Sergio Mendoza is in seemingly a hundred bands - ok, maybe four or five - but his female-fronted Spanish language act Los Hijos de la Montaña's first album was picked as one of Apple Music's best of 2015, his big band tribute to the brassy sounds of 1950s Mexico - Y La Orkesta - has been featured on NPR, and he's also a part of Mexrrissey, a Latin-alternative supergroup paying tribute to the dramatic frontman of The Smiths. Indie rock legends Giant Sand and Calexico still make their home here in between world tours (no joke, both bands are internationally famous). Tucson's current musical legacy stretches far beyond just mariachi, however - although the influence of Mexican traditional music does show up here and there. If you want to delve further into the world of mariachi (or just want to see the best in the genre perform), Tucson is host to the Tucson International Mariachi Conference each April, which includes concerts, workshops, and even a Mariachi Mass. The traditional mariachi sounds reflected on that album (and its follow-up, Mas Canciones) are seemingly everywhere in Tucson, whether coming out of the hall of local high schools where the style is taught or tableside at some Mexican restaurants. The first name that probably jumps to mind in connection with Tucson music is likely Linda Ronstadt, who grew up in Tucson, left for Los Angeles to hang with the Eagles, but did return frequently, using her Tucson upbringing as an inspiration for her three Spanish-language albums, including the Grammy-winning (and multi-platinum) Canciones de Mi Padre. However, for the music fan, Tucson might end up feeling like a new spiritual home. When you think of American cities known for music, sure, names like Nashville, Memphis, Seattle, and Austin will come to mind, and for good reason. Just remember to expect the unexpected when you're listening to the sounds of Tucson. It's even easy to find great live music out at a bar or on the streets during an event like 2nd Saturdays Downtown.įrom Latin flare to Country twang, you're sure to find something different every night, around every corner. The historic Fox Tucson Theatre is a great reminder that it doesn't matter who's playing when you're sitting inside of a classically beautiful space. Or better yet, you might discover a new favorite. Go out to a local venue like the Rialto or Club Congress and you very well might find your favorite indy artist is coming through town. While this isn't the place to find mega festivals and massive headliners on arena tours, it is a place that will remind you of why you fell in love with music and allow you to find new artists that you haven't heard on the radio. But at the end of the day, we're a destination for music-lovers who prefer to go against the grain.

When it comes to our music scene Tucson has a little bit of everything. TAORMINA TSC 2023 CONFERENCE PROGRAM Workshops Keynote and Plenaries.Live Music For the music fan, Tucson will quickly feel like home. Abstracts may be submitted for oral concurrent talks, or posters. The first overseas TSC Conference in 1995 was on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy, organized by Cloe Taddei-Ferretti.

TSC 2023 Taormina will be co-sponsored by the Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Stuart Hameroff, Director.

The 29th annual TSC will return to Italy, to beautiful Taormina, on the island of Sicily, May 22-28, 2023, organized by Italian professors Riccardo Manzotti (IULM U), Antonio Chella (U Palermo) and Pietro Perconti (U Messina). TSC locations have included Italy, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, California, Switzerland, and Finland. The Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences have been held annually since 1994, alternating yearly between Tucson, Arizona in even-numbered years, and other locations around the world in odd-numbered years.

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