Aug 11-17, 2005

Aug 11-17, 2005 / Vol. 22 / No. 24

Police Dispatch

Law And Disorder Amado, July 19, 2:58 p.m. A deputy responding to a call about an irate woman took a tour of a 12-foot travel trailer that was “very filthy,” a PCSD report stated. Witnesses at a 99 Cent Store phoned authorities to report that a woman was fighting with a man. The deputy caught…

Saxon Burns

Magic Masters

The following magic trick has been performed in front of live audiences. No mirrors or smoke are used. No animals are harmed. Imagine a drum roll … A $100 dollar is obtained. A trusting audience member signs the bill. The bill is handed to a magician who destroys the bill in plain sight. Elsewhere in…

Irene Messina

Noshing Around

Canal Street Pizzeria For ex-New Yorkers, Canal Street will ring a bell as a destination for all things Italian. Here, pizza (what else?) reigns supreme. Try the three most popular pies: cardio–piled with pepperoni, sliced link sausage, meatballs, ham, Philly steak and extra cheese; sauce-free Whitey Ford–cheese, garlic, olive oil and spices; and the classic…

Karyn Zoldan

Now Showing at Home

“Witness (Special Collector’s Edition),” “Sin City,” “The Errol Morris DVD Collection,” and “Drive Well, Sleep Carefully”

Bob Grimm

Rhythm & Views

Fifty years ago, the city of Los Angeles demolished the barrio of Chávez Ravine and handed the land over to the incoming Dodgers for a baseball stadium. Now, Ry Cooder has put together an achingly beautiful retelling of this dark maneuver. Titled simply Chávez Ravine, the mostly Spanish album (with clever splashes of blues and…

Tom Danehy

Soundbites

COCONUTS R.I.P. In case you haven’t yet heard, Coconuts, which had in the last year or so upped its schedule of live shows, has been shuttered. According to one well-placed source who asked to remain anonymous, here’s the deal: The building that housed the club, as well as the parking areas surrounding it, was owned…

Stephen Seigel

Live

Suzanne Vega and Marc Cohn at the Rialto Theatre, Tuesday, Aug. 2

David Ryder

The Skinny

COP HUNT Wendell Hunt is not perfect. He made a couple of mistakes in an otherwise fine, nearly 18-year career with the Tucson Police Department, where he rose to lieutenant. A physically imposing man, Hunt is educated, soft- and well-spoken, and not one to get riled up and overreact. When choosing sides, you absolutely would…

Chris Limberis

Rhythm & Views

Singer and songwriter Paul Anka’s newest recording features songs we all know in their original form–Van Halen’s “Jump,” R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts”–but what Anka has done is lounged them up, and lounged most of them up right. The songs that work best as swing numbers are the songs that have a simple premise, rely on melody…

Annie Holub

Rhythm & Views

Determined to break through the underground metal scene and headed for higher ground is powerhouse Swedish quintet Arch Enemy. The band’s new offering, Doomsday Machine, is by far their most mature and best to date. While maintaining the aggressive and brutal sound that made them a promising up-and-coming force, Arch Enemy have now masterfully blended…

Jon Hobson

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