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Wine Geek and Spirit Savant Steve Olson: On What We're Drinking Now and What We'll Be Drinking in the Future

Steve Olson Chef Salad is taking a detour this week and next, interviewing four of the country's leading beverage industry experts, all of whom will be speakers at seminars held at the Hotel Valley Ho for the second annual Arizona Cocktail Week, February 16-22. Their excitement about cocktail cultu ... More >>

Top 5 Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it. Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest -- our top five must-see shows this week.

Moombahton Is More Than an Internet Trend

18 Fall Food Festivals in Metro Phoenix

It's safe. You can come out now. It's September. And while temperatures may still hover uncomfortably for a bit, we feel fall in the air -- and that means outdoor festivals with lots to eat and drink. So get out your calendar (or your smart phone) and jot down the dates for these must-do events. And ... More >>

What's the Most Expensive Ingredient You've Used?

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 that top-notch chefs and restauran ... More >>

Flogging Molly's Dennis Casey Doesn't Remember Much About Those Casey Moore's Afterparties

Boston's got Dropkick Murphy's, Chicago's got The Tossers, and Tempe's got Flogging Molly. The Celtic-punk band has become a firm tradition here, and this year marks their 8th annual stop at Tempe Beach Park. The show's practically a festival, with the band joined by a litany of rock 'n' roll acts ... More >>

Chow Bella Book Club January Selection: Blood Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton

​We're starting the year in style by choosing the memoir  so stellar, it inspired us to create Chow Bella Book Club. We're reading Blood Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton this month and it will be capped off with a visit from the author hers ... More >>

The Posidon Adventure: Latest Dare to Dine Challenge

Labeled "Greek" but advertising discount pizzas, the exterior of Posidon Greek Restaurant & Market does not inspire confidence. ​Every town has a handful of sketchy restaurants. Often it's the joints that look the most questionable that hold the secrets of culinary enlightenment. Then ag ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Psychedelic Legend Donovan Visits the MIM

​On Monday, October 10, British songwriter and psychedelic legend Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch) visited the Musical Instrument Museum, strolling around the exhibits and conducting interviews with writers about the history of music and education. Speaking with Donovan was really something ... More >>

Grecian Yearns

Drank "Extreme Relaxation" Beverage: Weed in a Can, or Just Another Gimmick?

Drank, the "extreme relaxation" beverage​It's been called "weed in a can" and "a can of drag ass" by media, but does Drank really offer a mellow buzz? We must admit, we were skeptical of the powers within this purple aluminum can. When somebody told us about Drank, the "extreme relaxation" b ... More >>

DJ Sean Essex Talks Club Freedom, Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, John Askew, Fei-Fei, and More

DJ Sean Essex​Name: Sean Essex AKA: eSSicCS Current club gigs: Giant Wednesdays at 910 Live once or twice a month, and on Fridays at Cream Stereo Lounge and Afterlife in Scottsdale. How did you get started as a DJ? I got started because electronic music just overcame me. When I first listened ... More >>

Joanna Newsom Plots American Tour, Includes Date at the Orpheum

​It's not often a world-class musician is kicking off their American tour in Arizona, so try to understand that the recent announcement that Joanna Newsom has a fall tour planned and is starting out in Arizona is a big, big deal. Newsom will play Tucson's Rialto Theatre November 6 before comi ... More >>

True Blue

Renaissance-man comic overcomes his cerebral palsy

Why Bands Play Tucson Instead of Phoenix

​It's possibly the oldest, loudest gripe in Phoenix's music scene: Why Tucson?By that they mean, "Why is this cool band that I really love playing that bumblefuck shithole down South when they could play our sprawling metropolis of interconnected stripmalls?"Electric Mustache's photographer/hatche ... More >>

George's in Scottsdale Gives Diners Gyro Euphoria

Josh Childress Officially a Member of Phoenix Suns

thehoop.blogspot.com Josh Childress​After days of speculation and rumors, Josh Childress is officially a Phoenix Sun. The deal is a sign-and-trade with the Atlanta Hawks, who receive Phoenix's 2012 second-round draft pick. Childress, who played four seasons with the Hawks from 2004-08, has ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Reportedly Acquiring Hedo Turkoglu, Josh Childress

nba.com Hedo Turkoglu​Well, it looks like the Phoenix Suns aren't taking the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire too hard. The word around the NBA, according to the Arizona Republic, is that the Suns are close to acquiring Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress in separate deals. If these deals happen, th ... More >>

Top Chef, Ye Olde Bravo Standby, Comes To Snoozeville (Washington D.C.)

Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

Attention, Phoenix: Your SxSW-Related Shows Suck. Love, Tucson

Tucson: Plenty of room at the Inn for indie bands headed to SXSW. Sorry, Phoenix is all full up!​Dear residents of the Phoenix metropolitan area,I hope you enjoyed Cizmarch Madness, Rampage Fest, or the two-hour series premiere of Minute To Win It this weekend.While I'm sure those of you who made ... More >>

Concert Review: Atlas Sound and Broadcast at Rhythm Room

Shawn Anderson via Electric Mustache​It was a rollercoaster of emotions at the Rhythm Room last night for the Atlas Sound/ Broadcast show, which was fitting considering the State Fair is on its way out this weekend. While this show, priced at $15, was probably cheaper than the sketc ... More >>

True Blue

Renaissance-man comic overcomes his cerebral palsy

Hot Links: Home Invasions, Sarah Palin, and Oprah Winfrey

Incoming Arizona Board of Regents president Ernest Calderon is proposing a plan that would cut the cost of four-year degrees. The proposal would allow students to attend community college for three years, and then an Arizona university their final year...A Mesa woman reportedly shot two home inv ... More >>

Liberty League International in Scottsdale is a Pyramid Scheme, Lawsuit Alleges

Three years after getting busted by the state for making false claims, Scottsdale-based Liberty League International is being sued in federal court over claims that the company is running a pyramid scheme. The class-action suit, first reported by courthousenews.com, accuses Liberty League, at 143 ... More >>

Stacey Pawlowski, a wife, mother — and a heck of a Republican fundraiser — dies

Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material

Future Shock: King Diamond, Jonathan Davis, Nile, and more

One for the Girls

Badly tailored, but stylish

They Like It Rough

And so does our brave writer, who dove headfirst into a never-ending series of fascinating world- music compilations

BEST BARTENDER

Mama Lita

Designing Arizona

Constructing outside of the lines

In the Niko's Time

There's atmosphere aplenty in Scottsdale eatery

Honk If You Love Cheeses

Night & Day

April 29 - May 5, 1999

This week's day-by-day picks

April 8-14, 1999

Expatriotism

U.S. Serbs take to the streets to protest the bombing

World Federation Poetry

Beat-themed SlamNation documentary's a howl

Night & Day

May 14 - 20, 1998

Food Fighter

Time and again, Valley restaurant legend Nick Ligidakis has cooked his own goose. Will Cafe Niko be another overtrimmed turkey?

The Good Foot

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

To Skewer, With Love

Experiment in Terrorism

Swish Miss

TAPES IN THE MAIL

HOW GREEK WAS MY VALLEY

THE PERSIAN GULP

TURKEY AND STIFFING

HOLIDAY DO-GOODER'S CHECKS AREN'T SO GOOD, EX-EMPLOYEES SAY

Acropolis Now

Mediterranean House