It’s true that G.G. Elvis and the T.C.P. Band – a group of NOFX and Lagwagon refugees that somehow mashes together G.G. Allin’s music with The King’s – could be one of the strangest ensembles out there, but it also brings to life the obvious similarities between the two musical…
Bring up cycling culture to someone around here and you’ll eventually hear, “Oh, Tucson is better because it’s more friendly toward bicyclists.” Whatever. Dude has never ridden his or her two-wheeled apparatus in Tempe south of U.S. 60, where some of the paths can honestly accommodate small cars. If you…
During the 2009 Chicago Marathon, it nearly snowed on the city’s half- and full-marathon events. And guess what? The event took place in friggin’ early October. Our town isn’t having any of that nonsense when the GoDaddy.com YMCA Half Marathon and Family 5K goes off. The shindig, presented by the…
Did you get caught up at the “Chaos Theory” show at Legend City during First Friday two weeks ago and didn’t get a chance to see the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit? Maybe you got too liquored up at Bikini and spaced on…
On par with the ascension of the Denver Broncos and the complete collapse of the Tennessee Titans is the threatening-on-complete-resurgence of the Seattle Seahawks. Now, how is that possible, considering that the NFC West contenders are sitting in third place with a 2-3 record? Stick with us for a moment…
For more than two months, I’ve been feeling like the wealthiest person in Phoenix, and it has nothing to do with money. On August 1, the deadline for creative types participating in “Wonderland: Art from New Times Best of Phoenix 2009” to submit their art, the original artworks arrived at…
The last time ASU Football played in town on October 3, the Sun Devils experienced anything but home cooking. From start to finish, the Oregon State Beavers, who came in with a 2-2 mark and hadn’t won in Tempe since 1969, handled the Devils. The mature response from the maroon-and-gold-clad…
You’re a young, creative cat studying music at a university a few hours from your hometown. All in all, things are good and comfortable. But being comfortable is for people with finance degrees and not for a percussionist like you. You need a change, to get out there, but nothing…
When we think of Willy Wonka, we think of a busy-bee eccentric, an inventor of sweet treats that capture the world’s imagination, a dude who’s content to plod away in a bizarre factory while ignoring societal norms in the process. So it’s fitting that a friend of Alex Votichenko (better…
The Arizona Cardinals have had two weeks to think about their epic implosion against the Indianapolis Colts in front of a nationally televised audience. Will the defending NFC Champions go all pre-2008 Cardinals or will Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald catch fire and go on another magical run? Find out…
We were pretty fired up a few weeks ago to rap with Bob Saget, but our enthusiasm paled in comparison with that of our 20-year-old nephew. Said young dude, in reference to when fixed-gear bicyclists “Bob Saget” someone they feel is a flamboyant rider, “No way!!!! All of my fixie…
The art is hung, the floors are swept, and the touch-up paint has been applied. The “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit is ready for its First Friday reception tonight. Here are some cool-as-all-get-out things you can expect to see:…
There are a number of snarky depictions of our beloved Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit – what else would you expect from a Valley-wide call to Phoenix-based artists? – including Luis Gutierrez’s Sheriff Joe, Patron Saint of Clowns…
The magnitude of this one is easy to understand: The ASU Football team opens its Pac-10 season with a home tussle against the Oregon State Beavers. A Sun Devils win would give the team much-needed momentum before heading into the meat of its conference schedule. OSU will be extra-motivated, because…
Polka music may sound square to you, but we pretty much think it’s the coolest thing ever (and not in that oh-it’s-so-ironic hipster sort of way). We may even become junkies of the stuff, thanks to Web sites like www.247polkaheaven.com, which, for real, streams live feeds of polka bands 24/7…
Some folks may label Corey Busboom as a curious DIY-mad scientist, but at least one person doesn’t think that the man’s homemade musical instruments are too far out there. Namely, Mark Mothersbaugh of ’80s band Devo. As documented in this January 2009 story by Benjamin Leatherman, Mothersbaugh snatched up a…
The cheapest and most indicative souvenir of a place is definitely the postcard. Thanks to Cindy Dach and Greg Esser, Phoenix now has some of the coolest take-home keepsakes around. The two integral players of the downtown Phoenix creative community designed, from scratch, four different styles of postcards that will…
“Rising from the ashes” may be a cliché, but for the Phoenix Chorale’s Holly Sheppard, the old saying was the catalyst for making great art. On October 4, 2002, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral — the wow-look-at-that church on Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix — celebrated a remodeling job with a dedication…
Gregory Sale and Kimi Eisele have a simple, yet profound question for Phoenicians: Ever wonder about the future of this place? If so, you can immediately become an active participant in their interpretive piece Go Ahead, Wonder, which will have a presence at the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New…
The Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts played two of the most interesting games of Week 2. The Cardinals (1-1), who everyone was ready to label as the bumbling losers that they were before last season, jumped out to a 31-3 lead on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kurt Warner completed 92.3 percent…
Pardon us as we take a moment to give Psych 101 a round of applause for being such good sports with their “Wonderland” submission. A few months back, New Times asked Jeff Miller of the local psych-rock ensemble to write a song based on this year’s Best of Phoenix theme…
There’s no arguing that Tracy Dempsey has the tastiest submission to the “Phoenix as Wonderland: Art from New Times’ Best of Phoenix 2009” exhibit. The pastry chef alchemist formerly of Cowboy Ciao, Kazimierz World Wine Bar, and Digestif whipped up a dessert that looks more like a high-end architecture project…
