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French Quarter

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    New Pub and Grill With "One Hell of a Martini," Kelly's at Southbridge, Opens in Old Town

    A 30-foot ficus tree, a patio lined by French Quarter gas lamps and an eight-foot ivy wall, and, as their Facebook page states, a "man cave" and "one hell of a martini," will be a few of the focal points at Kelly's at Southbridge, the new American pub and grill at 7117 East Sixth Avenue in Old Town, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 4

    Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list. Thanks to everyone who submitted song suggestions, all of our ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2012

    100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona

    Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list. Thanks to everyone who submitted song suggestions, all of our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Cassette County: Three Local Cassette Labels

    In 2010, Billboard Magazine's annual album sales evaluation read thusly: physical sales were sinking like a septic tank full of concrete, except for vinyl. Sales of records were up 14 percent to 2.8 million units that year. Don't go proclaiming vinyl an industry savior. It's hardly enough to resusci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Year in Review, Kickstarter, Top 15 Local Releases in This Week's Issue

    ​In this week's issue of New Times, I join our friends in café, art, and stage in a look back on 2011, observing trends and noting the good, the bad, and the ugly of the year in the review. I focused on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter. We featured a couple Kickstarter projects this year, (my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 10 Albums of 2011: Chase Kamp

    Peaking Lights​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next couple days we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. This entry comes from Chase Kamp, a Phoenix musician and writer. Kamp began writing for Up on the Sun w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2011

    French Quarter Tour Diary - Week 1

    ​I won't attempt to explain the amalgam of esoteric in-jokes that manifested into the tour poster seen above. There's a perfectly good but lengthy explanation for why the four of us chose to put John Fogerty's head on a French Quarter t-shirt, gave him dice for eyes and exhorted the viewer to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    French Quarter 'Desert Wasn't Welcome' Release Show and Tour Diary

    B. Schwenkler​Phoenix-based pop band French Quarter has a new record out, Desert Wasn't Welcome, and the band is heading out on tour to support it. Recorded at Dub Narcotic Sound System in Olympia, Washington, home base for K Records, and finds the trio incorporating elements of dance, dub, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Andrew Jackson Jihad's Sean Bonnette on Knife Man and Gawker

    ​Well, he's done it. Sean Bonnette, one half of Valley mainstays Andrew Jackson Jihad, lover of hip-hop, passionate defender of all things Phoenix, has moved away. But don't get up in arms. "This is just a temporary thing," Bonnette says of his recent move to Chicago to be with his girlfriend. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    You Can Stream the New French Quarter Album Right Now

    French Quarter, The Desert Wasn't Welcome​ Phoenix indie-poppers French Quarter have a new album due out on Off Tempo Records in October, but lucky you: you can hear the whole thing right now. Recorded at the indie-famous Dub Narcotic Studios in Olympia, Washington, the album is the latest in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Andrew Jackson Jihad Announce Knife Man

    ​Everyone's favorite sardonic folk duo, Andrew Jackson Jihad, have announced details regarding their new album, Knife Man, due out on Asian Man Records on September 20.I spoke with bassist Ben Gallaty about the new record."Sean [Bonnette, singer/guitarist] gave me a CD of 13 demos in December. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Abstinence, French Quarter, Tacocat, and Forever at YOBS, 6-27-11

    Taco Cat​ Abstinence, French Quarter, Tacocat, and ForeverYOBS in TempeMonday, June 27The cops who patrol the Farmer neighborhood handing out noise violations can rest a little easier at their posts. Last night, YOBS, a.k.a. Ye Olde Bike Saviours, a.k.a. Tempe's noisiest punk rock house venue/art ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Yellow Canary Dance Hall To Take Over Warehouse Venue Sound Kontrol

    Steinbrink is opening a venue, not pizza store.​With the folks over at Cityslaang and YOBS closing doors, musician Stephen Steinbrink (French Quarter) and James Fella, of Gilgongo Records, have stepped up to the plate with Yellow Canary Dance Hall, scheduled to take over warehouse venue Sound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Record Store Day Round Up 2011 : Phoenix Stores Offer Up Exclusives, Live Performances and More on RSD

    ​"Folks who work here are professors. Don't replace all the knowers with guessors -- keep'em open -- they're the ears of the town." - Tom Waits, on the important of independent record stores. If you're a nerd like me, April 16 isn't just another Saturday. It's Record Store Day, the day independent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Cafe Du Monde Coffee & Chicory

    Cafe Du Monde's Coffee & Chicory ​We love trying new coffees and energy drinks around town, but sometimes, we want to brew our own java, and the most popular brands of coffee don't really float our boats. It wasn't until we picked up a can of Cafe Du Monde Coffee & Chicory that we truly f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Becky Windels' Smoked Trout Beignets

    Courtesy of The Herb Box​Yesterday we talked to Chef Becky Windels of The Herb Box in Scottsdale. Today, she shows us how to prepare one of the restaurants signature appetizers, Smoked Trout Beignets. A beignet is a fried pastry ball, often served as a dessert with powdered sugar or jam. ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Top 25 Lists of 13 New Times Contributors

    Courtesy of The Herb Box​Yesterday we talked to Chef Becky Windels of The Herb Box in Scottsdale. Today, she shows us how to prepare one of the restaurants signature appetizers, Smoked Trout Beignets. A beignet is a fried pastry ball, often served as a dessert with powdered sugar or jam. ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Locals Only: The Best Albums and EPs From Valley Bands in 2010

    Courtesy of The Herb Box​Yesterday we talked to Chef Becky Windels of The Herb Box in Scottsdale. Today, she shows us how to prepare one of the restaurants signature appetizers, Smoked Trout Beignets. A beignet is a fried pastry ball, often served as a dessert with powdered sugar or jam. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Bastille Day Dinner and Ice Cream Sandwiches in Today's Eater's Digest

    www.sophistimom.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Bastille Day at Cheuvront Phoenix has yet to develop a French Quarter, but that doesn't mean you there isn't anywhere to celebrate the French holiday, Bastille Day. Tonight Cheuvront in Phoe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    French Quarter Releases New Record, Heads Out on Tour

    ​Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band name" under which Steinbrink recorded and toured for several years. Steinbrink, aided in concert by ... More >>

  • Film

    April 1, 2010

    How Treme Can Get It Right

    ​Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band name" under which Steinbrink recorded and toured for several years. Steinbrink, aided in concert by ... More >>

  • Music

    February 4, 2010

    The Rÿche

    ​Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band name" under which Steinbrink recorded and toured for several years. Steinbrink, aided in concert by ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Stephen Steinbrink, a.k.a. French Quarter, Is Hyper-Productive

    ​Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band name" under which Steinbrink recorded and toured for several years. Steinbrink, aided in concert by ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 6, 2009

    Local Breeze Makes You Forget the Summer Heat With Giant Salads and Ahi Tuna Sandwiches

    ​Looks like Stephen Steinbrink has decided to "get the band back together." May 17 marks the release date of It's Not Just Kissing and marks the full-length return of French Quarter, the "band name" under which Steinbrink recorded and toured for several years. Steinbrink, aided in concert by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Stinkweeds Offers a Killer Comp of Local Music for Record Store Day

    The unique CD artwork for Phoenix: We Love It Just in case you weren't already enticed into participating in tomorrow's Record Store Day after reading Steve Jansen's and Michael Lopez's scribblings on the nationwide event (which celebrates the independent spirit of mom-and-pop music emporiums), we ... More >>

  • Articles

    March 26, 2009

    Joking Off

    Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2008

    A Rundown of Today's Light Rail Celebrations (Both Official and Unofficial)

    Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are scheduled to perform this afternoon at the "Destination Tempe" celebration at the Tempe Transportation Center."I hear the train a-comin'/It's rolling round the bend" -- Johnny Cash Plenty of partying is planned for today's long-awaited debut of the Valley Metro L ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Happy Thanksgiving, Again

    Every day is Turkey Day for Portland folk-rocker

  • Music

    August 28, 2008
  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Podcast & Local Label Spotlight: Tiny Panda Records

    Every day is Turkey Day for Portland folk-rocker

  • Music

    October 25, 2007

    French Quarter

    S/T
    (Gilgongo Records)

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Group Hug

    Friends don't let friends jam alone

  • Music

    August 30, 2007

    Joking Off

    Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

  • Dining

    March 23, 2006

    Crescent Fresh

    The cafe that foot traffic forgot

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Top Brass

    The Big Easy lives on in the music of the transplanted Treme Brass Band

  • Culture

    September 15, 2005

    Drear Factor

    Running on empty

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Sex Club Shenanigans

    Our 300-pound Flavor Flav and bi Brigitte Nielsen swing (well, sorta) at Club Chameleon

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2004

    New Deal

    Poker Ride stacks the deck

  • News

    November 4, 2004

    Wham-Bam, Amsterdam, Ma'am

    P-town's original playa-pimp pair stops by Amsterdam for a quickie manicure.

  • Music

    December 11, 2003

    Al Green

    I Can't Stop (Blue Note)

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Creole/Cajun Restaurant

    Justin's Ragin' Cajun Cuisine
    13416 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix
    602-404-2900

  • Culture

    May 21, 1998

    Disabled Vehicle

    Streetcar Named Desire jumps tracks in laughable Phoenix Theatre production

  • Dining

    April 17, 1997

    Second Helpings

    Streetcar Named Desire jumps tracks in laughable Phoenix Theatre production

  • Music

    May 16, 1996

    Culture Club

    Streetcar Named Desire jumps tracks in laughable Phoenix Theatre production

  • Music

    September 28, 1995

    HARD-CORE ADDICTSPOISED ON THE BRINK OF BIG TIME, THE PHUNK JUNKEEZ STILL LIKE IT LOUD AND STUPID

    Streetcar Named Desire jumps tracks in laughable Phoenix Theatre production

  • Dining

    October 27, 1994

    TIDAL TRACK

    Streetcar Named Desire jumps tracks in laughable Phoenix Theatre production

  • Music

    August 18, 1994

    VIVA JERRY JEFF!

    AUSTIN OUTLAW WALKER HITS THE ROAD. AGAIN.

  • Music

    August 4, 1994

    WHAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY?

    THE PROBLEM FOR CRITICS AND JAZZ POLICE IS NO PROBLEM TO HARRY CONNICK JR. HE'S CROONING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

  • Music

    December 29, 1993

    TUNES OF '93 IN TEN EASY STEPS SIR CHARLES, BARRY GOLDWATER AND DAVE FROM CIRCLE K WEIGH IN WITH THEIR FAVES

    THE PROBLEM FOR CRITICS AND JAZZ POLICE IS NO PROBLEM TO HARRY CONNICK JR. HE'S CROONING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

  • Music

    December 15, 1993

    BOXING YOUR EARS

    IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

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