Straight from the good folks over at Club Congress, it appears that Os Mutantes, featured on our cover last week, is having transportation issues and can't make it to Tucson in time for the show.

But, like Bradley Cooper, Club Congress is finding that silver lining, and offering a show tonight, featuring Capsula and local band Chicha Dust for the low, low price of absolutely free.

Even better? According to Club Congress, Os Mutantes is in the process of lining up a return date — possibly as soon as May 12. If you're too upset to consider hanging on to your tickets, Congress is offering to refund your ticket.

From Club Congress:

UGH! One of the most anticipated shows we've had in a loooong time has been delayed by an engine fire. Os Mutantes are stuck in Texas!!! They will not be able to get here in time! Terrible news with a small silver lining. They have already promised a make up date on May 12 OR when they return for the 2nd leg of their North American tour. Your ticket will be honored for that should you wish to hold on to it. Otherwise we will refund at point of purchase. MORE SILVER LINING. Capsula, an absolutely awesome psycedelic band from Buenos Aires (hand picked by Os Mutantes) are still going to play, as well as Tucson's best new Psychedelico super group, Chicha Dust ...and because we are all sad we are making the show FREE! Chicha Dust says "we would like a nice long dance party set"... now that's making the best of a bad situation.

George Jones, one of the greatest singers in contemporary music history, the man Frank Sinatra referred to as "the second best singer in America," about whom Waylon Jennings sang "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones," has passed away.

When musicians die, it seems like there's an obligation to over-hype their accomplishments, to pretend that they moved artistic mountains. Sometimes, that can be an inflation of their cultural relevance, but then there are people like George Jones. He had number one songs in five decades, recorded 150 albums, and continued a line of country music troubadours who could create beauty from amazing sadness, succeeding Hank Williams. His duets with Tammy Wynette were magical, and 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today," a song that Jones was convinced couldn't be a hit, is generally considered (and rightfully so) one of the greatest country tracks of all time.

Beyond even all that, his personal life was often a disaster (it took him a year to record "He Stopped Loving Her...", partially because he couldn't deliver the spoken word section without slurring his words) and a constant source of material for new songs. Legendarily, when his then-wife Wynette hid the keys to every car they owned, he drove a riding lawnmower seven miles into town to get a drink.

He was a purist, who essentially only listened to the type of music he made, who believed that modern country artists should come up with a new name for their genre, who refused to duet with people like James Taylor because he had never heard of them.

For me, this was the music I heard as a kid. "White Lightning" (above) is one of the first songs I remember hearing, far before I had any idea what the characters were making way back in the hills. I read his heart-wrenching honest memoir "I Lived to Tell It All' in basically one sitting. I was trying to think of a way to swindle my way into his star-filled tribute/farewell concert, which was scheduled for this November in Nashville. I never had the opportunity to interview him, but I have no idea what I would have said if I had. He was one of those people for me that barely seemed real, even though he shared so much of his humanity with the world.

George Jones was 81.

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Former Phoenix New Times music editor/current Zia something/excellent guy Jason Woodbury has collected a selection of songs recorded in Arizona between 1951-1971 for the music blog Aquarium Drunkard. It's a great listen, with tracks by the Al Casey Combo, Wanda Jackson, and Duane Eddy, it's free and you should grab it while its still available.

In a way, I can't blame these poor folks who were tricked so handily by the Jimmy Kimmel Live! folks, because let's face it: there are an absolute shit-ton of bands at Coachella each year. Of the bands listed on this big-ass poster, I recognized roughly a third of the names on there — and less than a third of those were the guys listed in small type.

Thus, I can't blame the hipsters featured in this video for the fact that they fell for band names like "The Chelsea Clintons" — but I will fault them for still using phrases like "for sure," because I'm judgemental about the way people speak despite my insistence in using "word" as an affirmative.

I don't understand this video, but I'm super-glad it exists.

It's a little weird today to think about anything other than obsessively following the news waiting for something to happen in Boston (although it's possible something will have happened by the time you read this, so nevermind), but tomorrow is Exile on Congress Street, which is going to be a great night of music on five stages on the east end of Downtown (Playground, Club Congress, Rialto). You really should go. If you pay $12 and see just Dinosaur Jr. (11:45 pm at Rialto) or Polica (10:30, inside at Congress), you'll get your money's worth, plus there's great stuff happening all night. The outdoor stage at Congress has a particularly solid lineup, between Yardsale Heart and Chicha Dust. Seriously, go tomorrow night. Tickets are still available online and you can get them at the door.

Here's the schedule, which might change, you never know:

RIALTO (STONER STAGE)
11:45 Dinosaur Jr
10:30 The Shrine
9:30 Hairsprayfireandgirls
8:30 The Monitors
7:45 Dream Sick

Congress Indoor (ROCK STAGE):
11:30 DJ Sets
10:30 Polica
9:30 Night Moves
8:00 Blind Divine

Congress Outdoor (ROCA STAGE):
11:15 Chica Dust
10:15 Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls
9:00 Yardsale Heart
8:00 Dirtyverbs/Verbobala
(Dirtyverbs fills in between sets and after)

Playground roofdeck (ROLLING STAGE):
8:00 KRQ Silent Disco (DJs TBD)

If you haven't picked up tickets to see Phoenix Tuesday night at AVA yet, KFMA has a great deal for you tomorrow. Head to the Bashas' at Cortaro and Thornydale at noon on Saturday, turn in some non-perishable food, and get two tickets to the show. The Facebook page for the event notes that supplies are limited and I wonder exactly how limited, but even if they only have a few pair, it's worth checking into, especially if you're already on the northwest side of town.

For more information on Phoenix, check out our article on the band in this week's issue.

On KXCI's The Home Stretch, Cathy Rivers has started a new monthly segment called People & Playlists on the first Friday of each month. Someone important from the community comes in, there's some banter, and six or so of the guest's favorite songs are played. First up in March was, for obvious reasons, Mayor Rothschild. This month, apparently all of Tucson's actually significant persons were occupied, so I'm up today at 5 p.m. Listen in as I embarrass my family, friends and employer with my dodgy musical taste.

A HINT: If you've ever thought that KXCI doesn't play enough '80s Christian rock, today's your lucky day.

You can tune into KXCI via an actual radio at 91.3 FM or online.

How often do you hear of big-time musicians lowering ticket prices? Remarkably, when Bon Jovi come to Glendale on April 23, you can actually get tickets for $19.25 before those pesky surcharges kick in. For a band that has sold 130 million albums, 13 top 40 hits and had their most recent album What About Now debut at #1, that seems like a nice touch.

We've got a pair of tickets to give away...all you have to do is click some buttons and type some things on our contest site.

If you'd like to purchase tickets, click here.

Good luck!

Phoenix, on their way to Coachella to promote their new album Bankrupt!, are stopping here at AVA for a concert on April 9. If you'd like to win a pair of tickets to the show, enter here. We'll draw a winner on Friday.

If you don't want to take your chances on missing the show, tickets are available now on the Casino Del Sol website.

Good luck!