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, Bloodline (Barbès Records/Glitterhouse Records, February 2016), an expansion on their recent EP Shift and Shadow. An earlier incarnation of XIXA started by playing covers of…
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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 home. The one where she taught me to roll tortillas. Where she taught me, with her beautiful, long nailed, lined with use hands—sewing and the…
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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 with the Usher & Ambassador crews for five years to help keep the Procession kind. Gratitude to her—and to all the other volunteers—for her service…
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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 on it “just being a big costume contest.” Despite the fact that it’s obviously not a contest (and I’m sure the naysayer meant that metaphorically),…
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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 participated in as a member of the Community Spirit Group Ambassadors. She spoke about her experience in the Procession on the radio show—Mn Huna: Finding…
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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 be more excited! Our Technical Director, Paul Weir, has rented a beautiful tent to accommodate the musicians’ delicate instruments. It will feature prominently in the…
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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 the Finale site will remain the same, the starting point and route are changing. History This move is just the latest in a long history…
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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 can purchase art prints of this year’s poster at Tucson Thrift Shop, English Salon Spa, Yikes Toys!, and more locations to be announced soon. We…
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