Break Out the Yule Log: A New ‘Weekly’ Is Here!
In this issue of the Weekly, we give thanks for the Phoenix Mars Lander, Blitzen Trapper, tweeting on Twitter, and election databases, among many other things. Feel free to comment on the issue here … and have a festive Thanksgiving!
The Kind of Love Only a Dog and a Dead Duck Could Enjoy
I really just don’t know whether to find this appalling or charming.
Grijalva to Interior?
Now here’s one we didn’t see coming: Politico is reporting that Barack Obama may be considering Congressman Raul Grijalva for secretary of the Interior Department: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) may be emerging as a top contender to be Barack Obama’s secretary of the interior, according to sources close to the transition. The Interior Department…
Soundbites Correction
On page 48 in our Nov. 20 issue in Soundbites, we report that The Kate Becker Project will celebrate the release of its debut CD with a release party on Friday, Nov. 21 at The Hut. This show will be at Plush on Nov. 21 with Vampyros Bonobos opening and Tom Walbank closing out the show. …
Chertoff, Napolitano. Napolitano, Chertoff?
This week’s Skinny discusses many of the rumors floating around regarding local political possibilities come 2010. One name oft-discussed in these rumors: Gov. Janet Napolitano. Well, Arizonans who breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week–upon learning that the Napster apparently wasn’t President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for AG–have resumed butt-puckering: Media sources are reporting that…
Something Cool This Way Comes
Story Corps, a national oral history project, is coming to downtown and giving us Tucsonans a chance to interview each other. The group will be in Tucson with its MobileBooth from Dec. 1 through Jan. 18, 2009. Select interviews will be broadcast on KUAZ and NPR. They are planning to record 140 stories, half of…
Pick of the Week
Urban Celebration
Voice in the Arroyos
The works of Jim Waid get rare Tucson showings at Pima College, Etherton Gallery
Danehy
Tom goes to the grocery store, and the hijinks ensue
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Games ‘n’ Gadgets
Shopping for a gamer or a tech-toy lover? Here are some ideas
Messina
What happens after you die? These folks offer some insight
Heroically Happy
Mike Leigh’s latest film, about an impossibly cheerful woman, will leave viewers intrigued
Familiar Territory
J.A. Jance welcomes readers back into Joanna Brady’s comfortable (if violent) world
Guest Commentary
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ campaign chairman on the recent campaign and the congresswoman’s future
Evolution of Bond
Campy gadgets are replaced with revenge and exciting action in ‘Quantum of Solace’
Reading for Real People
Check out these fascinating and diverse small-press gems
¡Ask a Mexican!
Was Jimi Hendrix part Mexican?
Now Showing at Home
“Wall-E: Three-Disc Special Edition,” “There’ll Always Be an England: The Sex Pistols Live From Brixton Academy,” “Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works 2,” and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Three-Disc Special Edition)”
Top Ten in Books
Antigone Books best-sellers for the week
Fall Cleaning
A note from the editor.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Little Things
Angelina’s offers a terrific tapas-based culinary experience, but a lack of attention to detail hurts
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Omega Man
Toxic Holocaust’s thrash-punk provides the soundtrack for a post-apocalyptic world
Noshing Around
Helping People in Need Volunteers are needed to prepare side dishes, desserts and turkeys at home and then drop them off at one of the Primavera Foundation’s transitional housing locations on Nov. 26 or 27. Call Jenny at 623-5111, ext. 102, to sign up. Closed The French Quarter, at 3146 E. Grant Road, and Charlie’s…
Gold Medal Lockdown
Former swimming superstar Rick DeMont has triumphed over an ordeal that could’ve crushed him
Soundbites
WARMING UP FOR ‘AULD LANG SYNE’ As is tradition, in the Tucson Weekly’s Dec. 25 issue, we’ll feature our annual New Year’s Guide, a handy go-to resource for planning just how you’ll usher in 2009. In order to do that, of course, we need to know exactly what the heck is going on. So, if…
In Need of Repair
Many National Park Service officials look to the future after eight dreadful years
Nine Questions
Jackie Alpers
Settling In
Some former residents of the MLK building enjoy new homes; others await a return to downtown
Live
Buckethead, That 1 Guy, Rialto Theatre, Saturday, Nov. 15
Demanding Equality
After the passage of Prop 102 and California’s Prop 8, protesters march and launch coalition-building efforts
Rhythm & Views
When Fat Possum added obscure Alabama folk musician and ex-Verbena frontman A.A. Bondy to its roster this year (with the stunning solo debut American Hearts), the Oxford, Miss., blues label knew what it was getting: an artist who can just as easily compose a delicate ballad as cut you with a dirty, smacked-out guitar riff…
Eco(nomy) Savvy
Times are tough—so buy holiday gifts for loved ones at these amazing independent stores
Rhythm & Views
No, there is not a new Belle and Sebastian album. Instead, Matador is releasing a double album: One disc contains BBC radio sessions from 1996 to 2001; the other disc, available only as part of the deluxe edition (and which was not contained in the press materials), contains a 2001 live performance in Belfast. It’s…
The Skinny
SCRAMBLEWATCH 2010: EARLY EDITION As the dust settles from the election quake of ’08, the politicians are already scheming for the prizes available in 2010. And we’re jonesing enough for campaign news that we’re willing to pick through the rumors, rumblings and half-truths. The biggest question surrounds the futures of Republican John McCain and Democrat…
Rhythm & Views
This side project by Justin Moyer, a veteran of such Washington, D.C., art-punk groups as El Guapo and Antelope, is lo-fi in its execution but sophisticated in its sassy conception. On this second album (which is being released on vinyl LP and as an MP3 download), Moyer takes electroclash in new directions, molding assaultive dance…
Media Watch
Overall to Leave KVOA at Year’s End
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Lyle Steffens
Lingering Mystery
Live Theatre Workshop presents an entertaining whodunit with surprisingly compelling characters
Police Dispatch
Chronic Problem East Benson Highway, Oct. 26, 7:19 p.m. A drug dealer apparently living in a Jeep was arrested after trying to sell marijuana to transients, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a homeless camp in a wash under Interstate 10 after reports of screaming…
Good ‘Company’
Arizona Rep does well with this racy ’70s concept musical
