Pumpkins to smash into Rialto on Sept. 1
Smashing Pumpkins will play Tucson’s Rialto Theatre on Sept. 1, the venue announced Monday.... Read more»
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Smashing Pumpkins will play Tucson’s Rialto Theatre on Sept. 1, the venue announced Monday.... Read more»
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Elton John’s concert at the Tucson Arena has been postponed one night to Thursday.... Read more»
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Listen to Calexico perform favorites like “Roka” and “Crystal Frontier” in this free download/stream of a 2009 live show.... Read more»
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Guest Opinion: An open letter to artists boycotting Arizona: By not performing in Arizona, artists are harming the very people and places that foster free speech and the open exchange of ideas that serve to counter the closed-mindedness recently displayed by the new law.... Read more»
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You probably think of London as Britain’s musical capital: It is where musicians get discovered, where music moguls sit in skyscrapers and decide on the next big thing, and where artists land the elusive record deal. But a smaller city has knocked off London’s crown.... Read more»
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Hall & Oates, the rock and soul duo popular in the ‘80s, will not perform in Phoenix because of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.... Read more»
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Several musical acts have formed a coalition – The Sound Strike – to organize boycotts of Arizona in wake of the state’s new immigration law.... Read more»
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There is a definite air of civic engagement in the programming offerings of clubs and arts organizations this week, as well as a commitment to the unique cultural hybrid that is Tucson. If the 24-hour news cycle portrayal of your community has made you despair of late, the perfect remedy is a visit to some of these choice weekend events. Boycott your television and embrace some local culture.... Read more»
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Thursday night brings two double bills to downtown. Los Angeles-based chanteuse Jessica Fichot will play with Gabriel Sullivan at Solar Culture, and Band of Annuals members support songwriter David Williams, who will be joined by Amy Rude at the Red Room.... Read more»
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While the young stars of “Glee Live! In Concert” prepare to open their tour with a two-night stand in Phoenix, show creator Ryan Murphy published an open letter today calling for a boycott of Newsweek magazine.... Read more»
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A week with Broken Social Scene’s “Forgiveness Rock Record” suggests that it will eventually sound like its predecessor on anti-depressants. The lows are filled in with putty, but the highs get sanded off in the process.... Read more»
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Gabriel Sullivan is one of the hardest-working musicians in Tucson. If you have seen local live music in the last year or so, chances are good you have seen Sullivan onstage. Now, he prepares to debut his composition for string quartet at Chamberlab I.... Read more»
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This weekend, to celebrate its 25th year, the Tucson Folk Festival will feature approximately 115 acts on four stages, workshops, a New Artists’ Stage at the Tucson Museum of Art, featuring short, impromptu sets by festival players and others, and food and craft vendors, in addition to the headliners.... Read more»
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Andrew Gardner is the singer and lead guitarist of local indie pop veterans, La Cerca. The band plays twice this weekend, opening for Spindrift at the Red Room on Thursday, and for Hairsprayfireandgirls at Plush on Saturday.... Read more»
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The Local Natives’ debut album “Gorilla Manor” (Frenchkiss Records) is in most music snobs’ highest rotation lately, and tonight, the band will grace the smallest, best-sounding venue they are likely to encounter for a very long time.... Read more»
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Tucson guitarist Gene Ruley has launched a new endeavor with singer/songwriter Betsy Scarinzi, bassist Jason Steed and drummer Alan Anderson. Saturday, Silverbell will kick off the Club Crawl on the Hotel Congress outdoor stage.... Read more»
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