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Reubens Accomplice Returns With Sons of Men (Download)

See also: Reubens Accomplice --It's Not a Dill Spear, Either See also: Reubens Cubed: Reubens Accomplice Makes a Bi-Coastal Album While Still Keeping a Desert Address You know you're in trouble when bloggers start resorting to cryptozoological terms to describe your long-awaited third record. It's the boat Reubens Accomplice has...
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Phoenix Concert Calendar: New, Improved, Sometimes Tattooed

Timothy NorrisDrum roll, please... Individual results may vary.We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Phoenix concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue, and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the right-hand side...
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YUS Paints a Cinematic Picture With “Girls”

See also: YUS Is Giving You Something to Chill To Local one-man band/synth wizard Youceff Kabal, better known as YUS, has a strong dedication to musical aesthetic. Packed with electronic blips and bloops, the electronic sounds nonetheless teem with soul. Teaming up with director Gordon Cowie for the "Girls" music...
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2012 Big Brain Awards Winners Announced

The results are in, and we're proud to present the recipients of Phoenix New Times' 2012 Big Brain Awards. The winners in five categories were announced earlier tonight at New Times' Big Brain reception, and each received $500. Awards and recipients after the jump .....
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Hank Williams III Rips the Rulebook to Shreds

The early 1990s saw a rash of artists release not double albums, but two separate albums on the same day. Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Guns N' Roses tried this. The loose idea was that each album would showcase a different side of the artist and the consumer could choose which...
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Anthony Velasquez’s “An Odd Kind of Sympathy”

Anthony Velasquez grew up surrounded by well-worn trinkets and décor in his mom's antique shop in Avondale.  He never did well in a school setting; he recalls spending most of his time in class doodling and sketching the pictures in his textbooks, eventually dropping out of high school because he...
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Pop Isn’t Dead: Here’s Seven New Songs That Prove It

If you've ever felt like all music on the radio is the same, you're not alone. Your grandmother felt the same way once. It's an old complaint that has always bugged me, because sure, the latest Rhianna single is a pile of dogshit, but I hate blanketing all music with...
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Top Phoenix Arts and Culture Stories of the Week

If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week...
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds @ Orpheum Theatre

While the sibling rivalry that eventually took down Oasis was one of rock 'n' roll's ugliest, the infantile "he's a liar!" and "well, he's a twat" tirades resulted in fans' getting the best of both worlds: Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Since 2010, the latter...
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Warm Doughnuts with Caramel Sauce at The Grind

Burger joints aren't exactly known for serving the best desserts. But when it comes to the top places in town, why shouldn't they serve up the sweet stuff to match those juicy gourmet burgers? That question led us to The Grind. Known for its unique coal-fired oven that cooks patties...
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Gina’s Homemade Opens Shop in Northeast Scottsdale

For nearly two years, Gina Buskirk baked biscotti and made fresh cheeses in a rented commercial kitchen before selling her Gina's Homemade products at the Scottsdale Farmer's Market. Now she and her husband, Chris (who handles the business end of this family operation), have found a permanent home for their...
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Bric-A-RAC

In the '80s-enamored, neon world of modern electronic music, there's plenty of plastic, just not enough plasticity. With many DJs failing to distinguish imitation from innovation, their work falls flat and formulaic. Enter Portland-based trio Remix Artist Collective. As their name suggests, RAC is, refreshingly, a group of remix artists...
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Crystal Clear

If the weekly Scottsdale ArtWalk isn’t on your radar, you’ll want to mark April 12 in your calendar. For one night, the ArtWalk will showcase glasswork by artists from around the state. Dubbed the Glass Act ArtWalk, the event is a result of collaboration between the Scottsdale Gallery Association and...
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Eleven Favorite Phoenix Beers

What's your favorite beer? We at Chow Bella get this question a lot, and though it may seem a simple choice for the uninitiated, it can be much harder to answer for those who have tried a multitude of brews. Even among the relatively small selection of beers made in...