Happy BOT!
The new issue–which includes a little something we call the Best of Tucson(TM)–is online and ready for y’all. Feel free to comment on its contents here. And here’s a Savage Love online extra! Read the original column here. I think you were hard on the lady whose first response was, “What?!?” when her date suggested…
The State of the Newspaper Biz
A friend sent this to me (after someone sent it to him) with the comment: “As the person who sent this to me remarked: that picture is a perfect metaphor for the crippled newspaper business.”
The Great CD8 Debate
A not-quite liveblog of the Giffords-Bee forum on Saturday, Sept. 13
All in Stride
Greg Morton, the ultimate nice guy, celebrates the release of his new CD
Seeking Transparency
After being booted from Pascua Yaqui politics, former chairwoman Herminia Frias fights back
Soundbites
BRACE YOURSELVES FOR THE ONSLAUGHT Spring and fall are traditionally the heaviest seasons for bands to release new albums, which means they’re also the heaviest seasons for those bands to hit the road to promote them. Welcome, then, to what feels like the first week of a very heavy touring season. HEY, DID YA HEAR…
Breaking a Lease?
A social-services agency will get the boot if the city and a developer get their way
Nine Questions
Chuck Kaplan
Fluid Fight
Candidates for the CAP board don’t seem to want to discuss limits on growth
Live
Throw Me the Statue, Princeton, the Static Session, & RCougar, at Club Congress, Friday, Sept. 12
The Skinny
OFF WITH BRAD NELSON’S HEAD! If this were medieval England, John Brakey and his fellow election-integrity activists would have Pima County elections director Brad Nelson’s head on a platter, probably garnished with the fingers of County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry and county information-technology chief John Moffatt. OK, let’s not go too far. What the activists really…
Rhythm & Views
Rarely (if ever) has an old-school thrash-metal act incorporated elements of bludgeoning death metal and passages of pure melodic and classically informed guitar shred. One of the few bands to give listeners that ’80s-era, Slayer-esque feeling while remaining musically all-encompassing (at least in terms of metal subgenres) is Exmortus, a young quartet hailing from Whittier,…
The Range
A recap of last week’s news
Rhythm & Views
Rock ‘n’ roll never gets old, but we do, and that’s when we start to worry about bills, health care and other innumerable concerns. Unsurprisingly, that’s also when we turn to progressive free jazz, world music or something worse … like Radiohead. Fortunately, there are bands like the Okmoniks, who, even more than Bob Seger,…
Media Watch
Rene, Gargasz Among ‘Citizen’ Employees Getting Pink Slips
Top Ten in Music
Zia Records top sales for the week
T Q&A
Tucson Q&A with Mike Olivares
Rhythm & Views
Violinist-vocalist Petra Haden (daughter of legendary jazz bassist Charlie) teams up with accordionist Miss Murgatroid (née Alicia Rose), and it turns out to be far from the dry, conservatory exercise you’d expect. This is cutting-edge stuff: symphonic lushness and dreamy, vocals not too distant from the soundscapes of Sigur Rós, balanced by a dangerous avant-garde…
Police Dispatch
Panties Exchange McGee Ranch Road, Aug. 20, 9:07 a.m. A mother and two young girls became unsuspecting victims of underwear burglary, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department Report. The mother stated that she left her 9- and 12-year-old daughters with a neighbor for a few hours while she pursued some business. She did not…
Create This!
A Frankenstein parody and a concept musical on employment currently occupy eastside stages
Danehy
Join Tom on a rousing trip through New England
Pick of the Week
Knowing What Love Is
Soul and the Self
Irregular, turbulent self-portraits join jazzy sketches at Davis Dominguez Gallery
O’Sullivan
The whole ‘lipstick on a pig’ controversy is the end result of the GOP’s brilliant efforts to play the race card
City Week
Our top picks of what to do and where to do it for the week.
Chiricahua Mystery
Frankie MacFarlane is on the case–and on the suspect list–in ‘Hoodoo’
Guest Commentary
Get a second opinion before you cut down that dead pine; it may not be dead
Tricks, Lies and Deceptions
After a baffling and odd start, ‘Tell No One’ really gets going
Top Ten in Books
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week
¡Ask a Mexican!
Juggling Catholicism, homosexuality and old-fashioned Mexican parents.
One Day at the Gym …
‘Burn After Reading’ takes a seat alongside ‘Fargo’ and ‘Raising Arizona’ as Coen brothers comedy classics
Subtle Seasonings
Saffron puts a lot of care–but not a lot of spice–into its delicate Indian food
Coming Soon to an Altweekly Near You!
A note from the editor.
Now Showing at Home
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Ultimate Edition (Blu-Ray),” and “Baby Mama”
Noshing Around
New: Casa Sanchez Casa Sanchez No. 3 opened 4 1/2 months ago at 1060 N. Craycroft Road, in the former location of Sanchez Burrito Co. , which closed late last year. The restaurant is open from Tuesday through Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The liquor license is pending; 748-9706. Great American Dine Out The Share…
Mailbag
Howls of outrage and squeals of delight from our astonished fans.
Top Ten in Movies
Casa Video’s top rentals for the week
Political Puppet Theatre
Gabrielle Giffords and Tim Bee play out national issues on the local stage in their race for Congress
Discoveries of Everyday Life
Meet David Berman: poet, musician, truth-teller
