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Kyrsten Sinema Identified (Wrongly) as Latino by NALEO

Former state Senator Kyrsten Sinema is many things: a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Arizona's Ninth Congressional District, a strident advocate for lefty causes, a one-time supporter of erstwhile Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. And, according to the nonprofit National As ... More >>

New Voting Laws Could Take Out Obama This Fall

Phoenix/Scottsdale Makes Travel Leisure Magazine's List of America's Rudest Cities

​ Phoenix/Scottsdale made Travel Leisure magazine's list of America's Rudest Cities. In fact, the Phoenix metro area moved up four slots to No. 8 over last year's ranking. Here's the blurb on the Valley of the Sun:

SB 1070 Backlash: Lime Fresh Mexican Grill from Miami Takes a Jab at Arizona

​Ouch. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, a chain based in Miami, with locations in Florida and Huntsville, Alabama, created a grand opening banner reading, "So authentically Mexican we couldn't open a store in Arizona. So we came here instead." According to a reddit post, the banner was spotted at a ... More >>

America's 9 Worst Music Venue Names: When Shoddy Sponsorship Deals Embarrass an Entire City

The newly-named 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre in Tampa: Is this the gold standard in shitty corporate-sponsored venue names?​When it comes to corporate-sponsorship of venue names, Phoenix is blessed.Our basketball team plays in U.S. Airways Center, named for a successful local airline. Our hockey te ... More >>

John McCain No Longer the Only "Maverick" to Catch Sarah Palin's Eye

The original Mav​U.S. Senator John McCain is probably feeling a little sadsies this morning with the news that there's another "Maverick" in the life of his former running mate, Sarah Palin.Palin spoke at a GOP Victory party in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend and used the term "Mavericky" (it's ... More >>

The Word Alive Scores a Spot on the Billboard Chart

​When Phoenix metalcore band The Word Alive told a New Times reporter it was "about time" the year-old band got signed it was clear the guys were either really smart or really cocky.It's apparently the former: The band's new full-length, Deceiver, landed at #96 on the Billboard Top 100. They're no ... More >>

The Maine Plot Massive National Tour with Never Shout Never

​The Maine are playing a much-hyped show at The Nile Theatre in Mesa next Friday.Actually, though, that's just the mid-point in a massive tour to promote their Billboard-charting second album Black & White. They team up with Never Shout Never for a tour of small theaters and large clubs starti ... More >>

Cool Breeze

Florida MC influenced by air conditioning

Nerdapalooza: 5 Geeky Events to Look Forward to in 2010

We're done with resolutions to eat healthfully and quit our vices. This year we're resolving to reconnect with our nerdolicious self -- basically to let our geek flag fly. And it looks like we won't be alone. 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the geek, with scores of ... More >>

Two Middle-Eastern Men Detained at Sky Harbor for "Speaking Loudly" and Watching The Kingdom on DVD

www.thedailyshow.com​Two Middle-Eastern men were detained by federal and local authorities Saturday night at Sky Harbor International Airport after passengers on their U.S. Airways flight told flight attendants the pair was "acting suspiciously."The men weren't running up the aisles screamin ... More >>

Mini T's Add More Dates to Fall Tour

Phoenix(ish) band Miniature Tigers have added more dates to their fall tour. The Charlie Brand-fronted outfit rumored to be moving to New York will be touring with fun., fronted by Phoenix expat Nate Ruess, as well as Say Anything, New Zealand's Ruby Suns and the Dodos.Full list of tour dates, inclu ... More >>

Snow Birds: They're Coming in Droves! Phoenix/ Scottsdale Ranks 11th in Travel Desinations For the Remainder of '09

www.scottybud.com​As we sit on the cusp of kissing the daunting 110 degree days goodbye for eight glorious months, we can be certain of one thing: They're coming.That's right; as the majority of the country prepares to freeze its ass off for the rest of the year, as Phoenicians we prepare for the ... More >>

Tucson's Digital Leather Signs To Fat Possum

​Tucson's Digital Leather has signed to hip Mississippi-based label Fat Possum (Wavves, The Black Keys, fellow Tucsonian Bob Log III) and is prepping for a national tour and album release. The band, a project of multi-instrumentalist Shawn Foree, who grew up in the Baha'i hippie commune of Souther ... More >>

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

Nu Rock Is Disturbed

Phoenix Suns Can Possibly Enjoy Some Fun Times for a Change in Cupcake City This Weekend

www.nba.comNenad Krstic of the Oklahoma City Thunder What do the Phoenix Suns have left to play for, following their epic, disheartening, and potentially playoff killing losing streak? If the Suns catch fire and the Mavs majorly choke, perhaps a postseason berth, a not-impossible-but-improbable sc ... More >>

Math Test: Phoenix Suns Face Must-Win Game Against Dallas Mavericks Tonight

www.nba.com Dirk Nowitzki: Could another choke job be forthcoming? By the time a must-win game for the Phoenix Suns rolls around, we're usually breaking out the sunscreen and decorating the Maypole. This year, desperation's come early. In the race for the Western Conference playoffs, the Su ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Go 0-4 on Road Trip, Losing in Final Minutes to Hated Spurs on Sunday

nba.com Tony Parker owns the Suns this season.There's only bad news about the fading Phoenix Suns, whose chances of making the Western Conference playoffs get slimmer by the game. The sad thing is, the Suns could've won every one of the past four road games in Orlando, Miami, Houston, a ... More >>

Renowned Celebrity Tattooist Rob G. Commits Suicide

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Phoenician Pastry Chef Roy Pell Prepares to Compete at World Pastry Cup

The full name, en francais, is the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie, and it sounds about as strenuous as a sporting event. And Roy Pell, executive pastry chef at the Phoenician, will be on Team USA (along with team captain David Ramirez from Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, and Remy Funfroc ... More >>

When Good Urban Adventures Go Bad

Brown Box Breakout

DJ AL3 pushes all envelopes

Say Anything

No cow is sacred

Jen Lasher and DJ Icey

Breaking more than beats

Could Be Verse

Nameless characters in godless setting

Ozzfest 2005

Bands to watch

Summary of a Bad Black Movie

No wonder she's Mad

Blood on their hands

Six hours after County mental health officials sent a psychotic man back home, he killed his mother and young niece.

King Artless

So much eye candy, so little substance

Cellblock Salsa

Obie Bermudez, Jerry Rivera, and Vico C bring an unfiltered prison consciousness back to Puerto Rican pop

Queens for a Day

Outing the Magic Kingdom

Surviving the Jungle

Electronic music never erupted the way the faithful hoped it would, but jungle, and DJs like AK1200, still thrive in the underground

Soul on Ice

Veteran breakbeat selector DJ Icey pushes funk into the future

Caliente Cool

Feeling the rush with the women of the Arizona Caliente pro football team.

Todo en la Familia

Tortilla Soup adds Latino flavor to a warmed-over family drama

Steers and Queers

Arizona's gay rodeo is one of the largest and most competitive in the country. And that's no bull.

Building History

The new glass-and-steel federal courthouse shatters the image that government structures have to be stodgy

Suffer Safari

Another funk-rap-metal morph disturbs the peace

Fresh Blood

The left-field, ultra-low-budget The Blair Witch Project scares us in a way that Hollywood's forgotten

Space Cadets

Trekkies docu examines starship troupers

No Holds Bard

Flashes

Q-Burning Down the House

Frank Discussion

On the Q.C.

Message in a Bottle

The Refreshments take a cautious step toward maturity with their new album

Half the World's a Film

HARD-CORE ADDICTSPOISED ON THE BRINK OF BIG TIME, THE PHUNK JUNKEEZ STILL LIKE IT LOUD AND STUPID