You know her as the woman who camped on the doorstep of George W. Bush’s Crawford Ranch in the summer of 2005. Cindy Sheehan’s month-long peace action, held after her son, Casey, was killed in Iraq, drew daily CNN coverage. Dubbed “Camp Casey” by the media, Sheehan’s makeshift camp stood…
You know those scenes in TV movies where the bad guy hires a hitman who turns out to be a cop? They’re real. Just ask Jack Ballentine, author and former Phoenix police officer, who became one of the most successful undercover operatives in the history of our or any other…
We’ll never forget the time our college art professor sent us Dumpster-diving for supplies. Two cracked frames, a dozen food wrappers, and a moldy banana peel later, we had a piece of art that looked (and smelled) like a trash can. Somehow, local artist Angela Cazel Jahn doesn’t suffer from…
We love it when “urban” is used to describe art. Our decoder ring says it’s a soft and very PC way of saying the works include racial themes. Such is the case for local painter Alyisse Tramel (a.k.a. Isse Fresh), who references African-American icons like Martin Luther King Jr., Richard…
A few years ago, Scottsdale-based painter Nate Ronniger ditched majestic Western landscapes for still lifes. No worries, they’re not the stale-fruit-and-flowers crap your doily-knitting granny collects. Ronniger’s whimsical oil paintings feature modern resin toys and iconic figures like Ronald McDonald. “I was never fully connected to landscapes,” Ronniger tells New…
A few years ago, Scottsdale-based painter Nate Ronniger ditched majestic Western landscapes for still lifes. No worries, they’re not the stale-fruit-and-flowers crap your doily-knitting granny collects. Ronniger’s whimsical oil paintings feature modern resin toys and iconic figures like Ronald McDonald. “I was never fully connected to landscapes,” Ronniger tells New…
The “animal communicator” claims he can discourse with beasts via feelings, smells, tastes, emotions, and images. He discusses the gift and signs his new book, Wagging Tales: Every Animal Has a Tale. Wed., June 10, 6 p.m., 2009…
Cappie Pondexter (pictured) and the rest of the LifeLock, er, Mercury crew take on Shameka Christon and the high-powered Liberty. Wed., June 10, 7 p.m., 2009…
For those of us expecting a dramatic turnaround from the Phoenix Suns this year, things couldn’t have turned out worse. In retrospect, it shouldn’t have been a surprise, because our star player seemed more interested in updating his Twitter than winning games. Go figure. All hope is not lost for…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the San Diego Padres, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Mon., June 8, 10 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the San Diego Padres, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Sat., June 6, 10 p.m., 2009…
The fan-friendly affair features a televised breakdown of the night’s Diamondbacks road game against the San Diego Padres, along with giveaways, drink specials at nearby bars like Cadillac Ranch and Dave & Buster’s, and more. Fri., June 5, 10 p.m., 2009…
In a world where 2 Girls 1 Cup is planted firmly in the zeitgeist, shock humor is losing its effect, and originality is at a premium. John Melendez, known for years as “Stuttering John” on The Howard Stern Show, is the kind of comedian you would expect to rely on…
To a degree, Raul Malo summed up his own career with “What a Crying Shame,” from The Mavericks’ excellent ’94 disc of the same name. With that tune, the star-crossed Floridian also created a standard. Though The Mavs would craft many more – including stunning rethinkings of Hank Williams’ “Hey…
The modern wave of cinematic superheroes – Marvel’s, especially – have lost a great deal in translation from page to screen, but a couple have fallen through Hollywood’s high-concept cracks to become iconic. The most surprising is last year’s Iron Man, in which that mercurial bust of an actor Robert…
Hey, you. Yeah, the unkempt, sweaty dude with the pickled pig knuckle in your grip. We know you originally ripped out this newspaper page to wipe the grease from your chin, because you certainly don’t read us, but the name Reverend Bob Levy flipped an electrical impulse and you fist-pumped,…
Summer evenings hereabouts illustrate our own personal theory of relativity: 97 degrees feels pretty darn good if you’re climbing out of a 104-degree hot tub. Similarly, while some Minnesota pansy might find a Flashlight Tour of Desert Botanical Garden a trifle warm, we’re doing the happy dance about getting away…
New collage paintings by the Chicago artist. Fri., June 5, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
New collage paintings by the Chicago artist. Thursdays-Sundays. Starts: June 6. Continues through June 28, 2009…
If you’re more in the mood for sipping some cocktails in the dark, this trendy CenPho drinking den is offering 20 percent discounts on every single beverage in the house, whether it’s a premium beer like Pilsner Urquell or perhaps a Sidebar signature cocktail. And if that isn’t enticing enough,…
Jen Deveroux is the queen of poolside partying. Not only does the 30something socialite promote the weekly Adult Swim and Star Swim events, she’s also organizing this after-party at the San Carlos’ vintage swimming hole. The event all about music, with DJs like The Boom Kidz, Pantyf1sh, and We’re Stoked…
You might not think that Tempe “humorcore” band Psychostick and Jill Sobule (a.k.a. that chick who sings the other “I Kissed a Girl” song) have much in common, but it turns out they both have some seriously loyal fans. Last year, with the country mired in a recession, Psychostick and…
