

The Age of Chatter
To avoid information overload, it helps to narrow your vision.
Election
A note from the editor.
Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won’t cost a fortune.
Electoral Autopsy
Trying to find some bright spots among the rubble…
City Week
Mat Bevel gets horsey… Sci-Fi spectacular… Francofolies… Back Alley Film Festival… Jamie Anderson and the Therapy Sisters… And more!
Case Study
Neko Case returns to Tucson to perform the songs she recorded here.
Soundbites
The Fifth Annual Great Cover-Up… Chris Burton Jacome… Rock for Rialto… And more!
Black Magic Man
Under the thrall of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, space-age lounge music and supernatural kitsch, Scott Aaron Wexton takes the stage to become the Voodoo Organist, the spooky-cool one-man band that will play Saturday night at the Vaudeville Cabaret. Born in Detroit, Wexton spent years playing keyboards for jazz, alternative, industrial and Goth bands, a period during…
Raising the Dead
The twin towers meet Día de los Muertos at the Arizona Historical Society.
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Unfamiliar Road
Tile muralist and transit activist Stephen Farley turns to mail-slot panoramas.
You Can’t Keep a Good Tree Down
Mesquite, long considered a pest by Western ranchers, finds a future as fine furniture and food.
Beyond Modern
This week’s dance programs kick aside notions of genre and style.
The Skinny
Meet the new boss… Election stuff… Billboard wars… And more!
Living Large
Biographies and memoirs that are PageTurners.
Whores on Tour
The Sex Worker Arts Festival bumps and grinds its way to Tucson.
Parrot’s Nest
Papagayo prepares Sonoran favorites for more than three decades.
Sex Sells
The pornography industry continues to saturate our society but ultimately not satisfy it.
Dodging the Statue
“Roger Dodger” is such a precise film, it will most likely be ignored by the Academy.
UFOver and Out
A local space odyssey reaches the final frontier.
Two of a Kind
A look at the similarities between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.






