"Slaid Cleaves may be the Americana genre's most underappreciated songwriter."  With a knack for giving breath to perpetually down-on-their-luck characters on albums like 2000's excellent Broke Down, the Austin by way of Maine artist evokes writers from GUY CLARK to TOM PETTY, crafting detailed portraits of barflies, drifters and day laborers. On June 23rd, he […]

Often compared to James Taylor, folk singer/songwriter David Wilcox’s lyrical insight is matched by a smooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar chops, and creative open tunings, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. Now, 18 albums into a career spanning over 25 years of touring extensively around the U.S and world, he continues […]

The  Sonoran Dogs are made up of award-winning seasoned veterans who have come together to enjoy bluegrass, newgrass and Americana music, often times adding one or more “strays” on fiddle, dobro and even accordion!  This event will feature the BIG band, which includes Peter McLaughlin on guitar, Mark Miracle on mandolin, James Tyler on banjo, […]

Fifteen-year-old Roman Barten-Sherman has been playing blues guitar since the age of four. His repertoire has been inspired by the deep traditions of pre-war delta, piedmont, hill country blues and primitive American folk. Now 2018 brings the release of Barten-Sherman’s fifth album, simply titled Roman Barten-Sherman. Featuring thirteen acoustic, original instrumental compositions, this album finds […]

Dale Watson, keeper of the true country music flame, carries on in the tradition of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson with his “Ameripolitan” brand of American roots music. His latest album Call Me Insane, was recorded in Austin with veteran producer Lloyd Maines (Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, etc.). “Having known Lloyd […]

Get out your boots and get into the Cowboy Sprit with THE TUCSONIC'S! The TUCSONICS play their way from the origins of early fiddle and dance hall bands to chart-topping hits of the 1930's and 40's, playing the legendary music of Bob Wills, Tex Williams, Spade Cooley and Merle Haggard. Other artists they often play are […]

The Bad News Blues Band has earned a well-deserved reputation for house-burning live performances all over the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Romania, Ireland, the U.K. and even Moscow, Russia! With their latest ARV Records release, "Live at Hot Licks" produced by Steve Grams and Mike Blommer, they've been touring the West […]

The Greyhounds is an Austin, Texas, "old school" SOUL band fronted by guitarist Andrew Trube and keyboardist Anthony Ferrell, together since 1999. The soulful Austin band are making their  return to Hotel Congress, this time bringing their love for Memphis and soulful rock-infused tunes to the plaza stage.  Opening is  Tucson's own Ivan Denis, and […]

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 […]