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41. Listen Up

    Jesse Dayton and Brennen Leigh

    "Holdin' Our Own" and Other Country Gold Duets
    (Stag)

    By Will York

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Keeping it real is always tricky. People who hate "new country" complain that it's not "authentic country." Though that may be true, it's no guarantee that every Gram...

42. Live Wire

    Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

    By Henry Cabot Beck

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Sons? Unquestionably. Bastards? Probably. Of Johnny Cash? Who can say? We are all the bastard sons of Johnny Cash if we so choose to be. If, in fact, we are talking about a...

43. Live Wire

    The Toasters

    By Sarah Ventre

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Remember way back (like, to the early '90s), when suddenly, almost out of nowhere, you heard a ska song on the radio? You inevitably thought to yourself, "What the fuck? Ska...

44. Live Wire

    Leon Russell

    By Chris Parker

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Southern-fried piano swamp funk doesn't get better than Leon Russell. His greasy R&B cadges a hopping, Delta blues stomp, fueled by his gravelly croak and his percussive...

45. Live Wire

    Castanets

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: January 24, 2008

    The term "indie rock" is as vague as the term "rock" these days; thankfully, there are still people out there making music that can't be defined, no matter how many adjectives...

46. Needle Exchange

    Inferno

    By Benjamin Leatherman

    Published: January 24, 2008

    While it might be a little chilly outside this weekend, with nighttime temperatures dipping into the 40s, local beat-slinger extraordinaire DJ Spyder and a crew of torrid...

47. Turntable

    Seven nights of DJs and dancing

    Published: January 24, 2008

    THURSDAY 24 Axis/Radius: Crystal Thursdays Ladies Night (Top 40, rock, dance) The Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bobby C's: Willy B. (old-school R&B) Bunkhouse:...

48. Cafe

    Scottsdale's new Canal restaurant is all about the glitz and glamour — oh, and the 30 Dollar Sandwich

    By Michele Laudig

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Here's my dining advice for the week: Don't knock a "30 Dollar Sandwich" 'til you've tried it. It certainly helps to have a sense of humor when you dine at Canal, a trendy,...

49. Film

    Untraceable: Big, dumb, and not much fun

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Regarding the irrelevance of Untraceable: First, torture is so 2007, and just because this drab little thriller with a flashy love of pain imagines itself a "critique of...

50. Film Feature

    There's a certain familiarity to this year's Sundance crop. Thankfully, a few gems cut through the noise

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: January 24, 2008

    "How does this compare to other film festivals, like Cannes?" asked an inquisitive woman seated next to me at a screening on the first Saturday morning of this year's Sundance...

51. Film Feature

    Heath Ledger's untimely death, and that milestone performance

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: January 24, 2008

    What I want to say about the death of Heath Ledger is . . . nothing. No speculation on why he committed suicide, if he committed suicide. No comment on the chronology, the...

52. Brown Town

    Our new columnist, a self-professed "immigrant b-side," welcomes you to Brown Town

    By Marcos Najera

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Not too long ago, I lost a very lucrative job here in Arizona because I speak English. That's right. I had a great offer from a worldwide education television channel in...

53. Art

    Fifteen years after the Squaw Peak Pots debacle, the Phoenix art community rallies around a public-art project

    By Kathleen Vanesian

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Not long after I arrived in Phoenix, a strange site appeared as I traveled north on the 51. The Pots Along the Freeway were like a divine apparition to a suffering saint....

54. Art Scene

    Current shows, exhibitions, and installations

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: January 24, 2008

    "Jim Waid Recent Paintings" at Riva Yares Gallery: It's easy to make the argument that we're overstimulated. With TV, movies, and Wii, paintings really have to go the extra...

55. What Else Is New?

    New Times' top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

    Published: January 24, 2008

    America! The Complete Series (RHI) Barney Miller: The Complete Second Season (Sony) Best Actress Collection (Fox) Best Picture Academy Award Winners Collection (Fox) Blonde...

56. Game On

    The Guitar Hero frenzy careens toward overkill

    By Chris Ward

    Published: January 24, 2008

    There's a point at which every fad overstays its welcome. Could it be that Guitar Hero is already just a sour note from being booed out of America's living room? For evidence,...

57. DVDish

    Confessions of a Superhero doc on DVD: Down and out and up, up, and away

    By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper

    Published: January 24, 2008

    Confessions of a Superhero (Arts Alliance) As one of those quoted on the package ("A more beautiful documentary you're unlikely to find"), I can only reiterate my earlier...