The second season of Amazon's Catastrophe might do for the #TGIF-style family sitcom of the late ‘80s and ‘90s what the first did for the ailing rom-com: open-mouthed resuscitation on the operating table after one too many Garry Marshall–fueled heart attacks like Valentine's Day. (Or New Year's Eve? It doesn't...
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Jose Miguel Barboza can’t vote because he is undocumented, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting civically engaged. The 23-year-old has dedicated much of his time over the last few years to registering Latinos to vote and convincing them that their vote matters. Lately, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and...
Each week, we're recapping the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode by episode. Read it before it's cool. Last week, we talked about how the juggling of multiple plotlines can cause inconsistency within an episode. Meanwhile, "Kimmy Drives A Car!" demonstrates how a variable production crew can cause inconsistency...
The height of hypocrisy for this Arizona campaign season may have been reached: The pot prohibitionists who want to keep cannabis a felony in Arizona have accepted a large donation from the alcohol industry, New Times has learned. A spokeswoman for Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, the anti-cannabis-legalization group led by...
Environmentalists are celebrating an order from a federal court that the state of Arizona must comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s pollution reduction plan for coal-fired power plants in the state. At the center of the case is the cloud of haze that often hangs over the Grand Canyon and...
Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now. Merit - "My Favourite Chords" I wasn't sure how soon we'd be hearing from Merit again after their magnificently ambitious three-EP...
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Downtown Phoenix has no shortage of coffee options, but tough competition for caffeine dollars didn't stop James Bryan from opening yet another spot for coffee, espresso, and lunch fare. A month ago, Bryan opened Oliver's Sophisticated Bean — the name refers to James Oliver Bryan, who goes by his middle...
Between the ever-growing number of fad diets and increased knowledge about food sensitivities, it's hard out there to be a chef. Diners are going gluten-free, meat-free, oil-free, and more, and as a result, metro Phoenix chefs have seen some pretty interesting special requests. These small but significant changes to a...
Asked to handicap the upcoming political throwdown between GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Democrats' inevitable pick, Hillary Clinton, porn titan Larry Flynt delivers a wry one-liner in that inimitable, gravely voice of his: "Hillary could beat Trump from jail." Flynt, who'll turn 74 this fall, will be in...
Believe it not, but we're almost done with summer. Yes, we're well aware that there are still several scorching weeks of loathsome weather ahead, but, for all intents and purposes, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, y’all. If you need something to help make the time between now...
Bad Suns stumbled upon everything: their name, their record deal, and even each other. When the band formed in 2012, then-19-to-22-year-olds had left behind former bands—not to mention high school—in favor of new projects. Fronted by vocalist Christo Bowman, the Southern California four-piece formed in 2012 and picked up where Elvis...
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix's creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we're taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 75. Matthew Watkins. For...
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Last Saturday, 25 local musicians met at Crescent Ballroom to become five randomly selected bands, each tasked with creating three new songs and tackling a cover by the time the evening's show began. For the third year in a row, the Phoenix Rock Lottery was another rousing success, with pretty stunning results...
Beer fans have probably noticed an increasing number of gose (pronounced “goze-uh”) beers popping up at breweries across the country. And while the style's name has likely created many an embarrassing situation familiar to fans of Bon Iver (it's pronounced “bone-ee-VARE” by the way), the roots of the style's name...
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Untidy Secrets Storytelling When it comes to the next installment of Untidy Secrets Storytelling, think less Mulder and Scully and more out-of-this-world real...
We're recapping Difficult People, episode by episode. The answer to that word jumble is Ingrid BERGMAN. Difficult People debuted its second season on Hulu this week with not one but two episodes. So hi, adoring public, here's your second Diff-P recap of the week. This time around, Billy and Julie face...
Looking for a memorable concert to check out during the next few nights? You’re in luck, as there are plenty of big shows happening. In fact, we’ve got nine picks for your consideration, all of which are taking place during the next 72 hours are certainly worthy of both your...
In his tight, trim, health insurance thriller A Monster With a Thousand Heads, Mexican-Uruguayan director Rodrigo Plá achieves a visual style that is ice cold but also deeply human — a clever way to depict an all-powerful system that feeds on our lives and thrives on our fallibility. Plá opens...
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Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix's creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we're taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 58. Amy Ettinger. Amy...
Few bands have had the power to unify youth the way the Violent Femmes did in the early- and mid-1980s. The band, which stops by Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Tuesday, March 3, had an extraordinary ability to unify the various cliques found in American high schools and colleges. Putting...
Darrin Robertson and Jim Saccoman are looking at me suspiciously. The two local musicians thought a mutual acquaintance of ours had put me up to this interview, and asked me how I encountered their self-described “recording project” Sha-Pink, which has been creating music locally for more than 30 years. “We’re...
We’ve learned a few important lessons about Phoenix’s music scene in 2016 – and its only halfway done. A lot has happened locally during the first six months of the year, ranging from old venues saying farewell to new bands making a splash, and we’ve tried to take something from...