Soundbites
The North Mississippi Allstars shine again… Make time for group sax … And more.
City Week
Rennie Harris offers a hip-hop skip and a jump… Bailey Doogan looks in the mirror… Paul Muldoon tongues trippingly… And more.
Southern Men
Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers create an acclaimed “rock opera” inspired by the history of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Primo Hawaiian Buds
Slack-key guitarists bring sounds of Hawaii to the Sonoran desert.
Head’s Up
In her new show at Invisible Theatre, Susan Claassen successfully creates a complicated, balanced, living character.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
All in a Day’s Work
Old Pueblo Playwrights stages a frantic festival.
Dagger of the Mind
People with both addiction and mental health disorders must cut through the bureaucracy of treatment before their troubles hack away their sanity.
Want Samosa?
Nostalgia and mood bolster passable food at India Oven.
The Skinny
There’s no limit to Jane Hull… Pols are resigned to climb the ladder… And more.
Castration, Cannibalism and English Tea
A new book reminds us how riveting history can be when told correctly.
Washed Up
A local homebuilder gives a whole new meaning to “infill development.”
Plastic Fanastic
Art Spiegelman pays tribute to a surreal superhero and his comics-crazed creator.
Road Test
Those who ignore transit tax-proposal history are doomed to repeat it.
Resistance and Romance
Cate Blanchett and Billy Crudup make googly eyes in World War II France.
Pol Pot
A cauldron of Tucson state lawmakers stews over the first week of this legislative session.
Ballooning Rates
Hot-air balloonists’ insurance rates are sky-high, and yours will be next.
Gun Disease
The number-one killer of teens is turning out to be other teens.
Newsreel
The most remarkable statement in this week’s issue lies way down at the end of Jim Nintzel’s “Washed Up.” This story in the Currents section details a neighborhood effort to keep a developer from filling in a wash, building the usual tacky houses on the faux flatland and, along the way, violating the spirit if…
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
In a Tight Spot
Anger is common denominator for hip-hop/punk show by women.
