More Arizona Illustrated Music Stories

Roman Barten-Sherman

The Tucson bluesman performs 'I'm Throwing Up My Hands'

Laura and the Killed Men

A live performance of Sara's Room at Danny's Baboquivari Lounge in Tucson.

Sally Roundhouse

An unexpected spoken word lullaby about a toaster strudel.

Golden Boots at Golden Pin

Local band, Golden Boots performs ‘Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser’

Old Pueblo Christmas

Local musician Brian Lopez sings a heartfelt holiday ode to Tucson.

Sons of Orpheus

The Sons of Orpheus Men's Choir brings their annual holiday performance to the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind.

Man on a Musical Mission

Retired UA School of Music professor Timothy Kolosick continues to share the joy of song with others in his community.

June West live at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

"Do Me Right" by June West featuring Altrice, filmed live on location at DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun on September 11, 2018.

Rainer

If you had to map the lineage of Tucson's music scene, many roads would lead you back more than two decades to Rainer Ptacek.

The Last Time

The last Piano Lovers Lounge at the Flycatcher, five nights before the 4th Avenue bar closes its doors for the last time.

Loveland

Loveland is an ever-changing ensemble band with some of the best session musicians in Tucson and a low-key lead singer.

The Sacred Harp

'Shape Note Singing' is one of America's oldest and least known musical genres.

Growing Music

Meet a local craftsman who makes instruments from gourds.

Docapella

Get to know Docapella, an acapella singing group composed of med students and faculty, and see how their uplifting sound can affect the lives of young patients.

Crummy Desert Sound

Matt Rendon is recording some of the most interesting and influential music in Tucson.

The Glass Bubble

Stephanie Hoeckley is a young musician who sees the world in a unique way.

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