The desert has a frequency, a sound you can hear in the wilds around. XIXA tunes in and warps it, in glittering, gritty psychedelic cumbia tracks on their debut album,…
2018 All Souls Procession Finale Musical Guest: XIXA
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Guest Column: Nana’s Hands by Davina Araiza
I miss my Nana Virgie. I cried for her the other day. Yelling to the sky that I still need her. I missed her so much I went by her…
Protecting the Procession with Love: Tucson Angels
It takes all sorts of volunteers doing all sorts of things to make the Procession happen. This Tucson Angel is one of them. She and her predecessors have been working…
Guest Column: On Costumes by Kari Beth Cadenhead
As an attendee of the All Souls Procession and a Tucsonan by choice, I have a thing to say about costumes: I read a comment recently disparaging the Procession based…
Guest Column: Seeing With Heart by Houda
Houda is a young refugee from Aleppo, Syria. Her first year in Tucson, she attended the 2016 Procession of Little Angels. 2017 was her first All Souls Procession, which she…
Interview: Jose Luis Gomez, Music Director Tucson Symphony Orchestra
This year, the Finale Ceremony music will be performed by 50 Tucson Symphony Orchestra musicians, led by Jose Luis Gomez, the new Music Director of the Symphony. We could not…
Walking the Ghost River: 2017 Procession Route
In the desert, one finds the way by tracing the aftermath of water. ~ Alison Deming, as quoted by Ken Lamberton The All Souls Procession is moving this year. While…
Interview: Jessica Gonzales, 2017 Poster Artist
Jessica Gonzales has been creating art in Tucson for years—including a stunning mural on Scott Street downtown—and this year, she created the artwork for the All Souls Procession poster. You…