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Spicy Chili and Sweet Orange Blossom Beer at Hoptoberfest in Chandler

This turkey chili (front) made us reach for the Kleenex with its creamy heat, but the chicken chili was more of a bland sniffles cure. ​After two weekends of foodie and wine festivals, Chandler's beer drinkers got their fix this Saturday at the Hoptoberfest Chili Cook Off, hosted by the Hung ... More >>

Phoenix Dining Cards Are Your New Favorite Gift for CenPho-ites

​In need of a quick gift for a CenPho pal that likes to eat at locally owned restaurants? Have I got an idea for you. Check out Phoenix Dining Cards. Packaged like a deck of cards, each of the 52 cards inside is a gift certificate to a local restaurant in Central Phoenix -- 50 cards are worth ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa at Mesa Amphitheatre, 6-28-11

Photos by Shawn AndersonWiz Khalifa performed a sold-out show in Mesa.​Wiz KhalifaMesa Amphitheatre Tuesday, June 28, 2011The cloud of smoke that lingered over the crowd at last night's sold-out Wiz Khalifa show was proof positive that the Pittsburgh rapper's Rolling Papers tour had lived up ... More >>

The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

Calexico, Super Bowl XLV, The Twelves, Interpol, The Bird's Nest, Dual Duel, Daniel Bernard, and First Friday Over the Weekend

​Calexico at Corona Ranch ​Someone at Corona Ranch realized it was after 11 p.m. Someone knew the band had been playing for damn-near two-hours. Someone wanted to punch their time-card and go home, not caring to hear a truly stellar Southwesternized version of "Tomorrow Never Knows," which y ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa's Bitches Love Him in "Black and Yellow"

Wiz Khalifa​Dang, it's sad when a song climbing up the Billboard Hot 100 charts refers to women as hos and bitches. Such is the case with Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," which had to be cleaned up extensively for radio play. The original "dirty" version is riddled with n-bombs, as well, but it's ... More >>

The Next Three Days: Paul Haggis Shows No Improvement

Wiz Khalifa​Dang, it's sad when a song climbing up the Billboard Hot 100 charts refers to women as hos and bitches. Such is the case with Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," which had to be cleaned up extensively for radio play. The original "dirty" version is riddled with n-bombs, as well, but it's ... More >>

Bryan Devendorf of The National Talks SB1070, Sounding British and Chick-fil-A

​Few bands are better suited to soundtrack a stiff drink and a contemplative stare than The National, who have been issuing literate, dark records for the past decade. High Violet, their latest, is another notch on their belt, full of powerful songs that combine their Midwest gravitas with New Yor ... 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 >>

Significant Others

Pennsylvania musical groups birth solo outings

“Looking Back on the Future” Shows Modified Arts Is in Good Hands

Pennsylvania musical groups birth solo outings

The Dead Milkmen's Joe Jack Talcum Visits Trunk Space on February 2

Joseph Genaro (a.k.a. Joe Jack Talcum) is scheduled to perform on Tuesday, February 2, at the Trunk Space.​I've been hearing stories from a few of my musician friends about the lengthy trips they've undertaken to see the Dead Milkmen in concert since the infamous comical punk band reunited and beg ... More >>

Reading: Good Greasy Eats

Blog name: www.goodgreasyeats.com Who writes it: The blog is powered by several people throughout the country, including residents in Pittsburgh and Phoenix. The blog's written by average Joes, including a film school drop-out, a cookbook writer, a business student, a zookeeper and a ... More >>

D-Backs Watch Dodgers Stage Comeback Win, Despite Five Double Plays and a Four-Run Lead

Billy Buckner allowed only one run and five hits in seven innings against Los Angeles.Billy Buckner finally got a real taste of what it's like to be a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season after last night's 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Much like fellow starters Dan Haren and Doug ... More >>

Dating Won't Break the Bank, Says Survey that Ranks Phoenix No. 4 in Cheapest Places to Date

www.adultfriendsbythehost10.com​Men throughout the Valley can take a collective sigh of relief; Phoenix offers some of the cheapest dates in the country.No gentlemen, that does not mean that the women are cheap, but rather the places you take them, as you try and woo them into submission, wo ... More >>

Mayor Phil Gordon Torpedoes Arpaio Over the Sheriff’s Neo-Nazi and Nativist Pals, and One More Reason the Democrats Need to Take Boxing Lessons

www.adultfriendsbythehost10.com​Men throughout the Valley can take a collective sigh of relief; Phoenix offers some of the cheapest dates in the country.No gentlemen, that does not mean that the women are cheap, but rather the places you take them, as you try and woo them into submission, wo ... More >>

Art Burn: "Clothing" Swap and Comfort Food at That's a Wrap

Since we checked out the cool paper art at Green, we've been curious about what's going on over at sister restaurant That's a Wrap on 7th St. in Phoenix -- or at least, curious about what's going on their walls. The two veggie-friendly eateries were sired by restauranteur Damon Brasc ... More >>

Right-Wing Extremist Violence Possible as Left Gets Its Way, Napolitano's Homeland Security Warns

A new report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns of a "resurgence" in violent right-wing extremism, driven by economic and political factors such the election of President Obama. The hardscrabble economy, the return from war zones of "disgruntled" veterans, illegal immigration and ... More >>

Austin's The Meat Puppets Have New Album, Tour

The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

Adventureland Lets Us Revisit the Summer of Our '80s Youth

The Meat Puppets of Austin, Texas Austin, Texas based-band The Meat Puppets (How much do you old Mill types hate seeing that? But that's how they bill themselves!) have a new album, Sewn Together, coming out next month and will tour extensively in support of it, playing everywhere in the continenta ... More >>

Philadelphia Columnist Says Glendale Boring, Arizona Good for Nothing But Porn Stars

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno Is Strictly Softcore

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

Actors Theatre presents View of the Harbor, Black Theatre Troupe has Gem of the Ocean, and more in this fall theater preview

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

Future Shock: Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Diamond, Rusted Root, and more

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

There's a certain familiarity to this year's Sundance crop. Thankfully, a few gems cut through the noise

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

Instro Magic

Is Glendale horrifically boring, its citizens so apathetic toward football they wouldn't care if Larry Fitzgerald was nearly killed in a motorcyle accident?That's what blogger Jason McIntyre of the Metro of Philadelphia writes in a recent blog post trashing the town entitled "Glendale Less Than Supe ... More >>

Theater Scene

What's running now

Playing the Percentages

Going south in a good way

Frank Black

Now Pixie-free!

Cutting-Edge Cup o' Joe

Tea and mocha at SMoCA, anyone?

Letters

Letters from the week of March 24-30, 2005

Funk Off You Funkin' Funk!

Mickey's supplies the hangover on NYE

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Mickey's supplies the hangover on NYE

Big Scam Theory

Downtown Phoenix has always had its high points, but the Civic Center boondoggle isn't one of them

New Model Army

Great Expectations: The Singles Collection (Superfecta)

Anti-Flag The Terror State (Fat Wreck Chords)

Speech Therapy

Richard Florida jump-starts downtown dialogue

Taxi Drivers

It's the individual performances that make this production of Jitney worth hailing

America's Ogre of Train Bombing

You don't know about NITTY GRITTY in your city?

Red Alert

Blues expatriate Louisiana Red finds a home, and an audience, in Germany

DineAsty

The Kaufmans have another winner in Nonni's Kitchen

Group Efforts

Make-ups, breakups and other local band gossip abound

Punk Monk

Make-ups, breakups and other local band gossip abound

Flashes

Make-ups, breakups and other local band gossip abound

Hey, Hey, We're the Wonders!

That Thing You Do!: Tom Hanks takes the last train to hitsville

Handy Man

That Thing You Do!: Tom Hanks takes the last train to hitsville

HOMELESS ON THE RANGE

GOP leaders want local governments to run social programs and charities to assume more of the burden. Neither idea is working in Kingman, where no good deed goes unpunished.

RECORDINGS

GOP leaders want local governments to run social programs and charities to assume more of the burden. Neither idea is working in Kingman, where no good deed goes unpunished.

SHAME AND FORTUNE

HIS REAL ESTATE EMPIRE HAS COLLAPSED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS HE'S TOO BROKE TO BOTHER SUING. BUT GOVERNOR SYMINGTON WILL NEVER REALLY BE POOR.

STUDENTS OF CRIME

HIS REAL ESTATE EMPIRE HAS COLLAPSED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS HE'S TOO BROKE TO BOTHER SUING. BUT GOVERNOR SYMINGTON WILL NEVER REALLY BE POOR.