A seminal Chicano rock band is on the lineup for the AVA at ’s this weekend.
were in rare company when they started in the 1960s and landed a major hit on American radio. Their 1965 cover of “Land of a Thousand Dances†broke into Billboard’s Top 100 at No. 67 that year.
They also were among the early rock bands to openly sing about Chicano themes including in 1967’s “The Ballad of César Chávez†and “Chicano Power.â€
The band, with two founding members still on board, have continued to tour.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, they share the AVA stage with Tierra Legacy, Richard Bean of Malo, Joey Quinones and Los Nawdy Dawgs.
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The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the AVA, 5655 W. Valencia Road. Tickets ($10-$40, $70 for VIP) are available at .
The festival continues on Sunday, Aug. 11, with a low rider car show from 7 to 9 a.m. at the AVA, followed by an indoor jam session with the bands in the Casino Del Sol Conference Center. Details at .
Other concerts worth exploring this weekend:
La Santa Cecilia
Sticking with the Latin theme, head over to Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress, on Thursday, Aug. 8, to catch La Santa Cecilia, a band that fuses modern-day Latin rock with the Pan-American rhythms of cumbia, bossa-nova, rumba, bolero, tango and jazz, with a little klezmer mixed in.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s own Salvador Duran opens the show at 8 p.m. followed by the Los Angeles-born-and-based quartet, which has been together since 2007. Tickets are $26.50-$32 through
La Santa Cecilia has performed in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ a few times since its 2013 debut here.
Rising jazz vocalist
Rising jazz vocalist Alyssa Allgood makes her ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ debut at the Century Room on Saturday, Aug. 10.
One of the country’s will play Hotel Congress’s Century Room, 311 E. Congress, on Saturday, Aug. 10. brings her namesake quartet to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ to show us why Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll called her 2024’s “Rising Star Female Vocalist.â€
The Chicago-based vocalist who writes her own songs and has recorded four albums including this year’s “From Here†on Next Records also teaches jazz at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University.
Her debut ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ concert celebrates the release of “For Here†with performances at 7 and 9 p.m. start at $25 through .
The Fox ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Theatre has been a ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ landmark for decades. Its history has been captured in photos since the 1930s, when it opened as a vaudeville venue and movie house. Video by Pascal Albright / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Twitter @Starburch
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