Theater : Music Series
Singer/Songwriter Carrie Newcomer is at ZUZI! Theater this Sunday March 21st at 7 pm. $20.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door. http://rhythmandroots.org/#NEWCOMER for more info and ticket sales.
Singer/Songwriter—Victoria Williams
April 25, 2009—8:00 p.m.
Tickets $20 in Advance call (520) 629-0237Chocolate Genius– Mark Anthony Thompson
May 2, 2009—8:00 p.m.
Tickets $20 in Advance call (520) 629-0237
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Victoria Williams– Composer of ‘Crazy Mary’ as Covered by Pearl Jam
Saturday, April 25, 2009 — 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $20 in Advance
Call (520) 629-0237
Victoria Williams is our first guest in the ZUZI! music series, and a truly unique individual and performer. She has achieved almost cult status for her songwriting, crafting songs about such characters as Crazy Mary, with mesmerizing stories that entrance the listener. Her work resides outside of quantifiable boundaries. Victoria Williams is truly one of a kind. Although often described as a folk artist, she wields a mean guitar and is no stranger to the effects pedal.
Victoria is perhaps best known for her song, Crazy Mary, which has been covered by Pearl Jam. She has released numerous, critically acclaimed albums, including "Loose," "Happy Come Home," and "Sing Some Ol’ Songs." According to the 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide,
"Victoria Williams is her own weird, wonderful woman, with an adventurous warble and a goofball sense of humor that mark her as an original. She's a dear heart whose music feels spontaneous at its most elaborate and orchestrated, and who sounds as though she sings primarily to amuse herself without ever seeming self-absorbed."
Expect a lovely evening in the intimate 135 seat ZUZI! Theater. Seating is limited so call early for reservations.
Chocolate Genius– Mark Anthony Thompson
Saturday, May 2, 2009 — 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $20 in Advance
Call (520) 629-0237
Marc Anthony Thompson is a reluctant singer and indolent songwriter; an autodidactic musician and occasional filmmaker. He’s been called a pornographer masquerading as a playwright and an irate monologist searching for a cause. He has collaborated with a wide range of genre defying citizens from Phillip Glass to Spike Lee.
He has shared a microphone with Ray Davies & Bruce Springsteen.
Under the umbrella and guidance of the nucleus Chocolate Genius Incorporated – Mr. Thompson has released 3 discs of songs centering on the themes of Life, Death and the quest for the perfect postprandial.
Although Chocolate Genius performances are rare these days – ( currently, Thompson seems as content rolling up his sleeves and renovating his Los Angeles home as he did touring the globe with his nimble 5 piece Brooklyn ensemble ) – Thompson and his West Coast cohort, Paul Hepker, will be in Tucson for an intimate show in the ZUZI! Theater, May 2 @ 8p.m.
Still not convinced?
"Marc Anthony Thompson, the man behind the persona and the band, may be the most entertaining showman currently working the New York stage." — Ann Powers (New York Times)
