1. On the Record: Episode 4, ‘Just be Authentic’ featuring Seanloui

    If there’s one thing musician and marketing expert Seanloui knows, it’s how to make connections. His ability to build networks within our artistic community is what gave rise to the Black Renaissance Festival, which is currently celebrating its third year in Tucson and has grown to include an album, a podcast, and a plethora of […]

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  2. On the Record: Episode 1, Sounds Like This

    Join Arizona Arts Live Executive Director Chad Herzog as he picks the brains of Tucson sound experts Frank Bair and Sam Eagon. Through their conversation, they explore the experiences of sound engineers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and speculate on the future of the industry once we begin to return to gathering for live performances. This […]

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  3. LOS ESPLIFS

    This week we give the gift of Los Esplifs! On Nov 21, Arizona Arts Live teamed up with the MSA Annex to present local psyche-desert rockers XIXA to a sold-out audience, and with the assistance of local video/audio presenters No Audience we captured it all on video. Only XIXA’s performance was live-streamed that evening, but […]

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  4. Tom Walbank & Roman Barten-Sherman

    Arizona Arts Live is proud to present Tom Walbank and Roman Barten-Sherman this Thursday at 6pm from Centennial Hall. This video release is an intimate performance by two of Tucson’s finest blues musicians, performing treasures from American musical history. Tom Walbank is a veteran blues musician, who has shared a stage with the likes of […]

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  5. Weekend Lovers

    Weekend Lovers is an electrified four-piece band out of Tucson, AZ playing pop storms with dashes of new wave and 90’s grunge. The group draws from a deep well of collective influences to create a recognizable but fresh rock sound. Their music is riff-heavy with frontwoman Marta de Leon’s vocals and bass-thumping leading the way […]

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  6. Gabrielle Pietrangelo

    Gabrielle Pietrangelo is an independent musician and songwriter based in Tucson, Arizona. She has been involved in many bands and projects through the years, including Silver Thread Trio, a well-loved three-part harmony group that collaborated with Howe Gelb, Calexico, Amos Lee, and many others. Gabrielle’s current projects include her recent return to solo performance, a […]

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  7. Night Weather

    Night Weather is an Indie Rock duo from Tucson, AZ who make music for both your next dance party or an existential crisis. Their time is split between touring and playing shows, shooting music videos, and creating live loop songs, using whatever inanimate objects they find. As a result, their music is full of intriguing […]

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  8. The Samuel H. Kress Collection

    The Kress Collection at the University Museum of Art consists of 64 European artworks that span the 14th to the early 19th centuries, including The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo is a jewel of the UAMA collection and one of the most important works produced in 15th-century Spain. Featuring portraits, mythological subjects, and biblical narratives, these pieces represent some […]

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  9. Contemporary Art Gallery

    This exhibition features a variety of works from the University Museum of Art’s contemporary art collection that reflect on issues related to religion, gender, gentrification, food justice and other pressing issues of the past 30 years. Some of the highlights are Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Spam, a mixed-media painting which speaks to the systematic and violent dismantling […]

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  10. Building Design Tech College Portfolios Workshop

    Are you putting together your portfolio for college applications? Join us for this hour-long workshop via zoom, when School of Theatre, Film & Television faculty will offer guidance for students preparing for the college application process. Oct. 2, 4pOct. 10, 11a Faculty will share what colleges look for in a Design Tech student application, and […]

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