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The Seven Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Congratulations, kids. We’re less than 48 hours away from the end of 2016 and, frankly, that’s reason enough to celebrate. So watchu going to do? There are loads of parties both big and small happening everywhere, each catering to every sort of taste, music preference and income level imaginable. If...
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Clea DuVall’s The Intervention Finds Lovers Finding Themselves

Don’t let the uptick in big-cast movies fool you: Ensemble films are difficult to make. When a script gets a projected budget in creative development, “ensemble” adds dollar signs and story challenges. Each actor needs to get a moment in the star circle, and each is competing for top billing...
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Sister Sparrow’s Live Album Was a Happy Accident

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds were all set to open a New Year’s Eve party for Daryl Hall at the singer’s Hudson Valley venue, when a perplexing cancellation sent the band scrambling to book a replacement gig. But the hard-touring Brooklyn-based band, a seven-piece that plays a feisty mix...
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How a Jazz Group Became One of The Hardest-Working Bands in Phoenix

The day had begun dusty and dry — nothing a drink couldn’t fix — as night settled crisply over The Lost Leaf, while members of House of Stairs loaded  their gear inside. The stage was lit brothel-red and adorned with white Christmas lights, but the small, downtown bar was nearly empty...
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20 Places to Eat and Drink on New Year’s Eve in Metro Phoenix

So, it’s almost New Year’s Eve (wait, already?!), and you still don’t know what you’re doing or where you’re eating to celebrate the end of the last odd-numbered year until 2017. Well, don’t sweat it, because we’ve got 20 great places to eat on December 31.  Culinary Dropout In addition...
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New Year’s Eve DUI Checkpoints In Metro Phoenix

If there’s ever a time to put on your fancy clothes, pop that bubbly, and hit the town, it’s tonight: New Year’s Eve. If there’s ever a time to take an Uber, a Lyft, a taxi — or a bus or a train or a flying carpet – it’s tonight:...
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10 Dating Resolutions for 2016

That’s right, it’s already time to start figuring out what you’re going to do for New Year’s Eve (and where you’ll be hungover New Year’s Day). It’s time for your lamest friend to ask you if you want matching sparkly “2016” glasses for the big night, even though they’re the...
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Z-Trip to Perform at Livewire on New Year’s Eve

Fans of the Valley’s old-school dance music scene are about to get a chance to check out some of their heroes from back in the day in action once again. That’s because some of Phoenix’s more legendary turntablists and selectors will be hitting the decks over the next couple of...
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15 Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from December 28 to January 3. Holidays at the Heard There’s no place like Heard for the holidays — for a few reasons. It’s one of the premier Native American art and culture museums, for starters. But during...
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Scottsdale’s Dos Gringos Closes

Long-running Scottsdale nightspot Dos Gringos has served up its last cerveza. The colorful Mexican-themed bar and cantina, which has been a mainstay of Old Town’s nightlife scene since the mid-‘90s, recently closed its doors after being sold to new owners. However, the place won’t stay closed for very long. According...
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9 Must-See Guests at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest 2015

Booking special guests for a big geek convention often takes a lot of time, effort, patience, and persistence. Just ask Brandy Kuschel, who spends most of the year wrangling all manner of famed actors, artists, and geek icons for both Phoenix Comicon in the spring and its spinoff wintertime event,...
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5 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

The year 2015 A.D. is pretty much in the books, so its time to turn the page and start looking ahead at what’s on tap for the new year, starting with the first “can’t miss” concerts that will kick things off. And during the first weekend of 2016, that includes...
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9 Best Events and Things to Do in Metro Phoenix December 11 to 13

New Times picks the best art and culture events in metro Phoenix from December 11 to 13. See more on our curated calendar of events.  Herakles We’d say that each performance of Orange Theatre’s Herakles is limited to 25 seats, but that isn’t quite right. More like 25 people, who...