AltWeeklies Wire
The Zen of Tom Walbanknew
How Jake and Elwood pushed a young English lad toward the blues.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tom Walbank
Those Darlins Combine Girl-Group Attitude with a Garage-Rock Edgenew
Jessi Darlin is glad rock 'n' roll can still shock people.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Those Darlins, Jessi Darlin
Yelle: 'Safari Disco Club'new
Unless you're fluent in French, you'll miss the details of Yelle's lyrics -- but the nature of this Gallic dance-pop trio's second album is obvious: pure fun.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-19-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Safari Disco Club, Yelle
Dine 'n' Dance in Tucsonnew
Well more than a dozen restaurants are participating in spring Club Crawl.
Tucson Weekly |
Staff |
04-18-2011 |
Music
Lady Dottie and the Diamonds are Feeling Somethingnew
Whether she's singing gospel, blues, R&B or high-octane rock 'n' roll, Lady Dottie says she has to feel it in her soul.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Historic Tucson Building Sits at the Center of a Rent Disputenew
"I could go quietly, but I'm conflicted, because I think we've been doing great things here."
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
04-15-2011 |
Housing & Development
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Combine Ambition and Consistency on New Albumnew
Imagine if angst hadn't blanketed the alternative music of the late 1980s and 1990s -- and a bright earnestness had been the core impulse instead. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart exist at the heart of that alternate reality.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-15-2011 |
Reviews
'Insidious' Makes the Haunted-House Plot Device Scary Againnew
There were many moments during this movie when I wanted to get the hell out of the theater ... for the right reasons: Yes, Insidious had me freaking out. This is easily the best thing James Wan has put to film.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-13-2011 |
Reviews
Men Only: Tucson Women's Commission Backs Complaint Against Local Country Clubnew
When women go to the Tucson Country Club, they can enter every building at the members-only golf club -- except for the one everyone calls the men's grill.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
04-13-2011 |
The War on Women
Building Big in Tucsonnew
A 756-resident student-housing project has West University neighbors concerned.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
04-13-2011 |
Housing & Development
Frankie MacFarlane is Back in a Gripping, Layered Whodunitnew
Fracture is Tucsonan Susan Cummins Miller's fifth Frankie MacFarlane mystery, and the scientist-turned-author is getting a handle on the genre.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
04-13-2011 |
Fiction
Arizona Bill Legalizing Firearms in Public Buildings Approaches the Finish Linenew
Senate Bill 1201, otherwise known as the firearms omnibus bill, would make it legal to carry firearms into government and public buildings. The bill passed the Senate by a 21-8 vote last month, before moving on to the House, where it was progressing through the legislative process as of our press deadline.
Tucson Weekly |
Shain Bergan |
04-12-2011 |
Politics
Republicans Balance Arizona's Budget, but at What Cost?new
Republicans balance the state budget on the backs of the working poor, the universities and the state parks.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-11-2011 |
Politics
Akron/Family Creates Multiple Stories Through Multiple Versions of its Newest Albumnew
Like everything else about Akron/Family, Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT sprawls all over the place.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Proposed Arizona Budget Would Nix Funding for Child Care for About 13,000 Kidsnew
The GOP budget plan -- worked out behind closed doors and given almost zero public scrutiny before it was passed -- completely eliminates $30 million that pays for working moms to keep their kids in day care.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-05-2011 |
Policy Issues
