AltWeeklies Wire
Fishtank Ensemble: Woman in Sinnew
The third album by this amazing group from California is one of the best times to be found on disc so far this year.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-16-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fishtank Ensemble, Woman in Sin
Endless Rhythmsnew
It's impossible to fully master the complex richness of Latin rhythms, according to Greg Gonzalez, bass player for the Texas-based Latin dance band Grupo Fantasma. "Latin rhythms are endless, man," Gonzalez said recently via phone from his home in Austin. "You can just become more knowledgeable about Latin rhythms; you can just become more informed; and you can never master them." Grupo Fantasma combines Latin dance music with rock, pop, blues, reggae and, especially, funk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grupo Fantasma
'Karate' Kicking Assnew
Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan help 'The Karate Kid' remake surpass the original.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-16-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Karate Kid, Harald Zwart
Pension Tensions in Santa Cruznew
Santa Cruz spends 40 percent more on police and firefighter retirement than surrounding cities. No wonder the departing city manager is calling for pension reform.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
06-16-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: CalPERS
The Extended Family of 'Mid-August Lunch'new
Mid-August Lunch offers up something rare for summer movie season: compelling characters.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
06-16-2010 |
Reviews
The Mysterious Alvin Greenenew
Unemployed, a potential felon and a political nobody, Alvin Greene came out of nowhere to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. How’d he do it?
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-16-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Alvin Greene
Ethnic Cleansing in Kyrgyzstan
Once again—as in Haiti—it's largely our fault.
Funny Greek is Also Poignantnew
The pedigree for Get Him to the Greek is more than a bit unusual, even by Hollywood’s standards.
Illinois Times |
Chuck Koplinski |
06-14-2010 |
Reviews
Hidden in Plain Sight: Advocating for Undocumented Latinosnew
A snapshot of the plight of undocumented Latinos through the eyes of those who provide assistance to this hidden segment.
Boulder Weekly |
Ana Arias |
06-14-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: HB 1070
Privatize Public Transit?new
Chicago's tried it before. Here's how that went.
Chicago Reader |
Robert Loerzel |
06-14-2010 |
Transportation
Our Bodies, Our Carsnew
The links between urban design and public health.
Austin Chronicle |
Katherine Gregor |
06-14-2010 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation, New Urbanism
We Are Family: 'Toy Story 3'
Toy Story 3 soars on the wonderful heartbreak of intimate connection.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3
The World Cup, Global Inequality and Global Communitynew
The depth of suffering and oppression still prevalent in Africa—and in many other places around the world—can be glimpsed by taking a statistical look at the 32 participating countries’ political institutions and economic status.
Bitter & Stonednew
Leon's, Decatur
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alison Loughman |
06-10-2010 |
Food+Drink
Healing Haiti: Changing a Country From Withinnew
For more than 20 years, Jean André Victor worked as an agronomist in Haiti, tying to solve the riddle of how to fix centuries of environmental degradation and poverty.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-10-2010 |
Environment
