Check out this top-notch hip-hop band on Friday
Crown City Rockers demonstrates just how good live hip-hop can be.
The band (yes, band) uses a combination of samples and live instruments played by trained musicians from Boston's Berklee School of Music. The combination creates a jazz and funk feel to its danceable genre-bending hip-hop grooves. Solid drum beats and textured keyboards and bass create a backdrop for the smooth flowing upbeat rhymes.
"Barring an unexpected breakup or devastating earthquake, there is absolutely no question that the Crown City Rockers will blow up on a national level," said an AllHipHop.com review.
Check out www.crowncityrockers.com to hear some songs and watch a video.
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Crown City Rockers brings its organic hip-hop to Tucson at 9 p.m. Friday at Solar Culture Gallery, 31 E. Toole Ave. Tickets to the all-ages show are $10, 884-0874.
Two guys, no keyboard and an amazing sound
Listen to El Ten Eleven and you might think 10 or 11 players are making the experimental instrumental songs.
You'd be wrong.
You might also think it could be one guy sitting at a keyboard.
You'd be wrong again.
El Ten Eleven's densely layered and textured ambient music is made by two talented musicians, a slew of effects pedals and not a single keyboard. Tim Fogarty plays acoustic and electric drums, and Kristian Dunn plays bass and a guitar/bass doubleneck.
See it for yourself Thursday at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St. Opening bands Found Dead on the Phone and Oslo kick off the show beginning at 9:30 and El Ten Eleven takes the stage at 11:30. Tickets are $5 at the door, 798-1298.
Bob Schneider returns to Tucson on Wednesday
Bob Schneider comes through Tucson yet again on Wednesday, May 24, still touring off his early 2004 release, "I'm Good Now."
But you won't hear any complaints from his fans.
Schneider's playful melodies and eclectic guitar style prevent songs like "Bullets" and "Captain Kirk" from becoming stale or tired after too many visits to the Old Pueblo.
Besides, he is bound to throw a new song or two into the mix. At the very least, we'll hear a version of his popular hit, "Tarantula," now available on the Mountain's (92.9-FM) Studio C compilation CD.
The Schneider show — also featuring Matt the Electrician and Greyhound Soul — begins at 7 p.m. at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Tickets are $15 through the club, 622-8848.
Nick Luca's barrio party
Nick Luca is throwing a good old-fashioned barrio party at Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant Saturday.
And here is the kicker: Everyone is invited.
For $5 a couple, local music fans can soak up Luca's unique slice of Tucson singer/songwriting.
Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant is at 198 W. Cushing St., near the Tucson Convention Center, and the event runs from 9 p.m. to midnight. For more information call 622-7984.
