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Backstreet Boys, ZZ Top, And More Announce Phoenix Shows

Earlier in May, Justin Timberlake announced he would be coming through Phoenix on his enormous solo tour, which set off a concert-excitement bomb the likes of which hadn't been seen since--well, since those Prince shows, I guess, even earlier in May. More recently, the Backstreet Boys announced they ... More >>

Jazzy Indie Band Stellacutta Took Its Time on Its Debut — and It Was Worth It

Jazzy Indie Combo Stellacutta Took Its Time With Its Debut LP -- It Was Worth It

It took three whole years for Stellacutta to finish its self-titled debut album, which finally saw the sweet monitor glow of their Bandcamp page in January. The record is a pristine showcase of the Tempe outfit's bombastic, jazz-inflected indie rock--the melodic heights reached within it show that t ... More >>

Kim Porter Loves a Relish Tray

Chow Bella has a valentine for you. For the rest of February, we're handing out Candy Hearts -- stories of food and love from some of our favorite writers. Enjoy. My sister approaches me with her baby on her hip, "Me and the kids have to go," she whispers, "I think there's about to be drugs." We' ... More >>

Candy Hearts: Stories of Food and Love

Kreayshawn to Perform Free Show for College Students Saturday

Poor Kreayshawn doesn't realize just how phallic that Popsicle looks. ​In college, everything is better if it's free. And no matter how many times Mastercard convinces you that the slice of pizza and Frisbee offered at their just-off-campus booth are free, they're not. 

The Sun Shines Through Blitzen Trapper's Rootsy Reflection

Tomorrow: Cheba Hut Relieves the Medical Marijuana Munchies with 4/20 Specials

notthe1s via Flickr​"Do you have a legal prescription for that?"Cheba Hut, the cannabis culture sub-shop chain founded near Arizona State University in 1998, isn't asking. In celebration of 4/20 -- the day pot-smokers come together and often lobby for total decriminalization of the wacky weed -- C ... More >>

How Do I Make a Great Cup of Coffee?

How do I make a really good cup of coffee? Coffee Beans Our favorite coffee house slogan: "Drink Coffee, patriotic beverage since 1773." That's because the Continental Congress declared coffee our official national beverage when the original tea party, a revolt against the British tea tax, be ... More >>

Toby Keith's Arizona 100oz. Challenge

The Arizona 100oz. Challenge ​The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than they should eat in a week -- ... More >>

Keeping Pancakes Safe From Aliens, in This Week's "Guess That Gadget"

​How well do you know your favorite cookhouse contraptions? See if you can guess today's gadget and check back next week for the answer, and to see if you've won a most-awesome prize. ​Here are a few shots at this week's trickster, add yours to the comment box below: - Kitchen Frisbee - Pancak ... More >>

Go Phish: Hippie Music Is on the Downswing — and That Sucks

Playboy Labels UofA a Top Party School; ASU Falls to Number 15

Arizona State University is fine for a weekend romp, but if students who want more female scenery and action ought to spend their college years at the University of Arizona, says Playboy magazine. The latest Playboy listing of top party schools puts UofA squarely in the Number Five, behind the ... More >>

Brew Review: Rising Moon Spring Ale

Spring has sprung a new brew from the tanks of our friends at Blue Moon Brewing Co. Rising Moon Spring Ale, an amber wheat ale that "blends three varieties of specialty malts with kaffir lime leaves and lime peel for a smooth, balanced taste" or so says the bottle. We at Brew Review love limes (b ... More >>

The Day the Earth Stood Still Remake Misses the Point, and That’s a Klaatu Barada No-No

Hot Links: John McCain's numbers weaken in AZ, the 9/11 Frisbee, Gerald Richard on Darrell Ankarlo, a pot-eating tyke, and more.

E3 revelations are hit and miss – unless you really dig chopping wood

Corn or flour? You choose the tortilla

Wham-O Time

Frolfers air out hyzers and helixes in Scottsdale

Honey for Nothing

No wonder all the bees are dying

Hot Cakes

Breakfast all the time

Da Mayor's Debacle

The foul fowl crows over Scottsdale's vote-down of the anti-lap-dance prop, a major slap-down of Mayor Mary Manross

Monument Valley

The plumed wonder hates to agree with GOP gun moll Ann Coulter philosophically, but about our 9/11 memorial . . .

Life's Lumps

Caro's vision darkens

Christmas Carumba

Owners can't spell, but man, can they cook

Puppy Love

Nintendogs' charm will win over the most jaded of gamers

Cactus Queen

Melissa Martinez

Art Scene

Current exhibitions, shows, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions, and installations

Art Scene

Reviews

Art Scene

Reviews

RenFest Retch

Into medieval torture? Try the food at the Renaissance Festival.

Come Out Swingin'

Death Cab for Cutie may make pretty indie-rock, but don't mess with 'em on their way to a wider audience

BEST SKATEBOARD SHOP

Sidewalk Surfer

BEST RESTAURANT FOR KIDS

Hooters

Might As Well Jump

Pooches take flight

Tortilla Flap

UFOs? No, frisbees in either corn or flour

Scenes From Nowhere

A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

The Kids Aren't Alright

Spun spins cranky youths into an American freak show

Fatigo

Pero los Chivos!!

Best Place To Grub A Hub

Hub-Cap City

Tricky Woo

Les Sables Magiques (Tee Pee)

Eccentricities

While they may not top the Billboard charts, this month's batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases is definitely worth hearing

Havoc Your Way

Topnotch food, terrible service at Cafe Isabelle

Death Cab for Cutie

Forbidden Love EP (Barsuk Records)

A Guide to Cultural Crudity

Another season of boorish behavior embarks -- 'Hey, it's Phoenix.'

Aversion Vinyl

Some of the weirdest and worst albums still to make their digital debuts