If you know enough about Finland to procure at least one stereotype, it would probably be that of a jolly, beer-swilling outdoorsman with a ZZ Top beard and an affinity for the accordion (sounds like a dude you’d want to party with). Finnish band Korpiklaani, which means “Clan of the…
The second annual celebration of global culture features ethnic food, entertainment, and hands-on activities. Sun., Jan. 24, 12-5 p.m., 2010…
The best thing about the University of Arizona Wildcats owning the Arizona State Sun Devils on the football field during the past few years? We don’t have to hear that “wait ‘til basketball season” crap that used to spout from the pie holes of red-and-blue devotees. Mainly because them pussycats,…
Regardless of continent or culture, humans have the irresistible urge to wiggle and flail their bodies to music. Unfortunately, American dance styles have been reduced to barbaric drunken grinding on a dance floor. Perhaps it’s best if we leave it to professionals like MOMIX, a group of dazzling dancer-illusionists. Led…
The human face is one of the most recognizable images on the planet. It’s also one of the most difficult to capture. Perhaps that explains Picasso’s now-famous lopsided cubist faces, or the ridiculous amount of airbrushing Kelly Clarkson’s mug went through for a recent cover of Self. “There is no…
The Phoenix Suns host Gerald Wallace and the Charlotte Bobcats. Tue., Jan. 26, 7 p.m., 2010…
It’s natural to obsess over decisions we didn’t make. Tonight’s 8:30 p.m. game at US Airways Center, 201 East Jefferson Street, will give Phoenix Suns’ fans a glimpse of the road not taken when the team hosts the Chicago Bulls. Two years ago, the Suns declined to hire Vinny Del…
I’d wager Wayne “The Train” Hancock drools when he looks at the calendar and discovers it’s a leap year, meaning he can tour 366 days instead of the usual 365. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but really not much of one, as the 44-year-old Austin singer-songwriter and guitarist has made the…
We got a Facebook invite from local music promoter Ami Johnson (formerly of Modified Arts, now working hard booking at various venues) inviting us to Ten High Tuesday showcase. We couldn’t refuse the offer, especially since it features About Freedom, Ladylike, Matthew Reveles, and DJ Babynose. Tue., Jan. 26, 9…
Those of us who get our kicks collecting recordings of people who can’t sing (my current fave: Telly Savalas’ 1975 vinyl opus Who Loves Ya, Baby?) already knew about Florence Foster Jenkins, a tone deaf old songbird beloved by fans of the absurd. And those of us who’ve seen Stephen…
I don’t exercise. And I don’t mean I’ve allowed my membership to the gym to expire. I’m not talking about how I should really increase the distance I jog every other day, or that the daily “fun” activities I’ve planned to increase my heart rate have lately gotten too easy…
For as long as I can remember, any time someone would ask my great Aunt Ida how she was doing, she had the same response. Not so good. She said it so often that the phrase became family legend, only surpassed in fame by her eggplant Parmesan. The response wasn’t…
I’m hanging out with a couple of friends on their apartment balcony when one pal hands me a cigarette. Now, this may not seem like a big deal to some, especially for seasoned puffers, but I smoke only three or four cigarettes a month. I take the cigarette (which may…
The modern woman can be a real moron. And when it comes to relationships, I’ve definitely been one. I’ve spent the past 12 years getting myself into (and out of) serious relationships. And by “serious,” I mean I dated men I cared deeply about and I made a real effort…
Year after year, hungover with holiday excess — capped by a night of true debauchery — we wake up New Year’s morning and make bleary-eyed promises we know we’ll never keep: to drop pounds, cut out cigarettes, stop boozing. We’ll be model citizens! Clean out the closets, bust out the…
Tattoo shops have a certain intimidating charm. Despite Rancid and Disturbed (punctuated, thankfully, by the occasional and soothing Pearl Jam or Green Day tune) piped in through the sound system, they are orderly (even if Arizona has virtually no oversight or regulation — most of this state’s few laws relate…
It has been annoyingly, painfully obvious to me for the past decade or so what my New Year’s resolution should be: I ought to quit drinking. But for serious boozers like me, knowing that you “ought” to quit is right up there with politicians knowing they ought to vote their…
When I resolved to quit my “day job” last year so I could return to freelance writing full-time, a few of my closest friends were flabbergasted. I knew what they were thinking: I was crazy for leaving a decent, stable job with advancement potential in this economy. Actually, their thoughts…
Extraordinary Measures is a race-against-time thriller in which a desperate dad (Brendan Fraser) sacrifices everything to cure a rare disease that’s seconds away from killing his kids. Extraordinary Measures is also a heartwarming tale about a disgruntled doc (Harrison Ford) who throws in with a biotech startup fronted by …
The always whimsical, entertaining, and ridiculously meticulous Christy Puetz is showing her latest beaded artworks at Chandler Center for the Arts. The opening reception is Friday.New Times snagged this artist for a Studio Visit a couple years ago and we’re pleased to find out that she’s still at it.Puetz is…
For some people, Arsenic and Old Lace is a beloved old film comedy starring Cary Grant. A whole bunch of other people were either in it in high school or had to go see a friend or relative in it in high school, and I mean for decades now. (Not unlike You…
SMoCA really knows how to stay on my radar.This is the third time I’ve blogged about their “Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music & Everyday Experience” exhibition.But it’s with good reason. Starting with a call for historic music-making/producing/amplifying contraptions way back in June, the show opened early this month. It sounds…
