T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Karen Sue Bolm
Theater Ahoy
ATC’s ‘Pirates’ works due to fine performances and decent direction, but the music is, at times, reprehensible
Danehy
More adventures in shopping: Standing in line at Radio Shack the day after Thanksgiving
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Tiny Architecture
MOCA features two exhibitions spotlighting furniture as art
Tuttle
Adventures in flight: A tale of illness, security and the clanging of one-armed bandits
Painful Entanglements
‘Closer’ alarmingly shows how relationships can turn into disasters
Prickly Matters
Simon Donovan rises to the occasion in his new installation
Guest Commentary
Adventures in governance: Is George W. Bush a psychopath–literally?
Predictably Ordinary
Enjoyable but forgettable, ‘Nicotina’ is like a Mexican version of ‘Pulp Fiction’
Top Ten in Books
Green Fire Bookshop’s best sellers for the week
Media, Technology and Mayhem
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Spider-Man 2,” “Home Movies: Season One,” and “24: Season Three”
The Art of Fiction
Rudolfo Anaya skillfully blends Spanish and Pueblo Indian narratives to create a New Mexican tapestry
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
The 10 best DVD bets for movie and TV lovers
Mixed Mexican
The menu and entrées at Parilla del Ray are great–but the service leaves a lot to be desired
Rough Riders
Some ATV users are running amok through Southern Arizona landscapes
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
New Wild Noodles recently opened at the Foothills Mall. The fast-casual chain of franchises has eight locations in six states with looming rapid growth. Menu items include Asian, American, Italian and low-carb noodles plus salads and an unusual dessert–wonton s’mores. Wild Noodles is located at 7475 N. La Cholla Blvd; 531-9373. Tea Culture at Seven…
Beaten Paths
Illegal immigration and smuggling continue to wreak environmental havoc in Southern Arizona
Monkey God Music
Political and diverse, Ozomatli returns to a town that ‘gets’ their music
Bring on the Pork
Tucson institutions and projects will benefit from new federal appropriations
Killing Them Softly
Damnwells frontman Alex Dezen loves to write ballads as much as the next rocker
Tattered Covers
The Tucson-Pima Library System can’t keep up with demand
Soundbites
ASSKICKING ROLLERQUEENS Silly me. Here, I thought that the Tucson Roller Derby was merely an excuse for women who are bigger and scarier than me to skate around in circles and knock the living shit out of each other. But, get this–it turns out there’s an actual sport going on there. You know, with, like,…
Goodies Galore
GASP!: Here are some great independent places to shop for those last-minute gifts
Nine Questions
Robb Fountain
The Skinny
MEET THE NEW BOSS The Pima County Republican Central Committee got together for its statutory election meeting last Saturday, Dec. 4, and–as regularly occurs with most partisan efforts–both the meeting and the results were ignored by the two dailies. Outgoing Chairman John Munger, who brought new meaning to “low-profile,” was replaced by longtime party activist…
Live
Pinback, Club Congress, Friday, Dec. 3
Media Watch
Clean Handoff
Rhythm & Views
The thing about pop music these days is that there just aren’t bands of the same caliber as U2 anymore. It’s all about solo vocalists, and most major-label bands are vapid copycats. If you want emotional complexity and innovation, you gotta go indie, and the independent music circuit isn’t designed to handle rock stars. The…
Police Dispatch
Paint Fight West Valencia and South Mission roads, Nov. 15, 1:06 a.m. A man, dripping with paint and suffering from a bleeding welt on the side of his head, phoned authorities from a neighbor’s house to say that his wife had attacked him, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The man said his wife…
Rhythm & Views
Just like their live performance, Chevelle’s third studio release, This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), is boring and predictable. Trying to cash in on the success of 2002’s Wonder What’s Next, This Type of Thinking is chock-full of pop rock that can only be appealing to the easily impressed. The opening track on…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The last person I expected to produce a profound musical document about the Death of the American Dream was Mark Knopfler. His Top 40 hits–“Sultans of Swing,” “Money for Nothing”–continue to be overplayed on jukeboxes and classic-rock radio stations across the country. Theoretically, this means Knopfler is filthy rich and should just get out of…
Pick
Loom With a View
Top Ten in Music
CD City’s top sales for the week
