Wanna know where the live entertainment action is going to be this weekend?
Head downtown.
Between the Fox Tucson Theater, the Rialto and the Rialto’s sister venue 191 Toole, the area along and around Congress Street will be hopping.
The legendary singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is the top draw at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St. He brings his “Oh Solo Wainwright” tour to Tucson on Sunday, Oct. 13. Texas piano man Robert Ellis opens the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $28 to $68 through foxtucson.com
The Rialto Theatre and 191 Toole are booked solid through early next week. Beginning Friday, Oct. 11, through Tuesday, Oct. 15, there is a concert every night at both venues. It’s almost as if the Rialto, which books acts into both venues, is making up for the slow summer weeks when it saw two or three shows a week between the two.
Concerts are held at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St., and 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Ave. For tickets and details, visit rialtotheatre.com
- Friday, Oct. 11: Country singer Aaron Watson plays the big stage at the Rialto at 8 p.m. in an all-ages show; $22. The way too energetic brass and percussion trio Too Many Zooz plays a 21-and-older show at 191 Toole. Thumpasaurus opens the show at 8; $15 in advance, $20 day of show.
- Saturday, Oct. 12: Singer/songwriter Cass McCombs and his band take the stage at 191 at 8 p.m.; $16. Comedian Tig Notaro brings on the laughs at Rialto beginning at 8 p.m.; reserved seats $30 to $47.
- Sunday, Oct. 13: The duo Sofi Tukker — Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern — bring their “R.I.P. Shame World Tour” to the Rialto for an 8 p.m. all-ages show that also features Haiku Hands and LP Giobbi; $26. Bluegrass/folk singer-songwriter Tilly Strings takes the stage at 191 at 8 p.m.; $15.
- Monday, Oct. 14: The young Japanese-American pop trio The Happy Fits play a 16-and-older show at 191 beginning at 8 p.m.; $12. The English smooth jazz band Acoustic Alchemy takes the Rialto stage at 8; $26 to $33 for reserved seats.
- Tuesday, Oct. 15: Canadian rockers Theory Of A Deadman share the Rialto stage with Spirit Animal beginning at 8 p.m.; $26. Over at 191 Toole, Philadelphia avant garde rockers Man Man are on the bill with GRLwood beginning at 8 p.m.; $16.
