Rio de Janeiro

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2012

Carnaval Dancing Queen

In Season: Pumpkin Puree

Jennifer Woods Homemade pumpkin puree is quite light orange. I'm not sure why the canned stuff is so deep brown-orange in color.​Lately, in this In Season series, we're taking a look at what I take home from Crooked Sky Farms each week and see what I've done with my CSA share, or part share ... More >>

Attorney Justin Pierce to Fill Kirk Adams Seat in Arizona House

www.jacksonlewis.comAttorney Justin Pierce will serve the remainder of Kirk Adams' term in the Arizona House of Representatives.​There's a new member of the Arizona House of Representatives: attorney Justin Pierce was appointed today to serve the remainder of former Speaker Kirk Adams' term.The Ma ... More >>

Brazil Nuts

www.jacksonlewis.comAttorney Justin Pierce will serve the remainder of Kirk Adams' term in the Arizona House of Representatives.​There's a new member of the Arizona House of Representatives: attorney Justin Pierce was appointed today to serve the remainder of former Speaker Kirk Adams' term.The Ma ... 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 >>

The Twelves Talk Mixtapes, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Europe vs. America, Coachella, and More

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

New Year’s Eve Carnaval Celebration @ W Scottsdale

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

Halloween Guide

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

Our Guide to Scaring Up a Good Time This Halloween

The Twelves are scheduled to perform on Sunday at 910 Live.Like many other DJs and EDM artists have done in recent years, the Brazilian beat-blasting duo of João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira (a.k.a. The Twelves) made it to the big time via the blogosphere.After their raucous remixes of MIA, Asobi Se ... More >>

Imaginary Trends

Artists show off subjective realities at Modified

Imaginary Trends

Artists show off subjective realities at Modified

Imaginary Trends

Artists show off subjective realitied at Modified

Costume Party: Phoenix Comicon Is Here

Artists show off subjective realitied at Modified

Cinco de Mayo Guide

Artists show off subjective realitied at Modified

Saint Misbehavin'

Artists show off subjective realitied at Modified

Rio Grand

Latin American Carnaval parades into Tempe

St. Patrick's Day Guide

Latin American Carnaval parades into Tempe

Nick Oliveri

Latin American Carnaval parades into Tempe

Nick Oliveri

Latin American Carnaval parades into Tempe

Restaurant Roll Call for 2009

Nine 05 brought Asian noodles and more to downtown Phoenix in 2009.​Bittersweet seems to be the best way to sum up the Valley restaurant scene for 2009 -- sweet that more than 100 restaurants opened in the midst of a very rough recession, but bitter that more than twice as many places shut t ... More >>

Undead and Loving It

Why lurch when you can travel in style?

Michael Jackson’s Sedona “Murderess” Revealed

Why lurch when you can travel in style?

Four Seasons' Pastry Chef Wins Cake Competition

Four Seasons pastry chef Lance Whipple's fondant-covered, seven-tiered chocolate praline hazelnut crunch cake -- inspired by Rio de Janeiro -- won "best in show" at yesterday's Confectionary Creations and Table Top Decor Competition, hosted at the Arizona Grand Resort by the National Association ... More >>

Chico Fernandes Opening Reception

Four Seasons pastry chef Lance Whipple's fondant-covered, seven-tiered chocolate praline hazelnut crunch cake -- inspired by Rio de Janeiro -- won "best in show" at yesterday's Confectionary Creations and Table Top Decor Competition, hosted at the Arizona Grand Resort by the National Association ... More >>

Rebel Rouser

DJ mashes beats from South Beach to South America

Fixed-gear fanaticism rolls into the PHX

DJ mashes beats from South Beach to South America

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces for Shine a Light

DJ mashes beats from South Beach to South America

Tony Scherr

Twist in the Wind
(Smells Like Records)

Thugs and Kisses

A South African street fighter finds redemption

Live After Death

The posthumous Tupac projects keep on comin'

Puff Riders

Traveling cigar lounge rolls into the Valley

Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto
(Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees)

Rage Against the Machine

Bus 174 vividly displays the unfocused anger of the disenfranchised

A Second Opinion

Our critics pick the flicks that the best-of list overlooked

God Forsaken

The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay

Back to the Future

Most of this year's best won't be seen until next

The Head Devil

A freshman mixer with new ASU prez Michael Crow

Slave 4 Britney

The mystery behind Britney Spears' appeal with chicks who should know better

Blowing Rufus' Mind

A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento

Gil and Milton (Atlantic)

Future Shock

Gumbo gazes into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect in jazz, blues and heritage as we approach 2001

That Worm Feeling

And you thought your dandruff was a drag

No One Cares What You Did Last Summer

Jennifer Love Hewitt! Brandy! Slasher dude! Caribbean resort! Oh, no!

Screen Tests

Usual suspects, small wonders, and the new Bertolucci at the Montreal and Toronto film fests

Radical Act

Middle-class kids play revolutionaries in '60s Brazil; brilliant Four Days in September shows their folly

Flashes

Middle-class kids play revolutionaries in '60s Brazil; brilliant Four Days in September shows their folly

REFUSE FROM RIOALTHOUGH IT'S CURRENTLY THE WORLD MUSIC OF CHOICE, NOT ALL BRAZILIAN JAZZ IS CALIENTE

Middle-class kids play revolutionaries in '60s Brazil; brilliant Four Days in September shows their folly

THE BOYS FROM BRAZILTRANSPLANTED TO PHOENIX, SEPULTURA STRIVES FOR DEATH METAL WITH A CONSCIENCE

Middle-class kids play revolutionaries in '60s Brazil; brilliant Four Days in September shows their folly