Romeos
w/ The Deep Sea Divers , Cabaret & Far Out Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + fees | 21+ Read more
w/ The Deep Sea Divers , Cabaret & Far Out
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + fees | 21+
Club Congress
Upcoming Events
This Week(10 events)
Sun, June 1
Mon, June 2
Comedy Open Mic
Sign up at 7pm | Show 7:30pm | FREE | 21+ Congress Comedy Presents: Open Mic! Hosted by Matt Ziemak. Read more
Sign up at 7pm | Show 7:30pm | FREE | 21+
Congress Comedy Presents: Open Mic!
Hosted by Matt Ziemak.
Wed, June 4
Lady Haha: Comedy Open Mic for Women, LGBTQ+ & Allies
Congress Comedy & Lady Haha Presents: The Monthly Comedy Showcase All forms of comedy welcome! Doors at 7pm, Show from 8pm – 9:30pm FREE 21+ Read more
Congress Comedy & Lady Haha Presents: The Monthly Comedy Showcase
All forms of comedy welcome!
Doors at 7pm, Show from 8pm – 9:30pm
FREE
21+
Thu, June 5
Margo Cilker
with support from Forrest Vantuyl & June Swoon Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – Reserved Seating: $25 + fees – Advanced $15 | Day of Show $20 + fees –MARGO… Read more
with support from Forrest Vantuyl & June Swoon
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+
– Reserved Seating: $25 + fees
– Advanced $15 | Day of Show $20 + fees
–MARGO CILKER– Margo Cilker’s sophomore album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, refers to a place she can’t return: California’s Santa Clara Valley, as it was known before the orchards were paved over and became more famous for Silicon than apricots. In this 11-song follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed Pohorylle, family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting. Cilker and Pohorylle producer Sera Cahoone brought most of that record’s highly-acclaimed crew (studio players for The Decemberists, Band Of Horses, and Beirut) back to the studio with additional contributions from acclaimed Northwest traditionalist Caleb Klauder. Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker’s second record on Portland, Oregon label Fluff & Gravy Records, has already racked up an impressive list of accolades and year-end picks and has paved the way for 2024’s extensive touring and festival appearances.
—June Swoon–Los Angeles country rocker June Swoon writes American songs with equal parts honey and gravel. A California native with years spent drifting between different parts of the U.S., including years in Austin, Texas and the Blue Ridge Mountains, June Swoon’s songs come postmarked from many faces of the American West, blending heartland rock, 90s alt-country, dark folk, and modern indie. New Noise Magazine described her work as having “an amazing sense of folk and pop melodies…an explosion of emotion.” Through June Swoon’s songs, we witness a woman making sense of the world on a personal and societal level, often with a sense of weariness (a common thread in her songwriting). Yet, she maintains a hopeful sound, meeting uncertainty with an embrace, lighting the way for us to do the same. June Swoon has self produced two albums, opened for Goldie Boutilier, toured the West Coast and Southwest as a solo artist, and is on the precipice of her first U.S. tour with a full band. Her powerhouse vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and scrappy work ethic make her a must-watch.
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Fri, June 6
Polanco & Los Nasdrovia
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages Sonoran Candy! A live show by rising indie-pop and country artists from Sonora… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages
Sonoran Candy! A live show by rising indie-pop and country artists from Sonora to Arizona. Dreamy, soulful, and irresistibly vibrant music that will get you shaking your bones.
—LOS NASDROVIA—A soft rock band originating from both Nogales (Sonora, Mexico) and Arizona (United States), founded in 2019. Since then, they have shared their music on digital platforms, gaining strong growth and popularity among young audiences. They’ve been invited to perform at various festivals, mostly organized by independent groups, in and outside of Mexico — in cities such as Tijuana, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Nogales, and Tucson, AZ. Notably, they were selected to perform at the internationally renowned SXSW Festival in 2022 and at FAOT 2023 in Álamos, Sonora.
—POLANCO—From the Sonora desert, multi-instrumentalist Polan Cabrera began his musical journey at a very young age, forming bands that took him to various national and international stages, including The Gibson Show Room and The House of Blues in Hollywood, CA. The essence of Polanco brings together inspiration, sufering, and love, wrapping them in a fusion of indie with Latin and psychedelic sounds, creating the “Rústico Sound Machine”. Throughout his career, he has managed to captivate audiences with his unique sound.
Sat, June 7
Freddy & Francine and RISO
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages – Table Seating: $25 + DICE fees (2 seat minimum, low top table) – GA Seated: Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 +… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages
– Table Seating: $25 + DICE fees (2 seat minimum, low top table)
– GA Seated: Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + DICE fees
– GA Standing: Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + DICE fees
Club Pride!
Doors 9pm | Show 11pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 | 21+ Club Pride returns to Hotel Congress on Saturday June 7! Get your Pride on this June at… Read more
Doors 9pm | Show 11pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 | 21+
Club Pride returns to Hotel Congress on Saturday June 7!
Get your Pride on this June at Tucson Pride’s official video party, Club Pride! Isis D. Frost graces our plaza stage with glorious vibes by VJ Bossy Bottom and sensational performances by The Vamp Natalia, Mx. Tucson Pride 2024 Broos Gee, Na-il Ali Emmert, Ms. Tucson Pride 2024 Sammy Beaux and Mr. Tucson Pride 2024 Mr. Wolf! All that *and* the electrifying Club Pride Go-go Squad! Doors are at 9pm with performances starting at 11pm – come out and celebrate Pride with us!
Presented by Queer AF & Golden Gravy
Partial proceeds benefit Tucson Pride
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
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!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
James McMurtry
With support from BettySoo Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Standing Room Advance $25/Day of Show $30 + fees | Resereved Seating $35 + fees | All Welcome —JAMES MCMURTRY—As varied as… Read more
With support from BettySoo
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Standing Room Advance $25/Day of Show $30 + fees | Resereved Seating $35 + fees | All Welcome
—JAMES MCMURTRY—As varied as they are, these new story-songs find inspiration in scraps from his family’s past: a stray sketch, an old poem by a family friend, the hallucinations experienced by his father, the writer Larry McMurtry. “It’s something I do all the time,” he says, “but usually I draw from my own scraps.” As any good writer will do, McMurtry collects little ideas and hangs on to them for years, sometimes even decades. “South Texas Lawman” grew out of a line from a poem by a friend of the McMurtry clan, T.D. Hobart. Driven by gravelly guitars and a loose rhythm section, it’s a careful study of a man whose feelings of obsolescence motivate him to take drastic action in the final verse. “Dwight’d stay at our house way back in the ‘70s, when we lived in Virginia. During one visit he wrote this poem about his father’s attitude toward South Texas. He wrote it down on cardboard, and I came across it recently. There was a line about hunting quail on horseback, and that was the seed of the song. I’ve lost the poem since then.”
The rumbling title track, a kind of squirrelly blues, features two mysterious figures who appear only to those slipping from reality, yet it’s never grim nor especially despairing. Instead, McMurtry namechecks a “Weird Al” deep cut and depicts a tortured soul who doesn’t have to work a nine-to-five. He finds a defiant humor in the situation at odds with the gravity of the source material. “The title of the album and that song comes from my stepmother, Faye. After my dad passed, she asked me if he ever talked to me about his hallucinations. He’d gone into dementia for a while before he died, but hadn’t mentioned to me anything about seeing things. She told me his favorite hallucinations were the black dog and the wandering boy. I took them and applied them to a fictional character.”
Soon McMurtry had enough of these songs for a new record. “It happened like all my records happened. It’d been too long since I’d had a record that the press could write about and get people to come out to my shows. It was time.” What was different this time was the presence of his old friend Don Dixon, who produced McMurtry’s third album, Where You’d Hide the Body?, back in 1995. “A couple of years ago I quit producing myself. I felt like I was repeating myself methodologically and stylistically. I needed to go back to producer school, so I brought in CC Adcock for Complicated Game, and then Ross Hogarth did The Horses & the Hounds. It seemed natural to revisit Mr. Dixon’s homeroom. I wanted to learn some of what he’s learned over the last thirty years.” During sessions at Wire Recording in Austin, McMurtry observed firsthand Dixon’s grasp of digital recording technology as well as his instinctual approach to tracking. “What Don’s really good at is being able to sense when it’s happening. He can hear when it’s going down. If I’m producing myself and I don’t have him, I have to do three takes and then go in and listen to them. Listening to those three takes can take about 15 minutes. So Dixon’s ability to know when it’s happening is crucial, because it can cut 15 minutes out of the day. That can really save a session, because you only have so many hours in the day and only so much energy.
Working with McMurtry’s trusted backing band—Cornbread on bass, Tim Holt on guitar, Daren Hess on drums, BettySoo on backing vocals—they worked to create something that sounds spontaneous, as though he’s writing the songs as you hear them. They were open to odd experiments, weird whims, and happy accidents, such as the cover of Jon Dee Graham’s “Laredo” that opens the album. It’s an opioid blues: testimony from a part-time junkie losing a weekend to dope. “We were playing a benefit for Jon Dee at the Hole in the Wall there in Austin, and we thought it’d be good if we played one of his songs. We rehearsed the song in the studio, and it sounded good. The drums were ready. We’d already got the sounds up. Might as well record it.”
“Laredo” is one of a pair of covers that bookend The Black Dog & the Wandering Boy, the other being Kris Kristofferson’s “Broken Freedom Song.” “I did that one a few weeks after our initial sessions. It was just me and BettySoo, then we added drums and bass later on. Kris had just passed not too long before we recorded it. I guess that’s why I was thinking about him.” Like Hobart’s poem, it’s a bit of inspiration excavated from deep within his own life. “Kris was one of my major influences as a child. He was the first person that I recognized as a songwriter. I hadn’t really thought about where songs came from, but I started listening to Kristofferson as a songwriter and thinking, How do you do this? He was actually the second concert I saw. I was nine. He and the band were having such a good time, and that really solidified for me that this was what I wanted to do with my life.”
Once the album was mixed, mastered, and sequenced, McMurtry recalled a rough pencil sketch he had found a few years earlier in his father’s effects. It seemed like it might make a good cover. “I knew it was of me, but I didn’t realize who drew it. I asked my mom and my stepdad, and finally I asked my stepmom, Faye, who said it looked like Ken Kesey’s work back in the ‘60s. She was married to Ken for forty years.” The Merry Prankster’s—Kesey’s roving band of hippie activists and creators—stopped by often to visit Larry McMurtry and his family. “I don’t remember their first visit, the one documented in Tom Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. I was too young, but I do remember a couple of Ken’s visits. I guess he drew it on one of those later stops. I remembered it and thought it would be the perfect art, but I had to go back through the storage locker. It’s a miracle that I found it again.”
It’s a fitting image for an album that scavenges personal history for inspiration. Even the songwriter himself doesn’t always know what will happen or where the songs will take him. “You follow the words where they lead. If you can get a character, maybe you can get a story. If you can set it to a verse-chorus structure, maybe you can get a song. A song can come from anywhere, but the main inspiration is fear. Specifically, fear of irrelevance. If you don’t have songs, you don’t have a record. If you don’t have a record, you don’t have a tour. You gotta keep putting out work.”
The Century Jazz Orchestra SWING DANCE in the Club!
($20-$30 tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm sets) Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night in the Century Room…. Read more
($20-$30 tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm sets) Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night in the Century Room. This week we will play a special set for dancers in the Club Congress!
Based on the overwhelming success of the International Jazz Day Celebration on the Hotel Congress Plaza, the CJO will host a SWING DANCE on Monday June 9 with dance instructor Rodrigo Romero of the Tucson Swing Cats. Dance lessons starts at 6pm followed by two sets of LIVE swing music performed by the Century Jazz Orchestra at 6:30pm & 8pm. Come learn some Lindy Hop moves and then participate in the social dance!
Ticket price include the swing dance lesson at 6pm. There will be limited number of chairs for General Admission, but you can guarantee a seat with Preferred Seating at our two top tables! Don’t plan on sitting much because we’ll have you dancing in no time…
Thank you to the AZ Swing Cats for providing the dance floor. Discounted GA student tickets available at the door with valid ID.
THIS EVENT IS IN THE CLUB CONGRESS (The CJO will return to the Century Room next week…)
Arthur Vint (drums) Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jibrael Alsooz (trumpet) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Simeon Roth & Joseph Rader (alto sax) Kevin Ravellette & Simeon Roth (tenor sax) Tim Buechler (bari sax) Arthur Vint (drums) Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Joseph Rader (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette & Simeon Roth (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi & Jonas Heidebrecht (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jason Carder (trumpet).
Michael Cera Palin
w/ Aren’t We Amphibians, New Misphoria & Live Longer Burn Everything Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm | 16+ – Advance: $18 + fees / Day of Show: $22 + fees Michael Cera… Read more
w/ Aren’t We Amphibians, New Misphoria & Live Longer Burn Everything
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm | 16+
– Advance: $18 + fees / Day of Show: $22 + fees
Michael Cera Palin is an American emo band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2015, the band currently consists of Elliott Brabant, Jon Williams & Chad Miller. They have performed with Math the Band, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Mikey Erg, and others. In October 2015, the band released their debut EP, Growing Pains, followed by their 2018 sophomore release, I Don’t Know How To Explain It. Covering heavy topics like self-harm and internal preservation, Michael Cera Palin doesn’t hold back in taking ownership of their music and creating a metaphorical sphere of consciousness, from which they embrace the listener in themost personal manner.
Faun Fables
w/ Joey Marigold and The Copper Queens Unplugged Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ – Reserved Seating : $25 + fees – Advance $15 | Day of Show $20 + fees Read more
w/ Joey Marigold and The Copper Queens Unplugged
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+
– Reserved Seating : $25 + fees
– Advance $15 | Day of Show $20 + fees
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Surely Tempo
w/ Dyego, Rangoo & Jordan Manley Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $22 + fees | 16+ Surely Tempo is an Indie Rock band based out… Read more
w/ Dyego, Rangoo & Jordan Manley
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $22 + fees | 16+
Surely Tempo is an Indie Rock band based out of Santa Ana, California. The band’s sound is a mix of garage rock, indie rock, and alternative rock. The four piece band consists of frontman and rhythm guitarist Alex Johnathan Martinez, Bassist Raymond Pardo, Lead guitarist David Ismodes, and Drummer Paul Florindo. The group was formed in August 2020 and their debut EP “Days So Bitter, Yet So Sweet” was released on October 31, 2020. The group’s sound comes from many different influences and from many different genres.
Toros
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $8 / Day of Show $10 + Dice fees | 21+ Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $8 / Day of Show $10 + Dice fees | 21+
Club 90’s Presents: Bad Bunny Party!
9pm-1am | 21+ Dance all night with Club 90’s playing the best of Bad Bunny + your favorite reggaeton, and Latin anthems. Everything from J Balvin, Selena, Karol G & more! –… Read more
9pm-1am | 21+
Dance all night with Club 90’s playing the best of Bad Bunny + your favorite reggaeton, and Latin anthems. Everything from J Balvin, Selena, Karol G & more!
– Early Bird: $15 + Dice fees
– Rail Seating: $35 + Dice fees
– Table Seating: $35 + Dice fees (2 seat minimum)
– General Admission Standing: Advance $20 | Day of Show $25 + Dice fees
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
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!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Pole Pop-Up
4pm-6pm | FREE | All Welcome Come experience the thrill of pole and the LOLLIPOP-where pole meets lyra in one incredible apparatus! Enjoy an exciting aerial demo featuring jaw-dropping pole and lollipop… Read more
4pm-6pm | FREE | All Welcome
Come experience the thrill of pole and the LOLLIPOP-where pole meets lyra in one incredible apparatus!
Enjoy an exciting aerial demo featuring jaw-dropping pole and lollipop moves, thenjump in and give it a try! It’s going to be an absolute blast!
Solstice Celebration w/ Holy Faint!
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages Holy Faint returns to bring you a fever dream of a Solstice celebration…. Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages
Holy Faint returns to bring you a fever dream of a Solstice celebration. On the hottest, longest day of the year, let’s don our finest fairy glamour, feast on forbidden fruit, drink ambrosia, sing our hearts out, and give special thanks to our treasured Sun and celebrate the return of the night.
Pagan/Solstice/Folk-Horror/Midsommar attire is encouraged but absolutely not required. Come as you are.
After the show, stay for the Club Congress Summer Zodiac Party in the Club. It’s free.
Thank god the club is dark, and the drinks are cold.
Solstice Celebration: Zodiac Dance Party!
Doors 10pm | 21+ | FREE Mother Tierra on the Plaza 8pm-12am MIJITO in the Club 10pm-2am It’s a celestial convergence, the summer party among the stars, the retrograde-proof rager, it’s ZODIAC… Read more
Doors 10pm | 21+ | FREE
Mother Tierra on the Plaza 8pm-12am
MIJITO in the Club 10pm-2am
It’s a celestial convergence, the summer party among the stars, the retrograde-proof rager, it’s ZODIAC PARTY. Come dressed as your sign (rising and moons also welcome) for a magical night. With DJ sets from Mother Tierra and MIJITO, dancing, tarot, specially crafted cocktails, and star-chart gazing there’s something for all 12 signs this Summer Solstice Eve. Whether you’re seeking summer love written in the stars or dancing through technicolor zodiac playground is more your vibe, Zodiac Party is a magical realm where astrology meets classic Congress summer dance party.
Desert Haze Night Market
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market! Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market!
Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
Retro Game Show Night Presents: Battle Mimes!
Retro Game Show Night Presents Battle Mimes! Club Congress Saturday June 21 6pm doors, 7pm show $15 TWO MIMES ENTER BUT ONLY ONE MIME LEAVES. Prepare yourselves for Battle Mimes on Saturday… Read more
Retro Game Show Night Presents Battle Mimes!
Club Congress
Saturday June 21
6pm doors, 7pm show
$15
TWO MIMES ENTER BUT ONLY ONE MIME LEAVES. Prepare yourselves for Battle Mimes on Saturday June 21 at Hotel Congress!
Join Tucson’s hostess with the mostess Chatty Kathee and her seriously sparkly executive assistant Swish Manley for a ridiculous night of Retro Game Show Night’s original game, Battle Mimes (it’s like charades with big, silly mime masks with words and phrases like “cat barfing up a hairball”)! The unsettlingly upbeat Bernaise will be joined by the oddly adorable Nelmar 27 McGee as our celebrity guests! Put your name in Kathee’s big, red, sparkly box for a chance to play for mind-blowing prizes and soul-crushing fame!!
C’mon down to Hotel Congress for Tucson’s longest running live comedy show – now in our 14th year! Splash Zone reserved seating section tickets are just $15 at Hotel Congress’s front desk or online (service fees may apply)! Open seat & SRO tickets will be available at the door the night of show until we run out! Doors open at 6pm and the battlin’ starts at 7pm. Drop everything and get your tickets NOW! 21+
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!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Mystic Knights
w/ All Yours Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $23 + Dice fees | All Ages Read more
w/ All Yours
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $23 + Dice fees | All Ages
Pop Up Rebellion
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 16+ Get ready to relive your glory days (and your worst eyeliner mistakes) at Pop… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 16+
Get ready to relive your glory days (and your worst eyeliner mistakes) at Pop Punk Prom! Tucson’s own Pop Up Rebellion brings a high-energy night packed with all your favorite pop punk anthems — think blink-182, Green Day, Sum 41, All Time Low, Good Charlotte, and more. Sing your heart out, slow dance ironically, and cry a little (or a lot) as we throw it back to the 2000s. Wear your best (or worst) punk prom outfit, grab your friends, and come be part of the rebellion. Pop Punk Prom isn’t just a concert — it’s a full-on pop punk party. Dressing up is encouraged, screaming along is mandatory.
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
A Lola Torch Presents: Reveal Burlesque Show
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+ – General Admission Standing: Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice fees – VIP Seating: $25 + Dice fees A show of debut… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 21+
– General Admission Standing: Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + Dice fees
– VIP Seating: $25 + Dice fees
A show of debut burlesque performances featuring:
– Nikki Lamarr
– Minnie Muffins
– Scarlett Maiden
– Fractale Fantastique
– Sharon Olive Mitatas
– Carolina Honeysuckle
– Neurotic Gothicc
– Catalina Bushfire
– Ashton Butcher
– Dark Quetzal
– L’amor de Moi
– Sophie Valor
– Mx. Biscuits
– Bb Roxy
Summer Community Cover Fest
Doors 5pm | Show 5:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 21+ Enjoy a benefit for the Tucson Community Food Bank with local musicians doing a… Read more
Doors 5pm | Show 5:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | 21+
Enjoy a benefit for the Tucson Community Food Bank with local musicians doing a cover fest! Performances from Miss Olivia & The Interlopers, Noah Martin, Gabe Rozzell, Benson Highway, Guttertown, The Disconcertions, Eugene Boronow, and Armando Moreno & The Revival. Covers include songs from Johnny Cash, Blur, Wilco, The Replacements, Soundgarden, The Cure, The Doors, & Led Zeppelin.
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!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Tropical Fuck Storm
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $20 Advance / $24 Day of Show + fees | All Ages —TROPICAL FUCK STORM—Australian post-apocalyptic acid punk disco scuzzheads Tropical Fuck Storm are bringing their… Read more
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $20 Advance / $24 Day of Show + fees | All Ages
—TROPICAL FUCK STORM—Australian post-apocalyptic acid punk disco scuzzheads Tropical Fuck Storm are bringing their wild, destructive, and unstoppable live show to a stage near you this Summer! Thrill to the interwoven shredding of guitarists Gareth Liddiard and Erica Dunn, feel the bone-rattling basslines of Fiona Kitschin, and marvel at the mind-boggling drumming of Lauren Hammel. Move over Barnum and Bailey, because there’s a new Greatest Show on Earth and it’s coming to YOUR TOWN!
“A Tropical Fuck Storm gig is like putting your brain in a blender for an hour straight” Beat Magazine
“In Tropical Fuck Storm’s determination to engage as fully as possible with the reality of human existence, in all its ugliness and contradictions, they are tapping into its truths.” The Quietus
“Tropical Fuck Storm are masters of tension and release.” – The Guardian
“Tropical Fuck Storm Stir Up A Psychedelic, Dadaist Spectacle” – Bandcamp Daily
“A messy, hyperverbal, supremely danceable monolith.” – Aquarium Drunkard
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Slip ‘N Slide Party!
9pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Join us for our Slip ‘N Slide party on the plaza! With DJ sets from Posi and Walters the Don. Swim wear is highly encouraged and we… Read more
9pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Join us for our Slip ‘N Slide party on the plaza! With DJ sets from Posi and Walters the Don. Swim wear is highly encouraged and we will have drink specials, water balloons & water guns & more!
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
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!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
THE BAND FEEL
w/ Znora Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees | 16+ THE BAND FEEL is a Rock band from St. Louis known for their dynamic sound… Read more
w/ Znora
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees | 16+
THE BAND FEEL is a Rock band from St. Louis known for their dynamic sound that pays homage to the Classic Rock era while adding a modern twist. With influences ranging from 70’s rock to Laurel Canyon to mid-century jazz, FEEL has garnered attention for their high-energy performances and captivating songwriting. The band has quickly gained recognition within the industry, sharing stages with renowned acts such as Cheap Trick, Blackberry Smoke, 38 Special, Rival Sons, and more.
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Nekromantix
with support from The Rumours 7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $25 Advance / $30 Day of Show + fees | Ages 21+ What happens when you mix rockabilly with punk? Nekromantix… Read more
with support from The Rumours
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $25 Advance / $30 Day of Show + fees | Ages 21+
What happens when you mix rockabilly with punk? Nekromantix is the answer. With song titles such as ‘Horny In a Hearse’, ‘Who Killed The Cheerleader’ and ‘Gargoyles Over Copenhagen’, this Danish-American psychobilly band are known for bringing horror, gore and more to their live shows.
In Lessons Single Release Party
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + fees | 16+ IN LESSONS Originating from Southern Arizona, In Lessons came alive in 2018. Blending their styles… Read more
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + fees | 16+
IN LESSONS
Originating from Southern Arizona, In Lessons came alive in 2018. Blending their styles of Post Hardcore and Emo music, they create a big sound that’s in your face and nostalgic to the roots of their influences. After the pause from the world ending in 2020, In Lessons went into the studio with Beau Burchell (Saosin) to record and produce 4 songs that molded their sound right where it needed to be. This time around, they’ll be celebrating the release of a new single of theirs!
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Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Neon Summer Bus Stop Rave!
10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ In the dead heat of summer, the Bus Stop is so back. Jersey Club, Jungle, Latincore, House, Juke, DnB, UK Garage, Techno, ElectroPop, and much more. Sounds… Read more
10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
In the dead heat of summer, the Bus Stop is so back. Jersey Club, Jungle, Latincore, House, Juke, DnB, UK Garage, Techno, ElectroPop, and much more.
Sounds by Spuds, Slikflowers, Half-Perfect.
Desert Haze Night Market
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market! Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market!
Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
stepmom
w/ All Yours & The Working People Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+ stepmom is an orchestral dream punk band… Read more
w/ All Yours & The Working People
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $12 / Day of Show $15 + Dice Fees | 16+
stepmom is an orchestral dream punk band from Oklahoma City. With dreamy three part harmonies, ambient cello and synth contrasted with angsty guitar riffs and powerful lead vocals, stepmom represents the feeling of disillusionment among many who are trying to find meaning and purpose in a society that distorts reality.
Tempo
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT: TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+ Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club… Read more
YES GOOD PONY & CLUB CONGRESS PRESENT:
TEMPO 🗯️ 8pm-12am | FREE | 21+
Inviting all Dj’s, Beat Makers, Artists & Music Lovers to join us every Thursday at the iconic Club Congress to play whatever makes you feel most.
Rotating Genres, Creative Blends, Amateurs & Experts all welcome here.
Hosted by: @waltersthedon | @yesgoodpony 🎠
Lil Wyte
w/ Get A Grip, Two Guns, Aske & Dj Posi Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + fees | 18+ Read more
w/ Get A Grip, Two Guns, Aske & Dj Posi
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 + fees | 18+
Frankie and the Witch Fingers
w/ Iguana Death Cult 7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show + fees | 16+ —FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS— Los Angeles psych-punk shapeshifters Frankie and… Read more
w/ Iguana Death Cult
7pm Doors / 7:30pm Show | $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show + fees | 16+
—FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS— Los Angeles psych-punk shapeshifters Frankie and the Witch Fingers have spent the last decade mutating their sound into bold, electrifying new forms. Their latest release, Trash Classic (via Greenway Records and The Reverberation Appreciation Society), plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, fractured new wave, and industrial grime. Brimming with wiry synths, angular melodies, and grooves that squirm and bite, it’s all delivered with a sly, playful wink. Fueled by relentless global touring and a fierce DIY ethos, the band has shared stages with OFF!, Ty Segall, Oh Sees, Cheap Trick, and ZZ Top, cementing their place as one of the most unforgettable live acts around. Frankie and the Witch Fingers continue to morph, dragging listeners into whatever warped direction their experimental journey takes next.
Couch Dog
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 + fees | All Ages
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 + fees | All Ages
Desert Music Project
w/ Poems ( San Diego) & Ashridge (Phoenix) Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages Desert Music Project is an… Read more
w/ Poems ( San Diego) & Ashridge (Phoenix)
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $10 / Day of Show $15 + Dice fees | All Ages
Desert Music Project is an instrumental band based in Tucson, Arizona.
Golden Hearts Tour w/ Jacob Acosta
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + fees | All Ages Native Arizonan, Jacob Acosta, has released multiple albums and performed on stages across the… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $15 / Day of Show $18 + fees | All Ages
Native Arizonan, Jacob Acosta, has released multiple albums and performed on stages across the United States for almost 20 years. He is critically acclaimed for his extensively diverse catalogue, live performances, and well known for his love of the Southwest. He will be joined by his premier band The Golden Hearts, and burgeoning local talent Erika Segura for a very special tour return show on the Club stage. Jacob will showcase music from his latest release Saint Corazón along with his newest unreleased material for his forthcoming Country/Pop album. If you love Arizona, you will not want to miss this unforgettable evening.
Devour
Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | 16+ ***Artist Presale: Monday April 21st @ 10am*** ***Club Congress Presale: Tuesday April 22nd @ 10am*** ***Spotify Presale: Wednesday April 23rd @ 10am*** – VIP Meet… Read more
Doors 6pm | Show 7pm | 16+
***Artist Presale: Monday April 21st @ 10am***
***Club Congress Presale: Tuesday April 22nd @ 10am***
***Spotify Presale: Wednesday April 23rd @ 10am***
– VIP Meet & Greet: $45 + fees ****include GA ticket, early entry to the venue, meet & greet with artist, photo op, and early access to merch.*
– Advance $25 / Day of Show $30 + fees
MSPAINT
w/ Lip Critic & Pat and the Pissers Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $16 / Day of Show $18 + DICE fees | All Ages It’s exceedingly rare to hear… Read more
w/ Lip Critic & Pat and the Pissers
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $16 / Day of Show $18 + DICE fees | All Ages
It’s exceedingly rare to hear something truly original. Something that’s actually breaking new ground, something that maybe we don’t even have words for just yet. Something like MSPAINT. In a time when so much musical territory feels well-trodden, MSPAINT are the exception. On their debut full-length Post-American, the Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based four-piece draw on everything from hardcore, to hip hop, to synth-punk, and beyond to make an unabashedly weird amalgam that sounds as fresh and compelling as it is instantly satisfying.
Emo Nite at Club Congress!
9pm | 21+ Advance $21 | Day of Show $25 + Dice fees “Not a band. Not DJ’s. We throw parties for the music we love.” What started as an impromptu party… Read more
9pm | 21+
Advance $21 | Day of Show $25 + Dice fees
“Not a band. Not DJ’s. We throw parties for the music we love.”
What started as an impromptu party at a small dive bar in Los Angeles has now turned into a recurring community driven event in over 50 cities internationally. Emo Nite creates a space for people to passionately sing along to their favorite emo/pop-punk songs, forge new friendships, and be unapologetically themselves.
$1 per ticket transaction sponsors Emo Nite Gives A F*ck. Donations are allocated for worthwhile organizations focusing on:
– Mental Health
– Harm Reduction
– Children & Families
– Poverty & Homelessness
– Disenfranchised Communities
– Terminal Illness
Desert Haze 2 Year Anniversary Night Market!
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market! Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
Join us for Desert Haze Night Market!
Free on the Plaza from 6pm-11pm
Puppeteers For Fears Presents: Robopocalypse: The Musical!
w/ special guest Blunderbusst Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | 21+ – Preferred Seating : $30 + fees – GA Seating: Advance $20 + fees | Day of Show + fees Puppeteers… Read more
w/ special guest Blunderbusst
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | 21+
– Preferred Seating : $30 + fees
– GA Seating: Advance $20 + fees | Day of Show + fees
Puppeteers for Fears is an Oregon-based comedy troupe, specializing in original horror and science fiction rock’n’roll musicals performed with puppets. The company was founded as a one-night-only cabaret show for Halloween 2015, but was so popular that its various members kept going and never looked back. In the time since, PFF has written and performed a half dozen original rock and roll musicals covering everything from supernatural monsters to killer robots to lonely sasquatches, and sold out venues all over the country with its innovative and hilarious combination of puppetry, video, and live music.
Yuno
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $22 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+ – Artist Presale: Wednesday @ 10am local – Club Congress Presale: Thursday May 15th… Read more
Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm | Advance $22 / Day of Show $25 + Dice fees | 16+
– Artist Presale: Wednesday @ 10am local
– Club Congress Presale: Thursday May 15th @ 10am local
– Public On Sale: May 16th @ 10am local
Yuno’s full-length debut, Blest, out May 16 on Sub Pop, finds the enigmatic indie-pop visionary transforming the emo-tinged suburban malaise of his 2018 Moodie EP into more expansive, widescreen pop drama — suited for big moves and bigger stages. The kaleidoscopic sound he devised as a millennial hermit in his childhood bedroom in Florida has since broadened his horizons, taking him on tour with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Superorganism, and soundtracking various series for Netflix and HBO. Imbued with elements of dream-pop, rock, trap, and psychedelia, his eclectic songs serve as bids for love and connection, which especially in the fractured era of social media, have resonated with many listeners who find solace in his vulnerability.
TOPS Bury the Key Tour
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $26 / Day of Show $28 + fees | All Ages ******TOPS has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to Chez Doris… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $26 / Day of Show $28 + fees | All Ages
******TOPS has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to Chez Doris and their work supporting and empowering any woman in precarious situations to achieve her full potential.***
—TOPS—TOPS were formed in Montreal in 2011 when song-writing duo David Carriere and Jane Penny decided to join forces with drummer Riley Fleck. Since then they have become one of the most influential underground bands of the past decade, creating a space for sophisticated pop music in the indie world.
Their tendency to opt towards making straight-forward, stripped down and honest recordings lets their pop songwriting shine out in the open. With a heart firmly attached to their sleeves, their songcraft delves into the emotional intricacy of personal relationships, asking questions about power and desire. Riley Fleck’s measured drumming and David Carriere’s trademark guitar licks mesh with Marta Cikojevic’s lush keyboards. All these elements work in tandem and in service of Jane Penny’s unmistakable, wistful voice.
The result of this mixture is a collection of four self-produced records and a handful of singles that cover a range of moods and a complex emotional realm while maintaining a groove and musicality. Soft rock infused pop hits flow easily, surrounded by their signature moody ballads.
Pile
w/ NNAMDÏ Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $22 + fees | 21+ —PILE—For a record intended to abdicate rock’s throne, several of the ten tracks… Read more
w/ NNAMDÏ
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $18 / Day of Show $22 + fees | 21+
—PILE—For a record intended to abdicate rock’s throne, several of the ten tracks finally chosen for All Fiction number among Pile’s rockingest. “Loops” finds Maguire questioning his motives as a songwriter, scrutinizing the border between his lived experiences and the stressors he sings about. Concerns about self-awareness, substance use, and music’s environmental impact infected “Poisons,” which takes cues from the loud-quiet splendor of PJ Harvey. A trip to Big Bend in Texas inspired the Lynchian “Nude with a Suitcase”; “I really like Kris’ breaths, and what Alex did on the Rhodes and Omnichord. It added textures that give this song a lot of life,” Maguire effuses. While global perspectives and personal moments shaped the record’s narrative arc—climate injustice, the addiction crisis, American cultism, and capitalistic overwork, to name a few subjects—Maguire says he’s more confident than ever in letting poignant images speak for themselves: “If this combination of words does it for me, it doesn’t need to make sense to somebody else.”
S.G. Goodman
w/ John Calvin Abney Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 | 21+ —S.G. GOODMAN— S.G. Goodman returns from the Western Kentucky bottomland with her latest… Read more
w/ John Calvin Abney
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $20 / Day of Show $25 | 21+
—S.G. GOODMAN— S.G. Goodman returns from the Western Kentucky bottomland with her latest full-length album, Planting by the Signs, Available June 20, 2025 on her very own Slough Water Records via Thirty Tigers. Composed of songs inspired by love, loss, reconciliation, and the aforementioned ancient practice. Eleven tracks highlighted by the critically-acclaimed and award-winning artist’s singular voice and her penchant for juxtaposing vulnerable folk music with punchy rock ‘n roll, replete with chiming guitars, ethereal atmospherics, and her DIY ethos. Goodman provides a timely reminder that the only way forward is together, and that we must always take into account humanity’s dependence on and responsibility to the natural world.
John Moreland
w/ Mariel Buckley Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $28 / Day of Show $32 + Dice fees | 21+ —JOHN MORELAND—John Moreland is known for writing lines that hit you… Read more
w/ Mariel Buckley
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | Advance $28 / Day of Show $32 + Dice fees | 21+
—JOHN MORELAND—John Moreland is known for writing lines that hit you in the gut, but many of the best moments on Visitor are more subtle. The significance of one of the record’s best lines, from “The More You Say, The Less It Means,” may take multiple listens to fully sink in: “Some folks say and some folks know”. This line sums up John Moreland’s worldview very neatly. It lays out the dichotomy of truth and lies that Moreland has spent his entire career examining, but now more elegantly than ever. On the one hand, there are people who constantly talk (or sing, or write, or post online) without deep thought or reflection – often irresponsibly, even dangerously, and for personal gain. These are the “weary worn-out fools” and “famous false prophets” he lambasted on In The Throes, or the subject of “One Man Holds The World Hostage” on Visitor. And on the other hand, there are folks who know – those who commit themselves to the pursuit of truth and wisdom, and who only say things when they fully know them to be true. In Moreland’s book, the artist’s true calling is to be one of the latter – the “folks who know”. While John Moreland has already earned a spot in the pantheon of the great singer-songwriters of his generation, Visitor confirms his place in that much loftier Hall Of Fame.
Jason D. Williams
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+ – Table Seat (2 seat minimum): $35 + Dice fees – Rail Seat: $35 + Dice fees – General Admission Seated: $30 + Dice fees… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 16+
– Table Seat (2 seat minimum): $35 + Dice fees
– Rail Seat: $35 + Dice fees
– General Admission Seated: $30 + Dice fees
– General Admission Standing: Advance $25 | Day of Show $30 + Dice fees
Melvins
w/ Redd Kross Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $30 + Dice fees | 16+ — THE MELVINS—The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 Montesano,… Read more
w/ Redd Kross
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $30 + Dice fees | 16+
— THE MELVINS—The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 Montesano, Washington, the group – founded by vocalist/guitarist Buzz Osborne, with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later – has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all their own. Over their 40-plus-year career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, numerous live records, and far too many to count singles and rarities. Recent releases include 2024’s Tarantula Heart, a really good collection of what the Melvins do, what they can do and what they want to do, and Five Legged Dog (2021), an ambitious 36-track acoustic collection that reimagines their heaviest songs alongside covers of their favorite artists. Throughout their discography, the Melvins have collaborated with Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas for individual releases and toured the world many times over. Remarkably, they had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012, the Melvins completed the “51 States in 51 Days” (50 states +DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film “Across The USA in 51 Days.” The current incarnation of the band is Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross). Previous line- ups included a pairing of Osborne and Crover with Jared Warren and Coady Willis of Big Business, a four-piece featuring the current trio plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins Lite, which partners Osborne and Crover with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn. Sometimes, if you’re extra lucky, one version of the Melvins will open for the Melvins.
—REDD KROSS—In 1979, two school-kids all hopped-up on punk-rock started their own group in their hometown of Hawthorne, Los Angeles (birthplace of the Beach Boys) and soon found themselves opening shows for notorious scene pioneers Black Flag. Jeff McDonald was 15, his brother Steven only 11. But that didn’t stop their group from becoming one of the most remarkable, enduring and unique outfits punk- rock ever belched up.
2024, then, marks Redd Kross’s 45th birthday – an important anniversary for any group whose heart pulses at 45RPM – and the brothers are celebrating the event with a veritable multimedia extravaganza. There’s a memoir, Now You’re One Of Us, due in November, author Dan Epstein telling the group’s story in the McDonalds’ unmistakable (and occasionally contrary) voices. A brilliant rockumentary, Born Innocent, directed by Andrew Reich, will premiere later in the year. Most exciting of all, a new album – an eponymous double-album, no less, packed with 18 of their sharpest, most addictive songs yet – will hit the racks, courtesy of In The Red Records. These years of joyful service to rock’n’roll have seen Redd Kross evolve into a killer pop-rock concern, dealing in dayglo power-chords, choruses as tall as skyscrapers and a lyric sheet thick with acid couplets and arch pop- cultural references their loyal following will gobble up like quaaludes.
Brent Cobb
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | Advance $20 + fees / Day of Show $25 + fees | 21+ – Artist Presale: Tuesday April 29th @ 10am CT – Club Congress Presale:… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | Advance $20 + fees / Day of Show $25 + fees | 21+
– Artist Presale: Tuesday April 29th @ 10am CT
– Club Congress Presale: Wednesday April 30th @ 10am CT
– General On Sale: Friday May 2nd @ 10am CT
One of country’s most respected and beloved artists, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musician Brent Cobb will release his new album, Ain’t Rocked in a While, on July 11—the first project he’s recorded with his band, The Fixin’s. Produced by Cobb and Oran Thornton, Ain’t Rocked in a While captures the electric energy of his live shows and finds Cobb returning to his roots, as he blends his timeless country sound with influences from the classic rock bands he grew up listening to. Throughout his acclaimed career, Cobb has released five studio albums and toured relentlessly including countless sold-out headline dates as well as shows with Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, The Red Clay Strays and more. In addition to his work as an artist, Cobb is also an esteemed songwriter with cuts by Combs, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Hailey Whitters, Whiskey Myers and many more.
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.
