Ruthie Redux
Ruthie Foster’s performance at last weekend’s Folk Festival didn’t make it to air with the rest of KXCI’s coverage, due to a programming error at the station. But the headliner’s set will be broadcast in its entirety this Sunday, May 11, at 6 p.m.
National Stonewall Democrats Meeting
The good folks from the Southern Arizona Stonewall Democrats asked us to post something about their confab this weekend: The Southern Arizona Stonewall Democrats are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the National Stonewall Democrats on May 8 through 11, 2008 for a conference and Board meeting here in Tucson. The conference will…
Some Late-Breaking Events
Here are a few events that were received too late for inclusion in our May 8 print issue. We recommend calling event organizers to check on last-minute changes in time, location, price, etc. Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Cafe Passe 415 N. Fourth Ave. Film Screening. American Drug War, a documentary from director Kevin…
¡Ask a Mexican!
If you want jokes to accompany unfunny Mexican pathologies, go yuck at Carlos Mencia.
Box-Office Weapon
The blockbuster ‘Iron Man’ is one of the most genuinely enjoyable superhero films ever made
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Tough Love
A note from the editor.
Failure to Engage
Patrick Dempsey tries to ruin Michelle Monaghan’s career in this horrendous flick
Slots and Meats
The new Desert Diamond offers up fine, reasonably priced steak and seafood offerings
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Now Showing at Home
“Saturday Night Live: The Complete Third Season,” “Lars and the Real Girl,” and “Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection”
Noshing Around
Take Mom Out to Dine! This week is all about Mother’s Day, which is on Sunday, May 11. Most restaurants’ regular menus are also available; tax and gratuity is not included in listed prices. At the Armitage Wine Lounge, moms receive a complimentary glass of champagne plus two chocolate-covered cherries, and brunch offerings (à la…
Our Snarky Summer Movie Preview
Summer = expensive, derivative movies, and it’s almost summer!
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Other Movies Coming Up This Summer
Or at least we wish they were
Taking Her Time
Kathleen Edwards brings a sharp wit and charm to her alt-country creations
Trap Trip
Cat battles erupt in the Armory Park neighborhood
Happy Endings
SSLYBY returns to Tucson, where the pride of Springfield, Mo., signed their first record deal
Doctor Drama
Bureaucracy leads to low morale and mistrust at the UA College of Medicine
Soundbites
MOO ROCK The locals of gHosT cOw (their choice in caps, not mine) are well aware that their name would lead one to believe that they’re a country band–or at least a desert-rock one. To wit, an excerpt from the band’s one-sheet: “‘We’re a band that has a quirky, country-music-sounding name and a bit off-center…
Cops and Budgets
The police union raises hell after City Manager Mike Hein proposes a pause in new-officer hiring
Nine Questions
Timothy Pickering
Privacy? What Privacy?
An Arizona-based Web site gives the tabloid treatment to everyday people
Live
Salvador Duran, Tesoro, Club Congress; The Jons, Che’s Lounge; Saturday, May 3
The Skinny
BORDER BEWILDERMENT The U.S. Border Patrol finally agreed to give Sheriff Clarence Dupnik what he wanted: a couple of Border Patrol agents to work with his border-crime unit. “The Border Patrol said, ‘To hell with the lawyers; we’re going to send you two people, because we think it’s that important,'” Dupnik says. “That’s all we…
Rhythm & Views
“Nobody here will ever save you,” sings alt-crooner Mark Eitzel in “Decibels and the Little Pills,” a devastating character sketch of a girl gone wild. “Your rebel cowboy hat,” he continues, “all it says is you’re tonight’s casualty.” Eitzel, whether as a solo artist or fronting his pioneering slow-core band American Music Club, has dutifully…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
Kaki King is an excellent example of how Ani DiFranco-inspired guitar-playing can be anything but derivative and annoying. King’s incredible handling of her guitar comes not so much from obsessive devotion to that righteous babe, but from her background as a drummer. When King plays, it’s both rhythmic and melodic; even when she’s playing chords,…
Media Watch
Alice Cooper Hosts Two ‘Very Bad Movies’
Rhythm & Views
Without giving fans much time to digest last year’s Alpha, Atlanta-based rockers Sevendust are back at it again with Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow. Just like Alpha, Sevendust’s new effort is a throwback to their earlier work: heavy, angry and melodic. Older fans of Sevendust will view Chapter VII as a continuation of the group’s…
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jean Hoffman
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
Danehy
When did conservatives abandon conservation?
Police Dispatch
Hitting the Wall West Tenbrook Way, April 7, 9:09 p.m. A medication-addled boy went on a rampage after his mother asked him to clean his bedroom, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. The mother stated that she had told her son he could not watch television until his room was clean. The boy–who…
Princely Steps
Ballet Tucson breaks out the glass slippers
Tuttle
Why are Christianity, Islam and Judaism all so patriarchal?
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Art of Redemption
Steven Derks’ sculptures made from scrapheap discoveries highlight a show at Tangerine Gallery
Guest Commentary
We all need to honor and respect the copper culture of Southern Arizona
Pick of the Week
The Essence of Grammar
Local Customs
A Nobel Prize winner’s one-sentence novel about Southern Arizona gets translated into English
