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Saturday, February 04, 2012 7:30 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: FRED EAGLESMITH BAND with The Gin Sisters “Often cited as a musical poet of small-town America… Eaglesmith has carved out an enviable cult niche,” observes the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has built that following over the last three decades of his truly independent and alternative career by near constant touring and releasing superb albums. He packs most every venue he visits and has been hailed as a “genius” (Arizona Daily Star) for not just his “devastatingly good” songwriting (Philadelphia Inquirer) but all that he does with it. “His original tunes can sound like long-lost traditional songs with a modern edge,” notes the Atlanta Journal Constitution. As the Nashville Scene observes, “His voice is varnished with whiskey, the raw scratch as primordial as his earthy tales of desperate, often farm-bound folk... winding tense tales around bustling Bakersfield-tinged roots rock and bluegrass.” While the Spartanburg Herald-Journal praises, “A gifted singer-songwriter who paints vivid musical pictures filled with the kind of blue-collar heroes found in the works of James McMurtry, Guy Clark and Jerry Jeff Walker.” Ticket Price: $22 All Ages General Admission

Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:30 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Berger Performing Arts CenterTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: SONS OF THE PIONEERS The World’s Premiere Cowboy Singing Group The Sons of the Pioneers burst onto the Western music scene in 1934—and made a star of Roy Rogers. More than 75 years later, the legendary ensemble remains the world’s premiere cowboy singing group celebrating the West, its awesome landscape, its people, its culture and the American Cowboy. Many of their original songs have become standards that link to the very fabric of the West, such as Tumbling Tumbleweed, Cool Water and Ghost Riders in the Sky. No other group in American music history can boast membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Western Music Hall of Fame, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame and Smithsonian Institute's "National Treasure" Designation. Their shows sell out across the country so be sure to get your tickets early. Ticket Price: $32 in advance $35 day of show All Ages General Admission

Sunday, February 12, 2012 7:00 PM  Doors: 6:30 PM Berger Performing Arts CenterTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: SOUL SALVATION – Ruthie Foster Band with Paul Thorn Ruthie Foster: "Everybody ought to have a stone love" So says Ruthie Foster on the opening cut of The Truth According to Ruthie Foster. And when Ruthie lays it down, you'd be well advised to listen. Her uplifting lyrics and electrifying vocals, backed by a band of world-class players bristles with soul and proves impossible to resist. Her previous albums and gigs have taken her from choir lofts to folk clubs and concert stages across America and Europe. There's Southern blues in her groove, rock in her rhythm, a blend of gospel redemption, country poetry and jazz elegance in her singing. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Paul Thorn was raised among the same spirits (and some of the actual people) who nurtured a young Elvis generations before. As the son of a Pentecostal preacher, Paul Thorn knows how to capture the gospel spirit in his music. While performing his rootsy style of gospel infused rock in his hometown of Tupelo MS, he was discovered by a representative of legendary manager Miles Copeland (The Police, Sting). He has toured extensively and performed with Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, John Hiatt, Richard Thompson, and many more. Ticket Price: $27 All Ages General Admission

Friday, February 17, 2012 7:30 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: CARIBBEAN DANCE PARTY with Sticks N’ Fingers feat. Richard Noel Just in time for Carnival season, Sticks and Fingers brings dynamic percussion and dance for a Joyful Afro-Caribbean dance party. Founded by Richard Noel, from Trinidad, their music ranges from Calypso, soca, reggae and African beat. Ticket Price: $15 All Ages General Admission

Friday, February 24, 2012 7:30 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: WESTERN SWING DANCE w/ Carolyn Martin & Way Out West Born in Texas, Carolyn Martin grew up listening to Bob Wills. Today she is a 2011 Texas Western Swing Hall Of Fame inductee and was named Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year in 2008 and 2010. Her CD, “Swing” was a nominee for the Western Music Association Western Swing Album of the Year. Carolyn’s latest project, “Cookin’ With Carolyn,” was nominated by the WMA as both the Western Swing Album of the Year and Outstanding Female Vocalist of the Year. She is joined by Arizona favorites Way Out West for an evening of Western Swing. Ticket Price: $15 All Ages General Admission

Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:00 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: INCENDIO “Incendio is a firestorm of exotic grooves.” -Music Connection Magazine, LA The Los Angeles quartet Incendio play blazing flamenco rumba fusion. Their name, which translates as “fire” in both Spanish and Italian, reflects the quartet’s ensemble energy and passion. Jazziz magazine writes, “Incendio is driven to levels of exotica and energetic excitement by the dual guitar interaction…with astounding, lightening quick passages.” Over the last six years, Incendio has brought an alchemy of composition, technique and performance to seven critically acclaimed CD releases and a full length DVD. Ticket Price: $18 All Ages General Admission

Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:00 PM  Doors: 7:30 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: JANIVA MAGNESS “A superb, powerhouse R&B singer who delivers blues and soul with show-stopping authority” –Los Angeles Daily News Award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. Her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty and beauty born from her life experience. A charismatic performer known for her electrifying live shows, Magness is a gutsy and dynamic musical powerhouse. She received the coveted 2009 Blues Music Awards for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year (she is only the second woman to ever win this award, Koko Taylor being the first) and for Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year, an honor she also received in 2006 and 2007. She has received eleven previous Blues Music Award nominations. USA Today declared, "Magness is a blues star," and The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "Magness sings superb, potent soul-blues with a scorching intensity." Ticket Price: $20 in advance $23 at the door All Ages General Admission

Friday, March 23, 2012 8:00 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: JOHNNY RAWLS Soulman from Mississippi “Rawls is one of the best artists mining the soul-blues genre today.” - Bad Dog Blues, WITR (Rochester, NY) Soul Bluesman Johnny Rawls brings the chitlin-circuit to Tucson. Born in Columbia, Mississippi in 1951, Johnny Rawls took up the guitar at age 12 and by the time he was in his teens was backing singers like Joe Tex and ZZ Hill. He went on to play with Little Milton and BB King. In the 80s he went solo to carry on the deep soul blues tradition of people like O.V. Wright and Otis Redding. He has recorded 13 albums. His 2007 release entitled Heart and Soul won "Best Soul Blues Album of the Year" by the Blues Foundation Johnny has performed at the Chicago Blues Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival, and festivals in Europe. He tours constantly, playing well over 200 dates a year. He can also be heard on XM radio's Bluesville. Whether he is playing in a small club or a large blues festival, Johnny Rawls plays Old School Southern Soul! Ticket Price: $15 All Ages General Admission

Friday, March 30, 2012 8:00 PM  Doors: 7:00 PM Suite 147 in Plaza PalominoTucsonAZ Rhythm & Roots presents: JESSICA FICHOT from Paris “Her sound is cosmic cabaret, a delicious blend of acoustic styles.” – San Francisco Chronicle L.A.-based chanteuse, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jessica Fichot is a lot like her hometown of Paris: French at heart, but with a soul that's truly international. Drawing from her multi-ethnic French / Chinese / American upbringing, her music fuses styles and languages, taking the listener on a journey out of the French chanson tradition, into the lands of gypsy jazz, Chinese and Latin American folk music, and into the wilderness of her imagination. Armed with four languages and an array of instruments (including the trumpet, clarinet, sax, guitar, bass and toy accordion), Jessica's music bridges past and present styles, evoking an ageless quality accentuated by her soft, pure vocals. Sung primarily in French, along with some English, Spanish and Chinese, Jessica¹s multilingual lyrics pay tribute to her international influences. Ticket Price: $18 in advance $20 at the door All Ages General Admission