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Top Metal Festivals of 2013

When the lineup for Rock on the Range was announced last week, a flurry of emails between myself and three other of my fellow chick metal journalists/enthusiasts ensued regarding flights, hotels, and tickets. We had all attended the weekend festival together in 2012, and relished the thought of a he ... More >>

Dolce Vita Italian Grocer Offers a True Taste of Italy

Fernet Branca -- The "It" Liqueur For Bartenders and Cocktail Nerds

If you're a devout cocktail devotee, you've surely heard of Fernet Branca, the in-your-face Italian liqueur that makes its cousin Campari look like a cherry lollipop by comparison. There's bitter, and then there's Big Boy bitter. That's Fernet Branca, an acquired taste that aficionados like to say ... More >>

Congorock: Italian EDM Rocker Suggests a Remix Can Exceed an Original Track

Italian dance-punker Rocco Rampino, better known as Congorock, brings a different groove to the EDM genre. Rising up in the world with EDM anthems such as "Ivory" and "Babylon", Congorock has made his own mark on the elctronic genre. See also: Russell Ramirez on the History of Swell Records, Old S ... More >>

Your New Summer Cocktail: The Americano (No, Not the Espresso Drink)

Summer is upon the Phoenix area once again. Sure, the official start of summer is a couple of months away, but hearing people start every conversation with "Damn, it's hot!" is our equivalent of the first robin of spring. It means different things to different people. For me, it means it's time to f ... More >>

Sushi Roku: Happy Hour Report Card

The Spot: Sushi Roku, 7277 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. (480) 970-2121. www.sushiroku.com The Hours: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Daily The Details: Sushi Roku's new happy hour menu features eleven "Bites" - like the Sautéed Garlic Green Beans, Crispy Chicken, and Popcorn Rock Shrimp - arranged into ... More >>

What's the Most Expensive Ingredient You've Used?

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.It's no secret that top-notch chefs and restauran ... More >>

Madonna Coming to US Airways in October

Of all the articles concerning Madonna's Half Time show/M.I.A.'s on air fingerbird (Finger-Gate 2: Electric Boogaloo), none was quite as hilarious as this one, from Vigilant Citizen, which alleged that the entire performance was an indicator of Madonna's allegiance to the Illuminati (you know, that ... More >>

A La Mode

The Strand Urban Italian, Silk Asian Chop House and More Coming Soon to Downtown Phoenix

Carol Blonder​ The Downtown Phoenix Partnership unveiled the second annual Downtown Dining Guide Wednesday at the recently opened Westin Phoenix Downtown. It was a chance to graze on offerings from six downtown restaurants and learn about what's up next for the downtown  dining "district," ... More >>

Shantidas Contu-Owen, What Are You Listening To?

Shantidas Contu-Owen​Shantidas Contu-Owen The local fashion designer was the winner of Project Ethos' VitaminWater Zero Fashionista Challenge. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Generally 96.9-FM. I'm not really loyal to any one statio ... More >>

Afternoon Poll: Did Osama bin Laden Deserve Proper Muslim Burial?

This is the fake photo of Osama bin Laden's bullet-riddled body that's been floating around the Internet today. Hopefully we'll see the real deal sometime soon. ​As you may have heard, Osama bin Laden, the POS responsible for the deaths of thousands of people and who managed to evade capture -- an ... More >>

2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants: Two Tickets to Denmark, Please

Getty Images​Those devilish Danes have done it again. Curse their delicious Nordic cuisine! (Not really. Pass the Greenland musk ox, please.) Restaurant magazine and S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list is out and it seems Denmark, the land of Lego AND Hans Christian A ... More >>

Underoath @ Marquee Theatre

Infected Mushroom @ Infected Mushroom

Stem-Cell Boob Jobs: Scottsdale Doctor Turns Fat Into Tits

www.lolhome.com​A Scottsdale doctor has found a way to make fat look awesome: He turns it into titties.Dr. Todd Malan is the first doctor in the United States to use a new method of breast augmentation that takes stem cells found in fat, mixes it up a bit, and whamo! You got yourself some ha ... More >>

Style

Now Open in Glendale: BiCE Bistro

​Founded in Milan in 1926, the first BiCE Bistro to hit the States opened in New York in 1987. Now the Italian restaurant has a new Arizona location in its lineup. BiCE Bistro's Glendale home debuted last week in the Westgate City Center (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.), with a mode ... More >>

House at the End of the World

Japanese DJ/producer has been everywhere – but here

Free Drinks on E-61 Espresso Machine's 45th Birthday

Joe JohnstonThe FAEMA E-61 espresso machine at the E-61 Espresso Bar in Liberty Market.The FAEMA E-61 was a revolution in espresso when it was presented in 1961. It represented the sleek design ushered in with the 60s -- and introduced the new technology that made espresso better for good. Today, t ... More >>

The International’s Clive Owen and Naomi Watts Can’t Outrun Film’s Generic Plot

Chef Aaron May's Autostrada Opens Tomorrow

What to do this Saturday? Well, if you want to hit up the very newest place in town, there's Autostrada, a casual Italian spot at DC Ranch. Tonight's their last night of "friends and family" service, and tomorrow is their first full day open to the general public. This is the long-awaited new resta ... More >>

Top Ten Latin Music Albums of 2008

By Julienne GageAmericans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, ... More >>

Phoenix Independents Bowl: Local Music Types Roll For Charity

Local Label Spotlight: Renaissance Records

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley duets with Sarah Brightman on Symphony

Venice, Anyone?

Counter Couture

Scottsdale wants to be like Milan, New York, and London -- sorta

Turbo Charged

The denim demons ride

Theater Scene

What's running now

Theater Scene

What's running now

Theater Scene

What's running now

The Model Host

Little tushes on the catwalk

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

On the Down-Low

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures

Right on Track

Man on the Train marks yet another successful collaboration between actor Jean Rochefort and director Patrice Leconte

Bright Ideas

New Urban Art shows its true colors

Starch Reality

Life is too sweet at My Florist Cafe, just right at Paisley Violin

Not So Private Lives

Tempe street-theater subversives stage command performance for Mill Avenue snoop cams

A Farewell to Armchairs

Fantastical but functional design makes 'Contemporary Art Furniture' exhibit fit for a dream house

Shooting Star

Pioneering photojournalist Morris Berman's images are powerful portraits of this American life

Mo' Better Mix

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Dr. Cynic's Revenge

Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

Haute Copture

Much Skidoo About Nothing

Shakespeare's Gentlemen time-trip into the Roaring Twenties

The Stormin' Conquest

Planet Earth gales up for The Tempest

The Joy of Sacks

LOVE TRY ANGLE

THE BEST OF NINETEEN NINETY TUNE