It wasn't so long ago that the ill-fated Yellow Canary Dance Hall closed its doors, but come April 28 the warehouse will be bumping live music once again. Avondale rapper Faces will be on hand to lend his lyrical mastery, along with percussionist/beat dropper Yawning Boy, at the site being...
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Former Mayor Phil Gordon Phil Gordon, Paul Charlton, Rick Romley and Terry Goddard sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power. Gordon's a former Phoenix mayor; Charlton's a former Arizona U.S. Attorney; Romley's a former Maricopa...
Michael 23, local artist and director of The Firehouse Gallery in downtown Phoenix, understands the pain of city codes and development interfere with the Downtown arts district. This week, a building-permit violation resulted in the City of Phoenix preventing use of Firehouse's event stage, which is home to many events and monthly...
Drew Alexander thought he had it made. At only 19, the local electronic-tinged pop singer/songwriter and keyboardist, fresh out of high school, had secured a major-label record deal with Geffen Records. The Los Angeles suits snatched him up after hearing three tracks and seeing a few pictures of his tousled...
It would appear that the food industry has a problem being honest with consumers when it comes to labeling. Fish are mislabeled, lean finely textured beef is only grudgingly being labeled, and so on. But most of that pales in comparison to the financial ride consumers are taking on Kobe...
Listening to other crate diggers stories of amazing scores might be the only thing vinyl nerds love as much as collecting records. Jealously inducing tales of that time you found "that rare 45, for, like, 50 cents." It's at once infuriating and inspiring, a little more fuel for the fire...
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Of all the trial balloons in the history of politics, this one most deserves to be shot down, stomped, incinerated, and spat on, with the remains dumped in the nearest landfill to rot.Seems there's a cadre of hardcore Russell Pearce-worshippers in the state legislature that want to give the recalled...
Governor Jan Brewer has issued her official response to a brief filed by California and 10 other states opposing Senate Bill 1070, and Brewer's calling the brief "pure politics."Apparently everyone wants to play politics, as groups of former police chiefs, attorneys general, members of Congress, cities and counties, former Immigration...
Even if Roger Ebert maintains that video games aren't art, the music that accompanies those virtual worlds most certainly has to qualify. If arranging a series of repetitive bleeps and bloops into something resembling a harmony that can be listened to for hours on end isn't an artistic achievement then...
Note: Here be spoilers! If you haven't absorbed the first season/book of Game of Thrones, you might want to consider waiting on this. If you don't care, read on. If you're an unabashed fantasy fan like me, you've probably seen the first season of George RR Martin's celebrated Game of...
Easter is right around the corner, and we're stoked because it gives us the perfect excuse to make all of the adorable sweet treats we've been eyeing on Pinterest and Foodgawker lately. Instead of keeping all the adorableness to ourselves, we've put together a list of our most favorite Easter...
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Ex-Phoenix Police Sergeant Paul Penzone, the man running as a Democrat against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, recently announced a slew of new endorsements via his campaign website, the most prominent of which comes from former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Paul Charlton, a Republican and stalwart critic of Sheriff Joe.Other...
When you talk to Al Cappello, co-owner of Portapedal Bikes in Tempe, he'll immediately sound like one of the most fervent bike advocates in town. But he has a distinct bone to pick with the two-wheeled traditionalists."We have become servants to the big-wheeled, rigid framed bikes," says Cappello.This comment would...
John Dahlbäck may not be a well-known name within the EDM scene in America, but the 26-year-old producer is quickly on the rise. After all, he was unknown in his homeland of Sweden once, and now he packs clubs there and in London, where he's currently stationed. His intense house...
Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum is meeting with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today -- at least, according to the sheriff -- to become the next in the line of GOP candidates to come kiss Arpaio's rings.According to Arpaio, or his flak, presidential candidates Mitt Romney and...
When a man is so duplicitous as to mislead others about his faith, what does it say about his character? The question is more complicated in the case of former state Senate President Russell Pearce, because he's been caught fibbing about his religion before, during his failed effort to win...
A year ago, the Icehouse seemed destined for oblivion. As of last December, few events were taking place at the iconic downtown Phoenix gallery and performance venue, its proprietors were uncertain about its future, and thousands of dollars in back property taxes were owed to Maricopa County. As a result, owner...
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Honey bees are one of nature's best examples of keeping it local. Most bees travel no more than two miles to pollenate, and are even more perfectly content if there's a lemon tree a few yards away. The end result? Honey that tastes of lemon zest, which you spread on toast...
Anyone else have a wicked sugar hangover this morning? Thanks to all -- chefs, judges, caramel eaters -- who came out to Smeeks candy shop last night for the third annual Caramelpalooza, co-sponsored by Smeeks and Chow Bella. Folks began lining up at 5:30, descended on the candy/ice cream/paleta/sauce/cookie makers...
First Solar, the Tempe-based solar-panel manufacturing company, is being targeted by a class-action lawsuit alleging its principals hid negative facts to mislead investors.The federal complaint (see below) comes about a week after the company revealed that it was being investigated by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission for alleged problems with...
As any DJ-producer hyphenate will tell you, it takes a huge investment of both time and money to get into the beat-crafting game. It also helps to have some primo equipment and a few skilled and savvy mentors to help guide the way if you have any hopes of becoming...