“And We Thought That Nation States Were a Bad Idea.” Ska punks
Mad Caddies Punk Rock Steady at 191 Toole.
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La Cocina is the point of detonation for
The 34th Annual Tucson Folk Festival Kick Off Party. Various performers will take to the stage.
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Courtesy of Tucson Folk Festival
Performing acoustically, rock ’n’ roll survivor
Billy Sedlmayr lives to tell about it at Wooden Tooth Records.
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Courtesy of Billy Sedlmayr acoustic show at Wooden Tooth Records Facebook event page
Vocalist/guitarist J
ohn Ronstadt & Round Midnight perform jazz, as part of the Spring Concert Series, on the patio at Hotel Congress.
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“My second symphony is a confession of the soul.” In a program that focuses the spotlight on late Romantic period, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2,
Tucson Symphony Orchestra and
TSO Chorus perform at Tucson Convention Center. Michael Stern is at the podium.
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Courtesy of Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Imagine this. Pink Floyd classics performed on bluegrass instruments.
Lucky Side of the Moon breathes.
Lucky Lenny & Friends are at Monterey Court.
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Courtesy of Monterey Court Studio Galleries & Cafe
Wedding traditional folk and world music,
Kylo sets the tone musically for an evening of romantic intrigue, political conspiring or solitary musings. At Exo Roast Co.
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An odiferous and morose night of mayhem awaits when
Shitbag, Dayak, Lasiodora, Moon Curser and
ijustsawyoudie are at Ward6.
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Courtesy of SHITBAG / DAYAK / LASIODORA / IJUSTSAWYOUDIE Facebook event page
Marley B headlines
GLDN Party: A proper banger.
Kontraband Klick, Slave Name Flick, TK Been Poppin’, T.D.T.ENT share the mic. At Club Congress.
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Help youth
Mariachi Corazon celebrate their 10th Anniversary at El Casino Ballroom. Proceeds from the event will help to fund their participation in 15th Annual Battle of the Mariachis at the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano.
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Courtesy of Mariachi Corazón’s 10th Anniversary Fundraiser Concert Facebook event page
Metal Fest XVII finds
Skoville, Beneath The Fallen Suns, Never Say Never, Tribulance, Dirtnap, Animate Echoes and
Minutes to Midnight taking siege of the Rialto Theatre.
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Courtesy of The Rialto Theatre
This nine-piece ensemble melts down the music and rhythms of Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil with funk, rock, jazz and hip hop to extract a new sound without borders or boundaries.
B-Side Players storm into 191 Toole. With Tucson’s own
Taco Sauce in tow.
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Ballet Rincon and the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block’s Education Department present
Art in the Park. An afternoon of family-friendly, youth-based performance art, art making, food trucks y mucho mas awaits. Featuring performances by
Arizona Opera, Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Arizona Theatre Company, Vail Youth Symphony Orchestra and the
UA School of Dance. At the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center in Reid Park.
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Courtesy of Tucson Art in the Park 2019 Facebook event page
Sludgy indie rock trio
Hotline TNT are “Calling Out 2 You” at Club Congress. Alt rock/shoegazers
Hikikomori and
The Trees lend support.
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In a program of new works by Mexican composers—ranging from
danzas (stately turn-of-the-20th-century ballroom dances) to folk inspirations—
The Arizona Wind Quintet presents
Homenaje a México at Exo Roast Co.
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Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents
The 34th Annual Tucson Folk Festival, Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7.
Red Molly, Heather Hardy and
Mr. Nature’s Garden top the bill. At Jácome Plaza in historic Downtown Tucson. Find the full schedule at tucsonfolkfest.org.
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Courtesy of Tucson Folk Festival
Saint Charles Tavern hosts a Folk Fest after-party. With festival performers: With
Lucky Lenny (bluegrass/Americana),
Sister and the Sun (folk/soul) and
Larry and Leslie Latour (folk/Americana).
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Courtesy of Folk Festival After Party at Saint Charles Tavern with 3 bands! Facebook event page
The Spring Concert Series continues, with guitarist extraordinaire
Pete Fine’s Beyond Words inducing aphasia on the patio at Hotel Congress.
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Subspace will transform into an immersive cavern of projection and light installations. DJs spin.
BYOB Tucson (Bring Your Own Beamer)
Dance Party.
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Courtesy of BYOB Tucson (Bring Your Own Beamer) Video Art Show & Dance Party Facebook event page
This North Carolina native fuses soulful vocals with blazing blues guitar riffs.
Emily Musilino wails at Monterey Court.
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Courtesy of Monterey Court Studio Galleries & Cafe
Guitarist
Mike Sydloski joins the Mike & Randy 420 Show at The Hut.
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Courtesy of Mike Sydloski, Mike and Randy's 420 Show Facebook event page
Roman Barten-Sherman’s fingerstyle blues guitar sets the mood for the opening of
Head in the Clouds, visual artist Valerie Galloway’s new series. At Crooked Tooth Brewings.
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Courtesy of Valerie Galloway art opening with music by Roman Barten-Sherman Facebook event page
From Barrio Santa Rosa, this bajo sexto and accordion-driven conjunto specializes in a polka and traditional Mexican steeped sound so intoxicating that one can easily lose their inhibition and dance with abandon.
Pedro Y Los Liricos play música norteño in a post-Cyclovia after-party. At Exo Roast Co.
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The horn, percussion and electric guitar propelled Latino sound of
Santa Pachita manifests, as part the post-Cyclovia celebration—just how Tucson’s Complete Streets demonstration project will quickly transform the intersection of North Sixth Avenue and East Seventh Street into a vibrant people-centered place—at #CorbettPorch Activity Hub.
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Courtesy of Official Cyclovia AFTER PARTY Facebook event page
Take a walk on the moon. Indie/ambient trio
Moontrax, Phoenix rockers
Panic Baby and the picante
Taco Sauce are at Club Congress.
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Featuring former members of Dokken—George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, “Wild” Mick Brown and vocalist Robert Mason—
The END Machine are out touring in support of their self-titled debut recording. At Club XS.
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Courtesy of THE END MACHINE w/ DROP D Facebook event page
Like your toast with jam?
Mik & The Funky Brunch provide family-friendly funk. At La Cocina.
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Courtesy of Mik and the Funky Brunch at La Cocina Facebook event page
Praised for his jackhammer-like flow and lyrics that uplift, underground hip hop artist
Mostafa celebrates his latest release L.B.O.L. (Little Bit of Love) with DJ
Will alongside
Jae Tilt, Street Blues Family and
Odd Apollo. At Sky Bar.
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Hurricane Carla Brownlee & The Bad News Blues Band are slated to perform at
The 19th Annual Zin, Blues and BBQ. At Hacienda Del Sol.
Details here.
Courtesy of Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort