Calculated Risks
In polluted St. Bernard Parish, survivors need answers–and they’re not getting them
Explosion of Energy
Greg Cartwright and the Reigning Sound prep their aggressive, dynamic style for a Tucson Halloween gig
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
The Detroit Cobras put soul into their rock ‘n’ roll, and rock ‘n’ roll into their soul. Combining two previous releases and featuring 19 less-than-well-known covers with one original, Baby is a sexy, rocking romp by a Motor City crew that knows its stuff inside and out. Fronted by the husky-voiced Rachel Nagy, the Detroit…
Media Watch
Staying in the Game
Nine Questions
Jason McHenry
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Jane McCollum
Top Ten in Music
Hear’s Music top sales for the week
Police Dispatch
Nice Gown UA Area, Oct. 14, 1:54 a.m. According to a University of Arizona Police Department report, authorities arrested a man wearing a blue hospital gown for loitering on UA property. The report said police records showed 48-year-old Anthony Debenedittis had been warned several times in the past few days to leave the UA grounds.…
Rhythm & Views
There have been some epic releases so far this year, including M83’s Before the Dawn Heals Us and Ry Cooder’s Chavez Ravine, which everyone should own. But 2005 has also been a year for perfect pop miniatures like Shivaree’s Who’s Got Trouble? and Coralie Clément’s Bye Bye Beauté–and now, we can add New Buffalo’s The…
Danehy
You send letters; Tom has responses
Pick
Accessory for Peace
Genre-Jumping Tap
Big dance names, headed by Savion Glover, bring their shows to Tucson
Tuttle
Those who vandalize saguaros deserve a punishment equal to the heinous crime
City Week
Big doings in Tucson this week.
Irresistible Humanity
Murray Horwitz brings the stories of the man behind ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to life
Guest Commentary
What Randy did on his late-summer vacation
Pure Pop
‘Kamikaze Girls’ takes Japanese pop culture and goes to the extreme
Mask Magic
An Arizona State Museum exhibit shows the adaptation of Mexican masking rituals
Endorsement
This Election Season, You Make the Call
Parasitic Cinema
‘Doom’ sucks less than other video-game movies, but it still kinda sucks
Literary Salvation?
A new foundation seeks to bolster the library system by reaching out to book clubs
Back in the Saddle
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!,” “Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology (1989-1997),” “Land of the Dead: Unrated Director’s Cut,” and “The Big Lebowski: Collector’s Edition”
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Indie Watch
What’s happening in the world of independent film in Tucson.
Open Wide!
The Daggwood Café offers terrific sandwiches that live up to the name
The Skinny
DEBT SERVICE A couple of weeks back, TW reported that impact fees wouldn’t make much of a difference in funding for social programs such as KIDCO, because no transportation funds were coming from the general fund. (See “Numbers Racket,” Oct. 13.) But Democrat Karin Uhlich, who hopes to unseat Republican Kathleen Dunbar in northside Ward…
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Noshing Around
Lunch With Zarela On Saturday, Nov. 5, join Mexican taste maven Zarela Martinez for a demonstration, cooking class and luncheon at Westward Look Resort. Zarela will feature recipes from her latest book, Zarela’s Veracruz: Cooking and Culture in Mexico’s Tropical Melting Pot, named one of the Top 10 cookbooks of 2001. With the encouragement of…
Marta’s Story
On a scorching day in the Sonoran Desert, tenacity, humanity and teamwork save an injured woman’s life
Soundbites
IN THE PROXIMITY OF ALL HALLOWS’ EVE There’s no shortage of Halloween-themed things to do this week; the only hitch is that most of them aren’t actually on Halloween. It seems that Saturday, Oct. 29 has been appointed Halloween’s proxy this year, which makes sense, since the day o’ scares falls on a Monday, and…
Communication Disorder
Parents say TUSD’s shortage of speech and language pathologists is harming their children
Rhythm & Views
The American Analog Set (AmAnSet) normally record their albums in living rooms and bedrooms. Set Free, however, was recorded not only in houses, but in actual studios all over the country, since singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Andrew Kenny lives in Brooklyn, and the rest of the band lives in Austin. But you’d never guess anything was that different.…
Brave New Home
A progressive home tour charts the future
Live
The Hold Steady, Constantines, The Cops, at Plush, Sunday, Oct. 23
The $33 Termination
An eight-year Goodwill employee thinks she was forced out because of medical problems
Young Country
Two up-and-coming singers arrive at City Limits to perform shows this weekend
