The first glimpses of this year's Night of the Living Fest line-up were released and let's just say you're going to want to whip out your wallet now and get a ticket. Although the full line-up is yet to be announced, you can expect to see of Montreal, Deerhoof, Tweak Bird and Diane Coffee.

In case you don't know the latter of the group, you might know Diane Coffee's Shaun Fleming as the drummer of the pop psych band Foxygen. So whether its Coffee solo, of Montreal's weird theatrical funk antics, Deerhoof's art punk attitude or Tweak Bird's buzzy guitar filled good ol' fashioned rock and roll, the first four announcements on the third Night of the Living Fest bill are solid enough to warrant the $25 ticket price that rolls through June. Plus, you can likely expect some local music heavyweights to be additions in the future.

Night of the Living Fest III takes place at La Cocina (and the surrounding areas) on Saturday, November 7. For a discounted ticket, buy one now through the festival's website anytime between now and June 30.

Here's some jams to get you through the day:

Hey, there! Did you know that Gipsy Kings are coming to the Rialto Theatre on June 3? Well, they are. And, if you're lucky enough to be the winner of our little giveaway, you (and a guest!) can meet them the day of the show. Fill out our form and get excited for Wednesday. We'll draw a winner on Tuesday at 4 p.m.  Just kidding! The Rialto needs the name today. So, enter by 4 p.m.!

Not a purveyor of reproduction “surf” music, Donavon Frankenreiter all but takes you to the beach for the beer, the horsing around and the righteous endorphin afterglow, grateful for the cozy fireside singalong with a family-tight surfing circle. A beach is anywhere you feel good.

Frankenreiter went pro as a surfer at 16 and took up the guitar while on the competitive surfing circuit. He could still boast Billabong as a sponsor, surfing the world’s most exotic settings for their videos and helping design a line of their clothing.

His music has been compared to Jimmy Buffet, but it might be more fun—his voice more lived-in and his lyrics a bit more literate. He has a sizable—and passionate—following: 225 thousand Facebook fans can’t be wrong.

We connected with him soon after he landed in L.A. after a show in England.

You know we don't have beach here in Tucson, right?
But I heard that somewhere in Arizona you have a really great wave machine!

Is there a philosophy or a frame of mind that's transferable from surfing to making music  and managing your music business?
I think the greatest thing in common is that they're forever changing. You never get the same wave twice. I never have a gig where I go "Oh gosh, here we go again. Another same 18 songs." Every night's different—the crowd's different, the venue's different, how you feel's different. So you don't ever know if you're going to go to the beach and catch the best wave of the day or the best wave of your life. These moments happen and they keep you coming back for more. Great music is sort of like the uncommon surf, sort of the denominator of everybody's feelings, you know? I feel like it's an international religion for everybody. It's been a part of everybody's culture forever.

Your last record Start Livin' has a sense of intimacy and a lot of offbeat instrumentation I would think would be tough to pull off on a big tour.
It's actually a really unique and super fun show. I have this bass-player/electric guitar player. He plays both at the same time. He has a double-neck guitar that's a bass on top and a six-string guitar on the bottom. So he'll make some bass loops and then go to the guitar. And then I got this electric guitar that inside the body of it is the sounds of a Hammond organ, so it's called a "guitorgan." And then the drummer switches off to percussion. So it's super fun. We're creating the sound of maybe five or six people. It's all live, no pre-processed loops. 

You have more than 225,000 fans on Facebook! What's your secret to social media domination?
Things have changed a lot over the last 12 years I've been doing this. We just recorded our brand new record (The Heart, out August 4 on Frankenreiter's own label, Jamboree.). We streamed (the sessions) for eight hours a day, ten days straight. We did a song a day, and every one of those songs is up on YouTube. Go to my Facebook, you can click on the links that are on there and you can watch what we did each day. It's a highlight reel and the song unmixed and unmastered, that we did that day and you can hear the whole new album, in its entirety and watch the whole video.

So you'll be playing new material at the Rialto?
We'll probably slide in a couple of new songs but I don't want to play a bunch of stuff they' haven't heard before. I want to play what they want to hear. They like "Free." "They like "It Don't Matter," "Glow," and just certain songs off every record.

Don Frankenreiter plays  with Leila Lopez at The Rialto Theatre, located at 318 E. Congress St, on Wednesday, May 27. Tickets are $26 in advance and can be found online, along with more information, on the Rialto Theatre website.

Here's the crazy new video for "Transponder" from Giant Sand's Heartbreak Pass, which dropped a few weeks ago. For more on Howe Gelb's three decades with Giant Sand, check out Linda Ray's terrific TW profile.

Want to catch Rebirth Brass Band at the Rialto on Thursday night? Cool! We've got a pair of tickets to give away.
Fill our the entry form to win tickets to the 8 p.m. show. We'll draw winners at noon on Thursday (as in the day of the show). Good luck!

Here's how the Rialto describes the band:

Whether seen on HBO's Treme or at their legendary Tuesday night gig at The Maple Leaf, Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they have also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound. "Rebirth can be precise whenever it wants to," says The New York Times, "but it's more like a party than a machine. It's a working model of the New Orleans musical ethos: as long as everybody knows what they're doing, anyone can cut loose." In the wake of the sometimes-stringent competition among New Orleans brass bands, Rebirth is the undisputed leader of the pack, and they show no signs of slowing down.

Following the Grammy-winning Rebirth of New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band is at it again with Move Your Body, an infectious, groove-laden collection of hip-shakers sure to saturate the dance floor.

Rollicking originals like "Who's Rockin, Who's Rollin'"? and "Take 'Em to the Moon" reaffirm the band's position as head of the brass throne while the rasta-esque "On My Way" and leave-nothing-to-the-imagination lyrics of "HBNS" showcase the unit's talent for penning unabashed party starters.

Boasting a mastery of Rebirth's signature "heavy funk" sound, Move Your Body pushes and swings, leaving behind an 11 track thumbprint, approved by the Frazier brothers themselves, of a sultry Tuesday night spent dancing on their home court at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans

Somehow between touring internationally with Calexico in support of their new album and playing in and orchestrating his own band Orkesta Mendoza as well as the Mexrissey project (a live band reimagining of Morrisey's music with Spanish lyrics and Latin flare) Sergio Mendoza found time to start an entirely new project and it's no surprise that it's absolutely delightful to listen to. 
 
Los Hijos De La Montaña pairs Mendoza's multi-instrumental talents with Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba's soulful singing to create a lush, sometimes moody and always beautiful nine songs that you'll likely listen to over and over again. Their titular release premiered on NPR Music's First Listen on Sunday, May 17 and you can stream it now for your listening pleasure.

After all, we all know Tuesdays completely suck, but yours will suck a little less once you pop the album on and follow it as it shifts from airy tropical vibes to a psychedelic Southwestern sensibility and then over to a rich, full, horn-and-synth laden pop jam. 

You can follow Mendoza's new band on Facebook for more updates on the duo and their new release. You can also catch him live with his orkesta, Salvador Duran and Vox Urbana at Rialto Theatre on Saturday, May 23. The show starts at 8 p.m. You can find tickets for $12 in advance, along with more information, on the Rialto Theatre website.

You don't need to go too far outside of Tucson proper to get a festival experience this weekend because on Saturday, May 16 eight bands will be taking over Cowtown Keeylocko to play together for a special one-night event.

Now in its third iteration and second year, Keeylocko aims to be "a celebration of the desert / Tucson / the weird," according to Algae and Tentacles' John Melillo. His band will be joined by other local acts including Ohioan, The Myrrors, Louise Le Hir, Hank Topless, Al Foul and Aroma. L.A.'s Tara Jane O'Neil will also be performing.

Melillo and Ohioan's Ryne Warner put on the events, which are organized in conjunction with Lightning Records. In an interview with the Tucson Weekly last year, Warner said the event seeks to put live music in a new setting and see what happens.

“The thing that really interests me that doesn’t get considered much is the context in which we experience music,” Warner says. “I get pretty worn out always going to bars to experience music in that context. It presents a monotonous mentality. I wish there was a different sort of communal experience happening.”

Like the past events, Saturday's Keeylocko festival will include the option of staying and camping at the venue, though attendees are encouraged to bring food and tents to make it happen. A cash-only bar will provide drinks for attendees as well.

The $8 event includes camping and it begins at 4 p.m. Cowtown Keeylocko is located at 12230 S. Coleman Road near Three Points.

Before you go, you can check out this video on Cowtown Keeylocko's founder Ed Keeylocko:

Cowtown Keeylocko from Dark Rye on Vimeo.

If any single musical genre set in a specific time and place evokes that summertime feeling, it's gotta be '90s West coast hip hop, right? Right.

If you feel the way I do, you'll want to scurry on over to the Rialto Theatre to get yourself a ticket to the recently announced Warren G show on Thursday, June 11 before the show sells out.

Joined by DJ Quik, you can expect some super chill times at Rialto with (hopefully) all your favorite summer jams from both iconic rappers. Tickets can be bought at the box office at 318 E. Congress St. or online in advance for $28. Show starts at 8 p.m. with doors at 7 p.m. It is an all ages event.

However, if you'd prefer to show your New York love (or you're of the bicoastal persuasion), Ghostface Killah and Raekwon the Chef also announced a show at Rialto. You'll have to wait for August 13 if you want to see those Wu-Tang dudes, though. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, May 15 at 10 a.m.

But, without further ado, let's "Regulate":

In their titular release, to be out officially on May 19, Sun Bones have presented an album of what they do best: Neo-soul tinged ballads with beautiful harmonies blended with jerky frenetic pop songs. It’s a very radio-friendly album full of twists and turns that echo shades of Grizzly Bear and The Beach Boys if they were left in the sun too long.

Sun Bones have been together for almost a decade and it really shows on this new album. With the addition of Laura Kepner-Adney late last year and the amicable departure of Evan Casler around the same time, the group has emerged stronger and a little more focused.

On the album’s opening song, “Good in Red,” the singers are in a vocal call and response battle to the death, with lyrics about removing clothes and “taking it all night.” This trend of sexual exploits is repeated on the third track, “Never Going Back,” which talks about getting busy in someone’s sister’s car. The album really picks up on the track, “Ersilia.” This track starts with muted guitar strumming and vocals by Sam Golden, but rounds out to be the first rocking song on the album with some sweet organ thrown in there for good measure.

Hot off of an energetic album release show the week before and finishing up a show at Solar Culture, something really terrible happened to Louise Le Hir. Someone took her guitar from her car in the gallery's parking lot on Tuesday, May 5 and it's been missing since.

While it's an unfortunate that gear does have a tendency to get taken by low life jerks looking to make a quick buck at a pawn shop, the reason Le Hir's missing guitar sucks especially is you can't just buy a new one. Her white 1961 Gibson SG was a gorgeous, vintage instrument, sure, but it was also her father's guitar.

Mark Mason described the instrument via Facebook:

It's a '61-ish Gibson SG with "Les Paul Model" on the headstock, one mini-humbucker, wrap-around tailpiece, homebrew white paint job, and an oversized all-white pickguard. It's probably the only one remotely like it in Tucson.

So if you took it, give it back. It has sentimental value. For the rest of us, let's scour pawn shops, Craigslist and music stores until we find it. If you have any leads, you can e-mail Louise Le Hir directly.

Here are some more pictures of Le Hir and her axe: