The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
If you haven’t heard of Ken Waldman, Alaska’s Fiddling Poet, you will soon. This bearded musical bard is perpetually on the road, crisscrossing America, logging infinite miles in a battered minivan, looking for the next paying gig, whether it be at a school, nursing home or loony bin. A plane-crash survivor, Waldman is a rugged,…
Media Watch
KWBA Nabs CW Network Deal
Rhythm & Views
You can rest assured that singer Dax Riggs has the rock-star spirit when he seems to be channeling David Bowie, Nick Cave, Peter Murphy, Mark Lanegan and Michael Hutchence. He nods to most of them during the same song–a decadent glam rave-up titled “Stop, I’m Already Dead,” the opening track on We Are Night Sky,…
Police Dispatch
Good Grief Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue, March 19, 12:13 a.m. A woman who had been stopped under suspicion of driving drunk allegedly gave officers a hard time, a University of Arizona Police Department report said. An officer pulled over Lourdes Quintana Vidal, 49, after she allegedly made two improper turns. She told the officer…
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Dr. Gary E. Schwartz
Dancing Down the Line
Veteran teen performers take the stage for a Spring Spectacular
Pick of the Week
Banjo Bonanza
Killer Coffee
Hercule Poirot is on the case in LTW’s impressive Christie whodunit
Danehy
Some tricks worth considering–no foolin’!
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Whoever Loves Justice
Professionals and kids come together to produce a play with a Holocaust history
Tuttle
Women: In some ways, you haven’t come a long way, baby
Mo’ Better Noir
Could ‘Inside Man’ be a positive turning point in Spike Lee’s career?
Our Living Duties
Rogue brings a superb short story to life with ‘The Dead’
Guest Commentary
When we march, we should wear nametags
Gamer Garbage
If you see ‘Stay Alive,’ hope that the audience provides better entertainment than the movie
Stripped Away
Illness takes Nancy Tokar Miller–and her work–in a new direction
Strip Tease
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Robot Chicken: Season One,” “A History of Violence,” and “The Ice Harvest”
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Indie Watch
What’s happening in the world of independent film in Tucson.
Judging the West
Arizona’s near-omission and one militant essay spoil an otherwise impressive collection
Bad Grass
What could be a more serious threat to the Sonoran Desert than development?
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Cooking for a Cause
Primavera merges food, fundraising and–most importantly–philanthropy
Know Your Enemy
Do your part to help eradicate buffelgrass and other non-native weeds
Soundbites
IN THE WORDS OF PHIL COLLINS, “TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT. WHOA-OH” Because I’m not quite so presumptuous as to believe that most of you pick up the Weekly each Thursday, the day it officially hits the streets, I usually try to cover Thursday events a week in advance, to allow for proper planning time. But, since…
Noshing Around
New: The Sounds of Music O’Shaughnessy’s Song Hall and Supper Club opened about six weeks ago at 2200 N. Camino Principal. Everyone on staff sings, from the dishwashers to the hostess to the wait staff. They sing Broadway showtunes and oldies, along with patriotic, Irish, cowboy and country songs; diners join in with a conga…
Mean Streets
The homeless life isn’t just cold and hungry; it’s also dangerous as hell
Behind the Music
Four of our writers remember the highs and lows of SXSW 2006
Call Me Back!
Our annual test reveals five elected officials who don’t care–but more who do
Nine Questions
Fonda Hamilton-Insley
Sick System?
Experts, Tucson’s congressmen disagree on the effectiveness of Health Savings Accounts
Live
Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, The Cribs, UA Centennial Hall, Monday, March 27
The Skinny
OFF THE MOMMY TRACK Reid Park Zoo boss Susan Basford announced last week that the zoo had given up on the idea of breeding Shaba, the 26-year-old African elephant. Basford had floated the idea of breeding Shaba last year. At the time, the zoo crew said that if Shaba were going to have a baby,…
Rhythm & Views
The side projects of those behind San Diego’s Rilo Kiley have less in common than one would think–Jenny Lewis’ Rabbit Fur Coat is the indie-rock flavor of the month, but you probably had no idea that Blake Sennett’s other project, The Elected, just released its second album. They may both be fashionably country; however, while…
