She’s not yet old enough to drink, but there’s no doubt Rihanna’s the biggest star at Cricket tonight. Her set has been incredibly mature and she’s got a confidence most performers never develop. On the ballads and the bangers she’s sounded great. “S.O.S” was fun and she’s currently killing “Umbrella.”…

To all those Phoosoners out there: we hope you enjoyed our posts about tonight’s show. We’re currently hard at work preparing some eye candy to go along with these posts. Check back later for a slide show from tonight and a little video action as well. — Jonathan McNamara…

There is probaly no one I pity more than the singer of Fall Out Boy. Here he is, the lead singer, with a voice that defines the band’s sound, and he’s upstaged every time the camera pans over to Pete. Pooor guy, looking a little doughy, wearing a trucker hat…

So i’ve seen some bad lip-synchers, but the Pussycat Dolls pretty much take the cake. At times none of them were even trying to hold a mic near their face. At one point one of the Dolls introduced them as a dancing-singing group and the description was apt, as they…

So Katy Perry just finished her set without playing “Ur So Gay” which is pretty sad. She also played “I Kissed A Girl” with her backing band, which normally would be pretty cool, but they were surprisingly bad for a group of professional musicians. She sounded much better with a…

As expected, it’s kind of a kiddish and heavily female crowd out here at Phooson. The line for the little girl’s room was halfway to the parking lot, while guys like me had a nice short wait. The beer line, on the other hand was nice and short for everyone…

So we’re on the ground here at Phooson 2008. And, no, we’re not at the Pinal County Fairgrounds, where last year’s event was held.Though the, ahem, extremely lo-fi Phooson website hasn’t been updated in a year, the show is at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, which, semi-ironically, has no reliable wireless access for us to update…

Sake is known as Japan’s major contribution to the drinking world, and the folks at Sushi 101 serve up of the Nipponese rice wine both hot and cold (we prefer the latter). While you can down a few carafes in this sushi joint’s dining room (which is replete with such…

Where: The Lucky Devil (1212 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe, 480-446-7468, one block West of the station. Drink: The “Shot Ski” for $5 and up, depending on your booze of choice. Scene: Dunno if you’ve heard the news, but college kids have been known to tie one on from time to…

Where: The Roc Bar located at 1400 S. McClintock and just a ten minute walk South from the station. Mind the cars.  Drink: “Give us your worst,” we told the two inviting tenders of Roc Bar’s…bar. What we got was a double shot of alcoholic bliss. First up: 100 Cracked Fists…

Where: El Pueblo Meat Market at 2085 E. Apache in Tempe. You’re going to have to make about a five-minute walk from the stop, which, after only two stops and two drinks, should be doable.  Drink: When you find yourself peering into a meat market looking for a drink, you…

Where: Bill’s Market (2422 E Apache Blvd.) is a 30 second walk from the stop, directly north of the station.    Drink: Four MaXed Citrus. We’d never even heard of it before dropping by Bill’s, but it’s badass: A 16 oz. can of caffeinated malt liquor with a hefty 10%…