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Rhythm & Roots
Concert Series

P.O. Box 32857
Tucson, AZ 85751
(520) 319-9966
info@RhythmAndRoots.org


Arizona

FRED EAGLESMITH

2/6

RUTHIE FOSTER & ERIC BIBB

2/12

LES YEUX NOIRS

3/19

CARRIE NEWCOMER

3/21

WALTER STRAUSS w/ MAMADOU SIDIBE

3/27

PAT METHENY

4/18
 


Advance tickets for all shows (not including Pat Metheny) at
Antigone Books - 411 N. 4th Ave.
All Bookmans Locations
The Folk Shop - 2525 N. Campbell
Available here online or call toll-free 800-594-8499
Pat Metheny Tickets available here
For more information on any show, call (520) 319-9966
or info@RhythmAndRoots.org


Venue Maps
Old Town Artisans
Zuzi Theatre in the Historic Y
Berger Performing Arts Center, ASDB
Historic El Casino Ballroom
Fox Tucson Theatre

 




Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 7:30pm
The FRED EAGLESMITH BAND- Nominated for a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year

"a deep and masterful album that transcends genre and time. It is Tom Waits meets Hank Williams.” -Calgary Herald

“Often cited as a musical poet of small-town America… Eaglesmith has carved out an enviable cult niche,” observes the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has built that following over the last three decades of his truly independent and alternative career by near constant touring and releasing superb albums. With his new release, Tinderbox, Eaglesmith is ascending to the next level, packing most every venue he visits and being hailed as a “genius” (Arizona Daily Star) for not just his “devastatingly good” songwriting (Philadelphia Inquirer) but all that he does with it.

  “His original tunes can sound like long-lost traditional songs with a modern edge,” notes the Atlanta Journal Constitution. As the Nashville Scene observes, “His voice is varnished with whiskey, the raw scratch as primordial as his earthy tales of desperate, often farm-bound folk... winding tense tales around bustling Bakersfield-tinged roots rock and bluegrass.”  While the Spartanburg Herald-Journal praises, “A gifted singer-songwriter who paints vivid musical pictures filled with the kind of blue-collar heroes found in the works of James McMurtry, Guy Clark and Jerry Jeff Walker.”


Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 7:30pm @ ZUZI Theater in the Historic YMCA– 738 N 5th Ave.
 Tickets $20 advance, $23 door-

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Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30pm
RUTHIE FOSTER BAND with ERIC BIBB


"Ruthie Foster is one of America's finest soul-blues artists." -Blues Revue



Ruthie Foster doesn’t just sing, she testifies.  Her music breathes inspiration and celebration into each performance.  From her beginnings in the Brazos Valley of Central Texas, through five albums, Foster fuses Southern blues in her groove, rock in her rhythm, a blend of gospel redemption, country poetry and jazz elegance in her singing. “Ruthie’s drawn comparisons to Ella and Aretha, but musically neither is really close,” observed the Philadelphia City Paper. “What she does have in common with Fitzgerald and Franklin is the irresistible blaze.”  The Los Angeles Times wrote that Ruthie Foster, “will convert those hungry for some real, hot soul."

"In Bibb's hands the blues becomes sustaining, moving closer to the spiritual uplift of gospel." -All Music Guide

Tucson favorite Eric Bibb has long been an established figure on the international blues scene.   Often compared to Keb Mo’ and Taj Mahal, Eric Bibb was nominated for Acoustic Artist of the Year by the Blues Foundation (2008).  Don’t miss this dream team of soulful gospel blues.



Friday February 12, 2010, 7:30pm @ Berger Performing Arts Center ASDB – 1200 W. Speedway
 Reserved seats $28, $30 door

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Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30pm
LES YEUX NOIRS- Gypsy Band from France


"Twin fiddles lead the way, blazing through traditional Gypsy songs." -Washington Post



Les Yeux Noirs, French for “The Black Eyes,” takes their name from the title of a Russian gypsy tune made famous by Django Reinhardt in the 1930’s.  It’s the perfect name for the eight-piece band from Paris that keeps alive the styles of Eastern Europe’s gypsies and Jews, with violins, cello, accordion, guitar, cymbalom, bass and percussion. Twin brothers, violinists Erik and Olivier Slabiak, grew up in Paris in the 1970's, the sons of Jewish immigrants from Poland. They quit their studies at the Brussels Royal Conservatory to found the band. They were inspired by their uncle, a Gypsy and jazz violinist, who played with Django and Joseph Reinhardt.  Le Monde  wrote, "This group of Gypsy musicians have incredible energy, with roots in traditional music, but also in jazz…Les Yeux Noirs will keep you on the edge of your seat.”



Friday March 19, 2010, 7:30pm @ Berger Performing Arts Center ASDB – 1200 W. Speedway
 Advance $27, $30 door

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Sunday, March 21, 2010, 7pm
Singer Songwriter CARRIE NEWCOMER

"Carrie is a touchstone of authenticity in an image-driven, media-defined musical world. She is a beautiful singer and songwriter, and deeply refreshing.” -Rosanne Cash


Carrie Newcomer sings of the small joys and pains in life, emphasizing the little moments that are often taken for granted. She is not afraid to take on serious subjects, and does so with a healthy measure of good humor and self-awareness. For her, "songwriting is not about being clever, flashy or fancy, it is about telling a compelling story in language and music with elegance and clarity."

Newcomer's music has been praised in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Acoustic Guitar and Performing Songwriter.  Barbara Kingsolver wrote, “To my mind - a writer's mind- Carrie Newcomer is much more than a musician. She's a poet, storyteller, snake-charmer, good neighbor, friend and lover, minister of the wide-eyed gospel of hope and grace. All this, and she comes with a voice that declares, 'Sit down here a minute and listen.' Who could ask for more?"


Sunday, March 21, 2010, 7pm @ ZUZI Theater in the Historic YMCA– 738 N 5th Ave.
 Tickets $20 advance, $23 door-

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Saturday, March 27, 7:30pm
Guitar Virtuoso WALTER STRAUSS with Kamal’ngoni Master MAMADOU SIDIBE from Mali, West Africa


"Mamadou Sidibe emphasizes the slow, hypnotic cadences of Mali’s version of acoustic blues."– Dirty Linen Magazine



When American guitarist Walter Strauss and Malian kamal'ngoni master Mamadou Sidibe engage in a musical interplay of finger-style guitar and West African hunter's harp, the result is a deep, soulful music that is simultaneously ancient and fresh. These two unique musicians from distant origins create an intoxicating blend of music in which they gracefully complement each other through intertwining melodic grooves and spirited improvisation. “We're shown a magical lost world that's still perceptible.” - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

   

Saturday, March 27- 7:30pm @ Old Town Artisans– 201 N. Court
 Tickets $18 advance, $20 door-

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Sunday, April 18, 2010, 7pm
PAT METHENY- THE ORCHESTRION TOUR

TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE HERE AND AT THE FOX TUCSON THEATRE BOX OFFICE- (520) 547-3040, 17 W. Congress St, Downtown Tucson

World renowned guitarist/composer Pat Metheny has won an extraordinary 17 Grammy Awards and has been nominated 33 times in 12 different categories, more than any other performer in Grammy history.  Aside from all the critics awards and fan accolades, Pat's focus remains continually on the breaking down of barriers and the exploration of new musical ideas.  This tour is no exception as Pat moves from brilliant solo guitar improvisations to  the unveiling of a totally new technology for the presentation of an acoustically driven "solo ensemble" music he is dubbing Orchestrionics. The performance will feature music from the forthcoming CD of all new original compositions, as well as some older tunes from the Metheny songbook.


Sunday, April 18, 2010, 7pm @ Fox Tucson Theatre (map)– 17 W. Congress St, Downtown
 Reserved Seats Gold Circle $87 (first 3 rows)
Orchestra $62
Love seats $124 (2 tickets)
Balcony $47
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Advance tickets for all shows (not including Pat Metheny) at
Antigone Books - 411 N. 4th Ave.
All Bookmans Locations
The Folk Shop - 2525 N. Campbell
Available here online or call toll-free 800-594-8499
Pat Metheny Tickets available here
For more information on any show, call (520) 319-9966
or info@RhythmAndRoots.org