Frog Fallout
As go amphibians, so goes the world
Dance and Cry
She Wants Revenge: the latest hip commodity among the cognoscenti
Paving Paradise
Nearby residents fume after a developer destroys a large tree near the Rillito River Park
Soundbites
MONDAY, MONDAY Touring bands often save their weekend nights for bigger cities, like Los Angeles, leaving lesser burgs like Tucson stranded with weeknight shows. But even by that general rule, Monday, March 6, is an unusually busy night in T-Town. You’ve, of course, got the Electric Six, She Wants Revenge and Rock Kills Kid show…
Suburban Jungle
Nancy Young Wright challenges Oro Valley Mayor Paul Loomis
Nine Questions
Ted Nesseth
The Skinny
LOUSY RECEPTION Did the city of Tucson try to sell public-access TV down the Rio Nuevo? That’s the scandal laid out by the morning daily’s new City Hall reporter, Rob O’Dell, who had a front-page story last week suggesting how the city was muzzling any opposition to a bill that would limit the city’s negotiating…
Live
Craig Wedren, The Dead Science, at Vaudeville Cabaret, Wednesday, Feb. 22
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The liner notes to The Life Pursuit begin with reprints of messages sent to Belle and Sebastian, and the band’s replies. They give advice to characters like Ned, who wanted his haircut to reflect his love for Belle and Sebastian, but it just ended up looking like a peanut. Replies Stuart Murdoch: “I dated your…
Media Watch
Size Matters–And So Do Euphemisms–At The ‘Citizen’
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week ending
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Courtney Jones
Rhythm & Views
Delta 5 were unsung quasi-heroes of the late ’70s post-Pistols, British art-punk scene–a Leeds-based quintet comprising three women and two men, who recorded a handful of groundbreaking singles, some rare live and in-studio radio broadcasts, and a disappointing album. Though closely associated with fellow UK leftist-punk acts Gang of Four and the Mekons, Delta 5,…
Police Dispatch
Family Break-in Sunrise Drive and Swan Road, Feb. 6, 3:31 p.m. A man said his 15-year-old son broke into his apartment, messed things up a bit and painted an anarchy sign on a wall using shaving cream, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report said. The man said his son had an apartment key that his…
Rhythm & Views
If the other traditional Irish bands that make it to these shores are perfectly reliable workhorses, Danú is a champion thoroughbred. This is clear from the get-go, with “The Highest Hill,” on the septet’s fourth album. In this age of commonplace virtuosity, hearing a band as explosive and exciting as this is an uncommon treat.…
Pick of the Week
Erotic Expressions
Stage Treasures
O-T-O brings dance back to the Fox–with a little help from films
Danehy
A jury’s strange decision may let a murderer back on the streets in a decade
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Altered Landscapes
Painters play with geometry at Davis Dominguez, Fala Collections
Tuttle
Dreams of a Broadway shopping corridor designed for pedestrians
Subtitling Sensation
Basically a setup for sequels, ‘Night Watch’ features cool–albeit strange–special effects
Differing Lenses
‘Picturing Arizona’ tells the story behind Depression-era photographs
Guest Commentary
Those who delight in the Dems’ implosion need to watch what the other hand is doing
The Traveling Corpse
A strange quest provides the storyline for Tommy Lee Jones’ successful directing debut
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
In the Name of Progress
A note from the editor.
But I Digress
The charm of its actors help ‘Tristram Shandy’ cut through layers of self-reference
Noshing Around
Carnival To celebrate the world’s best party, retail store Old Brazil will host samba music, Brazilian treats, wine and caipirinhas (pronounced ky-pee-REEN-ya), a potent mixture of cachaca (sugar cane liquor), limes and sugar over ice, on Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5. Along with the festivities will be a huge sale of textiles, furniture and jewelry…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Wallace & Gromit: 2 DVD Cracking Collector’s Set,” “All the President’s Men: Two-Disc Special Edition,” and “Midnight Cowboy: Collector’s Edition”
Latin Blend
Ancient and modern Peruvian cultures mix and match at Candela
Autistic in Tucson
Autism cases have been on the rise–but help is available for local families
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
The Mercury Thing
Evidence is mounting that vaccinations may have played a part in the skyrocketing autism rate
A Mad Recipe
Meet Mice Parade and their musical anagrams
