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Namoli Brennet: We Were Born to Risenew
Tucson singer-songwriter Namoli Brennet's impeccable ninth album places her firmly among the best folk-rock artists in the country. It's sophisticated, witty, well-written and beautifully recorded. Brennet recorded almost every instrument herself in her home studio; drummer Todd Chuba sits behind the drum kit on three tracks.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-28-2011 |
Reviews
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Mixed Vocabularynew
The Stone Foxes look to the blues as they craft their Southern-style rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Dwarves: The Dwarves Are Born Againnew
Chicago's seminal punk/thrash band Dwarves has foundered since the mid-'80s, partially due to aggressive genre-hopping and antagonizing, politically incorrect lyrics and cover art. Since the 1990 classic Blood Guts and Pussy, the band has produced a number of albums in which erratic style changes have caused dissention among its punk-rock fan base.
Tucson Weekly |
Billups Allen |
09-28-2011 |
Reviews
Selective Enforcementnew
Animal advocates say Tucson Greyhound Park is still dodging the law.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-23-2011 |
Animal Issues
Junior Boys: It's All Truenew
It's easy to underestimate the pleasures of an album like It's All True, which is content to just hang out doing its thing, trying not to bother anybody. "Kick the Can," for instance, chugs along like the theme to a lost Atari game.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-22-2011 |
Reviews
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A Mission to Rocknew
Nashville Pussy brings its female-empowered orgy of music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Combo Westside: Full Bloomnew
It's hard to imagine a place where elements of Latin, reggae, ska and smooth jazz peacefully coexist with covers of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Bang Bang" (Cher), but that's exactly what Combo Westside has managed to pull off on its debut CD. Throw in some revisionist disco, and you'll find yourself asking: Who are these guys?
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-17-2011 |
Reviews
Under-Sold?new
Pima County's sale of its nursing home is raising numerous eyebrows.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-14-2011 |
Politics
Bad Mannew
A serial sexual predator is targeting Tucson sex workers.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
A Film That Achesnew
Raw emotion and impressive fighting scenes make 'Warrior' a winner
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
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Heather Hardy: Get Out of the Roadnew
To say Heather Hardy is to the electric violin as Jimi Hendrix is to the guitar may be a bit of a stretch ... but not by much. The variety of sounds she can coax from her instrument is amazing, and not surprisingly, she uses the violin to lead, support and drive her third release.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-06-2011 |
Reviews
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Twin Sister: In Heavennew
In the dry heat of a desert summer, nothing sounds livelier, more effervescent, more eardrum-quenching than Twin Sister's debut full-length, In Heaven. A Brooklyn (by way of Long Island) chillwave quintet praised by all the right online tastemakers (i.e., Pitchfork), Twin Sister is led by adorable, chirpy-voiced Andrea Estella, who takes a few cues from disco-dazzled, Parallel Lines-era Blondie and is clearly having too much fun presenting dance-pop gems like orbit-inducing "Space Babe."
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-02-2011 |
Reviews
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In Servicenew
Abel Moreno says Vets4Vets helped him turn his life around.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-01-2011 |
War
Bloody Aftermathnew
Following the brutal Arivaca killings, anti-immigrant groups struggle to change the topic
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-01-2011 |
Immigration
Serving the Peoplenew
Handsome Furs broadens its horizons.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
09-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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