Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

Sunnyslope Mexican Restaurant Makes CNN's List of "Best Eats in U.S. Airports"

For travelers, getting decent eats at the airport has come a long way since candy bars and cheeseburgers were choked down with some duty-free Jack Daniel's. See also: - Two Scottsdale Restaurants Make OpenTable's List of Top 100 Hot Spots - Chou's Kitchen in Chandler Makes Travel Leisure's List ... More >>

The Best of Up on the Sun's Weekly Metal Column, Metal Mondays

Some of you may remember last March when a little column called Metal Mondays debuted via Up On The Sun, and immediately dove into the subjects matters of Pantera, strippers, Jack Daniels, and YouTube.

The 5 Worst Valentine Cocktails of All Time

Love is in the air -- and as with other airborne pathogens, you'd prefer to keep a safe distance. For the Hallmark haters and the Valentine adverse, Chow Bella has put together a list of the 5 least romantic cocktails around. Order one for yourself or send some over as a gritty gesture to the PDA co ... More >>

Make Pie, Order Pie, Eat Pie at Proof, the New Comfort Food Restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale

Nothing says comfort food quite like a delectable piece of warm, flaky pie. And thanks to Proof, the new comfort food restaurant of American classic eats that opened earlier this month in the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, you can have a sweet piece of this homespun goodness nearly a ... More >>

Is Heavy Metal For Easy Girls?

I know it sounds weird, but I've always been a fan of Men's Health magazine. But in a recent issue, the magazine featured an article about updating sex playlists from such old cliches, like substituting Air's Talkie Walkie in for Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. This article linked back to one t ... More >>

8 Kids More Metal Than You

See also: The Most Anticipated Heavy Metal Releases of the Fall See also: The 10 Hottest Chicks in Metal See also: Six Desert Metal Bands You Need to Hear See also: A Closer Look at KUPD's MILF Contest 2012There are few things in this world that have the ability to coax an "Awwwww...that is so damn ... More >>

Quick Henry Hit Studio for First Full-Length Album

While most people took some well-deserved time off to mark the Labor Day holiday, consummate Tempe blues rockers Quick Henry used the extended weekend to log in some time at the recording studio. Yesterday's session? Oh, it clocked in at around 13 hours. I walked into a swanky Paradise Valley studi ... More >>

Is Heavy Metal Really The Devil's Music?

See also: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson to Headline KUPD's Desert Uprising See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" Last week, I found myself in an awkward conversation with douchebag with a popped collar and frosted tips. He asked me if I worshipped "the Devil," lo ... More >>

Jack Daniels Pecan Pie at Rock Springs Café

Chances are that sometime this summer you'll find yourself driving past Black Canyon City on the I-17, where a giant pie will beckon you away from the highway. That would be Rock Springs Café, an Arizona mainstay that's been baking and selling pies for over three decades, using a recipe that dates ... More >>

District American Kitchen and Wine Bar: Happy Hour Report Card

See also: Humble Pie: Happy Hour Report Card See also: Sierra Bonita Grill: Happy Hour Report Card The Spot: District American Kitchen and Wine Bar, Sheraton Hotel, 320 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix. 602-817-5400, districtrestaurant.com. The Hours: Breakfast 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 ... More >>

Ten Favorite Phoenix Sangria Spots

Move over Margarita, your Spanish 3rd cousin, Sangria is popping up on menus all over town. The refreshing summertime concoction of red (or white) wine and boozy fruit layered over ice has become a menu staple for Valley restaurants. Here are 10 of our very favorites. 10. Sangria Blanco, La Bocc ... More >>

Metal Tuesday: Confessions of a Groupie (Well, Sort Of)

Editor's note: We normally run Metal Mondays on, well, Monday, but took yesterday off in honor of Memorial Day. So please enjoy today's "Metal Monday" column, by our resident rock 'n' roll lady Lauren Wise, one day later than usual. Groupies have always fascinated me. They look like supermodels, ... More >>

Eleven Favorite Ice Cream Shops in Greater Phoenix

Ever since Italy and France began making iced and flavored confections made from milk or cream in the 17th century, ice cream has become one of the most successfully cool, dairy-based treats on the planet. Not sorbet, ices, or gelato (we promise those lists will come later), here are 11 of our favor ... More >>

Five Holiday Gifts for Your Metal-Loving Uncle

​Alright, slacker. There's no more denying it: the holidays are here, and you need to get on that shopping list. Luckily, Up on the Sun has caught gift guide-fever, and over the course of this week we'll be offering you suggestions for the entire family. It's hard to forget your metal-loving ... More >>

The Stone Foxes @ Talking Stick Resort

Ke$ha @ Comerica Theatre

Lee's Cream Liqueur Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Free Booze-Infused Ice Cream

Jackie Mercandetti ​Free booze-infused ice cream treats? You had us at free. Wait, you had us at booze. Wait, you had us at free and booze. Lee's Cream Liqueur, the Old Town Scottsdale made-from-scratch, alcohol-infused ice cream parlor, is celebrating its one year anniversary by offering gu ... More >>

Kids React Takes On Epic Mealtime

How do kids react to Epic Mealtime? Let's find out.​Here at Chow Bella, we have a special, unclogged space in our bacon-wrapped hearts for Epic Mealtime; a calorie-laden cooking show making waves of Jack Daniels BBQ sauce on Youtube. We were hooked the moment we watched the carnivorous creato ... More >>

Jeff Norman at Jack Daniel's Distillery

Jonathan McNamaraJeff Norman​The Tender: Jeff Norman The Bar: Jack Daniel Distillery, makers of Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey and other liquors, Lynchburg, Tennessee The Pedigree: Norman isn't actually a bartender at all, though he does work extensively with liquor -- whiskey, to be sp ... More >>

May 6 In Blogs: Phoenix Art Museum, Metallica, Jamie Oliver, and JetMan

​​​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:

The Life of Pie at Rock Springs Cafe

Jack Daniel's Whiskey Dinner and Chocolate Whiskey Cake in Today's Eater's Digest

www.sprinklebakes.com​Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Jack Daniel's Whiskey DinnerAlliance Beverage and Chef Aaron May are teaming up Wednesday, March 16th at The Lodge in Scottsdale for a meat, potatoes and whiskey kind of evening. The ... More >>

Hair Raid at Whiskey River Saloon

Hair Raid: So named for a reason.​This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Hair Raid at Whiskey River Saloon. The look: Honky tonk with a coat of Aqua Net. The smell: Sweet. The carpet was sticky and you could tell lots of drinks had been spilled there ... More >>

Pool and the Gang

Cool off and spy some skin at W Scottsdale

Tilted Throwdown

Bill Campana, What Are You Eating?

​ Bill Campana The Valley poet, who has participated in poetry slams both locally and nationally, hosts Sound Effects poetry open mike every Friday night from 7-9 p.m. at Mama Java's Coffeehouse in Phoenix. What'd you eat for dinner last night? A chicken and mushroom stir fry with fresh ginge ... More >>

DJ Dossier: Kyko

​ Kyko is down with downtown Phoenix's dance scene. A veteran of the Valley's club scene for more than a decade, the 27-year-old Latin DJ has served as a selectah in nearly every danceteria dotting Copper Square, especially the numerous beatshacks situated near Washington and First streets (incl ... More >>

Day Drinker: Man-Mines, Trouble and Heartache at the Snap Lounge (Part 2: The Thrilling Conclusion)

Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? Stan's snap of the Snap​ In last week's Day Drinker at The Snap Lounge, we felt like spaceships traveling through a magnetic field of man-mines. In this week's thrilling conclusion, the man-mines turn up the heat, and force u ... More >>

Six Last-Minute Ways to Save Your Valentine's Dinner

Uh-oh. It's the Thursday before Valentine's Day and you haven't said a word to your honeybunch about Valentine's Day dinner. Maybe she/he is assuming you've got stealthy super-secret plans that will be so romantic they'll squeal with delight and impale themselves onto Cupid's arrow. More l ... More >>

Day Drinker: Man-Mines, Trouble and Heartache at the Snap Lounge (Part 1 of 2)

Who says you have to wait until the sun goes down to have a good time? ​"We can't go back in there." "I know. It's too much, even for the two of us." "You call it. I mean, I'll do it, but if we go back in, who knows what's going to happen." "Run. Run to the car." ------ Stan was there f ... More >>

Fresh Baked Gifts: The Irish Car Bomb Cupcake

Heather HochWe don't think we could love anything more.​We're not quite sure how to classify this one. It's a cupcake for chocolate lovers, bar flies, and people who generally like to eat rich. The Irish car bomb cupcake is a rich, moist Guinness chocolate cake with a flavorful whiskey chocola ... More >>

Macayo's Depot Cantina Tequila Tasting in Tempe Quite Tasty

 Many of us have experienced the good the bad and the ugly while trekking through Margaritaville, a journey that can leave the even most adventurous a little fuzzy about the merits of tequila. Last night, we decided to take a more adult approach to the agave-based spirit and attended a guided t ... More >>

Three Valley BBQs Compete in Jack Daniel's Competition

Jack Daniel's​Three Valley-area barbecue teams have been selected to compete in the "prestigious" 21st Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue.Barbecue pros from Blake's BBQ in Gilbert, Otis and the Bird in Mesa and Rhythm 'n QUE in Phoenix will duke it out against sixt ... More >>

Two New Dennis Gilman Videos on the MCSA/ACORN Arrests

Yours truly is unavoidably engrossed in Christmas obligations at present, but here are two new Dennis Gilman videos on the arrests of MCSA/ACORN activists for applauding at a public meeting. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas, folks! That includes Todd Stallion, as well. Expect light blogging for the next c ... More >>

In Honor of Thanksgiving: The Top Music Turkeys of 2007

Chillin' With Homey

The Detroit Cobras

Tied & True
(Bloodshot Records)

Buck Amok

Glendale's got your hook-up

BEST PLACE TO SEE A DRAG SHOW

The Sunday Night "She-Lounge" at E-Lounge

Guns N' Roses

Welcome to the Videos (DVD) (Geffen)

Mötley Crüe
Greatest Video Hits (DVD) (Mötley/Hip-O)

Garage Chic

The Hypno-Twists put a fresh spin on retro-instrumental voodoo with a wicked new CD

Jucifer

Athens duo punches punk-metal-rock fusion

Chocolate It Up to Experience

Chocofin's owners have a way with handmade candies

Texas State of Mind

The South by Southwest music conference might've been a disappointment this year, but there are still plenty of questions left to be answered

Return of the Rev

Born again with a new label and album, the Reverend Horton Heat continues to preach his holy trinity of booze, broads and cars

Mick & Me

Creepy parallel lives

Four Thousand Miles From Tempe

Ten days, five cities, chainmotels and a van named Sugar. This is how Dead Hot Workshop doestheroad.

ONE ZINGS, THE OTHER DOESN'T

LOLLAPALOSAR

BE TRUE TO YOUR STOOL

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