Top 10 Valley Band Names: Colors

by | May 14, 2013 | Music

  1) Pink Sharpie Express 2) The Silver Jews 3) Goldwater 4) Long Green Hair 5) Hot Black 6) Gray Skull 7) Orange Television 8) Red Door Exchange 9) The Bluestockings 10) Colorway  
Nightcrawler: Parlor Tricks

Nightcrawler: Parlor Tricks

by | May 14, 2013 | Music

Local folk-rock trio Rusty Belle rang in the New Year writing and recording tunes for a new record they hope to release this fall. “We spared no expense, but spent everything we had in the studio,” reports drummer/guitarist Zak Trojano of the impending...

It?s OK To Go Monogo

by | May 14, 2013 | Leisure, The V-Spot

I’m a huge fan of “open” or “non-monogamous” relationships—when two or more people consensually agree not to be sexually and/or emotionally exclusive. Sometimes this looks like a couple being open to sleeping with others but...
Cinemadope: Critical Thinking

Cinemadope: Critical Thinking

by | May 14, 2013 | Film

It may seem self-serving to say it, but a good critic is a special thing. For some people, the critic is the most familiar name in their local paper, a trusted neighbor (if they share similar tastes) who always happens to have an inside line on something of note: a...
Alina's: Faith, Family, Friendship, Food

Alina's: Faith, Family, Friendship, Food

by | May 14, 2013 | Food + Booze

Martin Amaya says he never set out to own Carmelina’s, never felt a need to reclaim the Hadley restaurant and restore its legacy. But now that everything is all falling into place, he admits, it feels pretty good. “I didn’t plan it,” Amaya says...