http://www.thezmag.com/articles.sec-53-1-music-features.html Holden would have loved this peculiar juxtaposition of events—that within days of his passing on Jan. 17, he’d be joined in Rhythm & Roots heaven by the great Johnny Otis and then Etta James.]]> Ozomatli, the multi-genre and multi-racial Los Angeles band that has served as U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors, performs a benefit in Tucson for Save Ethnic Studies on Feb. 18. ]]> His Quartet No. 6 was the last thing Bartók composed in his native Hungary before fleeing the madness of World War II. Jupiter String Quartet pays it homage on Jan. 25.]]> Silver Thread Trio’s new album weaves misery, heartache and Americana. CD release party is January 28.]]> Members of the local band GSol see every gig as an opportunity to polish and explore.]]> Only in Tucson does a holiday party mean kalimba-infused Christmas carols, traditional musical fare from Ireland and Appalachia and more on Sat, Dec 17.]]> The Great Cover Up will rock your world, Dec. 15-17, in order to raise funds for Tucson Artists and Musicians Health Care Alliance.]]> No one needs to make a case for how great a town Tucson is for music, but it’s still important that we do. ]]> Ryanhood came home last year to take a break from the biz, re-discovered its center and releases a new album Nov. 4 @ Rialto.]]> "There's nothing like having the Catalinas to set you straight when you get turned around."]]> Scores of talented individual craftsmen construct small numbers of high-end guitars in private working shops throughout the world; nine such in Tucson alone.]]> “The passion of playing music is the essence of my life,” says professional percussionist Richard Noel.]]> Teodoro ‘Ted’ Ramirez can tell you a tale or two about old Tucson. The local musician comes from a long line of storytellers dating back to the late 1600s.]]> It’s not every day that hoards of scooters ride down Congress to watch Agent Orange play alongside of fire dancers, trick skateboarders and a giant Gorilla head.]]> Salsa, tejano and flamenco are filling the streets of downtown throughout this month as part of “Calle Congresso."]]> They say you can’t please everyone. Unless, of course, you’re talking about Tucson’s music scene in September.]]> Tucson’s community radio station, 91.3FM, features cuts from the following new albums this month.]]> Chillie Willie’s impeccable sense of rhythm and timing on various percussive instruments has been a complement to local and national artists.]]> I’ll chalk it up to cosmic synchronicity. The Great Mystery must have given a wink and a nod when I was re-reading Tom Robbins in the same temporal space as listening to The Swigs. ]]> Saturday's concert at the Rialto will be a full-on rocking affair with chart-topping, classic-rockers Foreigner. ]]>