It's hard being a Pink Floyd fan sometimes.
You're done with "that phase" of your life, yet you still want to go to the Rialto Theatre Friday night and hear the band's legendary music boom while an intricate, fantastic laser show casts its spell on you.
There will be waves of nostalgia as the beautiful, haunting sounds of "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall" burrow their way into your memory, while striking images consume your vision.
Yes, there will be several attendees in various altered states, but you've grown up and have kids now. You're too old for that kind of stuff, right?
Paramount's Original LaserSpectacular featuring the Music of Pink Floyd starts at 8 p.m. Friday, and reserved seats range in price from $21 to $27.
— Kevin W. Smith Rock supergroup plans Wednesday performance
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Ah, the rock supergroup.
Comprising members of formerly popular acts, supergroups coagulate in an effort to combine fan bases and see who follows (and how many tickets can be sold).
Audioslave (Rage Against The Machine plus Soundgarden) kind of sucked.
Velvet Revolver (Stone Temple Pilots and Guns 'N Roses) mostly suck.
What about Hellyeah (Mudvayne plus Pantera)?
You decide as the act plays the Rialto Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday with Nonpoint and Bury Your Dead. Tickets $26.
— Kevin W. Smith Sand Rubies to play free show at Plush next week
Back from their Winter European tour behind the excellent "Mas Cuacha," Tucson's own Sand Rubies will play Plush a week from tonight for free.
Yep, free.
Check out what some of the elder statesmen of desert rock have been up to lately at no cost to you! The show starts at 9:30 p.m.
— Kevin W. Smith
Pop crooner Michael Bublé due April 30
Michael Bublé is moving up.
The traditional pop crooner, who has arguably the smoothest vocal chops in music today, will play the Tucson Arena on April 30.
His March 2006 show at the Tucson Music Hall sold out on the day tickets went on sale, so it's not surprising he's graduating to the arena, which has four times the capacity of the Music Hall.
Bublé is bringing his third major U.S. concert tour to Tucson on the heals of his Grammy win for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album" for his 2007 album, "Call Me Mr. Irresponsible."
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through www.ticketmaster.com or the Tucson Convention Center box office.
— Cathalena E. Burch
A country music revival?
Could Tucson's country music drought be over?
Let's not get too excited, but there are a few concerts coming our way that give us hope.
● Saturday, Blake Shelton: One-time choir director plays the official Tucson Rodeo concert at Desert Diamond Casino. (See related story, Page 3). www.ticketmaster.com.
● March 13, Shooter Jennings: The rebel son of Waylon will play the Rialto Theatre. 740-1000.
● April 17, Rosanne Cash: Johnny's little girl pays tribute to the old man in a Centennial Hall concert. 621-3341.
● April 26, Craig Morgan: Rising star is among the talent at the 2008 Pima County Fair at the fairgrounds. www.pimacountyfair.com.
● May 18, The Bellamy Brothers: 1970s hit-making duo play an intimate show at The Maverick King of Clubs. 298-0430.
● June 1, The Charlie Daniels Band: Legendary fiddleman returns to the Old Pueblo for a show at Casino del Sol's AVA. casinodelsol.ticketforce.com.
Country concerts heading to the Phoenix area in the next few months include:
● Country Thunder USA, April 17-20: Festival includes Dierks Bentley, Sugarland and festival regular Neal McCoy.
● May 31, Kenny Chesney and friends: And what friends he has — Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes and Keith Urban. This one's at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
● June 12, Country Megaticket 2008: Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts and Martina McBride at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.
— Cathalena E. Burch My Chemical Romance coming here March 29
After playing the massive Jobing.com Arena in Glendale in 2007, almost exactly one year later, New Jersey hard rock-act My Chemical Romance is bringing its "Black Parade" to the considerably smaller Rialto Theatre on March 29.
Tickets ($35) go on sale Saturday.
— Kevin W. Smith A second Moody Blues show added in March
Just a day short and we could have celebrated "Tuesday Afternoon" with the Moody Blues.
The veteran cult-rock act has added a second show at Desert Diamond Casino on Monday, March 17.
The dates comes in addition to its already sold-out performance on Sunday, March 16.
Tickets ($35-$65) for the added show go on sale today at 10 a.m. through ticketmaster.com.
— Kevin W. Smith
