Jon Rauhouse has won fans worldwide via his stints as a multi-instrumentalist with Neko Case, and with Jon Langford and others in the Bloodshot Records stable before that.

But many Arizona fans have followed the long-time Phoenician since even earlier, from his decade…

Many thanks to all who read, commented on and circulated my magnum opus about the first Concert for Civility, Respect and Understanding organized by Jackson Browne last March to memorialize the victims and the emotional impact on our community of the January 8, 2011 shootings.

If you missed that lengthy review, which covered all the damaged parts the music touched, you'll find it here in…

The Tucson roots music community is shaken this evening by the sudden and unexpected death of long-time Tucson music promoter Jonathan Holden from a pulmonary aneurism. He was 60.

Holden's Rhythm & Roots Concert Series has for 13 years provided artists and fans of the blues, folk, singer-songwriter, and world music genres with their only reliable home in Tucson. Shows currently scheduled are expected to continue, both in the outdoor space at Plaza Palomino, and in the indoor space…

Photo by Elliott (More of Elliott's photos to come)

Last week an acquaintance took her mother shopping in Oro Valley, just northwest of Tucson in Congressional District 8. When she came out of the mall, her carefully preserved bumper sticker had been stripped from her car. It had read…