Last Thursday, Lilia Menconi brought you the first word on Saturday’s “Fill in the Groove: Vinyl Art Show” at Hoodlums in Mesa in both blog and article form. Frankly, we have a great interest in crazy art, so we couldn’t help but get a few shots direct from the show…
See more shots in our Aquabats slide show.Ask what sets The Aquabats apart from other former ska outfits turned synth-punk and the answer is simple: enemies. After all, what would a crime-fighting band of costumed crusaders be without a few villains to lob their collective super powers at? Saturday night’s…
Where: Marjele’s at 24 N. Second Street. Walk a block West, turn on Second and you’re mere steps away from liquid goodness. You can make the trip in about five minutes on foot. Drink: The Suns Bomber. What you’ll get is a glass of orange energy drink and a shooter of…
Where: Los Dos Molinos at 1010 E. Washington Street. It’ll take you about five minutes to walk there from the station. Drink: House Margarita. Yes, despite the fact that you’ve now stumbled your way through 13 drinks on our epic bar crawl, we’re going to insist that you keep this…
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When preparing food, one must not discount the importance of presentation. Perhaps this is the thought that has compelled the artist behind “Lunch Bag Art” to present his children with stunning, hand-drawn pieces right on their brown lunch sacks. Unfortunately, we can not know for sure. The contents of his mind,…
It can’t be easy to forge your own musical identity when every music writer insists on reminding you and everyone else in every article they write about you that you were good friends with Jeff Buckley. And you sound an awful lot like him. And come to think of it,…
Where: The Chevron Station located just West of the stop and about two minutes on foot. Drink: Grab 24 ounce can of Budweiser for $2.09. It’s the official beer of gas station drinking (as far as we’re concerned) and what the hell, grab a moon pie too. Microwave action is a necessity. Scene:…
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When life gives you lemons you make lemonade if you’re in the habit of adhering to worn out sayings. When life gives you peaches, I say make beer and it sems our friends at Four Peaks Brewery feel the same way. Today’s brew: Four Peaks’ Arizona Peach. Is this drink…
Where: American Park ‘n Swap at Phoenix Greyhound Park (3801 E. Washington St., 602-273-1250). Drink: 16-ounce cups of beer for $3 each plus a $2 admission per person. Scene: The American Swap Meet is like Wal-Mart, thrift store, and Mexican supermercado all rolled into one gigantic outdoor yard sale. Four…
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Regular Chow Bella readers should easily be able to rattle off names of Phoenix’s elite chefs like Eddie Matney and Michael de Maria, but according to the O’Neil Associates/ASBA Arizona Economic Indicators Monitor, the average joe on the street has no idea. Three thousand local businesses were asked to voice…
Question: Who’s the straight ahead rock outfit playing with AC/DC tonight that you’ve never heard of? The Answer.But what’s The Answer? The Answer!hehehehe This foursome from Northern Ireland may not be on our radio charts…yet, but since their creation in 2000 they’ve racked up a few accolades including playing with…
Where: The Crowne Plaza’s Café Sha Longue (4300 E Washington St.) is directly across from the station, less than a minute walk from where the train stops. Drink: Whatever you can get them to serve your drunk ass before you get booted. Scene: We would not send you in to…
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Scene: Draw 10 is a sports bar in the third degree, as evidenced by the numerous pennants and posters for local teams like the Suns and D’Backs lining the walls. Countless sports fanatics gather here (and are usually clad in the jerseys of whatever ball squad they’ve sworn their undying…
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How’s everyone feeling after Phooson? Significantly rocked out? Did you get the chance to stop by First Friday before joining the legions of 15-year-old Fallout Boy fans? No? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Phooson 2008 Check out our coverage of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Fallout Boy, Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat…
Sure, sure, everybody’s been to the holiday pageants with the recreation of the nativity scene and the singing of the Christmas carols and the warm, fuzzy feelings that Christmas brings with it. But for those ready to hang themselves with a string of Christmas lights at the thought of being…
We’ve got photos of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Fallout Boy, Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney and even Paula Abdul. Check out your favorite Phooson artist in our Phooson 2008 slide show. — Photos by Luke Holwerda…
So you missed last night’s Phooson 2008? No worries. We’ve got you covered with a few concert highlights from Katy Perry, Tokyo Hotel, Fallout Boy and The Pussycat Dolls. It seems Rihanna was a bit camera shy when it came to video unfortunately. Don’t ask us why, we think she…
