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PORCH FEST 2022
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022
2:30 TO 5:30 PM

Celebrate local musicians, food trucks, and beautiful Fall weather.
Stroll and roll from porch to porch, enjoying Tucson's musical talent and sampling delicious food truck fare in Garden District,
our beautiful mid-century neighborhood in the Heart of Tucson.


FOOD TRUCKS:
La Michoacana Palletas
Banhdicted - Banh Mi sandwiches
Tita! Tita!  -
Filipino-influenced street food

HAVE FUN CHECKING OUT A CLIP FROM THE MUSICIANS WHO WILL BE PERFORMING!
  • Mr. Nature - Feel Good Jams for the Whole Fam - 3 to 5 pm
  • Po & Friends & Friends - Where Wood meets Steel, featuring Mike Sullivan
  • Mesquite Shade - Classic Rock Harmonies, some Sing-Along
  • Last Call - Rock from the British Invasion Era
  • Lucy Hrin & the Grackles - Playing popular 60s, 70s and 80s Boomer Era Top Hits
  • Ukelitas - Ukeleles, Accordion, and Percussion
  • Quadrant 44 - Energetic Teen Rock & Roll Covers
  • Sunny & the Whiskey Machine - Grassy Country Swing
  • Deanna Campos & Company - Masterful Keyboardist and Songwriter
  • Dash Pocket - Americana Classics & Originals
  • Steve Kozachik - Light Acoustic Rock
  • Kristie Cunningham & Kathy Kolmer - Otherwise Solo Folk Artists + Rootsy Catalog = Fine Listening
  • Mitzi Cowell and the Valiants - Smart Blues and Swamp Funk
  • Tammy West with Matt Bruner - Hopeful Melancholy Americana
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                                                 PORCH FEST 2021
                                Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 3 to 6

It was a beautiful, Sunday afternoon and a great day to dance in the streets, sing along to old songs, and visit the food trucks.  The Line up included:
  • Mitzi Cowell
  • Aztral Folk
  • Out of Kilters
  • Las Ukelitas
  • African Refugee Beats
  • Acacia Creek Bluegrass
  • Tammy West with Matt Bruner
  • Mesquite Shade
  • Lucy Hrin and the Grackles
  • Po with ESP and the Undercover Band
  • Steve Kozachik
  • Mariachi Salvajes
  • Tammy West with Matt Bruner
  • Mitzi Cowell
  • Lucy Hrin and the Grackles
  • DeannaCampos
  • Bruce Phillips

PORCH FEST 2019
THE WEATHER WAS GORGEOUS, THE MUSIC OUTSTANDING,
THE FOOD EXCELLENT, AND THE COMPANY INCREDIBLE!

                                                    

Oct. 20, 2019 Line Up
Po & Friends- Great harmonies: Classic & Original Rock 
Bruce Phillips - Kids' and Folk Festival favorite 
Mr Nature's Music Garden - Children and family music. Fun & noisy! 
Lucy Hrin & the Grackles - Boomer-era dance tunes, full sound 
Steve Kozachik - Good listening acoustic music
Mesquite Shade - 60s-70s classic rock with harmonies 
Kiko Jacome
Method to the Madness - Alternative pop rock 
The Roilers - Original Rock with new album release! 
Lloyd B Windle II - Tucson Country - Acoustic Modern Country & Pop/Rock 
Young MacDonald - Award winning young string players 
Doug Harber & Ernie Celaya - Acoustic classics and B-sides 
Dash Pocket - Americana 
Aztral Folk - Gypsy jazz to Mexican folk, Tuvan throat singing 
Quadrant 44 - Energetic teen rock and roll cover band 
Impromptu - Classic rock
Moss Orion - Steel Pan 
Fish Karma - Hard rock music with punk overtones 
Big Grin - Homegrown Southwest Indie-folk 

LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AND LITTLE BIT OF SHINE,
BUT RAIN OR SHINE PORCH FEST OCTOBER 7, 2018 WENT ON!

MUSICIAN LINE UP FOR 2018 PORCH FEST

Aztral Folk -  Gypsy jazz to Mexican folk in a blend we like to call Ethno Psychedelic Fusion.  http://aztralfolk.wixsite.com/aztralfolk 
Po and Friends - Original music where steel meets wood.  https://www.facebook.com/PO-The-Band-464410177073537/
Woolley Dawgs - Acoustic band, violin, guitar, cajun, and electric bass.  https://www.facebook.com/andertone/videos/10210896877285384/
Doug Harber - Mostly older acoustic classics and B sides.
Tanque Verde High School Jazz Band 
Dash Pocket - Americana: Originals as well as covers of Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, and Robert Earl Keen among others. https://www.facebook.com/Dash-Pocket-126043090784057/
The Roilers - Original music.  https://www.facebook.com/roilers/ 
Fish Karma and/or The DeRailleurs - More acoustic today, usually hard rock with some punk overtones.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFR5laxLak
No Reply - from the 60s,to the 90s.  https://www.facebook.com/NoReplyTucson/videos/1177428959055911/ 
The Time Being - Travel through space and time: alternative indie rock &  prog.   https://www.facebook.com/thetimebeingmusic/
Sufferin' Cats - Danceable soul and R&B straight from the mean streets of Oro Valley.  https://www.facebook.com/SufferinCats/ 
Kristie Cunningham - Singer. Songwriter. Snappy dresser. Smart aleck.  https://www.facebook.com/KristieCMusic/
The Impromptu Band - Classic rock covers.       https://www.facebook.com/lskiff/videos/10212797898135914/
Midnight Train - 
Method to the Madness's softer side. https://www.facebook.com/search/str/midnight+train+tucson/keywords_blended_videos
The Speedway Brothers - A bluegrass twist with a touch of country-rock.  https://www.facebook.com/TheSpeedwayBrothersBand/videos/1695751700505025/ 
Ocotillo Rain and Thunder - High energy bluegrass band. All tips go to charity. They have donated over $18,000 in the last 4 years to various charities around town. They have yet to select the charity for Porch Fest, https://www.facebook.com/Ocotillorain/
 
AND . . .  our Ward VI City councilmember
       Steve Kozachik - acoustic music including Neil Young, Dylan, Chicago & '70's/'80's light rock
REMEMBER WHEN: PORCH FEST 2017

REMEMBER WHEN:  PORCH FEST 2016



   REMEMBER WHEN:  PORCH FEST 2014


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