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10 Questions Andrew Thomas, GOP Candidate for Governor, Won’t Answer

Thomas has nearly as many skeletons in his closet as the Catacombs of Paris, and he's hoping if he can just keep yammering about "illegals" and "the gay lobby," he'll avoid having to talk about them. Thomas isn't considered likely to win even the Republican primary, despite the crowded field...
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Plane Crash Near Sedona Kills Four, Causes Another Wildfire

Another wildfire has broken out near Sedona, after a single-engine plane crashed, killing four people.According to a Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesman, hikers reported the downed plane and fire around 4 p.m. yesterday, although it took another two hours to actually find the plane in Fay Canyon...
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5 Best Concerts to See in Phoenix This Week

Remember when labor unions actually added workers to their rolls? When it wasn't considered "class warfare" for poor people to demand the government enact policies in their economic interests? Yeah, we don't either. Our plans for Labor Day include a healthy dose of pool and beer, and here are some...
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Weezer Finally Makes the Album Its Fans Have Been Waiting For

You have to earn a Weezer fan's trust before he shows you his playlists. First, he'll make sure you aren't just parroting somebody else's post-Pinkerton decline narrative. He'll want to be sure you don't believe bassist Matt Sharp secretly wrote both of the band's two classic albums. He'll need to...
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6 Best Concerts to See This Weekend

Do you like music but hate overly large crowds? Is Tempe Beach Park your idea of hell? Do you hate everything you hear on AAA and alternative radio stations? Never fear. There are other things going on this weekend besides Summer Ends Music Festival, and we've got the six best...
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Is the World of Music Better Now or Better Then?

Steve Wiley is Up on the Sun's resident Record Store Geek. He shares stories of great music and wacky characters from his continuing 27 years in Valley record stores and the always zany music biz. I'm closing in on a half century of existence -- an existence immersed in the...
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The Milk Carton Kids @ Musical Instrument Museum

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale were veteran songwriters — 14 solo albums between them, to be exact — before they began collaborating on what would become the duo's first album, Prologue. But when they started writing songs, they stripped the sound from their previous projects and wrote melancholy, earnest tunes...
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Phoenix Designer Timothy Brennan: 100 Creatives

Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city's creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year's Best of Phoenix issue, we're profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 12. Timothy Brennan. Before...
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Pig Face Dumplings from Clever Koi: 100 Favorite Dishes

Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing some of our favorite food folks' "Personal Best" lists. This year we're bringing back our list of 100 Favorite Dishes. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments...
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Cartel’s Drew Scharnitzke Demonstrates 3 Coffee Brewing Methods

A few doors down from Cartel Coffee Lab's flagship roastery location in Tempe, there's a door that reads "Cartel World Headquarters." Inside, Drew Scharntizke, along with his fellow coffee instructor Bill Kennedy, spend most days using refractometers to ensure their brews are being extracted properly or educating new baristas. Since...
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10 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Weekend

Take a deep breath. Concert season is in full swing, and we have a full slate of shows to see this weekend. There is a massive local hip-hop festival, a show by a local hero, shows by rock legends, current rap stars. Everything you could want is happening this weekend...
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Old Bisbee Salut! After Thousands of Beers, This One Is Unique

Beer: Salut! Brewery: Old Bisbee Brewing Co. Style: ? ABV: 4.9 percent Not to be braggadocious, but I drink a lot of beer. Probably more than a reasonable and healthy person should, but that's an intervention I'd rather have later. Through putting together these columns, attending beer festivals, participating in...