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SUMMARY:Sparrows  & The Last Train - Album Release
DESCRIPTION:Sparrows & The Last Train | Album Release Celebration \n\n\n\nSparrows & The Last Train \n\n\n\nUnder Sonoran Skies Album Release Celebration \n\n\n\n(& Petie Ronstadt’s Birthday Party!) \n\n\n\nSisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here. \n\n\n\n16+ // under 16 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian \n\n\n\n* This is a seated show. * \n\n\n\nSparrows & The Last Train celebrate the release of their new album\, Under Sonoran Skies\, with a special full-length concert at La Rosa. Nearly 18 months in the making\, the 10-song album is an expression of what the Tucson ensemble calls “Sonoran Soul from the Postmodern American West” … music grounded in the desert and in the lives and shared memory of the borderlands\, while looking toward what lies ahead. \n\n\n\nLed by Peter Dalton Ronstadt and Liz Cerepanya\, the six-piece band brings together their own songs with music by Alan Garr\, Victoria Armstrong and John Prine. Conceived in the spirit of a classic LP\, the album was shaped into two approximately 22-minute sides\, selected from 15 songs recorded during the sessions. The September 1 concert will include the complete album as well as music from those wider sessions. \n\n\n\nThe evening celebrates the release of Under Sonoran Skies on CD and digital platforms\, with vinyl to follow. September 1 also happens to be Peter’s 41st birthday\, so it will be an album release show and birthday celebration in one.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/sparrows-the-last-train-album-release/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Last Waltz Live: 50th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:50 years later\, the music still brings us together. \n\n\n\n Join us for a special celebration of The Last Waltz\, the legendary farewell concert by The Band\, featuring an all-star lineup of Tucson musicians and poets paying tribute to one of the most iconic live performances ever captured. Sunday\, August 23fd at La Rosa. FEATURING: Brian Lopéz\, Grant Bloom\, Andrea Connolly\, Connie Brannock\, Kevin Pakulis\,  Carlos Arzate\, John Coinman\, Danny Krieger\, Petie Ronstadt\, Bruce Halper\, Rob Boone\, Gary Mackendar\, Gabrielle Pietrangelo \n\n\n\nPoets: Jefferson Carter\, Terry Pollock  \n\n\n\nAnd many more  \n\n\n\nSisters Bar and Restaurant opens at 5pm. Info and reservations HERE
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/the-last-waltz-live-50th-anniversary/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Iguanas
DESCRIPTION:Tex-Mex roots rock bliss via New Orleans \n\n\n\n\n\nSisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here.  A seated show\, mostly.  \n\n\n\nWhat if Americana actually encompassed ALL of the Americas? You’d have the Tejano and Conjunto sounds of the Texas/Mexico border region\, as best exemplified by the accordion and bajo sexto\, the American South’s Blues\, Jazz and New Orleans R&B\, and the lilting grace and fiery passion of the music of the Caribbean\, Mexico and Colombia. You’d also have New Orleans’ premier distillers of this musical mélange\, The Iguanas. \n\n\n\nTaking their cues from all of the above influences and then some\, the band’s music redefines the notion of Americana\, crossing cultures\, styles\, eras… and even languages. It’s as if Rue Bourbon\, Muscle Shoals and Plaza México were all within earshot of each other and The Iguanas were the musical conduit between them.  \n\n\n\nThrough eight studio albums\, countless tours and Jazz Fest appearances\, and a flood in 2005 that did its best to take their  city with it\, it’s a testament to the band’s endurance that the same four guys that started playing in the early 1990s are still together. Joe Cabral is philosophical about the band’s persistence in the face of challenges that would have felled – indeed have felled – lesser bands. “First of all\, this is all we know how to do; we’re musicians. But more than that\,” he continues\, “we respect the power of the band as an entity\, and each individual in the band steps up to play his part. When it’s good\, that’s really what it’s all about.” \n\n\n\nRod Hodges agrees. “I don’t want to get all heady and mystical about this\, but it’s not really an outward reward we’re looking for. We all enjoy playing music\, we all get along\, and finding a group of people who can say that after all this time is a rare thing.”.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/the-iguanas/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Django Festival All Stars
DESCRIPTION:Sisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here.  Seated showPioneering Romani jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be neglected by history\, but today the ebulliently swinging “jazz manouche” sound he created with French violinist Stéphane Grappelli is more pervasive than ever. For this very special performance\, the leading purveyors of the style\, the Django Festival Allstars\, appear on the LA ROSA stage for a magical evening of hot jazz.  \n\n\n\nFeaturing the guitar mastery of Samson Schmittof the Schmitt clan\, the first family of jazz manouche\, the Django Festival All-Stars also includes accordionist and keyboardist Ludovic Beier\, violinist Pierre Blanchard\, and rhythm guitarist Francko Mehrstein — all of whom gained fame as part of the original band led by family patriarch Dorado Schmitt — joined by bassist Antonio Licusati. This assemblage of masters in the Roma jazz style are regular performers at the annual Django Reinhart Festival in Samois-sur-Seine\, France and New York’s celebration at Birdland\, which celebrates over a quarter century of music.  \n\n\n\nThe group performs in support of their new Motéma Music release\, Evolution\, a hard-swinging collection of original compositions written and arranged by the members of the band. Down Beat magazine hailed the release as “(jazz manouche) for the 21st Century!” 
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/django-festival-all-stars/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Sonoran Dogs
DESCRIPTION:Progressive Bluegrass and Newgrass Originals \n\n\n\n\n\nSisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here. A SEATED SHOW \n\n\n\nThe Sonoran Dogs burst onto the Arizona music scene in 2011\, originally coming together for a special run of performances with acclaimed Japanese guitarist Maro Kawabata. What began as a one-time collaboration quickly evolved into one of the Southwest’s most exciting acoustic ensembles\, carrying their high-energy sound from the deserts of Arizona to audiences across the American West\, Australia\, and New Zealand. \n\n\n\nRooted in bluegrass tradition but never confined by it\, The Sonoran Dogs have forged a dynamic and unmistakable style that seamlessly blends hard-driving traditional tunes\, progressive influences\, and compelling original music. Their performances showcase virtuosic musicianship\, rich vocal harmonies\, and an adventurous spirit that keeps audiences captivated from the first note to the last. \n\n\n\nAt the heart of the band is award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Peter McLaughlin\, winner of the 1988 Winfield National Flatpicking Guitar Championship and widely respected for his masterful picking and songwriting. Arizona native Mark Miracle brings soaring lead and harmony vocals alongside exceptional mandolin work\, adding depth and character to the band’s sound. Banjo powerhouse Tyler James\, the 2008 RockyGrass Banjo Champion and a finalist at the 2012 Winfield National Banjo Championships\, injects dazzling musicianship and infectious energy into every performance. Completing the lineup is Joelle Tambe-Ebot\, whose driving bass\, expressive vocals\, and seamless harmonies add a fresh and vibrant dimension to the group. \n\n\n\nWhether performing a timeless bluegrass standard\, an inventive instrumental\, or an original composition\, The Sonoran Dogs deliver a thrilling musical experience that honors tradition while fearlessly exploring new territory. Their combination of world-class musicianship\, heartfelt songwriting\, and electrifying live performances continues to win fans wherever the road takes them.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/the-sonoran-dogs/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell + Leonard Cohen
DESCRIPTION:Sisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here.Doors at 6:30pm/Show at 7:30pmA SEATED SHOW \n\n\n\n    “Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff…” \n\n\n\nWith these words\, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now – a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers\, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by\, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz\, the cabaret-style performance traverses decades alongside songs such as A Case of You\, Hallelujah\, Big Yellow Taxi\, Suzanne\, and many more. Both Sides Now is at once a piece of the 60’s and 70’s\, and of right now — offering us a story about the messiness of being human\, of lives persistently lived at the edge of growth\, and of finding the courage to turn toward one another\, again and again. \n\n\n\nRobbie Schaefer – Robbie is a rabbi\, singer-songwriter and theatre/film artist. The guitarist and songwriter for the indie folk band Eddie From Ohio has several solo releases as well\, including the 2023 single Under the Sun. \n\n\n\nHe is the founder of Lamplighters\, an online community that cultivates small-batch\, relationship-driven\, inclusive Judaism. Also he\, is the founder of OneVoice\, an international non-profit that unites and empowers youth through music and the creative arts. The organization was active from 2011-2023 and completed projects in Tanzania\, Nicaragua\, India\, Greece\, and Israel. \n\n\n\nRobbie has shared the stage with Jason Mraz\, Sara Bareilles\, Josh Groban\, Keb ‘ Mo\, and Emmylou Harris\, among others. His first work for musical theater\, Light Years\, which explores his relationship with his father\, a Holocaust survivor\, saw its world premiere at the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in 2018. The musical is now a feature film entitled Burst The Silence (Rolling Pictures)\, which released on streaming platforms in 2025. \n\n\n\nDanielle Wertz – Danielle is a storyteller\, collaborator\, jazz musician\, composer and arranger. Her voice—described by DownBeat Magazine as “evocative… remarkably intimate\, expressive and poignant”—has earned her an international following as a jazz artist and growing recognition across disciplines. \n\n\n\n​Wertz began her career deeply rooted in the jazz tradition\, gaining early acclaim as the youngest semi-finalist in the 2015 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition and runner-up in the 2017 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. After releasing two small ensemble albums as a bandleader and a third with Denmark’s Nordkraft Big Band that earned a 2026 GRAMMY® Award\, Danielle has affirmed her singular voice in contemporary vocal jazz and continues to expand her presence in genre-blurring large ensemble work. \n\n\n\nAfter completing her first European tour as a bandleader in the fall\, Danielle remains an avid collaborator internationally and at home in the NYC creative music scene. She is looking forward to being the featured artist on two major interdisciplinary projects in 2026: a Harriet Steinke original work commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects\, and a crossover jazz opera composed by Ben Morris with a libretto by Gina Stevensen.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/both-sides-now-the-music-and-lives-of-joni-mitchell-leonard-cohen/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Charlie Musselwhite
DESCRIPTION:Sisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here.Doors at 6:30pm/Show at 7:30pmA SEATED SHOW \n\n\n\nCharlie Musselwhite’s journey through the blues was from his birth in Mississippi to Memphis\, Chicago and California. Arriving in Chicago in the early sixties\, he was just in time for the epochal blues revival. In 1966 at the age of 22 he recorded the landmark Stand Back! to rave reviews. A precipitous relocation to San Francisco in 1967\, where his album was being played on underground radio\, found him welcomed into the counterculture scene around the Fillmore West as an authentic purveyor of the real deal blues.  \n\n\n\nCharlie Musselwhite is living proof that great music only gets better with age. This man cut his (musical) teeth alongside Muddy Waters\, Howling Wolf and everyone on the South side of Chicago in the early 1960’s. Thank your lucky stars that he is still with us telling the truth with a voice and harp tone like no other. \n\n\n\nMore than 20 albums later he is at the top of his game\, a revered elder statesman of the blues nowhere near ready to hang up his harps\, his depth of expression as a singer and an instrumentalist unexcelled and only growing deeper. \n\n\n\nCharlie has been collaborating with the world’s finest Artists for many years\, including Ben Harper\, Cyndi Lauper\, Eddie Vedder\, Tom Waits\, Bonnie Raitt\, The Blind Boys of Alabama\, Gov’t Mule\, INXS\, Mickey Hart and Japan’s Kodo Drummers\, George Thorogood\, Eliades Ochoa\, Cat Stevens and personal friend and best man at his wedding John Lee Hooker. \n\n\n\nIn an era when the term legendary gets applied to auto-tuned pop stars\, this singular blues harp player\, singer\, songwriter and guitarist has earned and deserves to be honored as a true master of American classic vernacular music. \n\n\n\n2019 GRAMMY Nominee NO MERCY IN THIS LAND with Ben Harper2014 GRAMMY Winner GET UP with Ben Harper 13-time GRAMMY Nominee33-time Blues Music Award WinnerMany-time Living Blues Award Winner
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/charlie-musselewhite/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jim Messina
DESCRIPTION:And the Road Runners  \n\n\n\n\n\nThis show is a seated show \n\n\n\nVenue doors open at 6:00pmShow starts at 7:00pmSisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\nTickets start at $50 An undisputed expert in the fine art of making hit music\, JIM MESSINA’s legacy of musical genius spans five decades\, three super groups\, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits. \n\n\n\nWhile acting as producer/audio engineer for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Buffalo Springfield\, Messina ultimately joined the band as its bass player.  When “the Springfield” disbanded in 1968\, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formed Poco.  With Jim on lead guitar\, Poco defined a new musical genre\, Country Rock.   \n\n\n\nAfter three successful albums\, Jim was ready for a change and left to return to his passion for producing music.  He signed as an independent producer with Columbia Records. \n\n\n\nIn November 1970\, Columbia asked Jim to work with an unknown Kenny Loggins.  While helping Kenny get ready for a record and touring\, the two discovered that they worked well together and Jim agreed to sit in on Kenny’s first album.  Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In was released in November of 1971 and an accidental duo was formed. \n\n\n\nOver the next seven years\, Loggins & Messina released eight hit albums\, had scores of hit songs and sold over 16 million albums.  They had become one of rock’s most successful recording duos ever\, but it was time for the duo to go their separate ways. \n\n\n\nAfter a series of celebrated solo acoustic tours\, Jim formed a band made of acclaimed musicians who have played with him at various points in his career. With his new band\, The Road Runners\, Jim released his latest live album Here\, There & Everywhere. \n\n\n\nTouring the country and playing sold-out shows\, Jim says that he’s enjoying discovering who he is\, where he’s been and\, most significantly\, where he’s going.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/jeff-messina/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dale Watson and His Lone Stars
DESCRIPTION:MAMMA COAL DUO OPENS! \n\n\n\n\n\nSisters Bar & Restaurant opens at 5pm. Information and reservations here.Doors open 6:30pm\, Show at 7:30pm \n\n\n\n* This show is partially seated* General Admission tickets are standing tickets. Gold Circle\, Rose Circle\, High Top Table for 4\, and Stage View Seating include seats.Dale Watson is a living legend of American roots music. With Texas-sized defiance and drive\, he’s spent four decades flying the flag for his own brand of honky-tonk\, outlaw country\, western swing\, and rockabilly. That signature sound has a name — “Ameripolitan”— and its originator is Watson himself: a singer\, songwriter\, guitarist\, producer\, actor\, cultural architect\, and rule-breaking traditionalist for the modern world\, championing the traditions that fly in the face of the homogenous mainstream.  \n\n\n\nWith Unwanted\, he fires another double-barreled shotgun blast of country twang and honky-tonk bang fueled by the heartaches\, hard-won lessons\, and high-speed thrills of a life largely logged on the road. Singing with a booming voice that could cut through the chaos of a packed dancehall\, Watson runs the show like a roots-rock ringleader. He salutes his vices on the galloping “Willie Waylon andWhiskey\,” reflects upon a lifetime of loss with the gorgeous ballad”If You Really Loved Me (Outlive Me)\,” and gets wistfully contemplative on “Life is Like a Song.” Entirely written and produced by Watson\, Unwanted is the sound of an Ameripolitan diehard with plenty of life left in the tank\, speeding toward a horizon of his own making.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/dale-watson-and-his-lone-stars/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:INCENDIO
DESCRIPTION:Flamenco and Latin Guitar RhythmsTesoro Opens the show  \n\n\n\nThis is a seated show. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6:45Sisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\nTickets $25-$50 \n\n\n\n\n\nGet ready for a musical journey like no other! Incendio ignites the stage with blending a thrilling fusion of global sounds—flamenco\, Latin\, jazz\, progressive rock\, and folk—all woven together with fiery guitar work and pulse-pounding rhythms. Their music is bold\, cinematic\, and irresistibly passionate delivering an unforgettable experience that stirs the soul.  \n\n\n\nSince forming in 1999\, Incendio has become an international sensation with 11 acclaimed albums and 2 DVDs\, topping charts on Billboard\, CMJ\, NAV\, and Amazon. With over 116 million streaming spins and thousands of devoted fans worldwide\, their reach is as dynamic as their sound. You’ve heard them on Pandora\, Spotify\, and beyond—now it’s time to feel the energy live!  \n\n\n\nKnown for explosive\, improvisational performances\, Incendio has wowed audiences at prestigious venues and festivals\, including the National Gallery of Art\, California World Festival\, Strawberry Music Festival\, Sundance Film Festival\, and the national Levitt Pavilions. After a long hiatus\, they’re thrilled to return to Tucson—and they’re bringing the heat!  \n\n\n\nTheir latest release\, Summoning the Muse (2019)\, continues their tradition of excellence\, following the success of The Shape of Dreams (2013)\, which dominated Amazon’s flamenco and world charts. Every note\, every beat\, is a celebration of passion and artistry.  \n\n\n\nMeet the Band:  \n\n\n\n\nJP Durand – Guitar\, Guitar Synth \n\n\n\n\n\nJim Stubblefield – Guitar \n\n\n\n\n\nLiza Carbé – Bass\, Guitar \n\n\n\n\n\nTim Curle – Drums \n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss your chance to experience Incendio live! Visit www.incendioband.com and join the movement. Feel the rhythm. Embrace the fire. Incendio is back—and they’re ready to set the stage ablaze!
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/incendio-2/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:JEFF TWEEDY- Sold out
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT SHOW \n\n\n\nWith Special Guest: Liam Kazar \n\n\n\n\n\nSisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\nVenue doors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n* This is a partially seated show. *Gold & Rose Circle tickets are seatedGeneral Admission tickets are standing \n\n\n\nJeff Tweedy \n\n\n\nInstagram | Facebook | Twitter | Spotify \n\n\n\nJeff Tweedy\, founding member and frontman of Wilco\, is one of contemporary music’s most respected songwriters and performers. In addition to 13 Wilco albums\, he has released five solo albums – most recently\, his 30-track “magnum opus” (New York Times) Twilight Override. This tour\, featuring his sons and longtime collaborators\, offers a rare chance to experience songs from across his expansive catalog and step inside the world of Twilight Override.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/jeff-tweedy-twilight-override-tour/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:TRAMPLED by TURTLES\, Sold out
DESCRIPTION:With Support from Wild Horses \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 15th \n\n\n\nThis show is SOLD OUT  \n\n\n\nSisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.comDoors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pm$61.30\, – (High top tables\, sold out) \n\n\n\n\n\nSpotify | Facebook | Instagram \n\n\n\nTrampled by Turtles are from Duluth\, Minnesota\, where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003. At the time\, Simonett had lost most of his music gear\, thanks to a group of enterprising car thieves who’d ransacked his vehicle while he played a show with his previous band. Left with nothing more than an acoustic guitar\, he began piecing together a new band\, this time taking inspiration from bluegrass\, folk\, and other genres that didn’t rely on amplification. \n\n\n\nSimonett hadn’t played any bluegrass music before\, and he filled his lineup with other newcomers to the genre\, including fiddler Ryan Young (who’d previously played drums in a speed metal act) and bassist Tim Saxhaug. Along with mandolinist Erik Berry and banjo player Dave Carroll\, the group began carving out a fast\, frenetic sound that owed as much to rock & roll as bluegrass. \n\n\n\nThere crossover appeal has landed them on the #1 spot of Billboard’s Bluegrass Charts on every record they’ve released while playing marquee festivals like Coachella\, ACL Fest\, and Lollapalooza. Countless tours with diverse artists ranging Shakey Graves\,  Zach Bryan\, Wilco\, Caamp\, Mt Joy\, Willie Nelson\, Avett Brothers\, Lord Huron and many more have followed solidifying a loyal fanbase.  Their last full length album Alpenglow was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. 2025 began with the band releasing a cover of Bon Iver’s “From Emma” with Caamp’s Taylor Meier (aka Sumbuck) on lead vocals. A few new collaborations are set to be announced in the coming weeks. \n\n\n\nWild Horses \n\n\n\nSpotify | Facebook | Instagram \n\n\n\nWild Horses brings their own rootsy Americana sound from their home in the woods of Minnesota\, taking inspiration from the people and places found along the great American Highway.  \n\n\n\nSharing the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson\, Trampled by Turtles\, Muscadine Bloodline\, and Wilco\, they’ve earned a loyal following that continues to grow with every show. They draw listeners in with captivating melodies\, a hard-hitting drive\, and a palpable stage presence.  \n\n\n\nFeaturing Jed LaPlant on vocals/guitar/kick drum\, Ariana LaPlant on vocals/fiddle/keys\, and Landon Pahl on vocals/bass\, they have shaped a sound that incorporates heartbreaking vocals\, standout harmonies\, driving beats\, and explosive dynamics.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/trampled-by-turtles/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260906T033005
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SUMMARY:MARGO PRICE                      Wild at Heart Tour
DESCRIPTION:This show is standing room only. \n\n\n\nVenue doors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pmSisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\nTickets start at $36. 36VIP ticket ($152) includes: \n\n\n\n\nOne General Admission Ticket\n\n\n\nIntimate Pre-Show Acoustic Performance by Margo Price\n\n\n\nQ&A With Margo Price\n\n\n\nGroup Photo with Margo Price\n\n\n\nExclusive Limited-Edition Tour Poster\, Signed by Margo Price (Exclusive to VIP Guests)\n\n\n\nOne (1) Specially Designed Margo Price Tote Bag\n\n\n\nOne (1) Commemorative VIP Laminate\n\n\n\nPre-Show Merchandise Shopping Opportunity\n\n\n\nVenue First Entry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nMargo Price \n\n\n\nSpotify | Facebook | Instagram | Tiktok | Youtube \n\n\n\nNearly a decade ago\, Margo Price turned Nashville on its head with her breakthrough\, beloved debut solo album\, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Released inthe throes of bro-country and before pop stars were crossing over into thegenre left and right\, it showcased an artist completely unafraid to double downnot only on herself\, but what she’d always loved: classic country songs writtenfrom the intellect and the gut\, hell-bent on truth-telling and both timelessand urgent all at once. Respected by her peers\, praised by critics and beloved by her fans\, Price created a lane where independent-minded\, insurgent country music can exist and thrive alongside the mainstream\, and became an ardent fighter for her beliefs in a genre where the norm is to shut up and sing. A trailblazer and a champion for the craft\, Price redefined what it meant to be a modern country artist. \n\n\n\nAnd now she’s back with an exquisite\, truly timeless album that reconnects with her roots and pays tribute to the art of the country song\, inspired in part by the legends whom she now calls colleagues and friends. Hard Headed Woman is both a look forward and a look back: a way to march forward while staying true to yourself when the path of less resistance is right there in front of us\, and short cuts are around every corner. And a way to look back when we need to trim what is no longer working\, and to stay connected with where we’re from. It is a promise and a manifesto\, a love song to both a cityand a genre\, and a defiant cry for individuality. \n\n\n\nIn creating Hard Headed Woman\, Price brought all of her power as one of  our most beloved and respected songwriters tocraft a deep exploration of love and America in a time of unprecedenteduncertainty. Featuring appearances from Tyler Childers\, co-writes with Rodney Crowell and a Waylon Jennings song that his widow\, Jessi Colter\, urged her to sing\, it is country music as only Price can make it: free of rules\, cherishing tradition\, hard headed to the core but with a delicate\, beating heart.  \n\n\n\nPrice has established herself as one of the most passionate\, vocal artists in country music and beyond and  when it came to standing up for political and personal causes\, from the presidential election\, to abortion to gun control: happily hard headed when it came to the fight for equality and justice\, especially for the working class and underserved in our society. Price has always brilliantly woven her activism into her songs\, but her role as a spokesperson had started to overtake\, on occasion\, her role as a songwriter. She wanted to focus on using her written word to deliver the most potent punch of all. \n\n\n\n “I always hope to do like Johnny Cash did\,” Price says\, “which is speak up for the common man and woman. But there have been so many threats and anger and vitriol over the years\, when I am only coming from a place of love.”      \n\n\n\nHardHeaded Woman is rooted in Price’s history and struggle to make it as a musician in a town that prizes uniformity and the bottom line\, rooted in the country and folk sounds that have become her signature\, rooted in the simplicity of a few key collaborators instead of songs-by-committee. At the heart of Price’s work is her creative partnership with Ivey\, with whom she describes as having a “soul connection.” “I’m a songwriter\,” Price says. “I’m not somebody who goes out and needs five people to craft a song\, and then tack my name on it. That’s never been my style. Ihave something to say.” \n\n\n\nShe has something to say and nothing to prove.The first song they wrote for the album that would become Hard Headed Woman was “Close to You\,” a simple\, pining call for a lover that is infused with the sounds of the desert. It’s unfettered and truth-telling\, accented by some flamenco guitar and Price’s gorgeous\, urgent vocals. “We played the jukebox while democracy fell\,” Price sings\, never letting her songs fall out of the context in which they exist. It’s the kind of thing that only she could write\, carrying both love and fear in one single line. \n\n\n\nAs more songs started to form\, an early boost of confidence came from her friends Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris\, who heard some of the work at a political fundraiser and encouragedPrice to keep going.  “I have both of them to thank for building me up and making me believe in the songs I am writing in this season of my life\,” Price says. Crowell remained not only an inspiration and supporter of the album but a contributor: he co-wrote two songs with Price and Ivey. \n\n\n\n Songs like the album’s lead single\,“Don’t Let the Bastards Get you Down\,” speak for the down trodden and the forgotten\, an “anthem for people who are being overlooked in society and need to be lifted up\,” Price says\, “because we are up against so much right now.” As so many of Price’s songs do\, it speaks both for the personal and the political all at once. Price was inspired by the message Kris Kristofferson whispered to Sinead O’Connor when she was booed on stage at a Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary show\, and even got Kristofferson’s widow’s blessing to include his name on the credits. “I always admired Kris for how he stood by her in that moment\, instead of pulling her off the stage like they told him\,” Price says. It serves as a reminder to anyone who encounters resistance in the face of fighting for justice to keep going\, especially when it would be so much easier to capitulate and cower. \n\n\n\nWhen it came time to record Hard Headed Woman\, it was important for Price to keep that ethos alive\, decamping to Nashville’s RCA Studio A and reuniting with producer Matt Ross-Spang\, with whom she made her first two solo albums. Though she has worked with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Jonathan Wilson since\, it was Spang’s vocal rebuke of easy studio shortcuts that made her eager to reunite again. “He’s so unpretentious\,” Price says. “He fully believes in me\, he fully believes in my songs. He got us back to feeling it in your gut and not needing everything to be so perfect.” \n\n\n\nAt its core\, Hard Headed Woman is about that furious instinct to never waver\, especially when ourselves\, our values and our future is so clearly on the line.As she sings on the title track\, “I ain’t ashamed\, I just am what I am.” \n\n\n\n“I hope this album inspires people to be fearless and take chances and just be unabashedly themselves\,” Price says\, “in a culture that tries as hard as it can to beat us into all being the same.”
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/margo-price-wild-at-heart-tour/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260311T220000
DTSTAMP:20260906T033005
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SUMMARY:RODNEY CROWELL      Sold Out
DESCRIPTION:Rodney Crowell \n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 11th \n\n\n\n16+GOLD and angel parking are sold out.Still available: ROSE and General Admission \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a seated show \n\n\n\nSisters Restaurant and bar opens at 5PMReservations and info at:  www.sisters.comVenue doors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pm \n\n\n\n***VIDEO*** \n\n\n\nRodney Crowell – Airline Highway \n\n\n\nSpotify | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube \n\n\n\nCelebrating his 20th studio album in 2025with Airline Highway\, described as “a document of falling in love with music all over again” \n\n\n\nOn his vibrant 20th studio album\, Airline Highway\, Rodney Crowell explores love\, memory\, and musical kinship with a new generation of roots artists.Produced with Tyler Bryant and recorded live at Dockside Studio in Louisiana\, the album captures a spontaneous spirit—blending Crowell’s storytelling prowess with contributions from Lukas Nelson\, Ashley McBryde\, Charlie Starr\, and LarkinPoe. Inspired by the swamp-pop sounds of his youth and recorded in the heart ofCajun country\, Airline Highway reflects on the past while celebrating the present. From the rollicking homage “The Twenty-One SongSalute” to the haunting closer “Somewhere Down the Road\,” Crowell delivers a wise\, joyful meditation on legacy and letting go. \n\n\n\nTwo-TimeGrammy Winner – Including Best Country Song for “After All ThisTime” \n\n\n\nSongwriting Legend – Penned hits for Emmylou Harris\, Johnny Cash\,Waylon Jennings\, Rosanne Cash\, Keith Urban\, and more \n\n\n\nOver 40Years of Acclaimed Releases – From his 1978 debut Ain’tLiving Long Like This to his vibrant 2025 release AirlineHighway \n\n\n\nChart-Topping Success – 1988’s Diamonds & Dirt produced an unprecedented five consecutive #1 singles on the country charts \n\n\n\nMember of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (inducted 2003) \n\n\n\nCriticallyAcclaimed Collaborations – Including Old YellowMoon and The Traveling Kind with Emmylou Harris (Grammy-winning & Grammy-nominated respectively) \n\n\n\nPublishedAuthor – Chinaberry Sidewalks (memoir\, 2011) earned praise from The New York Times \n\n\n\nGenre-SpanningInfluence – A bridge between classic outlaw country\, Americana\, and contemporary songwriting craft
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/rodney-crowell-the-airline-tour/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260310T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260310T213000
DTSTAMP:20260906T033005
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SUMMARY:Women of Americana
DESCRIPTION:Women of Americana: A Celebration of American Music \n\n\n\nThis is a seated show. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6:45Sisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n***VIDEO*** \n\n\n\nJoin Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh for a heartfelt tribute to the roots of American music as we reflect on 250 years of the United States. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a heartfelt celebration of early folk\, gospel\, and Western swing music with Women of Americana! This isn’t just a concert—it’s an exuberant exploration of this expansive and singularAmerican genre that planted the roots of American music. \n\n\n\n Featuring vocalists and instrumentalists Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh\, together they will perform iconic songs including “This Land is Your Land” (Woody Guthrie)\, “This Train” (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)\, “Just Like a Woman” (Bob Dylan)\, “Angel From Montgomery”(Bonnie Raitt and John Prine)\, “Car Wheels On a Gravel Road” (LucindaWilliams)\, and more! Coinciding with the upcoming Semi-quincentennial (250th anniversary of the United States’ founding)\, Women of Americana will entertain and inspire audiences at a historic moment in our nation’s history.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/women-of-americana/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260211T213000
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SUMMARY:A.J. Lee and Blue Summit
DESCRIPTION:Rhythm & Roots presents \n\n\n\nAJ Lee & Blue Summit \n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 11th \n\n\n\n16+ (kids 6+ with parents allowed) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nVenue doors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pm \n\n\n\nSisters Restaurant and Bar opens at 5pm  Reservations and info:  www.sisterstucson.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a seated show. \n\n\n\nAJ Lee & Blue Summit \n\n\n\nSpotify | Youtube | Instagram | Facebook | TiktokAJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning energetic\, charming\, and technically VERY jaw-dropping band quickly rising on the national roots music scene. Currently made up of Lee on mandolin\, fiddler Jan Purat\, and guitarists Scott Gates and Sullivan Tuttle\, and Sean Newman on Bass\, the band carries that youthful\, festival-parking-lot energy with them still today\, but at the same time there’s a genuine ease and confidence to their music making. This is not the bluegrass of ambitious musicians intent on industry success\, this is music made firstly for the joy of making it and primarily made for each other. The group is proud to be Californian\, proud to represent the neo-traditionalist bluegrass and folk from the state and the mighty communities surrounding them. Their music shines with this “think global\, act local” sort of approach. They are currently touring behind their late 2024 critically acclaimed album City of Glass that was followed up by an EP of cover songs called Cover to Cover V1 in 2025. 
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/a-j-lee-and-blue-summit/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260131T220000
DTSTAMP:20260906T033005
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SUMMARY:Mamma Coal's DOLLY HOOT!
DESCRIPTION:MAMMA COAL’S DOLLY HOOT  \n\n\n\nFeaturing:  BIRDS & ARROWS\, DEDD HORSEMEN\, SOUTHBOUND PILOT\, SOPHIA RANKIN\, STEFF KOEPPEN\, CONNIE BRANNOCK\, GABRIELLE PIETRANGELLO\, LAS AZALEAS\, GRANT BLOOM \n\n\n\nLa Rosa\, 800 N. Country Club \n\n\n\nSat. January 31st 7:30\, doors at 6:45  \n\n\n\nSisters Restaurant is next door and opens at 5PMReservations and more info: www.sisters.com \n\n\n\n\nSeated General Admission(All Ages) $19.22\n\n\n\nGold Circle (rows 1-5 with premium chair) $43.63\n\n\n\nRose Circle (rows 6-10 seated) $31.69\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Mamma Coal’s 6th annual Dolly Hoot!  Celebrate America’s favorite country singer-songwriter with an all-star cast of Tucson musicians. Sophia Rankin\, Hank Topless\, Gabrielle Pietrangello\, Grant Bloom and Mamma Coal with more TBA!  All Dolly\, all night!  This is guaranteed to be a heck of a Hoot!
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/mamma-coals-dolly-hoot-2/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260117T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260117T160000
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SUMMARY:Black Market Trust   HSL Tucson Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:HSL Tucson Jazz Festival 2026Black Market Trust – Matinee ShowLa Rosa\, 800 N Country ClubSat.\, January 17\, 2:00 PM show\, Doors at 1:15 \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS HERE  Gold Circle (rows 1-5 w/ premium chair) $61.81Rose Circle (rows 6-10 seated) $43.63Gen. Admission (seated)  $31.69 \n\n\n\nhttps://www.theblackmarkettrust.com/ \n\n\n\nA Tucson favorite\, The Black Market Trust\, returns for a special Tucson Jazz Festival performance at La Rosa! \n\n\n\nBMT is Jazz to Pop/Vocal Jazz group from Los Angeles who combine the sounds of the legendary American crooners and vocal groups with the fire and energy of Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world class musicians who have traveled the globe recording and performing on the world’s biggest stages and with music’s most renowned artists\, The Black Market Trust capitalize on their experience and pedigree to deliver a high energy\, crowd pleasing performance filled with some of the best songs ever written.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/black-market-trust-tucson-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260113T213000
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SUMMARY:Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
DESCRIPTION:TOMMY CASTRO & the PainkillersTuesday\, Jan. 13th at 7:30La Rosa\, 800 N. Country ClubVeranda Bar opens 6pm (21+) / Doors at 6:45pm \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS HEREGOLD Circle $55.06 (rows 1-5 with premium chair)ROSE Circle $43.63 (rows 6-10)General Admission (seated) $34.28 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.tommycastro.com/ \n\n\n\n“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.” -Blues Music Magazine \n\n\n\n“With a sterling reputation\, guitarist and vocalist Tommy Castro is one of the foremost practitioners of electric blues. Searing delivery… rousing and teeming with emotion. [He is] a sheer\, soaring tour-de-force.” -Living Blues “ \n\n\n\nCastro plays gritty\, string-bending blues like a runaway train….a glorious blend that rocks the soul and lifts the spirits.”-No Depression \n\n\n\n“Soaring vocals and swirling leads…showcasing Castro’s testifying\, confessional vocals [and] resonant emotional power as a singer.” -AllMusic \n\n\n\nMultiple award-winning\, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro is the guitar slinging\, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. He’s released 17 previous albums over the course of his four-decade career. Each release features its own individual sound and style\, ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues and soul to fiery\, stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll. With his new album\, Closer To The Bone\, Castro has returned to his roots\, delivering what he calls “a real blues record\, the way they would have made them back in the day.” Closer To The Bone is the most unvarnished\, straight- ahead blues release of Castro’s career\, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/tommy-castro-and-the-painkillers-2/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251227T213000
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SUMMARY:Live From Laurel Canyon
DESCRIPTION:LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON –Songs and Stories of American FolkLa Rosa  – 800 N Country Club RoadSaturday\, December 27th at 7:30Veranda Bar (21+) opens at 6/ Doors open at 6:45 \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS HEREGold Circle (rows 1-5 with premium chair) $65.97Rose Circle (rows 6-10)  $54.02Gen. Admission (seated)  $42.08 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Live from Laurel Canyon – Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock” is an evening of live music and narrated stories of some of the most influential songwriters who lived in Laurel Canyon in the mid 1960’s and 70’s.   Similar to other legendary rock and roll neighborhoods of the same era like Haight Ashbury in San Fransisco or Greenwich Village in NYC\, Laurel Canyon was a community of artists who would forge a new genre of music (Folk Rock) and forever change the look\, sound and attitude of American pop music.   Live from Laurel Canyon celebrates The Mamas and The Papas\, the Byrds\, Buffalo Springfield\, Doors\, Crosby\, Stills\, Nash\, Neil Young\, James Taylor\, Carole King\, Joni Mitchell\, Jackson Browne\, Linda Ronstadt\, America\, and the Eagles with their own unique interpretations of some of the most iconic songs of the era. \n\n\n\nMuch more than a ‘tribute’ act\, Live from Laurel Canyon not only performs the music you love in a new and unique way but shares with you the stories that inspired them.  Live from Laurel Canyon is a journey through a special time in American pop music… won’t you join us?
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/live-from-laurel-canyon/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251216T213000
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CREATED:20251120T032846Z
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SUMMARY:Ronstadt Generations
DESCRIPTION:Ronstadt Generations: A Family Retrospective in Two Acts \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing Sparrows & The Last Train\, Ronstadt Brothers\, and a reunion of Ronstadt Generations Y Los Tucsonenses \n\n\n\nVeranda Bar opens at 6pm (21+)Venue doors open at 6:45pmShow starts at 7:30pmFind  TICKETS HERETickets $20-$55 \n\n\n\n* This is a seated show. * \n\n\n\nA musical reflection on where brothers Michael G. Ronstadt and Peter Dalton Ronstadt have been — and where their sound is going. \n\n\n\nFeaturing an all-star cast of musicians — Liz Cerepanya\, Ed Friedland\, Don Armstrong\, Tyrus Watson\, Aaron Emery\, Alex Flores\, and Sam Eagon  \n\n\n\nThe evening is presented in TWO ACTS: \n\n\n\nAct I – The Present and What Lies AheadA back-and-forth musical conversation between Sparrows & The Last Train and the Ronstadt Brothers\, with shared musicians\, harmony\, and featured solo moments from Michael G. and Peter Dalton. This act is a portrait of a current Ronstadt musical line — the Postmodern American West\, unfolding in real time. \n\n\n\nAct II – The Road That Came BeforeThe second set reunites all living members of Ronstadt Generations Y Los Tucsonenses — Peter Dalton\, Michael G.\, Aaron Emery\, Sam Eagon\, and Alex Flores — in honor of the music that shaped them\, their family\, and their home in Tucson. \n\n\n\nNot a holiday show\, but a warm seasonal gathering in the Sonoran desert — steeped in heritage\, harmony\, and the echo of adobe walls in winter. \n\n\n\nThis is Sonoran Soul.This is a family in song.This is a brothers’ retrospective
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/ronstadt-generations/
LOCATION:AZ
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Darrell Scott
DESCRIPTION:DARRELL SCOTTAward Winning Multi-Instrumentalist and Singer-SongwriterTuesday\, November 11thLA ROSA – 800 N Country ClubShow at 7:00pm | Doors 6:15pm | Veranda Bar at 5:30 (21+)Find TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\nGold Circle (rows 1-5\,  premium chair) $61.81Rose Circle (rows 6-10) $43.63Seated Gen. Admission(16+) $31.69 \n\n\n\nWATCH Video (You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDarrell Scott is the epitome of the ideal journeyman. A multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter\, he’s collaborated with practically everyone in the top tier of contemporary Bluegrass and Americana\, including Robert Plant\, Steve Earle\, Sam Bush\, Emmylou Harris\, Guy Clark\, Tim O’Brien\, Kate Ruby\, Mary Gauthier\, Tim O’Brien\, Verlon Thomson\, Jimmie Dale Gilmore\, and a list that goes on and on. He’s been the beneficiary of any number of kudos across the board\, including Song of the Year honors from the Americana Music Association for “Hank Williams’ Ghost” and “Songwriter of the Year” from both ASCAP and Nashville Songwriters Association International. The elevated status of his song “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alone”\, became the closing track for the popular TV series “Justified” during several of its seasons. \n\n\n\nDarrell Scott seems to have inherited his abilities quite naturally. Having inherited the traditional template of his dad\, Wayne Scott\, his father’s influence has never wavered. “This Weary Way”\, on his terrific album\, Old Cane Back Rocker\, was\, in fact\, written by the elder Scott. \n\n\n\nThese days  you’ll find Scott roaming his Tennessee wilderness acreage hiking along the small river\, creating delicious meals with food raised on his property\, and playing music. He often leads songwriting workshops to help people tell their own truths with their stories\, and is as busy as always writing\, producing\, performing\, and just plain fully immersing himself in life.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/darrell-scott-2/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:DELLA MAE
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | all agesPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n– Table Seating (2 seat minimum): $30 + Dice fees– Rail Seat: $30 + Dice fees– Premium Seating: $25 + Dice fees– General Admission Seating: $20 + Dice fees– General Admission Standing: $15 + Dice fees \n\n\n\nEach generation\, perhaps once a decade\, experiences a bluegrass band or an artist that redefines and recenters the genre itself. Della Mae is one such band. \n\n\n\nThe GRAMMY-nominated string band was founded in 2010 and over the next decade and a half they’ve demonstrated to the roots music world\, once and for all\, that a band of all women is not\, nor has ever been\, a mere novelty. They remain at the forefront of the explosion of women instrumentalists and all-women acts in roots music and their impact is striking and measurable – not just in North America\, but around the globe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow 15 years since their origin\, Della Mae can boast their strongest lineup yet. Founders Kimber Ludiker and Celia Woodsmith are joined by guitarist and songwriter Avril Smith and vocalist and two-time IBMA Bass Player of the Year Vickie Vaughn. \n\n\n\nThere has never been a band like Della Mae in roots music before\, but thanks to Kimber Ludiker\, Celia Woodsmith\, Avril Smith\, Vickie Vaughn – and all of the women who have been part of this band over its long life – we know there will be many more bands\, singers\, songwriters\, and pickers just like Della Mae in the future.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/della-mae/
LOCATION:Plaza Stage\, Hotel Congress\, 311 E. Congress\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85701
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SUMMARY:Coco Montaya
DESCRIPTION:COCO MONTOYALa Rosa\, 800 N Country ClubThursday\, November 6th\, 7:15 showtime \n\n\n\nTICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\nGOLD Circle $59.22  (rows 1-5 with premium chair)\n\n\n\nROSE Circle $46.74 (rows 6-10)\n\n\n\nGen. Admission (seated) $35.32\n\n\n\n\nVeranda Bar opens at 5:45pm (21+)Venue doors open at 6:30pmShow starts at 7:15pm \n\n\n\nhttps://www.cocomontoyaband.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“’Just play what you feel\, be real about it\, and enjoy yourself.’ That’s what Albert Collins taught me\,” says the award-winning guitar virtuoso and soul-deep singer Coco Montoya. The self-taught\, left-handed Montoya mastered his craft under Collins’ tutelage. \n\n\n\nIncorporating lessons learned from his mentors\, the iconic Collins (for whom he originally drummed)\, and UK legend John Mayall\, Montoya puts his own stamp onto every song he performs. Since his first solo album in 1995 (which won him the Blues Music Award for Best New Artist)\, Montoya’s endlessly inventive guitar work and passionate\, hard-hitting vocals have kept him at the top of the blues world. With his new Alligator Records album\, Writing On The Wall (his sixth for the label)\, Montoya delivers what he is already calling one of the best records he’s ever made. For the very first time on Alligator\, he decided to bring his road-tested band—noted keyboardist and songwriter Jeff Paris (Keb’ Mo’\, Bill Withers)\, bassist Nathan Brown\, and drummer Rena Beavers—into the studio with him. Between the camaraderie of the long-time bandmates and the sheer talent of all involved\, the results have left Coco\, in his words\, “over the moon.”
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/coco-montaya/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:BIG RICHARD  "Girl Dinner Tour"
DESCRIPTION:BIG RICHARD “Girl Dinner Tour”All-female Bluegrass SupergroupSunday\, Oct. 26Club Congress\, indoorsShow 7:30pm | Doors at 7Advance $27.51 | All AgesFind TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n*This is a STANDING show(ADA needs- call to arrange – 520-622-8848) \n\n\n\nSince exploding onto the Colorado scene in 2021\, the four women of the bluegrass supergroup Big Richard have been on a wild ride. Although they showed up to their first gig armed with homemade puff paint t-shirts\, a load of crass jokes\, and all dressed intentionally like Stevie Nicks\, from the first few notes of their tight vocal harmonies\, dazzling string virtuosity\, and clever arrangements\, no one had any choice but to take them seriously. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetermined to be more than a one-night stand\, Big Richard hit the road. They slapped as hard as possible on the festival circuit\, worked up their stamina on nationwide headlining tours\, and left a wake of die-hard Big Richard Heads across the country swooning for their honest songwriting\, chilling vocals\, and fiddle-driven barn-burners. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFueled by a steady diet of gas station snacks\, Big Richard is currently touring their debut full-length studio album Girl Dinner\, following a whirlwind year that included performances on PBS’ the Cavern Sessions\, NPR’s World Cafe\, Telluride Bluegrass Festival\, Delfest\, Bourbon and Beyond\, Jam Cruise\, and New Year’s Eve at the Ryman in Nashville. \n\n\n\nThey often refer to themselves as the gremlins of the bluegrass world\, and the gremlins are: platinum recording artist Bonnie Sims\, who rips the mandolin and smells like Snoop Dogg’s sock drawer; road dog Eve Panning\, who toured extensively with the fiddle band Barrage and has trained her dog to murder on command; bassist Hazel Royer\, plucked from the sidewalk in front of Berklee\, can probably communicate with crows; and Dr. Joy Adams\, who would just rather be skiing.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/big-richard-girl-dinner-tour-2/
LOCATION:Club Congress\, Hotel Congress\, 311 E. Congress St.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85701
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SUMMARY:Alejandro Escovedo\,  with support from Dave Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDOw/ Dave GonzalezHotel Congress Plaza Stage – mostly seatedFri\, Oct 24 at 7:30 | Doors at 7 \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS HEREGeneral Adm. Standing: $36Upper Level Premium Seating: 47.85Premium Seating: $47.85General Adm. Seating: $42.18 \n\n\n\nWatch VIDEO  \n\n\n\nAlejandro Escovedo returns to explore “one of the most fascinating paths in music” (NPR Music) on Echo Dancing – a career-spanning collection that’s less a look back than a bold new turn for this sonic adventurer and singular creative mind. Completely reinventing and re-recording his previous work – with inspiration from Brian Eno and Judy Nylon and Suicide – Escovedo traces a one-of-a-kind musical life from ‘70s New York punk to Austin’s “musical conscience and hometown hero” (NPR Alt Latino) to unflinching advocate for musicians’ mental health and immigrant causes. With the announcement of Echo Dancing – last Spring via Yep Roc Records – Escovedo has also shared a scorching reimagining of “Bury Me\,” a song he first wrote in the early ‘90s contemplating what would happen if he “should die before he turns 43″…fittingly it’s released today\, on his 73rd birthday. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I was planning this record just prior to boarding a plane to Italy to record with [co-producers] Don Antonio and Nicola Peruch\,” says Escovedo. “My original idea was to record an album of new material. But then I changed my mind and thought that revisiting songs from my various albums would be more interesting. I always feel that a well-written song can withstand a lot of abuse. Turning a past song inside out leads to discovery of new ideas you might not have understood. The songs never seem to be complete. They are always evolving.” \n\n\n\nThroughout Echo Dancing\, Escovedo revisits rarities from his ‘80s Austin groups Buick MacKane and The True Believers (natural picks for a recent Austin City Limits Hall of Fame inductee)\, solo standouts that had No Depression crown him Artist Of The Decade in the ‘90s and more recent work through 2018’s scorching and cinematic border epic The Crossing. That most recent album saw Escovedo deliver a powerful repudiation of the bigotry and xenophobia coming from Washington at the time – on a collection that garnered praise from CBS This Morning\, The New Yorker\, Rolling Stone and NPR’s Tiny Desk – for a sound that channeled “Townes Van Zandt and Iggy Pop teaming up for a film noir soundtrack” (Billboard). Holding true to his musical vision since his time opening for The Sex Pistols as a member of punk pioneers The Nuns\, Echo Dancing cements Escovedo as a too-often overlooked but integral legend of 21st century American music. \n\n\n\nDave Gonzalez is a preeminent American roots music guitarist. In 1980 he was the founding member of the rockabilly blues band The Paladins. His group would go on to record twelve albums and headline festivals around the world. Endorsed by Fender\, the company made a Signature Model guitar for him called the Guild Paladin and Guitar Player Magazine has called him one of the Top 101 Unsung Guitar Heroes. In 2003 Gonzalez\, along with vocalist Chris Gaffney\, founded the western soul band\, The Hacienda Brothers. This ensemble would go on to gain critical acclaim\, including a 2007 nomination by the Americana Music Association for “Group of The Year.”
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/alejandro-escovedo-with-support-from-dave-gonzalez/
LOCATION:Plaza Stage\, Hotel Congress\, 311 E. Congress\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85701
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SUMMARY:Booker T. Jones
DESCRIPTION:La Rosa\, Arizona Arts Live\, and Rhythm and Roots Present \n\n\n\nBOOKER T. JONESSuperstar anchored the Stax Records house band and led  Booker T. & the MG’s. Has worked with everyone from Willie Nelson to John Lee Hooker and Soul Asylum. \n\n\n\nNEW VENUE:  \n\n\n\nLa Rosa\, 800 N Country Club RdTuesday\, October 21st7:30 SHOW\, 6:45 doors\, Veranda bar 6:30 (21+) \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\nGOLD Circle $93.50  (rows 1-5 with premium chair)\n\n\n\nROSE Circle $76.88 (rows 6-10)\n\n\n\nGen. Admission (seated) $60.26\n\n\n\n\nWatch VIDEOhttps://bookert.com/–“Jones’ name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. At 17\, he recorded the instrument’s anthem\, “Green Onions”  NPR \n\n\n\nFrom an early age\, Booker T. Jones—“one of the legends of soul music” (The NewYorker)—was captivated by the magic of melody\, rhythm\, and harmony. So magnetic was the attraction\, in fact\, that by the time he turned sixteen\, he was\, incredibly\, already a working musician with a hit song to his name. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs part of the first house band for Stax Records\, he formed the category-defining group Booker T. & the MGs\, whose first recording\, “Green Onions\,” was an international sensation\, selling more than one million copies and winning a place among Rolling Stone’s top five hundred songs of all time. Not stopping there\, Jones continued to push soul music’s boundaries\, refining it to its essence and then injecting it into the nation’s bloodstream. Nearly five decades after he first made his entrance onto the scene\, Jones paved the way for modern soul music and is largely responsible for the genre’s rise and enduring popularity. \n\n\n\nFrom midcentury Memphis\, where the brutality of segregation was a stark backdrop to the loving\, supportive family and community in which he was raised\, to the creative hotbed of Beale Street\, the Harlem of the South; from his early friendship with figures such as Maurice White (who went on to form Earth\, Wind\, and Fire) to the complicated dynamics of the racially mixed MGs—Jones not only was a witness to revolutions but also wrote their soundtracks. His musical legacy includes enduring compositions such as “Time Is Tight\,” “Hip Hug-Her\,” and the oftensampled “Melting Pot” and collaborations with the likes of Otis Redding\, Wilson Pickett\, and Sam and Dave—and later Neil Young\, Bob Dylan\, Barbra Streisand\, Carlos Santana\, and Willie Nelson. \n\n\n\nYears in the making\, this unforgettable personal journey is so much more than just a musician’s tale. Indeed\, Time Is Tight is both the definitive account of one of modern music’s most influential eras and also a necessary addition to the canon of literature about American music. \n\n\n\nBooker T. Jones is an American multi-instrumentalist\, songwriter\, record producer\, and arranger. Best known as the front man of the band Booker T. & the MGs\, he has worked with countless award-winning artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and has earned a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Along with the band\, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Jones continues to record and tour internationally\, both as a solo artist and as head of Booker T.’s Stax Revue.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/booker-t-jones-2/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ruthie Foster - Returns!
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with RUTHIE FOSTER  \n\n\n\nHotel Congress PLAZA stage Mostly seated Saturday\, Oct. 18 | Show 7:30pm | Doors 7  \n\n\n\nFind TICKETS  HERE  \n\n\n\n\nGen. Adm. Standing: Advance $37.08 \n\n\n\nLow Table (4-seat minimum): $59.74 \n\n\n\nHigh Table (2-seat minimum): $59.74 \n\n\n\nRail Seat: $48.41 – Gen.  Admission Seating: $48.41 \n\n\n\n\nhttp://www.ruthiefoster.com/  \n\n\n\nRuthie Foster’s musical journey is as eclectic and vibrant as her soulful voice. Born into a family steeped in gospel tradition\, Ruthie’s earliest influences were the voices of her mother\, grandmother\, and the gospel singers she grew up listening to — artists like the Gospel Keynotes and the Blind Boys of Alabama. However\, her path to becoming a solo artist wasn’t a straightforward one.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDespite a deep love for music\, Ruthie initially shied away from the spotlight\, preferring to play guitar\, piano\, and write songs for others. Now\, with five GRAMMY® nominations to her name\, Ruthie Foster has achieved a long-awaited milestone: her very first GRAMMY® win. Her latest album\, Mileage\, released on the legendary Sun Records\, won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards® — a triumph not only for Foster\, but also a historic first-ever GRAMMY® win for Sun Records. The recognition underscores the power of Foster’s artistry and the enduring legacy of a label that continues to champion timeless voices. With soulful melodies\, heartfelt lyrics\, and unwavering commitment to her craft\, Foster continues to carve out a path that is uniquely her own — inspiring audiences and fellow musicians alike.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/ruthie-foster-returns/
LOCATION:Plaza Stage\, Hotel Congress\, 311 E. Congress\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85701
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SUMMARY:Dale Watson and the Lone Stars
DESCRIPTION:DALE WATSON – NEW VENUE  \n\n\n\nWednesday\, Oct 8 \n\n\n\nLa Rosa 800 N Country Club Road  \n\n\n\nShow 7:30 | Doors 6:45  | Veranda Bar opens- 6  \n\n\n\nWith special guests Drew Cooper and Miss Priscilla Priddy and the Pretty Boys.  \n\n\n\n*Standing room only.*  \n\n\n\nTICKETS $6.22  Find TICKETS HERE  \n\n\n\nWatch  VIDEO Here  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re firing up the lights\, cranking up the sound\, and pouring the first drinks. Come check it out! Dale Watson is an award-winning hardest working real country musician and producer who has been creating music and performing live for over 40 years. He has shared the stage with such icons as Merle Haggard\, Johnny Cash\, Willie Nelson\, and Kris Kristofferson\, just to name a few. He has been seen on David Letterman\, Jimmy Kimmel\, and Austin City Limits\, but most of the time\, he is touring the world\, killing it for his fans\, keeping the country music roots sound alive. With over 30 albums and singles\, Dale knows his way around the recording studio\, which is why he built Wat-sun Studio in Memphis\, Tennessee\, complete with the 1937 board from Sun Studio.
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/dale-watson-and-the-lone-stars/
LOCATION:La Rosa Tucson\, 800 N Country Club Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States
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SUMMARY:James McMurtry with BettySoo
DESCRIPTION:JAMES MCMURTRY with support from BettySoo\nJune 5\, Hotel Congress Plaza\n\n\nDoors 7pm | Show 7:30pm\nReserved Seating $35\, standing $25\, day of $30\nFIND TICKETS HERE\n\n\n\n\n“I always enjoy McMurtry’s sets\, and I appreciate him more each time I see him. This time around\, I was struck by how dextrous and skilled he is as a guitarist; he really gets a full sound out of just an acoustic guitar\, which isn’t easy. As dextrous as his fingers are\, his mind is even sharper\, and his songs are some of the best being written today.” Mark Engelson\, Parklife\, DC\n\nThe son of one of America’s most celebrated novelists\, James McMurtry followed the family’s tradition: he’s a master storyteller who relates his tales in verse and music. Part of the Texas singer/songwriter community\, McMurtry has a gift for character studies\, documenting lives not in perfect balance\, and offering political commentary on how the choices of the powerful impact the lives of ordinary folks. McMurtry’s vocals are dour and plainspoken\, but give eloquent voice to the lives of his protagonists\, and his artfully unadorned lyrics are often full of warmth and humanity\, even in narratives full of chaos. McMurtry made a celebrated debut with 1989’s Too Long in the Wasteland\, he hit a creative stride with 2005’s Childish Things and 2008’s Just Us Kids\, and on 2021’s The Horses and the Hounds\, the performances and production were every bit as compelling as McMurtry’s songs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rhythmandroots.org/event/james-mcmurtry-with-betty-soo/
LOCATION:Plaza Stage\, Hotel Congress\, 311 E. Congress\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85701
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