

Space Case
Obsidian Gallery’s lighthearted invitational revolves around Tucson in–and out of–space.
Identity Crisis
Performances soar over the earthbound “Woman Who Fell From The Sky.”
Green Around The Gills
Bistro Chartreuse struggles to achieve landmark status.
Magical Nihilism
The alarming absence of good Mexican literature in translation.
Patriot Games
Mel Gibson’s holiday blockbuster falls flat.
Chasing Dreams On The Mother Road
A cruise down fabled Route 66.
Tremor Strikes Weekly
Name changes and different titles.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
The Skinny
Jane Hull has the far right wing of her party on the run… Growing Smarter will make voters feel dumber… and more!
Buzz Cuts
City pols may bring a stalled proposal to limit UMC helicopter flights safely to earth.
Foul Shot
Let’s not be in such a rush to forgive Jason Terry.
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
Bangs For The Memories
All it takes to become America’s greatest rock critic is genius and trauma.
Soundbites
The sun shines at Solar Culture Friday… A punk buffet features Guttermouth, Rx Bandits, The Murder City Devils… and more.
Rhythm & Views
THE MAKERS HAVE come a long way from their early 90s retro garage/punk days in Spokane, WA. But 1998’s very sexy, bootie shakin’ “Psychopathia Sexualis” set them apart from run-of-the-mill garage rockers, and alienated many die-hard garage purists. It proved that The Makers were no garage punk dummies; they had evolved and learned to write…






