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Feature
Fixed-gear fanaticism rolls into the PHX
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: July 24, 2008
It's nearly midnight on a Saturday in late May, and 50 strong are lined up behind the waist-high brick wall surrounding the Marquee Theatre's parking lot in Tempe. To the few...
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Alley Cats
Backstreet bards will see you now
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: July 24, 2008
If someone asks to have words with you in an alley, expect fisticuffs. However, John Lynn, the host of Words in the Alley: Feral Poetry, just wants to stoke your latent...
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Macho Libre
He-men just wanna be free
By Clay McNear
Published: July 24, 2008
Before we get to the macho stuff, we must give a small shout-out to the comfy 1130 The Restaurant, whose recent opening was the best thing that’s happened to Arizona...
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Hardcourt Reservation
NABI and nine hours of BB. Doesn’t get much better.
By Leslie Barton
Published: July 24, 2008
The Native American Basketball Invitational Tournament (NABI) has finally hit the big time, according to their Web site, which exclaims, "It doesn't get any bigger than this!"...
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Rebel Rousers
Exploitation flicks are as good as Confederate currency
By Clay McNear
Published: July 24, 2008
Because they make no claim to anything beyond exploitation, there’s really not much you need to know about the chicken-fried clunkers of the Hillbilly Double Feature. Here...
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Hail to the Teeth
Tribal techno straight outta . . . Baltimore?
By Steve Jansen
Published: July 24, 2008
The music of Teeth Mountain. It doesn’t belong here. On Planet Earth. Or in the Milky Way. No, the eight-piece ensemble must be posting up and composing on some Coast to...
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They Got Wood
Just like most college kids
By Steve Jansen
Published: July 24, 2008
Think NCAA baseball is one big, ugly abomination on account of those aluminum bats? We think so, too, sometimes, though we do love the sport. That’s why the Arizona...
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They Got Wood
Just like most college kids
By Steve Jansen
Published: July 24, 2008
Think NCAA baseball is one big, ugly abomination on account of those aluminum bats? We think so, too, sometimes, though we do love the sport. That’s why the Arizona...
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Bird Watching
Cards fans fly north for the summer
By Clay McNear
Published: July 24, 2008
Hoops season was a bust. The Diamondbacks have been struggling mightily. The Coyotes . . . who the hell cares? Thank God it’s time for Arizona Cardinals Training Camp...
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Movable Hype
Dancing with machines in north Phoenix
By Clay McNear
Published: July 24, 2008
We suffer our share of PR come-ons, and as a rule, we place them on par with the hissing cockroach. The Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed North American Road Tour, however, is one of...
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Dysfunction Junction
Play explores the thrills of messed-up relationships
By Wynter Holden
Published: July 24, 2008
He left the seat up. She painted the bedroom fuchsia. He used a photo of her mom for target practice. No wonder playwright Rich Orloff – whose Engagement Rules...
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Native Stun
Think twice before applying for Canadian citizenship
By Wynter Holden
Published: July 24, 2008
It’s been more than a century since the glory days of Wyatt Earp and Geronimo, yet boys of all ages are still playing cowboys and Indians. And even when semi-automatics...
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Naughty and Nice
Libidinous talents on the rise at The Sets
By Nina Carapetyan
Published: July 24, 2008
You’ve got your partner on all fours, bucking and rearing. The two of you met through an online dating service for equestrians, and you thought she was the one. But now,...
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Not Lonely Hearts Club
Meet new BFFs at Jason Anderson’s gig
By Frances Michelle Lopez
Published: July 24, 2008
There aren’t many entertainers who would guarantee you the “best Sunday night of your life.” But believe us when we say that New England-based musician Jason...
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Reunited We Stand
They're gettin' the bands back together, dude
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: July 24, 2008
New Kids on the Block recently announced their reunion, a new album, and an upcoming tour. There's no telling what their true motivation is. Maybe it was the mounting mortgage...
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T Time
Homegrown clothing line debuts
By Lilia Menconi
Published: July 24, 2008
Ah, the beloved T-shirt. First worn by the Brits in 1880, then called "under vests" by those same blokes (what a bunch of dorks), they weren't accepted as outerwear until a...
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Points of Pride
Exhibit celebrates what was and what is
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: July 24, 2008
Much of what once made it bustling and lovely to look at is gone, but the shadow of downtown Phoenix casts a long memory. It’s a dark shadow filled with pretty sites: The...
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Southern Beardo
Chase Pagan pieces parts into stirring songs
By Adriane Goetz
Published: July 24, 2008
How does a quirky beardo from the tiny town of Wynne, Arkansas (pop. 8,615) come to write songs that are so beautiful and moving that they can only be referred to as...
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STP ain't DOA
By Merritt Martin
Published: July 24, 2008
Who would have ever thought Stone Temple Pilots would top off 16 drug-and drama-addled years by hitting the road for a reunion tour? Then again, rehab's expensive, and with at...
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Soul Man
Wonder Bread musician keeping up appearances
By Steve Jansen
Published: July 24, 2008
It may be hard to believe, but John Mayer is a white guy suppressing his true soul music soul. Don’t believe us? Then check out these quotes from music czar, incredibly...
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