Mesa, AZ: This Place Sucks Turds

Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by spencer in SXSW, Sports

In Mesa, Arizona, above all else the strip mall reigns supreme. While all the adobe art would suggest otherwise, this is the land of fresh concrete, stucco and flawlessly hung drywall. Dotting the otherwise dusty negative space, facsimiled neighborhoods with near-identical houses provide shelter for an aging populous and, presumably, an incredibly limited youth subculture. On the way to the gig at Hollywood Alley, our host and guide Brighton pointed out a Safeway supermarket located directly across the street from yet another Safeway supermarket. From the look of it, there’s [...]