New Jersey

A Dude's Dream Comes True Aboard the Holy Ship!!

Aboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with the slew of name DJs. "Hey there's Zedd in line for pasta salad. Oh wow, there's Dillon Francis in the elevator. Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans. "Jackbeats just bought all those people shots!" With this mesh of a ... More >>

I Know You're Here Because I Can Smell Your Brains: Eight Songs About Zombies

Some guy eats another guy's face while sitting at a bus stop. A student killed his roommate and ate his heart and brain. A New Jerseyan stabbed himself 50 times and threw his guts at the police. If you haven't noticed, we're clearly living at the dawn of the zombie dead. When exactly is Bruce Camp ... More >>

5 & Diner Expanding to New Jersey

Looks like the state of New Jersey, birthplace of Bon Jovi, the light bulb, and home of the world's largest spoon collection, is in need of some (more) burgers and shakes -- stat. And who better to continue to fill the densest system of highways in the United States with guests in search of chrome ... More >>

Man Overboard's Justin Collier on Pop Punk, New Jersey, and New Found Glory

​Man Overboard, a Garden State pop punk group, is enjoying a whirlwind career. After touring with New Found Glory last year, the band just wrapped up a series of shows in the UK, and is gearing up for its first American headlining tour. The group has released 50 or 60 songs since it formed ... More >>

Real Estate @ The Sail Inn

Scraping Vanilla Beans with Mellow Mushroom's Jenna Cacciamani

Zach Fowle​The tender: Jenna Cacciamani The bar: Mellow Mushroom (740 S. Mill Ave. 480-967-6355) The pedigree: When Cacciamani's manager at Applebee's needed a bartender about 8 years ago, she was originally opposed-- she was working tables, was fine with the money she was earning and li ... More >>

Streetlight Manifesto @ Nile Theater

New in CenPho: The DawgFather Grill

​How many ways can you dress up a hot dog? At The DawgFather Grill, a new CenPho spot that grew out of a food cart business, there are eight variations inspired by different regional specialties. There's a Chicago Dawg on a poppy seed bun topped with relish, onion, tomato, pickle, pep ... More >>

Ten Rampages by Mentally Ill People Who Bought Guns That Can Teach Lawmakers What to do Next

Seung Hui Cho slipped through a loophole in Virginia law when he bought his gun. Lawmakers in that state fixed the problem​ The deadly mass shooting in Tucson on Saturday was by no means the first to raise questions about how mentally ill people bought firearms. In some cases, state or federa ... More >>

Chef Talk: Charles Wiley of Hotel Valley Ho

Though he's never been east of New Jersey or west of Alaska, Chef Charles "Chuck" Wiley traveled a long way to get where he is today.  As a child, Wiley dreamed of working on cars. He was hired at a local auto body shop in New Jersey at the age ... More >>

My Chemical Romance Un-Boycotting Arizona: List of Sound Strike Deserters Grows

​New Jersey-based pop-punk-emo band My Chemical Romance seems to have deserted the Sound Strike.The band was on an old list of acts boycotting Arizona over the super-stupid immigration law SB 1070 -- which was gutted by the courts before it took effect -- but announced today a Marquee Theatre show ... More >>

Ska Wars

With The Monitor, Titus Andronicus Become Masters of Their Own Domain

Chef Talk: Tracy DeWitt of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Scottsdale

Tracy DeWitt, the American Culinary Federation Western Region's Pastry Chef of the Year for 2010 who is vying for the national title this week, had no career aspirations of being a chef. But when she started working part-time in a New Jersey bakery at age 15, a fascination with the bakers and cake d ... More >>

The Gaslight Anthem at Marquee Theatre on 7/20/2010

​You should be proud, New Jersey. Your garden state is more than reality TV show guidos and guidettes, big hair, fist-pumping and GTL (gym, tan, laundry). You guys know how to rock. New Jersey has spawned legendary rock bands like Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.Oh, and the Gaslight Anthem Heavily ... More >>

Final Exit Network Bigwig Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Phoenix Woman's 2007 Death

An update on our August 2007 story entitled "Death Wish," the bizarre tale of how a so-called "right to die" organization, the Final Exit Network, helped a mentally troubled Phoenix woman to commit suicide.f​Earlier this week, New Jersey resident Roberta Massey, who is one of the four criminal de ... More >>

Did Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Party at the 2008 and 2010 Super Bowls? And Who Paid for the Tickets?

Facebook.com​ Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix -- but a Facebook photo of his girlfriend may provide a clue about that expense.In the photo, Elissa Mullany (left front ... More >>

Jimmy Eat World Show Off How to Fly on Dogs, and Other Local Music News

If you're craving a little vintage Jimmy Eat World, you're in luck. The Arizona rock band has a vintage video on YouTube from a performance way back in the day, at the 1997 Mind Over Matter Fest in Detroit. And if you happened to miss the band when it performed on the hip kids' show Yo Gabba Gabba!, ... More >>

Marijuana and Watermelons Redux; 9,500 Pounds of Weed Found Hidden in Watermelon Truck Near Nogales

www.motivatedphotos.com​One of the more popular Valley Fever posts over the last couple of years is about a New Jersey man who got nabbed by Department of Public Safety officers while moving about 500 pounds of weed in his truck. Busting someone for moving large amounts of weed isn't too str ... More >>

Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant to be Held Saturday and, Yes...There's an Evening Gown Presentation

www.funny-games.biz.comHubba, hubba​We're not sure what's grosser, little kid beauty pageants or ones for wrinkled old ladies, but in either case we'd advise you keep a firm grip on your lunch.That being said, the Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant is being held tomorrow night and if you're interested in ... More >>

Titus Andronicus at Chyro Arts

​Scottsdale's Chyro Arts doesn't have many concerts to go, which is really a shame. As shoegazey New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus noted in their own way the sometimes music venue/sometimes theater has a distinct vibe."We want you to feel free to sit on the couches while we play," said singer Patr ... More >>

Corned Beef Cupcakes, Meet Napa Valley Wine Makers and The Worlds Largest Woman (almost) in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ If you're a wine aficionado or maybe just a wanna-be Sommelier of sorts then you won't want to miss "Men Behind the Vines - Napa's Next of Kin" at Sanctuary on Camelback March 24th. The night kicks of with a ... More >>

Funny Girl

Chelsea Handler cracks up Phoenix

Chef Talk: Gio Osso of Estate House

When Chef Gio Osso graduated high school and told his parents that he wanted to go to culinary school, they weren't surprised. He wouldn't eat as a child unless he could stir a few ingredients in a pot with his wooden spoon (all from his high chair).   Years later, after graduating from Ne ... More >>

Hard Dance Nation

Chef Talk: Michelina DiSibio, Michelina's

Back when Michelina DiSibio was 11 years old and living in Gesualdo, Italy, she wasn't too happy when her father pulled her out of school and had her work at home. She wanted to be a doctor, but thankfully for local diners, that was the start of her life as a chef and owner of Michelina's Ristorante ... More >>

Food from Felons

​Getting a job after you've left prison may not be the easiest thing in the world. So some restaurants around the country are focusing on hiring ex-cons to serve food. Gadling.com reports that one eatery in Chicago, hilariously called Felony Franks, serves up hot dogs, steak sandwiches and mo ... More >>

Real Estate Set to Play Pre-Thanksgiving at Modified

New Jersey lo-fi indie rockers Real Estate will be bringing their charming, stripped down music to CenPho just in time for ThanksgivingNew Jersey has a rich music tradition -- artists such as Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen,Tom Verlaine, Blondie and, of course, Frank Sinatra. People often focus on how s ... More >>

The Raw Expedition

Meet the original bad girl of standup

Scorpion Stings Another Traveler at Sky Harbor Airport; Officials Don't Know Where Bug Came From

  Image: Wikimedia CommonsScorpions: 2 Sky Harbor travelers: 0 Last week, a local guy got stung on a plane from Phoenix to Indianapolis. Yesterday, a New Jersey man was stung in the neck as he waited in line at Terminal 2's security checkpoint. Just a coincidence, says Alisa Smith, ... More >>

May 8 In Blogs: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Brio, New D-Backs Manager, Watermelons, Pot and More Pot

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:  Up on the Sun:Arty Girl: Michael Cajero at Eric Firestone Gallery in Tucson Curtains: Theate ... More >>

It's a Wonderous Life

First-gen American author scores big with debut novel

Do the Mathcore

Something doesn’t add up in Jersey band’s prog-metal revamp

The Hunt for Redman October

´90s old-schooler brings his rappin’ forte to Marquee

Ill Niño

This bill is filled

The Price Is Wrong

Turning a rich, complex book into a poor, simple movie

Marah

An indie you can't refuse

Spitalfield, and Hidden in Plain View

Emo on good meds

Champion

Straight and strong

What a Blast

Revolver dredges up the worst New Year's tales -- and here's our guide to making yours the best

Vans Warped Tour

Hundreds of bands converge on Peoria Sports Complex

Bouncing Souls

They like your mom and you'll like them

Super Furry Animals

Phantom Power (XL/Beggars Banquet)

Pie vs. Pie

Digging out of the Valley's pizza rut

Yo La Tengo

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
(Matador)

Double Crossed

The Church of Scientology has a reputation for ruthlessly going after its enemies. Robert Cipriano claims Scientologists rewarded him for helping them do just that. Now he's turned on them.

Bringing Up Baba Ghanouj

Welcome to the Madhouse

Filmmaker Todd Solondz beats the sophomore jinx with his darkly brilliant Happiness

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