Monday, April 12, 2010
- JOEY SILVESTRI
- Fans feel the music of the band Five Finger Death Punch at KFMA Day on April 11.
Tags: JOEY SILVESTRI , KFMA DAY , FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH , BANDS , MUSIC
Frank Brun, a UA School of Journalism student, follows Kate McHugh at Ordinary Bicycle Shop to give you an idea of what goes on behind-the-scenes at one of Tucson's popular bike stops.
This project is the first part of a four-part mini-series on local bike shops around Tucson.
Tags: FRANK BRUN , ORDINARY BIKE SHOP , BIKES , BICYCLES , KATE MCHUGH , Video
- JOSHUA MORGAN
- A gamer's addiction comes to life as illustrated by a long-exposure/light-painting photograph. Ghost and Pac-Man light painting done by Cooper Christensen.
Tags: JOSHUA MORGAN , PAC-MAN , ARCADE , LIGHTS , LONG EXPOSURE
Saturday, April 10, 2010
- JOSHUA MORGAN
- Gaege Root, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Arizona, faces a ghost of his immediate past in a long-exposure photograph taken near Daniel's Moving and Storage in Tucson.
Tags: JOSHUA MORGAN , LONG EXPOSURE , GAEGE ROOT , UA , STORAGE , GHOSTS
Friday, April 9, 2010
UA School of Journalism alumnus Andrew Bess takes us to the art and community of tattoo enthusiasts.
Tags: ANDREW BESS , TATTOOS , MULTIMEDIA , SLIDESHOW , Video
Protecting the Border from John deDios on Vimeo.
A female Marine Corps helicopter pilot tells her story in this multimedia piece by Emily Bowen, a UA School of Journalism junior.
Tags: EMILY BOWEN , MULTIMEDIA , SLIDESHOW , MARINES CORPS , BORDER , SEARCH AND RESCUE , BORDER PATROL , CUSTOMS , Video
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Written by Victoria Blute/ArizonaNewsService.com
- ALLISON MULLALLY
- Alex Streeter, artist and jeweler and his dog, hang out in the garden of his museum and gift shop. Streeter, a New York native, finds his muse in Tucson.
Alex Streeter pours hot water into a plastic coffee filter as he pinpoints the origin of his fascination with the west. Jacob, Streeter's tiny dog, trots about in a tattered knit sweater. The museum is an odd mix of media: Photoshop art featuring the ghosts of Hotel Congress, towering cases filled with Streeter's most prized trinkets, and Yaqui masks alongside painted angels. When Streeter opens the refrigerator and asks if a visiting reporter wants a spot of milk in my coffee, I realize this isn't just a museum—this is also where he lives.
Tags: VICTORIA BLUTE , ALLISON MULLALLY , ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE , ALEX STREETER , ART , NEW YORK , SOHO , SILVERSMITH
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
In this multimedia project by UA School of Journalism student Rikki Mitchell, Erica Carter, one of the owners of the Dawg House day care for dogs, talk about the service they provide for dogs in the community.
Tags: RIKKI MITCHELL , ERICA CARTER , DAWG HOUSE , DOGGY DAY CARE , DOGS , Video
Monday, April 5, 2010
- ALEX BUDISH
- Light streams across a midnight road through the west side of Interstate 10.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
- Photo by Aleksa Brown
- Calexico frontman Joey Burns
Wandering past the Tucson Weekly's old downtown offices brought back a wave of nostalgia during yesterday's Festival en el Barrio Viejo, especially since my old partner in crime, Hector Acuña, was here in Tucson for the block party with wife Lisa Weeks and their new baby, Casey.
The bands were a whole lot of fun, too, from Crawdaddy-O's cover of Tom Waits' "Down in the Hole" to more mambo mania from Sergio Mendoza y La Orkestra.
Calexico wrapped the show with a long set that included many special guests, including the Silver Thread Trio, who joined the band for a heartbreaking take on "Dead Man's Will" from the Iron and Wine/Calexico collaboration In The Reins. Another highlight: A cover of Lalo Guerrero's "Barrio Viejo."
As the sunlight faded and the show wrapped with an extended jam of "Guero Canelo," the dancing crowd was evidence that the Festival en el Barrio Viejo wasn't just another fundraiser for community radio station KXCI. It was a celebration of the downtown Tucson community we love so much. Thanks to all those who made it possible.
