This weekend is all about entertainments three Cs: Comedy, country and the classics.
- Franco Escamilla is dishing up the comedy and hes doing it all in Spanish.
Excamilia known as El Diablo (The Devil) or El Amo del Sarcasmo (The Master of Sarcasm) courtesy his YouTube videos focuses his comedy wand on adults, specializing in sharply acute sarcasm.
The 38-year-old native of Cuautla Morelos, Mexico, goes on stage at Fox 做厙勛圖 Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $42 to $128 through .
- Texas country singer Paul Cauthen brings his sophomore album Room 41 to 191 Toole on Thursday, Sept. 19.
The album follows up on his breakthrough 2016 debut My Gospel. Texas Monthly described Cauthens voice as a resurrection of sorts of the famed Highwaymen: Hes got Willies phrasing, Johnnys haggard quiver, Kristoffersons knack for storytelling and Waylons baritone, the magazine opined.
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Room 41 chronicles the two years after that record as Cauthen battled demons and disappointments from Room 41 in the Dallas Belmont Hotel.
Anna Rose opens the Rialto Theatre show at 8 p.m. at 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Ave. Tickets are $15 at , and it’s a 21-and-older concert.
- When it comes to classic rock, the Doobie Brothers have been that enduring voice and beacon of roots-based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven hits for more than 40 years. Theyve sold 48 million albums along the way and have taken home four Grammys.
And heres the thing: They arent done yet. They continue to write new material, record and tour worldwide, and their loyal fans fill theaters and concert halls worldwide.
The Doobies pull into Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, on Saturday, Sept. 21, for a show that hits their career highlights Black Water, Listen to the Music, China Grove, Jesus Is Just All Right, Rockin Down the Highway, Long Train Runnin,Take Me In Your Arms, Takin it to the Streets, Minute by Minute, You Belong to Me and The Doctor among them. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $65 to $85 through .
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at 573-4642 or cburch@tucson.com Follow her on Twitter @Starburch
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