Giant Giant Sand is the expanded version of well-known Tucson band Giant Sand. The band will play at Club Congress on Saturday, premiering Howe Gelb's new "Tucson: A Rock Opera." The album was recorded mostly in Tucson late last year and carries a discernible border storyline.
Some 12 musicians are featured on the new "Tucson: A Rock Opera" album, which runs about 70 minutes in its entirety. Saturday's show at Club Congress is a benefit for local filmmaker Mary Charlotte Thurtle, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
Giant Giant Sand is the expanded version of well-known Tucson band Giant Sand. The band will play at Club Congress on Saturday, premiering Howe Gelb's new "Tucson: A Rock Opera." The album was recorded mostly in Tucson late last year and carries a discernible border storyline.
Giant Giant Sand with Howe Gelb and Salvador Duran will headlining tonight's benefit concert for Mary Charlotte Thurtle.
The concert starts at 7 p.m. at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Admission is a suggested donation of $5 to $10 at the door and proceeds will help pay living expenses for Pan Left Executive Director Mary Charlotte Thurtle, who was diagnosed with cancer in May.
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Giant Giant Sand is the expanded version of well-known Tucson band Giant Sand. The band will play at Club Congress on Saturday, premiering Howe Gelb's new "Tucson: A Rock Opera." The album was recorded mostly in Tucson late last year and carries a discernible border storyline.
Some 12 musicians are featured on the new "Tucson: A Rock Opera" album, which runs about 70 minutes in its entirety. Saturday's show at Club Congress is a benefit for local filmmaker Mary Charlotte Thurtle, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
Giant Giant Sand is the expanded version of well-known Tucson band Giant Sand. The band will play at Club Congress on Saturday, premiering Howe Gelb's new "Tucson: A Rock Opera." The album was recorded mostly in Tucson late last year and carries a discernible border storyline.
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