Celebrate Music
A note from the editor.
Police Dispatch
It’s Just Physics East Sunrise Drive and North Craycroft Road, May 21, 3:23 p.m. A scuffle over a ripped-out page in a physics notebook prompted authorities to separate a mother and daughter overnight, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The daughter, who was outside when deputies arrived, claimed that her mom slapped her in…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Pick
Unscrewed Screwballs
Evidence Delay
Tucson police, like law enforcement agencies across the nation, are suffering crime-lab backlogs as criminals remain free
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
A Trip Down Peyote Way
This Southern Arizona church flouts federal law by offering peyote to all–for a price
Improving Potter
Thank goodness for Alfonso Cuarón: He’s given the third Harry Potter film a soul
In a Rut
While some city pothole crews work hard, others waste away the day on the taxpayer dime
Now Showing at Home
“Mystic River,” “Blazing Saddles: 30th Anniversary Edition,” and “City of God”
After Art, Peruse Poetry
This year’s Poetry Crawl “is dedicated to the memory of peace and the prisoners of politics”
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending June 6, 2004 Bubba Ho-Tep Silver Sphere Club Dread 20th Century Fox Eurotrip Dreamworks In America 20th Century Fox Kill Bill Vol. 1 Miramax The Last Samurai Warner Brothers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Master and Commander: The Far Side…
Waves in a Storm
This year’s summer art cruise brings together eight galleries for a day of openings–including one gallery’s finale
Music on Living
Patty Griffin explores the challenges of being human with her music
Future of Tequila
The reliance on one genetic strain of agave could jeopardize the supply of an increasingly popular liquor
Primal Satisfaction
Califone’s latest album has roots in a recurring dream of its leader
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books’ bestsellers for the week ending June 4, 2004 The Keepsake Storm: Poems Gina L. Franco, University of Arizona Press ($15.95) The Known World Edward P. Jones, Amistad Press ($13.95) MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change MoveOn.org, Inner Ocean Publishing ($10.95)…
Soundbites
THE FINAL CURTAIN? At last week’s performance by The Shins at downtown’s Rialto Theatre, the band’s bassist and keyboardist Marty Crandall asked the crowd, “So I hear this is the last show at this place–is that true?” Many in the crowd shouted back in the affirmative, while a larger number looked confused and turned to…
Decent Food, Dirty Walls
The food’s OK, and the prices are reasonable, but Chariot’s walls and booths could really use a good scrub
Nine Questions
Dave Rochon, non-stalker
Noshing Around
Look What $20 Buys The Tucson Originals group of independent restaurants kicked off their annual $20 summer promotion on May 24, providing a wealth of affordable dining choices during the long, hot summer. Here are some of the options: HiFalutin, located at 6780 N. Oracle Road, offers a special combination appetizer plate for two along…
Live
Tortoise, Calexico and Beans, Hotel Congress Sunday, June 6
Small Steps for Preservation
Arizona activists and Rep. Raúl Grijalva look to set up the state’s first new wilderness area in 15 years
Rhythm & Views
When multi-instrumentalist Joel Peterson, from Saddle Creek retro new wave band The Faint, was asked to write the soundtrack for a friend’s short video project, Broken Spindles was born. The music Peterson created for the film was a mixture of synthesized and electronic sounds meshed with live instruments; very dancey, but melodic. The first Broken…
The Skinny
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH Hey, wanna be a cowboy? Or a ranchette developer? Could we possibly interest you in a sprawling 82,000 acres east of Tucson? Yes, the lovely A-7 Ranch can be yours, if the price is right. The Tucson City Council, having lost its passion for running cattle, appears finally ready to…
Rhythm & Views
When lead singer Dave Williams died during the Ozzfest 2002 tour, the future of Drowning Pool was uncertain. Fast forward two years: The Pantera/Damageplan protégés from Dallas return to prove their critics wrong … and they do so convincingly. Los Angeles tattoo artist Jason “Gong” Jones is the new voice for Drowning Pool on Desensitized,…
Danehy
May Ronald Reagan rest in peace–and may Americans recognize all the harm that his presidency caused
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The second salvo of minor-key radiance from Sykes & cohort finds them in a pensive, restive mood. This is unsurprising, given that Ms. Sykes is indie’s heir apparent to the Lucinda Williams Throne of Melancholy, which Williams abdicated last year when she decided to become a dirty Bonnie Raitt. If you’re looking for a pick-me-up,…
Tuttle
Don’t believe everything you read: The proposed buyout of TEP could be a disaster
Media Watch
Star Crossed Last week’s mini-scandal at the Tucson Citizen, in which veteran sports writer Jack Rickard was forced out after lifting quotes from the Arizona Daily Star, was only a mild zap of excitement compared to the jolting changes down the hall at the Star. At least plagiarism wasn’t an issue as the Star shuffled…
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week ending June 6, 2004 Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Facing Future (Big Boy) Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose (Interscope) Diana Krall The Girl in the Other Room (Verve) Jerry Garcia & David Grisman Been All Around This World (Acoustic Disc) Eric Clapton Me and Mr. Johnson (Warner) Anonymous 4 American Angels…
Guest Commentary
The vast majority of people crossing the border are hard-working people doing moral good–so why not welcome them?
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jackie Sherman, yoga studio owner
A Man With Issues
Andres Alcalá performs a series of monologs dealing with issues of sexual identity and being Latino
