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Where the miseries of everyday life are put aside. This week Robert Cray, Tito Puente Jr., UPSAHL, Mary Lattimore, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Koleżanka, Mariachi Sol de México, Diluvio, Nekromantix, An Irish Christmas and more festivities can be found. Read on.
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Thursday December 9
“A conversation with the gods” is the meaning of the word mambo, as well as the name of a voodoo priestess. Tito Puente, tapping into something bigger than himself, was a pioneering force in mambo. Popularized in Cuba in the 1930s by Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Perez Prado and Tito Puente & His Orchestra, the mambo is a powerful cross-fertilization of Afro-Caribbean and Latin rhythms whose roots are inextricably linked to the voodoo percussions that evolved in the new World. of the 6,000-year-old West African Vodun religion, the religion of many slaves brought from West Africa to the Americas and the Caribbean. Brutally suppressed by the slave owners, these primary and hypnotic rhythms – the same ones that compel the happy participants to enter into an ecstatic union with their divine selves – not only resisted the inhumanity of their forced transplantation into the New World, but eventually prospered. by infiltrating Western culture and music. âThe Devil’s Music,â soul, R&B, rave, trance and EDM are all in debt. Now Tito Puente Jr. has taken on the role, with his own high-tension fusion of jazz, salsa, merengue and mambo. Tito Puente Jr. Latin Jazz Ensemble gift The king and me (2021), a tribute to the music of his father. At the Rialto Theater … Phoenix-born, Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Kristina Moore (aka Koleżanka) writes songs about the absence of place, a condition that French philosopher Henri Lefebvre called “the misery of the everyday life “. It’s a state of being, says Moore, which is all too well understood by truckers, deckhands, flight attendants and touring musicians. Illuminated under the yellow glow of the headlights, Koleżanka provides the soundtrack of a nocturnal stroll through a desert night landscape. At the Club Congress … In a program of bittersweet romance and humor, led by fifth-generation Mariachi musician Jóse Hernà ndez, Mariachi Sol de México celebrates a Merry Christmas Achi. At the Fox Tucson Theater …
Friday December 10
Can you hear the buzz? Alternative Press has called UPSAHL the “Queen of Indie Pop in the Making”. Growing up in Phoenix around her father’s punk bands (father Mike Upsahl played guitar with pop-punk, alternative rockers Stereotyperider and High Horse) and a house full of material, Taylor Cameron Upsahl has music in his DNA. . Mixing the punk attitude with pop hooks, Upsahl has the musical chops to stand out from the glut. A graduate of the Arizona School for the Arts, she received classical training in piano, guitar and voice. Skipping college, Upsahl made the pilgrimage to Los Angeles, spending long hours writing and recording, slowly generating groundswell. His 2019 single “Drugs” caused a tsunami, reaching # 6 on the TikTok viral charts. Knowing no limits, Upsahl has collaborated with a diverse group of artists: Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Madison Beer, Mike Shinoda, Iann Dior and others. âWe are currently in a time where the genre does not exist and no one is put in a box. It’s so sick, âUpsahl says. “I lean into that while making music that reflects the music I grew up on.” She recently released her first album, Lady Jesus (2021), at 23, UPSAHL performs at Club Congress … Forging the path between old Irish traditions and new ones, in a show brimming with song, dance and storytelling, Irish Christmas celebrates the international spirit of the holiday season. âWe are the product of so many things that came before us and our traditions are part of that heritage. These traditions have a value, âsays Margaret O ‘Carroll, creator, producer and director of the show. âWe are artisans and craftswomen who pass the stories on to the next generation through everyday events. Popular theater is the protector, the performer, the narrator, the pulse, the heartbeat of these traditions. Irish Christmas 2021. At the Fox Tucson Theater … Blending two distinct cultures, portraying life along the border regions, these pop-punks sing it aloud and proudly in Spanish. The female quintet opened for the heavyweights of Latin music: Julieta Venegas, Natalia LaFourcade, Reik, Inspector and Jarabe de Palo. Diluvio open their “Libro de Canciones” [songbook] for everyone’s enjoyment. At 191 Toole. With Sun Soda and Soakset… “I may have been born in Venezuela with Spanish blood, but I also revel in everything Italian. You too will love Berlioz’s moving use of the Saltarello dance, Tchaikovsky’s delight in Italian street music, Respighi’s mosaic of fantastic images and Rossini’s electricity, âexplains José Luis Gomez of ‘a program starring Berlioz (Opening of the Roman Carnival), Tchaikovsky (Italian Capriccio), Respighi (Roman Feasts) and Rossini (William Tell Overture). “And as far as William Tell is concerned, it’s always fun when the new [classical] the music listens to passages made famous on television and in cartoons. Maestro José Luis Gomez conducts the Tucson Symphony Orchestra when they present Tchaikovsky’s Shiver. The first of two nights. At the Tucson Music Hall … Bringing together Spanish, flamenco and classical motifs with passion and heart, Domingo DeGrazia String Quartet with Beth daunis returns for Holiday Nights. At Tohono Chul Park … American punks The Cramps have created a new genre by seeking a way to express their unbridled love for rockabilly music, cheesy horror films and sci-fi: Psychobilly. As the title of the album What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hell (2011) suggests, Necromantix carry the horrible tradition into the 21st century. At the Rock. With Delta bombers and The Reztones…
Saturday December 11
Who is the Clemons night train? In 1978, after playing in National Lampoon’s Animal House, as bassist in the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights, Robert Cray toured the United States and Europe, forging a reputation as a live artist. It wasn’t until Cray signed with Mercury Records that the initial spark he unleashed took on a blue flame. Filled with intriguing stories about sex and infidelity, her fourth album, Strong persuasion (1986), received accolades (winning a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording in 1987) and a torrent of critical acclaim. The Village Voice hailed the album as “the best blues record in many years, so ardently crafted that it might even get what it deserves and become the first album to come out of the genre’s sales ghetto since BB King was a hot item. âFollowing that flash of success, under the pseudonymâ Night Train Clemons, âCray contributed to Ted Hawkins’ Happy Hour tracks in 1986. And he was just getting started. With 27 acclaimed albums and five Grammy awards, this venerable blues guitarist is on the road with a new album, That’s what I heard (2020). the Robert Cray Group holds court. At the Fox Tucson Theater. With Tom walbank… Students from the Fred Fox School of Music, accompanied by local musicians and friends, will perform movie tunes, original compositions and Christmas carols. UArizona Corns & Tubas presents Holiday Horns. At the Congress Hotel (plaza) … Founded in Brooklyn in 2014, this 20-piece post-apocalyptic disco-punk brass band â with futuristic / glam uniforms and choreography â is known for the explosiveness of its live performances . Leading the charge with megaphone vocals, heavy tuba basslines and slamming percussion, Funkrust Marching Band explode post-punk, disco, EDM, metal and funk (with a touch of Balkan brass and second-line sounds from New Orleans) filtered through a punk rock aesthetic. At Groundworks (a non-profit community arts space run by youth). With Out-of-system transfer… An accomplished multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Sophia Rankin released her first solo recordings while attending the University of Arizona’s Fred Fox School of Music. At Too close to the Riptide (2021), she explores the themes of love, mourning, new beginnings and acceptance. Amounts Sophia Rankin and the sound go far beyond their folk roots. At MotoSonora Brewing Company … Muffulettas bring the raucous sounds of Bourbon Street to The Old Pueblo. At the Monterey court …
Sunday 12 December
American soul / blues singer-guitarist Johnny rawls stoke the fire. Congress cookout at the Congress hotel (place) …
Monday, December 13
Named after the Japanese forest of Aokigahara (also known as the ‘suicide forest’) where struggling people travel to end their lives, this black metal band all by itself conveys abysmal darkness with frenzied tempos, dissonant guitar riffs and lyrics that plunge into depression and nihilism. Suicide forest. At the Club Congress. Swarm of snakes and Caldon glove…
Tuesday 14 December
The stars of Cochise County perform an eclectic ensemble of American standards, obscure Latin rock, country and jazz. At the Congress hotel (square) …
Wednesday December 15
In training since 2013, the last lo-fi recording of the group Only never (2021) caught the attention of Fader, Post-punk.com, Impose and others. Tucson dream pop / psychedelic / shoegazers Mute swan are fascinated by a “realistic dream”. At the Club Congress. With Kyrgé…
Thursday December 16
We can look like a “Unicorn catches a shooting star in paradise”. Seemingly constantly evolving, classically trained harpist Mary Lattimore is an instrumental storyteller who rarely takes a break. She became a sought-after mercenary â working on film and music projects with Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, Thurston Moore, Jeff Zeigler and others â before stepping out. The withdrawal room (2013), his first album. In addition to the intrinsic tonality of his great Lyon & Healy concert harp with electronic effects, Lattimore creates nuanced layers of ethereal with his improvisations. On his latest compilation, Coins collected II (2021), Lattimore’s watcher’s ability is on display, capturing time-suspended moments that testify to the beauty, sorrow, sunbeams and darkness obscured within grim limits with cinematic detail . Los Angeles-based composer Marie lattimore climbs ghostly silver ladders. At the Club Congress. With Ana Roxanne and Karima walker…
Until next week, XOXO …
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