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Fall Out Boy Fans Are Extremely Excited About Last Night's Show

Last night's sold out Fall Out Boy show was full of girls singing their hearts out to the band's hit songs. Some fans arrived early to get a coveted spot near the stage, extending the line to the Mill Avenue bridge. I overheard a guy say that Fall Out Boy was the greatest live band he had ever see ... More >>

10 Things I Learned at Punk Rock Bowling

The last few punk fans staggered out of downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, marking the end of Punk Rock Bowling. It was a fun experience marked by four days of music (including the club shows), pool parties, and a bowling tournament. The weekend went by way too fast, though I'm sure I speak on behalf of mo ... More >>

MC Magic: Why I Signed Arizona's MOB FAM

This week I'd like to talk about one of the hardest working, up-and-coming hip hop squads from the streets of Arizona: MOB FAM. This three-member group is made up of real-life brothers Arturo, Javier, and Steve Campos, better know as TS, Young Javi, and SC! These boys have been pounding the streets ... More >>

Kanye West's Phoenix "New Slaves" Projection Was Mostly Just an Excuse To Tweet About It

A white rental van pulled up into the parking lot at First Street and Adams, and a guy cleared the crowd to make way for it. "It's them! They are here." As the two tech guys were setting up the speakers and projector, someone else screamed, "Hey, where's Kanye? Is he still in the van?" There were so ... More >>

Is There Such a Thing as a Foodstagram Eating Disorder? Researcher Says Yes

If you don't think that taking and sharing photos of food is a big deal, open your eyes. It's become a big enough issue that some restaurants have started to impose an unofficial ban on the practice, saying tabletop photogs are turning the dining floor into a circus. See also: - Caution: Food Por ... More >>

Big Brain Awards 2013

Michael Bay Injects Potent Absurdity Into Pain & Gain

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FnB's Charleen Badman to Host Chinese Pop Up Beer Pairing

Remember the giant shitstorm early last summer, when Pavle Milic of FnB innocently asked his Facebook buds which restaurant he should take his mom to for great fried rice? You'd have thought Western Civilization depended on the answer, as people stridently defended their positions on New York-style ... More >>

MC Magic: Chris Brown's "Fine China" is a "Feel Good" Record

Are you a people person? The reason I ask this question my personal answer was the deciding factor in becoming a writer/blogger for Phoenix New Times. For me there's something exciting about watching fans, family members, or strangers just smile n' enjoy life. You know that warm feeling you get aft ... More >>

The Coffee Chop Kicks Off Coffee Class Series at Crepe Bar in Tempe

Phoenix coffee connoisseur Perry Czopp knows a hell of a lot about coffee. He's made a commitment to helping others learn about the art of all things java through his business, The Coffee Chop. The Chop offers coffee tours and tastings, and he hosts regular competitions that pit local baristas again ... More >>

The Roots, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/23/13

The Roots @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/23/13About an hour into their dominating set, the legendary Roots crew pulled out a trick few other bands could get away with: Drummer Questlove and percussionist Frank Knuckles did a drum solo. An extended one. It's always been ... More >>

The Shins, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, 3/22/13

The Shins @ McDowell Mountain Music Festival at Margret T. Hance Park|3/22/13It's been 10 years since McDowell Mountain Music fest got started, and nine since Natalie Portman, as the prototypical "manic pixie dream girl" stated that The Shins would "change your life." In that time, McDowell Mountain ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows in Phoenix This Weekend

Who's excited for the Instagram pictures Questlove is going to post of Phoenix this weekend? I sure am. The Roots will be in town on Saturday, March 23, to play as part of McDowell Mountain Music Festival, plus, Questo will be dropping a DJ set at Bar Smith afterward. That's sure to yield some good ... More >>

Roots Drummer Questlove's Instagram Feed Is the Internet's Best

Heartless Bastards: Songwriter Erika Wennerstorm Aims for "Clint Eastwood-meets-Nancy Sinatra" Sounds

Timberlake-style audacity aside, it takes some serious stones to open an album with a six-minute-plus slow burning anthem. But that's what Erika Wennerstrom does with "Marathon," the opening track of her band Texas-via-Ohio band Heartless Bastards' 2012 opus, Arrow. See also: -Questlove of The Ro ... More >>

Questlove of The Roots Is So Much Better at Instagram Than You

Of all the stupid things we do with our phones, Instagram might be the worst. Not only has the app falsely convinced us all we're professional photographers, but it's done something even worse: It's encouraged our worst vainglorious tendencies. No one is Amaro-toning his or her real life. There are ... More >>

Urban Cookies Bakeshop's Brady Breese: Caramelpalooza Candymakers 2013

As the chefs competing in Smeeks and Chow Bella's fourth annual Caramelpalooza -- coming 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at UNION -- get out the candy thermometers, we've got our pens ready to introduce you to the faces behind the caramel. Avid fans of the Food Network show Cupcake Wars might recognize thi ... More >>

50 Important SXSW Questions

Editor: We have so many questions here in Austin. Here are 50 of them. 1. Will I like the pedicab costumed as The Hulk if he gets angry? 2. Are we all really just in New York? 3. Is this t-shirt rad? 4. Do you want to get some 'za, which is now absolutely the slang for pizza? 5. How far can you spr ... More >>

Carnaval Eléctrico ft. Cold War Kids, Hanni El Khatib, Mergence, and More, Crescent Ballroom, 3/8/13

Carnaval Eléctrico ft. Cold War Kids, Hanni El Khatib, Mergence, Stan Devereaux & The Funky Suns, Diners, and More @ Crescent Ballroom|3/8/13It's awesome when everything goes right at a show: great lineup, great venue, and great concept. But, as the crowd at Friday night's sold-out Carnaval Eléctr ... More >>

Quick PHX 2013 Last Page: Brendan McCaskey

Is it Rude to Take Photos of Your Food in a Restaurant?

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.Thanks to social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, it' ... More >>

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Paradise Melts is Back With New Owners and a New Menu

Tis' the season of the grilled sandwich -- or at least, it would seem. We've got L.A.'s famous grillin' mobile, a grilled cheese throwdown and now, yet another grilled sandwich truck. That's right, the Valley's original grilled sandwich food truck has chosen now as the time to make a return to the s ... More >>

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The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella, but Some Great Bands (Probably) Are

Yesterday, NME revealed the unfortunate news that the rumor that The Rolling Stoneswere headlining Coachella was just that-- a rumor. "We're not gonna do Coachella 'cos it's too early," Mick Jagger told the magazine. "We're not gonna be ready to go by April, but we're not gonna stop." Looks like ... More >>

10 Instagram Tips for the Food Lover

Hard core food nerds know that Instagram isn't actually about photography or being social. It's all about the food. We're snapping away every time we sit down to eat and can't stop salivating over each other's meals. But as with all social media, it's time to pause and put down some ground rules. ... More >>

Battling YouTube for Money and Creative Control

Chow Bella's 5 Favorite Food and Drink Apps

If you're like us, you have a smart phone...a smart phone that is being highly under-utilized, subjected to menial tasks when it could really be tackling complex algorithms or at the very least launching virtual birds out of a slingshot. Which is why we at Chow Bella have decided to start using ou ... More >>

Who Is Really Playing Coachella This Year?

Historically, the Coachella line up has always been announced in January. That means the official line up should be announced any day now, along with some artists that will hopefully make their way to Phoenix between dates. There have been a number of fake posters circling the net-- some credible a ... More >>

Boho Farm and Home's Caroline Van Slyke Offers Tips on Gardening in Phoenix

It is a new year, and for many that means resolutions. Recommended resolution for this year: Grow your own food. Yes, it can be done. You don't have to be a bicycle-riding, Prius-driving, urban goat owner to grow your own food. You too can grow food and Instagram great-looking garden booty. Never g ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: End of the World Eats (and Drinks) at Lon's at the Hermosa and Roka Akor Dec. 21 Lunch under $10 at Astor House No To-Maya at Central Bistro We've all heard the question: "Wha ... More >>

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund Chat About the Film Version of On the Road

S.S. Coachella: Nail Master Class with Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss

By Liz Tracy Fashion and music are the funniest-looking twin sisters. They're always together, always kinda sloppy. Sometimes they dress up like a swan or wear a big mouse head. Together, they're always looking to make a bold statement. If you follow Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss on Instagram (@Kra ... More >>

Ten Instagram-ers for the Phoenix Food Lover to Follow

When we're not blogging you can usually find our face buried in our iPhone screen posting photos and checking out the daily scene on Instagram. Try to get our attention while we 'gramming. We dare you. The filters, the snapshots.... It's an intoxicating combination that's got more than a few Phoenix ... More >>

What Would Life Be Like Without Technology? A Onetime Addict Finds Out

Halloween Guide 2012: Fright Nights

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Win FnB's October Instagram Contest, Fly to Rabbit Island for Brunch Prepared by Charleen Badman

If you have ever dreamed of taking a private seaplane to an island just to have lunch, we have news for you. Pavle Milic and Charleen Badman of FnB in Scottsdale are holding a contest this month for their Instagram followers that could make this fantasy a reality. See also: - Pavle Milic & Charl ... More >>

In Hotel Transylvania, a Comic Dracula Still Kills

(Worst) Parent of the Year: Toddler Potty Training In Restaurant

See Also: Baby Strollers at Devoured?! Young Children?!?! The Horror! See Also: What's the Most Bizarre Thing You've Seen at a Restaurant? Breast feeding in public has its vociferous avatars and detractors but at the end of the day it is not unreasonable to say that the issue is debatable. Modesty ... More >>

Check Your Phone at the Door and Get a Discount

See Also: The Sandwich Nazi (NSFW, Not Even a Little) See Also: Hipster Foodie Mauled By Bear to '80s New Wave Soundtrack in Very Satisfying Video Here is a novel but frankly fantastic idea: pay diners to turn in their phones during a meal. At least that's the idea that the owner of West Hollywoo ... More >>

Coming Soon: Smell-o-vision Postcards From the "Food Printer"

See Also: Hipster Foodie Mauled By Bear to '80s New Wave Soundtrack in Very Satisfying Video Heads up, fellow bloggers and trolls: The future is here and it smells. Students at the Fashion & Art Design Institute of Donghua University, China, entered designs in a competition for a chance to turn t ... More >>

Our 10 Favorite Martian Songs in Honor of Curiosity

Ever since Curiosity survived the seven minutes of terror and landed on Mars last Sunday, we continue to be fascinated by the rover's pictures. Last week the device, which looks like it could be Wall-E's cousin, took a cool black and white panoramic shot of the red planet. The environment kind of lo ... More >>

Iron Maiden, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 8/6/12

Iron Maiden Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion Monday, August 6 See the full Iron Maiden @ ASHSP slideshow. See also: Deep Purple Tribute: Iron Maiden, Metallica, More Salute Keyboardist Jon Lord See also: Six Desert Metal Bands You Need to Hear See also: Iron Maiden Put on Awesome Show for the K ... More >>

Lucky Peach Looks Good Enough to Eat: See What's Inside Issue 4

There's food porn, and then there's Lucky Peach. The quarterly journal of food and writing reaches above and beyond the primitive salivatory satisfaction provided by last night's dozen-course dinner of Instagram meal pics, adding a hefty helping of intellectualism to our dirty diets of food oggling. ... More >>

Santigold Discusses Bjork, MySpace, and The Death of MCA

There's no such thing as the sophomore slump for Santi White, who has once again charmed audiences with the genre-defying Master of My Make-Believe. The album includes collaborations with members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Switch, Diplo, and David Sitek, as well as the infectiously catchy song "Dispara ... More >>

A Hipster's Guide to Farm Animals

So you're planning on jumping the hipster bandwagon and getting a farm animal. No judgment here -- chickens yield free eggs, goats give free milk, and micro pigs are, well, a mess, but if Clooney can fall for the real deal, so can we. But before you start building a coop, knitting a collar, or prepp ... More >>

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Brendan McCaskey: Caramelpalooza Candymakers

  ​From now through Caramelpalooza -- March 2 at Smeeks candy shop -- Chow Bella will introduce you to the 17 chefs participating in the third annual caramel tasting. Today, meet Brendan McCaskey. Brendan McCaskey tells Chow Bella he "lives downtown, and loves downtown!" A Scottsdale C ... More >>

X103.9 To Become MY 103.9 Classic Rock

Kassi Jayde @ Instagram​Looks like big changes are headed to the Valley's long-running X103.9 (those of us who have been around awhile still slip up and call it "The Edge" regularly). According to Kassi Jayde, the co-host of Dave Pratt Live, which has been served as the station's morning sho ... More >>