Tons of local bands to play
By Kevin W. Smith
KSMITH@AZSTARNET.COM
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.09.2008
It's not always the case, but it's oddly comforting to see Fall Club Crawl on the menu this weekend.
The U.S. economy is roaring down I-10 bound for hell faster than AC/DC's Bon Scott. We're in the middle of a throat-squeezing election that will determine the future of our country. And if you try to escape any of it, your debit card will be bled dry at the gas station.
So, everyone, let's give it up for Fall Club Crawl!
It may not be the greatest music festival ever: You may get cold beer spilled down your shirt from some dude with a barbed-wire tattoo, but darned if it shouldn't help us forget our problems for a few hours.
Essentially every local band you've ever heard of will be on the lineup Saturday, plus a handful of out-of-town acts and a Chicago-based 30-piece marching band, Mucca Pazza, that performs punk originals and covers.
Mucca Pazza, which has performed at Lollapalooza and on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," originally started out as an anti-war marching band around 2003 and is led by composer and band leader Mark Messing, according to the Chicago Reader.
The group eventually renamed itself, started doing regular performances around Chicago and has a reputation for interactivity in concert.
Mucca Pazza performs "everything from Gainesbourg to Le Tigre," says a press release, and will lead a procession on East Congress Street into the Rialto Theatre for its midnight set.
The Rialto is just one of many stages in the Downtown and North Fourth Avenue area that will host live music from early evening until just before last call Saturday night.
Here's the schedule, subject to change. While we haven't seen every act on the bill, the asterisk denotes artists we recommend.
The Fall Club Crawl (all times Saturday evening)
Bud Light Lime Music Stage
Outside near East Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
8 β Nancy McCallion *
9 β Grams and Krieger
10 β Mr. Boogie Woogie & Guitar Ray (The Netherlands)
11 β Al Foul *
12 β Michael P. Nordberg Band
KRQ Stage
Outside, in parking lot of Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.
8 β Kool Shades *
9 β Spirit Familia *
10 β Cosmic Slop
11 β Tongue Dried Sun
12 β American Android
Cricket / The Mountain Stage
Outside, next to Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
8 β SKITN *
9 β Loren Dircks
10 β Haley Jane
11 β Little Sisters of the Poor
12 β Greyhound Soul *
Tejano / La Preciosa Stage
Outside, on East Congress Street near North Sixth Avenue
8 - Ritmo Tejano Variety Band
9 - L.N.O.
10 - RELENTE
11 - Se Salen
Rialto Theatre
318 E. Congress St.
8 β Marianne Dissard *
9 β Andrew Collberg *
10 β The Fell City Shouts *
11 β The Jons
12 β Mucca Pazza (Chicago)*
Club Congress
311 E. Congress St.
8 β Garboski
9 β The Mission Creeps
10 β Crossing Sarnoff
11 β Family of Light *
12 β Blackwood & Co.
Congress Outdoor Stage
8 β Feel Good Revolution *
9 β Underwater Getdown* (Phoenix)
10 β Rcougar *
11 β The Swim *
12 β Holy Rolling Empire *
The District
260 E. Congress St.
9 β Hellrancho (Phoenix)
10 β SuperGiant (N.M.)
11 β Holy Dose
12 β Great American Tragedy *
1 β SPLIT HOOF (Texas)
Sharks
256 E. Congress St.
8:30 β Bala Blanca
9:45 β Los Nawdy Dawgs
11 β NoID
12 β DJ Chucky Chingon
Sports On Congress
254 E. Congress St.
10 β Random
10:30 β Novelty
11 β Big Meridox w/DJ Bonus *
11:30 β People of the Sun
12 β "Get Loose" w/ DJ Bonus & DJ Hometown Herm *
Vaudeville Cabaret
110 E. Congress St.
9 β Wolf Man and the Nards
10 β Love Mound *
11 β The Midnight Ghost Train (N.Y.)
12 β Tom Walbank *
1 β Last Call Brawlers
O'Malleys on Fourth
247 N. Fourth Ave.
9 β Citizen Saint
10 β AV (Phoenix)
11 β Abandoned By Heroes
12:30 β Redlands
The Hut
305 N. Fourth Ave.
8 β The Right Thing
9 β gHosT cOw
10 β The Hounds *
11 β Shrimp Chaperone
12:30 β Troy's Bucket *
The Hut Outdoor Stage
8 β Mickey Blues Robinson and The Mighty Joel Ford
9 β The El Camino Royales
10 β Dusty Buskers *
11 β Planet Jam
12 β Tryst *
Red Room at The Grill
100 E. Congress St.
10-12 β DJ Sid Da Kid
Winsett Park
North Fourth Avenue at East Seventh Street.
7-9 β Desert Bluegrass Association
Delectables
533 N. Fourth Ave.
7-9 β Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl
Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant
198 W. Cushing St.
7-10 β Jeff Lewis and Friends
Magpies Gourmet Pizza
605 N. Fourth Ave.
7-9 β 4th Street String Band
MartΓns Comida Casera
557 N. Fourth Ave.
8-10 - Salvador Duran *
Chocolate Iguana
500 N. Fourth Ave.
7-9 β Phil Borzillo *
CafΓ© Passe
415 N. Fourth Ave.
7-9 β Jim Cox, The Rosano Bros., Tharon Carlson and David Bryant
Enoteca Pizzeria Wine Bar
58 W. Congress St.
6-9 β Mood Swing
Casa Vicente
375 S. Stone Ave.
7-9 β Flamenco dancing and music
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