Festivals and Parades

The Dogs of War

Carnaval Dancing Queen

Revival Styles

Our Guide to Buying Coachella 2012 Festival Passes

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

State of the Arts

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

Good Eats

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

By the Horns

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

Phoenix Music Heads to Tortilla Flat

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

Propeller Heads

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

NEXTfest @ The Sail Inn

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

Over the Edge

​Last year buying Coachella passes got a little hellish, particularly for those who thought they'd be fine if they waited a while to buy them.This year looks to be...well...not that different. The ticket purchasing process has changed yet again. Despite two weekends to choose from, there are now l ... More >>

Where Am I Eating?

​ A Bahn Mi craving jumped up and smacked us in the face the other day around lunch time and we were nowhere near Lee's sandwiches. Good thing the downtown area recently acquired a Vietnamese eatery where your Pho and Bahn Mi cravings can be momentary satisfied. Our Bah Mi Dac Biet was sadly lacki ... More >>

Flesh for Fantasy

​ A Bahn Mi craving jumped up and smacked us in the face the other day around lunch time and we were nowhere near Lee's sandwiches. Good thing the downtown area recently acquired a Vietnamese eatery where your Pho and Bahn Mi cravings can be momentary satisfied. Our Bah Mi Dac Biet was sadly lacki ... More >>

Rocky Point Official: Future Shooting Victims Will Be Taken to Naval Hospital

Ray SternFausto Soto, Rocky Point Director of International Relations and Tourism.​Readers of New Times' cover story last week remember Fausto Soto as the Rocky Point official who spoke with us about problems facing the Mexican town's tourism industry. New Times contacted him last week to ask abo ... More >>

Rocky Point Man Murdered in Hospital After Surviving 35 Rounds From Assassins At Start of Spring Break

El Diario De SonoraThe assassination of Javier Vega is Rocky Point's worst nightmare -- and Gringo tourists'.​A Rocky Point, Mexico man was murdered in a local hospital at the start of Spring Break last Saturday, after gunmen failed to kill him in a high-speed chase through the streets, source ... More >>

Brazil Nuts

El Diario De SonoraThe assassination of Javier Vega is Rocky Point's worst nightmare -- and Gringo tourists'.​A Rocky Point, Mexico man was murdered in a local hospital at the start of Spring Break last Saturday, after gunmen failed to kill him in a high-speed chase through the streets, source ... More >>

Fair Weather

El Diario De SonoraThe assassination of Javier Vega is Rocky Point's worst nightmare -- and Gringo tourists'.​A Rocky Point, Mexico man was murdered in a local hospital at the start of Spring Break last Saturday, after gunmen failed to kill him in a high-speed chase through the streets, source ... More >>

Coachella 2011 Official Lineup Announced

​In perfect Girl Talk fashion, the good people of Goldenvoice set up a surprise late night release of Coachella's overwhelmingly impressive lineup.Many of Michael Lopez's lineup predictions were spot on. The Strokes made the cut, as did Duran Duran, although on a different day than what Billboard ... More >>

Got Your Bach

Local musicians pay heed to sonic master

Mall Rats

Ditch the corporate hubbub and hit the Heard

Good Fellas

Arizona’s first in something

Brewed For Battle: Oktoberfest

Jonathan McNamaraAvery Brewing Co.'s The Kaiser (left) and Victory Festbier. ​At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ailment is the bee ... More >>

Move It

Celebrate humans’ love of flopping around to music

Brazilian Degrees

Get in on the latest “American” tradition

Sin City

Celebrate thirty years of awesome Pride

March 29 In Blogs: Arpaio's False Arrest, Wrestlemania, Caramelpalooza, and Kathy Zatari

​​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio on False McDonald's Arrest: Take All Brown People into Custody, Release Cit ... More >>

Hardcore Midget Wrestling, Blood Into Wine, Skateboard Battles, and More

​Puppet is definitely one fierce bastard. Ripping with muscled and covered with tattoos, the natural-born brawler also sports a few piercings and a Mohawk. Sounds like someone you wouldn't want to piss off, no? So would it matter if we told you that Puppet is actually a midget? It really shouldn ... More >>

2010 Strong Beer Festival: 10 Clues You Were There

Jonathan McNamaraYup. There was a ton of beer at the Strong Beer Festival as evidenced by these jokers. Slideshow here. ​Were you at the 2010 Strong Beer Festival in downtown Phoenix Saturday?Seriously, this is not a rhetorical question. If you were at the annual fest -- relocated from Mesa to Cen ... More >>

Moment of Ren

Turkey legs and jousting are back

Go Native

Local heroes continue their battle against soulless retail

Good vs. Medieval

Will you choose The Black Death or The Piccolo Pony?

Independent Party

Who says we ain’t got cred?

Oktober Surprise

Is everyone you know suddenly kinda . . . German?

Witch Hunt

Hallow victory in Mesa

The Gay ’90s

They’re back

Let There Be Lights

'Tis the season for Tempe to doll itself up

Guy Forsyth

Peripatetic picker

Margarita Madness

Drinko 'til you (responsibly) cinco

Margarita Madness

Pack the piñata and pass the lime

A Case of the Tuesdays

School night, schmool night

When Stars Don't Align

School night, schmool night

Bollywood Dreams

What's a white girl like Samantha Riggs doing in a sari?

Waterships Down

Tempe loves a parade

Float Yer Boat

Holiday parade cruises down Mill

Best Classical Theater Troupe

Actors' Renaissance Theatre

A Night to Remember (Your Lines)

Actors' Renaissance Theatre

North Fest Passage

Actors' Renaissance Theatre

Shakespeare Takes the Pink Jeep Tour

Actors' Renaissance Theatre

Pic Hits for the week

Actors' Renaissance Theatre

Pic Hits for the week

Actors' Renaissance Theatre