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Rhode Island

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Deer Tick's John McCauley on Hanging Out With Brian Williams While Hungover

    Alt-country stumblers Deer Tick know how to keep up the pace. Songwriter John McCauley started the band back in 2004, and since then it's morphed from a solo project into a full-fledges rock 'n' roll machine, spitting cheap domestic beer and rangy Americana fury. Back in October they released Divi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Treasure MammaL's "Real Talk Diaries" Chapter Five

    Friday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. I wake up to the above photo. This tour feels more than three days old. Outside, the morning is overcast but refreshing. While my bandmates sleep, I do push-ups and yoga in the backyard; Treasure MammaL teaches you not to give a fuck in public. I reflect on the poor ... More >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2011

    AraabMuzik @ Bar Smith

    Friday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. I wake up to the above photo. This tour feels more than three days old. Outside, the morning is overcast but refreshing. While my bandmates sleep, I do push-ups and yoga in the backyard; Treasure MammaL teaches you not to give a fuck in public. I reflect on the poor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Bistro 24's Stephen Toevs, Part 2

    Maya DukmasovaExecutive Chef Stephen Toevs in the kitchen at Bistro 24​Yesterday we chatted with Stephen Toevs, the new Executive Chef at Bistro 24, about what he will be changing on the menu and how he emulated Julia Child as a kid. Today, he shares more of his story. After your rugby injury, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Meet Bistro 24's New Executive Chef - Stephen Toevs

    Maya DukmasovaExecutive Chef Stephen Toevs in the kitchen at Bistro 24​Stephen Toevs (pronounced tay-vz) is the new Executive Chef at Bistro 24 at the Ritz-Carlton. Originally from Bristol, Rhode Island, from an ethnically Portuguese family, Toevs cycled through a variety of jobs and career pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    The Ritz-Carlton Names Stephen Toevs as New Executive Chef

    Linda M. HeroldNew Executive Chef Stephen Toevs will bring his memory-making meals to The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix.​One of chef Stephen Toevs fondest memories of food is shelling fish with his father and grandfather off the coast of Rhode Island for his mother's capellini pasta with white clam sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Liz Isenberg at The Trunk Space, 6/8/11

    Anthony SandovalCourier New gets crazy with a variable speed changer.​ Liz IsenbergTrunk SpaceWednesday, June 8, 2011 One of the absolute treats of a stripped down, do-it-yourself show is that a musician cannot hide behind bright lights, over-processed distortion, or the skills of other musi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Taking a Bite Outta Guy Fieri's Hot Wieners

    The Virgin gets hands on with her wiener.​In honor of Guy Fieri's visit this Tuesday, June 7, with his Guy Fieri Road Show, I dug through the Food Network Top 100 Guy Fieri recipes and found a gem from Guy's Big Bite: Hot Wieners Rhode Island Style. Now, to us non-Rhode Islanders (or would ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Victory for the ACLU Against Arpaio and Lieutenant Joe Sousa

    The Virgin gets hands on with her wiener.​In honor of Guy Fieri's visit this Tuesday, June 7, with his Guy Fieri Road Show, I dug through the Food Network Top 100 Guy Fieri recipes and found a gem from Guy's Big Bite: Hot Wieners Rhode Island Style. Now, to us non-Rhode Islanders (or would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Avery Brewing Co. Pulls Out of Arizona, 7 Other States

    whatweredrinking.blogspot.com ​Get your Maharaja, The Czar, and White Rascal while you can. Colorado-based Avery Brewing Co. announced Thursday it plans to withdraw from eight states and seven other partial-state markets beginning in April.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    International Think Tank Ranks "Most Peaceful" U.S. States. Arizona Didn't Do So Hot

    The Grand Canyon State tends to keep things pretty gangsta.​Good news: according to rankings from an international think tank, Arizona is not the most violent state in America, which may come as a shock considering we're one of only two states in the entire country to consider having its own ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    Honoring the People Who Died Listening to Great White and the People Who Didn't

    The Grand Canyon State tends to keep things pretty gangsta.​Good news: according to rankings from an international think tank, Arizona is not the most violent state in America, which may come as a shock considering we're one of only two states in the entire country to consider having its own ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Pinal County Perv Tells Cops He Can't Stop Molesting Little Girls

    PCSOSalvador Valentin can't stop molesting little girls.​A Pinal County pervert admitted to police that he can't stop molesting little girls and he needs to go to jail -- that was only after police suspected him of molesting a 9-year-old family friend.The Pinal County Sheriff's Office got informat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Deer Tick Hits up Sail Inn Before Auctioning Off Tour Bus

    Deer Tick with The Flagship, the tour bus the band is auctioning for charity.​Benefit shows can be a dime a dozen. And, due to their ubiquity, that can be about as much as they raise sometimes. Rhode Island band Deer Tick's taking another route, auctioning off a tour bus to raise funds for OxFam I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Three Generations of One Family Convicted of Trafficking Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Weed

    ​ Peddlin' weed is a family affair for the Bowens, a Chandler family that's tri-generational weed-trafficking biz has come to an end with the convictions of three of its members.Federal authorities announced today that Kingsley Lloyd Bowen, 66, of Brooklyn, New York, is the latest member of t ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: For Those Living in the Arizona County That's Ground Zero for Drug and Human Trafficking Along the Border, the Illegal Immigration Crisis Is Personal

    ​ Peddlin' weed is a family affair for the Bowens, a Chandler family that's tri-generational weed-trafficking biz has come to an end with the convictions of three of its members.Federal authorities announced today that Kingsley Lloyd Bowen, 66, of Brooklyn, New York, is the latest member of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Lenard Rubin of The Vig and The Vig Uptown

    Lenard Rubin has a confidence about him that comes from being a two-time James Beard House invitee with 25 years experience as a chef -- most notably with the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain. The guy's background includes an extensive stints in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, Boston, New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Calexico, Sharon Jones, Andrew Bird, to Play Newport Folk Festival

    Arizona's Calexico.​The Newport Folk Festival is historically significant, not just because of its ever-exciting, often bleeding edge lineup, but because in 1965 Bob Dylan decided to plug in and play electric, much to the dismay of a large portion of the crowd. That set forever changed people's id ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2009

    Fake Kissing: A Tribute to the Long History of Kiss Tribute Bands

    Arizona's Calexico.​The Newport Folk Festival is historically significant, not just because of its ever-exciting, often bleeding edge lineup, but because in 1965 Bob Dylan decided to plug in and play electric, much to the dismay of a large portion of the crowd. That set forever changed people's id ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Chef Talk: Greg LaPrad, Quiessence

    It's hard to believe Greg LaPrad, executive chef and owner of Phoenix's farm-to-table sensation, Quiessence Restaurant & Wine Bar, almost didn't make it as a chef. Nicki Escudero Greg LaPrad at Quiessence​The 28-year-old, originally from Connecticut, got his start cooking wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Joe Arpaio & Lt. Joe Sousa: We Don't Need No Stinking Badges!

    from Channel 5's raw footageLt. Joe Sousa, helping MCSO maintain its knuckledragging imageIn a mentally-challenged media stunt, made more so by the ravings of Rhode Island redneck Lt. Joe Sousa, Sheriff Joe's self-described unit commander for human smuggling, MCSO's 287(g) task force members placed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Conor Oberst Keeps it Mystical at Marquee

    Luke HolwerdaConor Oberst on stage at the Marquee in Tempe on April 14, 2009. Comparing Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan is somewhat old hat. It's easy enough to make a case for grouping the two Midwestern singer-songwriters known for folky instrumentation and unique styles of story-telling, and people hav ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    The Bird Wants to Take a Blowtorch to 287(g) and Looks Forward to Saturday’s Anti-Arpaio March

    Luke HolwerdaConor Oberst on stage at the Marquee in Tempe on April 14, 2009. Comparing Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan is somewhat old hat. It's easy enough to make a case for grouping the two Midwestern singer-songwriters known for folky instrumentation and unique styles of story-telling, and people hav ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 19, 2009

    Tuck Shop Invites You to Come for the Skirt Steak and Stay for the Best Gin and Tonic in Town

    Luke HolwerdaConor Oberst on stage at the Marquee in Tempe on April 14, 2009. Comparing Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan is somewhat old hat. It's easy enough to make a case for grouping the two Midwestern singer-songwriters known for folky instrumentation and unique styles of story-telling, and people hav ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Badfish/Scotty Don't

    Luke HolwerdaConor Oberst on stage at the Marquee in Tempe on April 14, 2009. Comparing Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan is somewhat old hat. It's easy enough to make a case for grouping the two Midwestern singer-songwriters known for folky instrumentation and unique styles of story-telling, and people hav ... More >>

  • Music

    November 6, 2008

    Larkin Grimm

    Parplar
    (Young God Records)

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    "Felon-Hunting" Web Site Actually a Grand Goof

    Parplar
    (Young God Records)

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    Daughters, and Russian Circles

    Parplar
    (Young God Records)

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    Summer Guide: The Geography of Bliss is the one book about happiness you should read this summer

    Parplar
    (Young God Records)

  • Film

    October 25, 2007

    Dan in Reel Life

    Cobbled together from better movies

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    The Party's Over

    The Phoenix rave scene loses a hot spot — and may put another one on ice

  • Film

    June 28, 2007

    Blah-Blah Sisterhood

    Chick-flick genre should disown this one

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Long Live Mock 'n' Roll

    Homage sweet homage

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    The State of Her State

    Few argue that Janet Napolitano has been a good governor. The question is, why isn't she great?

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Monstrous

    Mother Nature's Slaves
    (Howler)

  • Film

    November 24, 2005

    All Yours

    Lowering the bar for miserable remakes

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, May 12, 2005

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Streaker

    The rise and fall -- and rise and fall -- of Phoenix Coyotes record-breaking goalie

  • Film

    June 19, 2003

    Dim and Kimber

    Discomfort in stupidity

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Scenes From Nowhere

    A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

  • Culture

    February 13, 2003

    Arts and Crafts

    Mesa Contemporary Arts presents its annual crafts show, and it's not as boring as it sounds. Honest.

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Junkyard God

    Professional pack rat Gus Brethauer turns trash into treasure at the state's strangest museum

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Bitter Pill

    Glendale's Juarez debuts with a brilliant platter of pharmaceutical country-pop

  • Film

    June 22, 2000

    Bawdy Double

    Jim Carrey gives 200 percent in Farrelly Brothers' raunchy Me, Myself & Irene

  • Film

    September 2, 1999

    Hard Times

    Rude comic aggression mingles with sweet innocence once again in Outside Providence, the Farrelly brothers' paean to vanished youth

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Flashes

    Rude comic aggression mingles with sweet innocence once again in Outside Providence, the Farrelly brothers' paean to vanished youth

  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    Earl of Strat

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Film

    November 13, 1997

    Of Mole Rats and Men

    Errol Morris does a job on American work-force eccentrics

  • Music

    July 18, 1996

    Pit of Despair

    Errol Morris does a job on American work-force eccentrics

  • Music

    December 2, 1992

    HEY, DUKE, WILL UBIQUITOUS?GUITARIST ROBILLARD HAS MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE

    Errol Morris does a job on American work-force eccentrics

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