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Flier of the Week: Austin Gibbs at The Trunk Space

This eye-catching flier comes courtesy of Mesa indie musician Austin Gibbs, who plays this Friday, April 23 with a bunch of local bands at The Trunk Space in Phoenix. Not really sure what it means, but it definitely is eye-catching. The girl's blue eyes are brought out even more by...
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Flier of the Week: Groove Candy Prom at PHX Nightclub

Maybe you loved your prom and were voted into Prom Court and got lucky that night and had the perfect dress and everything was oh-so-magical and memorable.Or maybe, like most, things went wrong on prom. Your date ditched you halfway through, you spilled punch on your tux and you ended...
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Chester Bennington Among Crowd at Muse Concert

Common folk weren't the only peeps to check out Muse and Silversun Pickups last night at US Airways Center. Apparently a famous face, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, was also in the audience checking out the show. To offset the fact the band doesn't alter their set list, they tried...
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Flier of the Week: Dry River Yacht Club at The Sail Inn

It's not everyday you see fliers for shows with over a dozen bands on them. And when you do, the 8 1/2 by 11-inch piece of paper is more likely to list the headliners and add "And others" instead of naming every single band.So, you've got to hand it to...
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Local Music Heats Up Desert Botanical Garden

This spring, nature meets music and booze as the Desert Botanical Garden once again hosts Spiked! Thursday's. The eclectic event features a different band and featured cocktail every week, making for rare opportunities to rock out in a beautiful desert landscape.Kicking off the series March 4 is garage rock band...
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Wal-Mart Study of Products’ Environmental Impact Getting Help from ASU

Arizona State University assistant professor Jay Golden will assist a major project by Wal-Mart to rate the ecological impact of the products it sells.Here's how the New York Times describes the three steps of the project: The first will involve Wal-Mart's gathering information from its suppliers about the sustainable practices...
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Flavors of Phoenix This Thursday

Summer's here and the slowdown is palpable. But the flurry of culinary and charity events that started in the spring hasn't sputtered out yet. In fact, one of the longest-running ones takes place this Thursday night. Flavors of Phoenix makes its 18th annual go-round on May 21 at the Westin Kierland...
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Hybrid Prius Drivers May Be in for an Unexpectedly Wild Ride

Bobette Riner publishes an electricity index used to promote renewable energy, and she bought a brand-new Prius last year to shoot the bird at the oil companies. "I felt so smug for a while," she says. "Especially being in Houston." She was lucky to score the car from a dealership...
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Landmine Marathon Signs with Prosthetic Records

Well, that was fast! The day after Mike Meyer's feature on them ran in our print edition, local death metal band Landmine Marathon have announced they've signed with Prosthetic Records, home to critically lauded (by death-metal standards) acts such as Lamb of God, Gojira, and All That Remains. They're also...
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Cooking School Secrets: Getting What You Want

Maybe this sounds familiar. You order a medium steak in one restaurant and receive meat with a fair amount of pink. Order it somewhere else and you receive just a tiny line of pink. Frustrating, isn't it? Equally so for the chef who prepares a perfect medium rare burger that's...
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Jazz Master

In a culture so besieged by the conflict between art and commerce, it's perhaps natural that the use of pop idioms is disparaged by the critical elite, anxious to protect their canon from dilution. Charlie Hunter has dodged such dismissive darts aimed at his eclectic jazz treatments, which have spanned...
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Light-Rail Dining Stops

Jefferson & 12th St. Mrs. White's Golden Rule Café (classic soul food) 808 E. Jefferson St. 602-262-9256 3rd St. & Washington Pizzeria Bianco (wood-fired pizza, dinner only) 623 E. Adams St. 602-258-8300 pizzeriabianco.com City Bakery, Arizona Science Center (sandwiches and salads, lunch only) 600 E. Washington St. 602-257-8860 arcadiafarmscafe.com/citybakery/index.html Washington...