Neighborhood Mexican
Although the crowds and margaritas are smaller, Club 21’s food still shines at times
Police Dispatch
Stealing from the poor East Benson Highway and South Country Club Road, April 1, 9:19 p.m. According to a PCSD report, a man stole about $15 from a charity jar after Circle K employees refused to exchange their dollar bills for his coins. Employees from Circle K, 3102 E. Benson Highway, told police that the…
Noshing Around
Dine Out for Safety Join the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault and local restaurants, celebrities and service organizations on Wednesday, April 28, for an evening of fund raising and dining. Participating restaurants have agreed to donate up to 20 percent of the evenings’ proceeds to SACASA. For a list of participating restaurants and cool…
Pick
The Oracle Says It’s Earth Day
Danehy
If the Democrats don’t get it together, they’re going to hand the election to George W. Bush
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Fables of the Reconstruction
A Coalition memo reveals that even true believers see the seeds of civil war in the occupation of Iraq
Forever Young
Neil Young’s “Greendale” is refreshingly naïve, unprofessional and idealistic
Downing
Quit being “affianced” and start getting married: It’s better for the kids
Child’s Play
Jennifer Garner charms in her first big-screen starring role
Soundbites
WILCAN’T The ongoing saga of the on-again, off-again Wilco/Howe Gelb show, scheduled for April 29 at the Rialto Theatre, came to a grinding halt last Thursday. Just as the issue of The Weekly that announced it looked like the show would go on was hitting the red boxes, we received an e-mail from Sam Hunt…
Guest Commentary
A small street behind the Convention Center carries a name steeped in history
Now Showing at Home
“Panic Room,” “Ghosts of the Abyss,” and “Big Fish”
Rhythm & Views
Yeah, it’s true that indie-rock has always at least adopted the notion that it was smart, like those wallflower high school kids who know it’s best to keep their brainy thoughts to themselves. Smart enough that in 1998, some of the albums we think of as the best from that era, if not year, are…
News and Notes
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending April 18, 2004 Kill Bill Vol. 1 Miramax The Matrix Revolutions Warner Brothers School of Rock Paramount Cheaper by the Dozen Twentieth Century Fox Lost in Translation Universal 21 Grams Universal Duplex Miramax Something’s Gotta Give Columbia TriStar House of Sand and Fog Dreamworks Dirty Pretty Things…
Rhythm & Views
Q: How does a band recover from lackluster album sales, a departed guitarist and broken ties with their record company? A: Prove the world wrong! Machine Head has returned from these depths with Through the Ashes of Empires, serving up a major Bay Area beat-down. Produced by front-man Robb Flynn, the album is a thunderous…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Aussie Air
Ten reasons why The Sleepy Jackson’s ‘Lovers’ is the best record you didn’t hear of 2003
Nine Questions
Trevor Hare, Science/Desert Rat
The Return of Wyatt Earp
A planned museum will commemorate an 1882 murder that thrust Tucson into the national spotlight
Springsteen of the Southwest
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers show love for Northern Mexico through their music
Live
Riverboat Gamblers, The Knockout Pills, Left For Dead, Club Congress, Sunday, April 18
The Other Victims
An exhibit focusing on the Holocaust persecution of homosexuals gets community-wide support
Top Ten in Music
CD City’s top sales for the week ending April 18, 2004 Janet Jackson Damita Jo (Virgin) Eric Clapton Me and Mr. Johnson (Warner) Lil’ Flip U Gotta Feel Me (Sony) Usher Confessions (La Face) Aerosmith Honkin’ on Bobo (Sony) Tracy Lawrence Strong (Dreamworks) Hoobastank The Reason (Island) J-Kwon Hood Hop (Arista) Guns N’ Roses Greatest…
Historic Design
A proposed downtown subdivision will feature echoes of the land’s archaeologically significant past
Wardrobe Malfunction
Although Steve Martin has nearly ruined the material, “The Underpants” is performed valiantly by the ATC
Gasping for Air
Testimony reveals more about the last moments of Tyrone Johnson’s life in the civil rights trial arising from his death
Coming to Terms
A series of skits is tied together nicely by the performances of Linda Andresano and Lisa Mae Roether
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Wilted Plant
The UA, in fun fashion, brings the mediocre prose of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to life
Media Watch
DUNKIN DORY A new operations manager has descended upon the Journal Broadcast Group’s four Tucson stations–94.9 Mix FM, 104.1 The Point, 106.3/104.9 Mega Oldies, and sports-talk ESPN station 1490 The Fan. The one man overseeing all that diverse programming is Greg Dunkin, previously the ops manager for Emmis Communications in Indianapolis. Before that, he was…
Redemptive Descriptions
Mary Sojourner’s “Bonelight” is full of essays revealing her creativity, passions and opinions
The Skinny
THAT DIAMOND TOUCH Don Diamond’s posse is hosting a big bash on Thursday, April 22, for Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez, the Democrat who has no opposition in his bid to win election to the southside District 2 seat, to which he was appointed last year when his one-time boss, Dan Eckstrom, retired. We’d go…
Top Ten in Books
Reader’s Oasis bestsellers for the week ending April 18, 2004 Litter Box Jefferson Carter, Spork Press ($10) The Desert Is Theirs Byrd Baylor, Scott Foresman ($5.95) Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror Richard A. Clarke, Free Press ($27) The Life of Pi Yann Martel, Harvest Books ($14) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Barbara Drews, Animal Activist
