AltWeeklies Wire
Wistful and Youthful: Musée Mécanique's 'Hold This Ghost'new
This debut CD by the Portland-based chamber-pop group evokes feelings of a childhood world in which fragile perceptions, melancholy and benign spookiness mix in beguiling ways.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-22-2009 |
Reviews
Salinas Calls In the Big Guns to Quell Rash of Gang Violencenew
Reacting to a stark spike in shootings that has left six people dead in the past two weeks, Salinas leaders brought in the uniformed cavalry and elevated their peace-building rhetoric. But the beefed-up patrols will likely only quiet gunfire temporarily.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
01-22-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Obfuscatory and Fine: A.C. Newman's 'Get Guilty'new
Lucky for us, A.C. Newman's brief tryst with Mischa Barton is really just the tip of the iceberg in terms of his contributions to contemporary pop-rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
01-22-2009 |
Reviews
Playful Design: Obi Best Is All Dressed Up With Everywhere to Gonew
Obi Best invokes the usual suspects--'60s and '80s pop, indie-rock preciousness and musical theater--but make no mistake: Lilly is a talented songwriter and producer who can craft a song with focus, precision and an incredible attention to detail.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Edward James Olmos Schools Salinas on Reaching Gang Membersnew
Emmy-winning actor Edward James Olmos delivered a sweeping and powerful address in Salinas, from breaking down the allure and definition of gangs to offering practical solutions to the Monterey County’s number one crime problem.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
01-22-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Pictures Alive: Wovenhand Gets Spiritual in Order to Communicatenew
When David Eugene Edwards, leader of the gothic-industrial-Americana band Wovenhand, turns his profoundly deep voice to a biblically inspired lyric, he's not just exercising potent metaphors.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Family Jewels: Debut Novel From the Owner of Greenville Music Clubnew
Greenville club owner John Jeter releases his debut novel -- a fictional work about fading Southern culture and family legacy told through the eyes of cynical wheel-chair bound music columnist Randol Duncan.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
01-22-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Blood and Boredom: 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D'new
The first horror flick with the new 3-D technology looks cool, but the movie itself stinks.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-22-2009 |
Reviews
Past Their Prime: Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei Shine in 'The Wrestler'new
On the strength of the filming technique, the performances and the thoughtfulness of the wrestling sequences, The Wrestler earned a place on the best-of lists of many pretentious and snobbish film critics. In spite of that, it's actually entertaining and engrossing.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-22-2009 |
Reviews
Pilobolus Continues to Challenge Modern-Dance Conventionsnew
Although no longer young mavericks, the company's directors continue to challenge modern-dance conventions with their unique approach to making dances.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-22-2009 |
Performance
Step Critics: Who Cares About Oscar Nominations?new
See what Tuscon Weekly's critics have to say about the best and worst films of 2008.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna and Bob Grimm |
01-22-2009 |
Movies
Tags: Year in Review
Meet the Retrosexuals ... Againnew
Enabled by Facebook, more people are rewinding their own lives, digging into their past to emerge with a current romantic partner.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
01-22-2009 |
Culture
Gannett to Close 'Citizen' in March if No Buyer Appearsnew
Barring a miracle, the Tucson Citizen, Arizona's longest continually operated daily newspaper, will cease operations on March 21.
Tucson Weekly |
John Schuster |
01-22-2009 |
Media
Azar Nafisi Meets Her Strangernew
Nafisi looks backward down the road of her life with an enormous set of binoculars, and attempts to zoom in on everything there — four generations of a family, over the course of a century, in a culturally and politically fluxing country — with great candidness, and generous attention to detail.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin E. Curran |
01-22-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Stacy Keach Finds Sympathy for the Devilnew
“He was Satan personified,” says Stacy Keach, who has signed on to play our second-worst commander in chief in the national tour of Frost/Nixon.
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Sullivan |
01-22-2009 |
Theater
