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Seeking the perfect iPod mix with which to grill dogs, shoot off fireworks and guzzle domestic brews? Look no further than this handy list of patriotic tunes designed to make you feel good about our country--at a time when world opinion is slanted against us.

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Tony Frank wants people to stop complaining about the lack of summer activities in Tucson, particularly regarding the local jazz scene.

"Everyone gets this attitude like there’s nothing to do," Frank (pictured) said. "But there are 14 different (jazz) shows going on in any given week."

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It could be argued that Sun City Girls were--alongside the Meat Puppets--one of two of the most interesting, prolific and, perhaps, influential bands to emerge from the Phoenix independent music scene of the 1980s.

Founded in 1981, the fearlessly experimental band was named for the infamous P… Continue

Avid readers can give their eyes a rest and take in an earful of music at Bookmans: The used bookstore chain is hosting concerts in its Tucson locations Fridays throughout the summer.

The Bookmans Summer Concert Series, which began on June 13, features local artists with a variety of musical styles, including bluegrass, country/Western, jazz, folk and blues. Each Friday, musicians will deliver two 45-minute sets between 6 and 8 p.m. The series runs through Aug. 22.

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Adorning the cover of Seattle band Fleet Foxes' recent debut album is a reproduction of "The Blue Cloak" by Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Like many of the Dutch artist's works, it is an earthy and unsentimental depiction of the various activities of 16th-century village life.

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