Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | All Ages

Celebrate the EP release of Tucson-based Americana rock band, Kleindale!

Support from Koda Krause + Garrett James & The Wanderers

KLEINDALE

Kleindale is a Tucson-based band built around the songwriting partnership of Will Joyce and Matias Naiman-Molina. Drawing on blues, roots, R&B, jazz, and pop, the band delivers an Eclectic Americana sound with a maturity that belies their age. They’re equally at home laying down Jimmy Smith-esque B3 organ under wailing leads as they are stripping back to intimate Randy Newman-style piano ballads laced with vocal harmonies.

Emerging from Tucson’s quiet but vibrant music scene, Kleindale has already caught the attention of veterans of the craft — collaborating with bass legend Harvey Brooks (Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, The Doors). September 27th marks Kleindale’s live debut, celebrating the release of their self-titled debut EP, here at Hotel Congress. The band will be taking their songcraft on the road through 2026 and beyond. Catch them now… don’t you dare miss it!

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+

Howls Road returns to Tucson for the first time in 3 years with her hypnotic stage performance & a new collection of songs “Fog Blister” an exploration of a haunted archaeologist in colors of dreamy shoegaze, ambient, and trance influenced tracks.

New Orleans Synth Pop-Glam Rock-melodramatic act Drugstore Lipstick has been traveling by ufo across the country in support of their debut album Bio Girl. A sci fi rock opera telling the story of an Intergalactic robotic heartbreaker, and her fated and short lived love affair with the vulnerable Earth Girl. Inspired by the ingenuity of the New Orleans artist community, Drugstore Lipstick combines queer storytelling and spectacle to elicit the “highs and lows” of gay heartbreak.

Joining them is interdisciplinary touring artist Cecyl Ruehlen, creator of sonic topographical contortions.

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $22.50 / Day of Show $25.50 + Dice Fees | 16+

W/ Madeleine Kelson

Over the last decade, Aaron Lee Tasjan has established himself as a standout songwriter and performer. Through six critically acclaimed albums, he’s built a loyal worldwide audience on the strength of his unique songs, passionate live shows, and indie folk grit style of storytelling and performing. Accolades for his work include a 2022 Grammy Nomination for Best American Roots Song, and several Americana Music Association Awards nominations including International Album of the Year in 2021, Song Of The Year in 2022, and Best Emerging Artist in 2017. His most recent studio album, Get Over It, Underdog, kills sacred cows and pokes holes in the dam, while leaning hard into the idea of perseverance. In the words of American Songwriter, Aaron Lee Tasjan is “…telling tales of unapologetic hard livin’ and lovin’ existing somewhere between Todd Snider, Lou Reed, and Bruce Springsteen.”

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+

– General Admission Advance: $20 + Dice Fees
– General Admission Day of Show: $25 + Dice Fees
– VIP Meet & Greet: $40 + Dice Fees

Surfistas del Sistema is the acclaimed Latin alternative project led by Argentinian songwriter and producer Francisco Frione. Blending infectious indie-pop sensibilities with lush synthesizers and driving grooves, the band has built a massive, dedicated following across Latin America. Following a milestone sold-out performance at Mexico City’s iconic Teatro Metropólitan (3,000 cap) and successful independent runs in New York and Chicago, Surfistas del Sistema is bringing their electric, high-energy live show back to the US for their 2026 tour.

– Fridays at 6pm
– Run Time: 30 minutes

Adults $15 | Children $10

For over a century, the Hotel Congress has stood at the heart of Tucson, a living witness to the city’s history—and to those who refuse to leave it behind. Built in 1919, the hotel was designed for travelers stepping off the Southern Pacific line, with guest rooms, a café, a beauty shop, a barber, and the now-famous Tap Room bar. Yet beneath the grandeur of its architecture lies something far older: the land itself has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years, making Tucson one of North America’s oldest, and most haunted, living communities.

On this 30-minute walking tour, you’ll be let in on the hotel’s best-kept secrets. Meet the lace-shrouded lady of the staircase, drifting through the lobby trailing the faint scent of roses; the Victorian Gentleman in Room 214, quietly surveying the plaza in seersucker and top hat; the Locksmith’s Apprentice, tinkering at unseen locks; Vince, the butter-knife handyman, still tending to his work decades after his passing; and the Lady in White, whose presence has startled more than a few male guests. You’ll even hear the story of infamous bank robber John Dillinger, who passed through Hotel Congress in 1934 before a fire exposed his gang’s presence and led to his capture—without a single shot fired.

The tour wraps up in the rarely seen séance room, a space of quiet reflection, lingering echoes, and centuries of footsteps—perfect for anyone curious enough to step just a little closer to the unexplained. It’s more than a ghost tour; it’s a backstage pass to a living portrait of Hotel Congress, where history, humanity, and spirits mingle in plain sight.

Please note: the elevator was destroyed in the famous 1934 fire—guests must climb one flight of stairs to reach the haunted rooms.

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $23 + Dice Fees | 16+

With Birds & Arrows, Leila Lopez

The only thing better than dating someone in your band is dating no one in your band. At least it sure sounds that way according to the recent output from Portland based Post-Yacht Rock outfit Fox and Bones, whose best work is coming directly following their split as a romantic duo. Or perhaps it was the addition of internationally acclaimed songwriter Greg Holden, who joined the project as a producer for their 2024 album “Long Time Honey” and upcoming fifth studio record “Are We Still Having Fun”, scheduled for release September of 2026.

Regardless of what has codified the group, the musical resultis undeniable. “Are We Still Having Fun” is an expansive step forward for the band, both lyrically and sonically, as the duo tackles technology, the modern political climate, anxiety, party cultureandmental health under a musical tapestry that ranges from their familiar retro folk rock to modern Bleachers-esque indi-pop. It is a plunge into the deep end after years of swimming on the surface. When combined with Holden’s surgical production and lyrical input, “Are We Still Having Fun” is primed to be Fox and Bones best record yet.

And after ten years and 200,000 miles, it better be. Fox and Bones hastoured tirelessly in their career,sharingstages with the likes of Rayland Baxter, The Dead South, ZZ Ward, FantasticCat, ALOand Glitterfoxamong others and have been awarded first place at the 2023 Tucson Folk Festival songwriting contest and secondplace in the International Acoustic Music Awards along with earning the Best Folk/Americana Album of 2024 by the PNW Music Awards. In their spare momentsthey’ve founded and run Portland’s Folk Festival, an annual celebration of folk and roots music hosted by the iconic Crystal Ballroom in their hometown of Portland, Oregon.

10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

Purr Fridays are for the party animals! High energy Tech House and Club Hits, each week with a rotating lineup of college and local DJs & drink specials!