Mars Attack
Is anyone else out there watching Veronica Mars? It’s no Buffy the Vampire Slayer (especially with lack of vamps and demons and stuff), but it’s still clever, clever stuff about a plucky detective who cracks all manner of strange cases. (My UA students, by the way, consider me nuts for being so preoccupied with Veronica,…
Get Out of Town
It’s almost that time of year again: We’re kicking people out of town! Even though they never really leave! Our fourth annual Get Out of Town! issue hits the streets Dec. 14. But, hey, blog readers: Is there anyone or anything YOU would like to kick out? If so, have at it in the comments…
Mark Your Calendars to Save the Santa Ritas
If all goes according to plan, the County Board of Supervisors next week—on Tuesday, Dec. 5—will vote again on a motion from Supervisor Ray Carroll to oppose a proposed mine for the Santa Rita Mountains. The Republican supervisor has been the sole voter for such resolutions in the past. The other county supes are being…
If You Weren’t There …
The Rialto Theatre recently updated its online photo gallery to include every show from September to October, and it’s pretty neato. If you were there, maybe you’re in one of those photos? If you weren’t there, you can at least pretend you were.
We’re Back
Thanksgiving is in the rear-view mirror. Did we miss anything?
Newspapers R.I.P?
A note from the editor.
Openly Attached
The Hidden Cameras want people to get connected–with themselves and with others
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Soundbites
STRANGELY UPLIFTING MELANCHOLY The members of Portland, Ore.’s Norfolk and Western are no strangers to Tucson. The band performed in Tucson last summer as part of the TapeOpCon music showcase, and more recently, some of its members could be found backing M. Ward at his Rialto Theatre show a month ago. The group began as…
The Skinny
SAY IT AIN’T SO, JOE Like Annie Savoy in Bull Durham, we know that bad trades are part of baseball–but few stink like the one being cooked up between the city of Glendale and the Chicago White Sox, which would have the Sox rooming with the Los Angeles Dodgers at a new two-team stadium. Pima…
Saying Thanks
A band that says it just plays for beer celebrates the release of their first CD
Media Watch
KMSB Pleased With On-the-Fly Election-Night Newscast
Nine Questions
Ted Abrams
At Last!
The Rio Nuevo gamble is about to show dividends–but Tucsonans remain skeptical
Rhythm & Views
Essentially unchanged for 70-some years, Western swing shows no sign of slowing down, going away or bowing to any commercial concerns. Wayne “The Train” Hancock is an undisputed master, creating a seamless blend of honky tonk, laid-back rockabilly, dance-hall country and Western swing (itself a blend of country and swing jazz)–Hancock’s potent homebrew of self…
Warehouse District, R.I.P.?
ADOT has told the artists in two buildings to get out
Live
Tucson Musicians play ‘The Last Waltz,’ The Loft Cinema, Saturday, Nov. 18
Copper Wars
Tucson police, businesses fight a metal-theft epidemic
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Nature Versus Greed
Ray Carroll fights against mining companies–and Don Diamond’s family–over the Santa Ritas
Rhythm & Views
The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens is back in the music-business limelight with his first album in 28 years, and it veers from very promising to extremely disappointing in the space of 11 tracks. Born Steven Demetre Georgiou, he grew up in London’s West End. In the late ’70s, he ended a folk-pop career–during…
Police Dispatch
Don’t Flush The Evidence Unincorporated Pima County, Oct. 25, 6:14 p.m. A woman said someone broke into her home and defecated in her toilet, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report stated. A deputy met with the woman and her 13-year-old daughter at their house. The woman told the deputy “that someone had defecated in the…
A Touch of Class
LTW takes Agatha Christie for another spin in the oddly directed ‘Murder on the Nile’
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Richard Chapin
Distance and Detail
Stephen Strom offers a dizzying Western ride with his landscape photos
Pick of the Week
Never Too Late
Ask the Tusk
A new book answers any questions you might have about collared peccaries
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Full of Crap
Tucson’s Friends of Dean Martinez can’t save the dull ‘Fast Food Nation’
Noshing Around
What Primavera Cooked The Primavera Foundation partnered again with select Tucson Originals restaurants to earn more than $135,000 during its fifth summer season of Primavera Cooks. More than 750 diners, 40 community apprentice chefs, 10 restaurateurs, 22 committee members, five media partners and 11 underwriters participated this year. Thanksgiving Eats Here are some last-minute suggestions…
Danehy
Mark the Mailman is retiring, and he’ll be missed
Being Picky
Tenacious D’s movie debut is OK, but lacks the hilarity of the TV series
Passion for Pasta
‘Tis the season for layering–so warm up to some lasagna!
Tuttle
Imagine what could be accomplished if voters stay awake and in touch with Congress
Now Showing at Home
“Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut,” “Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Seereez,” and “King Kong: The Extended Edition”
Guest Commentary
Even at contentious protests, it’s possible to find common ground
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
