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Don't Want to Go to Coachella? Good Thing All These Coachella Bands Are Coming to Phoenix (Pt. 2)

Phoenix is scheduled to perform Monday, April 8, at Marquee Theatre./td>Last week we ran a list of Coachella bands headed to Phoenix around the festival's dates. Well, since then the list has grown, including big name acts like Phoenix, The Postal Service, and Tegan and Sara. So allow us to fill you ... More >>

Coachella 2013 Official Lineup is Posted

The wait, as they say, is finally over. You can cease all the speculation of who the hell is officially playing this year's Coachella as Goldenvoice unveiled the lineup in grand fashion. See also: -Who Is Really Playing Coachella This Year? -The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella, but Some ... More >>

The 2012 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll

What Will the Top Food Trends for Phoenix Be in 2013?

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.Soon, 2013 will be upon us and so will a new year ... More >>

DJ Fernandes Opens Vovomeena Later This Month and Makes a Very Big Deal about Coffee

Editor's Note: After this post was published, the owner indicated that Vovomeena will not open until next Tuesday, possibly later. The post has been edited to reflect that. We'll keep you posted DJ Fernandes, the architect and co-owner of Tuck Shop and Astor House, has partnered up with Jessica Rui ... More >>

Sam Adams Thirteenth Hour

Beer: Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Brewery: Boston Brewing Co. Style: Belgian-style stout ABV: 9 percent See also: Four Peaks Up 'N' Runnin' See also: Odell DeConstruction I like to think I'm pretty advanced, from an evolutionary standpoint. I went to college; I can string sentences together fair ... More >>

Astor House: Stellar Sandwiches and a Laid-Back Vibe

Ask a Mexican on a Mexican Marshall Plan and Foul Language

Masters of Wine: The Test

Welcome to Vine Geeks, where Brian Reeder and Pavle Milic of AZ Wine Merchants take the drinking game quite seriously. Pay attention -- you might just learn something. This past week, a record 98 students took the test to obtain their Masters of Wine, trying to join the mere 298 worldwide who curr ... More >>

Portugal. The Man, Crescent Ballroom, 4/6/12

See also: A Whirlwind Year Leaves Portugal. The Man's Frontman Stress-free Portugal. The Man Crescent Ballroom Friday, April 6 When a band spends a considerable amount of time on the road, as Portugal. The Man has since the release of In the Mountain in the Cloud almost a year ago, the cumulative ... More >>

J. Hoberman Names His Top Movies of the Year

Ask a Mexican on Drug Cartels and Conquistadors

Slightly Stoopid's Rymo On the Band's New Album, Surfing, and BBQ

Silverback Management/Slightly Stoopid​ The members of Slightly Stoopid have been making music together for more than a decade. Slightly Stoopid's sound is varied. Its six members wield an array of instruments including congas, harp, trumpet, keyboard and saxophone. They've toured with such ... More >>

Portugal. The Man

Seasons 52 Promises Fresh Food & Wine at Biltmore Fashion Park starting Oct. 25

Curious passersby peered in the floor to ceiling windows of Seasons 52 at Biltmore Fashion Park this past Saturday for a better look at the five-course lunch, complete with wine pairings, previewing the location's opening a week from today, Oct. 25. The plan is to serve up tasty seasonal fare that w ... More >>

X Japan Is the Biggest Rock Band in Their Homeland -- Can They Finally Break Through in the States?

Brazilian Degrees

Get in on the latest “American” tradition

Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

Becky Lee Is Big in Portugal

Top Ten of 2009: Michael Lopez

Up on the Sun is counting down the days until the unveiling of music editor Martin Cizmar's personal Best of 2009 list with some other lists from Phoenix New Times' stable of excellent freelancers. Today we bring you a list from Michael Lopez, a New Times contributor, and regular blogger at Up on th ... More >>

Hot Links: F-16 Jets, H1N1 in Schools, and McCain's Mom

​State parks officials have devised a plan to aid Arizona's ailing parks: add $10 to $15 to the cost of car registration. In return, motorists, who could likely opt out of the surcharge, would be able to visit any state park for free. The state has already seen the closure of three parks and reduc ... More >>

Chef Talk: Felicia Ruiz, Lola Tapas

Heather Hoch Chef Felicia Ruiz on her newly opened outdoor patio.​Chef Felicia Ruiz is totally adorable. Okay, we don't mean to gush, but she's that special kind of person that makes you feel automatically welcome and at ease, especially in what she calls her second home, Lola Tapas.We gues ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Omar Call Preaches Atheism on Tempe's Mill Avenue

Meaty Girl: Schreiner's Fine Sausage

When I heard about Schreiner's Fine Sausage -- a family-owned business that's provided Phoenix with fine meats since 1955 -- I was ecstatic. As I approached the unassuming red-and-white building with retro-looking signs on Seventh Street, I felt like I was on a school field trip. Once inside, I gaz ... More >>

Eartha Kitt

The Very Best of Eartha Kitt
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Cannes takes a decidedly serious tone with films featuring sites of social conflict

Marcos Najera asks the Fifth Question – am I a Jew?

Why can't Mexico get its act together? Blame it on Spain

Youth Without Youth: Coppola’s back with a Faustian romance about the reversal of time

Beautiful Dreamer

Adopted transvestite searches for Mom but runs into everything else

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Long, Strange Trips

Dispatches from the world of travel writing

Haunt the PHX in Style

A Plateful of Prada

Dining has become so darn pretentious, like a version of "ChefsGone Wild"

Short Attention Span

Indies roll into the Valley

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Buzz-Kill Betty

Our intrepid gal learns the hazards of sticking a tape recorder in a drunk's face

Old News

Reissues dominated, but an international crop of films yielded some good harvest

Immaterial Girl

With a diverse following and a stand-alone attitude, Nelly Furtado hit it big by being herself. But how long can it last?

From the Darkroom Ages

Out of the glitz of the Digital Age comes a show that recalls the classic value of film photography

Emerald Guile

Exploring a variety of the world's folk traditions with daring aplomb, the Chieftains continue to draw on a musical well that looks as if it may never run dry

Teach His Own

Class will tell in Mesa art educator exhibition

Farm Follows Function

Great Musical Experiences of 1998

Sojourn Exposure

Along Comes Mary

Young Fife: The Lost First Decade

He may have gone to Harvard and been elected governor. But did J. Fife Symington III spend his early years on the poor side of Phoenix?

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