Entertainment

Festival Staff / February 8, 2010

The Tucson Festival of Books, March 13-14 2010, will have a variety of entertainers performing at the festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Here are some of the performers. Admission is free.

The Sonoran Sound Barbershop Quartet

The Sonoran Sound is an a cappella vocal quartet with a varied repertoire, including jazz and swing standards, pop ballads, '50s and '60s favorites, and traditional barbershop.

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Determined Luddites

The Determined Luddites are one of Tucson's enduring acoustic bands, utilizing a variety of styles and instruments in energetic live shows and recordings. They were voted "best folk band" in the 2004, 2005, and 2007 Tucson Weekly Tammie Awards.

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Ocotillo Poetry Slam Artists

Ocotillo Poetry Slam is a competitive, performance-based, audience-judged, interactive poetry reading. Poets compete with their own original work in a series of three rounds.

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Bradley Sconzert

Bradley Sconzert's music is inspired by his life, the people in it, and his vast and varying experiences.

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Deceptively Innocent

What is so amazing about Deceptively Innocent is that the members are all under 13 years of age and play like seasoned professionals.

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The Opposables

The Opposables is a four-piece band hailing from Tucson. Dynamic vocals, romping guitar, harmonious bass, and rhythmic drums make up this blues-rock influenced band.

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Wedgie

Wedgie was founded for an elementary school talent show. These days they range in age from 11 to 14, and their musicianship and performance have matured as well.

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Retro Rockets

Retro Rockets are a classic rock '60s band featuring the work of artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Turtles and the Monkees.

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Deception 101

Deception101's rockers, ages 11 and 12, specialize in hard and soft rock.

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El Camino Royales

El Camino Royales, a Rockabilly-Surf-American Roots band, have been regular guests on Tucson’s channel 12 "D-Town" and KXCI's "Locals Only" radio program, and most recently, they opened for and were the backing band for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson

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Other Entertainers:

DOC-appella - UA School of Medicine A Cappella group
Vanessa Lundon, acoustic musician
Teen Poetry with Pima County Public Library
Rodney & Kimberlee Housley Comedy Magic Show
Don Nottingham A Cappella Group
Youth Mariachi Contest
Tucson String Quartet
4Christ Gospel Group
Galaxia Mayagoitia
Ha:san Prep School
Capoeira Mandinga - Dance
Beguiled
Physics Factory
Chemistry Magic Show

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