Media Watch
On the Doorstep
Top Ten in Books
Reader’s Oasis best sellers for the week
Police Dispatch
Taking it in the Pants West Valencia and South Mission roads, Dec. 2, 10:23 p.m. A 57-year-old man said he was shot in the buttocks with a pellet gun after taking the trash out, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The man was reportedly in his front yard with his back to the road…
Rhythm & Views
In the haunted, velvet-covered go-go lounge of your mind, who else but Greg Dulli inhabits the stage as gorgeous dancers, with perhaps a few too many wrinkle lines around their eyes, sensuously move their half-naked bodies to the ex-Afghan Whigs frontman’s interpretation of the Supremes’ “Love Child”? Whatever the case, with She Loves You, Dulli…
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Rhythm & Views
There was a time (specifically, 1994) when the sloppy folk-hop-blues of G. Love and Special Sauce sounded fresh. But Garrett Dutton III (or “G.”) continues to front like some Frankenstein monster consisting of equal parts Beastie Boy, John Lee Hooker and Mushmouth. Necessarily, such a persona has a short shelf life. Each successive G. Love…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Moses Nyaribo
Intertwined Threads
An exhibit at the Arizona State Museum depicts Navajo weaving throughout its history
Pick
Mystic Park
Sacred Shelter
An Arizona interior designer contends that we shouldn’t ignore the spiritual aspects of our homes
Danehy
Tom’s year-ending two cents on the Olive Garden, UA football, TV and other things
Sea Worthy
By making ‘Life Aquatic’ bizarrely unrealistic, Wes Anderson has created a masterpiece
Open to Possibilities
A comment among strangers turns into a new friendship–and food paved the way
Tuttle
Connie takes the week off, as her ‘benign familiar’ reveals a spirit plan for world peace
Carrey-d Away
Delightfully evil, ‘Lemony Snicket’ gets a lot of good laughs
Tesoro’s Tale
The young musicians of Tesoro set up shop at Club Congress to present flamenco on a grander scale
Guest Commentary
Considering how some motorists treat bicyclists, we just don’t get it
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
Boxing Day On Sunday, Dec. 26, take your unwanted Christmas gifts to Fuego’s Boxing Day gift-exchange dinner show with music by Joe Bourne and Kelly Cable. The evening will feature memorable duets, including songs from the repertoire of Nat King Cole, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Lou Rawls and others. The show begins at 7 p.m.…
We’ve Got Issues
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and “Meet the Parents: Bonus Edition”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Universal Feelings
Loners of the world, unite: the Violent Femmes are coming to town
The Skinny
GAG ME County Attorney Barbara LaWall is up to her old tricks, seeking a court judgment to pre-empt a public records lawsuit filed by KGUN Channel 9. (Hats off to the brains behind the talking heads.) LaWall, a Democrat just elected to a third term, walked into court Monday to play the game of “Geez,…
Listmania!
Our favorite albums of 2004, part one: the best of metal
Document Dilemma
The state-mandated destruction of public records can literally mean the difference between life and death
Soundbites
MUSICAL DESERT Since this is quite possibly the driest music week we’ve endured all year–what a way to close it out, huh?–I’ve decided to clue you in to some of your live-music options for New Year’s Eve (which is technically next week, but often requires planning ahead), the rare night in the next few weeks…
Museum Moves
The Arizona Historical Society has its eyes on a new Rio Nuevo building by 2009
Nine Questions
Jonathan Bond
Away Goes the Manger
The county’s 50-year-old nativity scene is no more, due to water damage and a push by a justice of the peace
Live
Calexico, Nick Luca Trio, Galactic Federation of Love, Tom Walbank Club Congress, Friday, Dec. 17 Best consolation for demolishing the historic Pusch building: liberation of its imposing bar, gorgeous now that it’s back in action at Club Congress. Best use of the mirror ball: The Nick Luca Trio, performing Jonathan Richman’s “I Was Dancing in…
Local Heroes
Seven groups and individuals who strive to make Tucson a better place
Rhythm & Views
Despite the title, Daniel Johnston is very much alive. The paragon of an outsider musician, Johnston is a now middle-aged diagnosed schizophrenic who lives outside of Austin. In the early 1980s, he began writing and recording songs, issuing them on homemade cassettes in Austin, where future tastemakers picked up the tapes and made copies for…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
