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January 23, 2012
Songs for the Year of the Dragon
Bummed that yet another New Year's celebration has passed? Don't fret, you can continue partying, because today is the Chinese New Year. So happy Year of the Dragon, everyone. And you don't have to be Chinese to celebrate. After all, Chinese New Year is focused on good food, good luck, and fireworks ... More >>
Culture
January 19, 2012
Snapshots of a City, and New-Found Love for a Hometown
Bummed that yet another New Year's celebration has passed? Don't fret, you can continue partying, because today is the Chinese New Year. So happy Year of the Dragon, everyone. And you don't have to be Chinese to celebrate. After all, Chinese New Year is focused on good food, good luck, and fireworks ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2012
Vintage KUPD Coke Tee at Blue Jean Buyer
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it's a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it's on our have-to-have list.What: If your New Year's resolution involves being more of a badass (or simply adding more hard-to-find tees to your wardrobe), then we'd like to point you towa ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Packrat Ready to Bring the Noise to Rogue Bar on January 10
Did you guys know that loud music entices bar patrons to drink more and faster? I read this factoid in the back of a Men's Health Magazine a while back and it prompted me to look further into this phenomena. According to WebMD, there is a French study that says the theory is true. Apparentl ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Club Candids: NYE Takeover at The Lexington
"Good morning 2012!" was the rallying cry hollered by a young lass in full-on party mode just before dawn broke on New Year's Day at hip hotel the Lexington. The sky was drenched in imperial violet as the sun readied its leap over the horizon, which usually is the indicator that whatever all-nigh ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Cycle: A Group Ride Down Central Avenue's New Bike Lanes
Phoenix residents aren't the only ones to take on a diet as a New Year's resolution. Central Avenue near one of the city's busiest intersections is also going on a "road diet."The City of Phoenix is creating buffered bike lanes along Central between Camelback Road and Bethany Home Road, reducing ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2011
New Year's 2011 in Metro Phoenix: One-Stop Guide to Where to Dine, What to Drink and Year-End Musings
Looks like we made it. 2012 is just about here.If you're a last-minute planner, you're in luck. Here's Shannon Armour's guide to New Year's Eve dining (we're sure there are still reservations available somewhere) and Benjamin Leatherman's comprehensive list of where to party. Erica O'Neil fo ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2011
Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend
It's almost 2012, and if you're on board with all the Mayan-end-of-the-world business that slates next December as the end of days then this weekend will serve as your last chance to celebrate a new year. Instead of losing yourself in the abyss of an existential crisis, here are five fun ways to ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
What Your New Year's Eve Songs Say About You
See also: Five Songs to Ring in the New Year Ring in the New Year With These Local Shows: Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Love Me Nots, Sugar Thieves, Futurekind Phoenix New Times New Year's Eve Guide Well, it's that time. Another year has come to a close. 2011 was weird, right? Kind of exciting, w ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Five Places in Phoenix to Get Black Eyed Peas for a Lucky New Year
It's about time to say adios to 2011, and after a year like this, we could use every bit of good luck to start off the new year with a bang. Even though we aren't from the South, we are more than willing to celebrate New Year's Eve with a heaping pile of black eyed peas. A scoop of black eyed ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2011
How to Saber a Champagne Bottle
Allow me to introduce you to a new, awesome word: sabrage. It's the name given to the practice of opening a champagne bottle with a sword. If your New Year's resolution is to be a badass, you should learn it. I can hear your incredulousness, but trust me -- sabrage has been practiced for centuri ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Crepes Suzette at Cibo for New Year's Eve
This New Year's Eve, reserve a table at Cibo in downtown Phoenix to enjoy simple-yet-amazing Crepes Suzette in the restaurant's romantic garden dining area. After all, dessert that's plied with liquor and set on fire just screams New Year's Eve.
Culture
December 22, 2011
New Year's Eve Guide: What Do to Do on the Biggest Night of the Year
This New Year's Eve, reserve a table at Cibo in downtown Phoenix to enjoy simple-yet-amazing Crepes Suzette in the restaurant's romantic garden dining area. After all, dessert that's plied with liquor and set on fire just screams New Year's Eve.
Blogs
December 22, 2011
New Year's Eve Dining Round Up
Christmas is right around the corner -- and we hope that all of your baking, wrapping, and planning needs have been met, because it's time to start thinking about what you're going to do for the ever-so-important last night of the year. To help you narrow down your New Year ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2011
Five Musical New Years Resolutions (You Might Actually Keep)
Some sort of famous bassist..."This year is going to be different." That's what you told yourself last year, isn't it? Well, just because you have the desire and will to make a New Year's Resolution doesn't mean you have the will to actually get it done. It's pretty easy to make Wishtown you ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Haffo Announces Reunion Show
Most break-ups end horribly, and reunions are often just as rocky. Despite the original magic, it's nearly impossible to recapture the love. But sometimes it's not so dramatic. Haffo had one of those rare breakups where you actually can still be friends with your ex and it's not that awkwa ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Incoming: Bush, Meat Puppets, Brian Setzer, Puscifer, Starfucker
English rockers Bush, who have always had better luck in the US than in their own home country, are looking to further their success as they sweep through Phoenix in December.If you've been eagerly awaiting to hear grunge hits like "Glycerine" and yearning to enviously stare at Gavin Rossdale whi ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Glassjaw at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night
Melissa FossumGlassjaw Clubhouse Music Venue Thursday, February 24Last night's show by Glassjaw was eight years in the making. The band -- best known for their post-hardcore classic, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence and Vincent Gallo acting tough in the "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss" vi ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Stars Performed For Qaddafi's Family
Usher, Mariah Carey and Beyonce are among some of the artists that have been performing for the family of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, according to Rolling Stone.Qaddafi's sons Muatassim and Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi hired the afformentioned artists for their consecutive New Year's parties. M ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2011
ASU Men's Basketball Desperate For Win--But Unlikely To Get It Tonight Vs Washington
First, we note that the lowly Cleveland Cavs somehow beat the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers last night in what has to rank as the sports upset of this new year. A real stunner. ASU coach Herb Sendek needs help from the basketball gods For the ASU Sun Devils to beat a ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Chinese New Year Welcomes Year of the Rabbit
Thought New Year's celebrations were last month's news? Not when you're talking about the lunar new year, making this the year 4079 according to ancient Chinese calendars. Today's Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit. Farewell, Tiger! Each of the 12 ani ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Scottsdale Police Say This Guy Smashed a Bottle Over Someone's Face. They Want to Arrest Him
If you know this guy, call the Scottsdale Police Department. The man pictured above is wanted by the Scottsdale Police Department for allegedly smashing a bottle over a guy's face at a bar on New Year's Day.According to the SPD, the above-pictured man was at the Devil's Martini bar in Scott ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2011
Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" - The Most Unintentionally Pathetic Song of All Time?
Bob Seger: A Pathetic Bastard.It's the fourth day of 2011, which means many of you are probably close to giving up your New Year's resolution.Need a little inspiration? A few good reasons to buckle down, hit the gym, stick to your principles and/or work harder?Give Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" a lis ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Jobot Coffee's Cappuccino
E. GrovesJobot Coffee's CappuccinoFor New Year's Day, we resolved to take more walks in our neighborhood and try new things. That's how we ended up at Jobot Coffee downtown, sipping a cappuccino on a chilly Saturday morning.Jobot was opened last October by John Sagasta, the same fellow who ran Co ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Vatra Grillhouse to Become Kitchen 56
Vatra Grillhouse is now called Kitchen 56.Will the third time be the charm for the restaurant at the southeast corner of Indian School and 56th Street? The recently renovated building, which used to be a garage, opened in August as Vatra Grillhouse, and, after getting a lukewarm response fro ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Kick Off Meatless Mondays with Vegetarian Chili
Meatless Mondays We believe in the adage everything in moderation, no extreme exclamations are on our list of New Year resolutions. Which is why we like the idea of Meatless Monday, a movement that has been quietly growing since 2003 appealing to authors, nutritionists, filmmakers, health p ... More >>
Culture
December 30, 2010
New Year's Eve Guide 2010
Meatless Mondays We believe in the adage everything in moderation, no extreme exclamations are on our list of New Year resolutions. Which is why we like the idea of Meatless Monday, a movement that has been quietly growing since 2003 appealing to authors, nutritionists, filmmakers, health p ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2010
New Year's Day Brunch In A Mug
Illustration by Cyndi CoonServe New Year's Day brunch in a mug -- that's right the whole thing. Clean up will be easy because all items in the dishwasher will be the same shape. This is all about economy of time. Ideas for a New Year's Day brunch in a mug after the jump....
Blogs
December 28, 2010
Bombay Spice: Lunch $10 and Under
We got a five-pound wakeup call this week -- in the form of the holiday red velvet cake, coconut macaroons and sugar cookies that landed on our thighs. So with the inevitable New Year's resolutions of dieting and gyms looming on the horizon, we went in search of a lu ... More >>
Calendar
December 23, 2010
Mill Avenue Holiday Lighting Display @ Mill Avenue District
We got a five-pound wakeup call this week -- in the form of the holiday red velvet cake, coconut macaroons and sugar cookies that landed on our thighs. So with the inevitable New Year's resolutions of dieting and gyms looming on the horizon, we went in search of a lu ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
A Very Foxy New Year's Eve and Gingerbread Men in Today's Eater's Digest
www.whatmegansmaking.comHungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Foxy New Year's EveThe Fox Concepts family of restaurants wants you to celebrate at one of their houses this New Year's Eve. Make plans to visit one of these six restaurants to rin ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2010
Metro Brasserie Does Holiday Dining Sans Prix Fixe Menus
Forget about sugarplums. We're having visions of raw oysters at Metro.Seems like every restaurant in town is doing special holiday prix fixe menus, and going all-out with luxury ingredients and prices to match. Looking for a special-occasion meal with family or your sweetheart? Take your p ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Christopher's Wine Dinner, Holiday Cooking Classes and Apple Strudel Pie In Today's Eater's Digest
FatFree Vegan Kitchen Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?King Estate Wine DinnerTell that special someone that a date night is in order, grab your favorite foodie or your wine snob buddy for Christopher's Wine Dinner featuring Oregon's King Esta ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
Eastside Records to Close By Year's End
Benjamin LeathermanR.I.P. Eastside Records 1987-2010There's something of an unwritten law here in the Valley that dictates the following: Anything remotely cool will eventually either die or start to suck. Don't believe me? Try tuning into KUKQ on your car radio while heading over to the Mason ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Barry Wong, Candidate for Corporation Commission, Totally Cool With Jimmy Wayne Stealing his Identity
The real Barry WongSince our story yesterday about country music star Jimmy Wayne using the name of a candidate for Arizona Corporation Commission as a stage name while he sabotaged a Brooks & Dunn song during karaoke night at a Show Low bar, that candidate contacted us to say he's coo ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2010
Dog Shot With Pellet Gun on New Year's Eve Dies Two Weeks After Incident
www.icanhascheezburger.comWinchester, the small Oro Valley cancer-surviving dog that was found semi-conscious and lying in a pool of his own feces on New Year's Day, died Thursday after fighting off death for about two weeks.Winchester went missing on New Year's Eve and was found by a dog sitter ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2010
Monday Night Martha, Jalapeno Corn Muffins
We are invited to a New Year's Day smoked pork roast. Our Southern girlfriend and her husband are going to slow smoke pork for twelve hours on the grill with a secret spicy dry rub. Well, need we say more? Count us in. But we need to bring something along. And since this is Monday Night Marth ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2010
2010: The Future Phoenix, Joel McHale, The Love Me Nots, New Year's, and December In Photos Over the Holiday Weekend
Poll: What is Your New Year's Resolution? Tempe greeted the new year with one massive party in honor of the Insight and Fiesta Bowls. New Times was there asking party-goers for their best (or most alcohol-fueled) New Year's resolutions. Check out what Tempe's trying to achieve in the new year ... More >>
Blogs
January 1, 2010
The Love Me Nots Welcome 2010 In Raucous Fashion At The Yucca Tap
Benjamin LeathermanThe Love Me Nots perform at the Yucca Tap Room on New Year's Eve.So how did your New Year's Eve go last night? While I'm guessing it involved plenty of off-the-chain and alcohol-fueled action, it probably pales in comparison to the crowded and cacophonous celebration put on by ... More >>
Music
December 31, 2009
Boats!
Benjamin LeathermanThe Love Me Nots perform at the Yucca Tap Room on New Year's Eve.So how did your New Year's Eve go last night? While I'm guessing it involved plenty of off-the-chain and alcohol-fueled action, it probably pales in comparison to the crowded and cacophonous celebration put on by ... More >>
Culture
December 31, 2009
New Year's Eve Guide
Benjamin LeathermanThe Love Me Nots perform at the Yucca Tap Room on New Year's Eve.So how did your New Year's Eve go last night? While I'm guessing it involved plenty of off-the-chain and alcohol-fueled action, it probably pales in comparison to the crowded and cacophonous celebration put on by ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
10 Things Under $10 New Year's Weekend
Table reservations at chic Scottsdale nightspots will be going for $200 a pop with bottles of bubbly starting at double that amount (or more). Tickets to any of the major block parties or other swanky shindigs will be at least $20 or more by the time you stumble to the door, not to mention however m ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
Get Supper and a Song on New Year's Eve
Yesterday we brought you a list of last-minute New Year's Eve dining ideas for procrastinators. Have you booked your dining plans yet? If not, locally-owned Italian restaurant Andiamo Italian Bistro at 6987 N. Hayden Rd. in Scottsdale is serving up a romantic New Year's supper that mi ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2009
Curtains: Meet Me in St. Louis at Mesa's Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
courtesy of Broadway Palm Dinner TheatreJessica Taige and Ashley Stults play the boy-crazy Smith sisters in Meet Me in St. Louis.It's not too late to get your holiday theatrical fix -- Meet Me in St. Louis, the cozy, old-fashioned story that introduced the popular song "Have Yourself a Merry Litt ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2009
The Procrastinator's New Year's Eve Dining Guide
http://www.flickr.com/photos/optical_illusion/ / CC BY 2.0So...you've waited till the last minute again and all of your usual haunts are sold out this New Year's Eve. We don't blame you for being distracted, what with all that last-minute holiday shopping and gorging and partying. If you ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2009
Joel McHale Brings Snark to Dodge Theatre
We can't decide who's cuterSome people love Joel McHale for his sarcastic commentary on E!'s weekly tabloid show, The Soup. Some think he's a great comedian and dramatic actor for his roles on NBC's Community and this year's The Informant! And others, like my mom and gaggle of female frien ... More >>
Culture
December 24, 2009
Your Guide to What's Going Down on the Last Night of 2009
We can't decide who's cuterSome people love Joel McHale for his sarcastic commentary on E!'s weekly tabloid show, The Soup. Some think he's a great comedian and dramatic actor for his roles on NBC's Community and this year's The Informant! And others, like my mom and gaggle of female frien ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
10 Music Documentaries You Should See, Pop Music Takes Over Broadway, New Magnetic Fields
Electric Mustache: 10 Music Documentaries You Really Should SeeElectric Mustache: Turn Back O Man @ Local First Festival 11/7/09Idolator: Fergie Calls Kanye West "Gay Friendly" (But Not a Gay Fish)Idolator: Eat It, 'Les Miz': Pop Music Takes Over BroadwayNME: Steven Tyler onstage with Joe Perry: 'I' ... More >>
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January 19, 2006
Hump-Night Ho-Down
The Naomi Watts and Kreme Kong of the PHX hit the PV for Wednesday night's TeeRoy and Donkey Show
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January 16, 2003
Chile Reception
Carey Sweet tries her best to find something wrong with Barrio Café.
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