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Rapper B.o.B. is ready to start a new chapter
Grammy-nominated rapper B.o.B. is preparing to push chatter of a flat earth and moon landing conspiracies behind him and let his music do the talking once again. The Decatur, Georgia, entertainer born Bobby Ray Simmons will explain all in his forthcoming song, “TED Talk.” “I’ll be clearing the air on misconceptions about me and things…
Mason to celebrate 2nd album, ‘My Kind of Trouble’
As an artist, Jacob Acosta of Mason has crossed genres and brought new sounds. This is how he and his bandmates have approached their newest album, “My Kind of Trouble,” which will be released Friday, Sept. 9. They’ll celebrate the same night with a show at Hotel Congress with Arizona Blues Hall of Fame harmonica…
Grab your cape and cowl: It’s time for Tucson Comic-Con
Helm Greycastle and his band of outsiders must rescue the last dragon prince, who is being held captive by the unknown-to-them Aztec Mexica. In the process, they are recruited to be part of the resistance planning to overthrow Montezuma and free the people of Mexica. Can they, will they, succeed? Ask Tucson native Henry Barajas,…
Fortune Feimster is one smart cookie
For a child of the bourgeois south, Fortune Feimster has toed right up to, and sometimes crossed, many borders of her childhood culture. With the merest hint of a Carolina cadence, she opens her set relating how she grew up not quite like the others. Having had only brothers, she said she was always a…
Plenty of new grub to savor during Sonoran Restaurant Week
It’s 1 a.m. Saturday and while most of us are having a good time or sleeping, Scott Martley is prepping his northwest Tucson kitchen for the hours of hot, hard work ahead. He turns on the commercial ovens he has at his home. He gives his commercial mixer a twirl. Then it’s measure, scoop, mix,…
A day at the park
The lovely rat-a-tat-tat rises up and down. She sings in jittery syntax the chorus to Jackson 5’s “ABC” and bangs the underside of the slide with a stick in her own cool rhythm. She stops. Looks around, says, mixing near-words in Spanish and English. “Where’s my new friend?” “He’s not here today, Rickie.” “Oh. Maybe…
Constable, two others killed while serving eviction notice
Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags at half-staff Aug. 26 in honor of Deborah Martinez-Garibay, a Pima County constable who was shot to death Aug. 25 while serving an eviction notice at a midtown apartment complex. “The loss of Constable Deborah Martinez is felt across our state,” Ducey said in a statement. “Whether it was serving…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 1 Gathering storm clouds rumbling with sound are set to sweep through Downtown Tucson. This year Mexican rock ‘n’ rollers Los Apson, Tuareg modern rockers Mdou Moctar, legendary renegade guitar stylist Kid Congo Powers, retro R&B soulsters Brainstory y un chingo mas kick off HOCO Fest 2022 — a four-day boutique festival that…
Budtenders: Tucson SAINTS’ David McConnell shares his experiences
Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in November 2020, more weed dispensaries are popping up all over Tucson. Getting high pays off for Arizona with doobage in high demand. From January 2021 to June 2022, recreational marijuana revenue is at more than $1 billion, according to Arizona Bureau of Revenue (ABOR). Tucson has 17 locations…
Nightfall returns to Old Tucson after hiatus
Nightfall returns to Old Tucson Studios on Thursday, Oct. 6, to Sunday, Oct. 30, after a two-year hiatus. The spooktacular event closed its doors indefinitely in August 2020, due to the pandemic. This year, the 30th annual spooky celebration has transitioned into an “interactive haunted Halloween experience,” inviting visitors to step into 1880s Tucson, while…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Invisible Theatre: ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ When has the relationship of fact to fiction been more paramount in American culture? Directed by Susan Claasen, with an assist from Fred Rodriguez, “Lifespan of a Fact” explores the nature of the distinction, its conditions, nuances and consequences. The play shows the dynamics of a millennial fact-checker challenging the…
