Guitar virtuoso sells home, plays Tucson
You may never attain the same level of virtuosity on the electric guitar as Steve Vai.
But you can own his house.
Vai, 53, recently put up his luxury home in the Hollywood Hills for $1.79 million.
He purchased the residence in 1987 after leaving Frank Zappa’s band and launching a solo career, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The home includes his 1,400 square-foot Mothership Studio, where artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Slash and Eddie Van Halen have recorded.
You can work the details out with Vai when he plays the Rialto Theatre Tuesday.
The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29 through the Rialto box office, 740-1000.
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Irish band brings overdue material
Members of the Irish band Clannad return to the Rialto Theatre on Friday with material from its first studio album in 15 years.
The group released “Nádúr” last month, an album featuring the complete original line-up, including siblings Moya, Pol and Ciaran Brennan and their uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan.
It was the first time the lineup had come together for a recording since Clannad’s 1989 release “Past Present.”
The band’s last album, 1998’s “Landmarks” won Clannad its only Grammy award for best new age album.
Clannad performs its contemporary and traditional Irish repertoire at 8 p.m. Tickets are $24-$30 through the box office, 740-1000.
Franti plays for all
at Rialto show
Tucson favorite Michael Franti will bring the uplifting tunes from his latest release, “All People” to the Rialto Theatre Sunday.
The San Francisco Bay Area artist created the album on his own label, Boo Boo Wax Records, with a lineup of collaborators that includes singer-songwriter Ethan Tucker and Somali-born hip-hop artist K’naan.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $33-$39 in advance and $35-$40 at the show. 740-1000.
Fundraiser planned for local sculptor
A benefit fundraiser for local metal sculptor Moises Orozco will take place at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress on Saturday.
A slurry of local musicians will perform to help raise money for Orozco’s medical bills. The artist suffered major damage to his face after falling off the roof of the Sculpture Resource Center on North Stone Avenue.
The 21-and-older show begins at 8 p.m. No official price has been set, but donations will be accepted. 622-8848.
Also performing…
Hawaiian reggae band The Green Wednesday at the Rialto Theatre.
French singer-songwriter Stephane Wrembel next Thursday at Club Congress.
Paul Rodriguez next Thursday at the Fox Tucson Theatre.
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