http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/music music news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/#When: 12:25:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Every Feb. 2, it’s time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Here in the Sentinel newsroom, we’d rather watch the same old Youtube videos than check whether some rodent is having a bad hair day. Enjoy! %2012-%02-%02GMT%19:%25:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020112_festival_el_barrio/tickets-sale-annual-calexico-kxci-street-party/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020112_festival_el_barrio/tickets-sale-annual-calexico-kxci-street-party/ 02:40:00Z Rachel Cabakoff Calexico will bring their desert sound home to Tucson to benefit KXCI when they headline the Festival en el Barrio on April 7. A limited number of $15 tickets are now on sale. 2012-02-02T02:40:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020112_don_cornelius_obit/soul-trains-cornelius-dead-from-apparent-suicide/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020112_don_cornelius_obit/soul-trains-cornelius-dead-from-apparent-suicide/ 19:09:00Z Lillian Rizzo Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” the television dance show dating back to the 1970s, was found dead in Los Angeles on Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75. 2012-02-01T19:09:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_foodtruck_roundup/hundreds-herd-downtown-food-truck-roundup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_foodtruck_roundup/hundreds-herd-downtown-food-truck-roundup/ 03:29:00Z Mariana Dale The aroma of fried funnel cake, smoky barbecue and roasting corn wafted through the air as hundreds of people and more than 25 trucks showed up for Tucson Food Trucks’ fifth gathering on Sunday. 2012-01-30T03:29:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012012_etta_james_obit/blues-singer-etta-james-dead-73/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012012_etta_james_obit/blues-singer-etta-james-dead-73/ 19:30:00Z Dylan Smith Etta James, who could belt an earthy blues or croon a subtle love song, died Friday morning at age 73. (with music videos) 2012-01-20T19:30:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ 01:48:00Z Mariana Dale In 1934, John Dillinger was captured by Tucson police after fleeing a fire at Hotel Congress. The hotel will celebrate the anniversary with a speakeasy soirée Friday and re-enactments Saturday. 2012-01-20T01:48:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_az_al_perry/huntsman-may-out-but-tucsons-al-perry-in/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011112_az_al_perry/huntsman-may-out-but-tucsons-al-perry-in/ 17:33:00Z Dustin Volz Tucson’s Al “Dick” Perry is realistic about his chances as a presidential candidate, figuring he’s “probably not going to get more than about 38 votes” in Arizona’s Republican primary. That still could be more than Jon Huntsman, whose campaign missed Monday’s deadline to get on the ballot. 2012-01-11T17:33:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010812_giffords_pledge/giffords-leads-pledge-allegiance-vigil/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010812_giffords_pledge/giffords-leads-pledge-allegiance-vigil/#When: 10:28:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led the Pledge of Allegiance at the candlelight vigil Sunday that commemorated the first anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011, shootings in which she was wounded. %2012-%01-%09GMT%17:%28:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_pcc_democracy_event/pcc-celebrate-freedom-with-festival-democracy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010612_pcc_democracy_event/pcc-celebrate-freedom-with-festival-democracy/ 23:20:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Inspired by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ Congress on Your Corner events, like the one she held on Jan. 8, 2011, Pima Community College will celebrate Giffords, the Constitution and the community with a Festival of Democracy on Saturday at the school’s West Campus. 2012-01-06T23:20:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123111_auld_lang_syne/happy-new-year-raise-glass-auld-lang-syne/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123111_auld_lang_syne/happy-new-year-raise-glass-auld-lang-syne/ 19:01:00Z Dylan Smith Robert Burns’ poem “Auld Lang Syne” has become a near-universal celebration of the New Year. Here are a few renditions of the famous Scots song. 2011-12-31T19:01:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122411_christmas_songs/our-favorite-christmas-songs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122411_christmas_songs/our-favorite-christmas-songs/ 00:04:00Z Janet Rose Jackman We at TucsonSentinel wish our readers the best of holidays and a wonderful new year. With that come our picks of some of the best holiday songs. And we’d like to know what your favorite holiday songs are. 2011-12-25T00:04:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121611_parade_of_lights/parade-lights-will-set-downtown-aglow-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121611_parade_of_lights/parade-lights-will-set-downtown-aglow-saturday/ 18:33:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Tucson’s electric holiday parade once again will illuminate the city when the 17th Annual Parade of Lights makes it way through downtown Saturday. The parade has a new route this year. 2011-12-16T18:33:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120811_john_lennon/happy-christmas-from-john-lennon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120811_john_lennon/happy-christmas-from-john-lennon/ 17:23:00Z Dylan Smith Beatle John Lennon was shot to death Dec. 8, 1980. R.I.P. (with archival videos) 2011-12-08T17:23:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120611_buckmaster/buckmaster-split-opinions-separation-reid-park-elephants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120611_buckmaster/buckmaster-split-opinions-separation-reid-park-elephants/ 19:13:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Greg Patterson, of Espresso Pundit, who talks about the winners and losers in the dust-up over redistricting. Susan Basford, administrator for the Reid Park Zoo, discusses the latest in the controversy over the zoo’s two aging elephants. Plus, the conductor and general manager of the Civic Orchestra of Tucson talk about COT’s holiday offerings. 2011-12-06T19:13:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120311_daddylonglegs/daddy-long-legs-rare-successful-two-person-musical/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120311_daddylonglegs/daddy-long-legs-rare-successful-two-person-musical/#When: 15:47:000 Dave Irwin Updated: ATC’s latest production, “Daddy Long Legs” is a carefully honed, crisply presented mini-musical. Despite a hyper-romantic, predictable narrative, its two hours sail by engagingly, carried by flawless performances.  In fact, the real problem with“Daddy Long Legs” may be that it’s almost too perfect. Is “slick” a bad thing? %2011-%12-%05GMT%22:%47:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112311_tohono_chul_lights/tohono-chul-park-kicks-off-holiday-nights/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112311_tohono_chul_lights/tohono-chul-park-kicks-off-holiday-nights/ 19:01:00Z Megan Merrimac Tohono Chul Park will light up the night by transforming into a winter wonderland, complete with over 750,000 lights, entertainment, treats, and shopping. 2011-11-24T19:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_secretgardenreview/secret-garden-blossoms-ua-production/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_secretgardenreview/secret-garden-blossoms-ua-production/ 00:39:00Z Dave Irwin Approaching the holiday season, we should be aware of the dangers of acute cuteness, when, like an overdose of treacle in an ill-equipped lifestyle, twee kiddie culture overwhelms our adult sensibilities. Fortunately, this presentation is more a showcase for the program’s up-and-coming talent with nary a hint of the upcoming Christmas onslaught. 2011-11-12T00:39:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_veterans_day_parade/veterans-day-parade-troops-through-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_veterans_day_parade/veterans-day-parade-troops-through-downtown/ 22:24:00Z Emily Jones The 92nd annual Veterans Day parade once again flowed through the streets and colored downtown Tucson on Friday morning with red, white and blue stripes. (with photo gallery) 2011-11-11T22:24:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110711_all_souls/thousands-dance-dead-all-souls-procession/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110711_all_souls/thousands-dance-dead-all-souls-procession/ 21:08:00Z Dylan Smith Tens of thousands of Tucsonans crowded downtown streets Sunday night, dancing in celebration and walking somberly in memory of the dead. The finale, after a two-mile walk, saw a giant urn filled with messages to the departed ceremoniously set aflame. (with photos) 2011-11-07T21:08:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110511_all_souls_procession/all-souls-events-celebrate-passed-loved-ones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110511_all_souls_procession/all-souls-events-celebrate-passed-loved-ones/ 18:44:00Z Rose-Mary Grzasko “Put it on wheels, strap it to your back, wear it, put lights in it, walk or ride it” - all fitting ways to honor loved ones who have passed, All Souls Procession organizers said. (with videos) 2011-11-05T18:44:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110411_highland_games/celtic-festival-skirls-into-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110411_highland_games/celtic-festival-skirls-into-tucson/ 16:02:00Z Rose-Mary Grzasko Folks with a love of things Celtic don’t have to travel abroad: The Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games are here this weekend. Attendees can expect bagpipe bands, Irish and Scottish dance performances, Scottish cultural booths, and Highland athletics. 2011-11-04T16:02:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110211_flor_de_muertos/flor-de-muertos-captures-tucsons-essence-film/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110211_flor_de_muertos/flor-de-muertos-captures-tucsons-essence-film/ 19:25:00Z Mark Zepezauer Shortly after the Jan. 8th shootings, I lamented that “Tucson” would become a synonym for a tragedy, since the city hadn’t distinguished itself in any other notable way. But this weekend brings a screening of an extraordinary film that not only celebrates the best of Tucson, but nails its essence for anyone who’s never had the good fortune to visit here. 2011-11-02T19:25:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102811_liberty_birthday/happy-birthday-lady-liberty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102811_liberty_birthday/happy-birthday-lady-liberty/ 20:43:00Z Global Post The Statue of Liberty turned 125 on Friday, with the National Park Service attempting to recreate some of the festivities of Oct. 28, 1886, when one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks was dedicated at a ceremony attended by President Grover Cleveland. 2011-10-28T20:43:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102611_winehouse_death/coroner-winehouse-likely-died-from-alcohol-poisoning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102611_winehouse_death/coroner-winehouse-likely-died-from-alcohol-poisoning/ 17:19:00Z Global Post A coroner’s court in London ruled that Amy Winehouse was most likely killed by accidental alcohol poisoning, the Associated Press reported. 2011-10-26T17:19:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102011_luz_de_vida/luz-de-vida-light-up-rialto-benefit-jan-8-charity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102011_luz_de_vida/luz-de-vida-light-up-rialto-benefit-jan-8-charity/ 22:04:00Z Gerald M. Gay Released this week, “Luz de Vida” is a music compilation benefiting the Tucson Together Fund, which provides support for the Jan. 8 victims and their families. 37 local and national acts participated, and several will play a benefit concert at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday. 2011-10-20T22:04:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102011_tucson_bioblitz/saguaro-visitors-can-amateur-scientists-bioblitz/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102011_tucson_bioblitz/saguaro-visitors-can-amateur-scientists-bioblitz/ 19:03:00Z Megan Merrimac Tucson’s first BioBlitz will begin Friday and continue through Saturday, when participants can observe and records as many plant and animal species in Saguaro National Park to better understand, appreciate and protect the park. 2011-10-20T19:03:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102011_uamusicfestivalpreview/ua-music-festival-features-rarely-performed-classical-works/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102011_uamusicfestivalpreview/ua-music-festival-features-rarely-performed-classical-works/ 07:03:00Z Dave Irwin This weekend’s Music + Festival at the University of Arizona will feature live performances of works by Béla Bartók, György Ligeti and Robert Beaser, discussions of their music and two Stanley Kubrick films which used Bartók’s and Ligeti’s music in their soundtracks 2011-10-20T07:03:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101711_waterisrisingpreview/water-rising-joyous-desperate-art/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101711_waterisrisingpreview/water-rising-joyous-desperate-art/ 04:02:00Z Dave Irwin Pacific Islanders face the destruction of their fragile island homes. Their response? To sing and dance, proudly, joyously. When your homeland is threatened, it might seem a strange response, unless your unique culture is all you have. 2011-10-18T04:02:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_tucson_meet_yourself/heat-doesnt-hold-back-crowds-tucson-meet-yourself/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_tucson_meet_yourself/heat-doesnt-hold-back-crowds-tucson-meet-yourself/ 21:06:00Z Megan Merrimac The Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival kicked off on Friday in downtown Tucson, with a large number of people and a huge variety of food and entertainment to represent our city’s different cultures. 2011-10-15T21:06:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101311_everlast/jump-around-everlast-under-10-spot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101311_everlast/jump-around-everlast-under-10-spot/ 20:48:00Z Dylan Smith Rapper/folksinger Everlast will take the stage next month at the Rock, and tickets are only $9.21. (with videos) 2011-10-13T20:48:13+00:00