Etta James Rescheduled
The Etta James and the Roots Band performance scheduled for tonight at 7:30 at Centennial Hall has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.uapresents.com.
New! Issue! New! Issue
The all-new edition of the Weekly is online! Feel free to comment on its contents here.
‘Citizen’ Gets a Reprieve
We’ve gotten word from sources at TNI that the Citizen will live on–at least for now. More details to come. Update: The Citizen has a story on its Web site about the “day-to-day” reprieve. (Interim editor Jennifer) Boice told employees that (Gannett honcho) Dickey said negotiations are ongoing with two “very interested buyers” and those…
Adios Just Doesn’t Seem Enough
Today, the Seattle P-I printed its last issue and is moving into a new online-only format. And in only five days, the Tucson Citizen is slated to print its last issue, to–a commemorative issue of the paper’s 140-year-history. Every news outlet in Tucson is hurting to some extent right now, along with other industries leaving…
WXSW: One Hell of a Sunday Night
“Downtown” Aleksa Brown has the scoop on the WXSW fest that begins tonight: Tonight is the night! The first night of Tucson’s West By Southwest music festival, that is. This year, shows will take place at Club Congress, Plush, and Solar Culture, with a total of 40 acts playing March 15-17 and March 22-25. West…
‘I’m Just a Sweet …’
For those who just can’t handle midnight or need Rocky Horror in your life more often, the Fox Tucson Theatre is giving everyone a Friday the 13th treat tonight at 8 p.m. Brad and Janet will be there, hoping you bring a little rain … a little toast … a little lace … I hope…
Watch Out, Antenori
The family of the Iraqi shoe thrower shouldn’t be the only group of people protesting the Iraqi journalist’s sentence–especially since many on this side of the world thought, “Brilliant!” when they saw the image of those shoes flying toward Dubya on the news. I mean, even now, the shoe antagonist has inspired others to think…
More Poor
Skyrocketing numbers of people are turning to the Food Bank and other agencies for help
Soundbites
STOPPING ON THE WAY TO AUSTIN Prepare for an onslaught of shows the likes of which we haven’t seen since, well, fall, anyway. It’s the week before the South by Southwest music conference and festival in Austin, and we all know what that means: It’s time once again for our own West by Southwest music…
Schooling the County
Pima Community College’s recession dilemma: A decrease in funding, and an increase in enrollment
Nine Questions
Robert Loomis
The Good Father
Meet Father Kieran McCarty, 1925-2008: beloved priest, renowned historian, devoted family man
Live
Von Iva, Semi Precious Weapons, Plush, Saturday, March 7
Figure Skating
Gov. Jan Brewer calls for a billion-dollar tax hike, but details remain sketchy
Rhythm & Views
Neko Case has built her career on the strength of her soaring, radiant voice, immediately recognizable and rich with both authority and tenderness. With each successive album, her songs have progressed, as Case has sought more distinguished and inspiring collaborators, carving a new niche not so easily confined under the alt-country banner. With Middle Cyclone,…
The Skinny
FINAL IMPACT You may recall that the Tucson City Council was thrown into quite a tizzy last month by Ward 2 Councilman Rodney Glassman’s suggestion that the city consider suspending impact fees for a year to boost the construction industry. Glassman’s Democratic colleagues reacted with anger over the idea–partly because Karin Uhlich, Shirley Scott and…
Rhythm & Views
As the name of singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins’ band (which backed him up during his tours in support of his 2007 debut, Ash Wednesday) suggests, this album is more of a full group effort than a mere collection of songs written alone in a room with a single guitar. With Dearland, Perkins, son of actor Anthony…
Media Watch
Gannett in Hot Water for Half-Assing ‘Citizen’ Sale
Rhythm & Views
I’m writing this after the third night of U2’s full week of Late Show With David Letterman appearances, and I assure you that the band’s TV renditions of the songs from No Line on the Horizon pale in comparison to the actual album. Encoded into the files that make up No Line on the Horizon…
Police Dispatch
Disturbingly Early Exposure West Sage Street, Feb. 12, 9:03 a.m. A TV-influenced elementary school boy turned sexually violent before he even knew what sex was, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The principal of Mesa Verde Elementary School, 1661 W. Sage St., reported that a female student had been assaulted the day before…
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
Pick of the Week
Art in Your Neighborhood
Humor and Sorrow
Two well-done plays opened locally last week–and they couldn’t be any more different
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Tom Zoellner
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Danehy
Do Tom’s research for him by sharing your fave set-in-Tucson movie
Tense Schooling
‘The Class’ is a well-done and extremely uncomfortable piece of art
Noshing Around
St. Patrick’s Day! Green beer, corned beef and mouthy leprechauns … do Tucsonans know how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, or what? Get an early start when the Auld Dubliner Irish Pub and Restaurant (800 E. University Blvd., No. 104) opens at 6 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, for a traditional breakfast of boxty (Irish potato…
Messina
First-time novelist Marilu Norden, 83, makes aging look downright easy
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Guest Commentary
An artist’s guide to beating the cash crash with a penny-pinching downtown romp
Apocalyptic Blast
‘Watchmen’ proves that the ‘unfilmable’ graphic novel can, in fact, be enjoyably filmed
¡Ask a Mexican!
Shouldn’t someone shut Joe Arpaio down?
Now Showing at Home
“Pinocchio: Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition and Standard DVD (Blu-Ray),” “Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 (Blu-Ray),” “Milk,” and “I’ve Loved You So Long (Blu-Ray)”
Assorted Ramblings
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
I Dream of Masa
The Tucson Tamale Company offers up a variety of delicious, gluten- and lard-free tamales
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Studio of Their Own
Husband-and-wife duo Viva Voce discover that working from home can greatly increase productivity
Modern Narratives
FUNHOUSE offers up stories through dance at ‘Tales to Be Told’
Swarm Alarm
Are authorities prepared for a flood of border-crossers should an emergency occur in Sonora?
A Shared Reality
Larkin Grimm uses music to express her different way of seeing the world
Reading the Crowd
The inaugural Tucson Festival of Books promises a weekend full of literary events
