Soundbites
WALK RIGHT OVER YOU: Nancy Sinatra is about to mount a comeback of sorts. How well it will be received is but a gleam in Miss Cleo’s prison-dwelling eye, but Sinatra’s certainly making all the right moves. The aging sexpot is best known–perhaps only known to the younger set–as the voice of the girl-power anthem…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Rhythm & Views
SORRY ABOUT DRESDEN Let It Rest (Saddle Creek) CURSIVE The Ugly Organ (Saddle Creek) Those kids over in Omaha are so darn prolific. It seems every time I look around a music store, they have a new record out, ready to infiltrate the indie rock masses. One has to ask that nagging question: How can…
Loving Arms
Looking for America’s gun-rights heartland? Look no further than Tucson.
Picturing Frida
San Diego’s museums display Kahlo photos, Degas bronzes, earth art and more.
The Skinny
Anti-alien pols, Flake out, Rios nuevo, billboard monkey business, Diamond touch, and more!
Friendly Gathering
Raices Gallery brings artists together in one diverse show.
Police Dispatch
Wakey-Wakey, Rum and Nakey West Ina Road and North Thornydale Road, June 25, 10:27 p.m. According to a report from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, a mother called deputies because her teenage son was drunk, naked and semi-belligerent. The mother told a PCSD telephone operator that her 15-year-old son needed help, but was “not exactly…
Classic Tucson Italian
Caruso’s continues to draw crowds with its warm service and inexpensive meals.
Voice of the Desert
Tucson Q&A with David Yetman.
Noshing Around
Bye Bye The bad news is Dao’s Hunan–a restaurant with Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai food–has closed. Although the inside was ornate with lavish chandeliers, the outside suffered from terminal dreariness. The good news is Dao’s Vietnamese Restaurant on Wilmot Road next to the library remains open. It recently added daily Vietnamese breakfasts of sticky rice,…
Meet Heads
The local Howard Dean machine gets into gear.
The Third Way
One UA professor rejects polarization in exchange for reconciliation ecology.
Train to Mexico
Trips could soon be departing for Copper Canyon from downtown Tucson.
Not So Extraordinary
“LXG” is a fun film, but it doesn’t provide novel entertainment.
Give Me Shelter
Refugees in Tucson face an uphill battle gaining asylum.
Broken Curse
“Pirates of the Caribbean” ends the run of bad pirate movies with an entertaining romp.
Non-Local Traffic
Clear Channel provides Tucsonans with traffic reports from Phoenix.
Summer Lovin’
Forget the heat; look at the positives of our fair city.
Reefer Madness
Chewing the fat with Damon Stoudamire–sort of.
Shooting From the Hip
A note from the editor.
City Week
Meticulous archives, musical exotica, all bets are off at The Loft, here’s a trick, death be not proud.
Pick
Max Cannon speaks at the UA.
(Smog) Alert
Bill Callahan brings his lo-fi fantasies to Tucson.
