December 31
New Year’s Eve: Space Cowboy!
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,…
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Christian Sands Trio | Christmas Stories
($30-$40 | 4:30pm & 6:30pm shows) Grammy-nominated piano player Christian Sands returns to the Century Room playing selections from his album “Christmas Stories”! Featuring Jermaine Paul (bass) & Jonathan Pinson (drums). CHRISTMAS… Read more
($30-$40 | 4:30pm & 6:30pm shows) Grammy-nominated piano player Christian Sands returns to the Century Room playing selections from his album “Christmas Stories”! Featuring Jermaine Paul (bass) & Jonathan Pinson (drums).
CHRISTMAS STORIES
Pianist/composer Christian Sands’ cinematic approach to popular holiday classics takes center stage with Christmas Stories, his first album since his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated 2020 release Be Water. Having performed in-demand Christmas shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center and around the world, Sands offers such classics as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells,” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” as well as a few surprises.
Laura Jean Band Album Release Party
7pm Doors | 7:30pm Show | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + fees | 21+ –LAURA JEAN BAND– The Laura Jean Band (formerly Laura and the Killed Men) steep their… Read more
7pm Doors | 7:30pm Show | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + fees | 21+
–LAURA JEAN BAND– The Laura Jean Band (formerly Laura and the Killed Men) steep their songs in the lore of the American West, refracting its triumphs and tragedies through an intimate lens. Laura Kepner-Adney, the lead singer and guitarist in the Tucson-based band, shades her unique voice with echoes of country and Appalachia. Her expansive songwriting, honed from years of playing in Tucson and touring across the country, highlights her connection to Arizona’s unforgiving environment and her own ancestral past. For the band’s first LP, Everchanging Trail, Kepner-Adney, in collaboration with songwriting partner and former lead guitarist Sam Golden, developed a style that weaves together all the diverse and disparate elements of what has defined country music throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and forges something timelessly familiar yet wholly unique. Robin Hanshaw on bass, and Seth Vietti, drums, supply soaring vocal harmonies and a tightly refined backbeat. After making their debut opening for Mavis Staples, Laura and the Killed Men recorded the One Bell hybrid CD/analog record and embarked on a nine-week national tour. Their first full-length album, Everchanging Trail (released April 2016), showcases songs they wrote on their 12,000-mile journey around the country. Their new lineup has shifted and still includes Hanshaw; Julius Schlosburg plays drums (and sings when there’s a mic available), and Clay Koweek contributes pedal steel and lead guitar.
Jazz Jam with Max Goldschmid Quartet
(No Cover | 8:30pm set) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band! Jam is open unitl 10:30pm. General admission is FREE and first come first serve. (Guarantee… Read more
(No Cover | 8:30pm set) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band! Jam is open unitl 10:30pm.
General admission is FREE and first come first serve. (Guarantee your seat with a Preferred Seating ticket.)
Karaoke in the Club!
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM
Pete Swan’s Swingin’ Holiday Big Band!
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Drummer, producer and educator Pete Swan teams up with the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra for a swingin’ show of holiday tunes! With arrangements from… Read more
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Drummer, producer and educator Pete Swan teams up with the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra for a swingin’ show of holiday tunes! With arrangements from Jazz at Lincoln Center and re-imagined burning versions of classic holiday repertoire, this show will feature up-tempo grooves, bombastic horn lines and incredible solos from the best players in town! Also joining the band is very special guest vocalist Liz Cracchiolo!
The Century Room Jazz Orchestra
Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room starting at 7pm. Expect music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more! Drummers Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster and Fred Hayes share the drum chair, alternating each week. Advanced tickets recommended!
Rotating (drums) Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Joseph Rader (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette & Simeon Roth (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi & Jonas Heidebrecht (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jason Carder (trumpet).
The Switch
Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm | FREE | 21+ A comedy show where the audience asks the questions! Hosted by Matt Ziemak & Autumn Horvat. Read more
Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm | FREE | 21+
A comedy show where the audience asks the questions! Hosted by Matt Ziemak & Autumn Horvat.
The Polar Express Movie Night on the Plaza!
6-10pm | FREE | All Welcome Come enjoy a 20th Aniversary showing of the Polar Express brought to you by Watershed Management Group and Suntran! All aboard the Polar Express! Believe with… Read more
6-10pm | FREE | All Welcome
Come enjoy a 20th Aniversary showing of the Polar Express brought to you by Watershed Management Group and Suntran!
All aboard the Polar Express! Believe with us and enjoy this festive ride for clean air, a healthy watershed, and public transportation for all people. We’ll be boarding the Polar Express, our local, free Sun Tran bus system, right from WMG’s Living Lab. And we’ll make a couple stops with local businesses ending up downtown at the famous Hotel Congress for a double deature of the Polar Express. This all ages scavenger hunt is a great way to get to know our bus system, get some free goodies from our local businesses, and hang out with other people dreaming of a sustainable desert city.
We’ll ride the Polar Express in several shifts, starting at 5pm. Catch the 5:00, 5:30, or 6:00 rides with us, all you need to do is show up 15 minutes before the Polar Express leaves and come in high spirits!
Liz Cracchiolo with the Cool Yule Trio | Warm In December
($15-$25 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Celebrated vocalist Liz Cracchiolo returns to the Century Room for a wonderful winter wondershow! Liz and her band the Cool Yule Trio swing through classic… Read more
($15-$25 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Celebrated vocalist Liz Cracchiolo returns to the Century Room for a wonderful winter wondershow! Liz and her band the Cool Yule Trio swing through classic holiday songs and fantastic jazz.
CRJO Performs Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite Night One!
($20-$30 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) A Century Room holiday tradition, the CRJO will be playing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite plus other Ellington classics! THE NUTCRACKER… Read more
($20-$30 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) A Century Room holiday tradition, the CRJO will be playing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite plus other Ellington classics!
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
The original cover for the 1960 big band album, “The Nutcracker Suite,” presented three people as the authors, all with equal font size and inhabiting the same line: “Ellington. Strayhorn. Tchaikovsky.” It was as if to announce a convergence of historical import, like a world summit or long-awaited crossover comic. This was not just any old Christmas album, that commercial phenomenon of repackaging holiday hits. By adapting Tchaikovsky’s score for jazz orchestra, Ellington was poised to both widen the appeal of his band and cement his status as a genius composer.
THE CENTURY ROOM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room! The CRJO is an intergenerational big band that features professional musicians, educators and students performing together.
North Pole Rave!
9pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 | 21+ Join us for a North Pole Rave with Bex! Listen to your favorite Christmas songs all night long! We’ll have an… Read more
9pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 | 21+
Join us for a North Pole Rave with Bex! Listen to your favorite Christmas songs all night long! We’ll have an ice luge, holiday drink specials, a snow machine, north pole dancers and an appearance from Santa! Pull out your ugly xmas sweaters, santa hats, and elf ears because costumes are encouraged.
We’ll be collecting canned goods for the Community Food Bank. Bring 3 canned goods to enter our raffles for a chance to win a ticket to our NYE party!
Late Night with Autumn Dominguez
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Autumn Dominguez! Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free. Enjoy our $10 after… Read more
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Autumn Dominguez!
Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.
Enjoy our $10 after 10pm Late Night menu!
Desert Haze Holiday Market
Join us for a holidat market w/ Desert Haze! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm We’ll have 15 + vendors including vintage clothes, handmade goods, live music and Cariño Coffee!… Read more
Join us for a holidat market w/ Desert Haze!
Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm
We’ll have 15 + vendors including vintage clothes, handmade goods, live music and Cariño Coffee!
VENDORS: TBA
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
(SOLD OUT! | 4:30pm & 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other… Read more
(SOLD OUT! | 4:30pm & 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions.
The classic album had a profound impact on jazz and pop culture by introducing a unique blend of jazz and Christmas music to a wider audience. Released in 1965, it helped popularize jazz among mainstream listeners and became synonymous with the holiday season. Guaraldi’s compositions, particularly “Linus and Lucy,” remain enduring classics.
Rendezvous!
Saturday, December 21st Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 | All Welcome –RENDEZVOUS–a collective of Tucson raised musicians come together once a year during the holidays to cover their favorite songs… Read more
Saturday, December 21st
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 | All Welcome
–RENDEZVOUS–a collective of Tucson raised musicians come together once a year during the holidays to cover their favorite songs and artists. The lineup is summoned from different local bands including Soda Sun, Dos Sueños, Road Warriors, Steff and the Articles, and Spafford and also includes many guest artists .This will be Rendezvous’ 9th year putting on this music fest style cover show, which spans across the entire genre spectrum and is a tribute to Hotel Congress’ once featured “Great Cover Up” event. From Daft Punk to Anderson Paak, Radiohead to Vulfpeck, there is something for everyone to sing along and dance to.
Klub Krampus: Solstice ’24
Doors 9pm | FREE | 21+ As winter’s longest night descends, Klub Krampus beckons: dark wave, industrial, & techno set by DJ Mijito, forbidden treasures from local vendors, and tarot for the… Read more
Doors 9pm | FREE | 21+
As winter’s longest night descends, Klub Krampus beckons: dark wave, industrial, & techno set by DJ Mijito, forbidden treasures from local vendors, and tarot for the return of the light. Join the ritual. 9pm-1am FREE in the Klub.
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet Victor Gutierrez (tenor) Eric Nakanishi (alto) Max Goldschmid (trumpet) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Zeke… Read more
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet
Victor Gutierrez (tenor) Eric Nakanishi (alto) Max Goldschmid (trumpet) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Zeke Hirsh (bass) Rylande Dodge (drums)
Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.
Enjoy our $10 after 10pm Late Night menu!
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
($15-$25 | Only 8:30pm Show Available) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions…. Read more
($15-$25 | Only 8:30pm Show Available) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions.
The classic album had a profound impact on jazz and pop culture by introducing a unique blend of jazz and Christmas music to a wider audience. Released in 1965, it helped popularize jazz among mainstream listeners and became synonymous with the holiday season. Guaraldi’s compositions, particularly “Linus and Lucy,” remain enduring classics.
A Hip Hop Holiday Show ft. Big Vinci
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+ MTM and Club Congress Presents: A Hip-Hop Holiday Show including some of Tucson’s up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Headlined by BIG… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+
MTM and Club Congress Presents: A Hip-Hop Holiday Show including some of Tucson’s up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Headlined by BIG Vinci with support from Az-iL, Blue Monsoon, Chief Allen, and DJ Looney.
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