Ozomatli leads lineup for ’15 Civility concert
Tickets are on sale for the 2015 Concert for Civility, an event that commemorates the Jan. 8, 2011 mass shooting in Tucson that killed six people and injured 13, including then U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Los Angeles Latin rockers Ozomatli return to headline on Jan. 11 with Tucson’s own Salvador Duran.
This year’s concert will be split between the Hotel Congress patio and the Rialto Theatre across from one another on Congress Street.
- At 3 p.m., Joey Burns and Friends, The John Coinman Band and Awkward Moments for KIDS will perform on the Hotel Congress Patio, 311 E. Congress St. Admission is a $10 suggested donation. There will also be poetry from Logan Phillips and Teré Fowler-Chapman.
- At 6:30 p.m., Ozomatli and Duran will perform at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St. Tickets are $20 in advance through ticketfly.com or $25 at the door.
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Proceeds from the concert benefits the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding’s Mental Health Safe Space project and Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Foundation.
The Fund for Civility is a living memorial that “promotes civility, respect and understanding in order to improve the safety and well being of Southern Arizona,” according to its mission statement.
To learn more, visit fundforcivility.org
Country singer to play thank-you concert
Country singer Randy Houser slipped into Tucson for a week last spring to shoot the video for his ballad “Like A Cowboy.” What better backdrop for an 1880s Western theme than Old Tucson studios, with its history of classic Westerns including “Rio Bravo” and “Tombstone.”
Visit Tucson, the region’s visitors and convention bureau, is bringing Houser back Sunday for a thank-you concert and stroll down memory lane at Fox Tucson Theatre. Houser, whose hits include “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” “Boots On” and “Goodnight Kiss,” released the video in June.
Sunday’s concert starts at 7 p.m. at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St. Tickets are $30 at foxtucsontheatre.com
Gilberto brings modern bossa nova to Rialto
Bebel Gilberto, the sultry singer known for her modern bossa nova repertoire, has a show slated for the Rialto Theatre, Saturday.
Gilberto is on the road promoting her latest album, “Tudo,” released in June and produced by Mario Caldato, best known for his years of work with the Beastie Boys.
Gilberto duets with Seu Jorge and covers songs from Antonio Carlos Jobim and Neil Young on the release.
Expect to hear those tracks and more when Gilberto hits the Rialto stage.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20-$32 through the Rialto box office, 740-1000.
Carter brings some ‘Ooh Wee’ to The Rock
Former teen heartthrob and Hilary Duff suitor, Aaron Carter, will give his fans a little “Ooh Wee” tonight at The Rock, 136 N. Park Ave.
Now 27, the pop vocalist and younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, has some new material in store for his scores of Tucson fans.
The gig starts at 6 p.m. and will feature Camden West, People Who Could Fly and Ty the Guy. Tickets are $18 through rocktucson.com online.
