There's a helluva lot of live music happening around the Valley this weeked — and that ain't no April Fools joke. There’s a free gig by The Struts over at Tempe Marketplace tonight, the multitude of performances during First Friday, and the Phoenix Lights electronic dance music free-for-all up at...
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This summer will mark three years since George Zimmerman’s trial ended in acquittal. After a jury found Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, three women launched a movement via social media using three simple words and a hashtag: #blacklivesmatter. Today, the national Black Lives Matter organization works to affirm...
Phoenix band Harper and the Moths' throwback funk/soul blend not only matches their clean-cropped look perfectly. It makes their sound accessible to a wide variety of people, an attribute that has landed them some solid successes, including getting some radio play on KWSS. “We see people as young as 16...
It’s been a long time since 2010, when famed cocktail personality Jeffrey Morganthaler won big with his Barrel-Aged Negroni and kicked off a trend that would lead to barrel-aging anything and everything — not just whiskey, but also beer and coffee beans and even maple syrup. And after a few years...
Arizona lawmakers have backed off a controversial plan to prohibit pregnant women from consuming medical marijuana — instead they want dispensaries to warn them of alleged pot risks. The original proposal, House Bill 2061, was replaced this week with a strike-all amendment that forms the basis for a new bill...
The fallout's still coming down from the bungled March 22 Arizona Presidential Preference Election: Besides the fact that yet another protest took place at Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan's office, it turns out the feds are investigating — sort of. On Monday, county officials revealed that a letter was...
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The Pee-wee Productions logo that kicks off the new Netflix film Pee-wee's Big Holiday trumpets comedian-turned-actor Paul Reubens' comeback as the formerly ubiquitous man-child. Forget about The Pee-wee Herman Show, Reubens' fan-service-intensive Broadway extravaganza. Big Holiday (which premieres March 18 on Netflix) plays like an un–self-conscious continuation of the character's...
“Jameson,” the ninth track of Zella Day’s 2015 album, Kicker, stands out like a grassy meadow in a metropolis. Sparse in its vulnerability and despair, the song is just Day finger-picking acoustic chords as some gentle guitar lines float through the background. Day was just 18 when she wrote the...
The Coronado neighborhood in midtown Phoenix is perhaps best known for its collection of well-preserved historic properties — a patchwork of cozy desert bungalows, red-brick English Tudors and Spanish Colonials, many lovingly restored and outfitted with artful yard installations and urban gardens. And while the greater Coronado neighborhood may be a...
The fallout of last week's bungled Presidential Preference Election in Arizona continued this week as officials and angry voters packed a hearing at the State Capitol. Many of the voters were among those who spent hours in line last Tuesday waiting to vote. Yesterday, they spent hours giving election officials...
Since late 2013, the Devil Makes Three has been touring to support I'm a Stranger Here, the acoustic band's breakthrough fourth album, which pushed its way not only near the top of the bluegrass chart but onto the Billboard 200 albums chart as well. In keeping with the folk tradition,...
Andy Tobin says he's "nervous" and "concerned" about a conflict of interest that will prevent him from voting on many major decisions as the newest Arizona Corporation Commission member. Tobin's a Republican ex-lawmaker who served as Speaker of the House and, for a short time, director of the now-vanished state...
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The Beer: Winter White Ale The Brewery: Bell's Brewery in Comstock, Mich. Big beers are usually the name of the game when it comes to winter seasonals, but Bell's Brewery offers a respite from the high alcohol options prevalent throughout the season with its Winter White Ale. Contrary to what...
You’ve probably read numerous articles over the years that talk about the different pre-show rituals of popular musicians. For instance, Coldplay doesn’t take the stage without having a group hug (yes, you can gag if you want to). Others, who eat before performing, have specific things they like to ingest...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has confirmed through his top flack Lisa Allen that the sheriff's wife of 58 years, Ava, is sick. He did not identify her illness, but sources say it is serious. Nor did he deny persistent rumors that she is suffering from some form of cancer. "Sheriff Arpaio...
Look, we know it’s coming and so do you. And truth be told, there’s nothing that any of us can do to stop it. Summer is just around the corner, its probably going to be as miserable as ever, and the only thing you can do is make sure your...
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, February 8, to Thursday, February 11. Big Hair Bingo Down south they have a saying: “The bigger the hair, the closer to God.” At Kobalt, Phoenix’s buzziest gay bar, they have a similar saying: “The bigger the hair,...
At some Arizona schools, more than 30 percent of children haven't been vaccinated against such dangerous infectious diseases as whooping cough and measles. Parents, state Representative Juan Mendez says, have a right to know which ones. The Arizona Department of Health lists vaccination rates for kindergarten and sixth-grade children online for...
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Chances are, you've seen Brian Stauffer's illustrations. You may have glanced at his magazine cover artwork at the grocery checkout or while sipping your morning coffee over The New York Times. Since the mid-1990s, the Phoenix-born illustrator has provided smart and satirical cover art for major magazines including Rolling Stone, Time,...
Some of the biggest and most notable music fests of the springtime are officially in the rearview, both here in the Valley and elsewhere. Pot of Gold, for instance, wrapped up its second year down at Rawhide in Chandler over the weekend with memorable performances by headliners Futuristic and Big...
A year ago we began this Heritage Hump celebration each Wednesday with the hope of bringing you the stories and songs of great Arizona bands, sung and unsung. Now that year has come to a close, and so has our series. We'd like to thank all the bands that participated...
On a recent Saturday afternoon in Old Town Scottsdale, the galleries and bistros on Main Street were mostly empty and somber-looking in the gray December weather. But Craft 64, the pizza and craft beer joint that opened in March near the Hotel Valley Ho, was flush with music, chatter, and...