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Sisters trace grisly murders in the region
True crime — and fictional crime for that matter — are addictive. Sisters Margot Carmichael and Jenna Jarrold understand that. They’re hosting the podcast “Death X Southwest,” which explores grisly murders in the American Southwest. The Tucsonans aim to bring attention to lesser-known cases and provide new perspective on crime in the Southwest. “Our show…
Live Music Calendar April 1 to April 5
APRIL 1 Bob Bauer LaCo Tucson, 11 a.m., free Eddie Roberts & Friends 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $18 Grocer, Desert Child, Reverse Realm and Kaity Groundworks, 7 p.m., $10 Morani Sanders Birthday Celebration The Century Room, 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., $10-$15 Nathaniel Burnside LaCo Tucson, 6 p.m., free Onyx The Rock, 6 p.m., $25-$150…
Review: Hulu’s ‘Rye Lane’ a refreshingly vibrant rom-com
The new British romantic comedy “Rye Lane” is a breath of fresh air in a sea of the usual dime-a-dozen direct-to-streaming releases in the genre. A Sundance festival hit that was acquired for a Hulu release, the film is the debut feature from Raine Allen-Miller and screenwriters Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. It follows Dom…
Chevy Showdown features classic GM cars
When Judy Pella cannot find her husband, Frank, she knows where to look. Downstairs in the couple’s Oro Valley home is a rather large garage with three bays. One of them houses what is possibly the most notorious line of cars GM ever manufactured: a Corvair. This model, a late-generation 1968 Monza, has a soft…
Drag Story Hour to reschedule after threats
Bookmans stands against censorship. President Sean Feeney said the company’s mission is to act as a public square, an inclusive space for everyone. But when The Bridge Church in Marana and Tucson and extremist hate groups organized a threat campaign against Bookmans’ March 25 planned Drag Story Hour, Feeney said he felt a line was…
Audubon Society, Bawker Bawker team for bingo
The act of birdwatching, or “birding,” tends to be seen as a niche activity. Kirsten Howe, community engagement coordinator at the Audubon Society, is one of the many trying to change that narrative. “When most think about birding or the people they associate with birding, the image is often of older folks, exclusively white or…
Study analyzes traffic collision injuries
Drivers treated for traffic-related injuries are more likely to test positive for high levels of alcohol (BAC ≥ 0.08%) than they are likely to test positive for elevated levels of THC (THC in blood ≥ 5 ng/mL), according to data published in the journal Addiction. Canadian investigators quantified and reviewed alcohol and THC concentrations in…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Tucson Folk Festival If you love music, especially unplugged, you can’t go wrong just wandering among the folk festival’s six stages and 125 acts, stopping for a couple of songs when someone catches your ear. If you know who you want to see, invest some time on the website’s lists, maps and diagrams to map…
Mochrie, Mecci make hypnotic comedy
Even the most skilled improvisers will tell you they do their best work when they get out of their own way. When professional hypnotist Assad Mecci was taking courses at The Second City and noticed that instructors would often say, “Get out of your head.” At the same time, though, they were dispensing core rules…
Tucson Folk Festival highlights various genres
The Tucson Folk Festival celebrates a variety of styles that have shaped Tucson’s music scene, including Americana, bluegrass, jazz, rock, blues, country, mariachi, Zydeco, Celtic and Latin genres. This year, the event will run from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, April 2. In its 38th year, the festival is organized by the Tucson Kitchen Musicians…
