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In at the Chill
They asked me who this record’s for. Lando Chill says matter-of-factly, thus issuing the seven words on his new album that will introduce him to many of the fans he’s about to gain in the next year. Just a couple months ago, this was a real conversation between Lando and his best friend, Mike Scharnhorst.…
KXCI Celebrates Tucson’s Women, Artfully
Tucson feminists, unite—again. If you missed KXCI’s International Women’s Day special programming on Sunday, March 6, be sure to tune in and hear from more empowering women on Tuesday, March 8. 91.3 FM KXCI’s Women’s Day programming will feature the Old Pueblo’s best female DJs, public affair programmers, and community creatives’ voices and music to celebrate…
3 Irish Inspired Dishes To Try Before St. Patrick’s Day
Yes, corned beef and cabbage is the most common dish served on St. Patrick’s Day, but there are plenty of other delicious meals that are sure to wow your green-season party crowd. And they definitely do not include green food coloring. 1. Pan Fried Salmon with Citrus Vinaigrette (total cook time- about 45 minutes) This…
This Week in Music: Ray LaMontagne, Nada Surf, Miike Snow, Dead Stars
A lot of artists are dropping music today, March 4. If you need help deciding which albums to delve into and which ones to ignore, here are the thoughts I, someone who has very limited professional musical training, had while listening to the singles off a few noteworthy March 4 releases. Ray LaMontagne—Ouroboros If you…
Dazed and Confused: A Bunch of Naughty House Lovers Bursting into Tucson’s Music Scene & Bringing Lots of Friends Along
Something great is brewing between a crew of deep house and techno lovers and a Tucson artistic landmark. Dazed and Confused are two DJ gents working hard to bring some much-needed live music diversity to this scene. Although this is truly a collaboration between friends (photographers, DJs, designers, promoters, you name it)—Florence, Italy-native Elio Sottoscritti…
Cinema Clips: Triple 9
Goddammit, when is somebody going to ban gum chewing in movies? I’m a card carrying, unabashed Keanu Reeves fan, but he started the whole “Gum Chewing Action Star” thing with Speed, and it’s become such a visually distracting, cheap acting trick. Knock it off, Hollywood actors! You will never surpass the gum-chewing prowess immortalized by…
Check Out the Menu for the Ten Chef Dinner Event Downtown Chef’s Table
While this week’s Chow feature taught you all about the Carriage House’s culinary classes that began the last weekend of February, the multi-purpose space isn’t stopping there. With two classes scheduled for this upcoming week alone, the event space is also hosting one of the biggest dinner events in recent Tucson history. On Sunday, March…
Move Over, Magic School Bus—The Physics Bus is Here
Interested in supporting science education in Tucson? All aboard the Physics Bus! The Physics Bus is a mobile platform chock full of do-it-yourself exhibits that awaken interest and creativity. We want to launch one out of Tucson and we need your help. The non profit Physics Factory, started by a group of educators with a…
SXSW Preview: NPR’s Austin 100 Is Now Available
The 2016 South By Southwest festival starts next week with the film and interactive sessions—and today, organizers announced that President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be keynote speakers. Nice get, SXSW! Whether or not you’re going to SXSW, you should lend your ears to the Austin 100, NPR’s curated list of 100…
Tour Local Farms in Support of Mission Garden on March 5
Spend your Saturday learning more about urban farming through a special, self-driven tour event presented by the nonprofit Feeding Tucson. On March 5 from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., the tour will take participants to a variety of small farming operations to showcase hydroponic, aquaponic, community-ran and other kinds of edible gardens. The tour will…
Flutist Gary Stroutsos to Command the Acoustics of Southside Presbyterian Church
“In the spirit of playing in sacred spaces, which I’m known for,” says world flute artist Gary Stroutsos, “That space—not necessarily just the acoustics, but the atmosphere lends itself to being musical collaborator, a partner.” As a member of Southside Presbyterian Church (317 W. 23rd St.), I’ve heard the sound of that room enrich mariachi,…
UA Students for Sustainability Showcase Desert Food Systems in Plating the Desert Exhibit
Okay, so you’re not going to fill up at this food-centric event, but UA’s Students for Sustainability have put together a series of unique pieces of art that focus conceptually on food in the desert and what it means to have a food system here. The Plating the Desert exhibit, spearheaded by the Environmental Arts…
Let’s Keep Piling Up All of the Ridiculous Things Some GOP Extremists Say About Obama
Just when you think things couldn’t get any weirder with extremist Republican wannabe public officials, you come across a post by Slate that reads somewhere along the lines of, “A retired teacher who thinks Obama was a prostitute won big on Super Tuesday.” Her ever-so predictable anti-Muslim, climate-change-is-a-Marxist-hoax, and Obama-was-a-prostitute-when-he-was-in-his-20s rhetoric got Mary Lou Bruner,…
A Look at Arizona’s Classroom Spending Numbers
The percentage Arizona schools spend in the classroom is down this year, and TUSD’s percentage is especially low. You can look at this morning’s Howard Fischer/Alexis Huicochea article in the Star which gives an overall look at and analysis of the stats, and you can get more detailed information from the Auditor General’s Report of Arizona School…
Win Tickets to Thursday’s Wildcat Game
You know the drill: We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to a UA Basketball game on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and you want to be there. Enter by filling out our submission form. We’ll call/email the winner on Wednesday midday, and the winner will have to be able to pick up the…
What the Arizona Republic Said About Lawmakers and Education
I don’t make a habit of posting long passages written by other people, but I did it Friday when I put up Richard Gilman’s entire post on how scam private schools will pop up if the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (aka Vouchers on Steroids) become universally available in Arizona, and I’m doing it today with a…
Mayor Rothschild: “You Cannot Cut Your Way To Prosperity”
Mayor Jonathan Rothschild said voters will need to invest in the city of Tucson if it is going to thrive. “In my 30 years in business, I learned this: You cannot cut your way to prosperity,” Rothschild said today in his fifth State of the City address. “At some point, you have to invest, and that…
Rosemont Mine Put on Hold By Hudbay Minerals
Opponents of the proposed Rosemont Mine were cheering news that the open-pit project in the Santa Rita Mountains has been delayed indefinitely. Officials from Rosemont Copper’s Canadian parent company, Hudbay Minerals, announced on Feb. 24 that the project has been put on hold because of low copper prices and regulatory hurdles. But company officials added…
Cinema Clips: The Last Man on the Moon
You hear a lot about the first landing on the moon with Neil Armstrong, but surprisingly little about Apollo 17, the last manned flight to the moon and Gene Cernan, the last man to set foot on the lunar surface. This is the documentary the man deserves, replete with his total cooperation. Cernan sits down…
A Safe Journey to Astronaut Scott Kelly
Astronaut Scott Kelly, the twin brother of Tucsonan and retired astronaut Mark Kelly, is headed back to earth tonight from nearly a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Apollo 13 Commander James Lovell talks about why Kelly’s long trip was important: Given these risks, why fly in space for a year? Again, I…
Happy Super Tuesday! Let’s Watch John Oliver Dive into the World of Trump
“Donald Trump is America’s back mole—it may have seemed harmless a year ago, but now that it has gotten frighteningly bigger, it is no longer wise to ignore it.” It’s Super Tuesday, and as John Oliver points out at the beginning of the video below, that’s a big deal—In every election since 1998, the candidate…
Bailey Needs a Home
Oh hey! I’m Bailey! I was rescued from New Mexico and as you can see I am excited to be here! I’m 5 years old and a little on the heavy side! I’m looking for a family who will provide me with daily exercise and healthy diet! If you’re interested in adopting me stop by…
Don’t Miss Free Screening of ‘Rape on the Night Shift’—A Look into the Migrant Women Who Clean Your Office and Face Sexual Violence
Even months after the official release of the documentary “Rape on the Night Shift”—an investigative piece that truly gave a platform to the voices of immigrant women who have been victims of sexual assault while working late-night janitorial jobs—the creators of the doc continue to feel the ramifications of putting an ignored issue of this caliber under…
What Tucson-area School Districts, and BASIS, Spend on Administration
Last week I wrote about a new report which concludes that charter schools spend far more on administration per student than school districts. According to the report, charters average $1,403 on administrative costs per student and school districts average $628. The higher costs at charters add up to $128 million a year. To create the report, the…
Jan Brewer: “Donald Trump Is Our Chance To Save This Country and Make America Great Again”
Over the weekend, former Arizona governor Jan Brewer was among the current and former elected officials who came out to endorse Donald Trump for president. Brewer said her endorsement was based on Trump’s proposal to stop illegal immigration by building a massive wall along the border and rounding up undocumented immigrants. Many politicians have promised,…
Into the Mild: Week One in a Nairobi Slum
Nairobi, Kenya – January 2016 This is part two of a three-part journal about my month in Kenya volunteering at a children’s foundation in the infamous Mathare Slum. I wrote about my first day in Nairobi here. Day Two (Wednesday): The day got off to a quick start. We had a brief staff meeting with…
Creating an Army of Killer Robots Might Not Be Such a Hot Idea
Former Pentagon analyst and Army Ranger Paul Scharre has penned a report warning that creating “autonomous weapons”—or, in more common parlance, killer robots—has a lot of downsides, including the “potential for catastrophic accidents.” The New York Times sums it up: A new report written by a former Pentagon official who helped establish United States policy…
‘Little Brother’ Series Says Tucson’s Black Boys Are Love, Too
Filmmakers Nicole Franklin and Jai Tigget premiere the fifth installation of their race narrative, Little Brother—which was filmed right here in the Old Pueblo—at the YWCA Tucson this Monday, Feb. 29. The documentary’s goal: to remind people that black boys are more than societal stereotypes. Filming of Little Brother started back in 2010. Each 15-minute chapter…
Lady Gaga Performs Powerful Oscar Nominated Song In Support of the Victims of Sexual Violence
Watch Lady Gaga perform Til It Happens to you at the #Oscars here https://t.co/ptBYEAIKqq — Lady Gaga Facts (@LGMonsterFacts) February 29, 2016 Tonight at the Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated performer, Lady Gaga, took the stage in support of the millions of victims of sexual violence. In an incredibly passionate performance of her song “Til it Happens…
Hijabi Makeup Artist Creates Amazing Disney Looks
Like most children, I loved watching Disney princess movies and trying to dress up like them. But incredibly talented and creative Malaysian makeup artist @queenofluna takes classic dress-up to a whole other level. “Using only her hijab and killer makeup skills, she gives herself the face AND the hair of our favorite princesses, and even…
Zona Politics: Councilman Steve Kozachik, Pima County Attorney Candidate Joel Feinman & International Correspondent Mort Rosenblum
February 28th, 2016 from Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel on Vimeo. On this week’s episode of Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel: Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik comes by the set to talk about the city budget, the proposal to require private employers to provide sick time to the their workers and more. Then we talk…
Make Money in Your Spare Time! Open an ESA-Funded School.
The latest news on the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts [aka Vouchers on Steroids] vouchers-for-everyone bill is that it’s stuck in the House, temporarily at least. Republican leadership postponed debate on HB 2482. They know the Democrats are against it, but the problem is, some Republicans are concerned about it as well. So until they can scare up…
Josh Marshall: Trump Wins Again
Talking Points Memo editor and publisher Josh Marshall sizes up last night’s GOP’s fustercluck of a debate and declares Trump the winner: The two senators had an almost impossible task – landing a decisive blow against a player who has been entirely impervious to decisive blows and is simply a better debater than either of…
Robert Kagan: The GOP Created Trump with “Wild Obstructionism”
Robert Kagan, a veteran of the Reagan administration, blames Trump on the GOP’s eight years of pandering and obstruction: Let’s be clear: Trump is no fluke. Nor is he hijacking the Republican Party or the conservative movement, if there is such a thing. He is, rather, the party’s creation, its Frankenstein monster, brought to life by…
School of Authentic Journalism: Where Media and Social Movements Meet (It Needs Your Financial Help)
To Greg Berger, reporter and filmmaker with the Mexico-based Narco News, there is no such thing as neutral journalism. There never has been and there never will be. He runs The School of Authentic Journalism out of Cuernavaca, Morelos, about an hour from Mexico City. It’s pretty much the only program in the world that founds…
Let’s Watch a Mexrrissey Video
Mexrrissey, the new project featuring the Mexican Institute of Sound and Tucson’s Sergio Mendoza covering Morrissey’s songs, is set to drop No Manchester next month. Here’s the first video from the album.
Get Your Vintage Fix For Cheap
Old Pueblo thrifting-gem Desert Vintage will host a three-day winter sale starting tomorrow, Feb. 26 at their store located at 636 N. 4th Ave. Expect deals 20 to 50 percent off normal pricing and lots of cool, Vogue-esque vintage finds. Get a feel for Desert Vintage’s fashion aesthetic online here, or check out their Instagram…
New Report Suggests Medical Negligence By ICE Leads to Deaths in Immigration Detention Centers
Mexico native Pablo Gracida-Conte died at the age of 54 of heart disease while incarcerated at the Eloy Detention Center five years ago. His condition was treatable, but it took four months for Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff to get him medical treatment, even though he had repeatedly requested it upon entering the detention center. …
AZ Cap Times: House Speaker Gowan Had to Refund $12,000 in Bogus Mileage Reimbursements and Phony Per-Diem Claims
Hank Stephenson at the Arizona Capitol Times has another blockbuster exposé on House Speaker David Gowan: The Sierra Vista Republican had to refund more than $12,000 in bogus expenses that he billed the state. Stephenson’s report: Arizona House Speaker David Gowan last month repaid the state more than $12,000 for mileage reimbursements he claimed for…
Tucson Salvage
A speeding Oldsmobile swing onto Lee Street off of Columbus Boulevard and nearly hits a woman who’s pulling a pair of cheilitis-lipped children in a plastic red wagon.
B-Sides: Bear State
What happens when you cram five up-and-coming Arizona bands on one bill?
Beneath the Surface
UA professor of chemical and environmental engineering Kimberly Ogden is the next speaker in the UA College of Science Spring Lecture Series, Earth Transformed, which focuses on climate change.
Pleasure Activist
What’s the deal with lube?
Editor’s Note
Fair warning: If there are life things you don’t want your kid to know for various reasons, you may not want your kid to know Mari’s kid.
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad: 4 Seasons Restaurant
Severe menu-onset indecision often leads to two paths: sometimes you order one of everything, leaving with boxes and boxes to go and a hefty bill, and other times you are paralyzed—unsure of which path to take.
Dust Devil
An old cowboy dozes
Dance Pants Off
On Friday, Feb. 26, four local choreographers will take on a rather imposing feat—creating an entire “feature-length” dance show in only 24 hours.
Police Dispatch
A guy handled everything very politely, calmly and casually when he was cited for smoking weed in a parked car.
No Shaming, No Blaming
Barbea Williams Performing Company will celebrate the end of Black History Month in artistic style. The company will put on No Shaming, No Blaming, a performance addressing health, wellness, food consumption, cravings and addictions through dance, drama, spoken word and general culture. Festivities start at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 and 3 p.m. and…
Police Dispatch
A woman was extremely upset when one of the world’s largest types of fruits was thrown at her fence and made a very large mess.
Adopt Art
For $500, the general Tucson public can adopt transitory pieces from TMA’s latest and greatest, Into the Night: Modern and Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition.
For My Father
Josue’s sister made the call everyone wishes they never received—that their father had passed away.
Erotic Art
The end result will “tantalize all the senses”
Pension Politics
Arizona voters will have an opportunity to reform Arizona’s pension system for cops and firefighters in May.
Remember the Ice Age
On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (2021 N. Kinney Road) will lead a trip to Murray Springs, where mammoths and other Ice Age megafauna once stomped around. Guides will teach hikers about the Pleistocene epoch, the Clovis people and more. Exploring begins at 8 a.m. Be sure to register on the museum’s website…
Letter to the Editor
Friendly reminder that our kiddos go to school on President’s Day so they can go to the rodeo.
Theatre Libre
Barrio Stories is quite possibly the theater event of the season. Ironically, though, it’s not even taking place in a theater.
Letter to the Editor
So long, Sugar Ray.
The Dragon Roars
The dragon is the fiercest and most fanciful of all the zodiac animals crafted by famed Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.
Witch Fear
Remember how let down you felt when The Blair Witch Project never even showed a witch?
That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore: Protomartyr
The Agent Intellect, the third full-length from Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr opens ominously with frontman Joe Casey speak-singing.
Letters to the Editor
Tells us about it.
Look Within and Grow: Las Cafeteras
Last year was a tumultuous time for the East L.A.-bred band Las Cafeteras. One of the band’s founding members, Annette Torres, left the group in April 2015—although she’s said she was kicked out.
T Q&A
Jack Simons is a researcher involved in the Tucson branch of the federally funded Generations Study, a long term investigation into the experiences of individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual.
B-Sides: OHIOAN
It’s been a while since OHIOAN has played a show in Tucson, and while this nomadic musical experiment has seen frontman O Ryne Warner in many different landscapes, his upcoming release Empty/Every Mt.
The Skinny
Early Hey, Arizona! Did you realize you can cast your ballot for president already?
B-Sides: XIXA
The long wait for a XIXA album is almost over, and you can catch the first auditory glimpses of their Bloodline on Friday.
