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Sun Devils seek payback against the ’Cats in Surprise

Doobie Brutha

Dope rapper spins yarns about sex and sticks

On Anchor Babies and Mexican Penis Sizes

Dope rapper spins yarns about sex and sticks

No Sweat

A Phoenix neophyte vows to survive summer without A/C

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

To DIY For

Filmmaker logged 19,000 miles documenting do-it-yourself culture

Dylan In His Wife’s Hometown

Filmmaker logged 19,000 miles documenting do-it-yourself culture

Lime-Green Day

These Texans aren’t punk, but they still rock

Arpaio Visits Houston and the Bigots at Westboro Baptist Church Have a New Target: Jews

These Texans aren’t punk, but they still rock

The Gourds

Swampadelic hippies the Gourds rock the Casbah all the way to Jericho

D-Backs Get Big-Time Blasted by the Chicago Cubs. Up Next: Houston Astros

Alfonso Soriano owned Arizona pitching, which really isn't that hard to do.​ This is getting silly. The Arizona Diamondbacks screwed the pooch over the weekend to the tune of three losses to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. After taking the first of four games on Thursday, AZ couldn't hang wi ... More >>

Ian Kennedy Showing He's The Real Deal As D-Backs Starter

Great old-school game last night between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Houston Astros at what used to be called Enron Field (before the mighty financial fall).   ​D-Backs eked out a 1-0 win in a stellar pitcher's duel between the excellent Roy Oswalt and Ian Kennedy, who won his secon ... More >>

Dan Haren Pitches a Complete Game in Win Over Astros; Tonight: Brewers at Chase Field

Dan Haren: First complete game of the season.​The Arizona Diamondbacks come home tonight to face the Milwaukee Brewers feeling pretty good about themselves. Why? They just wrapped up the season's longest road trip, an 11-gamer, with an acceptable 6-5 record. The D-Backs punctuated it Thursday nigh ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Hit Season Low As Phoenix Suns Soar

Obviously, both a glorious and gruesome weekend for Phoenix's professional basketball and baseball teams, respectively. ​ Alas, our task here is not to recount the Suns sweep of the Spurs in a memorable one-eyed effort by one Steve Nash.  No, we are here to report on the absolutely mis ... More >>

More Pizza: Picazzo's Coming to the Esplanade

​You thought the Camelback Corridor was becoming gourmet burger boulevard? Well, that's true, but it's also becoming gourmet pizza street. A new location of Picazzo's Organic Italian Kitchen will soon be joining The Parlor, Tommy V's, and Vincent's on Camelback (yep, there's pizza from ... More >>

Country Throwdown Tour's Stop at Cricket Wireless Pavilion Canceled

Montgomery Gentry won't be making their way to Phoenix this month.​Country music fans might just wind up crying a tear in their collective beers after hearing this particular bit of news: The Country Throwdown Tour has called off its stop at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion on June 18. Accordi ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Front Office Unhappy; Team Changes Could Be in Works

www.blog.ticketchest.com​ The Diamondbacks don't have a game today, meaning their current 10-game losing streak can't get any worse until tomorrow's contest at home against the Colorado Rockies. That doesn't mean there aren't issues to deal meantime. After recent comments from General Manage ... More >>

Landmine Marathon Debuts New Video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants"

​How do you make a metalhead swoon? Play him the new video for "Shadows Fed to Tyrants" by Phoenix grindcore band Landmine Marathon. If you read my feature on the band last year, you probably didn't have to read between too many lines to figure out that I have a huge crush on lead screamer Grace P ... More >>

Matthew Duske at the Vig Uptown

Matt Duske and the Vig's dry erase board​Young, bookish and personable, it's not difficult to imagine Matt Duske at the front of a classroom. And it shouldn't be, since the bespectacled bartender spent two years teaching math to disgruntled high school students. He recently made the change from en ... More >>

The Maine Plot Massive National Tour with Never Shout Never

​The Maine are playing a much-hyped show at The Nile Theatre in Mesa next Friday.Actually, though, that's just the mid-point in a massive tour to promote their Billboard-charting second album Black & White. They team up with Never Shout Never for a tour of small theaters and large clubs starti ... More >>

Justin Draper Pleads Guilty in 2006 Triple-Fatal Crash; Firefighter Mom of One Victim Busted for Shoplifting in Houston

Justin Draper, seen here in the mug shot from his 2009 arrest, pleaded guilty this month in the 2006 Surprise crash that left three teens dead.​A 22-year-old Surprise man has pleaded guilty in a 2006 crash that left three teens dead, and the firefighter mom of one victim is being treat ... More >>

Sept. 22 In BlogS: Vinlanders, Oktoberfest, Scott Weiland, Eggs Benedict, and Jules Loh

​​​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:

50 Cent Caught in PC Snafu After Gay Men Kill Themselves Around the Same Time He Supports Cunnilingus

​A gay rights group is up in arms about tweets from 50 Cent they seem to believe had something to do with the recent spat of tragic, high-profile suicides of young, gay men. "If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pussy just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place," he t ... More >>

Veg Out: Faux Burgers That Don't Suck at Nourish and Houston's

I'm about to blow your mind. Ready? There exists a veggie burger that's as good as the real thing. And I found it. It's always tough to find a restaurant that suits my vegetarian and vegan buddies as well as it does the rest of us omnivores. They're usually stuck with one bland dish or a ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: On Ignorance and Used Tire Shops

I'm about to blow your mind. Ready? There exists a veggie burger that's as good as the real thing. And I found it. It's always tough to find a restaurant that suits my vegetarian and vegan buddies as well as it does the rest of us omnivores. They're usually stuck with one bland dish or a ... More >>

Taberna Mexicana Now Open in Scottsdale

​Taberna Mexicana, a new upscale Mexican eatery from Legacy Restaurant Group (the folks behind Houston-based Ninfa's, which has a location in Glendale), just opened its doors a week ago in the former Roy's location at the Scottsdale Seville (7001 N. Scottsdale Rd.). Execu ... More >>

Black Friday Sustenance: Where to Eat at Valley Malls

Carrie Wheeler​Shopping Black Friday is a marathon, not a sprint. Long lines, long hours, big crowds -- you'll need to sustain yourself accordingly with some convenient dining options.The following are suggestions of some of the best places to dine depending on the Black Friday sale you're shoppin ... More >>

Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream -- We Found It in Phoenix

​How did we make it through Thanksgiving without alcohol-infused whipped cream?!  Well, bring on Christmas -- because we've found Whipped Lightning here in Phoenix and the liquor stores where you can get it opened this morning at 9. (And thanks to our sisters in Orange County and Housto ... More >>

Houston's Closes, Hillstone Opens

​Houston's at the Esplanade closed its doors last night, reports the Phoenix Business Journal, after many years as a favorite haunt for the Camelback Corridor business crowd.Just up the street, though, its sister eatery, Hillstone, has finally opened its doors in a brand-new building situated ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to Begin Rehabilitation in Houston as Early as Friday

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords could begin rehab as early as Friday.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be moved to a hospital in Houston as early as Friday to begin rehabilitation after being shot through the brain 11 days ago. "The congresswoman's family wants to ensure she receives t ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Arizona for Houston Rehab Center

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is on her way to a rehab center in Houston just 13 days after being shot in the head.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords left the University Medical Center in Tucson this morning en route to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab after she was shot "through ... More >>

Alex Padilla of Taberna Mexicana

Keyon Fareghi​Chef Alex Padilla may be new to the Valley, but not to the kitchen; he's currently donning his apron at Taberna Mexicana in Scottsdale. Padilla recently moved here from Houston, where he was raised, to open Ninfa's Mexican Kitchen, in Glendale, and now Taberna (in Sco ... More >>

Hillstone Keeps the Spirit of Houston's Alive

Keyon Fareghi​Chef Alex Padilla may be new to the Valley, but not to the kitchen; he's currently donning his apron at Taberna Mexicana in Scottsdale. Padilla recently moved here from Houston, where he was raised, to open Ninfa's Mexican Kitchen, in Glendale, and now Taberna (in Sco ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Able to Speak -- and She Wants Toast

She speaks! Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords reportedly asked for toast with her breakfast this morning.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wanted toast for breakfast this morning, and that's reportedly what she verbally told those caring for her at a Houston hospital this morning.CBS' The Early Sho ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Still Not Told About Extent of Attack

Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in a Houston hospital.​As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in a Houston hospital after being shot through the brain during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, she still hasn't been told about the extent of the attack and, pres ... More >>

New in CenPho: Slice Cake Designs

​Award-winning pastry chef Christine D'Angeli has worked for The Ritz-Carlton, as well as for acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (at Hotel Icon in Houston, Texas), and she's even starred in two episodes of Food Network Challenge. Now, she's set up her pastry-making HQ -- Sli ... More >>

Taberna Mexicana Gives Phoenix's Mexican Food Competition a Run For Its Masa

​Award-winning pastry chef Christine D'Angeli has worked for The Ritz-Carlton, as well as for acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (at Hotel Icon in Houston, Texas), and she's even starred in two episodes of Food Network Challenge. Now, she's set up her pastry-making HQ -- Sli ... More >>

Lady Gaga Falls During Houston Show, Keeps Singing Like It's No Big Deal

​Lady Gaga fell off of her piano at her Houston show on April 8 but continued to sing throughout the fall as though it didn't even happen, according to Billboard.Gaga straddled her burning piano mid-song during the Born This Way track "You and I," lost her balance, hit her knees hard on her piano ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Houston Hospital; Will Continue Recovery With Out-Patient Rehab

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been released from the hospital.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has left the Houston hospital where she's been recovering for the last several months after getting shot in the face during the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage.She will be living in her ... More >>

Now Closed: Taberna Mexicana

​Uh-oh. Looks like summer is starting to take its toll. The Houston-based restaurant group Legacy's Taberna Mexicana closed its doors last week with a sign on the door stating that it's the economy's fault. Pesky economy, that guy is always shutting things down. The Modern Mexican food joint was o ... More >>

My Fit Foods Healthy Take-Out Restaurant Coming to Scottsdale

​My Fit Foods, a take-out operation for fresh, healthy, pre-portioned meals and snacks, is opening its first location in Arizona at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Houston-based company, with over 33 locations in Texas, is owned by personal ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 9th, 2011

​My Fit Foods, a take-out operation for fresh, healthy, pre-portioned meals and snacks, is opening its first location in Arizona at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Houston-based company, with over 33 locations in Texas, is owned by personal ... More >>

ZZ Top @ Comerica Theatre

​My Fit Foods, a take-out operation for fresh, healthy, pre-portioned meals and snacks, is opening its first location in Arizona at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Houston-based company, with over 33 locations in Texas, is owned by personal ... More >>

ZZ Top

​My Fit Foods, a take-out operation for fresh, healthy, pre-portioned meals and snacks, is opening its first location in Arizona at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Houston-based company, with over 33 locations in Texas, is owned by personal ... More >>

Firestarter

​My Fit Foods, a take-out operation for fresh, healthy, pre-portioned meals and snacks, is opening its first location in Arizona at The Shops at Gainey Village in Scottsdale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports. The Houston-based company, with over 33 locations in Texas, is owned by personal ... More >>

"Warrant Clear Up" Program in Phoenix Gives Misdemeanor Offenders a Chance to Work With City Voluntarily, Rather Than Be Arrested

Image: http://nuttysquirrel72.wordpress.co​It's been a while since you blew off that fine or court date following a misdemeanor arrest.You've become an expert at spotting cop cars in the rear-view mirror as you drive, and you've ditched more than a few by making a quick turn into parking lot befor ... More >>

"Warrant Clear Up" Week in Phoenix Nets at Least 1,500 Misdemeanor Scofflaws; Hunt for Holdouts Begins

Logo for the city of Phoenix's New Opportunity Warrant Clear Up Program.​The city of Phoenix convinced at least 1,500 misdemeanor scofflaws to come in to court this week and take care of their old warrants.Sergeant Tommy Thompson says the number is conservative and that he'll get an exact count on ... More >>

Message to the New Restaurant at the Camelback Esplanade: Good Luck

​It's no secret that Camelback Esplanade, the mixed-use development on the southeast corner of Camelback Road and 24th Street, hasn't exactly been the most successful place to put a restaurant. Tough to see from Camelback Road, parking hassles (you're either walking from across the street or ... More >>