Downing
Not even yoga can give Tucson TV-news viewers peace of mind
Bombing the Bard
‘She’s the Man’ is further proof Amanda Bynes should have stuck to sketch shows
Guest Commentary
Selling forestland won’t solve the real problem of logging dependence
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Shocking!
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Marebito,” “Network: Two-Disc Special Edition,” and “Jarhead: Collector’s Edition”
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Making a Noise
Ph8 search for recognition while going against the Tucson music grain
Residential Revolution
Downtown housing proposals are abundant–but are low- and middle-income buyers being excluded?
Jazz Ambassador
Legend Dave Brubeck gets ready to charm Centennial Hall–with some help from his kids
Natural Selection
Are lawmakers trying to sabotage a state land initiative?
Soundbites
YOUR SUBSTITUTE SOUNDBITES HOST … Greetings. Mr. Seigel spent much of the last week at his annual Austin, Texas, retreat (the South By Southwest music festival; you can read all about it in next week’s issue), so I’ll be your substitute host for all things musical. Let’s get to it … KICK OUT THE JAMS!…
Fire From the Sky
In cattle country, wildlife falls under the federal gun
Nine Questions
Mark Beef
Spooky Spokes
With some help from a lawmaker, Roland Bosma wants to start a transportation revolution
Live
WXSW, March 13 & 14
The Skinny
IMAGINARY NUMBERS The Republican leadership is behind schedule on releasing a budget proposal, but we’re sure they’ll get around to it sooner or later. Evidently, all that fighting with Gov. Janet Napolitano over funding programs for English-language learners gummed up the works. We hear most of the budget work is wrapped, except for figuring out…
Rhythm & Views
In the mid-to-late ’90s, Washington, D.C.’s Make Up were a live band to be reckoned with. Their distinguished “gospel yeh-yeh” sound (stripped down soul/garage), along with singer Ian Svenonius coming off like a hybrid of The MC5’s Rob Tyner and Love’s Arthur Lee–spewing hilarious between-song banter that included faux-Marxist didacticisms–put them in a category all…
Mothers and Daughters
Invisible Theatre elevates ‘From Door to Door’ above sticky-sweet mundanity
Media Watch
Tough Go For The News Guy
Rhythm & Views
Tucson music fans have heard pianist and singer Lisa Otey play in various different musical contexts. On her sixth CD, she tackles the jazz piano trio format, with astonishing results. Collaborating with Dutch bassist Harm van Sleen and French drummer Fabrice Bessouat, Otey has created a rich recording on which her expertise in blues, gospel…
Stuff on Display
Jessica James Lansdon takes old family belongings and turns them into art
Police Dispatch
Hell Hath No Fury UA Area, Feb. 25, 9:41 a.m. Authorities arrested a woman for trying to run over her boyfriend after she allegedly found voice mail from another woman on his cellular phone, a University of Arizona Police Department report stated. Antonieta M. Gallego, 18, told authorities that she drove to her boyfriend’s place…
Rhythm & Views
When playing someone else’s songs, one can either completely reinterpret it, or stay painstakingly true to the original. Each route requires different kinds of musicianship, and which is more artistically credible is debatable–but if a cover fails to either reinterpret or clone, then what’s the point? To: Elliott From: Portland, a compilation/tribute album to the…
Everyday People
David Dorado Romo masterfully weaves together border residents’ stories of the Mexican Revolution
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Max Vosskuhler
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Pick of the Week
Dancing on the Edge
Life Questions
Despite a directorial misstep, ‘The Birthday Party’ is a successful, thought-provoking event
Noshing Around
New: Bistro at Las Candelas The wedding facility Las Candelas (no relation to Candela) has added a recently opened 44-seat bistro. It serves a light lunch buffet where the menu changes daily Tuesday through Saturday, for $7.95. Table service is available for dinner. The signature dish, chicken cordon bistro, is a flat chicken breast wrapped…
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Pure Pies
You’ll find plenty of fresh, organic variety at this pizza joint
V for Visionary
Someone alert the media: This blockbuster is actually fantastic!
Danehy
What caused Steve Largent’s fall from football great to cell-phone whore?
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
