In a genre dominated by angry white men, this all-female trio of POC, 20-something pop-punk divas — with their brash attitude, ferocious guitar riffs, earworm melodies, and innate badassery — are blazing trails through a new frontier. They'll rock Tucson's 191 Toole on Tuesday. Read more»
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Peering into the scrying mirror — depicting a world equally grotesque and apocalyptic — Tucson artist Daniel Martin Diaz's new book “Iconoclasm: AI and The Devaluation of Humanity's Achievements” makes inquiries into the impact of artificial intelligence on the arts and the shape of things to come. Read more»
Hailing from the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, since their inception in 2017, Mexican-American darkwave/post-punk duo Twin Tribes’ dark star has been steadily on the rise. They'll hit the stage at 191 Toole in Tucson on Monday night. Read more»
The social dance music — a mix of polkas and waltzes with Mexican influences — developed by Southern Arizona's Tohono O'odham people will be featured at this year's Waila Celebration, set for Saturday. Read more»
Straight out of Poway, the lo-fi electronic buzz and thump of post-punk revivalists Crocodiles was cultured in San Diego — and spread around the world. The group will take to the Club Congress stage on Saturday, with "echoes of friends who are no longer with us." Read more»
The Tucson Musicians Museum in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation and Hotel Congress will hold a celebration of life for George Howard. Read more»
"At our shows people know the words to our songs and are singing along. That still blows me away," said Greyhound Soul's stalwart leader Joe Peña ahead of this weekend's gigs marking the band's nearly three decades of music. Read more»
Seemingly “born a silver thorn on a Midwest rose,” in finding her angels Melissa Etheridge found her soul. ne of rock's great female performers and an LGBTQ activist, she spoke with the Sentinel ahead of a Tucson concert. Read more»
Pima Community College had not offered mariachi classes for more than a decade — until a former PCC student and music instructor Don Fuentes sent an email to Steven Higginbotham, who was the arts dean, in summer 2021. Read more»
Four decades after the Psychedelic Furs' debut, co-founding member Tim Butler reflects on the road out of Middlesex, England. Most well-known in the U.S. for the the theme for "Pretty in Pink," the band is back after a long break, and has an upcoming stop in Tucson. Read more»
Whether it's the lilting strains of a classic folk song or the pounding of three-chord punk rock — or the omnipresent U2 — the music of the small island of Ireland has influenced artists throughout the world. So raise a glass of Guinness, tap your toe or even get up and dance a bit as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with song. Read more»
Every Feb. 2, it's time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Let's just not think about doing 2020 all over again. Or 2021. Or even 2022. Read more»
In perfect unison with the theme of home, the emotional impact of its absence and the human capacity for renewal, Takács Quartet cellist and founding member András Fejér reflects on his past and recent work ahead of a concert in Tucson on Wednesday evening. Read more»
New York performer Mike Savino — known by his artistic name Tall Tall Trees — will put on a one-man show at the 2023 Tucson Jazz Festival. With his banjo in hand, the songwriter said people should be ready to see something they've never seen before. Read more»
When the pandemic hit, countries entered periods of lockdown and people self-isolated. For Jake Leckie, Elizabeth Goodfellow and Nadav Peled, music was a lifeline. Read more»
2nd Saturdays at the Fox return this weekend with a screening of "King Creole" starring Elvis Presley and live music performed by Gila Bend and Classless Chaps. Read more»