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The Chipotle Patron Margarita: You Get What You Pay For

Did I just spy a cocktail shaker behind the cashier at my local Chipotle? Why, yes, I did. Chipotle has rolled out a new Patron Margarita, a margarita "so good, you'll forget you're drinking from a plastic cup." Their words, not mine. I just had to see that shaker in action and find out more about ... More >>

For $40,000 You Can Get a Martini With a Four Karat Ruby In It

Last time we checked the most expensive cocktail in the world cost $13,000 but it seems that fancy drinks are a lot like gas: once their prices go up, they never come back down. We guess that means we shouldn't be surprised to hear there's a $40,000 drink available these days. At least you get a big ... More >>

Two Scottsdale Restaurants Make OpenTable's List of Top 100 Hot Spots

When you're hot you're hot. And when you're the hottest restaurant in town, people take notice. See also: - Chou's Kitchen Makes Travel Leisure's List of Best Chinese Restaurants in the U.S. - Chef Kevin Binkley a Finalist for James Beard Award At least, that's what OpenTable did. The online res ... More >>

Death of Another Heart Attack Salesman

Two years ago, the morbidly obese spokesman for Heart Attack Grill, Blair River, died of pneumonia, likely complicated by his extreme weight. Late last week, the current spokesman for that temple of excess was removed from life support after suffering a massive heart attack. See Also: --Death of a ... More >>

Mid-January Job Fair to Fill 75 Positions for Culinary Dropout's New Location

Fox Restaurant Concepts, a culinary tour de force in the Valley since 1998, is preparing to launch its biggest project to date. Located on 7th Street a few blocks south of Bethany Home Road, The Yard will be like a backyard, front porch, living room, and kitchen all rolled into one. Two Fox restaura ... More >>

Alexus Poulette, What Are You Listening To?

Alexus Poulette Poulette plays Aldonza in the musical, Man of La Mancha, performed by the Scottsdale Musical Theater Company tonight, December 28, through Sunday, December 30. For tickets, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? The ... More >>

Up On The Sun's 12 Most Popular Phoenix Music Stories of 2012

Is this year over yet? Well, close enough. So in honor of 2012 we've dug through the past 12 months of stories looking for the greatest hits. Below you'll find the stories (minus most of the newsy stuff) that people clicked on each month. And if thousands of other people clicked on these stories, yo ... More >>

Club Candids: Sundays 4-2-10 at El Hefe

Football fans can be a rather crazy lot. Setting aside the fact they spend around four months out of every year obsessing over a single team and practically living and dying on their every move, pigskin addicts are more than willing to watch games in the freezing cold, while wearing wild outfits, or ... More >>

Club Candids: GI Joes & Army Hoes at Spanish Fly in Scottsdale

Scottsdale is a weird place during the day. Dance music blasts from the bars that are open early, and the daylight reveals salons and small shops that could easily be overlooked at night. Walking down 75th street, it almost resembles some hip borough in a beach town, with the lack of a cool ocean br ... More >>

Remember That Time Dread Zeppelin Was Pelted With Food and Covered in Mustard?

The last time I saw Dread Zeppelin -- the band that performs Led Zeppelin songs in a reggae style sung by a 300 pound Las Vegas Elvis impersonation -- was at an all-day Reggae on the Rocks concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver. This was in the early 1990s, shortly after the band materialized ... More >>

Yoki A Ma' Medical Marijuana Club Busted by Tempe and Nevada Authorities; Six Arrested -- Club Owner Craig Sherf Talks to New Times

​ Tempe police teamed up with Nevada authorities this week to bust the Yoki A Ma' medical marijuana club, arresting six people.It's the latest arrest of people accused of operating clubs that distributed medical marijuana to state-registered patients, and the second to involve a business named ... More >>

Now Open: Scottsdale's Rockbar Inc.

​There won't be any pulsating electronica beats or brutal dubstep drops coming from Rockbar Inc. in Scottsdale. Instead, Craftsman Court's newest nightspot (which opened during Thanksgiving weekend) will be the home of killer guitar riffs, sweet licks, and epic drum solos. According to co-own ... More >>

Whole Foods "Ultimate Food Fight" Chef Competition Comes to Scottsdale Nov. 3rd

http://alaplancha.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/la-tomatina-worlds-best-food-fight/ Cute play on words to call it a "food fight" -- we hope the chefs don't get too excited and start anything like this.​Starting to freak a bit about what you're going to cook for the holidays this year? Don't fret ... More >>

Joe Arpaio: "What's This 'Transparency' Thing?" Self-Proclaimed "Toughest Sheriff" Yucks it Up With Conservatives *VIDEO*

Transparency? Never heard of it.​America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" spoke at the Conservative Leadership Conference/Joe Arpaio Comedy Hour in Las Vegas over the weekend, where he had the conservative crowd in stitches as he yucked it up about how he'd never heard of that pesky conc ... More >>

Fox News Sparks Controversy Over Common's White House Invitation

​Being biased is just another part of doing jobs at Fox News. This time, they're suddenly changing their opinion of rapper Common now that he has received an invitation to a White House event, according to Rolling Stone.Fox News has labeled Common as a "vile rapper" without any support. The claim ... More >>

Gold Rush

Death Angel @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Best Coast, and More in This Week's Issue

Stephanie CarricoAndrew Jackson Jihad has some interesting thoughts on the differences and coexistence of Central and Downtown Phoenix.​Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty of local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad have some interesting thoughts on the differences between the areas within Phoenix. The city may b ... More >>

Pet Offensive

Kitties and doggies are saved by the stage

Jose Cuervo Tequila "Gladiator Games" Coming to Tempe

www.uniformmarketstores.com​Wanna be a "tequila legend" without passing out, starting a fight, or throwing up on yourself? The Jose Cuervo tequila company is coming to Tempe next week to give you that chance.In what the folks at Cuervo are calling "Cuervo Games 2010," the company will give V ... More >>

People's Biennial Slated for SMoCA Raises Hackles of Local Artists and Curators

Kathleen VanesianCould this be a contender for SMoCA's upcoming "People's Biennial"?​ The art community grapevine in this Valley is about three inches long, so it didn't take much time for me to get calls concerning a recent, very heated panel discussion at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>

A Sneak Peek at Kabuki's New Arizona Sushi

Phoenix can be a much divided town. There are the Scottsdale types and the West Siders, the conservative natives and the influx of liberals, the sushi eaters and those who would rather chug a live goldfish than eat sashimi. We doubt that the bridge between Arpaio supporters and detractors will ... More >>

Hot Links: Kyrsten Sinema, Casinos, and Child Care Protests

​Arizona State Representative Kyrsten Sinema is in Washington, D.C. today to attend a ceremony for the signing of a hate crimes bill that would add crimes committed against people because of sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. Sinema has sponsored similar legislation in Arizona...Temp ... More >>

The Killers Vs. Kanye

The Killers are fun but vapid, like their hometown

The Killers Are Fun but Vapid, Like Their Hometown

Peter Pans Head for the Strip in Todd Phillips’ The Hangover

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 1, 2009

Maynard James Keenan's New Band, Puscifer, Finally Schedules a Show

Arizona's own Maynard James Keenan, best known as the front man of Tool and A Perfect Circle, has scheduled a show with his new band, Puscifer and it's nothing like what you'd expect from the enigmatic singer who was the subject of a New Times' cover story last month. On Valentine's Day weekend Kee ... More >>

One Size Fits All in “One for All, and All for One: The Jumpsuit” at Phoenix Art Museum

Scott Coles: The story behind the life — and death — of the flamboyant owner of Mortgages Ltd.

The Great 2008 Boom: Talavera, Estate House, Bourbon Steak and more...

Sin City Slicker

Hyper-hip Vegas MC bets on SIX, drugs, and rock ´n' roll

Call It A Comeback: Cousins Of The Wize

Hell's Belle

Satan's Angel has taken her flaming tassels out of retirement, to the delight of a new generation of burlesque fans

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Nintendo Fusion Tour

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Blunt Club gets a new home

Mesa welcomes the killer b's

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Auction offers car lovers maximum stimulation

Walking Away a Loser

Soderbergh and Clooney knock over Vegas without much to show for it

Slot Luck

Diners luck out with Casino Arizona's new upscale Cholla restaurant

Jazz, You Like It

Wayne's World

Septuagenarian groupies, Clinton bashing, deep-fried cheese

Letters

Live by the Gun . . .

Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

Second Helpings

Tom Marches On

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