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The Hunt for Fresh Mexican Coconut in Metro Phoenix Is Over

My search for fresh Mexican coconuts started with a tall tale of a machete-wielding old man running a stand at the Phoenix Park'n Swap selling the hard-shell beauties, breaking them open enough to first enjoy the refreshing water, then fully cutting the top to expose the tender flesh inside, and sla ... More >>

TMI Radio SxSW Showcase at Crescent Ballroom, 1/9/13

Palms, Wiley One, Jared and the Mill, and Sara Robinson and Midnight Special @ Crescent Ballroom|1/9/13South by Southwest, the sort of Mecca of indie music, is kind of a big deal. A good show there can make or break a band, even if the event itself is a tad self-indulgent. I once hitchhiked there, s ... More >>

La Mala Rodriguez @ Crescent Ballroom

Calculating Pie

Buckeye Police "Body-Planted" Grandpa at WalMart in Black Friday Mayhem

​ Police "body-planted" a man at a Buckeye Walmart's Black Friday event after the man put a video game in his waistband while helping a grandson who was being jostled in a crowd. The take-down, which left the man bloody, was one of several violent acts reported across the country related to A ... More >>

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Born to Run

Four Arizona Breweries Medal at the Great American Beer Festival

​This past weekend -- as brewers and beer lovers got sauced during their yearly visit to Denver and the beer Mecca that is the Great American Beer Festival -- four Arizona breweries took home medals.   For those who don't know, the Great American Beer Festival is one of the largest celebrati ... More >>

Vicious Cycles

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Update: Congresswoman Able to Communicate With Doctors; Second Suspect Sought

Pima County Sheriff's Office Authorities are looking for this man, who they say is a "person of interest" in yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson that left six people dead and several injur ... More >>

Brother Ali and Islam's Other Great Rappers

Durant's 48 oz. Porterhouse Challenge

The 48-ounce Porterhouse Steak ​The average person's stomach can hold about a liter of food, or close to two pounds' worth. But who wants to be average? All over town, restaurants are offering up contests of confection, defying brave eaters to ingest more food than they should eat in a week ... More >>

Jugheads Closes After 12 Years of Providing Punk Rock to the Valley

Jugheads: 1998-2010. Rest in peace.​I've had The Specials' 1981 hit "Ghost Town" bouncing around in my brain pan lately, particularly the bit about "all the clubs have been closed down." Although the legendary ska song is about the horrors of Tory-era England in the 1980s, that particular lyrical ... More >>

Cizmar/Chilton: Can Phoenix or Mesa Get Some Synergy Going After the Great Valley Venue Shakeup of 2010?

​It's been a tumultuous year for Phoenix-area venues. Kicking off with Modified Arts' move from indie rock venue to straight-up gallery, things have been shifting and sliding and opening and closing like gangbusters.Downtown all-ages venue Phix is the latest casualty, with Scottsdale's Chyro Arts ... More >>

Tales from the Underground

The old Nile Basement reopens

Wrestlemania XXVI Tickets Available Friday During Massive Pre-Sale Party at Westgate

Rasslin' fans from around the Valley and across the nation are gonna descend on the Westgate City Center en masse tomorrow afternoon, as the Glendale shopping/nightlife Mecca is throwing an Andre the Giant-sized outdoor party that's gonna be attended by a few superstars from World Wrestling Entertai ... More >>

Neo-Nazi NSM Scum at the Arizona Capitol: Should Sane People Give Them the Time of Day?

Will Phoenix ignore the Nazi goon squad November 7?Let's not mince labels, here: The neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement members who'll be rallying at the state Capitol this coming Saturday afternoon are lowlife degenerates. And I don't just mean that their anti-Semitism, outright racism and adorat ... More >>

Xbox Evolution

Phoenix scores its own joystick-Jedi Mecca

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Another One Bites the Dirt

58-year-old west-side track goes to PHX icon heaven

Cafe: Daily Dose in Scottsdale

This week's Cafe column ventures into the food Mecca that is Scottsdale and discovers an eatery that is as delicious as it is economical: Daily Dose. Food critic Michele Laudig on Daily Dose: Sometimes good food is all the reason I need to get excited about a restaurant. At Daily Dose in Old To ... More >>

Phoenix Phoodies: Chef Beau McMillan Took Out an Iron Chef, Now He's Headed Back to TV

Chef Beau MacMillan, Beau Mac to his friends, is down to earth. Which is actually no small feat, since as of late, he's had his share of face time on TV. Best known for his stint on the Food Network's Iron Chef America, Battle Kobe Beef, where he made quick work of Iron Chef Bobby Flay, he's sti ... More >>

Will the L. Ron Hubbard House Turn a Camelback Neighborhood Into a Scientology Recruitment Mecca?

The Mighty Underdogs

Mighty Morphin Hip-Hop Rangers

X-Clan’s Brother J drops some knowledge on the difference between racism and racial pride

The RZA as Bobby Digital at The Brickhouse, Wednesday, June 18

Street Kings makes an attempt at gritty cop drama and ends up with Keanu Reeves

Word Up! Saturdays

Step Lively

Fish On

Les Claypool stays alive by swimming through subcultures

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Suicide Squeeze

SuicideGirls.com is this punk-rock kid's wet dream come true

BEST PLACE FOR NON-PARENTS TO ENTERTAIN KIDS

CrackerJax Family Fun and Sports Park

Improv Nation

Improv masterminds get the last laugh

Best Dive Bar

Mecca Lounge

Divine Styler

Wordpower 2: Directrix (Mo' Wax)

Modern Day Calvinism

A new documentary recounts how a small band of insurgents led by musician and K Records co-founder Calvin Johnson helped fashion a punk-rock revolution

Black Power

This Aliens wanna-be can stand on its own two feet

Clark Leaves Her Mark -- But Where?

Petula Clark's beauty mark has been as elusive as Mona Lisa's smile -- until now

Flashes

Much Ado About Nothing

Second Helpings

MC2

FIN AND YANG