Tucson Irish dancers join Beoga in concert
Blistering fiddles and dueling twin accordions punctuate the distinct sound of Beoga, a band of arguably the finest of Ireland’s young musicians.
The band blends bluesy riffs with traditional Irish folk and dance tunes then throws in a little Astor Piazzola-style jazz with some downright raunchy — in the words of Tucson concert promoter In Concert — New Orleans jamboree vibe.
Beoga, accompanied by Tucson’s Tir Conaill Dancers, returns for a show at 8 p.m. Saturday at Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $22; $20 for seniors, students and Tucson Friends of Traditional Music members, at inconcerttucson.tix.com
‘Laugh ‘Til it Hurts’ fundraiser is Sunday
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If you ever wanted proof that laughter is the best medicine, head to Fox Tucson Theatre Sunday night.
That’s when a cast of local comedians joined by a national headliner will make us laugh and laugh and laugh set against the backdrop of a subject that’s never funny: violence.
“Laugh ‘Til It Hurts” is the fourth annual Stop the Violence comedy fundraiser to benefit Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse, and Dancing in the Streets, which assists at-risk teens.
Sunday’s concert, with Broadway star Bill Dawes (“Bronx Bombers”) headlining and featured comedian Jill Bryan from Scottsdale, starts at 7 p.m. at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St. Tickets are $19 to $49, $10 for students at foxtucson.com or at the box office.
Tucsonans expected to appear are Janee Starr, LeeAnne Savage, Hope Sullivan, Suzie Sexton, Elliot Glicksman and Star cartoonist David Fitzsimmons.
‘Turn Down for What’ DJ heading to Rialto
The story goes that French DJ Snake reached out to American DJ Lil’ Jon last year to appear on his blistering electronic song “Turn Down for What.”
He sent Lil’ Jon the song and “what he sent me back ... absolutely blew my mind,” DJ Snake said in press materials.
It would be surprising if Lil’ Jon doesn’t crank the song when he performs a DJ set at the Rialto at 8:30 p.m. today. Los Angeles hip-hop singer-songwriter TeeFlii (Christian Jones) opens the show.
Tickets are $20 to $30 at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St., or online at ticketfly.com
Get your fill plus some of Texas blues
Texas blues and creole culture come to the Rialto Theatre twice in the next week, starting Friday with Boogie on the Bayou.
The evening will be headlined by Gulf Coast-born pianist Marcia Ball, who will join forces on stage with zydeco musician Terrance Simien for a double dose of dance-inducing entertainment.
Ball is on tour promoting her latest album, “The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man,” due out Tuesday on Alligator Records.
That show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $33 the day of the show through he Rialto box office, 318 E. Congress St.
Boogie on the Bayou will serve as a starter course for Buckwheat Zydeco’s visit to the Rialto next Thursday.
Accordionist Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., has been producing top-notch zydeco for decades. He recently launched a YouTube series, dubbed “Buckwheat’s World.”
Catch Buckwheat at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12-$26 through the box office, 740-1000.
Some Big Easy magic and mindreading
There are parlors dotting the New Orleans French Quarter where a mystically bedecked magic-makers claim they can read your mind.
Then they’ll pull something from nothing, a sleight of hand that will play with the mind they want to read. It’s Southern-style mystery and mysticism , and it’s a bit of what you will experience at The Parish gastropub’s new twice-a-month Parlor Show, a 75-minute performance in the restaurant’s parlor lounge at 6453 N. Oracle Road.
Duo Nate Anderson and John Redmon — aka The Magicians — pay homage to the golden era of magic.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month, which is today. It’s $15 to get in and the price includes a glass of wine or a draft beer. Or get some of the housemade bread pudding. The Parish also hosts live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Visit theparishtucson.com for the schedule.
Big names at state fair
The Arizona State Fair opens Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 2 and the lineup for its concert series is pretty amazing.
- Lineup and schedule: Justin Moore, Oct. 11; Sublime with Rome, Oct. 12; Darius Rucker, Oct. 14; Weezer, Oct. 15; Wiz Khalifa, Oct. 17; John Fogerty, Oct. 18; Fifth Harmony, Oct. 19; Barenaked Ladies, Oct. 22; Colbie Caillat, Oct. 24; Dave Pratt’s 1980 Something featuring Berlin, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and John Waite, Oct. 25; Josh Turner, Oct. 26; Afrojack, Oct. 29; Queens of the Stone Age, Oct. 30; Old School Jam, Nov. 1.
- Tickets and cost: General admission to the concerts is free with paid fair admission — $10; $5 for kids 5 to 13 and seniors 55 and older; free for kids under 5. Reserved concert seats are available and prices vary by performance.
- Details: azstatefair.com
