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The State of Tucson Beer
Like most of you reading this, my first beer came before I was legally allowed to consume alcohol — about 19 years old, in my case. But I’ll assume that, unlike most of you, my first beer was a craft product: Fat Tire Amber Ale, from Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing. I hated it. It was…
Senate Passes Controversial Religious Freedom Bill
After shutting down 8 floor amendments from the Democrats, the Republicans passed SB 1062 through the Senate today. The bill would provide protection for business owners if they refuse a customer because serving him or her would violate their religion. Republicans insist that the bill is simply intended to protect the first amendment rights of…
Social Media Game ‘NekNominations’ Has Deadly Consequences
Last night my newsfeed on Facebook was riddled with videos of my friends chugging a beer and nominating two or three other friends to respond with a video chug of their own within 24 hours. As these chug nominations continue to spread like a bad case of herpes all over Facebook, there is a growing…
Hang Out With Animals and Meet the Love of Your Life Sunday
It can be hard out there as a single person. You made it through the overly sentimental bullshit of Valentine’s Day, so that’s a plus and maybe you’re the kind of person who’s fine dancing on your own, but if you’re looking for the comforting feel of companionship, the Pima Animal Care Center has a…
Eric M. Esquivel Discusses ‘Loki: Ragnarok and Roll’ and Tucson v.s. L.A.
Photo by Henry Barajas Lock your doors because Eric M. Esquivel is coming for your daughters and long boxes. Eric M. Esquivel is one of those guys that has “it,” but you don’t really know what “it” is until you read his comics. Full disclosure: Esquivel and I have known each other for years. I…
March Radness Preview: Stargazer Lilies
March Radness is not terribly far off (March 8! Get your tickets now! They’re going to get more expensive!), so we’re going to give you a taste of what to expect from the stellar lineup of bands here on The Range between now and then. If you have fond memories of shoegazer acts like Slowdive…
Anthony Jeselnik Is Coming to Tucson
The Rialto Theatre went all out yesterday with the concert announcements, with tickets going on sale this Friday for Foster the People (show on April 16), Los Lobos (April 25) and Neon Trees (June 4). Those shows are certainly exciting, but, at least for me, the big news is that mean guy/wildly offensive comedian Anthony…
Canyon’s Crown to Host Geeks Who Drink ‘Community’ Edition on Thursday
If there was ever a night to tear away from the laptop that sits comfortably on your lap that’s cover with warm comforter, it’s this Thursday night. Television bing-watching-beer enthusiasts should rejoice at the Geeks Who Drink ‘Community’ Trivia Event Thursday, Feb. 20, at Canyon’s Crown, 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road. From the Geeks Who…
Nine Questions with Smog City’s 12th Planet
Some of you have asked where the infamous “Nine Questions” column has been. We are trying new things and waiting for a response from the readers. Honestly, we have had a couple complaints and I suspect all of them are from Josh Levine. So, I decided to try to breath some new life back in…
Good News: It Pays to Love Your Libraries (and Librarians)
The Arizona Library Association shared good news on Valentine’s Day/Statehood Day—the defeat of HB 2379: Dear AzLA Members, Due to the overwhelming response from library districts and counties and really great meetings with our rural House members, Representative Olson will be striking his language off of HB 2379 and will instead be running language that…
Talking Comics Explodes With Excitement Over ‘Punisher’ #1
Photo courtesy of Cynthia Gerriets. Taking Comics’ Cynthia and Malcolm are blown away by Marvel Now! Punisher #1. Frank Castle is back! Talking Comics’ Cynthia and Malcolm reviewed Marvel Now! Punisher #1. Please note that Bobby Acosta is MIA this week, but the Danny Trejo love balances everything out. Check out the latest episode after…
UPDATE: #SavingMexico: A Handy Guide on How to Buy a Cover
UPDATE: In reaction to our blog post we received a statement from Time regarding the allegations from Narcos News on the cover featuring Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Prepare yourself: STATEMENT FROM TIME: TIME does not accept payment in exchange for editorial coverage under any circumstances. Rates listed on TIME’s public media kit refer to…
Yes, Ellen Page Came Out …
And Weekly World Central is posting her speech at the Human Rights Commission’s Time to Thrive conference anyway. And yes, completely agree with actress Jane Lynch: “When I was younger, I lied by omission. She should give herself a break and not call it ‘lying.’” Glee star Jane Lynch told People that she supports Ellen…
The 15 Second ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Preview Doesn’t Have Enough Rocket Racoon
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, hands down one of the most ambitious comic book movies in recent memory, trailer finally debuted. The 15 second clip opens with the million dollar question: “Who are you?” Honestly, Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those comics that was never really appreciated until the movie was finally in…
February Potted Garden Care
The Potted Desert Winter in a Desert Potted Garden In order to keep your winter flowers blooming into May, you need to provide them with some regular attention. Take a morning coffee break with your garden a couple times a week so that you can enjoy your labors for several more months! 1. Deadhead your…
Terrific Civil Rights-era Photojournalism at the Etherton Gallery
Danny Lyon ©Dektol.wordpress.com, courtesy Etherton Gallery In my high school teaching days, I did a ten year stint as a photography/photojournalism teacher, which I enjoyed thoroughly (I love the smell of Fixer in the morning!). So going to the Etherton Gallery, 135 S. 6th Ave., is always a pleasure. The photos regularly on display in…
John Adkisson, of Iron John’s Brewing Company, Tells the Tale Behind the Name
Highly-regarded Tucson homebrewer and owner of the soon-to-open Iron John’s Brewing Company John Adkisson, showed us around his new brewing facility not long ago, as we talked to him about the State of Tucson Craft Beer. As we spoke, we couldn’t help but wonder: Where did the name “Iron John” come from? The answer is…
After Nine-Hour Desert Bike Ride, A Guy Sees a Lizard Man
Image courtesy of Shutterstock Artist rendering of a lizard man hoping to live in harmony with Earth’s children Not sure how local media missed this report, but luckily for Tucsonan G. Johnson, the Cryptozoology News is around. According to the Feb. 13 report, mountain bikers on the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Race spotted…
Podcast: David Safier Hosts State Of Education
I hosted Robin Hiller’s radio show, State of Education, Saturday. I survived my first hosting gig without seriously embarrassing myself (wipe sweat from brow, sigh with relief) and actually enjoyed myself. My guests were Rep. Bruce Wheeler, LD-10 (Central and Eastern Tucson) and Victoria Steele, LD-9 (Mid Tucson through the Foothills and Casa Adobes). Wheeler…
McCune Davis Fights Windmills on House Floor
There was a small display of political resilience on the house floor today when the Committee of the Whole heard HB 2537. The bill would allow pawnbrokers to charge five percent higher interest rates and would eliminate interest for military members who are deployed while forcing pawnbrokers to hold goods for 60 days after a…
Get Your Free Prom Dress From Cinderella’s Closet
Great news from the do-gooders at Cinderella’s Closet: They have 700 free prom dresses ready for Tucson-area high school students. In 2009, Weekly World Central did a TQ&A with sisters Melissa Shaner and Jennifer McCaig on the project they started for local girls whose families were unable to afford the formal dresses and accessories needed…
The Week (at the Capitol) Feb. 10-14
On Monday, the House Committee on Education heard a bill that would fund ninth graders who were enrolled in a Joint Technical Education District. Rep. Ethan Orr (R-Tucson) is the primary sponsor; fellow Tucson Rep. Victoria Steele (D-Tucson) signed on with him. JTEDs were created in 1990 so students could pursue vocational, technical and career-oriented…
A Day at the Rodeo
Jim Nintzel The bulls seemed to get the best of the cowboys yesterday afternoon at Tucson’s Fiesta de los Vaqueros. The rodeo continues through next Sunday. You can get the scoop on Thursday’s parade here and the rest of the rodeo schedule here. More photos after the jump. Jim Nintzel Jim Nintzel Jim Nintzel Jim…
Tucson Makes NPR’s 10 Cities That Offer Inexpensive Health Care List
While the rest of the country is paying an arm and a leg for health insurance, folks in their forties are playing substantially less in Tucson. NPR and Kaiser Family Foundation researchers compiled a list of monthly silver premiums (for a 40-year-old person) and ranked the cities based on federal and state insurance marketplaces and…
Podcast: Retcon is Back with Shannon Denton and Gerry Duggan
Logo by Henry Barajas Retcon is back! Retcon, the comic book commentary podcast, is coming back to its new home on The Range. Our first guests to are Shannon Denton and Gerry Dugan. I spoke with the creators at the fourth annual Amazing Arizona Comic-Con in Phoenix. Denton is currently an editor and writer at…
Cats Now No. 4 Despite Referee’s Bad Call, Inability to Make Free Throws
Arizona received a double overtime thriller for its 101st birthday Friday night between in-state rivals No. 4 Arizona and ASU ending in controversy and the Wildcats’ second loss of the season. In the last minute of regulation, Arizona’s T.J. McConnell drove into the middle of the key and floated up a lay-up that was rejected…
Artist’s Music Video Celebrates the Beauty of the Rosemont Valley
Aerial photographer and videographer James Glinski sent the Weekly “Song for Rosemont,” a music video that’s a paean to the beauty of the Rosemont Valley. The mile-wide Rosemont pit mine would be blasted into this pristine wilderness; its waste tailings would be piled as high as small mountains on public lands, blocking the views. Glinski…
AZ Illustrated Politics: Immigration Reform Dies Again, Lawmakers Take Aim at Libraries, Tom Horne’s Legal Troubles & More
On last night’s AZ Illustrated Politics: Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash, Pima County Democratic Party Latino Caucus Chairman Vince Rabago and Inside Tucson Business Editor Mark B. Evans joined me to talk about the latest collapse of immigration reform in the House of Representatives; the latest legislation targeting undocumented immigrants at the Arizona Legislature; a…
Jake Needs a Home
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona presents Jake, a 4-year-old, domestic, medium-hair cat. Reference no.: 773313 Life as a lonely stray didn’t callous Jake at all. In fact, surviving on the streets made Jake want a home more than anything. This tough cookie suffered from an agonizing ear mite infestation that caused him to scratch…
Beer Q&A: Rebecca Safford of Tap & Bottle Talks Local for Beer Week
In honor of Arizona Beer Week, and celebrating Tucson’s place in Arizona’s craft beer pantheon, we spoke to folks all over Tucson’s craft beer spectrum from shop owners to brewers to fans just trying to spread the love.Rebecca Safford, along with her husband Scott, owns Tap & Bottle, 403 N. Sixth Ave., a hybrid beer…
Download De La Soul’s Entire Catalogue For Free Before It’s Too Late
It’s been 25 years since De La Soul debuted their first album: 3 Feet High and Rising. The Long Island rap trio has made their entire catalog available to download for free for the next 25 hours off their website. This is their attempt to reach a younger audience and give back to their fans.…
David Safier to Host “State Of Education” On KVOI Saturday
Saturday from 12-1pm, I’ll be guest hosting Robin Hiller’s State of Education radio program on KVOI, 1030 AM. You can call in at 520-790-2040. I have two Tucson-area legislators scheduled to talk with me. Bruce Wheeler from Legislative District 10 (Central and Eastern Tucson) will be talking about the education bills working their way through…
Following The Huppenthal/Robocall Money Up, Down And Sideways
Image courtesy of shutterstock.com Let’s take a look at the group — actually the groups — behind the robocall Ed Supe John Huppenthal made advising parents to send their kids to private schools on the taxpayer dime — in other words, in support of vouchers. The whole story deserves one of those complicated diagrams with…
An Interview with ‘Visitors’ Director Godfrey Reggio
Experimental filmmaker Godfrey Reggio is best known for his Qatsi trilogy. The trilogy started with 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi (Hopi for “Life Out Of Balance), and is followed by 1988’s Powaqqatsi (“Life In Transformation) and 2002’s Naqoyqatsi (“Life As War). Each film does away with conventional narration; in it’s place are slow motion and time-lapse shots of…
We Got Endangered-Species Condoms. Who Wants Some?
Photo courtesy of Center for Biological Diversity / Design by Lori Lieber. Artwork by Roger Peet. © 2012. In the spirit of love and commercial giveaways, the Weekly is getting a big box of condoms to share with our faithful Rangers. We are giving away one dozen limited edition endangered-species condoms. Your hippie daddy wishes…
UA Camera Discovers Fresh Impact on Mars
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona One of The Range’s favorite spacecrafts is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which carries the UA’s HiRISE camera high above the surface of Mars. One of HiRISE’s latest photos of an impact crater is getting a lot of attention this month. Here’s Bad Astronomy’s Phil Plait at Slate: Bang! That is one of…
Are You Prepared for Sword Swallower’s Day?
World Sword Swallower’s Day is Saturday, February 22. You might know a sword swallower or want to be one yourself, so here’s a video that will help make your dreams come true. Seriously — unless you’re a professional sword guzzler — don’t try any of the tricks you see on this video. Our lawyers can’t…
Arcade Showdown at Maker House
Photo courtesy of Generation Cool and Maker House 20 contestants. 10 arcade cabinets. 5 minute rounds. 1 winner to rule them all! Maker House and Generation Cool are teaming up to bring an exciting Arcade Showdown from 5 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Maker House mansion, 283 N. Stone Ave. 20…
Outrage Over Developer Taking Down Top Free App Game
“Flappy Bird,” a highly addictive game, that flew to the top of apps lists for iPhones and Androids has stopped flapping. New players can no longer download the app but some birds keep flapping on the phones of players who downloaded the game before its creator, Dong Nguyen, took it down on Sunday. According to…
Let’s Bring the Gathering of the Juggalos to Arizona
Tickets went on sale for the 15th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos on Friday, with the Insane Clown Posse bringing the event to a 300 acre campground in Kaiser, Missouri, but sadly, because of some up-tight Juggalo-hating neighbors and assorted squares – including some legislator who clearly hates joy – Violent J and Shaggy 2…
John Huppenthal: “A Failing School Is Not Really a School”
It’s an oldie but a goodie, brought back from 2010 in Wednesday’s article from the Capitol Times, Controversy swirls around Huppenthal’s pitch for private schools. When he was a state senator, John Huppenthal introduced legislation that would have put the subject of vouchers to a public vote. First, it would repeal language in the state…
Hair-Raising Valentine’s Day Show
Legendary erotica photographer Eric Kroll has curated a special Valentine’s Day show at the new Exploded View Gallery/MicroCinema. You won’t see any of Kroll’s work, although the photographer himself will be on hand for the opening of Unobtainable on Friday night. Instead, you’ll find pieces from a collection of photos of women with long hair,…
Cinema Showdown: The “Why Isn’t Anybody Playing ‘My Bloody Valentine’ on Valentine’s Day?” Edition
Sorry folks, looks like I made a mistake last week! Funny Face was not the Audrey Hepburn film playing last week at the Loft Cinema, it was the 1954 film Sabrina, starring Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. Tonight is Funny Face, the 1957 film version of George Gershwin’s musical with Hepburn and Fred Astaire. It starts…
Tucson Man’s Body Found in Kansas City Freezer
A Tucson man’s body was found in the freezer of a Kansas City home, according to an Associated Press story published by The Arizona Republic this morning. Here’s the full report: KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police say a frozen body discovered last week in Kansas City, Kan., was an Arizona truck driver who was reported…
New Orleans Jazz Band Covers “Sweet Child O’ Mine” Like You Never Heard it Before
We love covers done well, and today’s viral video nails it. Miche Braden and her band covered Guns N Roses’ Sweet Child O’ Mine for Scott Bradley’s Post Modern Jukebox. I never seen this in a video description before, but Braden’s voice was so powerful “that the room literally shook” at the 3:58 mark. I…
Talking Comics Gets Trippy on ‘Sandman Overture’
Photo courtesy of Cynthia Gerriets Cynthia and Jenny review ‘Sandman Overture’ by Neil Gaiman and J.H. WIlliams III. Cynthia and Jenny get Psychedelic for this week’s review of Vertigo comics: Sandman Overture! The legend, writer Neil Gaiman is back to give us the prequel to the Sandman Series! Art by JH Williams III, he keeps…
Drake Pulls a “Kanye” After Losing ‘Rolling Stone’ Cover to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Photo by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Drake Would you be mad if your cover story was taken by dead guy? Rolling Stone promised Drake this month cover, but switched him for the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman without telling the rap phenom before going to press. Obviously, this is the last thing the actor/singer needs before…
Bang Bang
It doesn’t take long for the guns to start blazin’ and the puns to start pleasin’ in the Gaslight Theatre’s The Belle of Tombstone, a show that, considering the Gaslight building’s general décor, could be called a piece of environmental theater. But let’s not. Let’s just call it a busy, boisterous, beat-em-up, bad guys versus…
Frankie Rose and Dream Sick
Tucson rock ‘n’ roll quartet Dream Sick passed away in the loudest manner possible on Monday, Feb. 10, at Club Congress, at the age of 3. Friends and fans gathered stage-side as the band played its final show and departed for the history books. Dream Sick is preceded in death by its spiritual and musical…
Arizona Beer Week Events in Tucson
Event information (probably/hopefully) accurate as of Monday, February 10, but events, prices, hours and details are subject to change. Check arizonabeerweek.com for more information and late-addition events. FEATURED EVENTS Brew N Bikes February 15, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Barrio Brewery 800 E. 16th St. 791-2739 Event starts at Barrio and ends at SkyBar. Get…
Technical Details
Michael Srsen doesn’t look like the type of teacher who would struggle to fill his classes. On a Thursday afternoon in late January, the graphic design teacher at Flowing Wells High School engaged in friendly banter with his students as they came and went from his classroom. The room had a laidback atmosphere where students…
Books
Now on Shelves Take a Hike Phoenix: Hikes within Two Hours of the City By Lilia Menconi Avalon Travel $16.99; 248 pages; outdoors Phoenician Lilia Menconi has put together a readable handbook to hiking trails within a two-hour radius of our state capital. She’s organized the guide by regions—five in the Phoenix area and one…
Media Watch
JIM PARISI, JOHN C. SCOTT RE-EMERGE ON KEVT 1210 AM Talk show host Jim Parisi, who last summer told the Tucson Weekly he was pursuing efforts to operate a radio station, has made good on that promise. Parisi launches Power Talk KEVT 1210 AM on Monday, Feb. 17. “We looked at three stations, two of…
Editor’s Note
Yay Beer! Anyone who has followed my time here at the Weekly, both as editor or previously as web producer, should probably realize that I’m a fan of Tucson’s craft beer scene. Once Borderlands opened up in 2011, everything seemed to explode, even beyond what we’ve been able to keep up with here at the…
Fun & Impolite Music
Kid Congo Powers is the embodiment of the ideals and aesthetics brought about by late-1970s punk culture. For more than three decades he’s held the highest of standards in his music, and while he’s far from pompous, with an often self-deprecating sense of humor, he takes rock ‘n’ roll seriously. Formerly the brilliant guitarist for…
Ask a Mexican
Dear Mexican: I know an 18-year-old getting deported from the USA. He has been here since he was 5 years old. His entire family is here and undocumented. He grew up in juvenile halls and did a felony as soon as he turned 18. Will he be deported for sure or will the immigration judge…
Serraglio
I got sucked into watching the Super Bowl this year, against my better judgment. The 2014 version of this pinnacle American cultural touchstone featured an advertisement—the Tearjerker of the Game—touting the magical miraculousness of technology, which can make a mute man speak and a deaf woman hear. This is miraculous, of course. (Ain’t technology great?…
We’ll Buy That for a Dollar!
You don’t have to look too hard to see Hollywood distancing itself from the word “remake.” They like “reboot,” “retelling,” and once in a while – particularly with a more sacred piece of reel estate – you’ll hear that it’s a “reimagining.” That last one, of course, is horseshit; if imagination were involved, they wouldn’t…
The Skinny
GOP ON IMMIGRATION REFORM: NEVER MIND We’re sorry we spent so much ink explaining the House Republicans principles for immigration reform last week—because that ink was barely dry on our print edition when House Speaker John Boehner announced that he didn’t think any immigration-reform legislation was possible this year. Boehner blamed President Barack Obama, saying…
Humble Opinions
I once wrote about an artist couple in Cascabel, which is a sprawling, loosely connected community on the other side of Redington Pass. Cascabel is about halfway between Benson and San Manuel, roughly 30 miles to either one. It’s a kind of a hippie enclave populated by some true, old-school hippies—the real ones, from the…
Police Dispatch
A HORNY AND VENGEFUL GOD DEC. 16, 10:38 P.M.FOOTHILLS AREA When deputies responded to a call about a naked man who had been yelling all day that he was God, the man at first told them “to get the fuck off” his property, but then he tried to show them his girlfriend’s breasts, according to…
True TV
Below the Beltway House of Cards Friday, Feb. 14 (Netflix) Season Premiere: Falling between Arrested Development (“It’s back! But … huh?”) and Orange Is the New Black (“OMG! The greatest thing in the history of things!”) in the Critix Heart Netflix hype of 2013, the uneven debut season of political drama House of Cards was…
Where Is This Magical Beer?
1702 / The Address Brewing Before Tucson’s craft beer boom, there was 1702. This ice-cream-shop-turned-pizza-and-beer place has been pouring an ever-changing selection of 46 draft beers at (you guessed it) 1702 E. Speedway Blvd. for graduate students, professionals and craft beer enthusiasts for more than half a decade. Beyond serving guest beers, 1702 also operates…
DVD Roundup
Afternoon Delight A bored Silver Lake housewife (Kathryn Hahn) hires a homeless stripper (Juno Temple) as a live-in nanny and friend, and all learn Valuable Life Lessons. Well, the stripper doesn’t learn anything, because strippers have it all together. (Film Arcade) Black Plague Despite the misleading cover with star Lena Heady, this has nothing to…
Have you prepared yourself for the impending invasion?
The “winter” months of January and February are the busiest time of year for Tucson, with so many tourist-trapping events clogging our streets and crowding our fancier eateries that we’re all better off getting out of town for a while. My tickets for Disneyland have been booked for weeks, and my family will be taking…
Aesthetically Answerless
Director Ben Wheatley is one strange dude. His last two movies defy description, although I’ll give it a shot anyway by saying they are horror-drama-comedy hybrids with an aesthetic tendency toward extreme experimentation. At this point in his career, he can only be described as a cult director with minimal mass appeal. I like him.…
Discussing the Displaced
Jon McLane has spent the past two years living on the streets of Tucson. He’s one of thousands of homeless men, women and children who usually don’t get much attention from this community. Except when they’re considered as being in the way. The latest instance of this is the effort by city officials to move…
Bradford Trojan: Bradford Trojan
As the saxophone, percussion, and organ kick off “Unborn,” the first song on Bradford Trojan’s first full-length solo album, you’re just waiting for Ronnie Spector or Darlene Love to start singing. Like Phil Spector’s immaculate productions for countless ‘60s girl groups, Trojan, who plays every instrument on this record except for the saxophone, creates little…
Supporting a Legend
2nd Annual Rialto Gala: A Red Letter Event 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 Rialto Theatre318 E. Congress St. 740-1000;rialtotheatre.com The Rialto Theatre has become one of the go-to entertainment venues in Tucson since its reopening almost a decade ago, with many of the top touring acts hitting this downtown theater with a diverse array of…
Soundbites
DANCE WITH ME DOLORES Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, which means some of us will celebrate our significant other and the reciprocal love we share together into the wee hours without repercussions when we sleep in the next day. Others of us, however, will be shooting dirty looks at those blissful couples…
Lions, Tigers, Bears and Beams
Flashlight Night 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 International Wildlife Museum4800 W. Gates Pass Road 629-0100;thewildlifemuseum.org The International Wildlife Museum features more than 400 species of animals, which are preserved in poses and settings that give you an idea of what life is like for them in the wild. But turn out the lights,…
Danehy
I read constantly. It’s one of those two-sided, blessing/curse things. It’s been a lifelong passion, but it’s not something that can be easily turned off. It’s like that episode of The Odd Couple TV series with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. (Not the really sad reboot that simply substituted a black cast, starring Ron Glass…
The Power of Love
Cirque Roots’ “The Conscience of Love” 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave. 261-4667;theconscienceoflove.bpt.me Cirque Roots’ one night only performance of “The Conscience of Love” at the Tucson Museum of Art uses fire, movement, circus and sound to explore love, the universe’s most powerful…
Marianne Dissard: The Cat. Not Me
French-born Marianne Dissard left her longtime home of Tucson last year, but not before recording her third proper album, one that pairs ambitious musical leaps with greater emotional vulnerability. Variety has characterized Dissard’s musical path, from 2008’s L’Entredeux (written with and produced by Calexico’s Joey Burns), which found Dissard channeling Americana through her French chanson…
Sneaky Science
Family SciFest 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 Children’s Museum Tucson 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985;childrensmuseumtucson.org The Children’s Museum is giving families a unique opportunity to be a part of Tucson’s science community in the Family SciFest, which allows children to experience real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and math (also known to…
Godhunter: City of Dust
One is tempted to wonder how much fresh music can be generated from the grinding riffs and musical arc-welding that is doom-metal, also known as rock of the stoner/sludge variety. If the results sound as fresh as they do on this local act’s full-length debut, the genre has some vitality left in it. Some might…
Bizet and Ballet
Mezzo-soprano Janara Kellerman will be dressed like a ballet dancer—almost—at her next performance of Carmen. That’s because the Carmen she’ll sing for is a ballet staging of the beloved French opera by Bizet. Ballet Tucson’s prima ballerina, Jenna Johnson, will use pas de deux and arabesques to portray the bewitching gypsy girl. But it’s Kellerman…
Guest Commentary
Recently, I set forth my work plan for the next two years. In it, I talk about the Five T’s of Tucson’s economy: technology, trade, transportation, tourism and teaching. If the word “teaching” seems out-of-place in a discussion about our local economy, it shouldn’t. Businesses want to locate in communities where the quality of education…
Explode Your Mind, Music Fans, with ‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’
Exploded View Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus Singer-songwriter Jim White is just twisted and other-worldly enough to have attracted the interest of Talking Heads fulcrum David Byrne. At the time, in the mid-90s, Byrne’s Luaka Bop stable comprised indigenous Brazilians almost exclusively. While that provides a sense of Byrne’s captivation, it’s of no use at…
Let MTV Asia’s Facebook ‘Match Machine’ Find Your True Love
Valentine’s Day is coming and you’re probably going to spend it alone, again. Are you tired of looking for that special someone? Have you given up on OK Cupid and Tinder? Ashley Madison doesn’t know what you want and Back Page is out of your price range? Maybe your “soulmate” has been staring you in…
