Tempe Center for the Arts' latest exhibition, Mixing It Up: Building an Identity celebrates Mexican American artwork and examines the identity of artists who have been influenced by the mixing of Mexican and American Culture in the United States. More than 60 pieces by Mexican, American, and Mexican American artists, including Luis Jimenez, Enrique...
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It's impossible to not hate almost everything about Twilight. The books changed what "vampire" means to an entire generation. Now, it's less about being an undead monster than it is about misunderstood hunks with sparkly pale skin. Then, the movies went on to solidify the idea that as long as a...
I didn't make it out to the French pop spectacular at FilmBar on Saturday night, but the pics posted on Facebook got me super-pumped to catch Serge Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life. Non-documentary or concert films are tough to pull off (those are, too) but when a movie gets it right...
Hey, Phoenix, it's time for some crowning achievements. We are among royalty this week, as New Times profiles the 15 finalists for the 2012 Big Brain Awards. Big Brain Awards 2012 Finalists: The Work This is the third year we've asked readers to suggest emerging creatives in our community who...
Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke's apparently forced resignation last week stemmed not only from the "Fast and Furious" scandal, but also from a botched case involving grenades.The Wall Street Journal reports today that Burke may have approved an attempted sting in 2009 by the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms bureau...
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Republic Monetary Exchange, a Phoenix precious-metals firm, spents tens of thousands of dollars on "reputation management" following a July 2010 New Times article, a company e-mail shows.The e-mail shows up in a counter-suit to a lawsuit filed against Republic Monetary by one of its major investors. Our post from earlier...
Peter Normann, the Anthem doctor convicted of murder in the deaths of two of his patients, and manslaughter in the death of another, was supposed to be in court this afternoon for his sentencing hearing. The hearing, however, has been delayed, a court spokesman tells New Times.Normann was convicted in...
Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburban-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: Mooncakes from the Super L Ranch Market bakery in the Chinese Cultural Center (668 North 44th Street, Phoenix) The...
In your face, every other city! It's no secret that music-loving Phoenicians sometimes get the shaft by bands that skip the Valley to play in Tucson, our neighbor to the south. (It always feels like salt in the wound, no?) But no other city can boast this one: Bon Iver...
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:...
If last night's debut of the Crescent Ballroom is any indication, the new music and nightlife venue has a grand future ahead of it. A sold out crowd of more than 400 people were in attendance to break in the posh concert hall for its grand opening and there were...
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Casey Moore's had a special visitor last night, as Comedy Central's Daniel Tosh was filming a segment for his hit TV show at Tempe neighborhood bar. In case you hadn't heard already, the comedian and host of Tosh.0 is taping a live episode tomorrow night at Gammage Auditorium and has...
State Senator Russell Pearce's lawyer Lisa Hauser filed one of the lamest legal challenges in this history of civil actions today. This, to the so-far successful recall effort against Pearce, which has resulted in Governor Jan Brewer ordering a recall election in Legislative District 18.It's not only lame, it's laughable...
Some major changes have taken place behind the scenes this summer at the OP-tic building in downtown Phoenix. A new property owner has entered the picture and one of the venue's tenants has made an exit as a result. Local real estate developer Jerome Gutkin recently purchased the building, which...
There's an amusing photo meme that's been traversing the Internet in recent months depicting alter kocker rockers Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins and declaring: "Punk isn't dead. It just goes to bed at a more reasonable hour." Try telling that to the pack of aging punks who have forgone an...
One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? In 2010, Andreas Franke photographed the Vandenberg, a sunken ship, while diving off of the coast of Key West, Florida. It wasn't until he...
Painters James B. Hunt and Travis Vallance have a sure-fire way of getting people to beat a path to their show at Conspire: They'll be dishing out ice cream.The pair will be hosting the Ice Cream Anti-Social at the vegan-friendly venue during the tonight's First Friday art walk, where root...
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There's a bit of construction dust on the ground and a few sheets of plastic covering the fixtures, but the new AMC Dine-In Theatres in Central Phoenix looks just about ready for its grand opening next week. The upscale cineplex on the second level of The Esplanade will open its...
There's a rollicking charm to Blitzen Trapper's blend of folk and classic rock that suggests a summer day. Perhaps it's the bright, sunny '60s melodies or the way guitars alternate between the crackle of country-fried distortion and jangling acoustics, vacillating between Neil Young and Jerry Garcia like a picnic featuring...
Bad morale persists at the Arizona Department of Public Safety because of poor leadership, and officers aren't hopeful for change, says a police association official.A committee formed by DPS Director Robert Halliday recently suggested, among other things, that Halliday demote his second-in-command, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty.John Ortolano, president of the...
Just when you thought you could go one day without more shenanigans from the pro-Pearce crowd, here comes Anthony Tsontakis, attorney for sham recall candidate Olivia Cortes, with a desperate appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, seeking to halt a Friday hearing where more evidence is to be introduced in...