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HOCO COMMOTION!

The big news this week, of course, is Hotel Congress’ annual HoCo Festival. Now in its fourth year, the event began in 2005 as an all-local celebration of Club Congress’ 20th anniversary and Tucson music in general over the same 20 years. Pe… Continue

JULY SHOWERS BRING AUGUST CHAINSAWS

As I write this, my awesome landlord is in my front yard, attacking innocent trees and bushes with a mighty and loud chainsaw, trying to keep up with the growth brought by the monsoon. (The fact that I have to claw my way through branches to get… Continue

THE FIRST SIGN OF 'FALL' (WHATEVER 'FALL' IS)

It happens every year at this time: After holing up in the studio for the hottest months of the year, local acts emerge with new music for the masses.

Usually, at the end of the summer and beginning of fall (what’s fall again?), a spat… Continue

NO, IT'S NOT SHORT FOR "TAMARA"

Ladies and gentlemen, it's TAMMIES time.

This week, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Rialto Theatre, the Weekly will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Tucson Area Music Awards, our annual celebration of the best lo… Continue

AGING GRACEFULLY

In the six years they've been a band, Brooklyn's the Hold Steady have gone from a hobby--"just local shows, no touring, and most likely, no real records"--to a critics' darling with four albums under their belt. Last year alone, they played more than 200 shows and… Continue