Follow Tucson Weekly - Music, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/tucsonweekly5 Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:12:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglSK8XNeCRT1F1cWWor9YPv Electronic rock band Jimkata will make their Arizona performance debut at the Gem & Jam Musical Festival on Saturday, Feb. 5, with Bonfires, an album that wrestles with the highs and lows of identity crises.…]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglSK8XNeCRT1F1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgnoXTcmG-pfLClmFkX7M1Jw Thursday, Jan. 20 …]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgnoXTcmG-pfLClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmS8YmS4I_iDMb1naedg1wr After narrowly making it into the early days of 2020, and being cancelled last year, the Tucson Jazz Festival is scheduled across multiple venues from Friday, Jan. 14, to Sunday, Jan. 23.…]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmS8YmS4I_iDMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmS8YmS4I_iDF1cWWor9YPv Thursday, Jan. 13 …]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmS8YmS4I_iDF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgn6OcurNyGP7-zdsCmHakzH Feeding the beast within.…]]> Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgn6OcurNyGP7-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglLjx4gXiDqFilmFkX7M1Jw The Jons celebrate the season at the Rialto Theater this weekend When the world went into lockdown last year, the presumed silver lining was that we’d all have enough free time to complete those personal projects that life’s daily obligations previously kept getting in the way of. That’s not quite how it played out for everyone, of course, but some people did manage to peel themselves off the couch and away from their seventh rewatch of The Office long enough to get something done.…]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglLjx4gXiDqFilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglvGgrOKSjsQpVjH6qdYdAk Where the miseries of everyday life are cast aside. This week Robert Cray, Tito Puente Jr., UPSAHL, Mary Lattimore, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Koleżanka, Mariachi Sol de México, Diluvio, Nekromantix, An Irish Christmas and more festivities can be found.…]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglvGgrOKSjsQpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglvGgrOKSjsQiejEQ2Mq9rY Taylor Upsahl is living her best life.  She lent her pen to a variety of eventual hits like Dua Lipa’s Grammy Award-winning “Good in Bed,” and “Happy Endings” by Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Iann Dior, which went Top 10 at alt radio. …]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglvGgrOKSjsQiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgltfLwXBML6wSlmFkX7M1Jw Weathered by life’s detours and disappointments, inspired by musical storytellers Kris Kristoffers Mark your calendars… …]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgltfLwXBML6wSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmzHbdkW1TSzV1cWWor9YPv Harsher than whiskey, sweeter than wine. This week Black Veil Brides, Jake Shimabukuro, Murs, The Toasters, Marie Osmond, and Louis Prima Jr. are in town.…]]> Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmzHbdkW1TSzV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmhd69sOD6vyHn9ye8UNv30 It’s been a healthy diet of dad rock for this father-daughter band from Bisbee, but neither are complaining. The band says their new album, Now Where Were We, is the largest music jump they’ve made, with influences including the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the Partridge Family—yet it remains energetic, rebellious, and very much The Exbats.…]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgmhd69sOD6vyHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglKAmPKat4S9CejEQ2Mq9rY Ghastly, The Fixx, Gregory Alan Isakov, Black Label Society, GWAR, Postmodern Jukebox, Igor & The Red Elvises are all happening this week. Read on.…]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglKAmPKat4S9CejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgm_jPZ87B_BXaCY3L745TL_ Where we’re all just a few stars apart. This week, Kronos Quartet, The Beach Boys, Diplo, Jimmy Eat World, REO Speedwagon, Porter Robinson, Grouplove, Joyce Yang, San Holo and more perform in The Old Pueblo.…]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgm_jPZ87B_BXaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgm_jPZ87B_BXV1cWWor9YPv Light shines through darker days,” sings Tucson band Calexico in the opening lines of the new album “Luz de Vida II,” a collection of local music to benefit those affected by violence.  “Luz de Vida II” was released on Friday, Nov. 5, roughly 10 years after the first “Luz de Vida,” which was recorded in response to the 2011 Tucson mass shooting.…]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgm_jPZ87B_BXV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgnSDRUPrOBCqSlmFkX7M1Jw Jim Adkins, the lead vocalist,  guitarist and songwriter of legendary Arizona rock band Jimmy Eat World, had barely started touring in support of 2019’s Surviving when COVID hit. “We played maybe three weeks of dates and then everything shut down,” said Adkins, whose band is headlining this weekend’s Dusk Festival in downtown Tucson, which features two nights of rock ’n’ roll, exuberant soul music, electronica and more.…]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgnSDRUPrOBCqSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P-T5HJgy6HUf Tucson’s storied Sidewinders return to Club Congress Friday night, Nov. 5. They’re bringing back that tight, hooky, jangly, guitar-wanky “Desert Rock” sound we’ve loved, but still haven’t quite defined, for almost four decades. …]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P6CY3L745TL_ Where bad decisions are made public. This week, Martina McBride, XIXA, Zach Williams, Snarky Puppy, Blue Oyster Cult, Crystal Method, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Boney James, Blackberry Smoke, Tommy Emmanuel, J.D.Simo, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and more blaze through town.…]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P11cWWor9YPv Scott Kirkland of the iconic American electronic act The Crystal Method isn’t into sitting backstage, drinking and waiting for the crowd to dissipate before heading out. In a pre-coronavirus world, he believed in ushering his fans through the doors personally. …]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBgkxVfP2nwc_P11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglxTWSYVaz2Hcb1naedg1wr Mark your calendars… Thursday, Oct. 28…]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglxTWSYVaz2Hcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglxTWSYVaz2HZs0ohxaO6Yr The only person you truly have is yourself, says local musician Jessica Tanner ahead of the second album under her Asphalt Astronaut moniker. The new album Andromeda certainly embodies this realization, with its lonely and peaceful songs.…]]> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/sbxlRqZEBglxTWSYVaz2HZs0ohxaO6Yr