punk
Posted Mar 17, 2022, 8:58 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted May 22, 2019, 2:32 pm
Julian Hernandez
/Cronkite News
The Tucson hardcore quartet Crossfire uses lyrics and their shows to educate fans about issues that migrant and indigenous communities face daily.... Read more»
Posted Mar 16, 2019, 8:02 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Updated Oct 26, 2018, 5:03 pm
Julie Jennings Patterson
/TucsonSentinel.com
Longtime local favorites the Pork Torta, Spacefish and the Besmirchers rock your Halloween this year, plus local music news, gig listings and more in your TucsonSentinel.com weekend roundup.
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Posted Apr 27, 2018, 9:31 am
Julie Jennings Patterson
/TucsonSentinel.com
The loud, fast, fun, catchy, unapologetically feminist garage surf punk of Tucson band Taco Sauce. Plus, your TucsonSentinel.com weekend music roundup and this week's local listings.... Read more»
Posted Nov 17, 2017, 9:01 am
Julie Jennings Patterson
/TucsonSentinel.com
Hank Topless sings "hard country blues" with a touch of Merle, a snarl of Jerry Lee, a dash of Leon Russell and a little bit of punk rock give-no-fucks abandon. Meanwhile, Tucson seems to be "singing the blues" this week, with several live blues-tinged gigs coming up, and some good, solid Old Pueblo psych and indie rock news. It's your weekend music update!... Read more»
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Posted Aug 25, 2017, 10:16 am
Julie Jennings Patterson
/TucsonSentinel.com
An interview with bubblegum sweet and streetwise punk duo the Exbats, plus Lenguas Largas, remembering Bob Spasm and more in your TucsonSentinel.com weekend music round up.... Read more»
Posted Jan 22, 2016, 11:02 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Here's today's earworm: While the East Coast is prepped for a hazardous major snowstorm, Tucson's seeing another sunny winter day. It might not be received favorably, but we're tempted to taunt friends and family dealing with the cold with this Al Perry country cover of a Tucson punk classic: "We Got Cactus."... Read more»
Posted Apr 2, 2015, 12:00 pm
Joshua Levine
/TucsonSentinel.com
While Tucson's music landscape is as rich, vast and rife with possibility as the city itself, fans of local acts — the best of which stand up to any act in any locale you care to name — have seen coverage of it shrinking at an alarming rate recently. With this new column, TucsonSentinel.com is your solid source for serious coverage of our weird and wonderful homegrown monster of a music scene. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 17, 2015, 11:01 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Jul 18, 2013, 6:36 pm
Jennifer Mattson
/Global Post
Members of the Russian punk performance group Pussy Riot released a video Tuesday criticizing President Vladimir Putin's ties to the country's oil industry. It is the group's first video in almost a year. The music video, called "Like a Red Prison," shows four members of the group in their signature, brightly-colored "balaclava" masks and tight dresses, taking a sledge hammer to a pipeline and pouring oil on what appears to be a picture of Igor Sechin.... Read more»
Posted Jul 18, 2013, 6:09 pm
James Miller
/GlobalPost
Chinese punk rock is a lot like Chinese street food — rough, honest, loud and maybe even less healthy. The raucous cacophony erupted out of the country's most famous modern protests. During the 1989 Tiananmen democracy revolt, Cui Jian, the godfather of Chinese punk rock, taught a generation how to revel in rebellion. Today alternative culture in the People's Republic has become so potent that Vice Magazine has even opened up a branch in Beijing to cover it.... Read more»
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Posted Aug 21, 2012, 12:43 am
Jack Hamilton
/GlobalPost
For all the august legacies of the Ramones, The Clash and even the Sex Pistols, they plied their trade in countries where they weren't likely to do time for criticizing the government. Pussy Riot is inspiring and astoundingly great because they're extending the tradition into a context that matters. (with video)... Read more»
Posted Feb 24, 2012, 12:24 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
"Whatever happened to the heroes?" If you're talking punk rock, they'll be in Tucson. Former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, ex-Stranglers singer Hugh Cornwell and Blondie drummer Clem Burke have elected to make a Friday night stop at Club Congress.... Read more»
Posted Feb 19, 2012, 11:03 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Mike Davis, who helped pioneer punk rock with Detroit's legendary the MC5, and later played with Tucson's Rich Hopkins and Luminarios, died Friday of liver failure. He was 68.... Read more»
Posted May 17, 2011, 10:26 am
Ioan Grillo
/GlobalPost
Alternative Latin music is making new strides into the U.S., with Mexican bands packing venues from coast to coast. The strength of alternative Mexican music on both sides of the Rio Grande attests to sweeping changes in the two nations in the last decade.... Read more»