The Fox - Music and Movies en Tucson

Have you been to Second Saturdays downtown recently? We love everything that these events bring to the neighborhood and starting next month, the Fox is getting in on the action with our Music and Movies series. Every month we'll be pairing one-of-a-kind performances by local music artists with a music themed film. The entire event is only $12.50 for adults and $10 for children. The series starts in June and goes all summer long.

Loren Dircks knows how to keep listeners guessing. The singer-songwriter and wild-guitar tamer, who for years led Gila Bend, recently released a new solo CD on his own imprint, Oranguitwang. And the first two tracks on the album are enough to make longtime G-Bend fans wonder, if only briefly, whether Dircks has put aside twangin' blues metal.

For sure, Dircks is exploring other music influences-the album couldn't be more interesting, and at times, it approaches genius.

The opener, "More Than Life Itself," is a quasi-Tin Pan Alley love song complete with banjo and a Bacharach-style French horn. "You Run Like a Wild Horse," the second number, flirts with hip-hop rhythms and a wheedling Dr. Dre synthesizer motif.

Elsewhere is alt-country-tinged rock ("Still Called Today"), redneck RandB ("Stick With Me Girl") and the gorgeous "I Am," which balances guitar shredding with an engaging cow-pop melody. Through it all, Dircks plays almost every instrument, except for drums on a few tracks, some pedal steel and that French horn.

Price: General Admission: USD 12.50

Date and Time: Saturday January 14, 2023 at 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Venue details: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona, 85701, United States