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21. Night & Day

    No-Holds Bard

    P.O.’d poet has some stuff he wants to get off his chest

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: March 27, 2008

    The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust, the newest, Internet-only album by Saul Williams, may not be what fans expect from the accomplished writer, star of the 1998...

22. Night & Day

    High Infidelity

    More unconventional wisdom from John Patrick Shanley

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: March 27, 2008

    What do Oscar-winning screenwriters do between films? They make little plays, apparently. One such diminutive dramedy is John Patrick Shanley’s The Dreamer Examines His...

23. Night & Day

    The Sultanes of Swing

    D-Backs host Mexican Yanquis and their dimwitted dog

    By Jay Bennett

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Who else thinks that Baxter the Bobcat needs to be neutered with extreme prejudice? Well, on Saturday, March 29, the Arizona Diamondbacks host the defending Mexican League...

24. Night & Day

    Red Alert

    By Niki D'Andrea

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Some people believe that chakra, a Sanskrit word meaning "circle," refers to an energy center, a place where the physical body and the "mind" meet as one, where things like...

25. Night & Day

    You’ve Got Chainmail

    Zounds! Wilt thou not brave the constabulary for a flagon of mead?

    By Peter Breslin

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Life in the 15th century was fairly disgusting with those excrement-splattered streets, plagues galore, and life expectancy of about 40 years. The idea behind the Arizona...

26. Night & Day

    For Bitter or Worse

    Toxic characters go down with their relationships

    By Robrt L. Pela

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Fans of the Mike Nichols film Closer may be disappointed with the superior stage version on which it’s based, now playing at ChyroArts Venue. The 2004 movie, which starred...

27. Night & Day

    Road Kill

    Life and death in Klan country

    By Peter Breslin

    Published: March 27, 2008

    It’s 1955, and there’s plenty of work to be had building the new interstate in Klan country. One hitch: The young black laborers are mysteriously vanishing or,...

28. Sidebar

    Medical drama

    By Megan Irwin

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Part of what makes Carol Dunlavy's case so complicated is the accusation of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The disorder is incredibly rare — rarer still, experts say, if...

29. Weekend Countdown

    You can't swing a Gin Blossom without hitting a concert this weekend

    By Jonathan McNamara

    Published: March 27, 2008

    No, really. There's a ton of music happenings invading the valley this weekend. Kicking things off is Theonix Arts Showcase: Volume II on Friday. Expect performances from...

30. The Bird

    The Bird exposes Sheriff Joe's racist ties, delves into the Israel Correa madness, and reveals Napolitano as the real Judas

    From the beak of The Bird to the ear of Stephen Lemons

    Published: March 27, 2008

    RESIDENT EVIL Guess from whom Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently received his marching orders? Hmmm, Satan, maybe? Close, but no cancer stick, chickadees. It's the Valley's meanest...

31. Fenske

    Chief Justice Ruth McGregor is fighting the legacy of a judge's transgressions two decades ago

    By Sarah Fenske

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Twenty years ago, Superior Court Judge Philip Marquardt got busted while attempting to sneak a smidgen of dope past customs officials after a Mexican vacation. That netted him...

32. Letters

    Letters from the issue of Thursday, March 27, 2008

    Published: March 27, 2008

    RAID IN AMERICA It's closing time when Five-O says it is: Holding patrons prisoner in bars? Even if the cops think they have a high-minded purpose, like checking the place for...

33. ˇAsk a Mexican!™

    Ask a Mexican rides off into the sunset

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: March 27, 2008

    I'm a gay man in his mid-30s who has always loved Mexican men. This question is not only from my experience, but also that of friends: Why is it that Mexican men are so flaky?...

34. Music

    Fu Manchu: Back on tour and headed for Mesa

    By Serene Dominic

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Source of pride for living in Mesa, AZ: Google "woman offers sex for gas," and your hometown comes up on the first nine hits. Source of shame for living in Mesa, AZ: Read...

35. Club Candids

    Start your engines: SMoCA Nights get motors running

    By Lilia Menconi

    Published: March 27, 2008

    It seemed every hipster-artist type with a little extra cash was heading to "SMoCA Nights: Drive" on Thursday, March 20. The car-inspired theme was arguably the best we've seen...

36. Shrapnel

    New Model Army frontman Justin Sullivan talks Neil Young and Irish humor

    By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

    Published: March 27, 2008

    If you listen to frontman/bandleader Justin Sullivan tell it, it's a surprise that New Model Army is still around at all. Formed in 1980 with the intention of playing just two...

37. Shrapnel

    Tempe Music Festival celebrates local bands while welcoming hometown heroes Gin Blossoms and The Meat Puppets

    By Sarah Ventre

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Now in its sixth year, the Tempe Music Festival brings an annual spotlight to town. As always, the headliners are national acts, meant to draw in a crowd of people who probably...

38. Home Grown

    Various Artists

    A Rat Is a Cow Is a Pig Is a Boy Is a Girl
    (self-released)

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Three-quarters of the way through a compilation that's been billed as a locals-only/females-only album, a voice that's clearly not a girl's appears. That voice belongs to Chris...

39. Listen Up

    Flogging Molly

    Float
    (Side One Dummy)

    By j. poet

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Dave King, frontman for L.A.'s Flogging Molly, writes the lyrics for his songs on a manual typewriter that was made in 1916, the year of The Easter Rising, the rebellion that...

40. Listen Up

    Why?

    Alopecia
    (Anticon)

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: March 27, 2008

    Anybody out there remember the '80s U.K. combo Blue Aeroplanes? They're the closest comparison this critic's strained brain can make to the eclectic, happily hard-to-pigeonhole...