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Rebecca Bloomfield is graduating in three and a half years as a music major and political science minor and will perform in the annual ""Holiday Card to Tucson"" concert Dec. 2.

Music graduate gets vocal with politics

Patrick Valenzuela
November 29, 2007

They only look like they could give you nightmares

Patrick Valenzuela
November 1, 2007
David McLeary Sheldon, aka, Mac Lethal, will perform Sunday night at the Rialto.

Rhymesayers to invade Tucson

Patrick Valenzuela
October 25, 2007
The Velvet Teen has overcome the loss of its drummer to brain cancer. See if it can maintain composure, especially in a town that has previously not shown the band love, when the group performs at Plush Saturday at 9 p.m.

Teen looks for second chance in T-town

Patrick Valenzuela
October 18, 2007
Where's the moat? The Modern Languages building is like a fortress from hell.

Deconstructing the UA

Patrick Valenzuela
October 12, 2007

Rilo Kiley sparkled

Patrick Valenzuela
October 11, 2007

Deja vu at the Rialto

Patrick Valenzuela
September 27, 2007
Dance rockers !!! will bring their rave-like show to Club Congress on Saturday. Doors open at 10 p.m. for ages 21 and over.

Punctual dance punk hits Tucson

Patrick Valenzuela
September 27, 2007
Peace-loving indie band Lavender Diamond has a sound reminiscent of Rilo Kiley. Lavender Diamond will open for The New Pornographers Friday night at The Rialto Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Lavender Diamond shines a light on peace and love

Patrick Valenzuela
September 20, 2007
Pianist Alison Sudol is most famously known by her stage name, A Fine Frenzy. The VH1 'You Oughta Know' artist will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. with Brandi Carlile at The Rialto Theatre.

‘You oughta know’ her

Patrick Valenzuela
September 13, 2007

Vanderslice brings passionate tunes back to town

Patrick Valenzuela
September 6, 2007
Salt Lake City's The Almost is the side project of Aaron Gillespie of Underoath. The band will play with The Starting Line on Sunday at Club Congress.

“Concert preview: They rock and, yes, they’re Christian too”

Patrick Valenzuela
August 30, 2007

Concert preview: Headed in the right Direction

Patrick Valenzuela
August 30, 2007
Jeremy Williams plays outside of The Rialto Theatre yesterday afternoon. His band ,Crossing Sarnoff ,will be playing Friday night at The Hut.

Not only roadrunners cross Sarnoff

Patrick Valenzuela
August 30, 2007

The best (and most memorable) albums of the school year

Patrick Valenzuela
May 9, 2007

Beat of the desert

Patrick Valenzuela
May 2, 2007

MC Frontalot: The originator of nerdcore

Patrick Valenzuela
April 26, 2007
Canadian indie rock band Apostle of Hustle will be opening for Andrew Bird at the Rialto tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Andrew Whiteman, also of Broken Social Scene, is the brain behind the band.

Apostle of Hustle assists in the Canadian invasion

Patrick Valenzuela
April 26, 2007
The Fat Greek is just one of the many great salad options that Tucson has to offer. If you are tired of University-area food, branch out and try one of the salads at Chopped, Beyond Bread or Buddy's Grill.

Serious salads

Patrick Valenzuela
April 19, 2007
Mark Hosler of the experimental band Negativland is hitting up Solar Culture tomorrow at 9 p.m. The band is most well known from releasing the EP U2, which featured samples of Casey Kasem ranting and the U2 song ""I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.""

“Negativland member talks media hoaxes, intellectual property and being sued”

Patrick Valenzuela
April 12, 2007

Matt The Electrician fixes you up with acoustic folk

Patrick Valenzuela
April 5, 2007
CD Review: Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

CD Review: Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

Patrick Valenzuela
March 29, 2007
Local DJ Matt McCoy, who performs at Saturday night's Bang! Bang! at Club Congress and Black Mondays at the Surly Wench, turns indie rock, hip hop and '80s tunes into danceable music.

Congress bangs out dance hits with hip local DJs

Patrick Valenzuela
March 22, 2007
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver

Patrick Valenzuela
March 22, 2007

“Elvis Perkins performs honest, creative ‘folk and roll'”

Patrick Valenzuela
March 8, 2007
Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog will be hitting up Solar Culture on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Be

Just what the doctor ordered: the Beach Boys vibe

Patrick Valenzuela
March 8, 2007
Deerhoof, an experimental rock back from California, may look normal in this photo, but they really aren't. In addition to performing in orange bear suits in the past, they also claim to be influenced by Radiohead.

Come see the band: Deerhoof motivated by Radiohead

Patrick Valenzuela
March 1, 2007
Marianne Dissard, a local musician, and James Hudson, editor of TucsonScene.com, have organized showcases for Tucson artists to perform at during South By Southwest. SXSW, a musical festival in Austin Texas, attracts not only fans but also many record representatives and media outlets. Keep your fingers crossed as local musicians try their best to break into the big, bad music world.

Musicians represent Tucson at South By Southwest

Patrick Valenzuela
February 22, 2007
Sketching In Stereo: Fools Love Charades

Sketching In Stereo: Fools Love Charades

Patrick Valenzuela
February 15, 2007
Justin Timberlake performs at the 49th annual Grammys.

“Grammy Awards deliver awkward moments, advertisements”

Patrick Valenzuela
February 15, 2007
Instrumental band The Octopus Project dazzled audiences at Coachella and Plush attendees can expect the same creative music when the band performs Sunday.

From Coachella to Plush

Patrick Valenzuela
February 9, 2007

Judi Dench still knows how to make a ‘Scandal’

Patrick Valenzuela
February 7, 2007

A taste of Tokyo for Tucson

Patrick Valenzuela
February 7, 2007

Top 5 picks

Patrick Valenzuela
January 26, 2007

National book award finalist reads work at poetry center

Patrick Valenzuela
January 18, 2007

Xbox conquers video game market

Patrick Valenzuela
January 11, 2007
TV on the radio

Looking back on an exciting year for connoisseurs of indie music

Patrick Valenzuela
December 6, 2006
"Calexico, Annuals ride success wave to Tucson"

“Calexico, Annuals ride success wave to Tucson”

Patrick Valenzuela
November 30, 2006
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