Monday, March 7, 2016
Sen. John McCain has been steadfast in his refusal to consider any nominee that President Barack Obama puts forward for the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Antonin Scalia.
“The president can nominate who he wants to,” McCain said last month during an appearance on a Phoenix radio show. “I believe we should wait until after the next election and let the American people pick the next president and we should consider who the next president of the United States nominates.”
But a recent survey of Arizona voters suggests that McCain’s stance will be very unpopular with Democratic and independent voters, even though Republican voters agree with him.
The Public Policy Polling survey showed that 56 percent of Arizona voters want to see the Supreme Court seat filled this year, while 41 percent want to wait until a new president is seated next year.
But the poll showed a dramatic split between Republicans, who generally supported McCain’s position, and Democrats and Independents, who did not. Nearly two out of three Republicans—64 percent—agreed with McCain, while just 31 percent disagree. But 83 percent of Democrats and 59 percent of independents said the seat should be filled this year.
Few artists in any medium can claim to have completely altered the trajectory of art. With music, we like to generously lob this distinction at way too many people; saying they changed the game or were responsible for X-amount of impostors. Outside of Bob Dylan or James Brown or fucking Bach, it's really not true: music is a cultural dialog that's on a path and, regardless of who does it, the developments are gonna get made.
Yeah, Sun Ra was 'out' before anyone even knew the Earth was round, and jazz players were getting more and more tired with the circle-jerk of chords in the wake of bop. By the end of the '50s everyone was ready to move on and, for sure, Coltrane and Davis existed amongst an insanely talented peer-group of other iconoclasts, all throwing their weight against the walls. But no one absolutely blew the shit wide open, showed that even when you thought you were thinking outside the rules you were still inside the box, like Ornette Coleman.
Abandoning chords and chordal instruments altogether, he emerged with a fully-formed and legitimately controversial sound: others started fights and ended friendships over whether his playing was even "valid." He blew out of tune, in the cracks, fluidly touching whatever scale he wanted, literally freeing his instrument and his band from the rigid structures of jazz at the time.
Tags: ornette coleman , jazz , documentary , ornette made in america , exploded view , tucson , screening , shirley clarke , Video
91.3 FM KXCI's Women's Day programming will feature the Old Pueblo's best female DJs, public affair programmers, and community creatives' voices and music to celebrate National Women's Day.
KXCI is teaming up with a menagerie of local organizations including the Marshal Foundation, the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona Unidas, YWCA Southern Arizona, the UA of Journalism and more in order to put on Women's Day programming that will encompass all things feminism, KXCI's Amanda Shauger wrote in a press release.
Women's Day originally started in socialist and communist nations to illuminate the social and economic injustices women face on a daily basis, according to the press release. In 1977, the United States began to recognize the day as well. KCXI aims to preserve and celebrate the significance of Women's Day through its specialty programming, according to the press release.
Ladies from the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona Unidas, a social justice group made up of high school girls, will talk about their International Women's Day research, feminism, inspirational women, and women's modern struggles.
Tags: KXCI , 91.3 KXCI , women's day , international women's day , feminism
Friday, March 4, 2016
March 6th, 2016 from Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel on Vimeo.
This week on Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel: We're previewing next weekend's Tucson Festival of Books! Novelists Jennifer Lee Carrell, G. Davies Jandrey and Elizabeth Evans visit the set, along the UA physics professor Elliott Cheu, who gives us the lowdown on the festival's Science City.Tune into Zona Politics at 8 a.m. Sunday on the CW Tucson, Channel 8 on Cox and Comcast and Channel 58 on DirecTV, Dish and broadcast. Our 5 p.m broadcast on KXCI will be preempted for a special program this Sunday, but you can also watch the show online here.
Here's a transcript of the show:
Hello, everyone. I'm Tucson Weekly senior writer Jim Nintzel, and we're here to talk Zona Politics. Today, we're taking a break from public affairs to talk about the Tucson Festival of Books, which will be taking place next weekend, March 12 and 13 on the UA campus. The festival, now in its eighth year, brings an estimated 130,000 book lovers to meet authors, learn about science and eat some great local food. Joining me to talk about the festival is Jennifer Lee Carrell, an organizer with the festival and an author in her own right of three novels. Jennifer, thanks for joining me here on Zona Politics.
(Carrell) Thanks for having me here.
(Nintzel) The eighth annual festival coming up. How big a deal has the festival become since its launch in 2009.
(Carrell) I think to everybody's surprise, it's now the fourth largest book event in the country. And it's something we're very excited about, and I think all of Tucson can justly be proud of. We have authors who really want to come now. We used to have to, you know, sort of go out and say, "Would you please come?" And now we've got publicists and authors asking to come. And it's just it's a really exciting time.
Tags: Tucson festival of books , 2016 , Jennifer Lee Carrell , Elizabeth Evans , G Davies Jandrey , Tucson authors , Tucson news , Arizona news , Elliott Cheu , Video
Yes, corned beef and cabbage is the most common dish served on St. Patrick's Day, but there are plenty of other delicious meals that are sure to wow your green-season party crowd. And they definitely do not include green food coloring.
1. Pan Fried Salmon with Citrus Vinaigrette (total cook time- about 45 minutes)
This healthy meal features one of the Emerald Isle's staple foods— Salmon. (It also happens to be one of my favorite foods as well.) Plus, this recipe is a perfect use for all of that citrus being forced on you by friends and family with fruit trees in their back yards.
What you'll need: asparagus, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, shallots, chives, Salt and freshly ground pepper, vegetable oil and, most importantly, skinless salmon fillets
Find the full recipe here.
Tags: Irish , Ireland , food , st. Patrick's day , stew , bundt cake , salmon , asparagus , yum , recipe , citrus
Ray LaMontagne—Ouroboros
If you like folk blues, jazz, (good) John Mayer and/or Ryan Adams, you will like Ray LaMontagne. Listening to Ouroboros "Part Two—In My Own Way," was probably the most chill six minutes of my whole day, thanks to the tune's jazzy drums, smooth slide guitar and LaMontagne's hazy voice. It sounds like beach music, but isn't annoying or trying-too-hard (I'm looking at you, Nada Surf). "Part One—Hey, No Pressure" wasn't as fulfilling a listen, but LaMontagne's rolling guitar riffs and soft lyrics make the track, again, pretty damn relaxing. Definitely give the rest of Ouroboros a listen if you need to drift away mentally for a bit.
NADA SURF—You Know Who You Are
"I don't mind if it's raining, I don't mind if it's hot, I don't mind what you're thinking." Many thought-provoking proclamations similar to these streak You Know Who You Are's lead single, "Cold To See Clear." Sung in lead vocalist Matthew Caws' high-pitched, wavy voice and backed by arpeggiated guitar riffs, the song, unsurprisingly, sounds like a (mediocre) musical embodiment of the beach. "Believe You're Mine" has similar forgettable lyrics and electric guitar. The tracks aren't completely awful to listen to if you overlook how stupid the lyrics actually are, which makes me think that You Know Who You Are will be the type of album that either scores a movie in the likes of Aquamarine or plays softly whilst cramming for a test.
Tags: dead stars , ray lamontagne , ouroboros , bright colors , miike snow , iii , nada surf , you know who you are , music , new music , Video
You know what's fun? Eating popcorn.
Here is your Casa Video Top 10 for the week:
1. Black Mass
Here at Tucson Weekly, we talk about weed news a lot (see here and here). Now, it's time for our MMJ-card-carrying readers to tell us—and the rest of the city—what they think about the local cannabis scene.
Editor Mari Herreras puts it like this:
Medical marijuana patients we talk to never hesitate to tell us about that special dispensary where they get the best deal or have the best edibles.So, MMJ patients, go vote! You've got until the end of March.
You love your pot providers and you love that certain strain that either takes care of the migraines or helps stimulate your appetite while battling a serious illness you refuse to get you down.
This is your chance to unite and tell fellow patients and other Tucsonans where the best MMJ products (and everything else weed related) are in the Old Pueblo.
Welcome to the Tucson Weedly Cannabis Bowl. You have until March 31. Results will be printed in our 2016 420 Cannabis issue on Thursday, April 14. Get smoke, er, cracking.
Tags: tucson weedly , tucson medical marijuana , cannabis , tucson medical
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Something great is brewing between a crew of deep house and techno lovers and a Tucson artistic landmark.
Dazed and Confused are two DJ gents working hard to bring some much-needed live music diversity to this scene.
Although this is truly a collaboration between friends (photographers, DJs, designers, promoters, you name it)—Florence, Italy-native Elio Sottoscritti and Oregonian Ben Olayinka are the two hustlers at the forefront. They will talk your ear off, in a good way, about their aspirations and how they plan to get to the top of the mountain.
They are well on their way.
In just a few months since creating the Dazed and Confused brand, these two extremely friendly, humble and hard-working young guys are making waves all over town. From a permanent Wednesday night gig at Playground—known as Horseplay—to playing at La Cocina and DJing at Club Congress' Opti Club for the first time tonight for a beach-themed party they helped put together called Promised Land.
To top it all—and perhaps what'll take their passion to the next level—Dazed and Confused are dipping their toes into bringing internationally- celebrated DJs. The venue: Solar Culture.
Next week, Italian DJ duo SUPERNOVA is debuting what the Dazed and Confused dudes want to see become an ongoing, every month-or-so residency at the art studio and gallery.
Tags: SUPERNOVA , Elio Sottoscritti , Ben Olayinka , Steven Eye , dazed and confused , solar culture , house , italy , tucson , Video
I share the concerns about Donald Trump that my friend and former Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, described in his speech today. I would also echo the many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues that have been raised by 65 Republican defense and foreign policy leaders.McCain's statement comes after he had vowed repeatedly to support Trump should he win the Republican nomination. Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who is seeking McCain's seat this year, says McCain is "running scared":
At a time when our world has never been more complex or more in danger, as we watch the threatening actions of a neo-imperial Russia, an assertive China, an expansionist Iran, an insane North Korean ruler, and terrorist movements that are metastasizing across the Middle East and Africa, I want Republican voters to pay close attention to what our party's most respected and knowledgeable leaders and national security experts are saying about Mr. Trump, and to think long and hard about who they want to be our next Commander-in-Chief and leader of the free world.
Today, John McCain says Donald Trump is 'dangerous.' But yesterday, McCain doubled down on previous statements that he would support Trump if Trump becomes the GOP nominee — and nothing McCain said today changes that position. This isn't John McCain being a "maverick" or offering "straight talk." This is McCain, the self-described "loyal Republican," running scared after having a very bad week. Voters should ask McCain why he is still planning to support Trump if he truly believes Trump would be a bad president.Earlier this week, Kirkpatrick unveiled her first TV ad, hitting McCain for his refusal to disavow Trump.
