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INSIDE OUT: Spring is here, rain and all, and with the UA Spring Fling now behind us the next large-scale outdoor music events are the concerts at the Pima County Fair and the Bob Marley Festival. Last year the fair did well by fans of pop music, bringing in Ben Folds Five for a performance that people are still talking about. This year's star attractions are Third Eye Blind with opener Rebekah. For those now thinking, "Third Eye Blind, familiar but I can't quite place it..." please allow me to give you a hint: "Semi-Charmed Life." Baby. And, as any smart pop band should, 3EB have made the most of their success on the Billboard charts, touring support last year for two of the biggest bands, well, ever: The Rolling Stones and U2. Semi-charmed, indeed. Third Eye Blind performs their brand of binocular pop on Tuesday, April 14, at the Pima County Fair Grounds. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call 792-3930 for information.
Admission is free, but in the spirit of generosity, donations of cash or non-perishable foods are requested. Proceeds benefit the Tucson Asthma Foundation. For more information about the event, check out www.bobmarley-festival.com, or call the hotline at (713) 523-3199. LAST NOTES: Double Zero, 123 E. Congress St., continues at a steady pace, establishing its reputation as the only club downtown to regularly feature a wide variety of live, primarily local music. The Crawdaddy-0 Brass Band has been hosting Saturday nights at the Double Zero, opening for featured guests and then returning to close out the evening as the core of a larger big-band jazz ensemble, 9 Below Zero. On the few occasions I've seen the big band, they've been a degree or two short of nine, but even so can boast more brass and vaudeville shenanigans than just about any group west of New Orleans.
Also playing this week at the Double Zero are the X-Old Ladies--yet another band to boast a Rosano brother in its line-up. Tony lays down the sousaphone in favor of the trombone for this gig, which promises everything from funk backbeats to stomping country romps and the occasional Cars cover. Check them out at 9 p.m. Friday, April 10. Call 670-9332 for information about either show. Dave's Big Deluxe is throwing a party! A CD release party: Slimstyle Records releases Dave's skankiest ska yet, Miss Fortune, the band's third full-length effort. These guys were packing the house at the annual Club Congress Scooter Parties, drawing in fans with their energetic blend of swing long before saccharine ska supersaturated the market. One of their press photos, taken a few years back, features them in the expected suits, happily hatless, facing a table bedecked with shots and beer chasers (there's only one martini on the table) in the Tap Room. Strangely enough, I happened to be there at the time. For all the pretense that's become part and parcel of the re-emergence of derivative ska, Dave's Big Deluxe has been ahead of the curve, playing it straight all the way. For a mere five clams, all ages can join the celebration with Dave's Big Deluxe at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Rialto Theater, 318 E. Congress St. Call 740-0126 for information.
AND THE WINNER IS: The TAMMIES Club Crawl '98 is
quickly approaching, so get your wrist bands at Zia Record Exchange
now. By way of celebration, prior to the music and drunken mayhem
to follow next Saturday, The TAMMIES Awards Night is this Wednesday, April
15, at the Rialto Theatre,
318 E. Congress St. TAMMIES winners in the numerous categories--from
the best Tucson bands and musicians to the best deejays and venues--will
receive their awards, all decided by you, our readers. You picked
'em, now join the fun as they accept their honors. The festivities
also feature short sets by a variety of local bands of different
musical pursuits. Currently scheduled are Lisa Otey, Latino
Solido, the Funkyard Gang, Crawdaddy-O, Statesboro Blues Band
and Chris Burroughs. Local personalities/musicians David
Slutes and Kathy Rivers return as emcees--they both did a sensational
job opening last year's envelopes with incisive wit. Did I mention
it's free? Call the TAMMIES hotline, 690-6427, for information.
--Lisa Weeks
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We be jammin'. The fifth-annual celebration of the music and
message of Robert Nesta Marley arrives in Tucson with two days
of music on Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12. It's more reggae
in two days than you're likely to hear in Tucson the whole rest
of the year. The festival comes to us from organizers in Colorado,
and works similarly to Reggae Sun Splash, but on a larger scale,
with fewer tour dates and many more bands, including a full complement
of locals. This year's roster includes Ky-mani Marley,
the Gypsi Fari Band, Root Awakening, Amandla
Poets, Early Brooks, Jr., and Jah Possie, One
Blood (local reggae favorites invited on the tour), Carlton
Pride & Zion, the Livity Nyahbinghi Choir, the
Revealers Band, and regional and local talent including
Grant Man & the Island Beat, Mystic Vision,
Bass Culture, Walt Richardson & Morning Star,
Crawdaddy-O has a date in Las Vegas which will absent them from
the TAMMIES Club Crawl, so be sure to catch both incarnations in all
their glory, joined by extra-special guest 
It's only rock and roll, but I like it. Jagger's words, but the
sentiment applies as The Studdrifters join forces with
James Dead on Saturday, April 11, at Route 66,
3146 E. Grant Road. Straight-up cock rock, just the way the Dark
Lord intended. Call 318-4167 for information.
