A love for kids, passion for teaching, love for the subject, a willingness to change and understanding the role of school in a child’s life. Those are the five qualities that can be found in an exceptional teacher, and for Margie Looney she can be called exceptional. “She helps everyone hands on, she helps improve…
Mariachi music is hot. Rap, rock, country and pop musicians are all integrating mariachi into their sound. Betty Duarte-Matwick, vocalist, guitarronera and one of the founding members of the all female group Mariachi Pasion, believes that it takes more than music skills to play mariachi. “Music is the language of the gods both male and…
PHOENIX, Ariz.– Not many would believe that the voice behind the “Duke of Mantua” in Arizona Opera’s “Rigoletto” is one that has only been singing for four years. Anthony Kalil’s path as an opera singer didn’t start with the traditional music background. He sung throughout high school but stopped after he became a technical representative…
191 Toole may be home to mosh pits and metal anthems on a Saturday night, but on Sundays they bring out the pews. City On a Hill, a local Christian nonprofit, took over the lease at 191 Toole in downtown Tucson with no previous experience running a music venue. Tom Collins, executive director of COAH,…
Ozomatli is no stranger to Tucson: in the almost 20 years since the Los Angeles-based group formed, Ozomatli has performed in the Old Pueblo more times than its members can count. It’s fitting, then, that both veteran and newfound fans can catch the band on the first stop of their upcoming tour at the Fox…
