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Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios / Salvador Duran Feat. Madeleine Kelson

Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios / Salvador Duran Feat. Madeleine Kelson

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ Rich Hopkins returns to the stage with the Luminarios, along with a performance from… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+

Rich Hopkins returns to the stage with the Luminarios, along with a performance from Tucson legend Salvador Duran! Songwriter Madeleine Kelson opens the night.

Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios is a Tucson, Arizona-based rock band known for its distinctive “desert rock” sound, often compared to the garage anthems of Neil Young. Formed by Rich Hopkins after his departure from The Sidewinders (later known as Sand Rubies), the group has spent over three decades crafting a blend of jangly guitars and gritty, sprawling solos.

Skin Theory Comeback Show!

Skin Theory Comeback Show!

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ Experimental rock outfit returns to the Club Congress supported by Misses & Andrew Candle…. Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+

Experimental rock outfit returns to the Club Congress supported by Misses & Andrew Candle.

Channeling the energy and progressive and experimental sounds of early 80s King Crimson to modern bands like Black Country, New Road, Skin Theory features elaborately constructed, exciting music for the modern age.

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Night Shade w/ SAVVI on the Plaza!

Night Shade w/ SAVVI on the Plaza!

10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Dance, drink, and hang out with us on the plaza!

10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

Dance, drink, and hang out with us on the plaza!

Desert Haze Market

Desert Haze Market

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm DJ Set from Triple Scorp and Lots of Vintage Clothes The Bloody Mary bar will be up… Read more

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market!

Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm

DJ Set from Triple Scorp and Lots of Vintage Clothes

The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our Lounge and The Cup Cafe will be open so you can grab a bite before you shop!

The Bones of J.R. Jones

The Bones of J.R. Jones

W/ Ken Voita Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | Advance $25 / Day of Show $30 + Dice fees | 21+ Jonathon Linaberry looks back on Radio Waves, his sixth album as… Read more

W/ Ken Voita

Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | Advance $25 / Day of Show $30 + Dice fees | 21+

Jonathon Linaberry looks back on Radio Waves, his sixth album as The Bones Of J.R. Jones, but there’s more than just nostalgia at play. Recorded with producer Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Bahamas), the collection is moody and hypnotic, drawing on the sonic landscape of Linaberry’s youth as it reckons with the doubt and uncertainty of adulthood. The arrangements are entrancing, built on the tension between acoustic instruments and retro synthesizers, and Linaberry’s performances are raw and visceral, at times aching in their vulnerability. Put it all together and you’ve got a poignant exploration of memory and longing delivered by a relentless searcher, a revelatory work of personal reflection rooted in the endless beauty, pain, and chaos of growing up.

Born in central New York, Linaberry got his start playing in punk bands before becoming enamored with the field recordings of Alan Lomax. He launched The Bones of J.R. Jones in 2012 and began releasing a series of albums and EPs that would land his songs in films and TV shows like True Detective, Suits, and Daredevil, and lead to countless tours across the US and Europe, including stops everywhere from Telluride Blues to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Along the way, Linaberry would also share bills with the likes of The Wallflowers, G. Love, and The Devil Makes Three, soundtrack an Amazon commercial helmed by Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi, and earn praise from Billboard, American Songwriter, Under the Radar, and more.

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress. Neon beats,… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress.

Neon beats, new wave classics, and a packed floor as retro night returns to Tucson’s most historic club. This isn’t a throwback – it’s a takeover.

Walk In
Dance Out

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Keep Tucson Crafty: Junkchella!
3:30PM

Keep Tucson Crafty: Junkchella!

4pm-7pm | $30 + Dice fees | All ages We are back at Hotel Congress for a Coachella (junk journal version) meet up! on April 19th from 4-7 This event is journal… Read more

4pm-7pm | $30 + Dice fees | All ages

We are back at Hotel Congress for a Coachella (junk journal version) meet up! on April 19th from 4-7

This event is journal newbie friendly! We have journals on hand for those that don’t have one (at our community table for free, which you have access to as a ticket holder). We have people come as a group of friends but we also have people come alone and still have a good time!

Every ticket holder will receive a custom scrap kit made exclusively for our meet up by DJ Cries a lot, a swag bag full of goodies, access to our DIY sunnies bar, and community table access!

For the first time, we will also have vendors joining us! There will be a photobooth, flash tattoos, permanent jewelry, stickers + pins, and more! Keep an eye out on instagram for the official line up announcement!

Featured vendors:

Scrap kit – @djcriesalot

Fine line flash tattoos – @vonsartistry

Photo Booth – @junes.booth

Permanent jewelry – @lalalinks.Tucson

@stubbornworm

Stickers + pins – @magicalbymarissa

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s… Read more

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages

We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s writers, dynamic league leaderboards, and the chance to qualify to be contestants on the actual TV show! Join us every Wednesday for some Jeopardy fun! Food from the Cup Cafe and drinks will be available for purchase.

CONGOGAZE

CONGOGAZE

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ San Antonio shoegaze band elnuh is joined by the hazy dreamsound of loomer and… Read more

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

San Antonio shoegaze band elnuh is joined by the hazy dreamsound of loomer and heavy hitter local favorites bright bright

PURITY RING PLACE OF MY OWN TOUR

PURITY RING PLACE OF MY OWN TOUR

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages w/ mmj – General Admission Standing: Advance $33.50/ Day of Show $36 + Dice fees – Rail Seat: $51 + Dice fees – Table… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages

w/ mmj

– General Admission Standing: Advance $33.50/ Day of Show $36 + Dice fees
– Rail Seat: $51 + Dice fees
– Table for Two: $51 + Dice fees **must buy two tickets**
– Soundcheck Q&A Experience: $157.50 + Dice fees **includes: One (1) GA ticket, Access to Intimate Two (2) Song Acoustic Performance, Pre-show Q&A with the Members of Purity Ring, VIP Exclusive CD Sampler Featuring Three (3) Acoustic Tracks, One (1) Purity Ring Tote Bag**

Purity Ring’s self-titled fourth album marks the beginning of a bold new era, the duo have crafted a concept album that serves as the soundtrack to an imagined RPG. Inspired by games like Nier Automata and Final Fantasy X, the record tells the story of two hapless characters — embodiments of Megan James and Corin Roddick— on a journey to build a kinder world amid the ruins of a broken one. Roddick reaches into his deepest musical memories to sculpt euphoric, otherworldly soundscapes of vintage digital synths, classical guitar, pan flutes, breakbeats, and haunted vocoders. Along with her unmistakable sound, James has unlocked an arsenal of vocal deliveries and a joyous, dizzying stream of consciousness in her words. Here with their first self-titled and self-released LP, Purity Ring steps fully into a dream they’ve been circling for years—one that feels vast, unrestrained, and true to who they’ve become.

Since emerging in the early 2010s, James and Roddick have made a lasting impact on the electronic pop landscape, building a world all their own with immersive self-produced albums and groundbreaking visual live show experiences. Their debut Shrines (2012) earned Pitchfork’s Best New Music Honors and was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, and breakout track “Fineshrine” is RIAA Gold-certified in the U.S. Over the years, they’ve collaborated with artists including Danny Brown, Deftones and Black Dresses.

***Purity Ring has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to support The Black Trans Prayer Book, and their work to celebrate and uplift Black Trans & Non-Binary people.***

*COVID INFORMATION: Purity Ring kindly requests that you wear a respirator (N95 or KN95) for the duration of the show. There will be free high-filtration masks at the door for those who don’t have them.*

*We want our shows to be a place where we take care of each other. wearing a high-filtration mask is an act of material care and a show of solidarity with disabled and immunocompromised people. It’s a small thing we can do to keep each other safe.*

Hot Flash Heat Wave

Hot Flash Heat Wave

w/ C U Soon! & Practically People Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+ Hot Flash Heat Wave began as a… Read more

w/ C U Soon! & Practically People

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+

Hot Flash Heat Wave began as a carefree high school garage band in Davis, CA where the three founding members met in the lively local music scene, playing in various groups and garages around the small suburban town. The members later reconvened in San Francisco, where the project rose to prominence in the bay area music scene, eventually gaining wider attention with the release of their debut record’s ‘Gutter Girl’ music video, which made its way to the front page of Reddit and catapulted the group to the international stage. Since then HFHW has created a dynamic and diverse soundscape with 3 records and one EP that have solidified them as a well known name in modern indie music.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Luna Azul: An Earth Day Serenade w/ Alec André, Nicosa, and Big City Sleep

Luna Azul: An Earth Day Serenade w/ Alec André, Nicosa, and Big City Sleep

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | All Ages Tucson’s folk americana songwriter Alec Andre returns to the Plaza to present songs… Read more

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

Tucson’s folk americana songwriter Alec Andre returns to the Plaza to present songs shaped by the desert, memories and cross-cultural exchange.

Oracle-based indie dreampop artist Nicosa & Mexico City x Tucson x sometimes Japan spirit rocker Big City Sleep completes the evening!

Daytrails

Daytrails

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / $15 Day of Show + Dice Fees | 16+ W/ Hawthorne Experience & Sleepyhead Tucson indie rock band Daytrails hits the Club Congress… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / $15 Day of Show + Dice Fees | 16+

W/ Hawthorne Experience & Sleepyhead

Tucson indie rock band Daytrails hits the Club Congress stage!

Daytrails is a Tucson-based indie/alternative rock band blending shimmering guitars, melodic hooks, and the warm energy of the Sonoran Desert.

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Latin Night! Night Shade w/ Lunarfluxx on the Plaza!

Latin Night! Night Shade w/ Lunarfluxx on the Plaza!

10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Dance, drink, and hang out with us on the plaza! ✨Latin Night!✨ $3 PBR $4 TRULY $5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT Read more

10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

Dance, drink, and hang out with us on the plaza!

✨Latin Night!✨

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

UPLVL Presents: Coffee Club Morning Rave

UPLVL Presents: Coffee Club Morning Rave

9am-12pm | $20-$30 + Dice fees | 21+ *****Ticket includes a complimentary coffee or NA drink.***** Tucson, we’re going out… in the morning! Its the vibe of a night out, with the… Read more

9am-12pm | $20-$30 + Dice fees | 21+ *****Ticket includes a complimentary coffee or NA drink.*****

Tucson, we’re going out… in the morning! Its the vibe of a night out, with the feel good energy of community and connection. If you’ve been craving a room full of high energy, good music/dancing, and a new way to socialize….this is for you!

In collaboration with Upleveled Wellness, we are bringing the morning coffee rave to Club Congress!

What you can expect:

– UPLVL will host their usual downtown walk club at 8am and end at Club Congress
– Live DJ Set by DJ Xochique
– Coffee + Drinks
– Connection
– Fun!

Back to the 90’s: A Tribute to 90’s-2000’s R&B/Hip Hop

Back to the 90’s: A Tribute to 90’s-2000’s R&B/Hip Hop

w/ Nia Elise and DJ Droc 7pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice fees | 16+ Nia Elise and her crew bring the sounds of 90s–2000s R&B and… Read more

w/ Nia Elise and DJ Droc

7pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice fees | 16+

Nia Elise and her crew bring the sounds of 90s–2000s R&B and hip hop to the stage with a live band and special guest performers. Join us for a night of music that continues to influence the culture today.

House of Heavy
8:30PM

House of Heavy

Doors 8:30pm | Show 9pm | 21+ – Early Bird: $17 + Dice fees – General Admission: Advance $20 / Day of Show $23 + Dice fees House of Heavy is a… Read more

Doors 8:30pm | Show 9pm | 21+

– Early Bird: $17 + Dice fees
– General Admission: Advance $20 / Day of Show $23 + Dice fees

House of Heavy is a night built for the fans who crave the pit, the riffs, the breakdowns, and the chaos, but are tired of waiting for the next tour to hit their city. We’re bringing the energy of a packed metal show to you all year long: the nu-metal nostalgia, the alt-metal anthems, the metal-core breakdowns. Come scream along, throw down with friends, and lose yourself in the heaviest night out your city has to offer

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ PHENOMENA Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience… Read more

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

PHENOMENA

Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience for Saturdays nights in the club.

Expect a hypnotic selection from artists like Chris Lake, Cloonee, Max Styler, John Summit, PAWSA, Crankdat, Tape B, Subtronics, and ISOKNOCK blended with club anthems from Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Lil Jon, Doechii, Sexyy Red, Bad Bunny, Los Tucanes, and more!

Photo galleries, themed parties, the occasional opportunity to dance on stage is what you can expect.

Walters The Don and Club Congress presents the next evolution for Electronic Music at Hotel Congress!

MOLOKOKO: The Starfox Suite 

MOLOKOKO: The Starfox Suite 

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ – General Admission Seated: $20 + Dice Fees – General Admission Standing Room Only: $15 + Dice Fees Local Fusion band MOLOKOKO takes on the soundtrack… Read more

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

– General Admission Seated: $20 + Dice Fees
– General Admission Standing Room Only: $15 + Dice Fees

Local Fusion band MOLOKOKO takes on the soundtrack of Starfox, a classic Nintendo series. Enjoy the night as a 13-piece band of strings, horns and drums bring to life the music that inspired Rylande, band leader, to make something cool with his friends. If you enjoy the music of cowboy bebop, Irakere, and Starfox, this is the show for you and all friends!

THANKYOUMAXO

THANKYOUMAXO

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $12 + Dice Fees Suggested Cover | No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds | 16+ W/ Space Traveler’s… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $12 + Dice Fees Suggested Cover | No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds | 16+

W/ Space Traveler’s Union & Romo Lampkin

Tucson by way of Phoenix indie rock band thankyoumaxo hits the Club Congress with the ever-evolving galactic sound of Space Traveler’s Union + shapeshifting lo-fi sweetheart Romo Lampkin (who may or may not have been part of Battlestar Galactica).

thankyoumaxo is the project of multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter & working bassist Max Beckman.

FFO: bar italia, grouper, pinback, polvo

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s… Read more

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages

We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s writers, dynamic league leaderboards, and the chance to qualify to be contestants on the actual TV show! Join us every Wednesday for some Jeopardy fun! Food from the Cup Cafe and drinks will be available for purchase.

El Mariachi Manchester

El Mariachi Manchester

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ Gorville Wreck A humble mariachi tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths. Read more

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

W/ Gorville Wreck

A humble mariachi tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths.

International Jazz Day Celebration! Featuring Naomi Uyama & the TJI Ellington Band

International Jazz Day Celebration! Featuring Naomi Uyama & the TJI Ellington Band

($10, $20, $30 tickets + DICE fees | 6pm-10pm) The Tucson Jazz Music Foundation and The Century Room present a special celebration for International Jazz Day AND International Dance Day on the… Read more

($10, $20, $30 tickets + DICE fees | 6pm-10pm) The Tucson Jazz Music Foundation and The Century Room present a special celebration for International Jazz Day AND International Dance Day on the Hotel Congress Plaza!

Featuring musical performances by the national award-winning Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Big Band and Naomi & Her Handsome Devils, PLUS DANCE LESSONS and performances by international swing dance superstar Naomi Uyama!

April 30th was proclaimed as International Jazz Day by UNESCO in 2011 and has been celebrated ever since in major cities around the world. International Dance Day has been celebrated on April 29th since 1982, and will also be acknowledged at this very special event that combines jazz music with swing dance – from an era where everyone danced to big band music!

Award-winning international superstar swing dancer and band leader Naomi Uyama will be featured as both a dancer (teaching a beginner’s swing dance lesson at 6:30 pm) and a bandleader (performing with her band at 8:30 pm.) Naomi has been called a “velvet-voiced chanteuse” by Time Out New York and been featured at every major swing dance festival around the world. She has assembled an amazing 7-piece band to perform her arrangements of classic swing repertoire — specifically designed for dancers!

The Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Big Band directed by Brice Winston is an award-winning, all-city student jazz ensemble. Their mission is to create educational and performance opportunities for young musicians to reach their highest potential. The TJI Ellington Big Band has established itself as one of the leading high school jazz groups in the country, earning recognition from Downbeat Magazine and winning the #1 positions in national competitions such as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in NYC, The Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey CA, and the Fullerton Jazz Festival in Fullerton CA. They have prepared a set of classic swinging big band songs especially for dancers!

The Tucson Jazz Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is proud to present this celebration in support young musicians, jazz music and swing dance! The event is presented in partnership with The Century Room jazz club with support from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

The TJMFdn has made possible $10 student tickets, with students 18 and under FREE. General Admission is $20, while Preferred Seating is $30. All tickets include a dance lesson with Naomi Uyama at 6:30pm (don’t be late!).

6pm Doors

6:30pm Naomi Uyama Dance Lesson

7:30pm TJI Ellington Band

8:30pm Naomi Uyama & Her Handsome Devils

Pitch A Pal

Pitch A Pal

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – $10 + DICE fees to attend – $12 + DICE fees to pitch a friend (GA ticket included) It’s the return of Pitch A… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– $10 + DICE fees to attend
– $12 + DICE fees to pitch a friend (GA ticket included)

It’s the return of Pitch A Pal! Time to get lucky in love!

Bring your best single friend and tell the world all of the wonderful reasons why they deserve a date!

Picnic Pals & Club Congress presents “Pitch A Pal”, a live event where YOU are able to pitch your single friend in a PowerPoint presentation.

Light roasting, red flags, & humor are encouraged!

How to submit your PowerPoint & Rules

PowerPoints must be submitted 2 days before the event. If the PowerPoint is not submitted 2 days before, your slot is subjected to be given away.

Please save your PowerPoint as a .ppx or .pdf file and send to picnic.palz@gmail.com.

No audio or videos allowed (due to download speed) in the presentation.

You will receive a confirmation email if the PowerPoint is accepted.

PowerPoints should be 5-7 minutes max. You can pitch multiple friends, but they should be present for the event. If both you and your friend are single and would like to pitch each other, that is allowed and you will be given 7 minutes.

What makes a good presentation:

– Light roasting and humor is encouraged.

– job, hobbies, obsessions

– personality types, astrological signs

– what they are looking for in a partner / how to approach

– last slide: with the persons consent include how to reach out to said single person (Instagram, email, phone, etc)

All are welcome: single, couples, LGBTQIA+. If you’re partnered, come support your single friends :)

THERE WILL ONLY BE 12 SLOTS!

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Birds & Arrows + Baby Dog

Birds & Arrows + Baby Dog

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ With Baby Dog & Special Guest Birds and Arrows isn’t your typical rock band—they’re… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+

With Baby Dog & Special Guest

Birds and Arrows isn’t your typical rock band—they’re songwriters first, crafting emotionally charged songs rooted in a classic, groove-driven sound reminiscent of The Faces, but with a powerful female voice at the center. Sweeping melodies, rich three-part harmonies, and the unmistakable pulse of Pete Connolly’s drumming define their dynamic style.

At the core are Andrea and Pete Connolly, an art-rock duo based in Tucson, AZ, who first built their reputation in North Carolina’s Triangle music scene, sharing stages and included on compilations alongside bands and band members of Big Star, Wilco, Whiskeytown, Ben Folds Five, R.E.M, The Mountain Goats and The dB’s to name a few.

For this special performance, they expand into a full-band experience, joined by longtime friend Dirk Shumaker (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy) on bass and Ben Nisbet of the Tucson Symphony on lead guitar.

Voted “Best Rock Band” in Tucson by Tucson Weekly readers four years running, Birds and Arrows deliver a deeper sound that feels far bigger than its duo origins—moving effortlessly from intimate, introspective ballads to explosive, groove-heavy jams. Their music is contemplative, slightly psychedelic, and as expansive as the desert they call home.

Kade Findley

Kade Findley

Show 9pm | 21+ W/ Soap Lab B2B Steve Bonez, Basscat, & SCHUTTER Tier 1: $10 Tier 2: $12 Tier 3: $15 Tier 4: $20 VIP Stage Access : $50 Kade Findley… Read more

Show 9pm | 21+

W/ Soap Lab B2B Steve Bonez, Basscat, & SCHUTTER

Tier 1: $10

Tier 2: $12

Tier 3: $15

Tier 4: $20

VIP Stage Access : $50

Kade Findley is a rising force in the electronic music scene, known for delivering high-energy sets that blend hard-hitting basslines with melodic, emotional undertones. With releases like “ad astra” gaining traction on platforms such as Beatport, his production style showcases a balance of club-ready intensity and immersive sound design. Based in the U.S., Kade has made a name for himself on notable stages, including a performance at DUSK Music Festival, one of the Southwest’s premier music events. His dynamic live presence has also earned him opening slots for major artists such as Chris Lorenzo, San Pacho, YDG, Valentino Khan, and Nostalgix — reflecting his versatility across house, bass, and festival trap genres. Whether he’s igniting crowds in the club or exploring new sonic landscapes in the studio, Kade Findley continues to build momentum as an artist to watch in the next wave of electronic music talent.

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Sherbet & Champagne
5:30PM

Sherbet & Champagne

Doors 5:30pm | Show 6pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 21+ W/ The Websites & Manslaw Hi-octane garage rockers Sherbet & Champagne return to melt… Read more

Doors 5:30pm | Show 6pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 21+

W/ The Websites & Manslaw

Hi-octane garage rockers Sherbet & Champagne return to melt faces at the Club Congress!

Sherbet & Champagne isn’t just the band your stepparents simultaneously dream of and fear. It’s a quiet unraveling. Their paint-peeled sound, heard on the 2023’s Raw For a Reason and 2024’s Sektkult, takes you past the surface of your life, into something sharper, sweeter, and harder to leave behind. At their shows, people don’t just listen—they become.

They won’t tell you to walk away from your family. You’ll just start to realize how little of that life still fits.

Come hear them.

You’ll understand soon enough.

Joining them are bubble grunge duo The Websites & psycho punk shredders Manslaw

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ PHENOMENA Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience… Read more

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

PHENOMENA

Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience for Saturdays nights in the club.

Expect a hypnotic selection from artists like Chris Lake, Cloonee, Max Styler, John Summit, PAWSA, Crankdat, Tape B, Subtronics, and ISOKNOCK blended with club anthems from Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Lil Jon, Doechii, Sexyy Red, Bad Bunny, Los Tucanes, and more!

Photo galleries, themed parties, the occasional opportunity to dance on stage is what you can expect.

Walters The Don and Club Congress presents the next evolution for Electronic Music at Hotel Congress!

Slake

Slake

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | All Ages W/ Deep Stay & Morphia Slow Bay area doom folk band Slake makes… Read more

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

W/ Deep Stay & Morphia Slow

Bay area doom folk band Slake makes music for sweet and sultry lovers out onto the Hotel Congress Plaza stage for a perfect late spring evening.

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Doublecamp

Doublecamp

W/ Rae L & Daytrails Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $16 / Day of Show $18 + Dice fees | 16+ Read more

W/ Rae L & Daytrails

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

Cinco De Mayo Salsa Party featuring Zona Libre Band
5:30PM

Cinco De Mayo Salsa Party featuring Zona Libre Band

Doors 5:30pm | Show 6pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ W/ DJ Tony T Tucson’s biggest and baddest salsa group return to the Hotel… Read more

Doors 5:30pm | Show 6pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+

W/ DJ Tony T

Tucson’s biggest and baddest salsa group return to the Hotel Congress Plaza for a night of dance, Cinco De Mayo drink specials, and more!

Led by bandleader/composer and saxophonist Hiram Perez, Zona Libre Band blends salsa, bachata, cumbia, and jazz for an unforgettable sound featuring some of Tucson’s best musicians.

DJ sets by DJ Tony T keep the party going all night long!

Cinco Cocktail Club!
5:30PM

Cinco Cocktail Club!

5:30pm | 21+ | Hotel Congress Lounge General Admission: $25 + Dice Fees Includes: – A cocktail demonstration on how to make a homemade margarita & paloma – A sampler of both… Read more

5:30pm | 21+ | Hotel Congress Lounge

General Admission: $25 + Dice Fees Includes:

– A cocktail demonstration on how to make a homemade margarita & paloma
– A sampler of both cocktails
– Entry to Cinco De Mayo Salsa Party featuring Zona Libre Band on the Congress Plaza
– VIP Entrance to the Show

Tucson’s biggest and baddest salsa group return to the Hotel Congress Plaza for a night of dance, Cinco De Mayo drink specials, and more!

Led by bandleader/composer and saxophonist Hiram Perez, Zona Libre Band blends salsa, bachata, cumbia, and jazz for an unforgettable sound featuring some of Tucson’s best musicians.

DJ sets by DJ Tony T keep the party going all night long!

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Mike Doughty Solo Tour ’26

Mike Doughty Solo Tour ’26

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – General admission seating: $25 + Dice fees – Premium seating: $30 + Dice fees – Upper level premium: $30 + Dice fees Mike Doughty… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– General admission seating: $25 + Dice fees
– Premium seating: $30 + Dice fees
– Upper level premium: $30 + Dice fees

Mike Doughty is an American singer, songwriter, and author best known as the founder and frontman of Soul Coughing. This year, Mike Doughty returns to the stage for a solo tour, presenting stripped-down, intimate performances that span his Soul Coughing legacy and prolific solo work, reaffirming his place as one of alternative music’s most distinctive and enduring voices.

New Misphoria EP Release & Homecoming

New Misphoria EP Release & Homecoming

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages – Tier 1 – $5 + Dice Fees – Tier 2 – $10 + Dice Fees – Tier 3 – $15 + Dice Fees… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages

– Tier 1 – $5 + Dice Fees
– Tier 2 – $10 + Dice Fees
– Tier 3 – $15 + Dice Fees
– Tier 4 – $20 + Dice Fees

Welcome home Tucson’s queens of indie rock New Misphoria as they return from tour to celebrate the release of their new EP “Joy Toy” with bratty egg punkers Alfred & The Breeders & Bisbee garage band The Ex-Bats

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Black Smurf | Hustle Chaos  Tour: 2.0: The Reckoning

Black Smurf | Hustle Chaos Tour: 2.0: The Reckoning

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | All Ages – Early Bird : $25 + Dice fees – General Admission: $35 + Dice fees – Skip the line + GA ticket: $65 +… Read more

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | All Ages

– Early Bird : $25 + Dice fees
– General Admission: $35 + Dice fees
– Skip the line + GA ticket: $65 + Dice fees
– M&G + GA ticket: $100 + Dice fees
– Skip the lin + M&G + GA ticket: $125 + Dice fees

Black Smurf returns to Tucson, AZ for the Hustle Chaos Tour 2.0: The Reckoning May 9th! This event sold out last year so get your tickets now to see the Memphis, TN who has many collaborations with $uicide Boy$, Xavier Wulf, Pouya, and many more underground legends!

Songs of the Village

Songs of the Village

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ Need a break from the ads? Songs of the Village is a night of… Read more

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

Need a break from the ads? Songs of the Village is a night of folk music and quiet connection on the plaza stage. Set on the evening before Mother’s Day, it’s a chance to slow down, gather close, and stay awhile. No noise: just songs and people listening to them.

Acts:

Trey Cardi

Lizzie Oakwood

Jenny’s Kitchen

Mason Richards

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ PHENOMENA Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience… Read more

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

PHENOMENA

Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience for Saturdays nights in the club.

Expect a hypnotic selection from artists like Chris Lake, Cloonee, Max Styler, John Summit, PAWSA, Crankdat, Tape B, Subtronics, and ISOKNOCK blended with club anthems from Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Lil Jon, Doechii, Sexyy Red, Bad Bunny, Los Tucanes, and more!

Photo galleries, themed parties, the occasional opportunity to dance on stage is what you can expect.

Walters The Don and Club Congress presents the next evolution for Electronic Music at Hotel Congress!

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s… Read more

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages

We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s writers, dynamic league leaderboards, and the chance to qualify to be contestants on the actual TV show! Join us every Wednesday for some Jeopardy fun! Food from the Cup Cafe and drinks will be available for purchase.

Caitlynne Curtis

Caitlynne Curtis

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ Carlos Arzate Gold record and Billboard #1 with Struggle Jennings on “God We… Read more

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

W/ Carlos Arzate

Gold record and Billboard #1 with Struggle Jennings on “God We Need You Now”, Caitlynne Curtis is a Nashville singer songwriter whose powerhouse voice and candid songwriting bridge modern country and soulful storytelling. Her new album digs into faith, heartbreak and the raw everyday life struggles, carried by big hooks and amazing stories. Raised in a small town and road tested onstage, Curtis writes songs for late night drives and full rooms and has earned both critical attention and a devoted fan base.

Bob Log III

Bob Log III

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance 415 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ The Websites Bob Log III is a one man band slide guitar party…. Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance 415 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+

W/ The Websites

Bob Log III is a one man band slide guitar party. A perverse product of the Arizona desert, Bob Log III has been diligently travelling the globe since 1996, showcasing his incomparable talents and developing a devoted following along the way. A whirlwind of dexterous limbs and digits, this super star sonic showman has to be seen to be believed.

Clad in his cannonball man, extra tight jumpsuit and signature motorcycle helmet with telephone/microphone attached, Bob Log III unfailingly sweats up a river while kicking on a kick drum, stomping his homemade foot cymbal and playing slide on an old archtop guitar. His endless pursuit for musical mayhem and a downright party has seen his unique talents utilized for children’s birthday parties, obscure beer barns, mammoth music festivals and everything in between.

Yet, beyond these mesmerizing visuals, lies the true reason for Bob Log’s international cult status and superhero adoration. It is quite simply the guitar playing – finger picked lightning, sliding up and down, stopping when it wants to, then starting again when it feels like it, all in a way that makes people move uncontrollably, smile and reel.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

RESCHEDULED: The Bennu

RESCHEDULED: The Bennu

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!* *All previously purchased tickets are still valid for this show.* *If you would like a refund, please email marketing@hotelcongress.com* w/ The Common Goode Doors 6pm | Show… Read more

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!*

*All previously purchased tickets are still valid for this show.*

*If you would like a refund, please email marketing@hotelcongress.com*

w/ The Common Goode

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show + Dice fees | All ages

Blending elements of psychedelic, progressive, and electronic rock with jazz sensibilities, infectious dance beats and group improvisation, The Bennu delivers dynamic live shows that are unique with each performance. The musical tapestry is woven together with captivating lead vocals and inspired songwriting. With brilliantly accessible musicianship, The Bennu takes its audience on a journey of mystical sonic and melodic exploration.

Spiders Can Fly

Spiders Can Fly

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30 pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice Fees | 21+ W/ Soul of the Sun, DJ Flow Spiders Can Fly is a local… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30 pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice Fees | 21+

W/ Soul of the Sun, DJ Flow

Spiders Can Fly is a local Duo comprised of singer/guitarist Justin Martinez and Drummer/vocalist/Keyboardist Stephen Goudinoff. Spiders Can Fly has reunited after a 10-year break with an epic performance at 191 Tool last fall and two shows at Hotel Congress this year. The band is a progressive indie rock band that brings unique original compositions with dynamic vocals and creativity. Justin Martinez is also the guitarist/song writer and vocalist for another local 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 Self-Titled Album “Spiders Can Fly” on any digital streaming source.

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Babes in Canyon

Babes in Canyon

w/ Camp Bedford & Cheers to the Outside Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+ Eloquently blending synth-folk, moody pop, club… Read more

w/ Camp Bedford & Cheers to the Outside

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+

Eloquently blending synth-folk, moody pop, club beats, and soaring vocal harmonies, Babes In Canyon crafts music that is eminently engaging and very much of the moment. Born of a spontaneous writing session during a winter storm blackout, the band wanderednaturally into the land of heavy beats, lyrics with an element of storytelling, and synth-folk instrumentation with a twist. Lush and astutely layered, what began as an exploration of the outer edges of Americana has evolved into a cohesive, enchanting artistic statement.With a spate of national tours, festivals, and live performances under their belt, songwriters Nathan and Sophia Hamer conjure up layered soundscapes, “looping keys, beats, percussion effortlessly in an electric, raucous live performance” (Atwood Magazine).Receiving praise from the likes of Under The Radar, Magnet, and Big Takeover,Babes In Canyon’s debut album “The New Loud” released in the fall of 2025. Genre-defying, expertly arranged, and profoundly catchy, Babes In Canyon stands ready to soundtrack your adventures -spontaneous or otherwise.

Metalachi

Metalachi

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ – Table Seating (2 seat minimum): $35 + Dice fees – Rail Seat: $35 + Dice fees – General Admission Standing: Advance $20 / Day… Read more

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

– Table Seating (2 seat minimum): $35 + Dice fees
– Rail Seat: $35 + Dice fees
– General Admission Standing: Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees

Born from a long night of music, tequila, and mariachi-loving metalheads, Metalachi has been entertaining audiences and wooing abuelas everywhere for over a decade.

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the band has traveled across the US, Canada, and Mexico, performing everywhere from the smallest local bars to the largest parties, including Heavy Montreal, Megacruise, and Mosters of Rock Cruise.

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress. Neon beats,… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress.

Neon beats, new wave classics, and a packed floor as retro night returns to Tucson’s most historic club. This isn’t a throwback – it’s a takeover.

Walk In
Dance Out

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Holy Fuck

Holy Fuck

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ MEMORIALS Canadian quartet Holy Fuck have always been happy to plow a distinctly… Read more

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

W/ MEMORIALS

Canadian quartet Holy Fuck have always been happy to plow a distinctly lone furrow. Never ones to chase the limelight or hop on any genre-wagon that happens to be passing by, they’ve played by their own rules for the best part of 20 years and five albums. It’s for that reason that they’ve become one of the country’s finest and most influential exports, with their widescreen technicolour, crescendo-heavy and highly danceable sound often finding itself imitated, but never bettered.

Even after attracting mainstream attention thanks to appearing on the soundtracks to Breaking Bad, The Substance, Mr Robot, Chemical Hearts, Good Girls, Cheaters and Invincible (the latter producing viral hit ‘Tom Tom’), the band has continued to go against the grain in a cultural landscape that prioritises and lionises the safe and predictable over the marginal and single-minded.

Mike Zito

Mike Zito

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – Advance General Admission Seated $30 + Dice Fees – Advance General Admission Standing Room Only $26 + Dice Fees – Day of Show General… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– Advance General Admission Seated $30 + Dice Fees
– Advance General Admission Standing Room Only $26 + Dice Fees
– Day of Show General Admission Standing Room Only $30 + Dice Fees

From his childhood in St. Louis to the global blues-rock circuit, Mike Zito has always kept it real. He began playing guitar at age five and by his late teens was a fixture on the St. Louis music scene. For Zito, honesty, authenticity, and integrity aren’t just part of the brand—they’re the foundation. “I have nothing to hide; it seems my honesty is what people relate to most,” he once told Vintage Guitar.

Zito is a powerhouse in modern blues rock. He’s an artist whose gritty guitar work, deeply human songwriting, and magnetic stage presence have made him a defining force in the genre. From smoke-filled bars in St. Louis to major festival stages around the world, he has built a career on emotional honesty, fearless playing, and an unshakable commitment to the song.

In 2025, Zito claimed the Blues Music Award for Blues Rock Album of the Year with Life Is Hard, a deeply personal and sonically bold record that cements his place among the genre’s elite. The win followed his 2024 sweep, where he was honored with Blues Rock Album of the Year and Blues Rock Artist of the Year, reflecting both his creative output and his relentless touring schedule.

A lifelong road warrior, Zito has spent decades sharpening his craft onstage, channeling the sounds of classic blues, rock, soul, and Americana into something unmistakably his own. His live shows are equal parts fire and heart: searing solos, powerhouse grooves, and storytelling that invites audiences straight into his world.

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

The Darts

The Darts

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ Service & Freezing Hands THE DARTS (US), now based in Seattle, Washington, formed… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees | 21+

W/ Service & Freezing Hands

THE DARTS (US), now based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2016 with the goal of making great all-girl garage-rock noise, see the world, and have a fab slumber party every night. The four women threw on vintage black slips, kicked off their shoes, and set out on the adventure. In the first year, the band put out two self-produced EPs and signed with Dirty Water Records (UK), which then released the first full-length vinyl, Me.Ow (2017). Dirty Water then re-released the first two EPs as a second full-length vinyl, The Darts (2017). The band immediately went on tour with The Living End and Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot, and soon found themselves on big European stages like Sjockfest, Cosmic Trip, and Roots n Roses.

In 2018, Jello Biafra signed The Darts to his label, Alternative Tentacles, released their first 7-inch, Bullet (2018) and then put out the third full-length record, I Like You But Not Like That (2018). The band supported their heroes The Damned on a US tour, performed on main stages at big festivals like Punk Rock Bowling, Hipnosis Fest and The Bash, and got placements on top tv shows like Peaky Blinders and reviews in top publications like Rolling Stone. During the pandemic, Vox hosted an Instagram Live session with over fifty thousand viewers. In 2022, The Darts released the EP Love Tsunami on Adrenalin Fix Music (France), toured it around the US and Europe, and performed on KEXP.

In 2023, Alternative Tentacles Records released The Darts’ fourth LP, Snake Oil, funded entirely by fans and co-produced by Jello Biafra himself. The band went on a 100-day European tour, with unique European editions of Snake Oil and sold-out shows in Madrid, London, France, and Scotland, plus appearances at top festivals Munster Raving Looney Party (Spain), Relache Fest (France), Festival Beat (Italy), Loungefest (Holland), and Muehlen Madness (Germany). The first pressings of Snake Oil sold out in both the US and Europe in less than two months and second pressings were rushed out on both continents during the tour.

While juggling the Snake Oil tours, the band recorded their fifth full-length record, Boomerang, with Grammy-winning producer Mark Rains (Hoover iii, Death Valley Girls) at Station House Studio in Los Angeles. Once again the album was released by Alternative Tentacles on different US and EU editions in the March 2024 – and again followed by over four months of touring in Europe, UK, and USA. The album catapulted the band into feature articles in Rock n Folk, Rolling Stone, and many other major publications, plus appearances on France 24 television, BBC radio, a live show at Barlinnie Prison in Edinburgh, and inclusion on many best of 2024 lists. During the massive tour, the band recorded two new singles in Lyon, France.

In 2025, The Darts will release the new singles in June on a compilation of early essential tracks, Nightmare Queens, on Adrenalin Fix Music and on an Alternative Tentacles split 7-inch with labelmates Tsunami Bomb. The band will head out on significant US tours with Dion Lunadon and SERVICE and perform at many more international festivals (Binic Blues Fest in France, BearStone Fest in Croatia, Relache Fest in France, Celebration Days Fest in France, Boneyard Fest in UK, LunaFest in Portugal, CornRock fest in Switzerland, Dollfest in USA, Tough Enough Fest in Belgium, etc).

The touring lineup for 2025 is Nicole Laurenne (lead vocals, organ), Lindsay Scarey (bass, backup vocals), Rebecca Davidson (guitar), and Rikki Watson (drums, backup vocals), plus an appearance by Heather Thomas (drums) in May. The band plans to go back into the studio with Mark Rains in August to record the next full-length LP.

Matt Dinniman at Hotel Congress

Matt Dinniman at Hotel Congress

Doors 5pm | Show 6:30pm | 18+ – General Admission + Signing Line: $38 + Dice fees – General Admission (no signing line): $38 + Dice fees Join Stacks Book Club at… Read more

Doors 5pm | Show 6:30pm | 18+

– General Admission + Signing Line: $38 + Dice fees
– General Admission (no signing line): $38 + Dice fees

Join Stacks Book Club at Hotel Congress to celebrate Matt Dinniman’s release of A Parade of Horribles!

Each ticket includes access to the event and a pre-signed hardcover copy of A Parade of Horribles. There are two types of tickets:

General Admission + Signing Line: A pre-signed copy of A Parade of Horribles, access to the seated discussion, and access to signing line which includes signing/personalization for one book or one item, and a candid photo opportunity (no posed photos).

General Admission (no signing line): A pre-signed copy of A Parade of Horribles and access to the seated discussion.

This event is for readers ages 18+. One ticket will equal one person. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Limited tickets available, so grab one while supplies last!

**ABOUT A PARADE OF HORRIBLES**

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.

Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.

Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”

Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.

Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.

So Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.

Includes part eight of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

**ABOUT MATT DINNIMAN**

Matt Dinniman is a writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the NYT bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world.

He doesn’t really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in one band.

***Questions? Contact christine@stacksbookclub.com***

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*Purchase of an event ticket entitles attendees to a pre-signed copy of A Parade of Horribles and access to the event as described above. Please note that tickets are nonrefundable. This policy includes the cost of A Parade of Horribles. If you purchase a ticket and are unable to attend, you can pick up your copy of A Parade of Horribles in person from Stacks Book Club Broadway by May 30th, 2026. No exceptions.*

*All Stacks Book Club events, unless otherwise stated, are 18+ only. Any children under the age of 18 will not be allowed entry to the event. No exceptions.*

*By purchasing a ticket, you are acknowledging that you have read the event information and are in agreement to the above policies, as well as consenting to the possible use of your likeness in photos or videos on Stacks Book Club’s social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, etc.).*

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

GWD Presents: Jeopardy Bar League!

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s… Read more

Doors 6pm | Game 7pm | FREE | All Ages

We’re bringing Jeopardy to the Hotel Congress Plaza! This isn’t your average trivia. This smartphone-based game features authentic questions from the show’s writers, dynamic league leaderboards, and the chance to qualify to be contestants on the actual TV show! Join us every Wednesday for some Jeopardy fun! Food from the Cup Cafe and drinks will be available for purchase.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

PURR!

PURR!

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… Read more

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!

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

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! 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!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Phenomena w/ Walters the Don!

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ PHENOMENA Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience… Read more

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

PHENOMENA

Intentionally crafted to pull you deeper into the night and onto the dance floor, Walters the Don crafts a diverse and immersive sonic experience for Saturdays nights in the club.

Expect a hypnotic selection from artists like Chris Lake, Cloonee, Max Styler, John Summit, PAWSA, Crankdat, Tape B, Subtronics, and ISOKNOCK blended with club anthems from Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Charli XCX, Lil Jon, Doechii, Sexyy Red, Bad Bunny, Los Tucanes, and more!

Photo galleries, themed parties, the occasional opportunity to dance on stage is what you can expect.

Walters The Don and Club Congress presents the next evolution for Electronic Music at Hotel Congress!

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Bob Colby Presents: Sewerbitch! | Little Cat | TENSPD

Bob Colby Presents: Sewerbitch! | Little Cat | TENSPD

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 + Dice Fees | 16+ Bob Colby brings his spotlight showcase of Tucson’s best indie bands to the Club! Tonight features Sewerbitch!, Little Cat… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 + Dice Fees | 16+

Bob Colby brings his spotlight showcase of Tucson’s best indie bands to the Club!

Tonight features Sewerbitch!, Little Cat & TENSPD

Haunted Like Human

Haunted Like Human

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12/ Day of Show $15 | 16+ Celebrated Nashville folk duo Haunted Like Human plays The Club Congress with local favorite Lizzie Oakwood and Phoenix… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12/ Day of Show $15 | 16+

Celebrated Nashville folk duo Haunted Like Human plays The Club Congress with local favorite Lizzie Oakwood and Phoenix singer Ben Reneer.

HAUNTED LIKE HUMAN

Nashville duo Haunted Like Human delves into inspired songwriting, sparse arrangements, and frisson-inducing harmonies that mark their music. With a background in poetry and prose, Dale Chapman’s granular focus on language is simpatico with Cody Clark’s background in classical guitar, where each note carries its own weight. Limned with nostalgia, soaked in Southern gothic lore, the duo meticulously assembles songs to preserve the spirit of the stories they tell.

Photon, Planck & The Common Goode

Photon, Planck & The Common Goode

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Feesl | 16+ Jam-tronica supergroup trio Photon featuring virtuoso pianist Jimmy Dunstan, bassist Dan Africano(Thievery Corporation) and… Read more

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

Jam-tronica supergroup trio Photon featuring virtuoso pianist Jimmy Dunstan, bassist Dan Africano(Thievery Corporation) and drummer Neal Evans (Dopapod) joins forces with the undeniably funky jam rock band Planck and local jam heros Common Goode for an unforgettable night of music.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – Upper Level Tables & Rail Seats: $30 + Dice Fees – Premium Seated: $30 + Dice Fees – GA Seated: $20 + Dice Fees… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– Upper Level Tables & Rail Seats: $30 + Dice Fees
– Premium Seated: $30 + Dice Fees
– GA Seated: $20 + Dice Fees

Joey Santore is a botanist, artist, author and ex-railroader who travels the world documenting plant life. He is the host and producer of the youtube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t and was the host of a small-scale tv show called Kill Your Lawn. He advocates for native plants, building a closer human relationship with Earth’s plant life, and a re-thinking of modern American horticulture and landscaping due to its mundane disconnection from both ecological and biological reality. His new book Concrete Botany (release date April 7th) is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it.

Cheers to the Outside Debut Album Release

Cheers to the Outside Debut Album Release

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + DICE Fees | All Ages Local indie pop rock band Cheers to the Outside debuts their long-awaited premiere… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + DICE Fees | All Ages

Local indie pop rock band Cheers to the Outside debuts their long-awaited premiere album. In addition to serenades and sick beats, you can expect audience engagement, on-stage banter, and a packed house of smiling faces. Come be part of our family. First 60 tickets get a free train whistle signed by the band! Local support from Tucson favorites Tonight’s Sunshine and Creampop.

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Little Image
6:30PM

Little Image

SUPPORT TBD Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+ Little Image are an American alternative pop band from Dallas, Texas. They… Read more

SUPPORT TBD

Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+

Little Image are an American alternative pop band from Dallas, Texas. They released their major label debut, Self Titled, on Hollywood Records on May 12, 2023, after having released Musings themselves in 2017.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Anvil – Pounding the Past 2026

Anvil – Pounding the Past 2026

W/ Suicide Forest & Midnite Hellion Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice Fees | 21+ Read more

W/ Suicide Forest & Midnite Hellion

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice Fees | 21+

Delta Sleep

Delta Sleep

W/ Michael Cera Palin & Computer Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | Advance $26 / Day of Show $30 + Dice Fees | 16+ Delta Sleep is a British math rock quartet… Read more

W/ Michael Cera Palin & Computer

Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | Advance $26 / Day of Show $30 + Dice Fees | 16+

Delta Sleep is a British math rock quartet from Canterbury, Kent, England. Formed in 2010, Delta Sleep is driven by a desire to create fun and original, forward-thinking music. Their songs combine guitar driven melodies, held together by jazz influenced percussion and relentless bass, topped with sprinkles of passionate shouts and lulling chants.

The thing that humanity clings to is hope. In the darkness, light will prevail. In uncertain times, prosperity will ultimately endure: without it, there is simply nothing. On ‘Blue Garden’, Delta Sleep’s 4th studio album, out 27th September on Sofa Boy Records & Wax Bodega (US), the band find themselves digging beneath the overwhelming darkness of the world to find just a glimmer of light —tying in similar themes across their expansive back catalogue tobecome what is perhaps their heaviest record to date. ‘Blue Garden’ was recorded at the tail end of 2023 at Daft Studiosin Belgium with Mark Roberts (Black Peaks, Toska, The Physics House Band) after a year of huge tours across America, Asia and Australia. Where previous albums came together quickly, with all four members enteringthe studio armed with songs demoed, tracked and recorded live, this time the band started with a completely blank page. They opted to approach new material collectively within the space of two and a half weeks, jumping at the opportunity to play with new instrumentation at their fingertips to introduce electronic samples and synths. Given the time to really hyper focus on the production resulted in the scope to draw inspiration from the realm of fantasy and the real world that has permeated itsway into the band’ssound both sonically and visually.But it’s ‘Blue Garden’s’lyrical themes which trulyrazesit into darkness. Underscored by the horrors unfolding in Palestine, it serves as a form of catharsis to a pure sense of helplessness. “So slowly, I can focus on my needs, to feel good in my body / Because in the end it’s all we got / As we watch the worldburn, can’t you see that we’re burning”sings DevinYüceil on ‘Slow Burn’, posing the question of how you come to terms about dealing with traumatic moments outside of your own personal sphere that you feel powerless and despair.

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Solya

Solya

w/ Tela Novella Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ (Under 16 with Parent/Guardian) – Advance $22 + Dice fees – Day of Show $26 + Dice fees – VIP M&G: $67… Read more

w/ Tela Novella

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ (Under 16 with Parent/Guardian)

– Advance $22 + Dice fees
– Day of Show $26 + Dice fees
– VIP M&G: $67 + Dice fees – *includes GA ticket, a meet and greet/photo op w/ Solya, plus one (1) exclusive merch item*

West Texas based multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Solya made her debut in February 2023 at the age of 16 with her 3-track EP “Fever Dream” which was produced entirely from her bedroom. She quickly gained a massive social media following with fans who connected to the dark, ethereal world of her music that blends elements of psychedelic and grunge rock, indie pop, and electronic music. In 2024, Solya released her “Jewel Box” EP, which includes the viral track “We Say Goodbye.” Solya began releasing her first studio recordings in 2025.

Following her feature on Baby Bugs’ song “Baby, Baby”, Solya and Baby Bugs co-headlined the 21 date U.S. “Bugs and Butterflies Tour” in the fall of 2024, selling out most venues such as the Mercury Lounge in NYC, House of Blues (Voodoo Room) in San Diego, Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, and The Masquerade (Purgatory) in Atlanta. The tour extended to include four sold-out U.K. dates in March of 2025. In September of 2025, Solya headlined the 3 date “Out West Tour,“ which included a sold-out show at the historic Troubadour in West Hollywood.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Oversized American Dreams TsuShiMaMiRe Greatest World Tour 2026

Oversized American Dreams TsuShiMaMiRe Greatest World Tour 2026

Doors 6pm | Show 6:45pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice Fees | 21+ TsuShiMaMiRe are a legendary Japanese rock trio formed in 1999 featuring Mari (vocals, guitar),… Read more

Doors 6pm | Show 6:45pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice Fees | 21+

TsuShiMaMiRe are a legendary Japanese rock trio formed in 1999 featuring Mari (vocals, guitar), Yayoi (bass, bv), and Maiko (drums, bv).

These girls have captivated audiences around the world for over 23 years, spanning thousands of live performances, 15 US tours, and 20 full length releases. Among many other achievements, their music has been featured on TV, film, animation, and video games.

TsuShiMaMiRe’s musical style ranges from hardcore noise to introspective indie rock, with traces of heavy funk disco and pop sentimentality. Mari’s quirky lyrics question social conventions and the anxieties of everyday life, rebellion, and love. Her vocals excel in melodic expressivity, ranging from child-like wonder to tragic despair. Yayoi’s groove is like that of a vengeful banshee in the throes of passion, suddenly pivoting from the stoic determination of a samurai in battle to the elegance and light-heartedness of a Japanese house cat. Meanwhile drummer Maiko locks down a constant punk backdrop, rallying the front pair but keeping them from toppling over the edge into insanity. The ferocity of these three warrior princesses culminates in a live show that is simultaneously upliftingly theatrical and brutally honest.

TsuShiMaMiRe are certain to delight heavy rock fans and all lovers of Japanese indie subculture!

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

Return to the 80’s | Safety Dance featuring DJ Bueller!

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress. Neon beats,… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

DJ Bueller – nationally known retro DJ (as heard on SiriusXM Channel 33 First Wave) —brings the ultimate ’80s dance party back to Club Congress.

Neon beats, new wave classics, and a packed floor as retro night returns to Tucson’s most historic club. This isn’t a throwback – it’s a takeover.

Walk In
Dance Out

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Haiden Henderson Tension Extension Tour

Haiden Henderson Tension Extension Tour

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | 16+ W/ Alex Coles – General Admission: Advance $25 / Day of Show $30 + Dice fees – VIP: $100 + Dice fees ****includes 1 GA… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | 16+

W/ Alex Coles

– General Admission: Advance $25 / Day of Show $30 + Dice fees
– VIP: $100 + Dice fees ****includes 1 GA Ticket, M&G Photo Opportunity, Commemorative Tote Bag, Signed VIP Laminate, Tension Tour Temporary Tattoos, Early Access to Merch****

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Patrick Wolf: Tour of the Beast

Patrick Wolf: Tour of the Beast

w/ TBD Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – Advance $18 / Day of Show $23 + Dice Fees – VIP M&G $80 + Dice Fees – Admission to the show,… Read more

w/ TBD

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+

– Advance $18 / Day of Show $23 + Dice Fees
– VIP M&G $80 + Dice Fees – Admission to the show, a meet and greet and Photo with Patrick, and a signed exclusive limited edition print of one of Patrick’s art works available only to the VIP’s

Patrick Wolf is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic sampling with classical instruments. Wolf’s styles range from electronic pop to Baroque chamber music.

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Karaoke in the Club!

Karaoke in the Club!

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Elijah Scott: In A Bar Somewhere Tour

Elijah Scott: In A Bar Somewhere Tour

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $30/ Day of Show $35 + DICE Fees | 16+ Tickets On Sale this Friday 3/27 10AM. VIP Upgrades Available Here – https://elijahscott.engagetix.com/events/hotel-congress Elijah Scott… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $30/ Day of Show $35 + DICE Fees | 16+

Tickets On Sale this Friday 3/27 10AM.

VIP Upgrades Available Here – https://elijahscott.engagetix.com/events/hotel-congress

Elijah Scott is a country-Americana singer-songwriter from Banning, California whose distinctive voice and hybrid sound blend heartfelt storytelling with urban rhythm and soul. From the introspective spark of “Cigarettes” to the bold assertion of “TurninIntoSomething,” Scott is carving out his own lane—connecting small-town roots to modern vibes, and inviting listeners to feel as deeply as they groove.

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Tempo

Tempo

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼 Calling all… Read more

9pm-1am | FREE | 21+

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Come be yourself! TEMPO🗯️: the party every Thursday where DJs, vendors, and homies meet to put you on! Cheapest drinks all week👊🏼

Calling all creators: Inviting Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us to play whatever makes you feel most. Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.

We’re launching a collectible Tempo card – consider it your key to elevated, impromptu perks you when least expect it! 😉👌🏽

Timing | Energy | Movement | Performance | Originality

Hosted by: @waltersthedon⚡️ | 🌝 @good.day.good.night 🌚

Soft Palms

Soft Palms

w/ Female Gaze Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $13 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 21+ Soft Palms is a Long Beach-based duo crafting expansive, hypnotic soundscapes… Read more

w/ Female Gaze

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $13 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 21+

Soft Palms is a Long Beach-based duo crafting expansive, hypnotic soundscapes from the comfort of their home studio. Kugel (of The Coathangers) takes the lead on guitar & weaves ethereal vocal layers with lyrical urgency, while Montoya shapes the sonic architecture with meticulous drumming & a vintage-informed approach to engineering and instrumentation. Soft Palms’ newest full length album IN ECHO is due out 6.19.2026 via Everloving Records.

Unsane

Unsane

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 21+ W/ Demon Grass New York City’s Unsane assisted in pioneering a more aggressive, less… Read more

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

W/ Demon Grass

New York City’s Unsane assisted in pioneering a more aggressive, less studied version of noise rock, one that blended the scum/art industrial sturm und drang of , , , and with the decidedly more straightforward hardcore idiom favored by acts like . While developing the blueprint for noise-metal bands to follow, Unsane cut a remarkable swath through underground music, inspiring a devoted, cult-like following around the globe. As a power trio, Unsane relied upon a hammering, power-press rhythm section, a searing Telecaster howl, and distorted vocals that resembled nothing if not the sound of a man trapped in the New York Subway system.

Having met at Sarah Lawrence College in the late ’80s, the original incarnation of Unsane — (vocals, guitar), Peter Shore (bass), and Charlie Ondras (drums) — crawled larvally out of the practice space in 1989 and began playing New York’s seediest haunts. It was these graveyard slots at clubs like CBGB’s where the band developed and honed their trademark sound and delivered the goods with due intensity and volume. Unsane piqued the interest of numerous small indie labels and began issuing a series of singles and EPs before recording their self-titled debut with . Using the photo of a decapitated man lying across train tracks, Unsane’s album cover set the tone for the admixture of seething aggression, naked fear, and barely controlled noise chaos contained within. But the band’s devastating maelstrom contained more than enough tunefulness and rock propulsion to quite easily surpass its more affected Lower East Side peers.

During 1992, Unsane’s daunting schedule was cut devastatingly short by the untimely drug overdose of drummer Ondras. Former and drummer Vinny Signorelli climbed aboard the swiftly moving train in the fall of 1992 and the band began composing its next album. In the interim, compiled and issued a collection of Unsane’s early singles and compilation tracks, appropriately titled Singles: 89-92. It is perhaps Unsane’s defining moment. The following year found the band recording its first for , Total Destruction, a menacing, dark collection of songs driven by ‘s hypnotic drumming and ‘s man-pushed-to-the-edge vocals. More touring followed and released the Peel Sessions disc almost concurrently with Total Destruction.

After being discharged from in 1994, Unsane found both a new bass player in Dave Curran — who joined on tour while doing sound for the band — and a home for their next album, Scattered, Smothered, and Covered, on the independent noise rock label, . While maintaining the band’s signature sound and volume, 1995’s Scattered… showed the band opening their rhythmic approach, with most songs inhabiting a more rock-oriented 4/4 pattern, granting the album a more spacious and controlled feel. Scattered… also contained the unlikely MTV hit video for “Scrape,” featuring a series of skateboard accidents intercut with footage of the band performing live. Created for 200 dollars, it was ironically named one of MTV’s Ten Funniest Videos. The band toured relentlessly and managed to secure an opening slot with metal behemoths on one of their North American headlining tours. Shortly after, the trio made another label switch to and began constructing its final album, the ironically titled Occupational Hazard. While on a press tour in Europe only a month prior to the disc’s release, was brutally attacked by street thugs and left for dead on the streets of Vienna, Austria. After emergency surgery, he returned to the touring arena. Though Unsane temporarily disbanded in 2000, they returned a few years later with a compilation (Lambhouse) and an original album, 2005’s Blood Run. Visqueen, the group’s sixth studio long-player, was issued in 2007 via ‘s . It was followed in 2012 by Wreck, issued by the iconic punk label , and in 2017, Unsane came roaring back with Sterilize, which saw the group working with Los Angeles-based metal imprint Southern Lord. ~ Patrick Kennedy, Rovi

Club Congress

From its 1985 inception as a once-weekly showcase for downtown Tucson’s creative community, to its current status as one of the “10Best” around, Club Congress has rightfully earned its reputation as the epicenter of southern Arizona’s arts and music scene.

Hundreds of events are featured annually between its venerable indoor club stage, and the larger outdoor plaza stage. Through the years, Club Congress has featured a multitude of local and national artists including Nirvana, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sia,The 1975, and Imagine Dragons to name just a few.

Club Congress is a southwest staple that has earned repeated accolades as a “10Best” as well as Tucson’s best dance club and remains an iconic venue for top-level talent.

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