Cover Stories
Welcome Back, Wildcats
Tucson Weekly welcomes UA students back for another semester with 50 things you have to do at some point before you graduate.
Acts of Congress
For Hotel Congress’ 100th anniversary, HOCO Fest is returning to Tucson with more than 100 performers and artists.
Laughing Stock: Funny how food goes with comedy.
Oh, that Tennessee Tramp! National touring comedian Janet Williams has brightened some of my favorite holiday weekends at Laff’s Comedy Caffe. Last year her set tickled me so that I bought an extra LeCave’s donut the next morning. Like me, Williams is up there in years. But so is Dolly Parton! Their boss attitudes and…
XOXO: Where to Rock, Thursday, Aug. 29
In preparation for the main event, this year’s HOCO Fest soft pedals into the fray with a Warm Up featuring the psychedelically soulful, middle-of-the-road croon of Omar Apollo. “So Good.” Bolstered by the radical badassery of local artist collective Ojalá Systems, whose mission is to bring hip-hop and Latino art and culture to the wider…
Claytoon of the Day: Trump Bedbugs
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Romero Wins Tucson’s Mayoral Primary, Advances to General Election
Tucson City Councilmember Regina Romero has won the three-way Democratic primary for mayor of Tucson, overpowering former state lawmaker Steve Farley and downtown developer Randi Dorman. Greeted by cheers of si se puede! inside a packed American Eat Co., where Romero hosted an election night watch party, she thanked the people who helped on her campaign.…
Adoptable Pet: Hyalite Needs a Home
“Hi friends, my name is Hyalite. I am a sweet 2-year-old girl who LOVES meeting new people! I fall in love instantly with everyone I meet and enjoy giving them hugs. I am smart girl who already knows sit when you have a treat. I am searching for a loving, active family that will take…
Claytoon of the Day: Digging Morbid Holes
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PACC Takes in Over 50 Animals in Hoarding Case
The Pima Animal Care Control Center took in 57 cats and one dog late Thursday night during a response to a hoarding case at a home near East Valencia and South Houghton Roads. The case is currently being investigated by the Tucson Police Department and many of the animals that were removed are undergoing medical…
XOXO: Where to rock this weekend, Aug. 23 – 25
Friday, Aug. 23 “People Are People.” No? ’80s Monsoon captures the essence and spectacle of, what for some amounts to, “The Holy Trinity” of English electronic/post-punk/art rock bands—Depeche Mode, The Smiths and David Bowie—in their heydays. Strange Love, This Charming Band and Electric Duke evoke a likeness to truth. All-ages fun at the Rialto Theatre.…
Claytoon of the Day: How To Tell A Recession Is Coming
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Local artists, We Want to Show Your Artwork at Joel D. Valdez Main Library
Calling all artists who live or work in Pima County! Get ready for the next Call to Artists October 17–23. Submit up to five images as examples of your work—not necessarily the pieces you will show—and an artist statement of no more than 250 words. All types of media will be accepted and considered. A…
Be simultaneously charmed, offended, and amazed at Gutenberg! The Musical!
Weird. Irreverent. Meta. Nerdy. Genius. That would be my laundry list of words to describe Gutenberg! The Musical!, written by Scott Brown and Anthony King, as the debut production for Southern Arizona Performing Arts Company. It’s the perfect show for the person who doesn’t take themselves, or their love of musicals, so seriously that they…
There’s Still Time to Catch Gutenberg! The Musical!
WHY RESEARCH HISTORY WHEN YOU CAN MAKE IT UP? In collaboration with Not Those Wright Brothers and Unscrewed Theater, this hit two-man musical spoof is back by popular demand after being nominated for a MAC Award in 2018. Two desperate songwriters perform a backers’ audition for their new musical about Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing…
Investigation Underway in Corrections Officer Death
The death of Pima County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Officer Brian Krumm is currently under investigation. Krumm, who served the department for 13 years, was found dead on Wednesday morning inside a secure area of the Pima County Superior Court building downtown. The officer was on duty when he suffered a fatal gunshot injury at about…
XOXO: Where to rock Thursday, Aug. 22
On her sophomore release, First Flower (Captured Tracks, 2018), this Austin singer-songwriter turns her bleeding-heart lyrics away from romance to stare down her inner anxieties. “I struggle with the anticipation of experiences. I do not have the answers by any means. [The album] is me being transparent.” Molly Burch is at 191 Toole with the…
Claytoon of the Day: The Chosen One
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XOXO
Music to fill out your week
Chow Haul
Hey, students: You have a lot of people in this town who want to feed you! We asked three members of our editorial team who were recently attending the UA to cook up a list of student-friendly dining. Bon appetit!
Quick Bites
Don’t miss the banana pie beer release and lots of other culinary adventures this week.
Born To Be Wild
Jim Nintzel introduces the content in this week’s edition of Tucson Weekly.
Police Dispatch
A man was so tired of a skinny, parking-lot-squatting, Jesus-loving methhead roaming his apartment complex that he offered his home up for an all-out undercover surveillance operation, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report.
Creative Buzz
The East Hive is a studio complex where local artists can rent rooms and become part of a community of creators.
Up on Charges
Thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration, the City of Tucson will put their first electric buses on the street by early 2020.
Danehy
Sam Borozan was one of those people who allow the rest of us to maintain a positive outlook despite all the crap that goes on in the world.
This week, Tom remembers Mr. NAU.
City Week
Events to fill out your week.
New Kids on the Block
The summer needed a big blast of funny stupidity, and Good Boys provides it.
Reel Indie
Mad Max and The Warriors kick things up in the film world of Tucson this week.
