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Sammy Davis Jr.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    The Five Wildest New Year's Costume Parties in Phoenix

    ​ Costume parties and masquerades are only supposed to happen during the Halloween season, right? Not if it's up to organizers behind this weekend's Goblin King Masquerade Ball or the Fast Times at Sandbar High parties, who are encouraging revelers to flash back to the 1980s for their parties on N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Top Ten Things That Make Frank Sinatra Cool

    A young Frank Sinatra, after being arrested for "carrying on" with a married woman (which was a crime way back then). Not one of the things that makes him cool, but a damn good photo.​When it comes to crooners, they don't get any cooler than Frank Sinatra. Over the course of his 60-year career, "O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Not Guilty?: A List of Five Songs Inspired by the Casey Anthony Trial Verdict

    This woman is not a murderer, according to FloridaTuesday was dominated with the news of the not guilty verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial, the latest trial to gain such massive media attention. Anthony was acquitted by an Orange County, Florida jury fn the murder of her 2-year-old daughter C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Comic Detour

    In Living Color comedian returns to his main road

  • Culture

    November 5, 2009

    Style

    In Living Color comedian returns to his main road

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Guys and Molls

    A revisionist history of Mob-era Las Vegas

  • News

    February 9, 2006

    Gutter Depravity

    P-town's party patrol belly-flops into divey Ky's for free pool, cheap booze and hella-hot bar tarts

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Shrapnel's Very Special™ holiday music guide

  • Film

    September 29, 2005

    Something Missing

    A best-seller adapted, without the best results

  • Film

    May 26, 2005

    Animal Crackers

    Where the wild things find themselves

  • Dining

    December 16, 2004

    Bada Bomb

    An offer you can refuse

  • Dining

    May 13, 2004

    Dough Boy

    Our foodie finds the top five pizza spots in town

  • Culture

    January 1, 2004

    The Best and the Rest

    Our drama critic reviews the year in theater

  • Culture

    December 4, 2003

    Day of the Dreads

    Good and bad hair days in Scottsdale

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    Sam Cooke

    Sam Cooke at the Copa (ABCKO)

  • Culture

    May 1, 2003

    Don of the Dead

    Resurrecting the Rat Pack to an audience with its mouth full

  • Culture

    November 7, 2002

    Simply Awful

    Desert Foothills' homage to Sammy Davis Jr. hits all the wrong notes

  • Culture

    September 5, 2002

    Season of the Switch

    Local theater companies are offering a different kind of program this season

  • Music

    February 28, 2002

    White Men Can't Rap

    But they talked your ear off about war, morality and patriotism in the '60s. Is Young America again ready for More Talk, Less Music?

  • Music

    December 27, 2001

    Various artists

    Eee-O 11: The Best of the Rat Pack, Live at the Sands (Capitol)

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Beauty and the Beat

    Nikka Costa has a big, funky voice and a great butt. Which will you notice first?

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Timeless Flight

    L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascend with a white-soul masterpiece

  • Music

    July 19, 2001

    Life of Riley

    Sun Records' rock 'n' roll pioneer survives cult-hero status

  • Culture

    May 24, 2001

    Look Ahead

    D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

  • Dining

    May 10, 2001

    Unsung Heroes, Pasta and Pizza

    Small wonders greet adventurous diners in Tempe.

  • Dining

    February 22, 2001

    Prance Charming

    Octogenarian dancer still on his toes

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Chain Store for New CDs

    Virgin Megastore
    Arizona Mills mall
    Priest and Baseline, Tempe
    480-413-1700

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    Fretting

    My guitar's now appearing with the contraband

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    The Award for Mediocrity, Again

    Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

  • Calendar

    December 9, 1999

    Pack Again

    Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    Giant Steps

    They Might Be Giants hope that the revolution will be downloaded

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    Mojo Working

    Local R&B pioneer Henry "Mojo" Thompson battles back from a devastating string of operations

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1999

    Night & Day

    January 14 - 20, 1999

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    Fascinating Rhythms

    Three new centennial tribute albums shed new light on Gershwin's complex legacy

  • Calendar

    August 6, 1998

    Retro Facsimiles

    Three new centennial tribute albums shed new light on Gershwin's complex legacy

  • Music

    July 2, 1998

    Dirty Mind

    After more than three decades in the wilderness, Andre Williams reclaims his kingdom of raunch

  • Culture

    January 22, 1998

    Below the Belter

    Old-fashioned love songs redeem Crooners' off-key plot

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    Goodbye, Phoenix

    Old-fashioned love songs redeem Crooners' off-key plot

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    Impersonation Nation

    The Blues Brothers, Marilyn, The Killer, Ol' Blue Eyes, Der Bingle and The King himself! The "Legendary Superstars" revue takes a Las Vegas formula to Apache Junction and audiences are, well, doubled over.

  • Music

    December 12, 1996

    Recordings

    The Blues Brothers, Marilyn, The Killer, Ol' Blue Eyes, Der Bingle and The King himself! The "Legendary Superstars" revue takes a Las Vegas formula to Apache Junction and audiences are, well, doubled over.

  • Music

    December 5, 1996

    Poppin' Off

    Basking in the glory of coolness that is Cherry Poppin' Daddies, woefully unsung heroes of evolutionary, cross-genre rock

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Hail, Caesar

    Basking in the glory of coolness that is Cherry Poppin' Daddies, woefully unsung heroes of evolutionary, cross-genre rock

  • Music

    February 15, 1996

    The Mother Road

    A new compilation disc celebrates the mythology of Route 66

  • Calendar

    October 26, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    A new compilation disc celebrates the mythology of Route 66

  • Calendar

    October 19, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    A new compilation disc celebrates the mythology of Route 66

  • Music

    December 1, 1994

    PORT O' CRAWL: TUCSON

    A new compilation disc celebrates the mythology of Route 66

  • Music

    December 1, 1994

    GOOD GOLLY, MISS GAL S!SINGER DIAMANDA GAL S AND JOHN PAUL JONES GIVE ROCK THE CROWBAR ENEMA IT SO RICHLY DESERVES

    A new compilation disc celebrates the mythology of Route 66

  • Music

    December 8, 1993

    TRICKLES OF RICKLES

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

  • Music

    December 8, 1993

    BRUTALLY FRANK: ROCK STARS VERSUS FRANK SINATRA: WHO DID IT HIS WAY FIRST?

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

  • News

    September 15, 1993

    WHAT MAKES TAMMY RUN?GAMBLING-CAPITAL SKEPTICS HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT DEBBIE REYNOLDS, LAS VEGAS' UNLIKELIEST INNKEEPER

    MR. WARMTH HEATS UP ON ROCK, THE RAT PACK AND, YES FRANK

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