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Well, if you鈥檙e Curtis McCrary and the folks at Hotel Congress, everything.

Throughout the second annual Club Congress Weekend, Thursday, Aug. 28, through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, the historic downtown hotel will roll out what it is billing as a five-day extravaganza 鈥渇or the discerning cultural consumer.鈥� Events will be held on the Plaza stage, at the iconic Club Congress and in the hotel Lounge.

The lineup includes a puppet troupe from Oregon, a Latin soul band from Los Angeles, a dark cumbia DJ from Tucson and 25 Tucson musicians creating music on the fly for a good cause.

鈥淭he thought was, 鈥榣et鈥檚 just group some things together that represent the eclectic spirit with which booking has traditionally taken place here at this club over 40 years鈥�,鈥� said McCrary, who took over the role of Congress talent buyer in January. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not a specific genre or style or format of entertainment that we are not interested in; if it is weird and eclectic, we鈥檙e interested. It can be anything, and literally I mean any genre or style of music, we can usually find a home for it. That鈥檚 what people have come to expect from Congress.鈥�

McCrary replaced longtime Congress entertainment director David Slutes, who left in spring 2024. In October, he will launch , a concert venue he and a partner are creating at the old Benedictine Monastery.

Taking the reins of live entertainment at Congress is a full-circle moment for McCrary, who started his talent-buying career there in the early 2000s before migrating across the street to the Rialto Theatre in 2004. McCrary spent 16 years at the Rialto before leaving as its executive director in 2020.

His career took him to Dallas for several years before he came home in January.

Hotel Congress launched Club Congress Weekend last year as a replacement for HoCo Fest, the four-day Labor Day weekend music festival that featured national touring bands and local artists. It ran for 20 years until its n August 2023.

Club Congress Weekend events will be held at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. For tickets and details, visit .

Thursday, Day 1

• 鈥淩obopocalypse: The Musical鈥� with special guest Blunderbusst; 8 p.m. at Club Congress; $30 preferred seats, $20 general admission in advance.

You have to be at least 21 to catch this puppet show, which should tell you all you need to know about the folks from Oregon鈥檚 鈥渁ll puppet cyber-punk spectacular of your fever dreams.鈥�

In their latest show, launched earlier this year, AI has gone wild and the robots are taking over. No, we鈥檙e not talking 鈥淚鈥檒l be back鈥� terminators; it鈥檚 the appliances that plucky teen hacker Jolie Daniels, screen-name Ha.G., has accidentally loosed onto the unsuspecting world. It鈥檚 on her and her bot, made from spare parts Jolie found in her parents鈥� garage, to stop the toasters and coffee pots from destroying human civilization.

The show includes Puppeteers For Fears鈥� signature catchy songs, snappy dialogue and sci-fi horror and thrills, which has been a cornerstone of the Oregon-based comedy troupe since it started producing original horror and science fiction rock鈥檔鈥檙oll musicals in 2015.

This is the first time the group will perform in Tucson.

Friday, Day 2

• 鈥淏oots & Cats: Back to School Bash,鈥� 6 p.m.-2 a.m. in Club Congress and on the Plaza stage, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. in the lounge; starting at $12.36.

What better way to kick off the new school year than a massive multivenue party with DJs, giveaways, go-go dancers and local vendors. Oh, we forgot to mention the mechanical bull, which McCrary said could very well be a first for Hotel Congress.

The party is presented by Good Day Good Night, Ben鈥檚 Bells, DUSK music festival, Ape House, Club Congress, Visionary House Market and Yes Good Pony.

Saturday, Day 3

• HOCO Record Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with vendors spread out in Club Congress, the Century Room and the Lounge.

Desert Island Records and Hotel Congress host some of Southern 蜜聊直播鈥檚 top vinyl collectors and merchants that will have thousands upon thousands of new and used records to choose from.

The HOCO Record Fair has been a staple of Hotel Congress鈥檚 Labor Day weekend events for at least 20 years, says Carl Hanni, who has helped coordinate the event since the beginning.

This year鈥檚 vendors feature several Tucson record store,s including Hurricane, Wooden Tooth, Old Paint and Desert Island, as well as collectors bringing an array of vinyl in all genres of music, from blues and bluegrass to country and rock.

Admission is free and the fair features a Bloody Mary bar and DJs spinning deep cuts.

• Tucson Rock Lottery, 6-10 p.m. on the Plaza; $15.45.

This is one of those only-in-Tucson events: 25 Tucson musicians will be randomly selected at 9 a.m. Saturday to form new bands and each will have less than 12 hours to write and learn three original songs and learn one cover that they will perform in a benefit concert for KXCI Community Radio.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got 25 different amazing local musicians participating, and it鈥檚 super fun,鈥� McCrary said.

The first-ever Tucson Rock Lottery was hosted by the old Plush nightclub on East Sixth Street in 2011 and featured a number of now-prominent Tucson musicians, including Gabriel Sullivan and Brian Lopez of XIXA. As far as we can tell, last year鈥檚 resurrection at the inaugural Club Congress Weekend was the only other time it鈥檚 been done.

• Indie pop singer with special guest Windser, 6:30 p.m., Club Congress; $22 in advance.

Yuno just released his genre-blending debut Sub Pop album 鈥淏lest,鈥� mixing what promoters describe as 鈥渄ream-pop, trap and psychedelia鈥� into an 鈥渆xpansive, widescreen pop drama suited for big movies and bigger stages.鈥�

Rising indie-pop singer opens the show.

Sunday, Day 4

• DosVidas Car Club 鈥淟abor Day Kick Back Car Show,鈥� 5 p.m., Hotel Congress Plaza and Maynards parking lot; free.

Tucson鈥檚 DosVidas Car Club is bringing out some of the city鈥檚 most talked-about classic cars and low riders. Trophies will be awarded.

• Los Yesterdays, 7:30 p.m., Plaza stage; $20鈥�$35.

The LA Chicano soul band has been on McCrary鈥檚 radar since he first heard them several years back.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 the thing I am most excited about,鈥� he said, describing Los Yesterdays as a 鈥渢hrowback to a Motown style of music, but with a Latin edge.鈥� The band blends sweet soul ballads with deep cultural roots in what McCrary describes as a heartfelt tribute to the oldies and the spirit of the Southland.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 just a terrific style,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey have this really terrific video for a song called 鈥楴obody鈥檚 Clown鈥� that鈥檚 super fun. It鈥檚 got marionettes so it kind of ties into the puppet thing on Thursday.鈥�

The Latin soul genre, born in the 1960s through a marriage of Latin rhythms and American soul and R&B, has re-emerged over the past five years, gaining popularity with bands including Los Yesterdays. Their show on Sunday will be their first in Tucson.

• Gloombia by Gorville Wreck, 8 p.m.-midnight, Club Congress; free for 21 and older.

Scroll through Glombia鈥檚 Instagram and it becomes instantly apparent what you鈥檙e in store for: a night of 鈥渄ark cumbia鈥� perfect for dancing in the shadows.

Monday, Day 5

• Salvador Duran, 6:30 p.m., Plaza; free.

The legendary Tucson musician closes out the weekend on a soulful, poetic note under the stars.

• Spaceface and Jesika Von Rabbit with support from Kulululu, 7 p.m., Club Congress; $20 in advance.

While Duran serenades the audience outside, Jesika Von Rabbit will be lighting up the dance floor inside with her mind-bending, electro pop balanced by the cosmic groove of co-headliner Spaceface. McCrary describes it as psychedelic dream-pop meets surreal desert glam. Throw in Portland, Oregon, experimental art-punk, ska-punk, hardcore and avant-garde band , and you鈥檙e in store for one eclectic night that will likely make for great morning-after coffee klatch conversations.

Kulululu dons masks and costumes for its live shows, and its music is described by its hometown Portland Mercury as 鈥渁rt-punk operating within the parameters of free jazz鈥� with elements of garage rock and psychedelic rock, characterized by 鈥減ogo-stick rhythms鈥� and unexpected saxophone freak-outs.