Country-music and Mexican-roots singer Rick Trevino makes his first Tucson appearance in a decade on Tuesday when he plays a gig at the Maverick Live Country Club.
Trevino, blessed with twangy, nasally vocals, has long been devoted to the neo-classical style that's sorely missing in today's radio-friendly country music.
He divides his creative talents between the country music he's been performing and recording since the early 1990s, and the Mexican music of his youth and heritage. And on his year-old double-album "In My Dreams/Whole Town Blue," he brings both those worlds together.
Fiddles and steel guitars are in abundant supply. Toe-tapping dance tunes borrow from mariachi and Mexican folk music ("Better in Texas," "She'll Never Know"). There are wonderful wink-winks on the ode "Remember the Alimony" and the breakup song "So Over," and ballads that go from sad to truly heart-hurting ("Matter Much").
The 40-year-old Texas father of three takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Maverick Live Country Club, 6622 E. Tanque Verde Road. Admission is $10 at the door. Details: www.tucsonmaverick.com or call 298-0430.
