of Marcia Powell, Arpaio’s Goons Zip-Tie a 12-Year-Old, and the Jail Lockdowns Are Over

“Baby Man” William Windsor Found Dead in Home

The Fringe Connection

Cult icons come out of the woodwork in Mesa

Even Darth Vader and tits can’t save Soulcalibur IV from monotony

Star Wars invades Tempe Harkins Cinema Capri

The Force Is Strong With This One

The man who gave us Young Darth returns with a Young Indy boxed set

License to Ill

Sicko drivers take the road to perdition

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits, and installations

Yuletide Fear

Ringing in Christmas with a band of butchered tourists

Fire Flies

Fourth in series rushes through its paces

The Force Runs Its Course

Trails to Terror

Welcome to Creepy Town

Trails to Terror

A terrifying bag o' fun

On the Dark Side

This is not the film you're looking for

Sith Is It

A Force to be reckoned with

Rule, Britannia!

Cod is great

Skeleton Crew

A Scottsdale resident builds a colossal creepshow in his own home

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

House of Fun

Eddie Murphy's trapped in The Haunted Mansion, and it's literally a good ride

Borgir Kings

There's more to black-metal exporters Dimmu Borgir than upside-down crosses

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Ouch!

E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts

Death Wish

By the second reel, you'll be hoping for a swift end to Life As a House

Tales From the Crips

Bones goes to the 'hood and digs up every horror cliché it can find

Other Voices, Other Rooms

The Others goes bump in the night

La Mancha for All Seasons

Phoenix Theatre does justice to Don Quixote with notable cast and entertaining version of Wasserman masterpiece

Toe-Tapping Zapping

Game soundtracks struggle for legitimacy in an industry obsessed with killing machines, not killer tunes

Shout at the Mullet

Call me a heretic, but this follicle fashion is cause for sheer terror

Flashes

Ewok Don't Run

Return of the Jedi ushers in the age of movies for toys' sake

Darth Victory

The Empire Strikes Back--again--in striking "special edition" reissue

Isn't That Spacial?

Back to the future with Star Wars: The Special Edition