The Electric Blankets (Tucson, AZ), Wil Cope (Austin, TX) @ The Red Room
Night One of The Great Cover-Up @ Rialto Theatre
This year’s Great Cover-Up to benefit Tucson Artists and Musicians Health Alliance is anticipated to be the best ever. With Curtis McCrary and Stephen Seigel back at the helm and the addition of organizational guru, Mel Mason, we’re back to three extended nights and reasonably reliable set times for the event which makes it much more enjoyable for participants and event goers alike.
Listed below are the set times. $8 one day pass, $12 2 day pass, $15 3 day pass 21+ up
THURSDAY, DEC. 9 at THE RIALTO THEATRE (all ages):
1 a.m. – HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS
12:30 a.m. – The Monitors
midnight – The Ghost of 505
11:30 p.m. – The Gallery
11 p.m. – Fourkiller Flats
10:30 p.m. – Michael P.
10 p.m. – Top Dead Center
9:30 p.m. – Jeremy Michael Cashman
9 p.m. – The Break-Up Party
8:30 p.m. – The Electric Blankets
8 p.m. – Still Life Telescope
7:30 p.m. – Monster Pussy
7 p.m. – Dark Aeturnis
6:30 – AZ Daily Star Battle of the Bands Finalist
6 p.m. – AZ Daily Star Battle of the Bands Finalist
Bands being covered (in no particular order): The Who, Cake, New Order, AC/DC, Dean Martin, Alice in Chains, Sheryl Crow, Black Sabbath, Roxy Music, Alkaline Trio, The Allman Brothers Band, Beat Happening, John Mayer and more.
FRIDAY, DEC. 10 at CLUB CONGRESS (21+)
1 a.m. – The Mission Creeps
12:30 a.m. – The Tryst
midnight – Shaun Harris
11:30 p.m. – American Android
11 p.m. – Spacefish
10:30 p.m. – The Swigs
10 p.m. – Flint
9:30 p.m. – Al Perry
9 p.m. – Mars Day and the Extra Time
8:30 p.m. – The Distortionists
8 p.m. – Marianne Dissard
7:30 p.m. – Some of Them Are Old
Bands being covered (in no particular order): The Bee Gees, Prince, The Strokes, Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, The Steve Miller Band, Run-D.M.C., Yoko Ono, Diamanda Galas, The Deftones, Erykah Badu, Misfits.
SATURDAY, DEC. 11 at THE RIALTO THEATRE (all ages)
1 a.m. – Calexico
12:30 p.m. – Seashell Radio
midnight – The Runaway Five
11:30 p.m. – Gat-Rot
11 p.m. – Silver Thread Trio
10:30 p.m. – Feed
10 p.m. – Las Exciters
9:30 p.m. – Sinphonics
9 p.m. – The Fisters
8:30 p.m. – The Modeens
8 p.m. – Alisha Peru
7:30 p.m. – Chris Holiman
7 p.m. – Muddy Bug
6:30 p.m. – AZ Daily Star Battle of the Bands Finalist
6 p.m. – AZ Daily Star Battle of the Bands Finalist
Bands being covered (in no particular order): The Monkees, Donovan, X, The Flaming Lips, The Doors, Phil Collins, The Exciters, John Mellencamp, Sara Bareilles, Neko Case, yacht rock, James Taylor and more.
