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Portland (Oregon)

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    M. Ward Discusses "A Wasteland Companion," and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb

    See also: fIREHOSE's Ed Crawford: "It Was Our Job. We F**kin' Showed Up Every Day." M. Ward has slowly and sturdily built himself up as a songwriter and producer over the past decade, with a string of hushed folk, country, blues, and pop inflected records that don't cry out for attention, but quiet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Six More Food(ie) Terms that Drive Laurie Notaro Nuts

    It turns out people get pissed when you call them out for acting elitist for something they have to do or they die. We all have to eat; but when you start acting kinda Big Ike about it, you ruin it for everybody. Thus, here are six more terms plus a bonus round that I'd like to permanently strike fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Joe Arpaio Threat Suspect Has A Bit of A History Dealing With Law Enforcement

    ​According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the gentleman pictured above is 35-year-old Clifton Dawayne Brooks -- the guy the sheriff's office says "threatened to kill" Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Arpaio and the FBI announced yesterday that the FBI's Portland, Oregon office raided the house Brooks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Craft Coffee: Call It the "Bean of the Month Club"

    Jonathan Meter Jessica Hertle, The Bite Sized Blog Craft Coffee's map of roasters.​ If you ballpark the number of coffee roasters in the United States who are seasonally finding the tastiest coffees from around the world and roasting them to perfection, you really only have more than a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    The Decemberists at Mesa Arts Center With Video, 8/11/11

    The DecemberistsMesa Arts CenterThursday, August 11I guess I had The Decemberists pegged wrong. Here's this insanely popular indie-folk-Americana blended outfit with heavily starched clothing that comes from (where else?) Portland, Oregon. Yes, lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy has a beard. Yes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Out of Reverie Tour: Day 6

    Jake KraussThe "1167," our venue in Eugene.​Last night was definitely one to remember, but as much as we wanted to stay in Eugene, we had to move on to the next show. Traveling ahead unded up being a very good decision as Tacoma rocked all our socks off. So, after a little afternoon breakfast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Gwen Ashley Walters' Perfect Food Day

    Gwen Ashley Walters​Gwen Ashley Walters is a professionally trained chef, and spends her days writing about food -- you might know her blog Pen & Fork. She is a "smoothie savant" and tweets (@chefgwen) about her ultra creative smoothie ingredients like Avocado Kiwi Lime Sriracha. She's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Starfucker at Trunk Space Last Night

    Starfucker​StarfuckerSunday, March 13, 2011Trunk SpaceWhat's a band to do en route to next week's SXSW? Perhaps spend a night on Grand Ave. in Phoenix at Trunk Space whilst they make their way to Austin? Such was the more than decent decision by Portland indie/electronic outfit Starfucker. March i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Wildfish Seafood Grill Hires Sushi Chef

    The raw bar at Wildfish Seafood Grille​Already a reliable spot for a good crabcake or a big platter of raw oysters to slurp, now Wildfish Seafood Grill is bringing sushi and sashimi into the mix with the hiring of sushi chef Stephan Martin.It's a natural evolution for the Waterfront restaurant, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    MasterChef With Gordon Ramsay, The American Idol of Cooking Shows, Coming to Fox in July

    With no restaurant experience, a passion for cooking, and a dream of one day working as a professional chef, 50 just-like-us contestants will test their skills and palate in hopes of becoming the winner of MasterChef, the cooking competition show coming to Fox on July 29. Gordon Ramsay, the show's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    National Donut Day -- Free 'Nuts Around Phoenix

    ​Stop the presses, people! It's National Donut Day. (Or is it Doughnut? We always wonder.) With temperatures soaring in the Valley this weekend, you might want to stick a glazed donut on each butt cheek and look in the mirror before indulging. But if you don't give a hoot, here are some loca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Phoenix Suns Crush Blazers in Game Five, Thanks to 55 Points Off the Bench; Game Six Is Thursday in Portland

    www.nba.com/sunsChanning Frye: 20 huge points off the bench.​Game Five belonged to the bench. Channing Frye scored 20 points and his fellow reserves scored 35 points Monday night as the Phoenix Suns' super-subs wrested control of their first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Job for a Cowboy Tour Dates and Landmine Marathon Album Stream

    Job For A Cowboy​Wanna hear some free local metal? MetalSucks is hosting an exclusive stream of Landmine Marathon's new album, Sovereign Descent, which hit stores on Tuesday, March 16.In other Phoenix-area metal news, Glendale's Job for a Cowboy have announced a spring headlining tour that kicks o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    People's Biennial Slated for SMoCA Raises Hackles of Local Artists and Curators

    Kathleen VanesianCould this be a contender for SMoCA's upcoming "People's Biennial"?​ The art community grapevine in this Valley is about three inches long, so it didn't take much time for me to get calls concerning a recent, very heated panel discussion at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    A Statewide Sales Tax Hike for the Arts — In This Economy? Are They Insane?

    Kathleen VanesianCould this be a contender for SMoCA's upcoming "People's Biennial"?​ The art community grapevine in this Valley is about three inches long, so it didn't take much time for me to get calls concerning a recent, very heated panel discussion at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    NSFW: New Yeasayer Video For "Ambling Alp" Is Frighteningly Sexy

    Yeasayer's new NSFW video for their fantastic new single "Ambling Alp" confuses and titillates me all at once​If you were wondering if you should make bones about the recent rash of NSFW music videos these days, please don't. Bands and artists alike are stretching the boundaries for what should be ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2009

    The Thermals

    Yeasayer's new NSFW video for their fantastic new single "Ambling Alp" confuses and titillates me all at once​If you were wondering if you should make bones about the recent rash of NSFW music videos these days, please don't. Bands and artists alike are stretching the boundaries for what should be ... More >>

  • News

    July 9, 2009

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Yeasayer's new NSFW video for their fantastic new single "Ambling Alp" confuses and titillates me all at once​If you were wondering if you should make bones about the recent rash of NSFW music videos these days, please don't. Bands and artists alike are stretching the boundaries for what should be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Loretta Lynn Plays the Classics at Celebrity

    Luke HolwerdaLoretta Lynn on the circular stage of Celebrity Theatre.It's been five years since Loretta Lynn's Grammy-winning collaboration with Jack White but it seemed even longer at last night's Celebrity Theatre show, where the Van Lear Rose era seemed long forgotten. Sure, a few curious hipste ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Lame Ducks

    Devils take on an Oregon team that hasn’t played in a generation

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

    That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Port Landings

    More Phoenix sons and daughters hit the Oregon trail

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Happy Thanksgiving, Again

    Every day is Turkey Day for Portland folk-rocker

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Tim and Eric From Adult Swim Coming to Tempe

    Adult Swim fans -- and we know there are a lot of you out there -- are about to freak out. Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame are coming to Tempe next month as part of a national tour. It's a follow-up to this year's tour, which sold out in all 14 cities last April and May."M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Pink Martini at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater

    Adult Swim fans -- and we know there are a lot of you out there -- are about to freak out. Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame are coming to Tempe next month as part of a national tour. It's a follow-up to this year's tour, which sold out in all 14 cities last April and May."M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    Local Label Spotlight: Funzalo Records

    Adult Swim fans -- and we know there are a lot of you out there -- are about to freak out. Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame are coming to Tempe next month as part of a national tour. It's a follow-up to this year's tour, which sold out in all 14 cities last April and May."M ... More >>

  • Film

    January 24, 2008

    Untraceable: Big, dumb, and not much fun

    Adult Swim fans -- and we know there are a lot of you out there -- are about to freak out. Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame are coming to Tempe next month as part of a national tour. It's a follow-up to this year's tour, which sold out in all 14 cities last April and May."M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Red Alert

    Sphere and loathing in Scottsdale

  • News

    October 18, 2007

    Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

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  • Home Entertainment

    October 11, 2007

    You'll Laugh Dying

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  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Clubhouse Rules

    Tearing it up in Tempe

  • News

    November 23, 2006

    Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 23, 2006

    Tearing it up in Tempe

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Yellow Swans

    Clinical trial

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    Viva Voce

    Get Yr Blood Sucked Out
    (Barsuk Records)

  • Music

    January 26, 2006

    Lightheaded

    Wrong Way
    (Tres Records)

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    Novel Tease

    The First Fiction tour treats new authors like rock stars

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    Meow Minx

    Answering the cat call of the Subcutaneous Film Festival

  • News

    February 19, 2004

    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.

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    In Darkness, In Light

    M. Ward attends his hero's funeral and walks away with designs for an evocative new album

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2002

    Sex, Lives and Videotape

    Documentary shines light on life among the swing set

  • Music

    October 26, 2000

    Fowl Play

    Tempe combo's music is a little tough to describe, but it tastes like Chicken

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Back to Earth

    Elliott Smith's 'moment' has passed; now he's just making music

  • Calendar

    May 14, 1998

    Night & Day

    May 14 - 20, 1998

  • Music

    October 16, 1997

    Reconstructed Funk

    Tempe sextet Bionic Jive plays cosmic slop with a twist

  • Music

    May 1, 1997

    Qwestioned Ballots

    Tempe sextet Bionic Jive plays cosmic slop with a twist

  • Music

    August 29, 1996

    Sage Advice

    Wipers front man Greg Sage on d.i.y., surviving the music biz, and life in the Valley

  • Music

    April 18, 1996

    Songbird Rising

    Live music in Phoenix is there if you want it -- whatever it is you want

  • Music

    September 22, 1994

    RANDOM REVIEWS

    Live music in Phoenix is there if you want it -- whatever it is you want

  • News

    June 15, 1994

    THE SHANE OF IT ALL

    SHANE STANT WHACKED NANCY KERRIGAN'S LEG. HERE'S WHY HE THINKS HE'S A VICTIM

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