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Zevious Transitions from Acoustic Jazz to Electrified 'Punk Jazz'new

The New York City avant-garde jazz trio Zevious is barnstorming the country, bringing spiky, assertive electric jazz to listeners who are hungry for adventurous music.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 04-05-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: jazz, Zevious

Naim Amor: Dansonsnew

Naim Amor's signature French-and-English mix of jazz, pop and rock shifts toward the tropical on his latest album, a 12-song set that conjures a long afternoon of breezy tranquility.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 03-28-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Naim Amor

Health Mattersnew

Pima County retirees' complaints over insurance cuts lead to an Attorney General investigation.

Tucson Weekly | Mari Herreras | 03-25-2011 | Science

Tags: Insurance, Pima County

Heartbreak can make prisoners of songwriters, trapping them in a whirlpool of doubt and misery. And whatever good intentions or poetic talent that existed at a song's inception can get swept away as the hard edges of truth are worn down by self-pity.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 03-25-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Sharon Van Etten

Soft-Rock Apocalypsenew

Don't let Dan Bejar's pop textures distract you from his aggressive lyrics.

Tucson Weekly | Jarret Keene | 03-25-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Dan Bejar

Wye Oak: Civiliannew

With their third album, the Baltimore-based team of vocalist and guitarist Jenn Wasner and drummer-keyboards player Andy Stack creates a dramatic dynamic, challenging the conventions of folk rock.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 03-22-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Andy Stack, Jenn Wasner, Wye Oak

Defense or Danger?new

The Arizona Senate votes to allow guns on college campuses' public rights of way -- but not in classrooms.

Tucson Weekly | Jazmine Woodberry | 03-18-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: Guns, Second Amendment, Robert Rosinski, SB 1467

Music Therapy For Tucsonnew

As Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in Houston, rock 'n' roll helps her hometown heal.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 03-17-2011 | Politics

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Ron Barber, Tucson Shooting

Growth Experience: Papercuts with Young Prismsnew

For the new album, Papercuts moves out of the bedroom and into the studio.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 03-15-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Papercuts

Ferrodyne: St. John's Daynew

From a critical viewpoint, you might worry if a band is recommended purely because its members are nice people, which is how more than one trusted musical adviser introduced me to Ferrodyne.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 03-15-2011 | Reviews

Tags: Ferrodyne