Jagermeister Liqueur

The 5 Best Shots for Your New Year's Eve Party

Ring the bell, it's time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady's, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. When we Chow Bella folks were discussing our New Year's Eve plans, I wa ... More >>

What's Your Cold Remedy?

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.The arrival of cold season (See: bleh) means sugg ... More >>

Aaron May Dishes On Being a Chef, a Restaurateur and a Party Boy

Aaron May Praying Monk 7217 E. 1st Street, Scottsdale 480-398-3020 www.scottsdalemonk.com See also: -- Celeb Chefs Matt Carter, Beau MacMillan and Aaron May Cooking Up Four-Course Brunch at Superstition Farm -- Aaron May Heads Kitchen at Former Renegade Canteen, Now Called Renegade Tap Kitchen -- ... More >>

Your Drink This Weekend: The Eva Perón.

Ring the bell, it's time for Last Call, where JK Grence, bartender at Shady's, serves up booze advice and recipes. Got a burning question for your bartender? Leave it in the comments and it might be answered in a future column. If you've been into a cocktail-oriented bar in the last year, you may h ... More >>

Uproar with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Hellyeah, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, 9/29/12

Uproar: Godsmack, Staind, Hellyeah, and More @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore PavilionWhile Friday's Desert Uprising brought a wealth of debauchery, pyro, and sweat-drenched goths, metallers, emos, hipsters, well, damn, just about every type of rocker you can think of, Saturday's Uproar turned out a cro ... More >>

Metal Band Vektor Goes Back to the Future

Five Metro Phoenix Bars Where You Can Eat, Drink and Watch the Summer Olympics

See also: From High Tea to Fish and Chips, Seven Places to Get a Taste of Britain in Metro Phoenix See also: Five (Surprising) Ways to Eat Like an Olympian See also: Five Must-See Summer Olympics Parties The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! So grab a seat at a local bar and an Olympic ... More >>

The Stunning Man: Blackberries, Egg Whites, Elderflower, and Wild Turkey. Whoa.

Las Vegas is my favorite vacation destination. It's an easy jaunt, and I know I'll have a great time, no matter my budget. When I head up there, I spend an awful lot of time at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The atmosphere there is different from the blasé mass appeal of MGM Resorts and Caesars Ent ... More >>

Justin Vargo's Roadkill

​Justin Vargo at Shady's in Phoenix has a killer "house birthday shot," that breathes German liqueur. What does German booze and roadkill have in common? Uh, we had to ask (dun, dun, dun). Name: Roadkill Ingredients: Equal parts Jägermeister (translated literally as "hunt-master"), Barenjager ... More >>

Peel Me Off This Velcro Seat: 15 Songs About Being Bored

​Summer vacation is a wonderful thing, but once you reach the end of the internet, the prospect of going back to school starts to look good. Fall semester may be right around the corner, but there's still plenty of time to watch reruns and unlock all those stubborn Xbox achievements. Savor the ... More >>

Mosh Potatoes: A Heavy Metal Cookbook That Rocks

​There's a new heavy metal cookbook in stores called Mosh Potatoes (Atria Paperback), and even if you're not a headbanger, you'll find something to appreciate in this clever tome. Where else could you ever find recipes for things like "Hot Rod Penis Loaf" (courtesy of Gen from Genitorturers) ... More >>

The 10 Best Cocktails for Your Holiday Party

​Party season is full swing and the best way to make your holiday party a hit is to serve the best drinks in town. We have compiled a list of our favorite cocktails based on holiday desserts. Pick one to serve as a signature drink or stock up and try them all! ​1. Sugar Cookie Martini - ... More >>

Macy Gray, Third Eye Blind, Joe Sib, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, and Other Weekend Events

Macy Gray is scheduled to perform at CityScape on Friday.Macy Gray and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon hanging out at the same party?Such will be the case this weekend as the R&B star is scheduled to stage a free concert tomorrow night during this weekend's grand opening celebration of CityScape in do ... More >>

Cheap Thrills' Daft Punk Tribute, The MadCaPs, Freakfests, and Other Halloweekend Events

​ If you missed out on all the outrageous action of the first night of Halloweekend, fear not. (Better, yet, check out our pictures of one rather potent party that took place). Two more evening of exciting and enthralling All Hallows Eve entertainment is scheduled to transpire both tonight an ... More >>

Halloween Bash

Our Guide to Scaring Up a Good Time This Halloween

10 Horrific Halloween Shots

​ Enough with the candy already, give us our booze! We went on the prowl for as many liquor- filled fun shots we could find to truly captured the heart and soul of the Halloween season. These 10 shots were the winners. Most of them are tasty, but watch out --- a couple might end up on our next vom ... More >>

Dave Thorfinnson's Thor's Hammer

Kelly Green​Yesterday we met Dave Thorfinnson of Tap's Cuisine and Bar, the man with a nickname fit for a Viking and a golf-induced sunburn on his cheeks (typical to the Litchfield Park region). Today he shares his recipe for Thor's Hammer, a potent mix of rum, peach schnapps, and a last in ... More >>

Authority Zero

Behind the Bar: David Needham of Vista Lounge at JW Marriott

Nicki Escudero David Needham​He may be a bar expert now, but David Needham, manager of Vista Lounge at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa, got his start as a culinary student at the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park in New York. Not that he didn't always enjoy cocktails, ... More >>

The Chupacabra at Rips Ales & Cocktails

Adriane Goetz"Evil" Jeannie Thein serves drinks with a light heart and a heavy pour.​One of the most crucial tenets of bartending (after knowing how to make drinks and faking interest in customers' sob stories) is to never stop learning, whether it's a new drink recipe or a lesson in human be ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Halloweekend: Midgets, Death Racing, Vampires, and More

You can find Chuey the Rock 'n' Roll Midget hanging out at Giligin's Halloween Block Party in Scottsdale this weekend.​Halloween Block Party at Giligin's (Friday) If the Ghost Ball proves too crowded or too douchey for your tastes, Cap'n Mike and his kooky crew have a more unpretentious option for ... More >>

Obama Ordered Shots After Downing Margarita, Says Macayo's Staff

​ A TMZ.com article headlined "Obama Graduates to the Hard Stuff" pokes fun at the president for slurping down a magarita with his family this weekend at the local landmark restaurant, Macayo's. But the gossip site doesn't fully report how much hard stuff Obama reportedly had. According to a ... More >>

Slayer Plays Through The (Dry) Heat

SlayerTwo stages, 13 bands, more than nine hours of music, and yet the Rockstar Mayhem Festival could easily be summed up in one word: SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, New Times doesn't pay me for one-word reviews, and to be honest, a handful of other bands on the bill definitely made an impre ... More >>

Jagermeister Tour

Jägermeister Tour

Authority Zero to Perform at Marquee Before Hitting the Road With Pennywise, Pepper

Jason Devore rocks out with Authority Zero. Authority Zero will hit the road with punk-rockers Pennywise and Pepper for a Jagermeister tour kicking off in May. Before the band joins their friends on tour, the AZ punk-rock act will perform at Tempe's Marquee Theatre Friday, April 3 for a headlinin ... More >>

Just Announced: Taylor Swift, Foreigner, Pokafase

Why isn't Taylor Swift bigger than she is? Being the best selling artist of last year and having her own line of clothing at Wal-Mart, you might expect Taylor swift to be a little more exposed than she is. With a Rolling Stone cover this month and a Saturday Night Live appearance in January she's ge ... More >>

Traindead

Traindead
(self-released)

Agwa, a new liqueur made from coca leaves, is giving Valley barflies a boost

Jagermeister Music Tour at Marquee Theater

This Weekend: Academics Party, 3 Inches of Blood and Nathan's Hot Dogs

Tour de farce: the corporate-sponsored tours we don’t want to buy tickets to

Digestif in Scottsdale serves up absinthe and "Cal-ital food for the soul"

Fear and Fun in Phoenix

Fear and Fun in Phoenix

Future $hock: The Cult, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, and more

Flesh for Fantasy: Scandalesque and Xtreme Fashion at PHX nightclub burn.

Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle

Have you ever really looked at your hand?

Rage Against the MP3s

The expensive stripper speaks out

Master Plan

You'll hog these covers

Soul Position

Things Go Better With RJ & Al
(Rhymesayers)

Disturbed

Have shriek, will travel

Souse Party

The "Hi, Bob" of rock 'n' roll

Cowboys From Hell

Shooting the bull with the AK Corral

Austin Translation

A Phoenix passport to South by Southwest

Sex, Lives and Videotape

Documentary shines light on life among the swing set

Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Ethnic offerings take backseat to lunch, American-style

Best Punk Rock Bar

Blue Ox

Taco Shell Shock

Downtown Phoenix dining hasn't gotten much respect, historically