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Sacramento

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Beer This Week: Tastings at Taste of Tops, Pairings at Monsterland, and More

    Beer is a big deal in the Valley. From tastings and tappings to pairing dinners and more, there's a different beer event to attend pretty much every night. Every week, we curate upcoming brew-related goings-on and lay them out for you here. Your calendar will be as full of beer as your belly.

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Phoenix Suns Are A Pretty Good Little Team Right Now, Beat Jazz

    Don't want to jinx it, but the Phoenix Suns have turned themselves into a pretty good little team. Last night's thrilling 107-105 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City proved that this squad is hellbent on making the NBA playoffs, a thought seemingly absurd not so long ago.Steve Nash reached back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    7 Seconds and More Added to Punk Rock Bowling Lineup

    ​Today is a big day for fans of Las Vegas, punk, and/or bowling. The full lineup for the 14th Annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival will come out sometime today. We're guessing it's going to happen in the afternoon since three-day passes go on sale today at 1 p.m. Pacific. Once again BY ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    'Linsanity' Was Predicted by Harvard Pal of Ours: We Told Him He Was Nuts

    This whole Jeremy "Linsanity" Lin thing is out of control, and the NBA is far better for it, a one-off feel-good, out-of-the-box, unexpected story that transcends the game itself.   ​  If Lin had arisen from nowhere in, say, Sacramento, Salt Lake City or right down the street ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    French Quarter Tour Diary - Weeks 3 & 4

    ​There's so much to report and so little Internet to shove it in. First things first: the small bit of youth music we've witnessed in the Western United States convinces me thoroughly that my generation of American musicians has the studiousness and audacity to be emotionally unflinching in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Feds Target Property Owners of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in California

    The feds launched a new assault in their fight against medical marijuana today, threatening to seize the property of California medical marijuana dispensaries unless they close within 45 days.If there's no push-back from the states that have legalized weed for qualified patients, including Arizona, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Out of Reverie Tour: Day 4

    Out of Reverie is finally back on the road. We got off to a late start in the morning, so we ended up arriving a little late to the Shine Coffee Shop in Sacramento. Rena, the place's proprietor, was very cool about it, though, and still had a spot for the band following the open mic.

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Out of Reverie Tour: Day 3

    But most of the day was spent trying to pass the time. Griffin and Teran spent most of the day at the mechanic while the rest of us tried to find last minute shows.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Osama Bin Laden's Assassination Evokes Comments From `Friends'

    The startling news last night of Osama bin Laden's assassination evoked many responses from friends of ours, including one from an old bud named Corey after he saw this headline graphic on the Fox News affiliate in Sacramento (Fox40):This man was not born in Kenya​"REPORTS: OBAMA BIN LADEN DEAD"Sa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    Kepi Ghoulie

    The startling news last night of Osama bin Laden's assassination evoked many responses from friends of ours, including one from an old bud named Corey after he saw this headline graphic on the Fox News affiliate in Sacramento (Fox40):This man was not born in Kenya​"REPORTS: OBAMA BIN LADEN DEAD"Sa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2010

    !!! (Chk Chk Chk)

    The startling news last night of Osama bin Laden's assassination evoked many responses from friends of ours, including one from an old bud named Corey after he saw this headline graphic on the Fox News affiliate in Sacramento (Fox40):This man was not born in Kenya​"REPORTS: OBAMA BIN LADEN DEAD"Sa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Just Heat It

    AZ-raised author comes back to her roots

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    Kepi Ghoulie

    AZ-raised author comes back to her roots

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2010

    Cake at Marquee Theatre: The Magic is Really Prolonged

    Luke Holwerda​When "alternative rock" radio debuted in the early '90s -- displacing stations spinning hard rock, classic rock, hair metal, or '80s college rock -- it seemed to be a format designed to evolve. At least to a middle-school me, who imagined it to be fresh, vital, and destined to change ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Cake

    Luke Holwerda​When "alternative rock" radio debuted in the early '90s -- displacing stations spinning hard rock, classic rock, hair metal, or '80s college rock -- it seemed to be a format designed to evolve. At least to a middle-school me, who imagined it to be fresh, vital, and destined to change ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    The Top 5 Most Tasteless Cookbooks Ever Published

    A good cookbook can save your skin at a dinner party or family gathering, especially if you're the type who can't boil an egg or make packaged mac n' cheese without setting off the smoke alarm. Unfortunately, the need for culinary instruction has given would-be chefs free li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Conan O'Brien Makes Phoenix Date Official, Announces Full Tour

    Oh, Coco, we knew you'd make it happen​Conan O'Brien has announced via his twitter account (@ConanOBrien) that he will tour North America this spring.O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" will span 30 dates will kick off April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will come th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Hot Links: Rail Bathrooms, Bomb Threats, and Suns Stomped

    ​After its one year anniversary, Metro Light Rail has opened bathrooms at the light rail stop in Mesa. The $153,000 restrooms opened December 17 at the stop near Sycamore and Main Street, and are the only bathrooms available at any light rail stop...A man who died in a motorcycle wreck early Sunda ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    Boats!

    ​After its one year anniversary, Metro Light Rail has opened bathrooms at the light rail stop in Mesa. The $153,000 restrooms opened December 17 at the stop near Sycamore and Main Street, and are the only bathrooms available at any light rail stop...A man who died in a motorcycle wreck early Sunda ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Blue-Ribbon Band

    All-female trio perform new classics at Trunk Space

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    !!! (Chk Chk Chk)

    All-female trio perform new classics at Trunk Space

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    !!! (CHK CHK CHK)

    All-female trio perform new classics at Trunk Space

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

    ​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Blue-Ribbon Band

    All-female trio perform new classics at Modified

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Neo-Nazi Oi Fest II Scheduled for October 24 in Tonopah, Arizona

    from whiteknightsofamerica.com Some sieg heil-ing action from last year's Oi Fest, posted to WKOA's site What could it be that draws neo-Nazis to western Maricopa County town of Tonopah? Desert vistas pregnant with ennui? The occasional corpse dumped next to the Interstate? Exhaust from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

    Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards

    Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

  • News

    February 12, 2009

    On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

    Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Patsy Test: Can Phoenix Suns Manage to Beat Golden State Tonight and Friday?

    NBA bad boy Stephen Jackson has found a home in Golden State. We're not big Mike D'Antoni fans. As electric as his six-and-shoot system was during the Phoenix days, it was a paper tiger that bared its cardboard fangs come playoff time. Plus, the dude began to buy into his own myth toward the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Coming Soon: The Kitchen By Good Eats Grocer

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Love Phoenix Or Leave Phoenix

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    K.J. scores big in Sac-Town, but it's no slam dunk

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    Can former Phoenix Sun Kevin Johnson overcome his past to become Sacramento’s mayor?

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    K.J., the tainted ex-Suns star, wants to be mayor of Sacramento

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2008

    Rivetheads Rejoice: Sadisco* at Homme on Saturday, April 19

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    Nomen Omen: The Worst-Named Bands Playing at SxSW This Year

    After six months with the lights off, the freestanding building that formerly housed Dish -- part of the Shops at Gainey Village, at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch Roads -- is about to get a second wind. A new company out of Sacramento plans to open The K ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Hella

    Have to kiss a lot of prog

  • Music

    June 1, 2006

    Blackalicious

    Put it on vibrate

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Tag, You're It

    The feathered fiend bombs County Attorney Andy Thomas for throwing the book at teen taggers

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    The Stiletto Formal

    Jingle (cow)bells

  • Music

    May 6, 2004

    Low Flying Owls, with The Fall

    Jingle (cow)bells

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2003

    Hair Tactics

    Many styles of dos are featured in this exhibit

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Dub Bomb!, Baby

    The influence of Jamaican remixes has spread far and wide since British punk rockers took to dub reggae in the 1970s.

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2001

    Raisin d'arte

    The personal and the political intertwine in Chicano prints

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Going Def

    After more than a decade, the Deftones are overnight sensations

  • Music

    May 4, 2000

    Spirited Rhymes

    It took four years for Blackalicious to make its second album. It's been worth the wait.

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    True Believer

    From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

  • Music

    December 12, 1996

    10 Best Sevens of the Nine Six

    From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

  • Music

    May 25, 1994

    SAY IT WITH ROCK

    From punk to rock to country, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

  • News

    November 25, 1992

    TURKEY AND STIFFING

    HOLIDAY DO-GOODER'S CHECKS AREN'T SO GOOD, EX-EMPLOYEES SAY

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