Friday, November 22, 2013
Tonight our town's unique nightlife offers two good reasons to overthrow your Friday after-work routine, and still enjoy lots of yummy beers and comestibles with your pals.
Tags: Casa Maria , Brian Flagg , Club Congress , Sand Rubies , Tucson , Technobanda La Picosa , Brian Lopez , Sugar Stains , berry pie , Rich Hopkins , homeless , Thanksgiving , Loft Cinema , Richmond Fontaine , Wavelab , Craig Schumacher , Willy Vlautin , TGIF , video , videos , Video
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Loft Staff Selects is a new series kicking off tonight at the Loft Cinema. They're handing over the wheel to the staff for one night a month, letting them program the movie of their choice. The series starts with Tobe Hooper's (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) 1986 action-packed remake of Invaders From Mars, starring Louise Fletcher, Hunter Carson, and the recently deceased cult actress Karen Black. Trust me, any movie that features Louise Fletcher in full Nurse Ratched mode gulping down a living, breathing, squirming frog is worth watching.
Tags: loft cinema , invaders from mars , tobe hooper , karen black , louise fletcher , that frog scene was pretty traumatic when I was a kid , but not as traumatic as the swallowing-the-rabbit scene in the mini-series V , Video
Almost anywhere you put your foot down here, especially anywhere downtown, you're in the footsteps of a good four or five thousand years of folks who led the way. Preservation archaeologist and digital-media specialist Doug Gann reveals what we know about what's underfoot in a presentation "You Are Here: Virtual Tucson" at 7 p.m. tonight at Maker House, 283 N. Stone Ave.
Tags: Doug Gann , archaeology , Archaeology Southwest , pit houses , Tumamoc Hill , A Mountain , Sentinel Peak , Old Pueblo , digital media , Chronological Virtual Reality , video , Video
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Everybody's favorite professor of (insert any humanities, classics or anthropology course-name here), David Soren, dishes on everybody's favorite director of movies that wake you up screaming, Alfred Hitchcock, at 1 p.m., today, at the Loft Cinema, for a special screening of the master's Saboteur.
Tags: Alfred Hitchcock , David Soren , suspense , thriller , Loft Cinema , pizza , beer , do this NOW , video , Video
Sid Hirsh, of Hirsch's Shoes of Tucson, presents "All You Want to Know About Shoes and More," from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 25. Hirsch's Shoes has been in business since 1954. The free talk takes place at Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. Call 594-5225 for more info.
Tags: Sid Hirsh , Hirsh's Shoes of Tucson , the history of shoes
Monday, November 18, 2013
Phoenix's Surlie Girlies won first place at the Arizona Roller Derby state championships. While local derby teams FTW took fourth place, and VICE took sixth place. Maybe next year, girls.
The Tucson Roller Derby will be hosting its annual Band Bash benefit this Friday, Nov. 22, at the Surly Wench, 424 North Fourth Avenue. There will be a mixture of bands like Shrimp Chaperone, Hell Follows, and BRICKTOP will headline. The doors open at 9 but first band plays at 10 p.m. $5 cover charge. Proceeds benefit TRD. Click here for more information.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
SlutWalk has returned, and this year it begins at the UA Women's Plaza of Honor next to Centennial Hall, 4:30 p.m. with a march starting at 5 p.m. and ending at Fluxx Studio and Gallery off Fourth Avenue.
From organizers:
SlutWalk is a protest, a rally, and a demonstration of frustration and anger. We are protesting the blaming of victims of sexual violence. NO ONE is responsible for violence perpetrated against them, no matter what they wear, who they associate with, or who they are.SlutWalk Tucson 2013 begins at the University of Arizona Women's Plaza of Honor (near Centennial Hall). We will begin gathering at 4:30pm and the march will start at 5. The march will go down University Boulevard, towards 4th Avenue, then towards Congress and will end at Fluxx Studio. After the march, everyone is invited to return to 4th Avenue for dinner, a speak out, and afterparty at Fluxx Studio & Gallery. If you cannot stay after the march, we will have transportation available to take you from Fluxx back to the University.
Tags: SlutWalk 2013 , Fluxx , blaming victims of sexual violence is not allowed in Tucson
Friday, November 15, 2013
Keep local comedy alive.
Joey G is putting together another big comedy show from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, November 17 at Laffs Comedy Cafe, 2900 E. Broadway.
This show highlights local comedians like improv actress and KFMA morning show co-host Mishell Livio. You might have seen Pauly Casillas open for the funniest man on Twitter Rob Delaney. Jacob Breckenridge has been doing stand up in this city since he was in highschool, and has since performed at big venues like the Comedy Store and Laugh Factory in California. Josiah Osego was the winner of the 2012 "Amatuer Island" competition at Laffs. I'm going to tell some jokes and do some impressions, and the headliner for the evening is Robert Rodriguez.
The first two people that email me at [email protected] will win a pair of tickets to the show. Godspeed.
Tags: Laffs Comedy Cafe , Comedy , Joey G , Jacob Breckenridge , Rob Delaney , Pauly Casillas
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Andrew Jackson Jihad ends their November tour in Tucson. Catch the Phoenix band live at 8 p.m. Friday, November 23rd at Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave. Local pop-punk band Big Bad and Chicago's The Gunshy will open the show.
You can listen to Andrew Jackson Jihad's Live at The Crescent Ballroom album here (I highly recommend it):
Tags: Solar Culture , Andrew Jackson Jihad , Big Bad , The Gunshy , Video
You’re lucky. I’m lucky. We’re all lucky because there are two great shows happening tonight. One is at Plush on 4th Avenue and 6th Street. The other is at Topaz on St. Mary’s at I-10. So prepare to zig-zag back and forth because you’ll be sorry if you miss either. You have problems? I have solutions.
Problem #1: You’re in love with Matt Baquet. You’re kicking yourself because you missed him playing with Dream Sick last night at the Food Truck Roundup.
Solution: You can see Matt hit drums and sometimes miss cymbals with Prom Body at Topaz. Also on the bill are AZ77, Weed, Otherly Love, and Hellshovel. $5 will get you into this all-ages (beer bar with ID) event.
Tags: Plush , Topaz , Prom Body , AZ77 , Weed , Otherly Love , Hellshovel , LABMUNKZ , Shaun Harris , Big Meridox , Jivin Scientists , Saer Uno , Defacedproperty , Emcee Moses , Khatum , Bedphone , We will miss you Zackey Force Funk , Are you really in love with Matt Baquet?
