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Markus Schulz

Unless the weathermen on the boob tube are lying through their bleached white teeth, Independence Day weekend is surely gonna be a scorcher. But though most the Valley will be sweating their collective asses outdoors watching fireworks and whatnot, Markus Schulz and his fans will be kicking it within the...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 13 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Short Notice with DJ Smite, Monsoon Sound, Johnny D., One Peso, J-Cut, Djentrification, DJ Melo, DJ Mantis...
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Home Movies

Two film students, miffed that their creation didn’t make their school’s festival, did what misunderstood geniuses have since time immemorial -- It Themselves. The 1st Annual Ignominious Film Gala, going down at MADCAP Theaters, presents that overlooked new classic, Carl Jensen IV and James Hamilton Mitchell’s The Ignominious Triumph of...
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Social Media Day Meetup Tonight

[jump] If the thought of live, verbal tweeting doesn't have you hooked, there's going to live music by Bears of Manitou, a drink/concession stand, free snacks from Quiznos and La Bocca and coffee from Cartel Coffee Lab. There's even an after-party at Robbie Fox's Public House, just north of the theater. Parking around Mill...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 10 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B,...
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Big Screen Love: Where to Catch Some Summertime Cinema

For summer activities, an inside setting is often necessary. Perhaps it's the butter-drenched popcorn or the near-arctic temperature, but summertime screams movie time and we have just the right places to cool off and catch a film. And while getting out to see a movie can be costly, especially at...
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Closed for Business: Sucker Punch Sally’s

Another Mill Avenue restaurant has just closed its doors. The question is, is it for now, or forever? Sucker Punch Sally's Old School Diner closed last night. According to staff, it's a temporary thing, due to air conditioning problems, and the restaurant will reopen on September 1 after a remodel. According...
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Tonight: Boutiques to Bars at La Bocca

Who needs to shop until you drop when you can shop while eating and drinking?The folks from Here on the Corner, that trendy, fun little boutique near the ASU campus in Tempe, are launching a weekly trunk show at La Bocca Urban Pizzeria + Wine Bar on Mill Avenue. The...
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Closed for Business: Library Bar & Grill

As if Mill Avenue didn't have enough corners with empty retail and restaurant spaces, another prime location has just gone dark. According to New Times staffer Benjamin Leatherman, who reported the news on the Up on the Sun blog, The Library Bar & Grill was shut down due to an ongoing lease...
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Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend

First Friday The monthly art walk is indeed happening tonight, sans the arts and food vendors. Our First Friday Field Guide makes it way easy to find the cool stuff going down...
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Tyler Colburn of Casey Moore’s

More than his laid back attitude or smoldering green eyes, Tyler Colburn's known for something very special around Casey Moore's Oyster House -- kickass bloody marys.But when he's not serving up his famous spicy hangover juice (you can catch him behind the bar on Sundays), he's at the front entrance...
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68: Chicken Kabab at Med Fresh Grill

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section. Visit our sister blog, Jackalope...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 6 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Bass, Lettuce, & Techno (deep bass) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities) Bobby C's: DJ Willie B. (old school) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, '80s)...
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66: Marco Rosichelli

66: Marco Rosichelli Marco Rosichelli's artwork is usually interactive, always playful, and at times, absurd."As an artist, I see myself relating to that idea of Peter Pan, a mischievous boy who can fly and refuses to grow up," Rosichelli says in his artist's statement. "In a post industrial society, the...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 23 27th Avenue Bar: Tasty Thursdays with DJ Manage, & DJ Android (old school, R&B) Afterlife: Naughty 'n' Spice with DJ S6, & more (hip-hop, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Bass, Lettuce, & Techno with DJ Josh Lestis, & DJ OG (deep bass) Bobby...
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Jason Lothner of Dirty Pretty

Jason Lothner talks with a slight Georgia accent and listens to Gas Light Anthem. He's a big fan of riding his bike downtown and grabbing a drink with his friends at The Lost Leaf or The Roosevelt. He's a political science junkie, reads a book before his shift starts around...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 16 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Bass, Lettuce, & Techno with DJ Josh Lestis, & DJ OG (deep bass) Bikini Lounge: DJ...
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Why Bands Play Tucson Instead of Phoenix

It's possibly the oldest, loudest gripe in Phoenix's music scene: Why Tucson?By that they mean, "Why is this cool band that I really love playing that bumblefuck shithole down South when they could play our sprawling metropolis of interconnected stripmalls?"Electric Mustache's photographer/hatchetman Shawn Anderson weighed in after Ariel Pink's Haunted...
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Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 9 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Bar Smith: Bass Lettuce & Techno with DJ Josh Letsis, & DJ OG (deep bass) Bobby Q's: All-Star Thursdays with DJ Nino (hip-hop, Top 40) BS West: Intravenous Thursdays (goth, industrial, electronic, '80s) Club Trinity: DJ Knick Knack, DJ Unkown, DJ...
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This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: McDonald's "Great Tastes of America" in the UK: Cue...