T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Alan Weisman
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Danehy
Pro-immigrant marchers should research Cesar Chavez’s views before using his name
Police Dispatch
Shooting Up At School 22nd Street and Houghton Road, April 13, 10:49 a.m. Several male students at a local elementary school said a boy with a needle threatened to inject them with “MX gas,” a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. The deputy initially learned from school staff that a male student had complained that…
Amusingly Annoying
Beowulf Alley and Chekhov’s farces bat .500–but that’s worth the cost of admission
Downing
When it comes to college athletics, schools need to stop playing games
Pick of the Week
Native Folk
Drum This!
In ancient Japan, priests used drums to banish evil spirits; farmers used drums to bring in the harvest; warriors used drums to give them courage in battle. Taiko, the Japanese drumming art form, may not serve all those purposes today (although drums are still employed in Shinto ceremonies). But it’s by no means dead. In…
Guest Commentary
The governor betrayed the Second Amendment–and Arizonans’ intelligence–by vetoing a gun-seizure bill
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
When Playwrights Attack
If you’ve never seen ‘Deathtrap,’ check out Tucson Theatre Ensemble’s production
Water Water Nowhere
A note from the editor.
Avoiding Interiority
Mary Harron and Gretchen Mol make ‘Bettie Page’ into a strange, yet thought-provoking movie
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Delicatessen,” “Pray,” “Shopgirl,” and “The Squid and the Whale”
Pedestrian Guide
This ‘official’ Arizona Trail guide could have used a little common sense–and maybe an Arizona author
Coming soon to a theater near you! Or not!
Other Upcoming Films
On Sept. 11
‘United 93’ is an amazing, yet painful, movie experience
Equestrian Epiphany
Deborah Butterfield deconstructs her beloved horses with a nod to art history
A Movie Home Companion
Our annual look at the summer’s cinematic offerings
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
Primavera Cooks: Janos and Pastiche Once again, the altruistic Tucson Originals are helping with the Primavera Foundation’s May through September fundraiser. Wannabe chefs or apprentices who contribute $200 work side by side with professional chefs to prepare a feast for diners who pay $100; that cost includes a wine pairing, tax and gratuity. All proceeds…
Endangered Roadway
A new proposal would mean the end of the historic Fourth Avenue underpass
Collective Farm
The Essex Green pool their influences and talents
Yes and No
The difference between dinner and lunch at Si! Grille is like the difference between night and day
Over the Rainbow
The proposed downtown bridge has a lot of fans and a lot of detractors
Soundbites
NICE MUSICIANS The man and woman behind two of last year’s most highly reviewed albums pair up for a show this week at Plush. In addition to being one of the nicest guys in rock, San Francisco’s John Vanderslice is many things: a veteran of pop experimentalists MK Ultra; owner and operator of Tiny Telephone,…
UNICOR Unrest
This prison program fails to communicate
Sort of Haphazard
Blood on the Wall pick up bits and pieces from four decades of rock
Housing Crisis
A local home for the low-income elderly can’t get relief from the Legislature
Nine Questions
Michael John Serpe
The Skinny
DASH FOR CASH GOP gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil is the first Republican to file for Clean Elections dollars. Thanks to a strong grassroots organization he built while leading the Center for Arizona Policy, a right-leaning Christian lobbying organization, Munsil applied for public funding last week. If everything turns out OK, he should get a check…
Live
AIFF Big Afterparty, Club Congress, Friday, April 28, and Filmstock, Rialto Theatre, Saturday, April 29
Hand-to-Hand Combat
Fear and Rock Paper Scissors in Las Vegas
Rhythm & Views
Bring It Back starts out smooth, with Jason Hammel hitting the snare, and Kori Gardner gradually building up the organ on “Think Long.” But by the “ahhh ahhhs” at the end of “Fraud in the ’80s,” neurons are firing triple-speed: This is top-shelf songwriting, the black market stuff, your dealer’s secret stash. The really good…
Media Watch
Keeping Gary’s Memory Alive
Rhythm & Views
No other aural architect/producer in the history of Jamaican music can maintain the legacy or dispute the innovation of Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio One label. From the Wailers to Prince Buster to the Skatalites to Peter Tosh, Studio One became reggae’s response to the soul machine centered in Motown. Dodd’s production skills single-handedly transformed traditional…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
A couple of months ago, a record-store clerk let me in on a little secret: There was this new band for fans of groups like The Shins and My Morning Jacket. Well, those hipster-tested groups may be why–perhaps to that dude’s chagrin–you can’t currently read a music blog, Web site, or magazine without some mention…
