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10 Best Punk Bars in Phoenix

Phoenix has a long tradition of punk bars that serve up cheap beer and fast, aggressive (sometimes sloppy) punk rock. Some great venues have closed over the last few years, and while we dearly miss Jugheads and Rogue West, punk bars continue to thrive in the Valley of the Sun. Most are situated in u ... More >>

Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Starving College Student

What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we've been making lists -- and checking them twice -- and we've got some suggestions for the nice people on your list. Today, Chow Bella's Gift Guide for the Starving College Student. There's no single word that universally descr ... More >>

What's Your Go-To Beer?

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. When it comes to sucking down a cold one, we al ... More >>

Phoenix Gets RAW with Bad Lucy, The Deer Leader and Francis Dean

See also: Bad Lucy Team Up with Studio At The Farm for Live Session Video Series See also: Take Cover: Bad Lucy Covers Bob DylanOl' Dirty Bastard likes it raw, and you know what, so do we. Not the slang term with several connotations, but the indie arts organization, RAW: natural born artists. With ... More >>

Hank Williams III, Marquee Theatre, 8/15/12

See also: Hank Williams III Rips the Rulebook to ShredsHank Williams III @ Marquee Theatre| August 15, 2012 "The kind of country I hear nowadays is a bunch of fuckin' shit to me." That lyric from Hank Williams III's "Dick in Dixie" sums up his performance Wednesday night at Marquee Theatre in Tem ... More >>

Roosevelt Row's Tediberto's Has a Liquor License Problem

See also: Tediberto's: Drop Your Vitamix and Put on Your Animal-Friendly Dancing Shoes, Vegans, We're Goin' Out to Eat See also: Vegan Mexican Restaurant Coming to Downtown Phoenix See also: Vegan Mexican Restaurant Owner Not Helping Stereotype of Vegans It's one of the worst kept secrets in the do ... More >>

Kim Brennan of Big Earl's Greasy Eats Pushes Back Against Conservative Cave Creek Columnist, Defends Mystery Diners Episode and Plans White Trash Bash

Kim Brennan, owner of Big Earl's Greasy Eats in Cave Creek, isn't ashamed to admit she was a stripper in another life. In fact, she's proud of herself for being smart enough to save her money, build a house and start a business in her adopted hometown. But Brennan, who once sat on Cave Creek's Tow ... More >>

Plenty of Fish in the Sea

The Devil's Daughters Put Valley Rockabilly Scene in Spotlight With New Music Video

See also: Meet The Devil's Daughters, Phoenix's New Sultry Rockabilly Sirens The Devil's Daughters became the talk of the rockabilly town last week when we introduced the Valley to their smokin'-hot sound and cool-cat style. As promised, the lovely ladies released their first music video over the ... More >>

Meet The Devil's Daughters, Phoenix's New Sultry Rockabilly Sirens

Arizona's rockabilly music scene has a new voice in Mesa's "devilish duet" The Devil's Daughters. Sultry sirens Mysti Moon and Lisa Mortensen are equipped with drop-dead stares and cool croons, and a swinging band to announce their arrival. Backed by drummer Leeroy Nelson, guitarist Shorty Kruetz, ... More >>

10 Favorite Street Art Sightings in Phoenix

​Street art is (thankfully) on the rise in Phoenix. In the past few years, we've seen hearts pasted, mural projects started, huge dripping landscapes painted, and stencils galore mark the sidewalks and corners of the city. There's a beauty in artwork that's painted, pasted, stenciled onto the st ... More >>

Weekend Brunch at Boulders on Broadway

In an effort to make Mom proud, Chow Bella's taking a good, hard look at the most important meal of the day in the form of Scrambled, a weekly review of local breakfast spots. We love breakfast -- obviously -- but let's be real, breakfast options can get a little predictable. Althou ... More >>

Journey, Foreigner, Alkaline Trio, Pool Parties, and Zombies Over the Weekend

​Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails Phoenix's dead showed up in grand style for the Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails on Friday night. Undead ghouls slammed back shots and cold ones while the still-living got painted up to look like their zombie brethren...see photos ​ ... More >>

Pool Parties, First Friday, The Palace, Jeff Bridges, Dropkick Murphys, Face To Face, and Nightlands Over the Weekend

​Cannonball Pool Party Kickoff The hipster pool party is officially back. The promoters of Sticky Fingers and Retro Hi-Fi have come together for the all new Cannonball Pool Party at the Lexington Hotel. The summer's remaining Sunday afternoons are going to be all about looking hip, taking a di ... More >>

Kitchen 56 Is an Arcadia Jewel with Pulled Pork and "Drunk Bread"

Polkadot Cadaver at The Rogue Bar

Photos by E. Groves​Polkadot Cadaver The Rogue Wednesday, May 17, 2011I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I -- a devout metal head -- had never heard of Polkadot Cadaver before this show. I went to see them because I had about a dozen friends who were going, and for weeks, they've been go ... More >>

Top Ten Indefensible "Your Music Sucks" Comments

Dammit, Scumbag Steve​Let's go ahead and start this whole thing off with a rhetorical question: is there any one thing more subjective than one's taste in music? Probably not. Taste in music is like a snowflake -- everyone has their own, unique set of genres and bands that they enjoy listening to ... More >>

Blast by Colt 45, Made by Pabst Brewing, Called Excessively Strong by Tom Horne and Other State Attorneys General

Blast by Colt 45, made by Pabst Brewing Company, is like a "binge in a can," according to Tom Horne and other state attorneys general.​ Arizona's official state gun is the Colt .45, but a trendy alcoholic drink that shares the name shouldn't be on shelves in its current form, says state A ... More >>

The Duce Defies Your Preconceived Notions of Downtown Phoenix

Green Bay Packers: Five Signs You Might be a Fan (and a Hillbilly)

Peter StorchPackers fans make Steelers fans look like GQ models.​The Green Bay Packers are headed to the Super Bowl this Sunday, which means one thing for those of us in civilized society (a.k.a. anywhere but Wisconsin): we're gonna have sit back and listen to the Midwestern drivel coming from the ... More >>

The Party Keeps Getting Better for Champagne Champagne

Charles "In Check" Eis, What Are You Eating?

Chales "In Check" Eis​Charles "In Check" Eis The guitarist for The Rails is gearing up for the band's upcoming album release in February. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Buffalo Burger at Native New Yorker. Favorite food: Enchiladas Least favorite food: Anything that's even been in the s ... More >>

Indie Bowl 3: Day Drinking and Kegling

Maria Vassett​It was the day-drinkin'-est Independents Bowl yet. By noon on Sunday, an hour before the 1 p.m. first roll, Let It Roll Bowl's bar was already filled with hipster bowlers knocking back $2.50 PBR tallboys and ordering pitchers of Miller Lite. Maria Vassett​You had to feel a little ... More >>

Tag, You're Art: Local Street Artists Are Tagging Over Murals and Calling It Art

!!!, Titus Andronicus, First Friday, Adult Swim, You Hang Up, and Screaming Females Over the Weekend

​!!! at The Clubhouse Last Night Now it is finally complete - the holy quadrilogy has taken form thanks to last night's raucous !!! show. This is the final chapter in my own little !!! saga -- one that started with the band's latest album Strange Weather, Isn't It? leaking on the internet, the ... More >>

Coco Beware

Fired talk-show host performs live and in person

Epic Super Hero Battle, AZ Bike Week, The PBR Spring Situation, Johnny Cupcakes, and More,

AZ CacophonyHoly look-alikes Batman! Some of the action from last year's Epic Super Hero Battle.​ If comic book flicks have taught us anything, it's that sequels can be a hit or miss proposition. Sure, Superman II, Spider-Man 2, and The Dark Knight were cool as hell, but they were in the minority ... More >>

The PBR Spring Situation

The PBR Spring Situation

Ryan Gaumont, What Are You Eating?

​ Ryan Gaumont The member of Bully Mammoth, a local group that performs written comedy, performs at the Phoenix Fringe Festival on Friday, April 9 at 8:30 p.m. at Space 55. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Pizza and beer. But the pizza had mushrooms on it, so it was totally healthy.Favori ... More >>

PB-R U Gonna Drink That?

Suck down budget beer at the Rogue

Behind the Bar: Laura Rose's White Trash with Money

​ ​Sometimes you're in the mood to put on your best silk stockings, sequined minidress and Jimmy Choo heels and sip cosmos in a trendy bar with a few of your best gal pals. White Trash with Money, on the other hand, is a cocktail for the days you'd rather lounge at home, unshowered, in ... More >>

PBR Brings Lucero To Yucca For Free

​A day after playing Coachella, Lucero will be in Tempe playing an outdoor show in the parking lot outside Yucca Tap Room on April 17. The show, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, will be free and have a carnival-type atmosphere like last year's Tiki Throwdown. The event will have a Jersey Shore them ... More >>

Chris Williams, What Are You Eating?

​Christopher WilliamsThe improv actor with the Light Rail Pirates, Chaos Comedy, Buck, The Team Formerly Known as Hope? and The Torch Theatre performs with Light Rail Pirates every Friday night in February at 10:30 p.m. at Space 55. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Lefto ... More >>

January 19 In Blogs: Anti-Arpaio March, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Nine 05, and Shaq

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Photo of Anarchists Assaulting a Horse at the Anti-Arpaio March, and Analysis of the Vide ... More >>

Free Pabst Blue Ribbon Tonight to Celebrate 'Conan'

Mmmm, free beer​If you're sad about Conan O'Brien's cancellation like I am, drown your tears with some tasty free Pabst Blue Ribbon beer tonight at a The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien viewing party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe. In addition to scoring freebie classy beer, there wi ... More >>

Phoenix Indie Bowl 2009 in Photos

Sadly this purple bowling shirt did not say "Jesus" on the left breast.​First the bad news: New Times is not your 2009 Indie Bowl champions. I take full responsibility for the failure of our vaunted "All Midwest Transplant Team," as I had by far the team's lowest score of the night in our first ga ... More >>

Oren J, What Are You Eating?

Oren J The lead singer of Silver Medallion and writer for www.getyourswagup.com performs at Pussycat Lounge Wednesday, November 18 for Pinky Ring. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Half a bottle of Reposado 1800 tequila.Favorite food: Sashimi. Least favorite food: Swine/pig. Favorite De ... More >>

Yucca Tap Room Hosts Tiki Party With Music From Fishbone

​The Yucca Tap Room will host a "Tiki Throwdown" next month featuring local acts like Fivespeed, Black Carl, Liar's Handshake, The Revenge, The Necronauts, and What Laura Says. The event is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon (the cheap suds which The Onion has pointed out is still cruising on a medal ... More >>

Niki's Weekend Word: Mill Avenue, downtown Phoenix, Summer of Sound, and Foxboro Hot Tubs

Hog Wylde

Close your eyes and think of metal

Bring On the Backlash

Stirring up hype and spiting the haters

Recent releases from local acts

Now that's what we call music!

Trailer Mix

"Trash" is Pumphouse's treasure

Barbecue Nations

Aryanfest was hardly the badass event it billed itself. Shaved-headed men hugged each other like they were at a gay pride picnic.

BEST BEER SELECTION

Papago Brewing Company

Smoke Rings

Long Wong's is still a smoky dive, but the smoke is on the patio

Trashman

Where unit-moving heroes of rock are exposed as the passionless sissies they really are

Recordings

EASTSIDE STORY: THE DRAGS COME WEST