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Nebraska

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Arizona Legislators Send Another Top-Priority Bill to Governor: 20-Week Abortion Ban

    When can fetuses start to feel pain? Nobody knows for sure, but the chief scientists at the Arizona Legislature would like to declare that it's 20 weeks.According to some actual scientists, the concept of fetal pain can occur at 24 weeks, 26 weeks, between 29 or 30 weeks, or more than 30 weeks, amon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Nebraska Woman Lets Jan Brewer Know Proposed Abortion Bill Actually Affects People

    Sometimes it's hard for people to realize the potential effects of all the anti-abortion bills that are always being tossed around at the Capitol until after they're passed into law.That's why a Nebraska woman has written a letter to Governor Jan Brewer, imploring her to veto House Bill 2036 if it l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Shooting After Tyga Concert in Nebraska Last Night Causes Cancellation of Rapper's Upcoming Scottsdale Show

    ​Hip-hop artist Tyga, who was set to perform in the Valley this weekend, was involved in an altercation last night after a concert in Omaha, Nebraska, that resulted in a shootout.In addition to injuring two of his posse members, the incident has caused the cancellation of Tyga's appearance on Frid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    This Week's Tastiest Links!

    ​- The chimichanga as our official state food? Macayo's says yes. I say no. - Chow Bella - The James Beard Foundation announces its semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards. Let's hear it for Valley love! - Chow Bella - Think coffee-cup rings are boring? Artist Hong Yi begs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Top 10 Cities That Spend the Most on Fast Food: AZ City Makes the Greasy Cut

    David McNew, Getty Images​Value meals, super sizing, quick trips through the drive thru -- America loves fast food. Wedging itself into nearly every nook and cranny of our society, its everywhere. And some cities in the good ol' 'U.S.of A. take advantage of it more than others. So says the mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Michelle Kable, What Are You Listening To?

    Michael Markowski Michelle Kable​Michelle KableThe associate artistic director for the Space 55 Theatre Ensemble invites you to the variety show 7 Minutes in Heaven, every Saturday in June at Space 55 at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10, and more info may be found at www.space55.org.When you put your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Feds to School Districts: No, You Can't Deny Undocumented Kids an Education -- And Don't Bully Them, Either

    SalonMemo to legislators: son niños. They're children.​The Department of Justice mailed out a gentle reminder to school districts across the country over the weekend advising that undocumented students are, in fact, entitled to attend primary and secondary schools in America without being hassled ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2011

    Dirty Beaches @ The Trunk Space

    SalonMemo to legislators: son niños. They're children.​The Department of Justice mailed out a gentle reminder to school districts across the country over the weekend advising that undocumented students are, in fact, entitled to attend primary and secondary schools in America without being hassled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Avery Brewing Co. Pulls Out of Arizona, 7 Other States

    whatweredrinking.blogspot.com ​Get your Maharaja, The Czar, and White Rascal while you can. Colorado-based Avery Brewing Co. announced Thursday it plans to withdraw from eight states and seven other partial-state markets beginning in April.

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2011

    Slaid Cleaves

    whatweredrinking.blogspot.com ​Get your Maharaja, The Czar, and White Rascal while you can. Colorado-based Avery Brewing Co. announced Thursday it plans to withdraw from eight states and seven other partial-state markets beginning in April.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 8/5 Issue

    ​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Who are the most worthlessly obscure artists boycotting AZ over SB 1070? What are the five best remixes of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    An Open Letter To Conor Oberst: What Will You Do If Nebraska Passes an SB 1070 Clone?

    Charlie Janssen: The man who may make Conor Oberst boycott his own state.​Dear Conor,Open letters about SB 1070 are all the rage right now, so I'm writing you one. I enjoyed the letters you and Arizona promoter Charlie Levy exchanged a few weeks ago and I thought your essay on the topic was though ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Conor Oberst Pens Totally Reasonable (Yet Dead Wrong) Open Letter About SB 1070 Boycott

    ​Remember local promoter Charlie Levy's open letter urging bands not to participate in the Sound Strike boycott of Arizona because of SB 1070?It was, as Chris Farley might say, awesome.Levy has received a response from Conor Oberst (a.k.a. That Guy Who Should Re-Assemble Bright Eyes).Link here.Obe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    The Dream Is Over: Arizona State Baseball Eliminated In Omaha

    thesundevils.com​In a flash, the dream is over. A mere 36 hours after the first pitch was thrown, the Sun Devils are done after getting embarrassed 11-4 by South Carolina. Two games and out. Elimination from the 2010 College World Series. Poof. Good luck next season.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Top-Ranked Arizona State Baseball Set to Face #15 Arkansas; Winner Goes to Omaha

    http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/asu-m-basebl-body.html​Looking to actually watch some decent baseball this weekend? The D-Backs suck but you're in luck -- the Arizona State baseball team, the number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, play a best-of-three series again ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Nebraska Woman Gets Probation for Accepting Package Containing 13 Pounds of Weed. Of Course, the Package Came From Phoenix

    www.growbrain.com​In the words of the late, great Mitch Hedberg "I love the Fed-Ex guy because he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it." Unfortunately for a Nebraska woman, the person who delivered a package containing 13 pounds of weed to her home figured out what it was they wer ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Pigeon John

    www.growbrain.com​In the words of the late, great Mitch Hedberg "I love the Fed-Ex guy because he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it." Unfortunately for a Nebraska woman, the person who delivered a package containing 13 pounds of weed to her home figured out what it was they wer ... More >>

  • Music

    April 1, 2010

    Pigeon John

    www.growbrain.com​In the words of the late, great Mitch Hedberg "I love the Fed-Ex guy because he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it." Unfortunately for a Nebraska woman, the person who delivered a package containing 13 pounds of weed to her home figured out what it was they wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Dennis McCarthy, Nebraska-Based Attorney, Is Gila County's Pick to Prosecute Stapley/Wilcox Cases

    Dennis McCarthy​The Gila County Attorney's Office is recommending that a Nebraska-based attorney prosecute cases against Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.The Gila County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the appointment of Dennis McCarthy as special pro ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    The Sugar Thieves Carry Arizona’s Flag to the International Blues Challenge

    Dennis McCarthy​The Gila County Attorney's Office is recommending that a Nebraska-based attorney prosecute cases against Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.The Gila County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the appointment of Dennis McCarthy as special pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Goddard Tells Congressional Delegation to Drop "Nebraska Compromise" From Health Care Bill

    Attorney General Terry Goddard​Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is doing something fairly out of character: Taking a stance on a controversial issue.  Goddard sent a letter to the Arizona congressional delegation today urging them to oppose a provision of the national health care bill t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Hot Links: Crystal Meth, John McCain's House, and Park Fees

    ​The former home of Senator John McCain is going up for auction. The home, near Glendale and Central avenues, has 13 bedrooms, two guest houses, and 14.5 bathrooms. The auction price will start at $5.9 million...Queen Creek officials are asking residents to help decide on a slogan for the city ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    The Voodoo Organist

    ​The former home of Senator John McCain is going up for auction. The home, near Glendale and Central avenues, has 13 bedrooms, two guest houses, and 14.5 bathrooms. The auction price will start at $5.9 million...Queen Creek officials are asking residents to help decide on a slogan for the city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Hot Links: Dr. Drugs, Brewer's Big Bills, and Voodoo

    A medical doctor in Kingman has been charged with 14 felony counts, after an investigation revealed he regularly wrote up to as many as 100 prescriptions a day at his practice, for painkillers such as Percocet and Oxycontin. The doctor, Albert Szu Sun Yeh, also has a practice in Las Vegas, and was o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Obama Rockets Ahead In New Hampshire Polls, Expect Long Lines At the Election Booths, McCain Arrives In Phoenix

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Arizona Recently Had Custody of Teen Dropped Off in Nebraska

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 6, 2007

    Kerry McCue

    Remembering the cone with the curl on top

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Critical Darkling

    Hooray for the one who got away

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2006

    '06 Pandemic Poll - Tyler King installment

    Hooray for the one who got away

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2006

    Says Who??

    Hooray for the one who got away

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Tilly and the Wall

    Paradiddle off to Buffalo

  • Music

    November 3, 2005

    Neva Dinova

    Hot old band

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Bright Eyes, and The Faint

    This time with electro

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    Josh Rouse

    The Smooth Sounds of Josh Rouse DVD
    (Ryko)

  • News

    March 27, 2003

    Tearing Down the House

    Arizona legislators want to slash state spending. Well, how about some real House cleaning?

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    Starting Point

    After ironing out the kinks with two EPs, The Gloria Record finally emerges with a stunning full-length debut

  • Culture

    September 13, 2001

    The Toxic Sublime

    Uncovering the faint beauty of a defaced, degraded American West

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Various Artists

    Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    July 13, 2000

    The Faint

    Blank-wave arcade (Saddle Creek)

  • News

    May 25, 2000

    Letters 05-25-2000

    Blank-wave arcade (Saddle Creek)

  • Film

    May 4, 2000

    Homeboys Do Cry

    Ouch. Film serves art but disses reality -- sort of

  • Dining

    November 18, 1999

    The Ho Chi Menu Trail

    Ouch. Film serves art but disses reality -- sort of

  • Music

    November 18, 1999

    Instrumental Asylum

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? You'll do a double take now that CMH Records has given your '80s favorites a second look.

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Thunder Roadwork

    Despite some glaring omissions, Tracks cuts an intriguing parallel path through Springsteen's career

  • Dining

    June 27, 1996

    Sizzle Shtick

    Despite some glaring omissions, Tracks cuts an intriguing parallel path through Springsteen's career

  • Film

    January 4, 1996

    Hodgepodge Lodge

    Despite some glaring omissions, Tracks cuts an intriguing parallel path through Springsteen's career

  • Music

    December 21, 1995

    Steinboss

    Bruce Springsteen takes up where The Grapes of Wrath left off

  • News

    July 29, 1992

    KING OF THE RING GLYNN ROSS WANTS TO KNOCK YOU OUT WITH WAGNER'S MASTERPIECE

    Bruce Springsteen takes up where The Grapes of Wrath left off

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