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Editor’s Note VOLUME 13 • ISSUE 16 APRIL 10 - APRIL 23, 2014

STAFF PUBLISHER Steve T. Strickbine steve@ecollegetimes.com

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Field Manager Mark “Cowboy” Lucero DRIVERS Genine Baker Steve “OB” Bazzar Robert Heersink Paul Laopahoe Mark Lucero “Magic” Mark Magini Tom Metro “Milly” Milt Nolan Becky “Fro” Schmitz

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Claire Cleveland ccleveland@ecollegetimes.com

While the rest of the world is defrosting, we are bracing for summer. April is an interesting time in Arizona.

The school year is so close to being over that it seems right around the corner, but no one wants to acknowledge it. Pool parties are popping up everywhere and priorities have shifted.

Every pasty body in Tempe is ready to shed some clothing and get some essential vitamin D before they can even start thinking about finals. The worst part is the beautiful and hot weather makes being productive that much harder. Have you ever tried walking across campus in the heat? I rest my case.

Luckily, there’s plenty to do to snap you

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stories is how far 18-year-old Arizona State University freshman Naomi McClendon fell to her death from a balcony at off-campus apartment complex.

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is how much an ATM doled out to a Maine homeless man who simply wanted to withdraw $140. The South Portland police received a call from a woman saying the man was spending an inordinate amount of time at the ATM. Officers arrived on the scene and saw the man stuffing the $20 bills into a shopping bag. The excess cash was returned to the bank and the bank declined to press charges.

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months is the age of a Pakistan infant charged with planning a murder. Seriously. The baby was booked earlier this year, along with 30 other people, when stones were reportedly thrown at police and energy officials.

He’s now out on bail, but expected back in court April 12.

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years is how long a book critical of The Church of Scientology has been banned in the U.S. The book, “Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard,” written by British journalist Russell Miller, now appears in print and e-book additions.

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is how many Americans can locate Ukraine on a map, according to a Washington Post survey that asked 2,066 Americans to pinpoint the country on an unlabeled map. Most respondents selected an area of Western Europe as its location.

Check out some snazzy wish list stoner items (P. 16) and get your munchies on with our College Kitchen (P. 10). We also have the king of kings when it comes to weed, Mr. Tommy Chong (P. 23). Let me tell you, that man does not disappoint.

Here at College Times, we are still trying to shake off the sniffles and get our butts into gear. We’re still rocking our cozy winter bodies but sadly there is no winter in sight. Maybe once we get a little sunshine on us we’ll start to embrace the heat.

At least that’s what we tell ourselves every April.

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is how much a prescription for Sovaldi costs per day. The drug can cure hepatitis C in up to 90 percent of patients within three months, but that means American patients that want the drug will have to pay $90,000 to rid themselves of the disease. Worth it?

Probably, but the drug is much cheaper abroad.

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is how much a Michigan family raised on gofundme.com for medical bills following an incident where their father accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy who walked in front of his truck. He was then was beaten and robbed by an angry mob. The boy suffered a broken leg. The man is still in critical condition at time of writing.

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feet is how long a python rescued from a Michigan house fire was. The python, rescued by firefighter Scott Hemmelsbach, was trapped in a two-story home filled with fire and smoke.

No other firefighter wanted to take on the task, so Hemmelsbach, who had experience handling reptiles, took on the challenge.

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Ivy League colleges accepted 17-yearold Kwasi Enin into their programs in an extremely rare occurrence. Now the first-generation American will have to make a big choice, but it’s hardly a decision he can mess up.

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out of your spring/summer time allergyriddled daze. For one thing, Country Thunder is upon us, which means country fans need to saddle up and get ready for one of the craziest weekends of the year. Read our chat with the singer lovely Cassadee Pope (P. 38) to get yourself pumped and ready for Florence.

Record Store Day is also in April! On the 19th, vinyl junkies get to shop till they drop, and we’ve got all the events (P. 29) and releases (P. 35) music lovers need to know about. If all that seems like too much work and you’d rather sit around sipping a beer (who can blame you now that we’re nearing 100 degrees!?), take a glance at our feature on beer politics (P. 8).

You might learn a thing or two about your favorite libation.

And for those of you who simply do not care what else is happening in April besides 4/20, we have you covered as well.

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MCC hopes new Performing Arts Center will aid students, revive Fiesta District Claire Cleveland • College Times Mesa Community College has 5,000 students enrolled in their music and performance programs each year. That makes it the largest community college program in the country, performing over 100 shows a year. Now they are looking to revamp not only their Performing Arts Center, but also aid in the revitalization of Mesa’s Fiesta District.

MCC has a dedication to the arts, according to a press release, and its mission is to “improve the quality of life in the community we serve.”

The new PAC is their testament to that mission. The new center will be used for summer programs and performances and will be leased to outside groups when not in use, says Rodney Holmes, dean of art, humanities and social science at MCC. Music performance is the allencompassing title for the many different sub-categories that lay beneath it. MCC students can get, for example, a piano teaching certificate, a degree in studio recording and music business or music and theatre. All of these programs have different performances and shows that until this upcoming year have had to be held in the MCC’s Theatre Outback, an arts center on campus, or other venues.

Due to cost and availability, many performances that would typically find a home at MCC are on the road,

Holmes says. The new PAC will decrease the demands on the Theatre Outback, which will now only house the theatre department, and will save MCC and its students time and money by reducing travel costs, he says.

The new PAC is set to open in August.

The expansive building equipped with facilities for both performance and learning was designed by Jones Studio of Phoenix. The PAC will have a 462 seat theatre, as well as a choral room, band room and a lobby area set up for quartet performances.

The new PAC is part of a 2004 awarded to the Maricopa County Community College District. $951 million will be dispersed amongst the 10 community colleges in the district. $90 million of that bond has gone to the new PAC and technological improvements around the MCC campus.

The school purchased the Fiesta District Harkins 5 theatre to renovate and add onto.

“The community is excited, students are excited, faculty is excited. We are all excited about the new PAC,” says Holmes.

The bond also went to creating a new art gallery that opened this spring. The art gallery will be used for student and faculty art work, as well as college and national art shows. The public gallery will provide yet another attraction to the Mesa area.

Get on the bus!

Fresh Express bus brings fresh food to underserved areas Korina Garcia • Special to College Times A fresh food initiative in Tempe and Phoenix promises to bring high-quality market produce to individuals in underserved areas.

The Fresh Express began March 25 with the goal of bringing fresh food to communities within the “Discovery Triangle” that do not have easy access to healthy alternatives. The Triangle is a 25 square mile region encompassing Downtown Phoenix, Arizona State University’s Tempe campus and Papago Park in Scottsdale, according to the Fresh Express website.

A retired bus was donated for the project. The bus was retrofitted to give it the feel of a mobile grocery store. Valley Metro contractor First Transit will donate operator time to drive the bus to locations within the Discovery Triangle. The goal is to sell affordable, high-quality produce in convenient, walkable locations.

According to a study conducted by St. Luke’s Health Initiative, the Discovery Triangle encompasses an area that is considered to be a “food desert.” The idea to serve this region stemmed from the lack of accessible grocery stores in this area.

“This is a great—and truly fresh—idea to make our community even stronger and healthier,” says Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell in a press release.

Services such as health screenings, provided by the ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and nutrition education, provided by volunteer organization the Junior League, will also be available on the Fresh Express bus.

“The Fresh Express is another example of Phoenix finding innovative ways to address problems and improve the quality of life of residents,” says Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton in a press release.

Nearly two years of funding for the Fresh Express has been solidified, says Discovery Triangle Development Corporation president Don Keuth. The bus needs to raise $150,000 to $175,000 annually to continue to operate effectively.

“We believe that working together with our partners we could make an improvement to the quality of life in the area. Fresh Express is that effort,” Keuth says.

The Fresh Express will deliver to schools, senior housing facilities and other locations to provide them with fresh food and boost the region’s economic development opportunities.

The Discovery Triangle works with partners to solve issues within the geographical region to make an improvement in the quality of life of residents. The DTDC is a nonprofit organization that helps with economic development within the Discovery Triangle.

“We feel regional growth and development opportunities along the light rail and beyond make for a cohesive region,” says Donna Kennedy, Tempe’s economic development director.

As an active member of the Discovery Triangle, Tempe takes part in the Triangle’s effort to “foster a healthy regional economy,” Kennedy says. “A strong regional plan will attract businesses and assist current local business to remain and expand in the DTDC area.”

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ALL HAIL THE HOP! Lily Lieberman As the public grows its taste for craft beer, breweries struggle to keep up with demand College Times

By Lily Lieberman • College Times It’s five o’clock (somewhere) and you need a beer.

You head to the closest bar you can find—Baers Den on Apache—a mere elevator ride and 10-foot walk from your apartment door.

You grab a seat at the counter and request “the usual,” but not before your eyes sweep over the endless possibilities. You’re in the mood for something craft.

Yes, something different from the corporate appeal of Budweiser, Amstel, or (God forbid) Keystone.

Your gaze settles on Blue Moon, a Belgian white that you’ve only seen served with an orange wedge. A very independent looking beer. Satisfied, you point to your final decision. The bartender smirks at you and shakes his head.

“What?” you say.

“That isn’t craft, kid,” he says, sliding a frothy mug of Kilt Lifter across the counter instead.

The bartender is right. In the craft brewing industry they call these “crafty beers,” emphasizing the way large

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companies hide behind their smaller counterparts. Beers that masquerade as independent brews like Blue Moon and Shock Top, but are actually owned by corporate conglomerates Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors, respectively. But you wouldn’t know it from the packaging.

A crafty consumer Blue Moon has butt heads with The Brewers Association for not stating on the bottle that the beer is made by MillerCoors. They argue brand transparency is lacking and thus confuses consumers, leading to uninformed decisions.

“I don’t have a problem with it, because basically if someone is drinking a Blue Moon or a Shocktop, they’ve taken the first step and moved away from drinking the regular light lager. Very few people go from drinking a light lager to drinking a double IPA. It’s a transition. They

start with something like Blue Moon and then from that they’ll try something else, and then they’ll try something else. It’s like a learning curve,” says Ron Kloth, president of Papago Brewing Company.

Kloth likens the transition process to using ketchup all your life and suddenly switching to Dave’s Gourmet Ghost Pepper Sauce.

“You don’t see people going from a Coors Light to a huge barley one because their taste buds just aren’t used to it. It takes baby steps to refining taste buds. We call those training wheel beers,” Kloth says.

Owner of Four Peaks Brewing Company, Ted Golden, believes beer is great, no matter what brand you’re drinking. But he recognizes “it’s a touchy subject.”

“That’s always a big discussion, you know. To me if they’re putting out a quality product and there’s people out there that are willing to purchase it, whether they like the product for what it’s worth, or they like it because of the culture, or a combination of both,” Golden says.

A game of keep up An American craft brewer is defined by three requirements: They must be small and independent, they produce less than six million barrels of beer annually (that amounts to 12 million kegs, kids) and less than one-quarter of the business can be owned or controlled by a company that’s not a craft brewer.

Microbreweries are, in effect, a reaction to the consolidation of big brewing companies. By the end of the ‘70s, the beer industry had consolidated to only 44 brewing companies. Industry experts predicted that soon there would only be five brewing companies in the United States.

At the same time breweries were consolidating, a new homebrewing culture emerged—a hobby that allowed beer enthusiasts to branch outside of the shrinking taste bubble and experience the technique of brewing by themselves.

This was the basis for craft beer.

“Craft means hand crafted. It’s kind of like a local artist.

These brewers come up with great recipes and they execute these recipes in the final product from grain to glass,” Golden says.

Groundbreaking companies trickled in at first, but momentum soon gathered in the early 1990s. According to the Brewer’s Association, the number of craft brewers has gone from just eight in 1980 to 537 in 1994. At 3000 breweries currently in America, there’s no sign of stopping anytime soon.

“I see it continuing to expand. Everyone and their mother wants to own a brewery because it is a great business and it is a fun business. But there will be a shakedown at some point in time,” Kloth says.

Hop wars Kloth is referring to the limited supply of hops and barley in the market, one of the many challenges independent breweries face. The cost of hops will eventually increase the next time there’s a shortage, and brewpubs that aren’t yet established and don’t have contracts are “going to be hurting for product,” he says.

This will inevitably force many breweries out of business.

“During the shortage of 2007 and 2008, we actually had to change a couple of the beers that we were making because we couldn’t get the hops we were used to getting.

The cost of the hops went from $3 an ounce to almost $30,” Kloth says.

Greg Ross, director of marketing for Four Peaks, says the company felt the same blows and there may be more in the future. Brewers all over the country are starting to wonder when farmers will produce more hops.

“There are certain hops right now that are in more demand than there are supplies. Not only is it a cost issue, it’s now an availability issue,” Ross says.

Obviously, raising the price of a keg of beer to 500 bucks is not cost effective. Although we’re still at the mercy of Mother Nature, Paul Gatza, director of the Brewer’s Association

promises this “isn’t like the hops shortages of 2007/2008.”

“Theoretically, if we ran out of hops we would use something else that is bitter enough to balance the sweetness from the malt in the beer. Before hops were in widespread use in beer, there was a blend of spices called Gruit. Brewers will make do with whatever they have available to them,” Gatza says.

We can’t afford a hops shortage if brewpubs maintain their popularity. Every day, somewhere in the country, there’s a new brewery. The competition is heating up.

Local libations “Everyone wants local right now. Everyone loves craft beer. Craft beer is very hot throughout the United States.

But what’s even hotter than craft beer is local craft beer,” Golden says.

He’s been selling local craft beer for 15 years in Arizona, dealing with a lot of different people from mom and pops to major corporations to chain stores. But most of Four Peaks’ business is local.

“Locally owned business and dealing with local business owners is a little bit different. They all have different business plans. You have to find out what they’re up to, what their goal is and find the right beer to complement what they’re doing,” Golden says.

Local retailers have difficulty dividing and reserving space for local breweries. Premium import segments, or beers flown in from other countries, are decreasing, and the set that never seems to have enough space on a retail side is local craft.

“Because there’s so many good national brands out there, a retailer is really hurting themselves if they [limit themselves to local beer]. People really want a wide variety.

Especially in this state where there’s so many people from other parts of the country, they like seeing products from Illinois or Memphis because that’s where they’re from,” Ross says.

With only a finite amount of room in every store, Papago and Four Peaks make sure their product will move fast enough so it will always stay fresh.

“Beer drinkers are showing they really like the flavors in craft brewed beers. They like that these beers are coming from small and independent and local companies so the consumer is driving sales at this time,” Gatza says.

That doesn’t mean that all craft brewers will survive.

Gatza believes there will be winners and losers and the deciding factors include quality and how business savvy the owner is.

“There’s a very long list of challenges, but the trade off is that you have direct contact with the consumer.

It’s worth it when you can build brand loyalty with your customer inside the brewpub.

I don’t think Shock top or Blue Moon even have brew pubs. They’re probably just production facilities,” Ross says. “We’re very happy.

I don’t want it to sound like we’re complaining about these challenges, but they are there and that’s just part of the tradeoff of being a craft brewery.”

The training wheels are coming off.

We’re biking to the closest local brewery.

What will we do if the hops run out?

Lily Lieberman • College Times Hops, a flowering plant in the same family as Cannabis (don’t get excited, there’s no THC), is used for its antibacterial qualities and to counteract the sweetness of the malt with its bitterness. Around the 11th century, brewers started using hops to add flavor and aroma instead of a blend of herbs and spices called Gruit. Traditional Gruit herbs include yarrow, bog myrtle and wild rosemary—just your average, run-of-themill spices at your local grocery store. Let’s stick with the hops, shall we?

“A lot of beer’s hop aromas and hop flavors are very nice. There’s a reason people are using hops in beers—they go really well in beer,” Paul Gatza, director of the Brewer’s Association, says.

Some independent craft brewers are having trouble securing hops for their beers because the number of farmers remains the same, but the number of brewpubs continues to grow. Don’t fret, not all hops will run out at the same time. Hops, like other ingredients, have substitutes specific to their herbal, fruity or floral flavors.

Cascade – Moderate in bitterness and abundant in flowery aroma, Cascade is often used in west coast ales and can take on a grapefruit flavor Substitute: Amarillo, Centennial, Summit Centennial – A clean bitterness, mild floral and citrus notes mark this hop.

Substitute: Amarillo, Cascade, Columbus, Summit Willamette – It has a spicy, woody scent suitable for ales and lagers.

Substitute: Styrian golding, Target, Fuggle, Glacier Chinook – This truly American hop has a smoky, herbal flavor.

Substitute: Brewers gold, Columbus, Galena, Nugget Saaz – Known for its spicy and traditional taste.

Substitute: Sladek, Lublin, Sterling, Ultra Columbus – Super pungent and dramatic, Columbus is a great choice for American IPA’s.

Substitute: Magnum, Chinook, Warrior Styrian Goldings – Soft, delicate and spicy, this is a sexy hop for a sexy beer.

Substitute: Fuggle, Wilamette Galena – Mildly bitter with a hint of citrus.

Substitute: Chinook, Nugget, Pride of Ringwood Pride of Ringwood – Woody and earthy, Pride of Ringwood is a very herbal hop.

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Spicy Sriracha Spicy Spaghetti

Jorge Salazar • College Times If you’ve recently visited an Asian food restaurant worth its MSG levels, then you’ve probably experienced the joys of Sriracha sauce. Packing a kick that makes buffalo sauce seem like ketchup, Sriracha has transcended past being a simple topping for your spring rolls. We’ve cooked up a couple of recipes that will give an Asian flair to some mainstream classics.

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“T.H.E.M. is, in short, a social club for geeks,” says Alyssa McNulty, first officer of the organization. “Basically, it’s a forum for people to come and talk about whatever they’re interested in.” T.H.E.M. meets on Thursdays at 6 p.m. in the ASU Memorial Union.

College Times: What activities do club members participate in?

McNulty: We typically have a monthly anime night where we’ll get together and watch an anime or whatever the majority of the group wants to do. We also do monthly movie nights where we get together for a movie and often end up playing card games afterward. T.H.E.M. also does specialized events based on group interest. One of our most popular activities is cosplay laser tag, where we’ll just dress up in costumes that we’ve put together and play at Stratum Laser Tag. This month, we’re also doing a tea party and geeky cooking night.

Do you participate in other activities within the ASU community?

Although there aren’t many events that we participate in with other clubs, this month we’re participating in the first ever Sun Devil Fan Fair. In short, it’s a mini comic con that is being co-hosted by the Knights of Canterlot (Brony club) and Dumbledore’s Army (“Harry Potter”

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What draws people to your club?

One thing that I personally really like about this club is that we don’t judge people. People can just come to a meeting and literally ask whatever question comes to mind. We’re really open to all types of people. There have been a few club members who have come to T.H.E.M. and said that they didn’t have any friends before they found our club.

In addition, common interests bring a lot of people to the club. People can see our fandom memorabilia when we table and that brings a lot of curious faces.

What kind of misconceptions do people have about T.H.E.M. and other sci-fi clubs?

One thing is that sometimes people will dismiss us as a frivolous club that doesn’t have a purpose. They think it’s there just for fun. It is for fun, but we have a good group of people that come and enjoy each other’s friendship and build a long-lasting, far-reaching community.

We’re able to just be ourselves around each other. Some clubs, they can have a purpose or social goal but be exclusive and judgmental. We do our best to include everyone.

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There’s no official membership process.

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Student Voices Reality TV has reached its apex in one perfect show Ana Anguiano • College Times It is totally fair to consider reality TV dumb and pointless. We are in the middle of a television renaissance full of high intensity Ana Anguiano narratives that suck viewers in with complex plots and characters.

Shows like “House of Cards” and “Game of Thrones” will have you rewatching entire seasons for tiny details and plot points you might have missed. You will find none of that in a show like “The Bachelor” or “The Real World.”

Why? Those shows are totally outdated.

Most, if not all, reality TV shows are outdated. “Project Runway,” “Top Chef,” “American Idol,” and “Big Brother” have all being airing for far too long. These shows are predictable and scripted with the only different variable being the boring, desperate-for-fame cast.

You can’t expect “Survivor” to be as exciting in 2014 as it was when it first aired in 2000, and it drives me nuts that people still watch these terrible shows. But then I stumbled upon a new reality show that was

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so dumb and absurd, it was perfect.

MTV quietly rolled out a new show called “Are You the One?” several weeks back and I am positive it is the pinnacle of reality TV. It took everything silly and ridiculous about early reality TV and just went with it.

A dating show/competition, “Are You the One?” puts 20 strangers (10 dudes and 10 ladies) in a house in Hawaii to find their perfect match. The idea of a perfect match is already really stupid, but if these crazy contestants can manage to figure out and match up all 10 couples, they win money.

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Nami serves up munchie-worthy vegan dessert indulgences Natalie Long • Special to College Times If you’re trying to eat vegan and have a case of the munchies, it can be tempting to head to the fatty, sugary and meaty “dark side.” One local restaurant offers an option to treat your taste buds to a yummy snack that is not only delicious but cruelty-free.

Nami, the vegan soft serve and pastry café that’s the brainchild of Green New American Vegetarian’s vegan food innovator, Damon Brash, has introduced a new vegan cookie dough.

Nami Dough is especially enticing because this cookie dough doesn’t contain eggs, so you can go ahead and chomp it raw. Now you can cure your munchies without fear of “overdosing” on raw eggs and feeling sick later. Nami Doh is an alternative that all audiences, vegan and nonvegan, can enjoy.

The dough can also be baked into cookies or folded into ice cream. It comes in three flavors: classic chocolate chip, peanut butter and gluten-free and soy-free chocolate chip.

“It’s totally awesome to have a healthy vegan option available because it’s hard to find. It’s inherently delicious. Even my friend who’s not vegan loves it,” says Nami customer Erica Anderson.

The idea behind the vegan treat store Nami came from the organic ice cream treat served up at Green locations, the tSoynami. This treat is made of homemade vegan soy soft serve ice cream with added cakes, cookies, chocolate, peanut butter and more. Some tSoynami choices include

Clunky Monkey, Rocky Road, Chai Tiramisu, P.B. n’ Chocolate, and Fluffernutterin. If that doesn’t sound intriguing enough, you can create your own perfect treat by choosing any organic ice cream and adding the toppings you want.

The treats do not stop there! Nami also sells organic and gluten-free options like cupcakes, brownies, doughnuts, milkshakes, hot cocoa, tea and Italian sodas.

If you need an energy boost, try the coffee. Nami’s coffee can be made with dairy-free milk upon request. The shop also offers a variety of specialty drinks, including a Raspberry Mocha, a mixture of raspberry chocolate syrup combined with espresso and milk; OJ Express, an iced drink with locally squeezed orange juice and espresso; and the The Cactus Haboob, agave and cinnamon concoction mixed with espresso and milk. All drinks and treats are served in biodegradable cups and spoons.

Nami Doh and all of the delicious vegan treats are sold at all of Damon Brash’s restaurants.

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The Counterfeit Bar is not yet open, but already has a group of loyal fans. The owners behind the non-alcoholic bar-to-be began a Kickstarter with a $10,000 goal, and have already raised $4,200 at time of writing.

The goal is to create a hangout with fancy, non-alcoholic beverages and New American cuisine. Along with traditional bar food with a twist, they’ll also be serving up “mocktails,” energy drinks, tea, specialty sodas and more.

The atmosphere will be much like the bar-and-grill environment you’re familiar with. There will be a mocktail lounge, where you can casually eat and socialize, and a regular dining area for families.

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Liz T. and Paul B., who chose not to disclose their last names due to their sobriety, are an alcohol-free couple who have a simple goal: to provide “really good food and really delicious mocktails” to a consumer market that has been virtually untapped in Phoenix.

“We have a huge Mormon population (in the Valley), a huge recovery population and a huge underage college population,”

Paul says, “yet there are no high-end restaurants that offer sober drink menus other than the typical soda or coffee.”

When the idea was conceived for the Counterfeit Bar, the couple was sitting at dinner.

“Of course there are restaurants that don’t serve alcohol. McDonald’s doesn’t serve alcohol, but not a real or nice restaurant where people go for the food—a real sit down dinner,” Paul says. “All the signs are pointing to [The Counterfeit Bar.] This is what needs to be done.

“It’s a little surprising that it hasn’t been done before. It’s apparently a new concept.

The more we do this the more I wonder ‘how hasn’t anyone done this before?’”

However, the couple is not totally alone in their desire to create a sober calm in a booze crazed culture. There are eight sober bars operating in the U.K. Speculation about whether this will be a new trend has been buzzing on the Internet, but so far the U.S. only has a few sober hangouts outside of the typical diner or fast food environment.

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Strong Man Beer Festival combines brews and brawn Jorge Salazar • College Times Just because you enjoy imbibing at beer festivals doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to growing a beer gut. If thoughts of extra inches on your waistband from that last brewski keep you up at night, then you finally have a reason to rejoice.

Lovers of ales and food trucks can rest easy knowing that they can finally pack in the food and beer (mostly beer, if we’re being honest) without feeling guilty about packing on the pounds.

The first Strong Man Beer Fest will take place on April 19 at the Fear Farm grounds in Phoenix and will put a twist on your standard beer festival.

“The Strong Man Beer Festival is twopart event,” says Johann Warnholtz, founder and president of Unleashed Events. “The first part is a variation of the Strong Man Competition, and the second part is obviously the beer festival.”

The Strong Man portion of the event will include 15 challenges sponsored by local Phoenix gyms, like Hammer CrossFit and Urban WarFit, and will test attendees on strength, speed and stamina.

The competition is also set up so that each challenge is judged separately and attendees can pick and choose which ones they want to compete in.

“It’s kind of like a carnival in that it’s not one overall competition,” Warnholtz says.

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tickets for prizes, enjoy food from a variety of food trucks and guzzle a nice cold one from Old World Brewery, a local operation that’s sponsoring the event, while enjoying live music.

Warnholtz says attendees don’t need to participate in the Strong Man portion to partake in the second part of the festival.

They can buy beer tickets and burn the calories vicariously as they watch others sweat it out while chugging a cold one.

Raffle prizes range from Sports Authority gift cards to weight lifting equipment. Schiek, a company that deals in weightlifting equipment, has donated gym bags to give away.

Warnholtz says the setup will hopefully allow everybody participating in the Strong Man events to win raffle tickets.

“One of our goals with this event is to make it accessible to any level athlete,” Warnholtz says. “The idea is to make it so that anybody who has somewhat of an experience, whether it’s beginning or advanced, could come out and do it.”

Aside from sweating and drinking, the Strong Man Beer Fest also gives attendees the opportunity to give back to the community. A portion of the proceeds, as well as all alcohol sales, will be donated to Heart of Valor, a non-profit organization that provides trips and events to active duty and retired military members.

Strong Man Beer Festival at Fear Farm, 2209 N. 99th Avenue, Phoenix, www.strongmanbeerfest.com, Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $60

Hollywood Costume Party, A chance to dress up as Marilyn and JFK? We’ll take it! In honor of its “Hollywood Costume” exhibition, the Phoenix Art Museum is hosting a Hollywood Costume Party where attendees can adorn themselves in their finest iconic Golden Age attire for a chance to win the museum costume contest. Mingle with industry insiders and designers and enjoy food, booze and music, vintage Cali style. Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, phxart.org, 602.257.1222, Friday, April 11, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., $25 Alien April at Film Bar, “The Fifth Element,” possibly the sexiest alien movie, will have a pre-show hosted by Ruby Rhod and The Diva in Blue. Yes, drag performers. The Film Bar will be featuring this 1997 film for just one weekend before moving onto “Starship Troopers” the following week. Looking for an awesome first date? We suggest you start here. 815 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.595.9187, thefilmbarphx.com, Friday, April 11 through Monday, April 14, times vary, $9 The Rugby Bowl: Spikes and Spokes, Beer and Rugby–the best match since Mac and Cheese. The much-anticipated rugby match between Brigham Young University and ASU will play out amongst a variety of food trucks and an extensive motorcycle display. Stay for lunch, grab a brew and enjoy the match.

WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, therugbybowl.com, 480.840.0457, Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $12 to $170 Arizona Derby Dames, These dashing darlings skate around the banked derby track vying for position and points. Count on humorous monikers, impractical outfits and all the excitement of a contact sport. Watch the Bombshells face the Draggers at the Arizona Veterans Coliseum. Arizona Veterans Coliseum, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix, azderbygames.com, Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m., $12

Sunnyslope Art Walk, A quarter mile stretch down Central Avenue is your destination for art and food. Over 100 artists and venues will be set up to sell art, food and drinks. Every medium will be represented. Original work will be for sale in one convenient place. Sunnyslope Village, 8800 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.870.6060, sunnyslopecommunity. org, Saturday, April 12, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., free Tempe Marketplace Chalk Art Festival, A canvas people trample all over can be a difficult canvas to work with, so for one day only, Tempe Marketplace will be the canvas for chalk art. You will get to see the 8 feet by 6 feet masterpieces come to life as you tour through the celebration of colorful works of art. Tempe Marketplace, 2000 E Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 480.966.9338, tempemarketplace.com, Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., free Scottsdale Palestinian Film and Arts Festival, As an educational and entertaining event, the film and arts festival recreates the vibrant film and art culture of Palestine.

Movies from past and present, from new and renowned directors, shorts and full length films will be featured. Chaparral Suites, 5001 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 888.292.8080, azpalestinefilmfestival. com, Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., $10 per film Great Arizona Picnic, With over 50 Valley restaurants, the Great Arizona Picnic will be a weekend extravaganza. Featuring the Southwest Festival of Beers, Skyy Bar, Tequila Deck, and many more, the drinks will be plentiful. Don’t forget to check out the live music and cooking demonstrations too. Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, 480.945.7193, scottsdalefest.org/greatarizona-picnic, Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, Saturday 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., $10 Spring Fit Fest, Whether you started a New Years Resolution to get fit and failed or you just need to tone up before bikini weather, Cityscape and Gold’s Gym’s Zumba and Insanity classes are sure to do the trick.

Classes are free, plus you get a 20 percent off voucher for Lustre Rooftop Garden.

Patriots Square in Cityscape Phoenix, 1 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.772.3900, cityscapephoenix.com, Monday, April 14 through Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m., free

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1. Nieve Urquidi can’t wait for the next band to perform. 2. G Love and Special Sauce put on a great show for a stoked audience. 3. Funky Robert and Cheryl Morrow smile for the camera while waiting for Dwight Yokum to go on stage. 4. Chandra and Jake Munoz enjoying the music and weather.

5. Dance, bro, dance! 6. Kyle Day (left) has a blast with friends. 7. Ben Harper closes out an amazing weekend. 8. Chris Letsinger and Andy Strother relaxing and listening to the jams. 9. Cheryl Morrow loves the brewskis they had at the festival. 10. Jamie Radcliffe and girlfriend Jeanette Geib soak up the sun while enjoying G Love and Special Sauce. 11.

There were quite a few hippie shops at the festival.

CALENDAR >>> Tempe Poetry in April, Celebrating its14th season with moderator Catherine Hammond, founder of Tempe Poetry in April, poets are invited to read their poetry and partake in conversation in celebration of National Poetry Month. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 480.350.2829, tempe.gov, Wednesday, April 16, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., free Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven?, The adult sequel to the Late Nite Catechism Series will unearth the origins of Easter bunnies, Easter eggs, Easter bonnets, Easter baskets and of course, those yummy Easter Peeps. Sister will answer those perplexing questions about pet heaven and those adorable baby chicks. Don’t forget your Easter bonnet! Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org , Tuesday, April 15 through Sunday, April 20, Tuesday through Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $39 Tasting Colors, Hearing Scents: Creativity and the Science of the Senses, It’s a scientific fact that green Skittles taste distinctly different from purple. Researcher Dr. Richard E. Cytowic discusses links between creativity and synesthesia—the neurological condition in which one sensation conjures another, producing contradictory experiences like tasting color or hearing scents.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. Second Street, smoca.org, 480.874.4666, Thursday, April 17, 7 p.m., free Birds n’ Beer, An award-winning after-work series pairs two seemingly unlikely items, Four Peaks beer and birds. Topics range from strange bird mating habits to “six ways mushrooms will destroy the world.” Hysteria will ensue as alcohol and funny animal videos come together. Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.468.6470, riosalado.audubon.org, Thursday, April 17, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., free Diversity Cinema Series, A documentary film about a high school varsity team’s struggle to compete, which parallels Medora, Indiana’s fight for survival as a once-booming town now suffering from economic downfall and a dwindling population. There will be a discussion afterwards. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, 480.644.5033, mesaaz.gov, Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m., free

Phoenix Improv Festival, The three day laugh-a-thon showcases the nation’s best professional improv troupes from Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York and Boston. The festival also hosts workshops for local performers taught by some of the most celebrated improv teachers in America.

Past festivals have included workshops by directors for The Second City, iO and the Annoyance Theater. Herberger Theatre Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, phoeniximprovfestival.com, 602.252.8497, Thursday, April 17 through Saturday, April 19, times vary, $10 to $15 Grand Opening of Outliars Comedy Club Mesa, Arizona has a comedy scene not to be missed, so another comedy club can only add to the fun. The Outliars Club will be opening with comedian Mark Cordes from “Evening at the Improv” and “The Tonight Show.” Outliars Comedy Club Mesa, 1666 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, 480.784.7528, outliarscomedy.squarespace.com, Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., $22

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“Red Planet Respite”, More than 30 ASU scientists collaborated with San Diego theatre company Circle Circle Dot Dot to inspire this play about the possibility of life on Mars.

Set in 2044, the red planet plays host to the first luxury resort for humans. Experience the world premiere directed by an ASU alum.

Lyceum Theatre, 901 S. Forest Mall, Tempe, circle2dot2.com, Wednesday, April 18 through Thursday, April 19, and Thursday April 24 through Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m; Sunday, April 27, 2 p.m., $8 to $16 Wingstock: Where Music and Chicken Meat, Nothing goes together better than chicken and music. At this one-of-a-kind event, you are asked to bring an empty stomach and an eagerness to try all different types of chicken wings so that the “Wingstock King of Wings” can be named. There will be live music, beer, chicken and even an egg hunt for the little ones. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center Street, Mesa, 480.644.2560, mesaamp.com, Saturday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5 to $7 PHX 3 on 3, Calling all members of recreational basketball teams! All ages, abilities, sizes and styles can participate in one of the biggest basketball tournaments of the year. The tournament will be held in Downtown Phoenix with 75 hoops in the streets. There will even be celebrity appearances and a professional dunk contest.

Downtown Phoenix, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 877.251.4230, phx3on3. net, Saturday, April 19 to Sunday, April 20, 8 a.m., free for spectators

At the glorious age of 75, Tommy Chong couldn’t get any better if he tried. Half of the comedic duo Cheech and Chong and beloved stoner Leo from “That ‘70s Show,” Chong has lived a life most of us can hardly imagine.

He has been in dozens of films and TV shows, and even famously shared a prison cell with the Wolf of Wall Street himself, Jordan Belfort, while serving a sentence for selling bongs in 2003.

College Times phoned Chong to catch up before his Wild Horse Pass Casino gig, but accidentally interrupted his pleasant dreams of being in Morocco and losing his wallet (for real). Chong spilled the beans on his newest movie project, which is being led

by Jay Chandrasekhar (“Super Troopers,” “Beerfest,” “Arrested Development”).

College Times: What is your relationship with Cheech (Marin) these days?

Chong: We don’t see each other much, but we’re kind of joined by the hip anyway.

When we were apart for 30 years and then we got back together, it was like we never left each other. There’s a certain amount of magic that never left and will always be there. I can feel his pain sometimes and I know he feels mine.

What can you tell me about the new Cheech and Chong movie you’re working on?

Well, I wasn’t supposed to tell anybody. [laughs] The cat’s out of the bag. The

good thing about being old is you can always say “Oh, I forgot,” which I did. I don’t remember anyone saying “Don’t say anything!”

But it’s us 30 years later. We’re growers and we grow a strain of pot that’s incredible but we can’t remember how we did it. Cheech gets involved with the girlfriend of a big Mexican cartel gang, so there’s a little bit of jeopardy there. And then let’s just say it gets crazy and crazier and then it’s on to the next one.

What is the difference between the weed available now and what you smoked when you were in your 20’s?

You know the weed now is refined, so you can function much better. Before it wasn’t as refined it was just shwag. It was a mixture of a lot of things. You weren’t just smoking weed you were smoking in some cases sugar, dirt and a lot of sticks and stones and seeds. Now it’s so refined that you don’t need a lot to make you feel mellow and it’s much, much smoother.

Now it’s mainstream, so you don’t get that only the outlaws are smoking it. There’s no paranoia or fear involved anymore and it’s very civilized. That’s the way it should be because all those myths that kept it illegal for years are being blown apart, and as a result people are waking up and saying, “Wow this should have happened a lot sooner than it did but I’m glad it did.”

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Scottsdale Culinary Festival brings accessible upscale dining to everyday foodies Claire Cleveland • College Times Dining experiences with fine food and exquisite wine are not exclusive to Los Angeles, New York or Las Vegas. In fact, Scottsdale has made a culinary name for itself. Gobs of buzz-worthy chefs make a home in the upscale suburb to the north.

It’s not all pompousness and pretentiousness, though. Scottsdale Culinary Festival is out to prove just that during its six-day stay, with tastes to satisfy both the steak-and-potatoes and champagne-andcaviar types.

Looking for some bubbly? Champagne, confections and sushi will be hosted poolside on Thursday, April 10 at W Scottsdale. This effervescent night is all about treating your senses, including the taste of Sushi Roku’s award-winning cuisine, the smell of spa-at-home samples, the feeling of complimentary arm massages, and the overall comfort of sparkling wine.

Sound too good to be true? Tickets start at $40 a person.

South Africa is undoubtedly one of the world’s culinary capitals, according to this SCF event, which calls foodies, travel junkies and BBQ fanatics to join together to savor the bold flavors of South Africa on Saturday, April 12. Traditional Braai food and American style smoke-tinged barbecue will be showcased together along with wines of South Africa for a culinary experience unlike any other and all for $25 a person.

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especially exciting are the An Artist’s Palate secret dinner and the #scflove Instagram contest.

The Artist’s Palate dinner is held at a secret location, only to be revealed to guests a few nights in advance. A wine paired four course Italian dinner is met with sweet music and thought provoking art, adding to the beauty on your plate. Artists and musicians will be appearing throughout the evening to reveal their unique creations and styles. This event is also held on Thursday, April 10. It’s just a bit more expensive at $175 per person, but consider it a possible way to win over that lucky someone or make a few unparalleled Instagram posts.

Speaking of Instagram, this is the perfect event to use those filters and crazy angles to your benefit. And by “benefit” we mean free VIP tickets to the Great Arizona Picnic on Sunday, April 13. To participate, just snap a photo of your everyday foods and tag #scflove. Every Tuesday, one photo will be randomly selected to win a VIP Pass to the event.

The Great Arizona picnic is not your typical pack-a-lunch experience. Instead, over 50 restaurants will provide samples and cooking demonstrations. Guests will also be treated to bands playing on three different stages and array of different alcoholic beverages to taste. The picnic will be held on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 and is $10 per person.

The Scottsdale Culinary Festival, multiple locations, 480.945.7193, scottsdalefest.org, Tuesday, April 8 through Sunday, April 13, times vary, $25 to $200

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In the Clubs MAKJ @ INT The biggest DJ you’ve never heard of is back in Old Town Scottsdale. With festivals like Ultra, Coachella and Tomorrowland scheduled for 2014, you know it’s going to be his biggest yet! From professional racecar driver to DJ and producer, there’s no way of knowing what production MAKJ will come out with next. In the words of MAKJ and Lil’ Jon, “Let’s Get F**ked Up” to some sick drops!

INTL, 4405 N. Saddlebag Trail, Scottsdale, 480.213.9500, relentlessbeats.com, Thursday, April 10, 10 p.m., $12

Scuba @ Bar Smith Techno, drum and bass and experimental music best describe Scuba. Based in Berlin, Scuba brings heavily influenced European beats. What makes this show even better? Bar Smith. A perfect combination of dance music, visuals and people!

Bar Smith, 130 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.229.1265, relentlessbeats. com, Saturday, April 12, 9 p.m., $10

Dreams & Drums 5 The hometown rave will bring a variety of electronic dance genres, from dubstep, to drumstep, and even some tech house.

There’s no way you’ll be sitting down at any point of the night. The line-up includes Figure, Brazzabelle, TWRK, Pierce Fulton and countless local artists for a night full of dancing and bass. Oh, did we mention Brazzabelle is a Cave Creek native? Bet you didn’t know that fun fact. Now you shouldn’t have any reason not to go!

Stratus, 2102 N. 23rd Avenue, Phoenix, 602.233.1807, dreamsanddrums.com, Saturday, April 12, 9 p.m., $25-$30

Maceo Plex @ Monarch Theatre With Ultra 2014 and Coachella 2014 under his belt, there’s no way you’d want to miss this show! His dark deep house tunes and funky beats will keep your body moving all night.

Monarch Theatre, 122 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.229.1266, relentlessbeats.com, Wednesday, April 16, 9 p.m., $15

Alvaro @ Smashboxx Two reasons why you should be at Smashboxx on April 17: 1. Alvaro. 2. IT’S FREE! What’s the catch? All you have to do is RSVP. Don’t miss your chance to catch the producer spin some of his own productions like “Welcome to the Jungle” along with some electro, house and tech-house beats.

Smashboxx, 7419 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.946.3510, smashboxxaz. com. Thursday, April 17, 9 p.m., free

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Puff puff pass: How to fake being a stoner Ana Anguiano • College Times Here at College Times, we don’t believe in peer pressure. We don’t stand for it either, because it’s pretty messed up. We are all adults here, so if you don’t want to do something, then don’t it!

Now that 4/20 is around the corner,

What to do * Now is your chance to suggest everyone watches something far out that you really enjoy. It can be something weird and trippy, or just whatever is on the Discovery Channel. * Get comfortable! No one is rushing to go anywhere or to look particularly well put together. Get your comfy clothes and get settled because you are probably in a no judgment zone. * Suggest getting food or snacks. You will have much more self-control than your smoking buddies, so make a conscious effort to pick something tasty and totally ridiculous. * Come prepared with some eye drops and a bottle of water. * Stay away from mirrors. Keep everyone away from mirrors.

we want everyone to have a great time and be as safe as possible. If pot isn’t your thing, or you have baby lungs, or you have asthma, or you just don’t want to participate, you can still have a great time.

But if for some reason you feel the need to pretend to be a stoner, we’ve

got you covered. Going incognito with a bunch of stoners is pretty easy, especially considering the fact that no one will be doing much of anything.

So whether you are line at Cheba Hut or hanging with your friends in a bean bag, keep it cool and just go with the flow.

* Take your time when formulating thoughts and conversation topics.

walk or call a cab.

* Bring a board game or card game or something entertaining. * Google a couple popular strains online and swear by them. Any dumb sounding pair of words you make up will probably be legit. We suggest Purple Rain, Kreamsicle Kush, and Kptn Krunch. Those are all fake, but just say you tried it in California or something.

What not to do * Don’t freak anyone out. You are probably the only one with your wits about you so be considerate and keep the conversation light and positive. * Do not get in a car with a driver that is stoned. If anything, you should be driving as the only sober person. Or better yet,

* Don’t snap pictures. Unless everyone partaking in the 4/20 activities is into a photo shoot, don’t whip out your phone and take incriminating photos of your friends. * Don’t ruin the good vibes by talking about work or school or your troubled interpersonal relationships. Alcohol is much better suited for such discussions. * Try not to get frustrated with your friends that are functioning at a slower speed than you. Try to ride their mellow wave. * Please don’t try to be cool with weed lingo. It is 2014 and stoners look and talk like everyone else. You can leave your weird stoner clichés at home. * Don’t linger around after everyone sobers up. Everyone is probably looking to nap, eat or smoke some more, so make your exit graceful.

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We created a mini map for you early bird go-getters to make the most of your trip while hitting the maximum amount of vinyl stacks.

Start your quest at Zia Records Clearance Outlet Store, where accessories, CDs, DVDs, and books will all be on sale all weekend long.

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Record Store Day events throughout Phoenix Ana Anguiano • College Times The Record Room All used items will be 20 percent off, which includes LP’s, CD’s, DVD’s, T-shirts, turntables, stereos, and books. Live music starts at 4:30 p.m. and you can check out their Facebook for the lineup.

4211 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.678.7190, facebook.com/ TheRecordRoom, Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m., free Stinkweeds Enjoy live music and super exclusive releases at Stinkweeds this RSD. Stinkweeds will be re-issuing 500 copies of JFA’s Blatant Localism 7”, which has been out of print for over 25 years, and they will also be releasing 100 copies of U.F.O EP by Father Figures on CD. Live music starts at 12:30 p.m.

12 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 602.248.9461, stinkweeds.com, Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m., free Revolver Records Enjoy 20 percent off used merchandise store wide, and jam to some live music starting at 5 p.m. Revolver will also be putting out their own limited 7” colored vinyl with three local bands.

918 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.795.4980, revolveraz.com, Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m., free Zia Record Exchange Make sure to check out live performances by Dav!d & Clara at 3 p.m., Tobie Milford at 5:30 p.m., the winner of Hard Rock Café Phoenix’s “Hard Rock Rising Battle of the Bands” at 6:30 PM, and the LB & Brothers Cosmos at 7:15 p.m.

3210 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480.829.1967, ziarecords.com, Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m., free Zia Record Exchange Phoenix The Phoenix location will have live performances

by Radiodriveby at 3 p.m., American Longspurs at 4 p.m., and Ree Boado at 5 p.m. 1850 W. Camelback, Phoenix, 602.241.0313, ziarecords.com, Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m., free Zia Record Exchange Chandler The Chandler Zia Record Exchange will have plenty of RSD releases and the Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL & SPCA) will be on site with a special mobile Pet Adoption Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. After you play with some animals and snag some vinyl, grab some tasty food by Liberty’s Biscuits (from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.).

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2014’s Record Store Day exclusives Chvrches: From solitary life to the industry’s most buzzworthy band Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times Before Iain Cook formed the Scottish electronic band Chvrches, he admittedly led a solitary life, watching videos of television shows and movies and penning soundtracks for them.

Now that he’s in one of the most buzzworthy bands of 2014, his life has done a 90-degree turn.

Interviews and gigs fill up his time, so much so that Chvrches—reportedly spelled as such to weed out all the “churches” that would come up in a Google search—hasn’t even begun to think of a sophomore album.

That’s OK because the touring campaign behind Chvrches’ successful debut, The Bones of What You Believe, doesn’t conclude until winter. The band’s debut album entered the Billboard charts at No. 12. Cook chalks that up to the success of the single “The Mother We Share.”

“It’s been pretty overwhelming, particularly in the States where it’s a different kind of culture in terms of the way the industry works,” Cook says calling from Brooklyn, where he was preparing for the U.S. leg of the tour.

“In the U.K. and elsewhere, singles tend to stick around for six weeks max if they go well, but here it seems to have taken on a life of its own. The radio stations have shown us such an amazing response. It’s a really good feeling to come over here and to see all the support for the band.”

To further push the band, Cook—the act’s synthesizer, guitarist, bassist and vocalist— and the rest of Chvrches have been named VH1’s You Oughta Know Artist for April.

That amounts to a major publicity push this month.

“That was really exciting,” he says. “That was something that came along quite recently but we weren’t allowed to talk about it until this week. It was a lot of fun as well, meeting those people and doing the session.

I think it’ll be really good for the band.”

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We simply cannot get enough of the beautiful vinyl coming out this Record Store Day. April 19 is the perfect time to add to your record collection and pick up a couple a strong following. After all, Cook says, items you never knew you needed but now Chvrches had no desire to hit the stage when the band members started the project. absolutely do. This year the new releases available are really overwhelming, and “We started working on stuff for this seeing as local record stores never know record in late 2011, which was really when what they might get, it can be a little tricky we all got into the studio for the first time,” finding just what you want. he says.

We picked out 11 of the coolest releases “It happened really, really quickly. At we are looking forward to this RSD. There’s first we had no idea what we were going to plenty of colored vinyl, reissues, new singles, do—It was a studio project just for fun and unheard lost tracks and live recordings. You when we started getting the right thing, can also pick up CD and cassettes releases we realized there’s a lot here that can be too!

Who’s ready to go shopping? investigated.”

All three members had day jobs. Besides Cut Copy Cook penning songs for film and TV, In These Arms of Love/Like Any Other Day singer Lauren Mayberry was a journalist Format: 10” Vinyl and Martin Doherty played keyboards for Cut Copy is releasing two new tracks left another band. Learning to play the songs over from their Free Your Mind album live was a tricky endeavor. sessions.

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New Here will be brought to life once more Now Chvrches tries to play as much of but are limited to 3,000 copies. the music live as possible.

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Cassadee Pope: From Reality to Riches Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times Although Cassadee Pope first found fame as the frontwoman for the pop band Hey Monday!, the 24-year-old singer yearned to pursue a career in country music.

“I grew up singing and listening to country music,” Pope says. “Because of my age, I listened to Faith Hill and Martina McBride. Then I went back and did some research and fell in love with Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and George Strait.”

At the same time, she was a fan of classic rock—a genre favored by her dad— and that evolved into a pop and rock career.

Now, thanks to her season three victory on “The Voice” and mentoring by Blake Shelton, she’s come full circle.

“Now I’m able to do what I love—country music—and incorporate rock into it. It’s the most natural I’ve ever felt.”

Since her career change, she has sold more than 2.2 million tracks. Her debut single, “Wasting All These Tears,” was certified platinum for sales surpassing 1

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million downloads, placing Pope in an elite group of only three other women to achieve the milestone. Not since Taylor Swift in 2006 has a solo female country artist gone platinum on her debut single.

Pope debuted the tune during an appearance on “The Voice,” which was a nerve-wracking experience.

“I hadn’t been on that stage since I won,” Pope explains. “It’s live TV; everything that happens on that stage goes out into the world and you can do nothing about it.

“But hey, I’m a real artist. I’m continuing to build my career because of that show.

I wanted to come back as the reigning ‘Voice’ champion and make everyone proud. The reaction I got was so validating.”

The song can be found on Pope’s Republic Nashville album, Frame by Frame, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and Top 10 all-genre Top Albums, also according to Billboard. The achievement solidified Pope as one of only two solo women in the past five years to top the country chart with a debut release.

Pope’s follow-up single, “I Wish I Could Break Your Heart,” was just as successful,

scoring a buzz online with more than 774,000 views of the accompanying video, as of deadline.

“Everybody has their theory about what it’s about,” Pope says about “I Wish I Could Break Your Heart.” “I let fans make up their own reasons behind it. For me, it’s about being the vulnerable one in the relationship because you’re more invested.”

She’ll perform her tracks at 4 p.m.

Friday, April 11, on Country Thunder’s Main Stage. She explains she expects to have fun and she’s hoping that fans have had enough time to sit with From by Frame so they’ll be able to sing along with her. But there’s always the inevitable crack about Arizona.

“I hear it’s going to be very hot,” she says with a laugh. “I’ll have to bring some suntan lotion, lip balm and all that. I’m looking forward to playing outside. I was in Canada in January and February. It was very cold. I’m just excited for springtime, summertime. It’s going to be very nice.

There are a lot of amazing artists, who I’ve either met or played shows with in this last year. There’s a lot of very, very talented

artists on the bill.”

After Country Thunder, Pope will join Tim McGraw’s “Sundown Heaven Town 2014 Tour” and will return to the Valley on Friday, May 16, to open for McGraw at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix.

“I’ve been a fan of his for a long time,” Pope says. “I’ll be watching his live show every night, taking notes and improving my live show. I’ll be watching the best of the best.”

Appearances aside, the year is going to be hectic for Pope. In a nod to her father, she is appearing on a Motley Crue tribute album, singing “Animal in Me.” “It’s way more rock than anything I’ve ever done before,” she says. “It shows a different side of me. I did it after a few days of a lot of press, so my voice is extra raspy.

I had (producer) Dann Huff do the song, so it’s similar to the vibe on my album—but rockier.”

Pope is into trying to promote her career as much as possible. And—unlike some reality show stars—she doesn’t hesitate to talk about her stint on “The Voice” or with Hey Monday!.

“It’s given me a career,” she says of “The Voice.” “I don’t think there will ever come a day when I wouldn’t want to talk about it.

It’s why I’m here.

“I’m just amazed. I’m constantly being surprised about the dedication that people have toward me and the music. The fans, they’re loyal and that’s an amazing thing for me.”

She adds that she’s flattered that Hey Monday! fans have stuck with her throughout her evolution.

“I have had fans since I was 19 who have grown with me,” Pope gushes. “They’ve gone through different phases and we root for each other through these weird stages. It’s been fun to watch us both grow.

“I’m just really grateful that people are continuing to want to support me. I’ve been working really hard and have since ‘The Voice’ ended. Working and seeing the progress, that’s the most rewarding thing.

To actually see the proof in the pudding. You go out there, you work hard and look what happens.”

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Broken Bells, The Marquee Theatre, April 10, 8 p.m., $31 The boys are back in town and they’re bringing all new music this time around.

As Sail Inn and Long Wong’s close doors, what does it mean for the Tempe music scene?

Lily Lieberman • College Times The Sail Inn, once a buzzing establishment where local musicians and their fans could gather for nights of music and boozing, will soon locate multiple restaurants, salons and cafes.

The news that Tempe will lose one of its most beloved venues comes soon after Long Wong’s abruptly shut its doors March 31.

“Everybody is sad. The Sail Inn is just a legendary place. It’s sad that a big business comes in and that’s what happens,” owner Gina Lombardi says.

But is it the fault of the venues or simply a change in culture?

“I think one of the things that’s happening is a change in the local music scene. A lot of up-and-coming, young bands need to start making relationships,” says Rodney Hu, owner of Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room. “The customers and fans need to go out and support the bands. All the bands are relying on them. If people don’t go to shows, there won’t be a scene.”

Ben Talty, general manager of Yucca Tap Room, thinks it’s the relationship between band and venue that may be why local establishments are closing.

“I think a lot of people rely on the fact that they can put out a Facebook post and hope for the best. There’s really no grassroots marketing with bands. If you book a show at our venue, it’s not about just getting stage time. That venue is really relying on you to bring a bit of a crowd. I think entitlement is the word I’m looking for.

That’s the word I would use to describe the change in the music scene over the past five to 10 years,” Talty says.

It’s not an easy task keeping a venue afloat. Lombardi says there are a lot of costs when you own a live music venue.

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“It’s not an easy business at all. Usually leases are high, and if you’re going to try to do the music, it’s a lot of work—a lot of work to be a live music venue. You have to be really dedicated to booking bands,” Lombardi says.

“I think that the folks that are still hanging on are doing a pretty decent job.

It doesn’t seem like the city of Tempe wants strictly music venues. They rely on bar revenue and music is kind of a side note,” Talty adds.

As clubs and bars abandon the arts to focus on profit from other outlets, some are concerned local artists will abandon Tempe’s music scene in return. Lombardi isn’t so convinced.

“I think if you give them a nice place to play—you give them a good stage and a nice sound system—and make it their home, I think the bands will stay in Tempe. They want a Tempe home,” Lombardi says.

Talty believes the Phoenix Music scene as a whole will come down to two or three different “key players” that hold most of the talent.

Lombardi previously owned The Loft on Mill Avenue, a known hot spot for local bands. She hints that she may open up a new music venue to replace the loss of The Sail Inn. “If the right door opens, I will definitely walk in it.”

The Sail Inn isn’t closing just yet. Expect some epic parties with Tempe’s greatest bands every weekend until June 29.

“We’re going to be doing huge parties all the way to the end. There will be fabulous bands all weekend long. Actually, all month long,” Lombardi says. “And then you’ll just have to keep your ear to the ground ‘cause I’ll figure out something. I’ll keep the music going in Tempe.”

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Grouplove comes full circle with sophomore effort, Spreading Rumors Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times As the member of a self-proclaimed crappy high school band, Ryan Rabin thought Marquee Theatre in Tempe and the Rialto in Tucson were cool venues. Now his adult project, Grouplove, is headlining both.

“When I was in high school, I toured out there with a band and we did a couple shows—one at the Marquee and one at the Rialto, opening for other bands,” says Rabin, Grouplove’s drummer and producer.

“Coming back and headlining those venues is really exciting. Looking back, everybody has to have one or two crappy high school bands in their time.”

He’s excited to witness the “cool vibe” of Arizona when Grouplove plays the Marquee on Wednesday, April 23, and the Rialto on Thursday, April 24. The stops are part of a major tour supporting Grouplove’s sophomore effort, Spreading Rumours.

“We did a smaller tour surrounding the initial release of the album but that was a promotional acoustic tour,” says Rabin, the son of Trevor Rabin, a film composer and former Yes lead singer. “This is really the first time we’re going into bigger venues and going into a full production. You can expect a really energetic exciting live performance.

We really do leave it all out there on stage and share the experience with the crowd in a really special way. We’re really excited to get out there.”

He sees shows by Grouplove—best known for its song “Tongue Tied”—as cathartic experiences for the band and the crowd.

“We try to give everything we have to the audience and they really participate in a pretty amazing way I haven’t really seen an audience do before,” he says. “I’ve been going to shows for a long time. I really can’t put it into words. It’s a really cool give and

take. We feed off each other’s energy. We’re only as good as the crowd can be and vice versa. It’s really fun.”

For Spreading Rumours, Grouplove was able to spread their wings and relax a bit in the studio. He admits that with Grouplove’s debut, Never Trust a Happy Song, he and his bandmates were a bit too picky during the recording process. But after playing hundreds of shows on Never Trust a Happy Song tours, the band honed its skills.

“We’d been trying to make a career out of music for a long time before we all met each other four years ago,” Rabin explains.

“Once we started making music together in 2009, everything started to happen really quickly for us. When it was time to make the first album, we had only played a handful of shows with each other before we went into the studio. At the same time, we were doing the album together at my apartment in downtown L.A., tracking everything separately and really meticulously, bit by bit with lot of different ideas that everybody brought to the table, whether they were people’s past projects or songs that people have had for a while bringing them to the band and Grouplove-ifying them.”

While Rabin produces Grouplove, most of the other band tasks are done in-house as well. Vocalists Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi handle the artwork.

“We’ve all been independent like that,” Rabin says. “The record label handles the business side of things, but they leave us alone and let us do our thing when it comes to the music. It’s a great partnership.”

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I can’t pretend to be a D&D expert by any means. I’ve only played a handful of times but it’s really interesting. The history, the rules and the culture behind D&D are all pretty intense, especially since I came into the game not knowing a single thing about it. But just like with any game night, it’s a blast.

I got together with five of my fellow D&D newbie friends and a first time Dungeon Master (who leads the game) and the results were interesting. For my first “campaign” (game) ever, I decided to be a sorcerer elf named Marshal Law with substance abuse problems and a tortured past. I was watching the HBO show “True Detective” when we first got started, so I was pretty much playing as Matthew McConaughey’s character. It worked really well, oddly enough.

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2. My nerd cred is pretty low. I dig pop culture but I have no idea what goes on in fantasy genres. I’ve never seen “Star Wars” or “Lord of the Rings,” which I’m pretty sure made everyone distrust me.

3. I have a problem with authority. I have no idea where it comes from, but being a part of someone’s story and giving up control made me want to rebel against the entire D&D world.

4. Having powers is awesome. I would give anything to be able to cast spells and throw acid on anyone that got in my way.

5. It’s really nice to do something out of the ordinary, but trying to keep a

commitment like this is pretty rough.

Bringing a group of six busy adults together once a week is no walk in the park.

6. Roleplaying is really liberating and consuming. I totally understand how people can get lost in these games for hours upon hours.

7. Dungeons & Dragons is very un-PC. You can tell this was written by a straight white dude without the slightest intention of being anything but ruthless.

8. People’s true personalities come out when you’re fighting against orcs and six-legged monsters.

9. Wine, margaritas and other fruity drinks make the entire experience much more interesting.

10. Do not play with a couple. The easiest way to break up a D&D campaign is by breaking up two of the members. Oh well, so much for getting good at it.

Director Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.

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Played by Chris Evans this time around, Captain America is unfit for war preWW2, so the government gave him an experimental drug that turns him into a superhero. He fights crime until they kryofreeze him for 50 years. Then, he wakes up and has to deal with a world totally unfamiliar to him.

In the sequel, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” we meet a new villain, played by Sebastian Stan, who threatens the very fabric of SHIELD, the counter terrorism and intelligence agency run by the character Nick Fury. Stan’s performance really builds up to what a bad ass villain could be, until you realize that all the hype leads to a notso-impressive bad guy due to poor execution on the script’s end.

The first problem isn’t even that the film only consists of gratuitous violence and a villain who is not as strong or as stealthy as he is made out to be. Instead, the problem is that New York is jeopardized and none of the Avengers come to its aid, including Captain America.

There are a number of plot holes. The film doesn’t offer an explanation as to why Captain A has to ward off The Winter Soldier with help from a retired Iraqi soldier and Black Widow, but none of the other Avengers. (While on the topic of the Black Widow, enough with the spandex and heels, Hollywood! They’re impractical, and we already know Scarlett Johansson is hot.)

All of New York is in disarray, SHIELD has a target on Captain A and still the Avengers seem to be on an extended vacay. The movie is about Captain America, but you’re still left to crave a storyline that’s built around the absence of the rest of the Avengers.

The overall pacing and use of in-yourface visual spectacles is migraine inducing and did nothing to aid the story. The first “Captain America” was enjoyable, but this one is nothing to get too excited about. Its only redeeming quality was its somewhat witty social commentary, which earned it a C+ rather than C-.

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Salome’s STARS ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Professional relationships grow stronger. But you might still need to ease some problems with someone in your personal life. One way could be to try to be less rigid in your views.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Someone close to you might ask for your support as she or he faces a demanding personal challenge.

Offer it, by all means. But be careful you don’t neglect your own needs at this time.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might be too close to that perplexing personal situation to even attempt to make a rational decision about it right now. Stepping back could help you gain a wider perspective.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An unexpected development could put your relationship with a partner or spouse to an emotionally demanding test. But your determination to get to the truth should save the day.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Being asked to choose between the positions of two friends is an unfair imposition on you. It’s best to reject the “demands” and insist they try harder to work things out on their own.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A recent agreement appears to be coming apart over the surfacing of unexpected complications. You might need to have expert advice on how to resolve the situation.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A change of mind about a workplace decision might be called for once you hear more arguments, pro and con. A personal event suddenly takes an unexpected (but pleasant!) turn.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your keen business sense helps you get to the truth about a suspicious business deal. Expect to have many colleagues rally to support your efforts in this important matter.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Romance once again looms large for single Leos and Leonas, with Cupid favoring Taurus and Libra to inspire those warm and fuzzy Leonine feelings.

Expect another workplace change.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Someone who once moved in and out of your life through the years might now want to come back in on a more permanent basis. Give yourself a lot of time to weigh your decision.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A surprise gift -- and, happily, with no strings attached -- could come just when you need it to avoid a delay in getting your project done. Expect education to dominate the week.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Showing frustration over a delayed workplace decision might get someone’s attention, but not necessarily make him or her move any sooner. Best advice would be to be patient and wait it out.

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480-384-9907 SustainabilityatRio.com Rio Salado College is an accredited institution. Online classes may have in-person components, testing requirements, block calendar guidelines and require proof of legal residency. Tuition is $81/credit for Maricopa County residents. Payment plan options and financial aid are available to those who qualify. For program details, such as estimated costs and graduation rates, please visit www.riosalado.edu/programs.

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