Doors 8pm | Show 8:30pm | 21+

Get ready to blast off into the New Year as Hotel Congress transforms into an intergalactic rodeo🚀🤠 There will be live entertainment, mind blowing installations, a VIP Space Saloon, cosmic DJ’s, and specialty drinks that are out of this world. Yeehaw! The sky’s the limit for 2025!💫

***Early Bird GA Tickets: $45 +fees ***LIMITED AVAILABILITY******

**-Hotel Packages $500-550 include:**

******Hotel Packages ONLY available at hotelcongress.com/hotel/******

– 2 VIP tickets
– Champagne mini splits in hotel room
– Skip the line priority entry
– 3 complimentary drink tickets
– Private Space Saloon w/ light bites
– Midnight champagne toast

**- VIP Tickets: $125 + fees includes:**

– Skip the line priority entry
– 3 complimentary drink tickets
– Private Space Saloon w/ light bites
– Midnight champagne toast

**-General Admission Tickets: $60 +fees Inlcudes:**

– Midnight champagne toast

w/ Spiders Can Fly, Insound, Iron Priestess & DJ Flow

Doors 7pm | 8pm Show | $15 + fees | 21+

—INSOUND—Insound is a local power trio comprised of singer/guitarist Justin Martinez, Drummer Devin Davis and Bassist Ryan Zamora. All members are born and raised in Tucson and have been a part of the local music scene through various other bands over the past 20 years. Insound’s music is best known as “dynamic original progressive rock with heavy passionate lyrics and an emotional pulse that hits the soul”. Insound has also been described as “Stunning in its expansive and droning extended instrumental breaks; also stating that “Martinez’s unaccompanied guitar playing evoked a space as big as the desert that inspired it”. Justin uses numerous different tuning’s on the guitar to draw out sounds that are unique and decorative inspired by artist such Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and he never stops moving on the stage. Devin Davis attacks the drums like no other and is a powerful creative force in the music. Zamora plays a 5 string bass and is the glue that binds the music with his innovative style and dynamic bass lines. Insound has performed at Club Congress, 191 Toole (presented by the Rialto Theatre) 6 times over the past few years and at Dusk Music Festival in 2021 and performing at Dusk Festival 2024 and has become a local force. Insound is known for great live performances and put on a high energy show that is interactive with the crowd. Key influences include bands such as Led Zeppelin, Radio Head, Janes Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool and U2. Check out their latest self-titled Album featuring 8 original songs and their debut album “Take Away” on any digital streaming source. Search “Insound The Prophet” as well as “You Break Me” to hear their latest release.

—SPIDERS CAN FLY—Spiders Can Fly is a local Duo comprised of singer/guitarist Justin Martinez and Drummer/vocalist/Keyboardist Stephen Goudinoff. Spiders Can Fly has just recently reunited after a 10 year break with an epic performance at 191 Tool. The band is a progressive indie rock band that brings unique original compositions with dynamic vocals and creativity. Justin Martinez is also the guitarist and vocalist for the band “Insound”. This is a show that you don’t want to miss. Key influences include bands such as Led Zeppelin, Primus, Radio Head, Janes Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool and King Krimson. Check out their new Self-Titled Album “Spiders Can Fly” on any digital streaming source.

—DJ FLOW—FLOW is an acclaimed house music DJ based in Tucson, known for his electrifying sets that blend deep grooves and uplifting rhythms. With a passion for creating unforgettable musical experiences, FLOW_ has solidified his place in the scene. As a resident DJ on BPM Radio, which reaches a worldwide audience, he continues to share his love for house music with listeners around the globe. Whether rocking the dance floor at local venues or broadcasting to international listeners, FLOW consistently delivers a dynamic fusion of sounds that captivates audiences and keeps them moving.

7pm Signups, 8pm Show

Comedy without the competition.

In August 2021, local Comedians Priscilla Fernandez, Mo Urban and Amber Frame created Lady Haha: a comedy open mic for women, LGBTQ+, all marginalized folx and our allies to perform ANY genre of comedy (not just stand-up) in a supportive and super fun environment. Whether it’s your first time trying comedy or your thousandth—all levels of experience are welcome! Everyone gets at most 5 minutes of stage time, and it’s free!

Anyone 21+ can come watch, but the stage is reserved for marginalized-funny people and our allies. Our only rule is “no hate speech” (sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and violent speech).

Lady Haha also produces comedy-variety shows in Tucson with an emphasis on diversity and all genres of comedy.

We’re proud to say we are the first and only comedy open mic of its kind—IN THE WORLD—right here in little ol’ Tucson, AZ. We hope to see more of these popping up!

7pm Signups, 8pm Show

Comedy without the competition.

In August 2021, local Comedians Priscilla Fernandez, Mo Urban and Amber Frame created Lady Haha: a comedy open mic for women, LGBTQ+, all marginalized folx and our allies to perform ANY genre of comedy (not just stand-up) in a supportive and super fun environment. Whether it’s your first time trying comedy or your thousandth—all levels of experience are welcome! Everyone gets at most 5 minutes of stage time, and it’s free!

Anyone 21+ can come watch, but the stage is reserved for marginalized-funny people and our allies. Our only rule is “no hate speech” (sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and violent speech).

Lady Haha also produces comedy-variety shows in Tucson with an emphasis on diversity and all genres of comedy.

We’re proud to say we are the first and only comedy open mic of its kind—IN THE WORLD—right here in little ol’ Tucson, AZ. We hope to see more of these popping up!

With Support from Greg Mendez

7pm doors | 7:30pm show | $18 Advance / $20 Day of Show + fees | 21+

-Spotify Presale: ***Wednesday Oct 16th @ 10am Local***
-Club Congress Presale: ***Thursday Oct 17th @ 10am Local***
-General On Sale: ***Friday Oct 18th @ 10am Local***

Lomelda is Hannah Read’s musical project. In swampy, sweaty, Silsbee, TX, she first formed the band with her high school best friends. Throughout the next decade, Lomelda made a habit out of stretching to fit new friendships and shrinking down to solo strummings. Four albums and a never-the-same live show chronicle these shifts in shape and sound.

Lomelda’s fifth album is called Hannah. The album stretches and shrinks into many of Lomelda’s different forms, from expansive “Wonder” and rock band “Reach” to meandering “Stranger Sat By Me” and finger picking “It’s Infinite.” Through this range of moods, Hannah sings stories of strangers, suns, dogs, moms, brothers, favorite bands, “oh god!”s and big shots as well as herself, by name. She rejoices and reviles her god-given name and then flips it around to name herself Hannah once again. It is an album of confession and transformation made ultimately singable.

w/ Alt Bloom

Doors 7pm / 8pm Show | $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show + fees | 21+

—THE STRIKE— The Strike is a three member band based in Los Angeles, CA including frontman Chris Crabb, Jay Tibbitts (drums), and David Maemone (keys/guitar). The Strike released their debut album “Faint of Heart” in June of 2017, which was met with great enthusiasm nationally. The success of the record allowed them to expand their presence into Los Angeles from the greater Mountain West region w here the band started. In 2022 the band signed with Nettwerk Music Group and released their follow up album “The Lost Years,” which helped them garner national attention and begin touring. The Strike will be releasing their third studio album in the Fall of 2024. The album was recorded with acclaimed producer John Fields (Switchfoot, Ben Rector, Corey Wong).

The Strike is known for their captivating live performances. In an age of musical minimalism, The Strike is reminiscent of rock bands from the 70’s and 80’s. They feature true showmanship in an age where the art of performance has been forgotten. Chris Crabb’s vocal style is akin to rock vocalists such as John Waite, or Steve Perry. The band members are all students at their craft. Those who attend Strike shows become instant fans.

With Horrorshow, & The Street Sweepers!

6pm doors for VIP | 7pm doors for GA | 8pm show
$70 VIP | $20 Advance | $25 Day of Show + fees | 21+

***VIP Includes:***
***-Early entry to venue***
***-1 signed poster***
***-1 laminate***
***-A photo with Grieves***
***-1 Exclusive merch item***

With two decades of experience in the music industry, Seattle’s own Grieves has sculpted a remarkable path as an independent artist. Originally signing with Rhymesayers in 2009, Grieves toured globally, sharing the stage with a plethora of influential artists such as Atmosphere, Macklemore, T-Pain, Watsky, Brother Ali, Evidence, Chris Webby, Rittz, People Under The Stairs, Pepper, Bad Fish, and many more.

Grieves’ extensive catalog has garnered hundreds of millions of plays, landing him at the coveted #1 spot on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #57 on the top 200. Along the way, his musical journey has caught the eye of major publications like Pitchfork, Playboy, and even your mom’s diary.

Transitioning to a new chapter in his career, Grieves now self-releases his music under his label, “Storm Watch Record Club.” Always passionate about his craft, he is currently in the studio recording his next album, which promises to be another milestone in his storied career. In Feb 2023 Grieves teamed up with his long time friend Mouse Powell and made an action packed EP called WHY NOT? Listen now!

7pm doors | 7:30pm show | All Ages.

Reserved Seating: $30 + fees
General Admission: Advance $20 | Day of Show $25 + fees

—VANESSA COLLIER— Singer/songwriter Vanessa Collier’s sixth album Do It My Own Way comes out September 13 via Phenix Fire Records. Recorded on analog gear with the musicians largely in one room, Do It My Own Way is sonically inspired by the classic Memphis soul sound of Stax and Hi Records, especially that of the Staples Singers. Second single “Wild As a Rainstorm,” which dives deep into soul territory, powerfully gives advice to women and people who feel left out to ignore the naysayers and “Be a tapestry of dreams.” The track been added to Spotify’s official Retro Soul playlist. The groove and horns would make Willie Mitchell proud, and indeed features legendary Hi Records organist Rev. Charles Hodges. The vocals are powerful, awe-inspiring, and undeniably soulful vocals.

David Huckfelt & The Unarmed Forces & Friends!

7pm doors | 7:30pm show
$25 Reserved Seating / $15 Advance / $20 Day of Show + fees
21+

In a career on the road less traveled that has found him sharing stages with a staggering diversity of artists: from Mavis Staples, Emmylou Harris & Greg Brown, to Bon Iver, Arcade Fire & Gregory Alan Isakov, and more recently an impressive array of Native American musicians including John Trudell, Quiltman, Keith Secola, and Annie Humphrey, Huckfelt wanted to build a new musical community for this collection of songs. While his 2018 solo debut record “Stranger Angels” was written in complete isolation at Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior just a few miles from the Canadian border, “Room Enough, Time Enough” was created in the borderlands of southern Arizona, in the musical mecca of Tucson, the high Sonoran Desert and one of the richest, most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. He asked Tucson producer and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Sullivan (XIXA) to open up Dust + Stone Studios to a host of friends, contemporaries, strangers, artists, outlaws, cowboys, and Native musicians: Ojibwe ambassador of Native Americana music Keith Secola, Tucson’s own living songwriting legend Billy Sedlmayr, Giant Sand founder and head purveyor of the southwestern electric-fuzz border sound Howe Gelb; former Bob Dylan drummer Winston Watson, and Calexico hired guns Connor Gallaher on pedal steel and Jon Villa on trumpet. Together with the unmatched vocal chants of John Trudell’s constant collaborator & Warm Springs Nation Native singer Quiltman, these songs found their people and vice versa in a perfect storm of generosity, fierceness and compassion. In thousands of shows across the United States, Canada & overseas, Huckfelt’s grassroots following has grown from small-town opera houses, Midwestern barn concerts, and progressive benefit events to national tours and festival stages like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Edmonton and Calgary Folk Fests, and the legendary First Avenue club in his beloved Minneapolis home.

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show + fees | All Ages

—WEATHERDAY—Weatherday is the noise-pop project of the mononymous Swedish artist Sputnik. While they have also found success with their side project, Lola’s Pocket PC, it is their cult-acclaimed album Come in that has garnered them a large and dedicated following through its raucous musical universe and serpentine sparklepunk stylings. Often heralded as an achievement of lo-fi bedroom pop tangled with threads of emo and DIY, Come in is better described, in its author’s own words, as a “life goal.”

The initial spark that ignited the fiery, heated debut from Weatherday originated from Sputnik’s desire to write, perform, and produce a record all on their own, from the ground up. Starting in 2014-2015, their preliminary attempts at what would eventually become Come in first materialized as a shoegaze EP, and then a dream-pop meets chamber-pop LP. Ever the perfectionist though, Sputnik wasn’t satisfied with the results and deleted the releases without a trace, finally deciding to set out in the direction of something more akin to their longtime influences of emo and its various subgenres.

After two years of tinkering in this stylistic sweetspot, Sputnik settled on the eleven knotted, maximal tracks that comprise Come in. From the caustic, harsh peaks of “Sleep in while you’re doing your best” to the soothing piano-laden passages of “Embarrassing paintings” and experimental, granular coda of “Water dreamer the same,” the range of Weatherday’s debut is doubtlessly a product of an artist who refuses to compromise a single shred of their vision.

7pm doors | 7:30pm show | $20 Advance / $23 Day of Show + fees | 16+

***Artist Presale: Wednesday Oct 23rd @ 10am
Spotify Presale: Thursday Oct 24th @ 10am
Club Congress Presale: Thursday Oct 24th @ 10am
General On Sale: Friday Oct 25th @ 10am***

—HOVVDY—A self-titled statement piece, Hovvdy’s fifth album fits with the comfortable confidence of faded blue jeans. Underlining years of hyper-reflective, deeply-fan-beloved songwriting, the 19-track sequence draws together swirling piano lines and vivid production under the cohesive vision of longtime friends Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. Hovvdy boldly broadens the scope of the Texas duo’s songwriting in a new partnership with Toronto-based outlet Arts & Crafts. The expansive double album presents a true co-production between Hovvdy and their frequent collaborators, Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver, Big Thief) and Bennett Littlejohn (bassist, multi-instrumentalist). An unprecedented focus on live takes further peels the band’s early slowcore layers to show dazzling dynamic range, from the country feel of “Portrait” to the bombastic drums of “Meant.” Never staying still too long, Hovvdy easily folds introspection into their big, fearless choruses. Always guided with a gentle hand, the listener lands right there in the room, to witness the spontaneous synchronicity of Charlie and Will’s shared songcraft.

w/ Softjaw

7pm doors | 7:30pm show | $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show + fees | 21+

Matthew Logan Vasquez – Best-known as the co-founder and frontman for shape shifting heartland indie rockers Delta Spirit, Matthew Logan Vasquez’s fiery delivery and thought-provoking lyrics draw from a huge and versatile well of influences, including Gordon Gano, Kurt Cobain, Neil Young, and Thom Yorke. As a solo artist, he juggles elements of indie rock, electronic pop, R&B, and soulful Americana, flirting with despondency, but ultimately succumbing to beatitude. Vasquez’s latest release Frank’s Full Moon Saloon – an album that delivers more raw versions of songs that span the band’s 20 year career, was released in February this year. Part 2&3 of the Franks series will be rolling out through 2025.

with Girl and Girl

7pm doors | 7:30pm show | $17 Advance / $19 Day of Show + fees | All Ages

—NAKED GIANTS—When Naked Giants formed in 2014, the Seattle trio—vocalist/guitarist Grant Mullen, bassist/vocalist Gianni Aiello and drummer Henry LaVallee—were all eighteen years old, and full of the reckless, restless energy of youth. A decade on, both they and the world have changed immensely. Shine Away—the band’s third full-length, following on from 2018’s SLUFF and 2020’s The Shadow—is very much an acknowledgement of that. It’s an album that doesn’t just reflect on the personal life and times of the three of them and the world at large, but casts a discerning, self-reflective eye on what it’s like to be in, and be, Naked Giants. It’s the sound of a band coming into, and becoming, themselves. Of course, that’s a never-ending process, but for the first time in their career, Naked Giants are taking stock of their journey—who and what they were, are, and want to be.

7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $26 Advance / $30 Day of Show + fees | All Ages

New York rapper MIKE delivers his rhymes over hazy soul-drenched samples, with a focus on themes of Black identity, mental health, family and grief. Releasing an album each year since 2017 on his independent label, 10k (including three in 2018 alone), MIKE has toured with Blood Orange, Freddie Gibbs and Earl Sweatshirt.