Cover Stories
Gutt Check
It’s a sweet gig for Jeff Gutt, who now gets to tour the world with musicians that he admires immensely, performing for adoring fans.
A Matter Over Mind
The 25th annual Science of Consciousness Conference featured some of the brightest and most far-out minds on our planet discussing topics such as the evolution of language, the origin of life, psychedelics, metaphysics, artificial intelligence and much more.
In the Flesh: The War on Drugs
The thousand or so folks that poured into the venerable confines of Tucson’s Rialto Theater on Tuesday, April 17, were treated to a night of pulse-pounding, soul cleansing rock and roll. Philadelphia-based sextet The War on Drugs, making their first appearance in the Old Pueblo in seven years, packed the downtown venue. They didn’t disappoint,…
Record Store Day Becomes Record Store Week at Zia
Zia Records is quite literally quintupling the amount of Record Store Day festivities it’s hosting. Originally just a day of sales, Zia now has full-scale, week-long celebration of all things music and movies. The sales last from Saturday, April 21 until Sunday, April 29. Not only will there be discounts and buy-one-get-one-free sales, Zia will…
The Weekly List: 17 Things To Do In Tucson This Week
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Earth Day Buffalo Exchange $1 Day Sale. In honor of Earth Day, Buffalo Exchange is hosting this event to turn the tide on plastic pollution. Bring your own bag (you know, preferably not a plastic one), make a purchase (or two or three) from a…
Know Yourself! Know Your Rights! Teens to Gather at Joel D. Valdez Main Library to Connect with Activism, Art, Each Other
Calling all teens: The Third Annual Rising Voices Arts Showcase and Youth Summit are this weekend (Friday and Saturday) at Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Rising Voices was developed by youth, for youth as a safe and fun event to connect, learn, and grow as leaders. This year’s theme is Know Yourself! Know Your Rights!…
So, What Do People Think About Teachers?
The teacher demonstrations, walk-ins, walkouts and strikes around the country are playing pretty well with the public. That surprises and encourages me. Republicans have led a decades-long onslaught against teachers, beginning in earnest with the “Our schools suck!” rallying cry from the Reagan administration in its 1983 report, “A Nation At Risk.” It was a blatantly…
Laughing Stock: Comedy for Charity Brings the Love
“Today, violence is overwhelming,” says Susan Agrillo, also known as the standup comedian Suzie Sexton. “Sometimes we feel powerless to do anything about it.” Agrillo, whose sister was murdered more than 35 years ago, determined to do what she could. She founded Comedy for Charity, an annual variety show that benefits local nonprofit organizations working…
Apple Juice Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Apple Juice! I am a 2-year-old girl who can’t wait to meet my fur-ever family! I came to HSSA as a transfer from another shelter so they don’t know much about my past. They do know that I am a very sweet girl who is going to make someone very happy. I would…
The Weekly Take: It’s Time for Playoff Hockey in the Old Pueblo
It was an unlikely twist on the evening of Saturday, April 14, as a cavalcade of maroon-clad fans poured into the airy entrance of the Tucson Arena. The twist, which seemed impossible a few years ago, was the thought of playoff hockey happening in the heart of the second-largest desert in North America. More than…
The Wrongheaded Decision To Remove Auggie Romero As Pueblo High Principal
Dr. Auggie Romero, principal of Pueblo High School, got screwed by the TUSD board majority when it decided in a 3-2 vote not to renew his contract at the April 10 board meeting. Very likely, current and future Pueblo High students lost out as well. The story behind the vote against Romero is both simple and…
#RedForEd Still On, Despite Ducey’s Promise of Raises
[image-1] Teachers waved “Red for Ed” signs as passing cars honked their support before school on Wednesday, April 11. Forming a wall of of red shirts, roughly 40 Amphitheater High School educators took part in a walk in to demand better wages and school funding from the state legislature. Every Wednesday morning, educators across the…
Thoughts on Ducey’s 19 Percent Solution (Is Ducey Lucy?)
Ducey’s offer of a 19 percent raise for teachers is a moving target. Here are a few random thoughts, some of which may be out of date by the time this post hits The Range. Did Ducey Blink? Ducey didn’t just blink. His knees buckled, he reached for the white handkerchief in his breast pocket,…
Editor’s Note
Tucson has an astonishing array of dynamic events for you to attend, so quit complaining there’s nothing to do and get out there and have some fun!
Backpage Bust
Backpage.com was seized on April 6 by federal law enforcement. The website was shut down, and those who ran it were arrested.
Let’s Twist Again!
One afternoon, with an epic eye roll and indignant sigh, I grudgingly got in the car and drove out for their lunch buffet. And wow.
Discipline and Delirium
A native of foggy London, he has long made paintings and drawings of cityscapes and buildings, but once he transplanted himself to Tucson and the sunny Southwest in 2009, something changed.
Blood Ties
Speak the Speech Theatre tackles Sam Shepherd family drama, while Live Theatre Workshop stages a humorous murder mystery.
Police Dispatch
A Green Valley man’s across-the-street neighbor had a creepy habit of photographing him and his wife-always with their elderly dog
The Skinny
Downtown Tucson scored a big win last week when Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation extending the life of the Rio Nuevo district for an extra decade.
Danehy
I used to think that the only two people who knew everything were God and an eighth-grader. Now the list has grown by one.
Sister Assistance
The Southern Arizona Women’s Foundation is raising awareness and money for issues affecting women and girls at its 25th annual luncheon, on April 18
Concentration Complication
The Arizona Department of Health Services has told some dispensaries to change the way they report concentrates in a way that would vastly impact the amount of medical marijuana patients can receive every two weeks.
Police Dispatch
During a confrontation with her apartment-complex manager, a paranoid tenant doled out quite a “tongue-lashing”.
Silent Running
Noise intolerant neighbors are taken to all new levels in A Quiet Place, a new horror film from actor and director John Krasinski.
Reel Indie
Come see the Buffy marathon this week at Casa Video!
Addictive Sound
Music has taken The War on Drugs to far-flung places like Singapore, Melbourne and Paris.
XOXO…
Where to be and what to hear this coming week.
Know Your Product
Ryley Walker is an amalgamation of about every big name from the ’60s/’70s chamber folk, jazz rock and rustic singer/songwriter scene, but creates something new.
