Best Local Artist/Performing

Flam Chen

READERS' PICK: Loge, the wily god of flames in Wagner's monumental opera Das Rheingold, has fathered an entire troupe of fire-eaters, fire-throwers and all-around smokin' performance artists. Though ignited in Tucson, Flam Chen is just starting to burn a path across America. Light my fire!

READERS' POLL RUNNER-UP: Calexico