Free RCougar download available
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.14.2008
The annual HoCo Festival at Club Congress is a three-day celebration of Tucson music that's become a Labor Day weekend tradition (Aug. 29-31).
Caliente's stage (Sunday, Aug. 31) aims to help showcase some of Tucson's best young local bands. RCougar will play alongside bands like West, The Runaway Five, Feel Good Revolution and Young Mothers.
Besides performances from acts including The Meat Puppets, Golden Boots and The Mother Truckers, the festival will have a record fair, an actual wedding (officiated by Al Perry) — if you're there, you're a guest — an eco-fair, a Buffalo Exchange fashion show and more.
Tickets are $5 per day or free in advance from Bookmans, Buffalo Exchange, Zia Records and Hotel Congress.
If you've never heard the delicious indie pop of RCougar, click on the
HoCo Fest 2008 logo at the top of the page for a free download of "Lonely Vaquero's Trip Up North."
The song bursts with an infectious spacey guitar line, marching drums and quirky, melodic vocals. It's available at no charge today through next Thursday as an MP3 on AZNightbuzz.com.
— Kevin W. Smith