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Neomexicanus: The Most American Hop

Beer: Harvest Wild Hop IPA Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Style: American IPA ABV: 6.5 percent Of the four main ingredients used to brew beer, hops get the most fanfare -- and why not? Humulus Lupulus is a beautiful plant, distinctive in shape and grown for a singular, noble purpose:...
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10 Rules for Having a One-Night Stand

One-night stands can come in all different forms. Sometimes you're looking for the right one and you end up finding the right one for right now. Other times, you might be looking for a casual fling. Some nights, you're an alcohol-induced mistake. Other nights, you're the one making the alcohol-induced...
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7 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Here are our concert picks for this weekend. Be sure to check out our comprehensive concert listings for more options. Snake! Snake! Snakes!, The Redemptions, The Desert Beats, The Echo Bombs - Friday, February 6 - Tempe Tavern Formed in 2010 following the dissolution of electro-dance band The Analog Society,...
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Doug Ducey Trending Toward Win in GOP Primary for Arizona Governor

Doug Ducey has a lock on the Republican primary race for Arizona governor, judging from early results that show him trouncing his closest contender. With about one third of voting precincts reporting statewide at 9 p.m., Ducey had 36.7 percent of the vote compared to 23 percent for former Mesa...
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How Sunset Voodoo Headlined the Marquee

Don't call Sunset Voodoo a reggae band. Not that its members have anything against rocksteady rhythms. It's just that the Tempe trio, who identifies as straightforward rock mixed with psychedelia, just isn't sure how it got the label in the first place. Lucas Roth (bass, backup vocals) says he can't...
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10 Things We Learned Over Super Bowl Weekend

It's taken us a few days to decompress from the Super Bowl. But now that the out-of-towners have fled, we've thought back onto the previous weekend and come up with some reflections on some of the nightlife events that had our fair Valley looking more like Las Vegas than Arizona...
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Hot Buttered Rum Is a Traveling Bluegrass Party

It's official! Hot Buttered Rum, a five-piece bluegrass band from San Francisco (of all places!), is now more popular than the après-ski cocktail of the same name. At least, the group finally shows up above the drink in Google searches. "We've arrived!" guitarist Nat Keefe says with a laugh from...
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Best Example of Religious Extremism

Cathi Herrod of Center for Arizona PolicyCAP’s Cathi Herrod acts like she owns the place, meaning, of course, the Arizona Legislature, where her anti-LGBT initiative, Senate Bill 1062, backfired big-time, with a statewide and nationwide backlash that forced Governor Jan Brewer’s hand and resulted in a veto. Herrod was rightly demonized, but we’ve got some bad news for ya: She ain’t […]
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Best BBQ

Little Miss BBQThere aren’t many places in this town where you’ll find people lined up outside in the middle of summer, but that’s exactly the sight you’ll see five days a week at Little Miss BBQ. Hungry folks looking for a taste of Scott and Bekke Holmes’ barbecue endure the heat because there’s nothing quite like this […]
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Best Ice Cream

Doc's Artisan Ice CreamUsually, we’re too busy stuffing our faces with ice cream to stop and wonder what’s actually in a pint of mint chocolate chip. Fortunately, one chat with Doc Brown of Doc’s Artisan Ice Cream changed all that. Brown, a former police officer with a serious love for all things frozen and sweet, started Doc’s Artisan […]
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25 Best Concerts in June in Phoenix

One of the biggest tropes about living in the Valley of the Sun is that once summertime arrives, there’s little to do that’s truly worth doing, save for waiting out the heat or maybe getting the heck outta Dodge. Like with most tropes, however, there’s a certain degree of truth...
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Democrats May Lose Seats at Arizona Legislature

Some Democrats thought the party was on its way to taking back control of the Arizona Legislature from the Republican majority. In 2012, Arizona Democrats won enough seats to break up the super-majority that Republicans had won in 2010. But in 2014, it's possible that zero Republican seats flip to...
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12 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

It's Super Bowl weekend, and that means there is a massive amount of concerts and parties to attend, should you either know the right people or have the right job. That said, we've tried to pick out some non-Super events this week as well, but unfortunately, unless you're rolling in...