Tucson Weekly
Founded in 1984, the Tucson Weekly has become an iconoclastic institution in this sprawling desert boom town with a population approaching 1 million. With its reputation for diverse, compelling journalism with an edge, the paper has built a readership of...
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- Market Served: Metropolitan Area
- Address: 3725 Mona Lisa Rd. Ste. 125, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone: (520) 797-4384
More by Gene Armstrong
Deafheaven: Vulnerable and Violentnew
Whether they're playing black metal, shoegaze or some collision of the two, Deafheaven are among the most acclaimed acts in music right now
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-27-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
J.D. Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers: Wild Moonnew
What began as an old-timey unplugged side project for psychobilly trailblazer J.D. Wilkes and his pinup-gorgeous wife, Jessica, has evolved on their third album into a swaggeringly electric band that specializes in swamp blues and twangy garage-abilly. Fans of Wilkes' Legendary Shack Shakers will appreciate the after-midnight roadhouse energy of the Dirt Daubers, but this group also crafts concise songs with oodles of melodic hooks that all might have been hit singles in an alternate jukebox universe...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-16-2014 |
Reviews
Howe Gelb: The Coincidentalistnew
On his latest album of avant-twang and alternative folk-rock, the Giant Sand leader and Tucson music-scene godfather sings in an almost spoken drawl, by turns gruff and sweet, that may be familiar to longtime fans. But here it's mixed up close, like an intimate, whispered confidence, as if Gelb were spinning old stories in the privacy of your living room...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-07-2013 |
Reviews
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Not-So-Free Comic Book Daynew
The annual celebration of pen-and-ink is a great opportunity for local comic retailers hoping to make year-long customers out of one-day shoppers.
Tucson Weekly |
Henry Barajas |
05-01-2014 |
Cartoons
Cities & Homesnew
Writer Cord Jefferson reflects on growing up in Tucson and what leaving his hometown taught him.
Tucson Weekly |
Cord Jefferson |
04-24-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Tucson, Cord Jefferson
An Advertising Iconnew
The Santa figure the public came to know and love was born, in part, in Tucson.
Tucson Weekly |
Jane Eppinga |
11-29-2012 |
History
Tags: Santa!
Pepper Spray Nationnew
A not-intended-to-be-factual look back at 2011.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks and Jim Nintzel |
12-30-2011 |
Commentary
Spelunk Much?new
Go out while staying in by exploring Tucson-area caves.
Tucson Weekly |
Shain Bergan |
05-25-2011 |
Travel
