Just because your kids are back in school doesnβt mean you have to pretend summer is over.
We still have weeks to go before the calendar says fall, and we donβt know about you but weβre not letting a minute of it go to waste.
Weβve found a few excuses to get out and enjoy ourselves this weekend before the kidsβ school schedules kick into overdrive.
Women rock 191 Toole
Itβs ladies night at 191 Toole on Friday, Aug. 9, as Miss Olivia and the Interlopers headline a double bill with fellow Tucson band the Surfbroads, a quartet that describes itself on Facebook as βhot broads playing cool surf.β
Miss Olivia, fronted by Olivia Reardon, is putting the final touches on their debut album, which bass player David Hostetler said could drop in October. The band, which has been around 2Ζ years, has three more songs to record with Craig Schumacher at Wavelab Studios.
Fridayβs 21-and-older concert begins at 8 p.m. at 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Ave. Admission is free. Details: 191toole.com.
Wonderful ride with this Journey tribute band
Fans will tell you that Las Vegas Journey tribute band Another Journey is hands-down the best interpreter/imitator of the 1970s pop-rock band, and weβre not going to argue the point. You can decide for yourself on Friday, Aug. 9, when Another Journey plays a show at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.
If youβre that Journey fan β you know, the one who sings along at the top of their lungs to every song β βWheel in the Sky,β βDonβt Stop Believing,β βSeparate Ways (Worlds Apart),β βIβll Be Alright Without You,β βLovinβ, Touchinβ, Squeezinβ, β βAny Way You Want Itβ β even if they have forgotten the words. Thatβs the fun thing about Journey cover bands like Another Journey: Weβre not looking for a replacement for the band we loved in our youth and our kids love today. Weβre looking for a place-holder for the memories.
Another Journey goes on stage at 8 p.m. Friday and tickets are $20 in advance at rialtotheatre.com, $22 day of show.
Remember the Boondocks?
Late September marks three years since Cathy Warner and Bill Shew decided that 20Β½ years was plenty when it came to running the popular Boondocks Lounge at 3306 N. First Ave. But by that November, they were sucked back in the night club business when they agreed to help a friend run The Hideout Saloon on the east side. They agreed to stick around for two years; theyβre still there, which is good news for east-siders.
The couple, who have a long and successful history with live music in Tucson, present music Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, featuring a host of local artists many of them with east-side ties.
βTucson is so fortunate to have so many excellent musicians who also happen to be very nice people,β Warner said.
In addition to the Boondocks, which is now Nancyβs Boondocks, the couple also ran The Chicago Bar from 1984-88.
The Hideout Saloon, 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive near South Pantano Road and East 22nd Street, is open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays; live music begins at 8 p.m. on weekends.
Coming up this weekend: Desert Treasure on Friday, Aug. 9; Sunset Red on Saturday, Aug. 10.
