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  Two Year Anniversary of Viejitos Car Club at Cielito Park
  The Viejitos Car Club celebrated its second anniversary with a low rider packed parking lot on Saturday. But the celebration wasn't confined to the parking lot; polished chrome and white-walled tires could be spotted all over downtown on Saturday. PHOTOS BY RYAN WOLF.
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  McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2012
  Dark ominous clouds, and chilly weather couldn't keep music lovers away from the McDowell Mountain Music Festival this past weekend as hundreds gathered outside the Compound Grill for the outdoor music festival. Spanning three days and featuring 15 bands from an array of genres, the annual...
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  Country Thunder @ Canyon Moon Ranch: Day 2
  Jam-band fans have McDowell Mountain Music Fest, and the hip set has Coachella, but for fans of both kinds of music (country and western), the best direction to travel is "down ways southwestern." Florence, to be precise, for the Country Thunder camping/country music festival. Check out the...
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  AZ Wine & Dine at Scottsdale Quarter
  If you really like food, wine, and beer, Scottsdale Quarter was the place to be for the 2012 AZ Wine & Dine on Thursday night. Dozens of booths provided multiple samples from some of Arizona's nicest restaurants. Many craft beers and wines were paired with the dishes at each booth and chefs...
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  Club Candids: American Junkie
  There was plenty of bad behavior taking place on Good Friday at American Junkie during the Scottsdale club's Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 6. Buxom bunnies and rascally rabbits bounced around to Top 40 tracks spun by DJ Earth as waitresses donned long ears and served up specialty shots and...
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  In the Kitchen With Aaron Chamberlin
  Chow Bella shares a behind the scenes look in the personal kitchen of Chef Aaron Chamberlin. Chamberlin, who owns the central phoenix restaurant St. Francis, prepared a locally sourced meal of whole roasted chicken with fresh greens and an orange sauce made from fruit from Arcadia's many citrus...
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  We're All Going to Hell, A Burlesque Extravaganza at Goat Head Saloon
  Easter is usually reserved for going to church and hosting Easter egg hunts, but We're All Going to Hell celebrated Jesus' early return with a night of sin, rock 'n roll, and debauchery. Jesus was there to sell his new book (the Bible), turn water into wine, and introduce some of his favorite...
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  Pool Party Season Kickoff Party at Spanish Fly
  Pool party season is back. The beach bodies, bikinis, and bros were out in full force at Spanish Fly for the Pool Season Kickoff Party on Saturday. PHOTOS BY RYAN WOLF.
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  2012 Artopia at The Saguaro hotel in Scottsdale
  The Phoenix New Times' 2012 Big Brain Awards winners were announced at Artopia on Saturday night. The night featured live painting, a DJ Sean Watson soundtrack and the Big Brain Awards winners for the Fashion, Visual Art, Performing Art, Culinary Arts and Design categories. It all went down at...
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  Portugal. The Man @ Crescent Ballroom
  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 effects begin to show in the performance. Fortunately for the Crescent Ballroom crowd Friday night, Phoenix was the band's...
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  Blood on the Dance Floor at Nile Theater, 4/5/2012
  Walking in the doors of the Nile Theater I felt like I stepped back into a junior high Warped Tour. Memories I didn't recall until last night. Funny enough I accepted a challenge this week to not criticize or gossip. Yes, this was for "Holy Week". Okay, I have been doing well, but I have to...
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  Big Brain Awards 2012: Meet This Year's Finalists
  Hey, Phoenix, it's time for some crowning achievements. We are among royalty this week, as New Times profiles the 15 finalists for the 2012 Big Brain Awards. This is the third year we've asked readers to suggest emerging creatives in our community who deserve recognition and, in the case of...
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