Rhythm and Roots Concert Series, Live Americana Music in Downtown Tucson
WALTER SALAS-HUMARA A Cuban-American whose parents fled Castro’s Havana with him still in the womb, Walter Salas-Humara was raised bilingual in Fort Lauderdale. College in Gainesville and a residency with the Vulgar Boatmen left him with a lifelong habit of Mudcrutch/Tom Petty-style crunchy guitar riffs. Chasing the punk prairie fire to New York just in […]
Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Kevin Pakulis is a master musician and story teller. Emerging in 2004 from Tucson's deep pool of talented musicans, his award-winning edgy, guitar-driven compositions, delivered with plenty of raw energy, earned him national and international attention with his debut release of Yeah Yeah Yeah. No Depression Magazine put it most succinctly in […]
Johnny Strasser and The Deep Rollers are all members of the ARIZONA BLUES HALL of FAME. The band is: Larry Lee Lerma on bass, Marx Loeb on drums, Blake Matthies on guitar and Johnny Strasser on vocals, guitar and harmonica. John, “Juke Joint Johnny” Strasser was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He joined the harmonica club […]
Vintage Nashville evokes Austin's Armadillo World Headquarters. Karl Blau is a Pacific Northwest staple, a prolific troubadour who defies genre. Outfitted with an unmistakable, deeply emotional voice that roams between baritone and falsetto with ease. He has performed solo and in bands (EARTH, Your Heart Breaks, Laura Veirs, Bright Black Morning Light, Maher Shalal Hash […]
The best of the best of Tucson’s guitar scene are coming together for an evening of back to back, doubleheader, triple whammy guitar rumbles! Hosted by Prison Band’s Mike Hebert, the night will feature performances from Pete Fine, Ed Delucia, Mitzi Cowell, Loren Dircks and a few more special guests to be announced!
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has built its reputation the long, slow, hard way. After 12 years of playing as many as 300 shows each year, Rev. Peyton, the world’s foremost country blues finger-style picker, along with the biggest little band in the country has pieced together one of the most dedicated followings out there. […]
The desert southwest has been more than just a change of scenery for Birds and Arrows, it’s turned out to be a change in vision and attitude. They had outgrown the skin of their quiet, folk beginnings and the desert has given them the space and freedom to finally shed the honeymoon sweetness of their past. Arbitrary Magic […]
At 25 years of age, Oklahoma native Parker Millsap is quickly making a name for himself with his captivating live performances, soulful sound, and character-driven narratives. He’s had a string of highlights in recent years including his network television debut on CONAN, a performance with Elton John at the Apple Music Festival in London, an […]
Jesse Dayton's story reads like a who’s who of American music. Want to talk about being "born into it"? Imagine a 15-year-old kid born and raised on the Texas/ Louisiana border, playing his Telecaster guitar in all-black zydeco bands in Lake Charles, Louisiana; honky-tonk country bands with members left over from the Starday Records’ George […]