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The Fray Try Out Different Kinds of Pop for New Album

The Fray haven't always tried to make songs that appeal to the mainstream. It's that strategy that earned them success in 2005 when the singles, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life" made the Denver band practically inescapable to anyone with the ability to listen to...
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5 Must-See Concerts in Metro Phoenix, 6/9 to 6/12

James Taylor might be the marquee name in Phoenix this week, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other shows to see around the Valley of the Sun. Check out the following selections, which include a bass master, indie rock, alt-blues and more. And if those don't tickle your...
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Little Miss BBQ: The Way Meat Was Meant to Be Cooked

In a mere three months since its opening, people are crushing Little Miss BBQ, a meat palace that smokes with the best. Barbecue engulfs you in the only great American debate ignored by both Fox and CNN. The yelling over BBQ rivals those orange thugs in Northern Ireland describing the...
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Joe Arpaio, “Media Whore,” Pimps The Joe Show in Hollywood

Should it surprise anyone that Sheriff Joe Arpaio, once called a "media whore" by his own PR flack, will be flying to Los Angeles for the red-carpet screening of a documentary that's highly critical of him? Still, I'm a little annoyed by news of Arpaio's attending a showing of director/producer...
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Broken Bells a Wholesome Collaboration

When it was announced in 2009 that James Mercer from The Shins and producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton were going to collaborate under the moniker Broken Bells, it seemed like another interesting experiment in a year glutton with odd collaborations (Monsters of Folk, anyone?)...
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Tom Horne Attempting to Disband Police Force in Polygamist Towns

Attorney General Tom Horne is asking a federal judge to disband the police department that patrols the polygamist towns of Colorado City and Hildale, on the Arizona-Utah border.Horne, in addition to all of his extracurricular activities, has been a long-time critic of the "marshal's office," which he claims operates "as...
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A College Degree in Coffee May Soon Be a Reality

While University of California-Davis already has topped our list of coolest colleges by offering both beer-brewing and winemaking degrees, the university's latest research center is kind of blowing our minds. According to NPR, the California school recently founded a Coffee Center dedicated to the research and study of our favorite...
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“Domesticated” at Lisa Sette Gallery Is Unsettling in the Best Way

My grandmother makes wedding cakes for a living. The cakes are always delicious, but it's their decorative aspects I've alway found fascinating. The tiers are pilled high, seemingly in defiance of gravity, and the sugary coating looks impossibly smooth, like untouched snow. When I first walked into "Domesticated," Carrie Marill's...
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The Pazz & Jop 2013 Critic’s Poll Is Out

The results are in, and there are a few quirky choices among the bunch -- maybe even a snub or two. But regardless of who made the cut, you can be damn sure that much speculation and dissection will ensue. So we're referring to the Oscar nominations, right? Nah. Actually,...
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Domino’s New Specialty Chicken: A Taste Test

The Guilty Pleasure: Specialty Chicken Where to Get It: Domino's Pizza. Locations everywhere, but you were getting delivery anyway. Price: $5.99 when you buy another item from their mix-and-match menu What it Really Costs: [opens box] Jeez, that's it for six bucks? Domino's Pizza has me scratching my head lately...
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The Full Monty from Mesa Encore Drops More Than Trou

The setup: There really isn't anything wrong with the lemons God gave you, even before you pluckily make lemonade from them. But in 1997, when director Peter Cattaneo showed us the work of screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in The...
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10 Bills Arizona Lawmakers Should Have Passed but Didn’t

The Arizona Legislature adjourned last week, and despite more than 200 bills being signed into law, very few will have any effect on most people.There were some very good proposals that didn't pass, which probably would have made Arizona a better place to live and do business. Check out our...