Effects Wizard

Tucson denizen Jamie Laboz is a modern-day renaissance man in the truest sense of the phrase; an integral element in the combination of clatter, creativity and enigmatic energy of Tucson.

Hoco Fest Raises The Bar

This year’s HoCo Fest ramps up its weekend bill and adds the angle of a “curatiorial” band with Tucson-based Calexico.

KXCI Celebrates 1970

Get your 70s on this Saturday with 10 great local bands!

Happy Introspection

Mark Matos and Os Beaches' release "Words of the Knife," hones creative fervor into sunshine grooves.

Musical Tune-Up for the Spirit

Steve Oda and Ty Burhoe present an evening of Hindustani music, a style that has been carefully practiced over the past 500 years.

Hear It From The Mountaintop

Bonnie Vining, founder of the non-profit Live Acoustic Venue Association (LAVA), has the perfect staycation for weather-weary Tucsonans.

Discovering A Fertile Niche

DJ Odious feels like a drop of water that splashed down upon Tucson last fall.

Hip-Hop in the City

Tucson is cranking up the heat this month with a handful of hip-hop shows to please almost every fan - so gear up to get down!

Courtyard Tunes Return

Rhythm & Roots' Plaza Palomino Courtyard Concert Series is back with Sister Morales performing on May 15.

Vinyl in a Digital World

A weekend of spinning 7-inch records while sick at home inspired James Tritten to start Fort Lowell Records.

KXCI’s Five

Tucson community radio station, 91.3 FM, will be spinning cuts from the following new albums this month.

Soft Revolution

Kate Becker (Old Bisbee Records)

A creation of sonic space where soul, jazz, funk and rock adroitly boogie.

KXCI’s Five

July & August 2010

Tucson community radio station, 91.3 FM, will be spinning cuts from the following new albums this summer.

Noise Will Be Noise

Holy Rolling Empire (Burning House Records)

Where Holy Rolling Empire is concerned, suffice to say that if you like good music, you can't help liking this band.

Found Folk Music

The Missing Parts can be found in the belly of the 4th Avenue underpass, Fridays after 10 p.m. with music floating upward & outward, pulling wayfarers in.

Brazen Stir

For a band that has been performing live just since January 2009, Brazen Stir has garnered some notable accolades & celebrates it's frosh release on Friday.

The Long Way Home

Skip Heller (self-released)

Skip Heller is a true musicians’ musician. Whether he’s doing exotica (Lua-O-Milo) or straight-ahead jazz (Fake Book) or producing, the guy can do anything.

I And Love And You

The Avett Brothers (American)

The Avett Brothers’ 2009 release has old and new fans listening with fresh admiration for this decade old North-Carolina folk-rock band.

Let It Come Down

The Swigs (Sapient)

With this disk, it all comes together for The Swigs - a great rock band in their prime, playing at Grill’s Red Room April 8.

Acid Mother’s Temple

Japanese psychedelic powerhouses Acid Mother’s Temple hit Plush once again for a set of roaring guitar shredding, spiritualist chants, and an all out explosively unique rock experience!

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