Music Feature | Tucson Weekly

Restless on their Laurels: Bisbee rock group The Exbats have been hitting the used vinyl section

By Jeff Gardner

Nov 18, 2021

It’s been a healthy diet of dad rock for this father-daughter band from Bisbee, but neither are complaining. The band says their new album, Now Where Were We, is the largest music jump they’ve made, with influences including the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the Partridge Family—yet it remains energetic, rebellious, and very much The Exbats...

Restless on their Laurels: Bisbee rock group The Exbats have been hitting the used vinyl section

A Light in the dark: Tucson music compilation Luz de Vida II supports families of homicide victims

By Jeff Gardner
Nov 11, 2021
Variety Show: This weekend’s Dusk Festival features a wide range of performers

By Alexandra Pere
Nov 11, 2021
Thirty-Year Reunion: The Sidewinders are still snake-charming new fans with early ’90s record

By Linda Ray
Nov 4, 2021
Method Act: Scott Kirkland brings his electronic act to 191 Toole

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Nov 4, 2021
Asphalt Astronaut makes a more intimate album by removing herself

By Jeff Gardner
Oct 28, 2021
Desert Cleansing: Royston Langdon loves Tucson ‘for personal reasons’

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Oct 14, 2021
Fiddles and Boots: Quebec band brings traditional Celtic music to Tucson

By Margaret Regan
Oct 7, 2021
Sprouting Anew: Rachel Eckroth returns to her jazz roots on The Garden

By Jeff Gardner
Sep 23, 2021
Vaxed, masked, and ready to rock... Adelante!

By Xavier Omar Otero
Sep 9, 2021
For Those About To Rock: Celebrating the return of live music—safely!

By Xavier Otero
Sep 2, 2021
Bits and Spaces: Pollution Salute explores a new world of electronics on Heavy Meadow

By Jeff Gardner
Aug 26, 2021
Making Waves: After a “weird year,” Surfer Blood is back on tour

By Matt King
Aug 19, 2021
Louisiana Proud Joshua Strickland: From Bourbon Street to the battlefield to The Bayou Bandits

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Aug 5, 2021
Pulling Away: Sophia Rankin stretches beyond her folk roots on Too Close to the Riptide

By Jeff Gardner
Jul 22, 2021
Rock Reborn: Tucson’s downtown theaters receive federal grants and are set to reopen with lots of live music

By Jim Nintzel
Jul 15, 2021
Caught on Tape: Soda Sun find a home in the heat on their debut Stay Here

By Jeff Gardner
Jul 8, 2021
Bow to No One: RogueViolin breaks away from academic constraints

By Jeff Gardner
Jun 24, 2021
Dizzying Skies: Local band Sweet Ghosts finally gets to celebrate the release of ‘An Endless Blue’

By Jeff Gardner
Jun 10, 2021
A Dream at Arm’s Length: Musician Brian Berggoetz gathers the good from last year on ‘Wildflower’

By Jeff Gardner
Jun 3, 2021
Rockin’ on Sunshine The Black Moods return to the Tucson stage

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
May 27, 2021