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Drag Power
In the smoky-quiet aftermath of the Stonewall riots, which started June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, one phrase painted on the walls of the destroyed gay bar was “drag power.” What better way to say to everyone walking by, and to make sure history never forgets, “We were here.” Maybe back…
Arnold Needs a Home
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona presents Arnold, a male, 6-year-old, chow mixReference no: 764676 Absolutely stunning with personality plus! Arnold is a sweet, calm gentleman who appreciates petting, spending time with people and exploring new places. He’s also brilliant and would no doubt excel at obedience training. With some time to bond with an…
Get Your Story On: Odyssey Storytelling Release 2014 Themes
Not sure why the art of storytelling isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but hell, it should be. So take a look at the 2014 theme line-up for Odyssey Storytelling, the Tucson group that’s organized storytelling events around Tucson since 2004. The monthly storytelling evenings are the first Thursday of the month at FLUXX Studios and…
McCain: Shutdown Was “One of the More Shameful Chapters of the Years I Have Spent in the Senate”
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Sen. John McCain today called the government shutdown and debt limit showdown “an agonizing odyssey” and “one of the more shameful chapters of the years I have spent in the Senate.” He added that he hoped it laid the groundwork for more bipartisan…
Leon Russell: Six Decades of Genius
C. Elliott Leon Russell at the Rialto, Oct. 14 What would you put in a Leon Russell setlist? It boggles the mind. So much great music, such an incomparable influence, such a gift for being in the right place at the right time with the right musicians. He’s been credited on hits in every decade…
New Music From The Clam Tostada: “Welcome to the Wasteland”
The Clam Tostada, a self-described “rock-funk-bluesy-twangy-folky-hip-hop-wah-wah” act, offer an anthem for our times from their new album, Amusing Neanderthals (Since One Million Years B.C.)
DREAMer Lessons on Organizing
The good folks at Narco News have released a new video by School of Authentic Journalism scholars on the strategy used by DREAMers based on a series of articles written by Los Angeles organizer Paulina Gonzalez. From the first part of her Narco News series: The Dream Act students he referred to, in fact are…
Tucson’s Cocina de Gabby Is Featured in a New Documentary
SPINNING PLATES – THEATRICAL TRAILER from Spinning Plates on Vimeo. Calling the now-closed Cocina de Gabby an “exceptional” restaurant even in the same breath as Chicago’s multi-Michelin-starred Alinea seems insane, but hey, it’s still cool that Gabrielle and Francisco Martinez, the couple behind the former North First Avenue Mexican restaurant, are featured in a documentary.…
Doug Stanhope Talks About Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl
Jason Patrick Woodbury from the Phoenix New Times had the tough assignment of interviewing Doug Stanhope yesterday, nearly immediately following the news that Derrick Ross had killed himself and the day after Amy Ross died in a Tucson hospital. However, from the brutally frank discussion, we do get a little more detail about the circumstances:…
CD2: McSally Outraises Barber Over the Last Three Months
Republican Martha McSally, who wants a rematch against Congressman Ron Barber next year, announced last night that she had raised $358,231 between July 1 and Sept. 30. McSally, who formally entered the race on Oct. 1, reported that she had $388,197 in the bank as of the end of the third reporting period. “People say…
The Criticism of Arizona’s Football Uniform Combo Could Be On Your Shoulders
University of Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne probably has a lab down in his basement where he spends all hours of the night concocting new and inventive ways to interact with the Wildcat fan base. His latest endeavor might just be the zaniest, but also possibly one of the most ingenious ways to endear Wildcat…
D.C. Deal Defers Default?
Having exhausted all alternatives, today looks to be the day we do the right thing and end the shutdown.— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) October 16, 2013 So it appears that the government shutdown and debt-ceiling brinksmanship is coming to an end today. Talking Points Memo has the details here. John McCain tells The New York Times:…
Need Help Understanding What Obamacare Has to Do With You?
A couple of people I know actually got through on healthcare.gov yesterday. Most importantly, they were able to complete the process. Is that light we see at the end of the tunnel? Seriously, though: Who was really surprised we couldn’t all get on there at once? Luckily, there are people right here in the Old…
Mr. K’s Owner: “To See It Close Like This Hurts”
We noted yesterday that Mr. K’s Barbecue on Stone and River closed this weekend after little more than a year in operation. Rhonda Kendrick, an owner of the business and daughter of Charles Kendrick (the eponymous Mr. K) was emotional when she told The Range about the restaurant’s closure, which was caused by the folding…
The Husband and Wife Known as Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl Have Died
Tragic and troubling news from Bisbee over the last two days, as Amy and Derrick Ross, known to local music fans as Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl, have both died. Monday, Amy Ross, who had significant health issues, including suffering from lupus and needing kidney dialysis, died in a Tucson hospital, prior to heart…
Shameless Self-Promotion Time #2: Viva La Viral at The Loft
It’s been a month since I started writing for this website, and I realized I don’t like writing about myself. I do it a lot, but I don’t like it. So it’s nice when other people write about me so I don’t have to. Casey Knox of the Daily Wildcat interviewed me for her piece…
The Burgerama Caravan Of Stars 2013 Tour Hits Tucson Tonight
The second show in Club Congress’ ongoing Free Concert Marathon, begins tonight at 7pm. The performers – Gap Dream, Cosmonauts, Together Pangea, The Resonars, Curtis Harding – are all fantastic, and you have no excuse to stay home unless you’re under 21, sans fake ID. Obviously, the event is absolutely free, and co-presenters Jalph.net are…
Mr. K’s on Stone Has Closed
Tim Glass Ribs from the former Mr. K’s on Stone Sad news for Tucson barbecue fans as the Mr. K’s on Stone and River closed Sunday. From their Facebook page: It was a difficult decision and is with a heavy heart that we inform all our friends and guests that Sunday October 13, 2013 was…
MGMT’s “Cool Song No. 2”: The Wire on Acid?
I can only describe MGMT’s newest music video (“Cool Song No. 2” from the band’s recent self-titled album MGMT) as watching The Wire in the midst of a kaleidoscopic acid trip. And hilariously enough, that makes a lot of sense. This is, after all, MGMT we’re talking about here. The video, directed by Isaiah Seret…
Pueblo Vida Brewing Coming to Downtown Tucson
Hear that? That’s the sound of more microbreweries coming. Kyle Jefferson announced on Twitter that Pueblo Vida Brewing will be opening its doors in Spring 2014. We’re almost here #Tucson! Cant wait to join the growing #craftbeer scene! Lease signed on 1918 warehouse in @Downtown_Tucson, AZ.— Pueblo Vida Brewing (@PuebloVida) October 14, 2013 Jefferson said…
Tucson Election Ads Still Sadly Simulated Masturbation-Free (So Far)
I have no idea why anyone should vote for baggage handler Jeff Wagner (who you might remember from his previous lake-themed ad) in the forthcoming Minneapolis mayoral race based on the ad above, but hey, at least he’s promising not to visit the city’s strip clubs anymore, which is something I can’t say any of…
Mark Kelly Reviews “Gravity”
That young whipper-snapper Henry Barajas may have better things to do than go the movies, but I got out yesterday afternoon to see Gravity in glorious IMAX 3D—and I can assure that if you’re gonna see it, it’s worth the extra latinum bars to catch it on a big screen. The cinematography was extraordinary and…
Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock Reenact Classic ‘Big’ Chop Stick Scene
Jonathan Ross is the David Letterman and Larry King of Britain. No one in the US knows who Ross is unless you’re a comic book fan and watched In Search of Steve Ditko BBC documentary or read his work. I got to attend a panel where Ross interview Robert Kirkman, Ed Brubaker and John Layman at…
Check Out This Bear Play Tetherball
Here’s a pick me up while you’re taking recognizing this popular federal holiday. Check out this insanely talented bear play a fierce game of tetherball. I’d like to know what that ball is made and how the hell he got so good. I was never that good at tetherball in high school. Please consider donating…
Discover Your Inner Scientist at the Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2’s Discovery Nights offers five family-friendly nights where the public can learn about science from researchers. The weekly event, which ends on Oct. 26, 2013, gives the public a chance to do in science, roam the Biosphere 2 and stargaze on the lawn. Previous events have featured a science fiction theme with a movie…
Tattoo Artistry Hosts 4th Devil’s Night Scavenger Hunt and Benefit
Ed Slocum and his charitable crew at Tattoo Artistry is hosting their fourth annual Devil’s Night Scavenger Hunt next Wednesday Oct. 30. Costumed teams of four will embark on a journey across town with the chance to with prizes from various local business and hundreds of dollars of tattoo gift certificates. This is also a benefit…
Contest: Win 5 Albums By Posting A Flyer On Facebook
For Club Congress’ second installment in their ongoing Free Concert Marathon, co-presenter Jalph.net is giving away four cassettes and a record in a contest in which the only requirement is that you share the promotional poster below on your Facebook page. For tomorrow’s show, the Burgerama Caravan Of Stars Tour 2013, cassettes by performers Cosmonauts,…
Random Stuff: Walking Dead Debuts Tonight, Here’s a Guy With a Sword
As many of us are getting ready to watch the debut of the Walking Dead’s new season, here’s a video of Dr. Dragos Zaharescu cutting a watermelon with a demonstration Shaolin sword. Don’t try this at home, kids! Dragos is trained in martial arts. To study Shaolin sword, classes are offered through the Chinese Cultural…
Tucson Meet Yourself Turns 40
John de Dios Tucson Meet Yourself brings food, fun and festivities to Downtown Tucson until Sunday night. Booths like this one that sells Turkish ice cream is just one of scores that invaded downtown for this year’s festival. A rich tapestry of cultures and a smörgåsbord of ethnic foods comes together once again in Downtown…
AZ Illustrated Politics: Talking With Fred DuVal. Plus: Gov’t Shutdown, City Council Races & Immigration Reform
On last night’s AZ Illustrated Politics: Democrat Fred DuVal stopped by to talk about why he wants to be governor of Arizona and the AZ Illustrated Politics Roundtable—attorney Jeff Rogers and Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson—talked about the government shutdown, the Tucson City Council races and the chances of comprehensive immigration reform.
Watch Localish Radio Guy R-Dub on ‘Shark Tank’ Tonight
Tonight’s the night for local radio personality R Dub’s appearance on Shark Tank, which can be seen at 8 pm on ABC. Here’s what John Schuster wrote about the event in Media Watch this week: Tucson native R Dub! has worked diligently on his syndicated radio show Slow Jams, featuring rhythmic and pop love songs.…
Falora Among Nation’s “Hottest Pizzerias”
Briana Sanchez Eater.com, like any good click-baiting website, likes to crank out list after list, but hey, at least they don’t make you click a hundred things and when something from Tucson makes one of those lists? Hurray! Their new 24 hottest pizzerias list included the newest location of Pizzeria Bianco (with the Tucson location…
UA Cesar E. Chavez Building Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
The Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the UA Cesar E. Chavez Building. The celebration will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on the eastside of the faculty. Speakers include Fernando Chavez, the eldest son of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez; Macario Saldate, the longest running director…
Head Down to Tucson Meet Yourself
It’s been too long since I attended Tucson Meet Yourself. I attended Tucson Meet Yourself for the first time when I was a sophomore at Tucson High School. I remember my first time at TMY was a bit overwhelming and a culture shock. I never realized how much diversity and food was in Tucson. Today’s…
House Approves Border Security Funding, in 13th ‘Piecemeal’ Budget Bill
By Cronkite News Originally published: Oct 11, 2013 – 12:10 am WASHINGTON – The House voted Thursday to fund Department of Homeland Security operations for fiscal 2014, the latest in a string of votes to reopen specific agencies in a strategy that Democrats deride as “cherry-picking” areas of the government. The resolution, which passed on…
UPDATE: Operation Streamline Blockades Continue
Final Update 12:48 p.m.: With buses turning around and Streamline hearings cancelled today, those chained at the federal courthouse parking lot entrance decided to unchain themselves, save the PVC pipe for the next action and end the protest. Puente organizers announced other ICE shutdown actions are planned for Monday in Phoenix. Those who blocked the…
McCain: GOP’s Gov’t Shutdown Over Obamacare Was a “Fool’s Errand”
Talking Points Memo flags an interview that Sen. John McCain did with Fox News: When anchor Martha MacCallum asked him about the White House’s handling of the suspension of death benefits to military families, McCain said that while the administration deserves blame it was a GOP-induced shutdown that caused the problem in the first place.…
Pedersen Prep Football Preview
Entering the home stretch for high school football, with only four weeks of games remaining before the playoffs begin. As of now, local teams are poised to strongly represent Southern Arizona in the postseason, but a lot can still happen since most the playoff hopefuls have to face at least one fellow in-the-running team. Except,…
Action Against ICE, Operation Streamline Happening Now
Jason Michael Aragon Puente is live streaming a demonstration against ICE and Operation Streamline at I-10 and 18th Street. You can watch it here. More from Derechos Humanos: Just now, a group of immigrant rights activists blocked a bus filled with people headed to Operation Streamline, a federal criminal court they say represents the worst…
East Side Thieves Contributing To Tucson’s Obesity Epidemic
This is why I don’t go to the gym. Well, not really, but if I needed a good excuse this would be the one I’d use. Tucson police sent out a media release “seeking the public’s assistance” to find whoever is involved in an apparent string of gym locker thefts from several large-scale membership gym…
Get Out to The Pride Parade—And Don’t Miss the Pride Fest
Our story on the inner rumblings taking place within Tucson Pride, rumblings that have been going on long before the flight of 12 board members the past nine months, sparked even more calls from more people explaining why they had given up on Pride and even more who lamented they wouldn’t be showing up this…
Don’t Miss the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance Dinner
The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance is a terrific organization that works to promote tourism, local food harvesting and other economic-development efforts in Southern Arizona. You can learn more about what they’re up to here, but suffice to say that the non-profit does good work. You can help them out and have a fun evening…
Who Wants to Go to Arizona Fur Con With Me?
Please forgive me. I’m not having a good week. I can’t look at any of my feeds right now because it’s full of my friends at the New York Comic-Con having the time of their lives. I had a press badge but I couldn’t afford to go this year, but count me in for next…
Amy’s Baking Company Is Looking to Hire People to Be On Their Stupid Reality Show
The horrible people at Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale (yes, them again) are in the process of hiring for their new, stupid reality show, because I apparently didn’t sacrifice the proper woodland creature to ensure that they’d never be seen or discussed ever again. According to the “restaurant”‘s Facebook page, the not-at-all-self-aggrandizing martyrs of reality…
Brand-New Air Force Planes Dumped at Tucson Boneyard
The latest arrivals at Tucson’s Air Force boneyard are brand-new C-27J cargo planes that have cost the Pentagon $567 million dollars. Defense Update has the details: New cargo planes on order for the U.S. Air Force are being delivered straight into storage in the Arizona desert because the military has no use for them, a…
Bestselling Author Alan Weisman Talks About his Book, “Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?”
So what happens to the world when the human population begins to outgrow the planet? What will happen to the rest of the species on earth? How long before the resources run out? These questions and more are addressed in the new book, “Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?” Bestselling author…
Southwest Terror Fest Begins Tonight
Tonight is starts the four day music festival at The Rock, 136 N Park Ave. Southwest Terror Fest’s David Roger invited bands from all over the world and Southern Arizona will be performing through Oct. 13. The show is all ages and the doors open at 6 p.m. Check out today’s schedule and click the…
Nine Questions
Ryan Brock is a local jazz, funk, reggae and rock percussionist and drummer. Mondays at Elliott’s on Congress you’ll see him jamming away at the congas and drum set as part of the downtown establishment’s weekly jazz night. What was the first concert you attended? I can’t remember it. I’ve been seeing music since I…
Frenchie Out Front
With her powerful voice and brand of heartfelt soul, Broadway star and singer Frenchie Davis hopes to connect with audience members at Tucson’s annual LGBT Pride festival. Known for her stints on reality singing competitions “American Idol” and “The Voice,” Davis headlines the Pride in the Desert festival, along with former Snap! lead singer Thea…
Editor’s Note
This will not likely be a surprise to anyone who has seen me in person, but I don’t generally enjoy physical activity. I did play on an indoor soccer team for a while, but in the last few years, I’ve been spending far more time pretending to be an athlete on my XBOX than anything…
Not Just the Food
First of all, do we really need to convince you to head down to Tucson Meet Yourself this weekend? Seeing as it runs for three days, it would be appear to be statistically impossible that anyone actually in Tucson over the 11th through the 13rd couldn’t find time to head downtown for the 40th year…
Danehy
Things I’ve learned during the first few days of the latest government shutdown: • Canadian/Cuban/Texan Ted Cruz is a bitch. That’s a term that I only use on males and, even then, only on particularly despicable males. In one of the most shameful acts of self-promotion in Washington in decades—and that’s really saying something—Ted Cruz…
City Week
30 Plays in 60 Seconds Short Attention Span Theatre 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12 Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242;livetheatreworkshop@gmail.com ETCETERA—the late-night branch of the Live Theatre Workshop—is unveiling the Short Attention Span Theatre, a show that is to theater what concentrate is to orange juice. In just 60 minutes, the audience will…
Downing
I drive a lot more than I used to — about an hour and a half a day to and from work. No one likes commuting, but east-central Tucson to the depths of Oro Valley is easy and fast— once you get north of Camp Lowell on Swan, anyway. And zooming up to and around…
Crackling ‘Thunder’
It’s shaping up to be another spectacularly tragic day for Emily Posten, the perpetually overburdened matriarch on the television soap opera What Is the Cause of Thunder? According to a bad-news-bearing nun, Emily’s favorite daughter has slipped into a coma again, the priest has touched the wee ones and all the animals have escaped from…
Bus Fuss
As downtown Tucson’s revitalization continues apace, one key public parcel is being eyed for a major makeover. The Ronstadt Transit Center sits on some valuable real estate along Congress Street. City officials have long talked about redevelopment possibilities: Moving the bus station out of the heart of downtown; readjusting it in the current location so…
Seen in the Stars
High in the winter sky, along about February, stargazers can get a good view of Gemini, the constellation that’s said to represent twin brothers holding hands. The two brightest stars in Gemini (Latin for “twins”) are Castor and Pollux, named for the devoted brothers of Greek myth. The twins’ story is “one of the most…
The Skinny
BARBER’S SHUTDOWN SHUFFLE The Skinny mentioned last week that Congressman Ron Barber had lost a few friends on the left when he crossed party lines to vote alongside Republicans on one of the final votes to prevent the federal government shutdown. Barber went along with a GOP plan that included a continuing resolution—aka a CR—to…
Includes a Naked Bad Guy
Slim and sexy, blond private investigator Del Shannon is back and copping her standard pose: modified police stance, glaring over her Baby Eagle, popping off rounds dead center at targets in Scotty’s Indoor Shooting Range. She’s about to have an improbable … make that implausible … adventure. Purgatory Key is Tucsonan Darrell James’s third and…
Live
Tucked away beyond the food trucks and noise of the Toole Avenue Art Walk (TAART Walk) was the debut performance of Crystal Radio, the latest musical experiment of Blind Divine’s Paula Valencia and Daniel Martin Diaz. The atmosphere was austere but not suffocatingly so, and the real stars of the show were not the musicians.…
Darkness at Disney
The past decade has seen an exponential growth in digital filmmaking technology, so that almost anyone with a little talent and want-to can make a short film that actually looks at least halfway decent. Production costs—and therefore the costs of entry into filmmaking—have sharply declined for indie directors and producers. Case in point: The first…
Police Dispatch
PROTEIN POWDER PROBLEMS FOOTHILLS AREA SEPT. 26, 5:37 P.M. A man’s disgruntled ex-girlfriend took revenge on him for breaking up with her using one conventional method and one unconventional method, according to a PCSD report. First, the man reported, his girlfriend keyed his car (a fairly common form of spiteful vandalism). The girlfriend apparently had…
Drifting, Falling
Finally, with Gravity, we get a big-event movie that delivers the sort of thrills absent from too many large-scale movies promising big things this year. If you put this movie in your face, you are going to have a cinematic trip like no other. This is what going to the movies is supposed to be…
Incarceration Inc.
The Arizona Department of Corrections told the governor recently more private prison beds are needed because there’s an increase in the state’s prison population, but local prison reform advocates question the ADC’s math and are wondering if this is just another attempt to push the state further into the arms of the private prison industry.…
True TV
Too early for a fall television death watch/report card? Not for The Only TV Column That Matters™! After crunching the ratings numbers and several plates of nachos, I’ve semi-scientifically determined where all of the shows currently sit—the new ones, the old ones, the ones you didn’t even realize were on anymore, etc. Keep in mind,…
DVD Roundup
Cannibal Diner While out camping in the woods (when will damned kids learn to not go camping in the woods?), a group of girls are kidnapped by human-flesh aficionados for a feast at their Cannibal Diner, which at least has great Yelp reviews. (MVD) Defiance: Season 1 In the year 2046, 30 years after aliens…
Pure Bathing Culture: Moon Tides
Do we need another male-female duo making eerie, hypnotic electronic-acoustic music? If the results sound like Pure Bathing Culture, the answer is unquestionably affirmative. Vocalist Sarah Versprille and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Hindman are former members of Vetiver who moved from New York to Portland, Ore., to follow their shared muse, collaborating with other acts along the…
Targeting the Drones
Borderlands Theater has made a soaring start to its new season. Although the name of the play is Grounded—and it’s a perfect title—George Brant has created a dynamic, involving, and moving piece, and Borderlands gives us an experience unlike much of what we see in the theater. The one-woman play and its compelling presentation is…
MGMT: MGMT
Brooklyn duo MGMT showed up too late in the electro revival to be considered artistically important. But their debut album, Oracular Spectacular, and its trifecta of hit singles were as perfect as pop music got in 2008. Nevertheless, the group was unhappy with their perceived insignificance and returned in 2010 with Congratulations, either an ill-conceived…
King of the Beach
As we all know, there are no beaches in Tucson. But you’d never guess it after visiting Fini’s Landing, a northeast side bar and grill that is the very definition of a beachside restaurant. Beach-bar fare rules here and no matter what your idea of that might be, you will walk away most satisfied. Beach-bar…
Guest Commentary
Tucson Unified School District’s University High School has been consistently rated as one of the best high schools in the country. Unfortunately, this fact has come to the attention of the powers that be and they are taking steps to correct the problem. University High is a college preparatory magnet school, and the only TUSD…
Noshing Around
Brush Ice? BrushFire BBQ’s eastside location, at 7080 E. 22nd St. is remodeling a meeting room to add an ice cream shop. It’s supposed to be open within a couple of months. There could be some interesting flavors to look forward to when barbecue chefs get hold of an ice cream maker. Vanilla/pork belly, anyone?…
Pedersen on Sports
The choices presented to me were many, and diverse. Do I go mystical, or practical? Malevolent or morbid? After much contemplation, I determined that it’s my ability to actually steal candy from a baby. So said the cards. How was this question answered (and posed in the first place)? Through the best party game I’ve…
Let the Sunshine In
Years ago, when The Mowgli’s were just starting out, when the band was rushing to play club shows and house parties in the same night, one song in particular always seemed to connect with audiences. “San Francisco,” an ode to the communal love that bonds people together, made an impression time and time again as…
Soundbites
WAITING ON YOU We’ve got a great week of music ahead of us regardless of your personal taste — something for everyone, as the saying goes. But a few quick reminders before we dive in. Because musicians tend to be a bit slackerish, the deadline for submissions to perform at The Great Cover-Up, for which…
Polvo: Siberia
Polvo’s Wikipedia page states that the group now disavows the “math-rock” categorization that Polvo earned from their first incarnation (1990-1998). Their new album, Siberia, is proof. While 2009’s In Prism was a recognizable bridge to their past, the band’s signature off-kilter start/stop phrasing, angular and trebly guitar riffing, and subtle Eastern musical influences (see 1996…
Dallas Green Is in No Hurry
Dallas Green hasn’t forgotten where he’s from. It’s been almost a year since the Canadian singer-songwriter—who performs under the moniker City and Colour—played his last show with Alexisonfire, the post-hardcore Ontario quintet where Green got his start as a lead guitarist and vocalist. But even after Alexisonfire disbanded, Green’s past has remained an influence. In…
The Love Affair Is Over
I have a confession to make. I’ve been writing about medical cannabis for just over two years now, meting out 650-word snippets of weekly wisdom (sometimes) on the topic, but my affair with medical cannabis seems to be running its course. I’ve tried to love it, tried to advocate and pontificate effectively on the merits…
